SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2176

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1531

peak 1547 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-24

latest 2016-06-24

Best ToY finish

#371

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 42%

overall standings

Best overall

675.4748 / 720

Master · Smokin' on the Water

Perfect 180s

Current form

628.64 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 639.66 (-11.02)

Walk rate

77%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

176.0344

Brisket · Smokin' on the Water

Consistency

±20.28

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.45 · weakest Chicken (154.43)

Road miles

3,067

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 948 mi

Schedule strength

15%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)

Master avg

639.66 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Blues, Brews & BBQ (2013-05-24).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 13 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

675.4748 career-best overall

93.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.4748 at Smokin' on the Water — 93.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-08-23

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TOO ASHAMED TO NAME has finished one call ahead of SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 27%.

6 contests
4 overall top-10s
4 category wins
average top 27%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.0 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.02 points below their pork, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 46%.

Chicken avg 154.43
Pork avg 165.45
2 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 34 at their very first tracked contest, Blues, Brews & BBQ (2013-05-24).

2013-05-24
34-team field

The long haul

3,067 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,067 miles across 13 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 948 miles to BBQ on the Bow.

13 mapped stops
furthest 948 mi

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.

76 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

MADCOW BARBEQUE

#2170 of the rated field

1532 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1542

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-07-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Hoosier BBQ

#2161 of the rated field

1532 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-08-28
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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Rib Racks BBQ

#2174 of the rated field

1531 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 69%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2022-10-21
on a 6-contest top-10 run

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JOE'S COOKSHACK

#2171 of the rated field

1532 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1562

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 18% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2025-01-09

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Tennessee Smoke Show

#2163 of the rated field

1532 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2021-08-27

⚔ Head-to-head

MONTANA Q

#2180 of the rated field

1531 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2016-09-23

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smokey and the Pirate	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
Ric's Righteous Ribs	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PORKTERA BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF THE PIG	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
PORK DYNASTY	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
WOODHOUSE BARBECUE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
IRON BULL BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
BAD S. BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
GET SOME SALTWORKS BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
THESMOKERING.COM	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BOWLING OVER PIGS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	2	1	1	170.2858	138.7772	154.43	top 63%
Pork Ribs	13	4	0	1	167.9884	148.5144	159.72	top 46%
Pork	13	6	3	3	174.2628	157.0856	165.45	top 25%
Brisket	13	4	0	1	176.0344	134.2284	160.06	top 40%

“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
CA	12	0	top 40%
AB	1	0	top 74%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 36%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 50%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	3	20	0	top 47%	2015-06-26
Wine Country Big Q	2	19	0	top 48%	2014-07-11

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.1 yrs 2013-05-24 → 2016-06-24

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 12 of 13 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 1 win · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 165.45 · weakest Chicken (154.43)

Walk rate 77% a top-10 call in 10 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 31% 4 of 13 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 639.66 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 273 287–214 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,067 13 mapped stops · furthest 948 mi

Schedule strength 1521 average field rating faced — tougher than 15% of rated contests

Power rating 1531 peak 1547 · #2176 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
May 24 First tracked contest Blues, Brews & BBQ
May 24 First call Blues, Brews & BBQ
May 24 First category win (Chicken) Blues, Brews & BBQ
May 24 First overall top-10 Blues, Brews & BBQ
May 24 First overall podium Blues, Brews & BBQ
May 24 First multi-meat day Blues, Brews & BBQ
May 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8574 Blues, Brews & BBQ
Aug 23 Career-best overall score675.4748 Smokin' on the Water
Aug 23 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.0344 Smokin' on the Water
Sep 13 Peak power rating (1547) RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills
2015
May 1 10th tracked contest Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
2016
Jun 24 Most recent contest Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	Blues, Brews & BBQ	2013-05-24
+11.1	RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills	2013-09-13
+9.1	Smokin' on the Water	2013-08-23
+7.8	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off	2013-07-26
+4.9	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	2013-06-28

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.3	BBQ on the Bow	2015-09-05
-3.4	Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships	2016-06-24
-1.7	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship	2014-05-02
-1.3	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	2015-06-26
-1.2	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	2014-06-27

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 63%	87.6%	87.6%
2015	3	0	0	100%	top 59%	87.8%	86.3%
2014	3	0	0	67%	top 49%	89.9%	87.5%
2013	6	4	4	83%	top 27%	93.8%	91%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-06-24	Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA	34 / 54 (630.8224)	43 (148.5140)	37 (155.4400)	14 (166.2856)	24 (160.5828)
2015-09-05	BBQ on the Bow Calgary, AB	26 / 35 (604.4792)	32 (142.2396)	3 (167.9884)	16 (160.0228)	34 (134.2284)
2015-06-26	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	26 / 49 (628.5716)	35 (147.3600)	33 (152.0228)	20 (162.2744)	10 (166.9144)
2015-05-01	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	16 / 32 (631.8740)	24 (152.5600)	10 (160.5600)	15 (157.0856)	11 (161.6684)
2014-07-11	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	19 / 44 (647.4740)	28 (154.8340)	25 (158.8228)	6 (168.5828)	16 (165.2344)
2014-06-27	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	25 / 48 (611.9656)	39 (147.9772)	33 (150.8000)	18 (159.4628)	24 (153.7256)
2014-05-02	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	17 / 33 (630.7660)	31 (138.7772)	13 (162.2516)	5 (166.2628)	7 (163.4744)
2013-09-13	RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cameron Park, CA	6 / 39 (658.2740)	13 (166.2628)	15 (161.1428)	1 (173.1428)	20 (157.7256)
2013-08-23	Smokin' on the Water Lakeport, CA	5 / 20 (675.4748)	16 (157.7144)	7 (167.4632)	1 (174.2628)	3 (176.0344)
2013-07-26	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA	7 / 26 (658.8800)	8 (165.1084)	11 (163.4172)	12 (161.7600)	5 (168.5944)
2013-07-12	Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA	23 / 44 (626.1712)	31 (154.7884)	34 (148.5144)	6 (166.8800)	25 (155.9884)
2013-06-28	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	20 / 56 (643.9998)	23 (161.1428)	18 (162.8570)	18 (161.1428)	21 (158.8572)
2013-05-24	Blues, Brews & BBQ Brentwood, CA	3 / 34 (666.8574)	1 (170.2858)	9 (165.1430)	1 (173.7144)	14 (157.7142)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#1114 (270 pts)	#1453 (200 pts)	#1201 (260 pts)	#784 (475 pts)	#944 (355 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#371 (818 pts)	#440 (713 pts)	#554 (598 pts)	#242 (1143 pts)	#480 (668 pts)