SOAKED IN SMOKE

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

Power ranking

#1791

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1547

peak 1547 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-15

latest 2015-10-02

Best ToY finish

#655

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

685.0744 / 720

Master · The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI

Perfect 180s

Current form

676.96 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 660.35 (+16.60)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Pork Ribs · City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±19.14

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.72 · weakest Brisket (162.72)

Road miles

360

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 51 mi

Schedule strength

18%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)

Master avg

660.35 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

High-water mark

685.0744 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.0744 at The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-04-10

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.00 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 30%.

Brisket avg 162.72
Chicken avg 169.72
2 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smokin it Up BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

Burnin and Lootin ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Burnin and Lootin has out-cooked them in 6 of 10 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

COOL GRILLING

#1784 of the rated field

1547 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1560

5–1 in 6 shared contests (83% to SOAKED IN SMOKE)

These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — SOAKED IN SMOKE ahead 5–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 62 contests
last seen 2023-10-20
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Bastian's Barbecue Co.

#1792 of the rated field

1547 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1550

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.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-07-25

⚔ Head-to-head

TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ

#1789 of the rated field

1547 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1547

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2022-09-23

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Whiskey, Wine, and a Little Swine

#1795 of the rated field

1547 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1547

No shared contest yet.

Level with SOAKED IN SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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FAT DAD'S BBQ

#1787 of the rated field

1547 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1547

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-05-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Sizzlin Bones BBQ

#1780 of the rated field

1548 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1556

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2015-07-10

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Burnin and Lootin	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Meat Candy Q	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
TWISTED BRISKET BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
VICIOUS SMOKE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
PORKETEERS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
Que'd Up	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
My Smokin' Grillfriend	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
All Sauced Up	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	1	1	175.4286	153.7144	169.72	top 31%
Pork Ribs	10	1	0	1	177.7372	145.7142	163.42	top 44%
Pork	10	2	0	0	173.1200	147.4282	164.50	top 41%
Brisket	10	2	0	0	170.8344	154.8572	162.72	top 45%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2	20	0	top 31%	2014-10-02

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.5 yrs 2013-03-15 → 2015-10-02

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 9 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 1 win · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 169.72 · weakest Brisket (162.72)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 5 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 10% 1 of 10 contests

Master average 660.35 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 281 397–225 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 360 10 mapped stops · furthest 51 mi

Schedule strength 1526 average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests

Power rating 1547 peak 1547 · #1791 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 15 First tracked contest 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
Apr 5 First call The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV
Apr 5 First category win (Chicken) The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2860 West Coast BBQ Classic
2015
Apr 10 First overall top-10 The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI
Apr 10 Career-best overall score685.0744 The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI
Oct 2 10th tracked contest City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 2 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 2 Peak power rating (1547) City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 2 Most recent contest City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.8	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI	2015-04-10
+9.8	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2014-10-02
+6.9	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic	2013-08-02
+5.9	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2015-10-02
+5.2	7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic	2015-07-24

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.4	2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	2013-03-15

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)
2015	3	1	0	67%	top 30%	95.1%	94.6%
2014	2	0	0	0%	top 37%	94%	93.1%
2013	5	0	1	60%	top 43%	91.2%	89.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-10-02	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	23 / 75 (676.5144)	14 (174.8572)	2 (177.7372)	55 (161.1200)	42 (162.8000)
2015-07-24	7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	20 / 54 (682.1940)	20 (172.0228)	15 (173.1200)	23 (169.6684)	22 (167.3828)
2015-04-10	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI Wildomar, CA	9 / 42 (685.0744)	10 (173.7028)	25 (167.4172)	6 (173.1200)	9 (170.8344)
2014-10-02	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	20 / 97 (677.0628)	11 (174.2972)	21 (171.4056)	37 (167.9772)	45 (163.3828)
2014-07-25	6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA	32 / 60 (663.9428)	28 (168.0228)	17 (168.5716)	13 (171.4284)	48 (155.9200)
2013-10-04	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	40 / 99 (649.6228)	28 (167.9656)	87 (150.2516)	37 (162.8228)	16 (168.5828)
2013-08-02	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA	15 / 46 (656.5484)	26 (163.4400)	11 (168.5600)	9 (167.4284)	31 (157.1200)
2013-05-10	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	20 / 54 (650.2860)	4 (173.7144)	44 (153.1430)	11 (168.5714)	33 (154.8572)
2013-04-05	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA	19 / 48 (637.7138)	1 (175.4286)	35 (145.7142)	40 (147.4282)	5 (169.1428)
2013-03-15	2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	37 / 57 (624.5716)	43 (153.7144)	22 (158.2858)	32 (155.4286)	30 (157.1428)

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1009 (300 pts)	#999 (335 pts)	#838 (430 pts)	#1094 (305 pts)	#1104 (280 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1471 (175 pts)	#1363 (220 pts)	#1392 (210 pts)	#1416 (210 pts)	#1664 (150 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#655 (474 pts)	#415 (744 pts)	#733 (454 pts)	#633 (524 pts)	#595 (539 pts)