A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SON OF SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SON OF SMOKE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKIN MC
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
2013-06-28
latest 2016-06-24
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
605.34
last 3 Master vs avg 605.34 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.26
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.63 · weakest Chicken (143.03)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
605.34 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships (2016-06-24).
- last seen 2014-06-27
- back 2016-06-24
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.
SMOKIN MC 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 151 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 10 years after SMOKIN MC 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 SMOKIN MC 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#3869 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2856 | 134.8000 | 143.03 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.3088 | 154.8572 | 159.63 | top 44% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 149.7600 | 156.40 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 130.8572 | 146.29 | top 65% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 66% | 2014-06-27 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-06-28 → 2016-06-24
Busiest season
2016
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 159.63 · weakest Chicken (143.03)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
605.34
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
112
46–109 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1531
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2014-06-27 → 2016-06-24
Power rating
1485
peak 1485 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- First call Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- Peak power rating (1496) Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
- 2016
- Career-best overall score610.9032 Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.3088 Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships
- Most recent contest Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships | 2016-06-24 |
| -4.3 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | 2013-06-28 |
| -3.7 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships | 2014-06-27 |
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 80% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 84% | 84% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-24 | Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA | 43 / 54 (610.9032) | 48 (144.0000) | 13 (166.3088) | 41 (153.7256) | 42 (146.8688) |
| 2014-06-27 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 32 / 48 (600.5600) | 46 (134.8000) | 25 (154.8572) | 35 (149.7600) | 14 (161.1428) |
| 2013-06-28 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | 37 / 56 (604.5714) | 42 (150.2856) | 31 (157.7142) | 8 (165.7144) | 50 (130.8572) |