They almost always walk
88%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 7 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 88% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
SMOKEY GOODNESS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1534
peak 1536 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-05-18
latest 2016-01-15
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
654.79 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 646.29 (+8.50)
Walk rate
88%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±16.42
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.42 · weakest Brisket (159.77)
Road miles
1,571
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 390 mi
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1511)
Master avg
646.29 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (10 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
668.5716
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.5716 at Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-05-23
Their season
2015
their best year
2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 26%.
- 4 contests
- 3 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 26%
A tough matchup
5–1
behind in the head-to-head
BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 83% of their meetings
BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.65 points below their pork, and turns into a call 38% of the time against 50%.
- Brisket avg 159.77
- Pork avg 164.42
- 3 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
5–2
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 71% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of DE FILOUS in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
6 of 6
shared pork entries lost
BUNCH OF SWINES ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, BUNCH OF SWINES has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared pork entries.
Announced themselves early
5th
at their very first contest
Finished 5 of 32 at their very first tracked contest, Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition (2013-05-18).
- 2013-05-18
- 32-team field
A May team
Top 26%
average finish in May
Something about May: average finish in the top 26% across 3 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.
- 3 May contests
- top 38% the rest of the year
The metronome
±2.28%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.28% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 89.8% 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.
71 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2095 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2101 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1534
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 13 years after SMOKEY GOODNESS did, first appearing in 2026.
⚔ Head-to-head#2098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1534
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 44% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1542
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKEY GOODNESS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2102 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1537
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#2094 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1541
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| DE FILOUS | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| LETZQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Serial Grillaz | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| PUREBBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SEA SIDE SMOKERS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| LOW AND SLOW MEISTER | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| TJOPPIE DOPPIE BBQ TEAM | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ+ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| The Smokey Bandits | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ROKENDE REGAHS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.4284 | 150.7884 | 160.11 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 153.7028 | 161.98 | top 41% |
| Pork | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7372 | 153.1428 | 164.42 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 170.8800 | 148.5600 | 159.77 | top 46% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
| IT | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 24% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.7 yrs
2013-05-18 → 2016-01-15
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
EU
2 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 164.42 · weakest Brisket (159.77)
Walk rate
88%
a top-10 call in 7 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
50%
4 of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
646.29
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
157
199–94 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,571
8 mapped stops · furthest 390 mi
Schedule strength
1511
average field rating faced — tougher than 8% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
2013-05-18 → 2014-09-20
Power rating
1534
peak 1536 · #2100 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- First call Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- First category win (Brisket) Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7884 1st W.E.S.T - Winter Extreme South Tyrol
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7372 1st W.E.S.T - Winter Extreme South Tyrol
- Career-best overall score668.5716 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1536) Regahfest
- 2016
- Most recent contest W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.3 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | 2015-05-23 |
| +11.9 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | 2013-05-18 |
| +10.5 | 1st W.E.S.T - Winter Extreme South Tyrol | 2015-01-16 |
| +9.4 | Regahfest | 2015-08-29 |
| +3 | Ruhrpott BBQ | 2014-10-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | EUregio BBQ Festival | 2014-09-20 |
| -2.6 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016 | 2016-01-15 |
| -1.5 | Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ | 2015-05-09 |
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 | 100% | top 57% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 92.9% | 91% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 64% | 88% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 16% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-15 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016 Rein in Taufers, IT | 17 / 30 (652.3888) | 24 (160.5144) | 14 (162.8228) | 16 (160.5144) | 7 (168.5372) |
| 2015-08-29 | Regahfest Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, | 7 / 30 (656.5600) | 16 (165.1200) | 9 (164.0000) | 7 (168.0344) | 19 (159.4056) |
| 2015-05-23 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, | 4 / 68 (668.5716) | 5 (171.4284) | 20 (164.0116) | 6 (170.8228) | 17 (162.3088) |
| 2015-05-09 | Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Kapermolenpark / Hasselt / Bel, | 21 / 38 (629.6340) | 24 (160.5484) | 26 (153.7028) | 8 (166.8228) | 29 (148.5600) |
| 2015-01-16 | 1st W.E.S.T - Winter Extreme South Tyrol Rein in Taufers, | 5 / 24 (666.7884) | 21 (150.7884) | 6 (167.3828) | 2 (177.7372) | 3 (170.8800) |
| 2014-10-10 | Ruhrpott BBQ Gelsenkirchen, Germany, EU | 25 / 58 (633.5888) | 46 (154.8344) | 8 (166.8228) | 19 (162.8572) | 41 (149.0744) |
| 2014-09-20 | EUregio BBQ Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein, EU | 18 / 21 (621.0508) | 18 (151.9312) | 11 (162.2628) | 18 (155.4284) | 20 (151.4284) |
| 2013-05-18 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, Netherlands, | 5 / 32 (641.7144) | 3 (165.7142) | 21 (154.8572) | 25 (153.1428) | 1 (168.0002) |