The comeback
4.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.1 years, then back at Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) (2023-09-23).
- last seen 2019-08-10
- back 2023-09-23
SANTIAGO SMOKING CO.
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2018-08-10
latest 2023-09-23
Best ToY finish
#1255
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
624.27
last 3 Master vs avg 624.27 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.54
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.89 · weakest Pork (150.24)
Road miles
1,000
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 841 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
624.27 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
SANTIAGO SMOKING CO. 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 155 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.
#4661 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SANTIAGO SMOKING CO.)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SANTIAGO SMOKING CO. has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4673 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4681 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Level with SANTIAGO SMOKING CO. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4689 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4636 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4657 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 3 years before SANTIAGO SMOKING CO.'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 156.5600 | 161.53 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9888 | 159.9656 | 161.89 | top 74% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1200 | 145.0740 | 150.24 | top 96% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9544 | 146.2060 | 150.61 | top 94% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
| ME | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.1 yrs
2018-08-10 → 2023-09-23
Busiest season
2023
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MA
1 of 3 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 161.89 · weakest Pork (150.24)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
624.27
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
89
6–88 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,000
3 mapped stops · furthest 841 mi
Schedule strength
1585
average field rating faced — tougher than 68% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$14,500
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
4.1 yrs
2019-08-10 → 2023-09-23
Power rating
1469
peak 1469 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2018
- First tracked contest *Big Blue Barbecue
- Peak power rating (1490) *Big Blue Barbecue
- 2023
- Career-best overall score637.6232 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.4172 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark | 2019-08-10 |
| -10.6 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2023-09-23 |
| -9.7 | *Big Blue Barbecue | 2018-08-10 |
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)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 85% | 85% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 38 / 42 (637.6232) | 29 (167.4172) | 32 (161.7144) | 41 (152.5372) | 39 (155.9544) |
| 2019-08-10 | Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark 🏅 Saco, ME | 27 / 28 (611.8628) | 22 (160.6172) | 19 (159.9656) | 26 (145.0740) | 26 (146.2060) |
| 2018-08-10 | *Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 26 / 27 (623.3260) | 27 (156.5600) | 21 (163.9888) | 26 (153.1200) | 26 (149.6572) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2564 (53 pts) | #1996 (68 pts) | #1884 (83 pts) | #2559 (53 pts) | #2558 (53 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #2568 (52 pts) | #2565 (52 pts) | #1945 (72 pts) | #2561 (52 pts) | #2560 (52 pts) |