The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
ROYAL SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of Tater 2 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Tater 2
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1460 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-05-03
latest 2015-10-02
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.62 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 630.16 (+2.46)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.26
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.20 · weakest Brisket (153.54)
Road miles
119
mi across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Master avg
630.16 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW ahead in 100% of their meetings
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−12.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.66 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 43%.
- Brisket avg 153.54
- Chicken avg 166.20
- 0 calls in 7 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.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Tater 2)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Tater 2 has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5088 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1505 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5094 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5085 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with Tater 2 on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5082 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5078 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAD'S GRILLIN CREW | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQR'S DELIGHT | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.5484 | 159.3716 | 166.20 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0344 | 144.5260 | 156.65 | top 74% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 146.8568 | 153.77 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9888 | 145.1200 | 153.54 | top 76% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 77% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.4 yrs
2013-05-03 → 2015-10-02
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AR
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.20 · weakest Brisket (153.54)
Walk rate
57%
a top-10 call in 4 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
14%
1 of 7 contests
Master average
630.16
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
117
38–146 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
119
7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1553
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2014-07-04 → 2015-08-21
Power rating
1460
peak 1460 · #5084 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokelawn
- Peak power rating (1487) Smokelawn
- 2015
- First call Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1
- First overall top-10 Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8684 Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score658.8684 Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5484 Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.5 | Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash | 2015-09-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | Smokelawn | 2013-05-03 |
| -10 | Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1 | 2015-08-21 |
| -8.2 | Que'n In The Park | 2014-07-04 |
| -7.9 | Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 2 | 2015-08-22 |
| -5.5 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | 2015-10-02 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 77% | 91.5% | 88.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 88.2% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-02 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR | 19 / 25 (621.5544) | 3 (172.5484) | 21 (144.5260) | 23 (153.1084) | 21 (151.3716) |
| 2015-09-25 | Bryant's Buzzin' BBQ Bash Bryant, AR | 6 / 16 (658.8684) | 8 (166.8800) | 8 (169.1200) | 8 (166.2856) | 11 (156.5828) |
| 2015-08-22 | Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 2 Hot Springs, AR | 17 / 18 (647.3720) | 17 (159.3716) | 7 (172.0344) | 12 (165.1200) | 18 (150.8460) |
| 2015-08-21 | Bass & BBQ at the Forrest Wood Cup Day 1 Hot Springs, AR | 19 / 19 (621.6004) | 7 (171.4172) | 17 (157.7260) | 19 (147.3372) | 19 (145.1200) |
| 2014-07-04 | Que'n In The Park Bryant, AR | 28 / 33 (613.7028) | 18 (166.2856) | 30 (147.9772) | 33 (148.0228) | 27 (151.4172) |
| 2014-05-02 | Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR | 26 / 39 (634.8460) | 19 (165.1656) | 25 (160.0000) | 37 (149.6916) | 19 (159.9888) |
| 2013-05-03 | Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR | 38 / 41 (613.1420) | 23 (161.7144) | 40 (145.1426) | 38 (146.8568) | 21 (159.4282) |