A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Smokin' up the House BBQ
Smokin' up the House BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 12th of 34 at the 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition (2013).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest Jul 21, 2023 · 10.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.15
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.42 · weakest Brisket (143.40)
Road miles
89
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 43 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Purse competed for
$5,600
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
618.78 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1312 | 153.7142 | 158.83 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 144.5256 | 156.13 | top 58% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5714 | 153.1084 | 160.42 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.7140 | 131.4288 | 143.40 | top 81% |
“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 field size and state
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
111
finished ahead 33 times, behind 96
Longest layoff
9.1 yrs
Jun 27, 2014 → Jul 21, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Shenandoah ShenDig
20141 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1312 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ in the Bluffs
- First call BBQ in the Bluffs
- Career-best overall score644.5710 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition
- Peak power rating (1496) 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6 | 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition | May 31, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Shenandoah ShenDig | Jul 21, 2023 |
| -10.3 | 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival | Jun 27, 2014 |
| -10.3 | BBQ in the Bluffs | May 10, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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 95% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 87% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 89.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2023 | Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 35 / 37 (593.4968) | 31 (154.7768) | 34 (144.5256) | 34 (153.1084) | 35 (141.0860) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | 2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE | 26 / 30 (621.0512) | 10 (169.1312) | 25 (150.2628) | 18 (162.2856) | 30 (139.3716) |
| May 31, 2013 | 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE | 12 / 34 (644.5710) | 24 (153.7142) | 5 (167.4284) | 13 (161.7144) | 10 (161.7140) |
| May 10, 2013 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 27 / 32 (616.0004) | 24 (157.7144) | 14 (162.2858) | 9 (164.5714) | 32 (131.4288) |