The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
D'Vine Swine has finished one call ahead of The Smokin' Irish 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
The Smokin' Irish
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1429
peak 1429 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2015-08-21
latest 2023-08-18
Best ToY finish
#1236
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
589.21 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 602.33 (-13.12)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±44.68
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.11 · weakest Chicken (139.97)
Road miles
460
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 154 mi
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)
Purse competed for
$33K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
602.33 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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 tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
The weak link
−17.1
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 17.14 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Chicken avg 139.97
- Pork avg 157.11
- 0 calls in 8 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival (2021-08-20).
- last seen 2019-08-16
- back 2021-08-20
Pork nemesis
7 of 8
shared pork entries lost
BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead 88% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, BLUE CHIP BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork entries.
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.
45 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1428
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to The Smokin' Irish)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team The Smokin' Irish has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6053 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1429
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6062 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1428
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before The Smokin' Irish's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#6055 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1429
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6058 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1429
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 12 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#6060 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1429
No shared contest yet.
Level with The Smokin' Irish on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Beachdogs 502 BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ACME BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Bluedog BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHARCOAL & MORE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| House of Swine | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH ON THE HAWG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GREY STREET BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2860 | 20.0000 | 139.97 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 148.4800 | 152.87 | top 90% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 149.0972 | 157.11 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 143.9428 | 152.38 | top 89% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 5 | 0 | top 92% |
| KY | 3 | 0 | top 93% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 93% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 3 | 41 | 0 | top 95% | 2021-08-20 |
| Jim Beam BBQ Classic | 2 | 40 | 0 | top 95% | 2018-10-05 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8 yrs
2015-08-21 → 2023-08-18
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
5 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 157.11 · weakest Chicken (139.97)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
602.33
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
188
30–329 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
460
8 mapped stops · furthest 154 mi
Schedule strength
1584
average field rating faced — tougher than 67% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$33,100
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2019-08-16 → 2021-08-20
Power rating
1429
peak 1429 · #6057 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1490) Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- 2017
- Career-best overall score634.7432 Jim Beam BBQ Classic
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2860 Jim Beam BBQ Classic
- 2023
- Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 2019-08-16 |
| -10.2 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | 2018-10-05 |
| -10.2 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 2015-08-21 |
| -10 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues | 2023-08-18 |
| -9.5 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 2021-08-20 |
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 98% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 67.8% | 67.8% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.2% | 87.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-18 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues 🏅 Madison, IN | 40 / 41 (602.1028) | 39 (149.6800) | 39 (150.7772) | 33 (157.7028) | 39 (143.9428) |
| 2021-08-20 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN | 41 / 43 (614.0684) | 43 (150.7772) | 40 (151.9200) | 40 (153.6684) | 37 (157.7028) |
| 2019-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN | 47 / 47 (607.3144) | 47 (149.1200) | 43 (153.1088) | 40 (156.5712) | 44 (148.5144) |
| 2018-10-05 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 42 / 42 (487.8400) | 42 (20.0000) | 40 (155.3828) | 38 (157.6684) | 39 (154.7888) |
| 2017-10-06 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 40 / 44 (634.7432) | 22 (170.2860) | 44 (149.0972) | 39 (162.2744) | 42 (153.0856) |
| 2017-08-18 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 42 / 55 (634.1256) | 41 (162.2628) | 32 (162.8228) | 48 (149.0972) | 37 (159.9428) |
| 2017-06-16 | Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY | 27 / 31 (624.9488) | 26 (155.9544) | 29 (151.3600) | 21 (161.6800) | 28 (155.9544) |
| 2015-08-21 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 58 / 64 (613.5200) | 48 (161.6916) | 61 (148.4800) | 47 (158.2284) | 57 (145.1200) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |