SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ IN

Power ranking

#858

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1549

peak 1559 · rated over 14 contests

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-22

latest 2020-09-18

Best ToY finish

#152

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

686.7540 / 720

Master · Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.56 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 676.17 (-5.62)

Walk rate

71%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · Big Blue Barbecue

Consistency

±8.52

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 171.02 · weakest Brisket (167.20)

Road miles

1864

mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 282 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)

Purse competed for

$78K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

676.17 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

👀 Looking over their shoulder

Extra Mile BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)

JMB BBQ #869 · 1548 · IN Shoulda' Gone Fishin' #878 · 1547 · IN SMOKIN HOOSIERS #891 · 1546 · IN MISS PIGGY'S U.K. #821 · 1552 · IN OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS #922 · 1543 · IN Wink's BBQ #954 · 1541 · IN

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOOSIERS	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
ALE YEAH BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BURNING PIG BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	4	1	177.7028	162.8228	169.74	top 45%
Pork Ribs	13	6	1	176.5600	157.6456	167.97	top 47%
Pork	13	8	0	176.5600	163.9772	171.02	top 32%
Brisket	14	4	1	179.4400	159.4056	167.20	top 50%

“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	Avg finish
OH	5	top 25%
IN	5	top 53%
KY	2	top 43%
MO	1	top 55%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 31%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 55%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Big Blue Barbecue	2	6	0	top 47%	2020-08-14
Covid-Que Relief (Day 2)	2	25	0	top 51%	2020-06-20

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (9 contests)
Cooks mostly in OH (5 of 14 contests)
Most-entered category: Brisket (14 entries)
Average Master overall score: 676.17 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2019-03-22 — First tracked contest · PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition
📣 2019-07-12 — First call · Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
⭐ 2019-08-02 — Career-best overall score (686.7540) · Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
📈 2020-06-19 — Peak power rating (1559) · Covid-Que Relief (Day 1)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.9	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition	2019-08-02
+12.2	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	2019-10-18
+11.4	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2019-07-12
+11.1	Big Blue Barbecue	2019-08-09
+7.7	Smokin in The Hills	2019-09-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.7	Big Blue Barbecue	2020-08-14
-5.5	Covid-Que Relief (Day 2)	2020-06-20
-4.4	PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition	2019-03-22
-3.3	Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League	2020-04-06
-0.6	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival	2019-06-14

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)
2020	5	0	0	0	60%	top 55%	93.5%	92.7%
2019	9	0	6	0	78%	top 31%	95.4%	94.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2020-09-18	Smokin in the Hills 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	17 / 41 (671.4516)	26 (164.5372)	7 (170.8572)	5 (174.3316)	31 (161.7256)
2020-08-14	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	37 / 50 (661.6340)	30 (166.2856)	41 (161.0856)	7 (174.8572)	46 (159.4056)
2020-06-20	Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN	42 / 63 (663.3140)	41 (167.4172)	62 (157.6456)	5 (176.0000)	50 (162.2512)
2020-06-19	Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN	25 / 69 (673.0512)	18 (172.0000)	26 (167.3828)	47 (163.9772)	21 (169.6912)
2020-04-06	Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO	60 / 109 (163.9884)	—	—	—	60 (163.9884)
2019-10-18	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival 🏅 Nelsonville, OH	3 / 28 (683.3256)	8 (171.9656)	2 (176.5600)	5 (171.4172)	19 (163.3828)
2019-09-20	Smokin in The Hills 🏅	9 / 38 (680.5368)	2 (177.7028)	6 (173.1656)	23 (164.5600)	20 (165.1084)
2019-09-13	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	8 / 28 (684.4800)	10 (170.8572)	8 (169.6800)	8 (170.8344)	5 (173.1084)
2019-08-30	PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Hilliard, OH	11 / 28 (679.8852)	20 (167.9884)	6 (173.1200)	14 (168.5256)	10 (170.2512)
2019-08-09	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	6 / 29 (685.5996)	11 (170.8228)	19 (165.0740)	9 (170.2628)	3 (179.4400)
2019-08-02	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition 🏅 CINCINNATI, OH	4 / 31 (686.7540)	12 (171.4056)	7 (170.8228)	4 (176.5600)	13 (167.9656)
2019-07-12	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Kettering, OH	6 / 33 (679.9084)	8 (171.9772)	27 (165.0856)	4 (173.1428)	9 (169.7028)
2019-06-14	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival 🏅 Barbourville, KY	17 / 30 (677.0168)	15 (170.8228)	20 (166.8228)	11 (171.4056)	14 (167.9656)
2019-03-22	PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition 🏅 Franklin, IN	19 / 29 (663.3144)	22 (162.8228)	19 (166.2516)	18 (167.3944)	18 (166.8456)

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
2020 ↗	Master	#393 (280 pts)	#426 (275 pts)	#369 (345 pts)	#207 (595 pts)	#447 (260 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#182 (1371 pts)	#229 (1186 pts)	#228 (1211 pts)	#206 (1271 pts)	#250 (1161 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#172 (1520 pts)	#245 (1225 pts)	#216 (1295 pts)	#311 (1050 pts)	#123 (1670 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#302 (1195 pts)	#303 (1150 pts)	#310 (1135 pts)	#206 (1385 pts)	#333 (1125 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#152 (1701 pts)	#264 (1241 pts)	#98 (1816 pts)	#161 (1531 pts)	#200 (1486 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#432 (885 pts)	#475 (825 pts)	#459 (830 pts)	#502 (770 pts)	#414 (910 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#949 (335 pts)	#918 (390 pts)	#891 (410 pts)	#981 (360 pts)	#751 (485 pts)