A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Smokin Squealers
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1502 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-06-13
latest 2016-08-19
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.77
last 5 Master vs avg 642.77 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.00
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.70 · weakest Brisket (160.08)
Road miles
4,689
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1788 mi
Schedule strength
6%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1508)
Master avg
642.77 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of CAPERSQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The long haul
4,689
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,689 miles across 5 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,788 miles to Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival.
- 5 mapped stops
- furthest 1,788 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3450 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3459 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smokin Squealers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3467 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#3461 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3483 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 151.3600 | 160.44 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9888 | 151.4056 | 160.56 | top 56% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 158.2400 | 161.70 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 157.0856 | 160.08 | top 50% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MB | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 57% | 2016-08-19 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.2 yrs
2014-06-13 → 2016-08-19
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MB
1 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.70 · weakest Brisket (160.08)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
60%
3 of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
642.77
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
94
53–69 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
4,689
5 mapped stops · furthest 1,788 mi
Schedule strength
1508
average field rating faced — tougher than 6% of rated contests
Power rating
1494
peak 1502 · #3466 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Grill Billies BBQ Show Down
- First call Grill Billies BBQ Show Down
- First overall top-10 Grill Billies BBQ Show Down
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4800 Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
- Career-best overall score660.4800 Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1200 Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1502) Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
- 2016
- Most recent contest Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.6 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | 2014-08-16 |
| +2.8 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | 2015-08-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off | 2014-08-22 |
| -6.2 | Grill Billies BBQ Show Down | 2014-06-13 |
| -4.6 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | 2016-08-19 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 58% | 91.7% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-19 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg, R3C5S5 | 17 / 25 (635.2800) | 24 (151.3600) | 12 (161.1200) | 19 (158.2400) | 4 (164.5600) |
| 2015-08-21 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg, MB | 10 / 22 (638.1944) | 5 (163.9772) | 12 (156.5944) | 12 (160.5372) | 12 (157.0856) |
| 2014-08-22 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL | 30 / 40 (654.7544) | 28 (164.0000) | 19 (165.6800) | 32 (161.0972) | 26 (163.9772) |
| 2014-08-16 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg Manitoba Canada, | 7 / 26 (660.4800) | 6 (169.1200) | 10 (167.9888) | 7 (166.2856) | 17 (157.0856) |
| 2014-06-13 | Grill Billies BBQ Show Down Niverville Manitoba Canada, | 10 / 14 (625.1312) | 13 (153.7256) | 13 (151.4056) | 6 (162.3200) | 7 (157.6800) |