A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
FOUR SMOKING GUYS ahead in 100% of their meetings
FOUR SMOKING GUYS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The Four Drummies BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1490
peak 1502 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-09-28
latest 2015-08-29
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
613.87
last 3 Master vs avg 613.87 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±31.76
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.08 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.20)
Road miles
1
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
613.87 / 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.
The Four Drummies BBQ 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 158 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.
#3666 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3651 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with The Four Drummies BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3654 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3661 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after The Four Drummies BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#3641 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3683 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1489
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.1084 | 145.1428 | 158.08 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4972 | 128.5488 | 144.20 | top 85% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6912 | 147.4056 | 154.07 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 173.7028 | 136.5716 | 157.52 | top 42% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 54% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Best BBQ Chef Competition | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 67% | 2015-08-29 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.9 yrs
2013-09-28 → 2015-08-29
Busiest season
2015
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CT
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 158.08 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.20)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 2 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
1 of 3 contests
Master average
613.87
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
40
20–35 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1531
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Power rating
1490
peak 1502 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Best BBQ Chef Competition
- First call The Best BBQ Chef Competition
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7028 The Best BBQ Chef Competition
- 2014
- First overall top-10 The Best BBQ Chef Competition
- Career-best overall score642.8800 The Best BBQ Chef Competition
- Peak power rating (1502) The Best BBQ Chef Competition
- 2015
- Most recent contest The Best BBQ Chef Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.3 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition | 2014-09-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition | 2015-08-29 |
| -0.1 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition | 2013-09-28 |
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 100% | 79.1% | 79.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 54% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-29 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT | 17 / 17 (569.6684) | 16 (145.1428) | 17 (140.5484) | 15 (147.4056) | 16 (136.5716) |
| 2014-09-27 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT | 7 / 15 (642.8800) | 5 (163.9772) | 9 (163.4972) | 12 (153.1084) | 3 (162.2972) |
| 2013-09-28 | The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT | 14 / 26 (629.0512) | 8 (165.1084) | 25 (128.5488) | 11 (161.6912) | 3 (173.7028) |