DOUBLE J SMOKERS CO
Rating
1440
peak 1440 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2019-06-14
latest 2024-09-06
Best ToY finish
#820
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.18 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 634.33 (+15.84)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.07
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.56 · weakest Brisket (157.23)
Road miles
875
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 83 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Purse competed for
$114K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
634.33 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
CARNIVORES has finished one call ahead of DOUBLE J SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
LA PASADITA has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of The Outback Cookin' Company in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared chicken entries.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at SLV Beat the Heat BBQ (2021-08-06).
Teams like this (closest power rating, CO first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Texas Smoke Whisperer | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BRACKEN RACKS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Service Dog BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TRIGGERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Chucho Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Monarchbbq | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE J'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 LIL' MACS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 147.9772 | 159.56 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 146.1944 | 159.00 | top 70% |
| Pork | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 150.7884 | 158.54 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 129.6572 | 157.23 | top 67% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 84% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | 3 | 18 | 0 | top 75% | 2024-08-09 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CO (10 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 634.33 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-06-14 — First tracked contest · 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
- 📈 2019-06-14 — Peak power rating (1494) · 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
- 📣 2023-08-11 — First call · Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews
- ⭐ 2024-09-06 — Career-best overall score (661.6344) · Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.7 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | 2024-08-09 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.5 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ | 2019-08-02 |
| -9.8 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ | 2021-08-06 |
| -8.7 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews | 2023-08-11 |
| -6.5 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest | 2019-06-21 |
| -6.5 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge | 2019-06-14 |
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 71% | 91.9% | 91.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 81% | 89.3% | 89% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 90.9% | 89.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 86.8% | 84.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-06 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO | 29 / 36 (661.6344) | 31 (162.8228) | 33 (155.9772) | 15 (172.5716) | 14 (170.2628) |
| 2024-08-09 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 18 / 29 (653.5656) | 26 (155.3828) | 8 (169.1200) | 21 (163.3828) | 17 (165.6800) |
| 2023-08-11 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 23 / 27 (643.2916) | 3 (176.0000) | 26 (150.2288) | 24 (155.9656) | 23 (161.0972) |
| 2023-06-16 | Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 32 / 42 (637.6344) | 33 (157.1200) | 19 (168.5716) | 38 (151.9772) | 25 (159.9656) |
| 2022-08-05 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 27 / 35 (654.7544) | 26 (165.0972) | 23 (164.5716) | 25 (161.1200) | 24 (163.9656) |
| 2022-06-16 | Frisco BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 25 / 37 (633.6112) | 28 (164.0000) | 29 (159.9544) | 34 (152.5140) | 22 (157.1428) |
| 2021-08-06 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 38 / 42 (635.8400) | 41 (157.0744) | 35 (161.1428) | 30 (163.4172) | 33 (154.2056) |
| 2019-08-02 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 53 / 54 (588.4000) | 46 (154.7884) | 52 (147.3944) | 45 (156.5600) | 53 (129.6572) |
| 2019-06-21 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest 🏅 Leadville, CO | 19 / 26 (609.5200) | 18 (155.3828) | 22 (146.1944) | 22 (150.7884) | 13 (157.1544) |
| 2019-06-14 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 40 / 55 (625.0744) | 48 (147.9772) | 17 (166.8456) | 37 (157.1200) | 41 (153.1316) |
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 | #820 (149 pts) | #1042 (114 pts) | #798 (209 pts) | #794 (184 pts) | #753 (209 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #932 (122 pts) | #639 (287 pts) | #1042 (142 pts) | #1070 (117 pts) | #985 (122 pts) |