High-water mark
664.4572
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.4572 at A Smokin' Good Time — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-10-18
Vic's BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1502
peak 1502 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-08-31
latest 2013-10-31
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.03
last 4 Master vs avg 648.03 (+0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.41
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.55 · weakest Chicken (157.53)
Road miles
384
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 140 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
648.03 / 720
4 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
4–0
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 4 of their 4 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Phil the Grill 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.
Vic's BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 106 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3133 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3131 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3134 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Level with Vic's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3129 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3123 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3118 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 147.3828 | 157.53 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 156.5600 | 159.69 | top 62% |
| Pork | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 176.5716 | 160.5256 | 169.55 | top 24% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 143.9200 | 161.26 | top 41% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV | 3 | 0 | top 61% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.2 yrs
2013-08-31 → 2013-10-31
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Cooks most in
NV
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 169.55 · weakest Chicken (157.53)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 3 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
1 of 4 contests
Master average
648.03
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
145
82–108 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
384
4 mapped stops · furthest 140 mi
Schedule strength
1533
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Power rating
1502
peak 1502 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship
- First call Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7540 Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship
- First category win (Pork) A Smokin' Good Time
- First overall top-10 A Smokin' Good Time
- Career-best overall score664.4572 A Smokin' Good Time
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5716 A Smokin' Good Time
- Peak power rating (1502) Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship
- Most recent contest Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.7 | A Smokin' Good Time | 2013-10-18 |
| +2.1 | Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship | 2013-10-31 |
| +1 | Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship | 2013-09-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship | 2013-08-31 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75% | top 55% | 92.3% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-31 | Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV | 45 / 85 (654.2168) | 33 (168.0000) | 39 (164.5600) | 51 (160.5256) | 43 (161.1312) |
| 2013-10-18 | A Smokin' Good Time Prescott Valley, AZ | 9 / 24 (664.4572) | 19 (157.0856) | 23 (157.6572) | 1 (176.5716) | 2 (173.1428) |
| 2013-09-27 | Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV | 16 / 31 (654.7540) | 23 (157.6684) | 17 (159.9772) | 7 (170.2512) | 7 (166.8572) |
| 2013-08-31 | Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV | 42 / 54 (618.7084) | 48 (147.3828) | 28 (156.5600) | 6 (170.8456) | 45 (143.9200) |