A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKING BAD BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Psycho Griller
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1457
peak 1457 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-06-20
latest 2016-09-10
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 99%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.88
last 3 Master vs avg 630.88 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.69
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.25 · weakest Pork (152.39)
Road miles
204
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 101 mi
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1511)
Master avg
630.88 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 comeback
7.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 7.6 years, then back at "Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #1 (2024-04-06).
- last seen 2016-09-10
- back 2024-04-06
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.
Psycho Griller has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 129 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#5206 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1457
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Psycho Griller)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Psycho Griller has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5224 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5204 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after Psycho Griller did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#5238 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Level with Psycho Griller on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5203 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5231 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5944 | 161.1428 | 163.25 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 141.7484 | 154.96 | top 78% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2972 | 150.2972 | 152.39 | top 92% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 153.1200 | 156.75 | top 76% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Barbecue Championship 2016 | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 98% | 2016-06-11 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.2 yrs
2015-06-20 → 2016-09-10
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IT
2 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.25 · weakest Pork (152.39)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
630.88
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
52
1–75 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
204
5 mapped stops · furthest 101 mi
Schedule strength
1511
average field rating faced — tougher than 8% of rated contests
Longest layoff
7.6 yrs
2016-09-10 → 2024-04-06
Power rating
1457
peak 1457 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Italian Barbecue Championship 2015
- Peak power rating (1486) Italian Barbecue Championship 2015
- 2016
- First call Italian Barbecue Championship 2016
- Career-best overall score647.4516 Italian Barbecue Championship 2016
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 Italian Barbecue Championship 2016
- 2024
- Most recent contest "Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #2
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15 | Italian Barbecue Championship 2016 | 2016-06-11 |
| -14.3 | Italian Barbecue Championship 2015 | 2015-06-20 |
| -13.8 | Brixia 4 Star Championship | 2016-09-10 |
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)
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 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 100% | 89.9% | 89.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-06 | "Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #2 Brescia, 25125 | — | — | 25 (149.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-04-06 | "Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #1 Brescia, 25125 | — | — | 29 (150.2516) | — | — |
| 2016-09-10 | Brixia 4 Star Championship Brescia, IT | 26 / 26 (637.1428) | 21 (164.0116) | 23 (158.2628) | 24 (152.5828) | 18 (162.2856) |
| 2016-06-11 | Italian Barbecue Championship 2016 Perugia, IT | 29 / 29 (647.4516) | 25 (164.5944) | 3 (175.4400) | 29 (154.2972) | 27 (153.1200) |
| 2015-06-20 | Italian Barbecue Championship 2015 Percorso Verde, Perugia, | 23 / 24 (608.0340) | 12 (161.1428) | 23 (141.7484) | 20 (150.2972) | 16 (154.8456) |
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 | — | — | #1146 (105 pts) | — | — |