SMOKEY HAZE AK
Rating
1536
peak 1537 · rated over 5 contests
Best runs
5
straight top-10s
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2022-07-22
latest 2024-07-26
Best ToY finish
#404
Master 2023
Grand champs
1
2 reserve
Category wins
6
18 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
691.71
last 5 Master vs avg 691.71 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
and counting
Consistency
±5.27
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (172.56)
Road miles
977
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 174 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
691.71 / 720
5 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of JC Holy Smokes in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 4.0344 points of the Grand Championship at Smoky Hayes BBQ Competition & Cook-Off (2023-07-07).
🍖 Signature meat
When pork ribs is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 50% of their entries (3 of 6).
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Kenai River BBQ Competition (2023-06-30) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 31-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, WHO DAT BBQ.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 5-contest overall top-10 run.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 6 at their very first tracked contest, 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition (2022-07-22).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AK first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 176.5716 | 171.9656 | 173.70 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 177.7144 | 163.9428 | 172.56 | top 30% |
| Pork | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 178.8572 | 168.5600 | 173.59 | top 28% |
| Brisket | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 176.0000 | 166.8228 | 172.78 | top 35% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenai River BBQ Competition | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 27% | 2024-05-31 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AK (7 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Kenai River BBQ Competition (2023-06-30)
- Wins it all in 14% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 691.71 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-07-22 — First tracked contest · 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition
- 📣 2022-07-22 — First call · 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition
- 🏆 2023-06-30 — First Grand Championship · Kenai River BBQ Competition
- ⭐ 2024-05-31 — Career-best overall score (698.2400) · Kenai River BBQ Competition
- 📈 2024-05-31 — Peak power rating (1537) · Kenai River BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.2 | Kenai River BBQ Competition | 2023-06-30 |
| +9.4 | 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition | 2022-07-22 |
| +8.1 | Smoky Hayes BBQ Competition & Cook-Off | 2023-07-07 |
| +3.6 | Kenai River BBQ Competition | 2024-05-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.6 | Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown | 2024-07-26 |
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 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 53% | 97% | 95.9% |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 22% | 96.3% | 96.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 33% | 96.3% | 96.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-26 | Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eagle River, AK | 5 / 8 (682.2056) | 4 (172.5600) | 7 (163.9428) | 4 (169.7028) | 1 (176.0000) |
| 2024-05-31 | Kenai River BBQ Competition Soldotna, AK | 3 / 7 (698.2400) | 2 (174.8456) | 1 (177.7144) | 2 (178.8572) | 5 (166.8228) |
| 2023-07-07 | Smoky Hayes BBQ Competition & Cook-Off Delta Junction, AK | 2 / 6 (691.3944) | 3 (173.1544) | 1 (176.5600) | 2 (168.5600) | 2 (173.1200) |
| 2023-06-30 | Kenai River BBQ Competition Soldotna, AK | 1 / 9 (693.6800) | 3 (173.1200) | 2 (170.2856) | 1 (177.7144) | 2 (172.5600) |
| 2023-04-29 | Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Palmer, AK | — | 2 (176.5716) | — | — | — |
| 2023-04-29 | Break Up Shake Up BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Palmer, AK | — | — | 3 (174.2856) | — | — |
| 2022-07-22 | 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition Delta Junction, AK | 2 / 6 (693.0512) | 2 (171.9656) | 1 (172.5600) | 1 (173.1200) | 2 (175.4056) |
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 | #510 (365 pts) | #497 (415 pts) | #561 (395 pts) | #488 (415 pts) | #497 (415 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #404 (490 pts) | #345 (651 pts) | #361 (702 pts) | #429 (490 pts) | #431 (465 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #729 (231 pts) | #775 (231 pts) | #758 (256 pts) | #708 (256 pts) | #758 (231 pts) |