Their season
2015
their best year
2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 59%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 59%
Smokin' Cats
Smokin' Cats is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 12th of 31 at the Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival (2015). They are ranked #4275 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2013
latest Oct 9, 2015 · 2.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.10
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.57 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.11)
Road miles
2,057
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 683 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Master avg
636.34 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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The teams rated closest to Smokin' Cats, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Level with Smokin' Cats on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,305 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,283 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,280 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2854 | 149.0400 | 157.68 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2512 | 143.4282 | 157.11 | top 77% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 151.4172 | 159.97 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 148.4800 | 161.57 | top 58% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 81% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The River Grill before the Big Chill | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 76% | Oct 9, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OH
2 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
167
finished ahead 55 times, behind 171
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Mar 22, 2013 → Oct 10, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20155 milestones
- First call Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2288 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- Career-best overall score658.2288 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1200 The River Grill before the Big Chill
- Most recent contest The River Grill before the Big Chill
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Hammond Blues and BBQ
- Peak power rating (1488) Hammond Blues and BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.7 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | May 29, 2015 |
| +1.6 | The River Grill before the Big Chill | Oct 9, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | The River Grill before the Big Chill | Oct 10, 2014 |
| -12.4 | Hammond Blues and BBQ | Mar 22, 2013 |
| -6.5 | Smokin Blues & BBQ | Mar 27, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 59% | 91.4% | 89.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2015 | The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH | 25 / 45 (653.5888) | 36 (162.8688) | 38 (156.5028) | 38 (161.0972) | 9 (173.1200) |
| May 29, 2015 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 12 / 31 (658.2288) | 21 (155.9772) | 22 (160.5488) | 5 (170.2628) | 7 (171.4400) |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA | 47 / 56 (625.4284) | 56 (149.0400) | 24 (166.2512) | 42 (161.6572) | 49 (148.4800) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH | 47 / 49 (621.5776) | 45 (154.2516) | 43 (158.8116) | 46 (151.4172) | 39 (157.0972) |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Hammond Blues and BBQ Hammond, LA | 45 / 50 (622.8558) | 27 (166.2854) | 50 (143.4282) | 45 (155.4282) | 40 (157.7140) |