A tough matchup
11–0
behind in the head-to-head
SON OF SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SON OF SMOKE has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
PIPIN' HOT SMOKERS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1397
peak 1397 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2014-03-28
latest 2024-04-26
Best ToY finish
#1151
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
589.80 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 587.08 (+2.72)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±40.86
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.20 · weakest Brisket (135.96)
Road miles
423
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
587.08 / 720
13 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
The weak link
−24.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 24.24 points below their pork, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 31%.
- Brisket avg 135.96
- Pork avg 160.20
- 1 calls in 12 entries
A strong matchup
6–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of CHERRY LANE SMOKERS in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The comeback
5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5 years, then back at Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship (2023-04-28).
- last seen 2018-05-04
- back 2023-04-28
Pork nemesis
8 of 9
shared pork entries lost
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME ahead 89% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, TOO ASHAMED TO NAME has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared pork entries.
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.
#6301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1397
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6303 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1397
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before PIPIN' HOT SMOKERS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#6306 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1396
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6307 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1396
No shared contest yet.
19 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#6300 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1397
No shared contest yet.
Level with PIPIN' HOT SMOKERS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#6302 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1397
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SON OF SMOKE | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF THE PIG | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey and the Pirate | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TOO ASHAMED TO NAME | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK DADDY'S BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 ROLLING BONES | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHERRY LANE SMOKERS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Ric's Righteous Ribs | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK DYNASTY | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-Q'S-2GO | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Old Town Franklin BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 135.3828 | 151.96 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 122.8116 | 149.42 | top 79% |
| Pork | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 146.2172 | 160.20 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.4288 | 20.0000 | 135.96 | top 79% |
“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) | 11 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the River | 3 | 20 | 0 | top 80% | 2016-10-14 |
| Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 87% | 2018-05-04 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10.1 yrs
2014-03-28 → 2024-04-26
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
13 of 13 contests
Contests visited
10
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
13 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.20 · weakest Brisket (135.96)
Walk rate
38%
a top-10 call in 5 of 13 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 13 contests
Master average
587.08
out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
212
62–363 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
423
13 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi
Schedule strength
1530
average field rating faced — tougher than 22% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$12,000
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
5 yrs
2018-05-04 → 2023-04-28
Power rating
1397
peak 1397 · #6304 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1487) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
- 2016
- 10th tracked contest Smoke on the River
- 2023
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
- 2024
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.9944 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score648.9944 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-03-28 |
| -11.1 | Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship | 2023-04-28 |
| -8.9 | Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way | 2015-08-07 |
| -8.9 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship | 2014-05-02 |
| -8.5 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship | 2015-05-01 |
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 | 0% | top 88% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 69.7% | 69.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 84% | 84.8% | 82.8% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 82% | 85.3% | 82.8% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 85% | 85.3% | 79.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 30 / 34 (648.9944) | 14 (173.1428) | 27 (163.9772) | 25 (163.3944) | 32 (148.4800) |
| 2023-04-28 | Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 27 / 27 (501.6572) | 4 (174.8572) | 12 (170.2628) | 26 (156.5372) | — |
| 2018-05-04 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 32 / 35 (595.7940) | 32 (142.8456) | 34 (142.7428) | 21 (160.5484) | 25 (149.6572) |
| 2016-10-14 | Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA | 32 / 38 (591.8404) | 29 (153.6916) | 26 (155.4516) | 32 (146.2172) | 35 (136.4800) |
| 2016-08-26 | Grills 'N' Grilles(presented by the United Way of Nevada Country) Penn Valley, CA | 24 / 28 (610.7312) | 27 (145.0740) | 27 (142.2744) | 10 (164.0000) | 10 (159.3828) |
| 2016-04-29 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 25 / 30 (585.0288) | 26 (142.8800) | 23 (151.9772) | 23 (149.6572) | 27 (140.5144) |
| 2015-10-02 | 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA | 32 / 41 (614.2632) | 34 (154.3316) | 35 (150.2400) | 21 (162.8572) | 38 (146.8344) |
| 2015-09-18 | Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA | 39 / 49 (595.9204) | 42 (150.2972) | 49 (122.8116) | 13 (163.3828) | 21 (159.4288) |
| 2015-08-07 | Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way Penn Valley, CA | 21 / 24 (597.7032) | 22 (150.3200) | 20 (151.4172) | 18 (154.8116) | 20 (141.1544) |
| 2015-05-01 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 27 / 32 (575.4056) | 32 (138.2628) | 32 (131.9428) | 7 (163.4628) | 23 (141.7372) |
| 2014-09-05 | Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA | 20 / 26 (614.1832) | 21 (154.8916) | 22 (146.2744) | 5 (171.9772) | 25 (141.0400) |
| 2014-05-02 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 27 / 33 (602.2404) | 33 (135.3828) | 17 (156.5716) | 10 (163.4632) | 25 (146.8228) |
| 2014-03-28 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Sacramento, CA | 28 / 29 (498.2860) | 18 (159.4516) | 18 (156.5600) | 14 (162.2744) | 28 (20.0000) |
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 | #1464 (59 pts) | #1042 (114 pts) | #1562 (59 pts) | #1478 (59 pts) | #1465 (59 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1616 (52 pts) | #791 (202 pts) | #1191 (117 pts) | #1611 (52 pts) | — |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #1923 (80 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1529 (173 pts) | #1645 (168 pts) | #1581 (178 pts) | #1278 (253 pts) | #1276 (243 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1151 (246 pts) | #1250 (241 pts) | #1230 (251 pts) | #814 (446 pts) | #1100 (281 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1429 (188 pts) | #1372 (218 pts) | #1229 (253 pts) | #875 (418 pts) | #1610 (163 pts) |