A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Smokin Through The Night ahead in 100% of their meetings
Smokin Through The Night has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
A QUE GOOD MEN
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2016-09-30
latest 2023-09-29
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
483.67
last 5 Master vs avg 483.67 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±137.73
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.39 · weakest Brisket (158.82)
Road miles
4
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$26K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
483.67 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of EVA SUE'S BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival (2022-09-23).
- last seen 2018-09-28
- back 2022-09-23
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.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4896 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to A QUE GOOD MEN)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — TOTALLY SMOKIN ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4914 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
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#4900 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Level with A QUE GOOD MEN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
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#4887 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before A QUE GOOD MEN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KinFolks Smokin Butts | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ACE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Through The Night | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ CREW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 158.2400 | 163.39 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 151.9656 | 160.76 | top 63% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 153.0856 | 161.35 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 149.6572 | 158.82 | top 52% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 81% | 2017-09-29 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7 yrs
2016-09-30 → 2023-09-29
Busiest season
2023
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AR
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.39 · weakest Brisket (158.82)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
483.67
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
113
31–144 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
4
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1546
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$26,400
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
4 yrs
2018-09-28 → 2022-09-23
Power rating
1465
peak 1465 · #4893 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1489) *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- 2018
- First call *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.7372 *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival
- 2023
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.9712 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score652.9712 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.3 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2023-09-29 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival | 2018-09-28 |
| -10.6 | *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2016-09-30 |
| -8.5 | Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival | 2022-09-23 |
| -6.6 | *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2017-09-29 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 68% | 68% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 91% | 44.7% | 44.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 46.7% | 46.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-29 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 15 / 25 (652.9712) | 16 (164.5256) | 15 (167.3828) | 23 (153.0856) | 8 (167.9772) |
| 2022-09-23 | Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 30 / 33 (489.6116) | 17 (167.4056) | 22 (163.3944) | 24 (158.8116) | — |
| 2018-09-28 | *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 41 / 45 (321.7028) | — | 35 (151.9656) | 6 (169.7372) | — |
| 2017-09-29 | *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 25 / 33 (618.1372) | 23 (158.2400) | 25 (153.6800) | 27 (156.5600) | 24 (149.6572) |
| 2016-09-30 | *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 38 / 44 (335.9200) | — | 16 (167.3828) | 18 (168.5372) | — |