A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Rum N Brew BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-07-19
latest 2016-06-10
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.79
last 4 Master vs avg 634.79 (-0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.39
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.85 · weakest Brisket (146.82)
Road miles
0
mi across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Master avg
634.79 / 720
4 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.
Rum N Brew BBQ has 4 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 136 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.
#4251 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4257 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Level with Rum N Brew BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4281 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4250 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, 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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 150.8344 | 161.86 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.0116 | 158.8916 | 164.85 | top 52% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 147.9772 | 161.26 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9772 | 131.3944 | 146.82 | top 87% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 83% | 2016-06-10 |
| Blues, BBQ & Bargains | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 68% | 2014-07-18 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.9 yrs
2013-07-19 → 2016-06-10
Busiest season
2016
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 164.85 · weakest Brisket (146.82)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 3 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
634.79
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
88
34–101 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1544
average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests
Power rating
1477
peak 1477 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Blues, BBQ & Bargains
- First call Blues, BBQ & Bargains
- Peak power rating (1493) Blues, BBQ & Bargains
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3828 Blues, BBQ & Bargains
- Career-best overall score651.3828 Blues, BBQ & Bargains
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0116 Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic
- 2016
- Most recent contest Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic | 2015-06-12 |
| -6.9 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains | 2013-07-19 |
| -6.6 | Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic | 2016-06-10 |
| -1.4 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains | 2014-07-18 |
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 81% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 86% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-10 | Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS | 25 / 31 (622.1944) | 28 (156.0116) | 22 (162.2284) | 30 (147.9772) | 24 (155.9772) |
| 2015-06-12 | Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS | 30 / 35 (644.5260) | 31 (150.8344) | 6 (176.0116) | 17 (169.7028) | 31 (147.9772) |
| 2014-07-18 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS | 20 / 33 (651.3828) | 8 (169.1772) | 19 (162.2628) | 14 (168.0228) | 30 (151.9200) |
| 2013-07-19 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS | 32 / 42 (621.0516) | 9 (171.4172) | 26 (158.8916) | 22 (159.3484) | 39 (131.3944) |