The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
BAKERSFIELD SMOKE has finished one call ahead of Kings Cut BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Kings Cut BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-08-02
latest 2015-05-15
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
616.87
last 5 Master vs avg 616.87 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.76
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.86)
Road miles
524
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 92 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Master avg
616.87 / 720
5 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
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
VICIOUS SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
VICIOUS SMOKE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−14.0
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.99 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 147.86
- Pork avg 161.85
- 0 calls in 5 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.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4848 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4830 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Level with Kings Cut BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4849 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4832 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4814 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4840 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VICIOUS SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9540 | 142.2744 | 154.96 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5372 | 144.5372 | 147.86 | top 86% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 152.0000 | 161.85 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.6056 | 142.7888 | 152.20 | top 73% |
“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.
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.8 yrs
2013-08-02 → 2015-05-15
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.86)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
616.87
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
151
54–197 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
524
5 mapped stops · furthest 92 mi
Schedule strength
1535
average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests
Power rating
1466
peak 1466 · #4829 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic
- Peak power rating (1491) 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic
- 2014
- Career-best overall score631.3708 6th Annual Vista Q Classic
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5828 Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic | 2013-08-02 |
| -8.5 | 6th Annual Vista Q Classic | 2014-07-25 |
| -6 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship | 2014-05-16 |
| -5.6 | Cowboy Up at the PRCA Rodeo & BBQ | 2013-10-18 |
| -4.9 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship | 2015-05-15 |
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 74% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87.7% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 86.1% | 85.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-15 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA | 39 / 53 (618.7660) | 49 (142.2744) | 44 (152.5372) | 14 (168.5828) | 33 (155.3716) |
| 2014-07-25 | 6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA | 51 / 60 (631.3708) | 40 (163.9540) | 57 (147.9656) | 21 (167.4856) | 54 (151.9656) |
| 2014-05-16 | Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA | 43 / 56 (601.5776) | 46 (150.2400) | 42 (149.1088) | 31 (159.4400) | 46 (142.7888) |
| 2013-10-18 | Cowboy Up at the PRCA Rodeo & BBQ Lancaster, CA | 31 / 41 (620.0344) | 21 (162.9028) | 36 (145.1316) | 26 (161.7256) | 33 (150.2744) |
| 2013-08-02 | 5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA | 38 / 46 (612.5828) | 38 (155.4400) | 42 (144.5372) | 36 (152.0000) | 23 (160.6056) |