High-water mark
663.3604
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.3604 at Deaths Door Barbecue — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-08-22
SWEET BOURBON SMOKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1516 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-05-03
latest 2016-04-01
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.09 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 636.19 (+2.90)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.62
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.21)
Road miles
1,479
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 1257 mi
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Master avg
636.19 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 39%.
- 3 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 39%
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead in 100% of their meetings
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.3
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.29 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 33%.
- Pork Ribs avg 157.21
- Chicken avg 161.50
- 2 calls in 6 entries
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.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3539 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3550 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1492
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3536 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Level with SWEET BOURBON SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3535 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 10 contests to 6.
⚔ Head-to-head#3555 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3534 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 10 contests to 6.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOX RIVER BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| CRASH TEST SMOKERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| CHEFS GONE GRILLIN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9888 | 143.8972 | 161.50 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 146.2858 | 157.21 | top 54% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8570 | 148.5372 | 158.74 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.0000 | 150.2628 | 158.74 | top 55% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 5 | 0 | top 50% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.9 yrs
2013-05-03 → 2016-04-01
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WI
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.21)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
636.19
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
136
93–103 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,479
6 mapped stops · furthest 1,257 mi
Schedule strength
1516
average field rating faced — tougher than 11% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-08-22 → 2015-08-28
Power rating
1492
peak 1516 · #3552 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Masters in May
- First call Poor Que
- First overall top-10 Poor Que
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.0000 Poor Que
- Career-best single call (Brisket)172.0000 Poor Que
- 2014
- Career-best overall score663.3604 Deaths Door Barbecue
- Peak power rating (1516) Deaths Door Barbecue
- 2016
- Most recent contest * Indian River Twisted Tail BBQ Cookoff (JUDGES REGISTRATION FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.7 | Poor Que | 2013-06-07 |
| +4 | Deaths Door Barbecue | 2014-08-22 |
| +1.8 | The Masters in May | 2013-05-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue | 2015-08-28 |
| -12.1 | * Indian River Twisted Tail BBQ Cookoff (JUDGES REGISTRATION FULL) | 2016-04-01 |
| -2 | Death's Door Barbecue | 2013-08-23 |
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 92% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 39% | 91.1% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-01 | * Indian River Twisted Tail BBQ Cookoff (JUDGES REGISTRATION FULL) Vero Beach, FL | 23 / 25 (623.8516) | 20 (161.1316) | 19 (158.2400) | 23 (148.5372) | 18 (155.9428) |
| 2015-08-28 | 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI | 32 / 35 (616.9484) | 35 (143.8972) | 20 (157.6800) | 23 (156.5256) | 18 (158.8456) |
| 2014-08-22 | Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI | 11 / 27 (663.3604) | 7 (171.9888) | 8 (165.6800) | 16 (164.0116) | 19 (161.6800) |
| 2013-08-23 | Death's Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI | 16 / 28 (635.2684) | 15 (163.9772) | 8 (163.9656) | 19 (157.0628) | 22 (150.2628) |
| 2013-06-07 | Poor Que Montello, WI | 5 / 39 (656.0000) | 7 (165.7142) | 22 (151.4288) | 6 (166.8570) | 2 (172.0000) |
| 2013-05-03 | The Masters in May Fremont, WI | 22 / 48 (621.7140) | 12 (162.2856) | 38 (146.2858) | 16 (159.4286) | 26 (153.7140) |