A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN SKULLIES ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN SKULLIES has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
OAK CITY SMOKEHOUSE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-04-26
latest 2014-10-10
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
614.79
last 5 Master vs avg 614.79 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.30
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.83 · weakest Brisket (144.89)
Road miles
268
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 85 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)
Master avg
614.79 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The weak link
−16.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.93 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 144.89
- Pork avg 161.83
- 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.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5493 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
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#5500 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after OAK CITY SMOKEHOUSE did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#5508 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Level with OAK CITY SMOKEHOUSE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5497 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
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#5510 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
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#5489 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLINA Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BEAN CAN BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FatHeads bbq | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 145.6344 | 153.00 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0000 | 149.1428 | 155.07 | top 71% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 154.2972 | 161.83 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5600 | 123.9432 | 144.89 | top 83% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 87% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak City Pig Fest | 2 | 31 | 0 | top 88% | 2014-06-20 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.5 yrs
2013-04-26 → 2014-10-10
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.83 · weakest Brisket (144.89)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
614.79
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
171
37–221 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
268
5 mapped stops · furthest 85 mi
Schedule strength
1517
average field rating faced — tougher than 12% of rated contests
Power rating
1450
peak 1450 · #5506 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1491) BBQ Capital Cook-Off
- First call Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5944 Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
- 2014
- Career-best overall score628.5256 Peak City Pig Fest
- Most recent contest Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown | 2014-10-10 |
| -10.6 | Peak City Pig Fest | 2013-06-21 |
| -10.5 | Peak City Pig Fest | 2014-06-20 |
| -9.1 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off | 2013-04-26 |
| -8.9 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 2013-10-11 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 87.3% | 85.3% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 83% | 85.6% | 85.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-10 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC | 50 / 53 (599.2916) | 34 (157.6800) | 30 (160.0000) | 33 (157.6684) | 53 (123.9432) |
| 2014-06-20 | Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 43 / 48 (628.5256) | 36 (159.3828) | 32 (158.2856) | 43 (154.2972) | 31 (156.5600) |
| 2013-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 46 / 55 (616.4232) | 55 (145.6344) | 46 (151.9428) | 6 (168.5944) | 45 (150.2516) |
| 2013-06-21 | Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 31 / 36 (614.2856) | 32 (155.9998) | 32 (149.1428) | 14 (165.1428) | 34 (144.0002) |
| 2013-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC | 56 / 71 (615.4284) | 67 (146.2858) | 42 (156.0000) | 36 (163.4284) | 52 (149.7142) |