A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
ELJEFE SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
ELJEFE SMOKE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Red White and Cue
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2023-05-06
latest 2023-08-19
Best ToY finish
#761
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
624.13
last 3 Master vs avg 624.13 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.91
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.52 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.49)
Road miles
165
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
624.13 / 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.
Red White and Cue 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 134 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.
#4800 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 7 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4830 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2017, 6 years before Red White and Cue's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#4832 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Red White and Cue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4814 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Level with Red White and Cue on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4840 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Red White and Cue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4818 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before Red White and Cue'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 | 157.7144 | 153.7372 | 155.24 | top 92% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6684 | 147.9772 | 153.49 | top 92% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 141.0972 | 153.88 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 154.2628 | 161.52 | top 59% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| MA | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
| RI | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 92% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.3 yrs
2023-05-06 → 2023-08-19
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Cooks most in
ME
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
Brisket
averages 161.52 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.49)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
624.13
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
74
10–107 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
165
3 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi
Schedule strength
1535
average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$17,300
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Power rating
1466
peak 1466 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2023
- First tracked contest HOGS 4 HEROES
- Career-best single call (Brisket)166.2972 HOGS 4 HEROES
- Peak power rating (1487) HOGS 4 HEROES
- Career-best overall score638.2284 Kora Shriners BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Kora Shriners BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | HOGS 4 HEROES | 2023-05-06 |
| -11.2 | Somerset Sizzle | 2023-05-20 |
| -10.1 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition | 2023-08-19 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88.6% | 86.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 41 / 46 (638.2284) | 42 (157.7144) | 41 (157.6684) | 41 (158.8456) | 27 (164.0000) |
| 2023-05-20 | Somerset Sizzle 🏅 Somerset, MA | 22 / 24 (625.0396) | 23 (154.2628) | 22 (154.8112) | 18 (161.7028) | 22 (154.2628) |
| 2023-05-06 | HOGS 4 HEROES 🏅 Jamestown, RI | 47 / 50 (609.1088) | 45 (153.7372) | 47 (147.9772) | 48 (141.0972) | 14 (166.2972) |
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 | #761 (184 pts) | #847 (179 pts) | #906 (184 pts) | #755 (204 pts) | #700 (239 pts) |