TEMPTATION STATION

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3897

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1485

peak 1485 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-05

latest 2025-09-12

Best ToY finish

#1015

Master 2025

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

670.7084 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Ohio

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.84 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.65 (+6.19)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0000

Pork · Smoke on the Ohio

Consistency

±12.70

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.43 · weakest Brisket (157.91)

Road miles

mi across 10 mapped stops

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Purse competed for

$41K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

645.65 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

High-water mark

670.7084 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.7084 at Smoke on the Ohio — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2023-09-08

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PoCo Porkers has finished one call ahead of TEMPTATION STATION 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–2 behind in the head-to-head

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS ahead in 80% of their meetings

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS has come out ahead in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.52 points below their pork, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 30%.

Brisket avg 157.91
Pork avg 164.43
1 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Global Smokers in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

3.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.4 years, then back at *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL) (2017-09-08).

last seen 2014-04-03
back 2017-09-08

Pork nemesis

8 of 10 shared pork entries lost

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.76% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.76% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.7% of a perfect score
10 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.

150 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Sweet Rick's BBQ

#3909 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1485

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2022-08-19

⚔ Head-to-head

OUTTA THE BOX BBQ

#3926 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1500

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before TEMPTATION STATION's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

KRITTER KOOKERS COMPETITION BBQ TEAM

#3878 of the rated field

1485 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2016-04-15

⚔ Head-to-head

HOG WILD AND PIG CRAZY

#3880 of the rated field

1485 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1485

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2015-12-04

⚔ Head-to-head

Hair of the Hog

#3915 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Level with TEMPTATION STATION on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2025-10-10

⚔ Head-to-head

Udder Chaos

#3903 of the rated field

1485 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before TEMPTATION STATION's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Global Smokers	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
PoCo Porkers	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Kentucky Kookers	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BIG RACK SMOKERS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Hickory Pit Stop	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SON SEEKERS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	171.9772	144.5714	162.14	top 61%
Pork Ribs	10	2	170.8228	150.8000	161.17	top 61%
Pork	10	3	176.0000	154.2516	164.43	top 52%
Brisket	10	1	173.1544	148.4684	157.91	top 64%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 63%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 62%
Large (40+)	2	top 71%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Ohio	7	10	0	top 61%	2025-09-12

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12.4 yrs 2013-04-05 → 2025-09-12

Busiest season 2018 2 contests

Contests a season 1.1 across 9 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IN 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 4 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 164.43 · weakest Brisket (157.91)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 5 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 10% 1 of 10 contests

Master average 645.65 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 175 116–207 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 89 10 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1549 average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests

Purse competed for $41,200 listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 5 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3.4 yrs 2014-04-03 → 2017-09-08

Power rating 1485 peak 1485 · #3897 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Apr 5 First tracked contest 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
Apr 5 Peak power rating (1493) 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
2017
Sep 8 First call *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)
Sep 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7432 *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)
2021
Sep 10 First overall top-10 Smoke on the Ohio
2023
Sep 8 Career-best overall score670.7084 Smoke on the Ohio
2025
Sep 12 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Ohio
Sep 12 Career-best single call (Pork)176.0000 Smoke on the Ohio
Sep 12 Most recent contest Smoke on the Ohio

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.6	Smoke on the Ohio	2023-09-08
+1.5	*Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)	2017-09-08
+0.8	Smoke on the Ohio	2025-09-12
+0.7	Smoke on the Ohio	2024-09-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.8	1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out	2013-04-05
-6.7	*Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)	2018-09-07
-4.3	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out	2014-04-03
-1.5	Smoke On the Ohio	2019-09-13
-1.2	Smoke on the Ohio	2021-09-10

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	100%	top 59%	91.4%	91.4%
2024	1	0	0%	top 61%	90%	90%
2023	1	0	100%	top 48%	93.2%	93.2%
2021	1	1	100%	top 63%	89.3%	89.3%
2019	1	0	100%	top 61%	88.8%	88.8%
2018	2	0	0%	top 74%	89.8%	88.9%
2017	1	0	100%	top 55%	90.9%	90.9%
2014	1	0	0%	top 70%	88.8%	88.8%
2013	1	0	0%	top 72%	86.6%	86.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-09-12	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	16 / 27 (658.1368)	16 (166.8112)	13 (166.8572)	6 (176.0000)	24 (148.4684)
2024-09-13	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	17 / 28 (647.8400)	16 (167.3828)	13 (168.5600)	23 (157.0744)	22 (154.8228)
2023-09-08	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	12 / 25 (670.7084)	5 (171.9772)	8 (170.8228)	11 (169.6684)	20 (158.2400)
2021-09-10	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	10 / 16 (643.2564)	13 (153.0740)	10 (161.1084)	4 (174.2628)	11 (154.8112)
2019-09-13	Smoke On the Ohio 🏅 Mt.Vernon, IN	17 / 28 (639.2572)	18 (159.9428)	18 (160.5028)	9 (167.4172)	19 (151.3944)
2018-09-07	*Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL) Mt.Vernon, IN	23 / 28 (632.9488)	21 (162.8000)	25 (150.8000)	23 (160.5144)	21 (158.8344)
2018-04-27	*Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	25 / 38 (646.7660)	15 (167.4400)	12 (166.8344)	31 (154.2516)	25 (158.2400)
2017-09-08	*Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL) Mt.Vernon, IN	16 / 29 (654.7432)	17 (165.6800)	20 (159.9544)	24 (155.9544)	5 (173.1544)
2014-04-03	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	45 / 64 (639.4288)	40 (161.7144)	56 (151.3944)	12 (168.5944)	42 (157.7256)
2013-04-05	1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	36 / 50 (623.4282)	47 (144.5714)	38 (154.8570)	26 (160.5714)	16 (163.4284)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#1015 (97 pts)	#1082 (97 pts)	#1110 (112 pts)	#810 (167 pts)	#1427 (57 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1044 (93 pts)	#1106 (98 pts)	#1115 (113 pts)	#1224 (63 pts)	#1175 (68 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1033 (115 pts)	#857 (175 pts)	#1025 (145 pts)	#989 (120 pts)	#1221 (75 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1746 (93 pts)	#1873 (88 pts)	#1861 (88 pts)	#1481 (138 pts)	#1855 (83 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1514 (123 pts)	#1312 (183 pts)	#1383 (178 pts)	#1601 (123 pts)	#1532 (133 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1994 (99 pts)	#2077 (94 pts)	#2205 (79 pts)	#2794 (59 pts)	#1516 (179 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#1785 (140 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#1777 (120 pts)