They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Simon's BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1522
peak 1535 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-07-19
latest 2016-08-05
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
649.07 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 653.01 (-3.94)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.78
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.91 · weakest Brisket (158.85)
Road miles
696
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Master avg
653.01 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 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.
High-water mark
678.8228
career-best overall
94.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.8228 at Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship — 94.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-08-08
A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
iBQ'n ahead in 100% of their meetings
iBQ'n has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.06 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 38%.
- Brisket avg 158.85
- Pork avg 165.91
- 0 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Smokin Good Time BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
7 of 8
shared pork entries lost
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES ahead 88% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, THE REAL SMOKIN ACES has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork entries.
The metronome
±2.05%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.05% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 90.7% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
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.
95 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2426 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2429 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2430 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 78%
- Peak
- 1534
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after Simon's BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#2437 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1544
No shared contest yet.
Level with Simon's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2414 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2421 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iBQ'n | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLY SMOKERS MI | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Mac Attack BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| AWW HELL | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' IN THE D | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Good Time BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| TWISTED SMOKE BBQ TEAM | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BROTHERS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 151.9200 | 164.11 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.3316 | 156.5716 | 164.14 | top 48% |
| Pork | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 158.8228 | 165.91 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.6400 | 151.4056 | 158.85 | top 63% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI | 6 | 0 | top 39% |
| IN | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 26% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-07-19 → 2016-08-05
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MI
6 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.91 · weakest Brisket (158.85)
Walk rate
63%
a top-10 call in 5 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
2 of 8 contests
Master average
653.01
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
137
141–102 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
696
8 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Schedule strength
1552
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
Power rating
1522
peak 1535 · #2428 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Taste of Grand Rapids
- First call Taste of Grand Rapids
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9772 Taste of Grand Rapids
- 2014
- First category win (Pork) Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score678.8228 Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1535) Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing
- 2016
- Most recent contest All American BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.4 | Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship | 2014-08-08 |
| +11.9 | Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle | 2015-08-14 |
| +9 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | 2013-09-13 |
| +2.5 | Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing | 2015-08-28 |
| +2 | Taste of Grand Rapids | 2013-07-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 2016-08-05 |
| -4.9 | Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass | 2014-09-19 |
| -3.8 | Marshall County Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass | 2015-09-18 |
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 | 0% | top 88% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 46% | 93.4% | 90.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 41% | 94.3% | 91.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 90.6% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 14 / 16 (636.5260) | 16 (151.9200) | 11 (164.0344) | 11 (163.4516) | 13 (157.1200) |
| 2015-09-18 | Marshall County Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Plymouth, IN | 20 / 27 (656.4800) | 18 (165.6800) | 21 (160.0000) | 18 (165.0972) | 19 (165.7028) |
| 2015-08-28 | Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing Marne, MI | 14 / 32 (635.2916) | 16 (159.9544) | 17 (156.5716) | 8 (166.8344) | 20 (151.9312) |
| 2015-08-14 | Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle Newaygo, MI | 5 / 26 (672.5712) | 8 (169.1200) | 11 (165.1084) | 6 (169.7028) | 13 (168.6400) |
| 2014-09-19 | Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Plymouth, IN | 23 / 33 (644.4684) | 16 (166.8228) | 20 (163.9772) | 27 (158.8228) | 25 (154.8456) |
| 2014-08-08 | Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI | 4 / 32 (678.8228) | 8 (172.5600) | 16 (165.6800) | 1 (177.7144) | 14 (162.8684) |
| 2013-09-13 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 12 / 47 (647.9316) | 21 (161.7256) | 6 (167.4172) | 21 (160.5028) | 20 (158.2860) |
| 2013-07-19 | Taste of Grand Rapids Comstock Park, MI | 18 / 39 (651.9772) | 20 (165.0972) | 7 (170.3316) | 16 (165.1428) | 29 (151.4056) |