A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Shiggin aint easy ahead in 100% of their meetings
Shiggin aint easy has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Smoke N Barrel BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2023-09-08
latest 2024-09-13
Best ToY finish
#931
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.71
last 3 Master vs avg 651.71 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.72
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.29 · weakest Brisket (158.03)
Road miles
184
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 92 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
651.71 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
Smoke N Barrel BBQ has 3 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 132 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.
#4234 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4251 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smoke N Barrel BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4257 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2016, 7 years before Smoke N Barrel BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#4274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 4 years before Smoke N Barrel BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Smoke N Barrel BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4232 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 7 years before Smoke N Barrel BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5944 | 154.2744 | 163.79 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 164.0004 | 166.29 | top 53% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 155.9772 | 163.60 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6572 | 154.7772 | 158.03 | top 86% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bands & BBQ at the Point | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 83% | 2024-09-13 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2023-09-08 → 2024-09-13
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KY
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.29 · weakest Brisket (158.03)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 2 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
651.71
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
97
20–112 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
184
3 mapped stops · furthest 92 mi
Schedule strength
1571
average field rating faced — tougher than 55% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$22,300
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Power rating
1477
peak 1477 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2023
- First tracked contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
- First call Bands & BBQ at the Point
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6572 Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Career-best overall score661.6572 Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5944 Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Peak power rating (1492) Bands & BBQ at the Point
- 2024
- Most recent contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | 2024-09-13 |
| -8.5 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | 2023-09-08 |
| -3.1 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic | 2024-07-19 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 82% | 91.4% | 89.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-13 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 28 / 31 (635.2576) | 28 (160.5028) | 21 (164.0004) | 30 (155.9772) | 28 (154.7772) |
| 2024-07-19 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 24 / 33 (658.2060) | 31 (154.2744) | 8 (170.2744) | 11 (172.0000) | 26 (161.6572) |
| 2023-09-08 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 25 / 33 (661.6572) | 5 (176.5944) | 22 (164.5828) | 27 (162.8228) | 29 (157.6572) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #931 (119 pts) | #1042 (114 pts) | #762 (229 pts) | #794 (184 pts) | #996 (114 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1552 (58 pts) | #827 (183 pts) | #1379 (73 pts) | #1557 (58 pts) | #1567 (58 pts) |