Ground Hog Smokers AL
Rating
1532
peak 1532
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2019-10-11
latest 2020-06-05
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 7%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.59 · weakest Chicken (171.98)
Road miles
0
mi across 2 mapped stops
Storylines
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Butlerfest 2019(BACKYARD ONLY) (2019-10-11) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 34-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Sweet Cheeks BBQ.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 20 at their very first tracked contest, Butlerfest 2019(BACKYARD ONLY) (2019-10-11).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 170.2628 | 171.98 | top 14% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 169.7488 | 172.59 | top 14% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2020 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AL (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Butlerfest 2019(BACKYARD ONLY) (2019-10-11)
- Wins it all in 50% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 344.58
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 343.4516 | 343.45 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 345.7028 | 345.70 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-05 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) Butler, AL | 2 / 23 (343.4516) | 2 (173.7028) | 4 (169.7488) | — | — |
| 2019-10-11 | Butlerfest 2019(BACKYARD ONLY) Butler, AL | 1 / 20 (345.7028) | 4 (170.2628) | 2 (175.4400) | — | — |