A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Smokey and the Pirate ahead in 100% of their meetings
Smokey and the Pirate has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Bourbon Bros BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-07-12
latest 2023-09-08
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
597.40
last 5 Master vs avg 597.40 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±30.86
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 153.59 · weakest Brisket (144.08)
Road miles
6,558
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 2469 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
597.40 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
−9.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.50 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 144.08
- Chicken avg 153.59
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
7.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 7.2 years, then back at Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff (2023-09-08).
- last seen 2016-07-08
- back 2023-09-08
The long haul
6,558
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,558 miles across 5 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,469 miles to 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin.
- 5 mapped stops
- furthest 2,469 mi
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.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5017 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
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#4988 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Level with Bourbon Bros BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4986 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
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#4992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Bourbon Bros BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4997 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1501 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 125.0856 | 153.59 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5600 | 135.9544 | 147.73 | top 83% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.9144 | 141.6800 | 152.00 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5828 | 129.1544 | 144.08 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 82% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wine Country Big Q | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 80% | 2014-07-11 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10.2 yrs
2013-07-12 → 2023-09-08
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
3 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 153.59 · weakest Brisket (144.08)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
597.40
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
238
58–210 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
6,558
5 mapped stops · furthest 2,469 mi
Schedule strength
1527
average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$35,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
7.2 yrs
2016-07-08 → 2023-09-08
Power rating
1462
peak 1462 · #4999 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Wine Country Big Q
- Peak power rating (1486) Wine Country Big Q
- 2023
- Career-best overall score645.1888 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.9144 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Most recent contest Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | Wine Country Big Q | 2013-07-12 |
| -11.9 | 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin | 2016-04-29 |
| -5.3 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival | 2016-07-08 |
| -4.6 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2023-09-08 |
| -2.4 | Wine Country Big Q | 2014-07-11 |
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 | 0% | top 72% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 81.9% | 80.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 77.8% | 77.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 71 / 99 (645.1888) | 54 (165.1316) | 84 (156.5600) | 49 (166.9144) | 68 (156.5828) |
| 2016-07-08 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA | 28 / 38 (589.7036) | 12 (163.9888) | 33 (143.3944) | 24 (153.1660) | 37 (129.1544) |
| 2016-04-29 | 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA | 46 / 48 (572.8800) | 48 (125.0856) | 40 (146.2056) | 36 (155.9772) | 40 (145.6116) |
| 2014-07-11 | Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA | 28 / 44 (618.7200) | 21 (164.5600) | 29 (156.5600) | 40 (141.6800) | 26 (155.9200) |
| 2013-07-12 | Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA | 42 / 44 (560.5028) | 34 (149.1656) | 42 (135.9544) | 38 (142.2400) | 38 (133.1428) |