On the rise
+53
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 53 points across 8 contests since 2013-05-31 — from 1518 up to 1571.
- 8 contests since 2013-05-31
- now 1571
SMOKE N THE ROCKIES
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1571
peak 1571 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2013-04-26
latest 2014-05-09
Best ToY finish
#257
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
668.52 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 662.57 (+5.94)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.64
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.01 · weakest Brisket (159.48)
Road miles
1,715
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 309 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Master avg
662.57 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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.
They almost always walk
100%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 9 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 100% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
683.9660
career-best overall
95.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 683.9660 at Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic — 95.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-09-07
A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
G "QUE" ahead in 100% of their meetings
G "QUE" has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.53 points below their pork, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 56%.
- Brisket avg 159.48
- Pork avg 169.01
- 1 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
6 of 8
shared pork entries lost
G "QUE" ahead 75% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, G "QUE" has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork entries.
The metronome
±1.62%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.62% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 92.0% of a perfect score
- 9 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.
48 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1571
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1398 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1576
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1394 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1571
No shared contest yet.
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1589
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKE N THE ROCKIES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1400 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1570
No shared contest yet.
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-head#1397 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1599
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after SMOKE N THE ROCKIES did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backdraft BBQ | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| G "QUE" | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| JO-BAWB'S BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| FLYBOY BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| LOS NERDS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Lost Weekend Grill | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| CHIBI-Q | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLIN' BEAVERS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 157.7256 | 166.92 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 157.7144 | 167.17 | top 29% |
| Pork | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 177.1428 | 158.2858 | 169.01 | top 24% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 150.2628 | 159.48 | top 48% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 6 | 0 | top 25% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
| WY | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 34% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 23% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1 yrs
2013-04-26 → 2014-05-09
Busiest season
2013
8 contests
Contests a season
4.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CO
6 of 9 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
9
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 169.01 · weakest Brisket (159.48)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 9 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
56%
5 of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
662.57
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
217
271–82 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,715
9 mapped stops · furthest 309 mi
Schedule strength
1523
average field rating faced — tougher than 16% of rated contests
Power rating
1571
peak 1571 · #1393 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Pony Express BBQ Challenge
- First call Pony Express BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8568 Pony Express BBQ Challenge
- First overall top-10 Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
- First category win (Pork) Griller's Cup
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 Smokin' Brew BBQ
- Career-best overall score683.9660 Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic
- 2014
- Peak power rating (1571) Wild West BBQ
- Most recent contest Wild West BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.3 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown | 2013-05-31 |
| +10.3 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge | 2013-06-14 |
| +9.6 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic | 2013-09-07 |
| +9.1 | Smokin' Brew BBQ | 2013-08-30 |
| +8.1 | Griller's Cup | 2013-07-19 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100% | top 24% | 95% | 92.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-09 | Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO | 12 / 29 (645.6684) | 16 (157.7256) | 4 (169.1200) | 13 (163.4172) | 15 (155.4056) |
| 2013-09-13 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO | 10 / 42 (670.2172) | 23 (163.4400) | 3 (175.4172) | 7 (173.1200) | 24 (158.2400) |
| 2013-09-07 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic Garden City, KS | 6 / 26 (683.9660) | 4 (173.7028) | 12 (169.1544) | 6 (175.4172) | 15 (165.6916) |
| 2013-08-30 | Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO | 11 / 53 (671.9200) | 33 (161.6800) | 22 (165.6800) | 2 (177.1428) | 12 (167.4172) |
| 2013-07-19 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 8 / 33 (670.8112) | 3 (172.0000) | 4 (173.1428) | 1 (175.4056) | 28 (150.2628) |
| 2013-06-14 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO | 10 / 68 (658.2852) | 19 (162.2856) | 13 (165.1430) | 15 (163.4282) | 5 (167.4284) |
| 2013-06-07 | Boats, Bands and BBQ Pueblo, CO | 13 / 39 (658.2856) | 10 (170.2856) | 19 (163.4286) | 11 (166.2856) | 15 (158.2858) |
| 2013-05-31 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO | 5 / 33 (653.1426) | 4 (171.4284) | 5 (165.7142) | 17 (158.2858) | 16 (157.7142) |
| 2013-04-26 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE | 16 / 47 (650.8568) | 4 (169.7144) | 25 (157.7144) | 9 (168.5712) | 29 (154.8568) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #257 (1180 pts) | #207 (1260 pts) | #258 (1140 pts) | #167 (1410 pts) | #363 (860 pts) |