High-water mark
662.8688
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.8688 at New Holland Summer Fest — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-08-23
Guts Smokehouse BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1505
peak 1506 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-04-19
latest 2015-08-28
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.20 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 629.38 (+3.82)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.42
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.94 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.51)
Road miles
924
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 213 mi
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1512)
Master avg
629.38 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
5–1
behind in the head-to-head
4:20 Q ahead in 83% of their meetings
4:20 Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.43 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 50%.
- Pork Ribs avg 153.51
- Chicken avg 160.94
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HIDDEN FIRE in 3 of their 3 shared 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.
107 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3012 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Level with Guts Smokehouse BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3017 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3008 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3002 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3000 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:20 Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7372 | 143.9998 | 160.94 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 141.7142 | 153.51 | top 60% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6912 | 149.7144 | 157.32 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1426 | 152.5712 | 157.61 | top 39% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 41% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Summer Fest | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 31% | 2015-08-28 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.4 yrs
2013-04-19 → 2015-08-28
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
3 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.94 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.51)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
629.38
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
245
180–159 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
924
6 mapped stops · furthest 213 mi
Schedule strength
1512
average field rating faced — tougher than 8% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
2014-05-16 → 2015-08-28
Power rating
1505
peak 1506 · #3004 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
- First call Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off
- First overall top-10 New Holland Summer Fest
- First overall podium New Holland Summer Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8688 New Holland Summer Fest
- Career-best overall score662.8688 New Holland Summer Fest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 New Holland Summer Fest
- 2014
- Peak power rating (1506) Chesapeake Jubilee
- 2015
- Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.6 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2013-08-23 |
| +6.3 | Chesapeake Jubilee | 2014-05-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off | 2013-05-17 |
| -4 | BBQ, Bands & Brews | 2013-06-21 |
| -3.5 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival | 2013-04-19 |
| -1.2 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2015-08-28 |
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 57% | 87% | 87% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 52% | 92.1% | 87.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-28 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 40 / 70 (626.7196) | 54 (153.0740) | 45 (154.8460) | 17 (165.6912) | 43 (153.1084) |
| 2014-05-16 | Chesapeake Jubilee Chesapeake, VA | 11 / 32 (636.4348) | 6 (167.4172) | 16 (157.0972) | 19 (153.6460) | 10 (158.2744) |
| 2013-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 3 / 71 (662.8688) | 2 (177.7372) | 30 (159.4172) | 11 (164.5944) | 16 (161.1200) |
| 2013-06-21 | BBQ, Bands & Brews Palmyra, VA | 17 / 25 (632.5716) | 16 (160.0000) | 16 (156.0002) | 21 (157.1428) | 11 (159.4286) |
| 2013-05-17 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off Chesapeake, VA | 25 / 34 (607.4284) | 6 (163.4286) | 30 (141.7142) | 26 (149.7144) | 20 (152.5712) |
| 2013-04-19 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD | 65 / 106 (610.2854) | 99 (143.9998) | 56 (152.0000) | 69 (153.1430) | 20 (161.1426) |