High-water mark
666.2854
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.2854 at 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-05-03
Smell My Grill
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1484 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-02-15
latest 2014-05-02
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.73 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 647.34 (+3.39)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.82
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.32 · weakest Brisket (159.84)
Road miles
805
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 249 mi
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)
Master avg
647.34 / 720
7 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
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.48 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 29%.
- Brisket avg 159.84
- Pork Ribs avg 164.32
- 1 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BUTTHEAD BBQ 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.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3943 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1484
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smell My Grill)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smell My Grill has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3952 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3961 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smell My Grill on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3953 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3938 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3927 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnivorous | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Boyz BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Your Behind BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| I.A.B. 30 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| AFRO SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176.0000 | 147.4282 | 163.26 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 157.0972 | 164.32 | top 50% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2854 | 154.8570 | 159.92 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 153.7142 | 159.84 | top 57% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 6 | 0 | top 63% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 70% | 2013-02-16 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.2 yrs
2013-02-15 → 2014-05-02
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AZ
6 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 1 win · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 164.32 · weakest Brisket (159.84)
Walk rate
43%
a top-10 call in 3 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
14%
1 of 7 contests
Master average
647.34
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
125
89–134 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
805
7 mapped stops · furthest 249 mi
Schedule strength
1514
average field rating faced — tougher than 9% of rated contests
Power rating
1484
peak 1484 · #3939 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4278 Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash
- First call 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- First category win (Chicken) 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- First overall top-10 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best overall score666.2854 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0000 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1497) 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- 2014
- Most recent contest 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.4 | 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown | 2013-05-03 |
| +3.2 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship | 2014-04-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash | 2013-02-15 |
| -9.5 | Memorial Day Salute to Service | 2013-05-24 |
| -3.7 | 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown | 2014-05-02 |
| -2.6 | Northern Arizona BBQ Festival | 2013-06-14 |
| -1.5 | Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash | 2013-02-16 |
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 | 50% | top 58% | 90.6% | 90.5% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40% | top 62% | 92.5% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-02 | 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 23 / 35 (652.0232) | 30 (162.8572) | 30 (157.0972) | 20 (164.6172) | 9 (167.4516) |
| 2014-04-26 | Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV | 26 / 51 (651.3372) | 29 (163.9428) | 32 (159.3944) | 22 (165.1428) | 25 (162.8572) |
| 2013-06-14 | Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ | 20 / 32 (643.4282) | 15 (168.5716) | 14 (164.5712) | 30 (154.8570) | 21 (155.4284) |
| 2013-05-24 | Memorial Day Salute to Service Mesa, AZ | 23 / 29 (640.5710) | 19 (161.7142) | 4 (170.2856) | 27 (154.8570) | 24 (153.7142) |
| 2013-05-03 | 1st Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 7 / 24 (666.2854) | 1 (176.0000) | 4 (176.0000) | 20 (155.9998) | 17 (158.2856) |
| 2013-02-16 | Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ | 18 / 31 (655.4278) | 28 (162.2854) | 20 (163.4286) | 15 (166.2854) | 13 (163.4284) |
| 2013-02-15 | Chubby Hubby BBQ Bash Mesa, AZ | 24 / 29 (622.2850) | 28 (147.4282) | 18 (159.4284) | 20 (157.7142) | 19 (157.7142) |