The heartbreaker
1.6916
points from the title
Came within 1.6916 points of the Grand Championship at Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships (2019-10-25).
Smoke N Daggers BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1541
peak 1541 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-06-29
latest 2019-10-25
Best ToY finish
#464
Master 2019
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 8%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
684.54
last 3 Master vs avg 684.54 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±14.30
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.29 · weakest Pork (167.21)
Road miles
136
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1501)
Purse competed for
$33K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
684.54 / 720
3 Master contests · 1 GC
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.
Giant slayer
32
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 32-team field at Burleigh BBQ Championships.
- 2019-08-03
High-water mark
697.0856
career-best overall
96.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 697.0856 at Burleigh BBQ Championships — 96.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2019-08-03
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of UP IN SMOKE GC BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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.
Smoke N Daggers BBQ 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 52 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.
#1930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#1932 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#1926 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smoke N Daggers BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1934 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#1923 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#1925 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
9 contests to 3: their number has had years to settle where Smoke N Daggers BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 177.1428 | 169.1656 | 174.29 | top 9% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.7256 | 164.5600 | 169.57 | top 25% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 165.1084 | 167.21 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 165.6800 | 170.71 | top 19% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 1 | top 5% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 15% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.3 yrs
2019-06-29 → 2019-10-25
Busiest season
2019
3 contests · 1 GC
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 174.29 · weakest Pork (167.21)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 3 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
100%
3 of 3 contests
Wins it all
33%
1 Grand Championship · 1 reserve
First title
2019-08-03
Burleigh BBQ Championships
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests — and still running
Master average
684.54
out of 720 · 3 contests · 1 GC
Opponents faced
73
89–6 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
136
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1501
average field rating faced — tougher than 1% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$33,250
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Power rating
1541
peak 1541 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest Queensland BBQ Championship
- First call Queensland BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Queensland BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score691.9996 Queensland BBQ Championship
- First category win (Brisket) Burleigh BBQ Championships
- First overall podium Burleigh BBQ Championships
- First Grand Championship Burleigh BBQ Championships
- Biggest field won (32 teams) Burleigh BBQ Championships
- Career-best overall score697.0856 Burleigh BBQ Championships
- Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Burleigh BBQ Championships
- First Reserve Championship Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships
- Peak power rating (1541) Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships
- Most recent contest Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.5 | Burleigh BBQ Championships | 2019-08-03 |
| +13.3 | Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships | 2019-10-25 |
| +12.1 | Queensland BBQ Championship | 2019-06-29 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 8% | 96.8% | 95.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-25 | Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships Palmview, Su Qld 4553 | 2 / 26 (664.5368) | 3 (169.1656) | 11 (164.5600) | 6 (165.1084) | 5 (165.7028) |
| 2019-08-03 | Burleigh BBQ Championships Queensland, 4220 | 1 / 32 (697.0856) | 3 (176.5600) | 3 (173.7028) | 10 (167.9656) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2019-06-29 | Queensland BBQ Championship CLEVELAND QUEENSLAND, 4163 | 6 / 41 (691.9996) | 2 (177.1428) | 6 (173.7256) | 13 (168.5484) | 10 (172.5828) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #464 (708 pts) | #475 (718 pts) | #648 (528 pts) | #772 (418 pts) | #572 (593 pts) |