THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ WI
Rating
1504
peak 1516 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-05-31
latest 2024-07-19
Best ToY finish
#64
Master 2017
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
663.28
last 5 Master vs avg 663.28 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.40
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.10)
Road miles
1475
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 550 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Purse competed for
$37K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
663.28 / 720
5 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 19 at their very first tracked contest, Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest (2019-05-31).
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 4.8 years, then back at BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (2024-07-19).
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 163.9196 | 168.53 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 143.9428 | 161.10 | top 67% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 146.2056 | 163.40 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 165.0972 | 170.25 | top 27% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 2 | 1 | top 42% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 26% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 5% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 26% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (2 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest (2019-05-31)
- Wins it all in 20% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 663.28 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-31 — First tracked contest · Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest
- 📣 2019-05-31 — First call · Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest
- 🏆 2019-05-31 — First Grand Championship · Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest
- 📈 2019-05-31 — Peak power rating (1516) · Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest
- ⭐ 2019-10-04 — Career-best overall score (678.7084) · Jim Beam BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.1 | Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest | 2019-05-31 |
| +9.1 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | 2019-10-04 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.4 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival | 2019-08-30 |
| -7.4 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash | 2024-07-19 |
| -5.7 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 2019-07-19 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 78% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 94.3% | 93.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI | 29 / 37 (635.8628) | 12 (172.0116) | 36 (143.9428) | 35 (146.2056) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2019-10-04 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic 🏅 Springfield, KY | 11 / 42 (678.7084) | 16 (170.8228) | 23 (166.2400) | 7 (173.1084) | 11 (168.5372) |
| 2019-08-30 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Hilliard, OH | 22 / 28 (663.8168) | 23 (163.9196) | 23 (162.8000) | 6 (172.0000) | 17 (165.0972) |
| 2019-07-19 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI | 19 / 28 (660.9712) | 19 (163.9428) | 24 (157.6456) | 23 (163.9772) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2019-05-31 | Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest 🏅 Rice Lake, WI | 1 / 19 (677.0628) | 5 (171.9772) | 3 (174.8572) | 10 (161.7144) | 5 (168.5140) |
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 | #1182 (60 pts) | #958 (125 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #747 (210 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #964 (281 pts) | #1071 (251 pts) | #1260 (191 pts) | #814 (396 pts) | #740 (451 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #695 (485 pts) | #572 (655 pts) | #776 (460 pts) | #711 (510 pts) | #554 (660 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #64 (2218 pts) | #55 (2066 pts) | #146 (1642 pts) | #79 (1878 pts) | #99 (1842 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #382 (1011 pts) | #309 (1141 pts) | #519 (801 pts) | #390 (996 pts) | #373 (1036 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #102 (2002 pts) | #15 (2419 pts) | #110 (1788 pts) | #116 (1735 pts) | #221 (1407 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #157 (1697 pts) | #79 (1964 pts) | #87 (1914 pts) | #218 (1342 pts) | #110 (1866 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #300 (1025 pts) | #321 (945 pts) | #314 (965 pts) | #159 (1440 pts) | #264 (1120 pts) |