A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKIN WILDCATTERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1502 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-10-19
latest 2015-09-04
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.13
last 3 Master vs avg 636.13 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.84
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.59 · weakest Chicken (156.93)
Road miles
235
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 235 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
636.13 / 720
3 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.
SMOKIN WILDCATTERS has 3 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 147 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.
#3834 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN WILDCATTERS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN WILDCATTERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3841 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN WILDCATTERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3828 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3817 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 151.9656 | 156.93 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2512 | 155.9772 | 157.48 | top 66% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.9144 | 161.7028 | 164.59 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 149.1316 | 157.13 | top 61% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 57 | 0 | top 79% | 2015-09-04 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.9 yrs
2013-10-19 → 2015-09-04
Busiest season
2015
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 164.59 · weakest Chicken (156.93)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
636.13
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
136
42–126 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
235
3 mapped stops · furthest 235 mi
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-08-30 → 2015-09-04
Power rating
1486
peak 1502 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 13th Annual Bordertown Bash
- First call 13th Annual Bordertown Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1600 13th Annual Bordertown Bash
- Career-best overall score658.1600 13th Annual Bordertown Bash
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.2628 13th Annual Bordertown Bash
- Peak power rating (1502) 13th Annual Bordertown Bash
- 2015
- Most recent contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.2 | 13th Annual Bordertown Bash | 2013-10-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2015-09-04 |
| -7.6 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2014-08-30 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-04 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 57 / 70 (628.5828) | 59 (154.2856) | 50 (158.2512) | 25 (166.9144) | 69 (149.1316) |
| 2014-08-30 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 58 / 76 (621.6340) | 64 (151.9656) | 53 (155.9772) | 37 (161.7028) | 51 (151.9884) |
| 2013-10-19 | 13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 14 / 25 (658.1600) | 15 (164.5372) | 14 (158.2172) | 13 (165.1428) | 4 (170.2628) |