A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Smokermaker
Smokermaker is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 17th of 17 at the 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2) (2022). They are ranked #6085 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1429
peak 1429 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 28, 2018
latest Apr 23, 2022 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 97%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
576.55 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 555.97 (+20.58)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±55.02
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 149.52 · weakest Pork (124.56)
Road miles
1,155
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Master avg
555.97 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokermaker, each with one reason worth a look.
48 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,081 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1430
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1429
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before Smokermaker's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1429
Level with Smokermaker on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,080 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1430
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Smokermaker's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,086 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1429
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,084 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1429
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Knockstone BBQ Team Austria | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Westside BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OMERTA BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9884 | 118.7772 | 145.70 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2744 | 141.0972 | 149.52 | top 91% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7144 | 20 | 124.56 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144.5372 | 122.2172 | 133.47 | top 99% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 99% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
95
finished ahead 5 times, behind 176
Longest layoff
2.8 yrs
Jul 20, 2019 → Apr 23, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20192 milestones
- Career-best overall score622.8000 5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019
- Career-best single call (Pork)161.7144 5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest 4th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2018
- Peak power rating (1485) 4th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2018
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.6 | 4th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2018 | Apr 28, 2018 |
| -13.5 | 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | Jul 21, 2018 |
| -11.1 | 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | Jul 20, 2019 |
| -11.1 | 2nd Wild King BBQ Competition | Apr 13, 2019 |
| -10.1 | 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2) | Apr 23, 2022 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 86.5% | 82.2% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 72.3% | 67.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2024 | Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Reichenau an der Rax | — | — | 20 (146.2400) | — | — |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2) Tirol | 17 / 17 (587.7604) | 15 (155.4056) | 17 (148.5144) | 16 (149.6572) | 17 (134.1832) |
| Jul 20, 2019 | 4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen | 43 / 44 (571.2572) | 28 (159.9884) | 38 (151.4060) | — | 44 (122.2172) |
| Apr 27, 2019 | 5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019 Salzburg | 24 / 26 (622.8000) | 23 (158.2740) | 21 (158.2744) | 19 (161.7144) | 26 (144.5372) |
| Apr 13, 2019 | 2nd Wild King BBQ Competition Tirol | 26 / 28 (580.5488) | 27 (145.1772) | 25 (145.1084) | 23 (153.7372) | 28 (136.5260) |
| Jul 21, 2018 | 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen | 48 / 48 (520.3776) | 48 (118.7772) | 45 (141.0972) | 48 (137.6800) | 47 (122.8232) |
| Apr 28, 2018 | 4th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2018 Salzburg Austria | 24 / 24 (453.0976) | 24 (136.5600) | 21 (156.0116) | 24 (20) | 23 (140.5260) |