A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKE 'EM IF YA GUT EM
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1485 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2014-09-13
latest 2016-06-25
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
626.27
last 3 Master vs avg 626.27 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.03
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.05 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.37)
Road miles
142
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Master avg
626.27 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
SMOKE 'EM IF YA GUT EM has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 154 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3890 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3881 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after SMOKE 'EM IF YA GUT EM did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKE 'EM IF YA GUT EM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3911 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3888 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.3200 | 145.0856 | 153.70 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4056 | 149.7028 | 152.37 | top 74% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 157.1544 | 163.05 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4288 | 152.0344 | 157.15 | top 61% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| VT | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 52% | 2015-09-12 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.8 yrs
2014-09-13 → 2016-06-25
Busiest season
2016
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MA
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 163.05 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.37)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
626.27
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
84
34–85 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
142
3 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi
Schedule strength
1539
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Power rating
1485
peak 1485 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1499) Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- 2015
- First call Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score646.3316 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5828 Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- 2016
- Most recent contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship | 2016-06-25 |
| -5.3 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2015-09-12 |
| -1.1 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2014-09-13 |
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 85% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-25 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT | 34 / 40 (610.1712) | 40 (145.0856) | 37 (149.7028) | 25 (159.4056) | 28 (155.9772) |
| 2015-09-12 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 17 / 37 (646.3316) | 23 (158.3200) | 27 (152.0000) | 6 (172.5828) | 14 (163.4288) |
| 2014-09-13 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 25 / 43 (622.2972) | 23 (157.7028) | 24 (155.4056) | 24 (157.1544) | 32 (152.0344) |