High-water mark
673.6572
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.6572 at Up in Smoke BBQ Bash — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-07-26
SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1511
peak 1518 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-06-21
latest 2014-05-30
Best ToY finish
#706
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.42
last 5 Master vs avg 657.42 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.18
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.14 · weakest Brisket (157.92)
Road miles
171
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 107 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Master avg
657.42 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BIG T'Z Q CRU ahead in 100% of their meetings
BIG T'Z Q CRU has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−11.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.22 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
- Brisket avg 157.92
- Chicken avg 169.14
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of GAME ON 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.
88 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2813 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2797 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#2795 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2799 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2792 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRY 2 DA BONE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG T'Z Q CRU | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 163.4286 | 169.14 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 154.2744 | 161.47 | top 60% |
| Pork | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 175.4400 | 157.6800 | 168.90 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1316 | 153.1428 | 157.92 | top 61% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 3 | 0 | top 41% |
| MN | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 45% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.9 yrs
2013-06-21 → 2014-05-30
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 169.14 · weakest Brisket (157.92)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 5 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
657.42
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
165
131–109 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
171
5 mapped stops · furthest 107 mi
Schedule strength
1525
average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests
Power rating
1511
peak 1518 · #2806 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First call Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2856 Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First category win (Pork) Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score673.6572 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4400 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1518) 6th Annual Big Island BBQ
- 2014
- Most recent contest Smokin in Steele
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.4 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2013-07-26 |
| +4.5 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! | 2013-07-19 |
| +3.7 | 6th Annual Big Island BBQ | 2013-08-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | Smokin in Steele | 2014-05-30 |
| -1.9 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2013-06-21 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 40% | 93.6% | 91.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-30 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 51 / 67 (647.3256) | 4 (175.4172) | 51 (157.6912) | 57 (157.6800) | 47 (156.5372) |
| 2013-08-23 | 6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 20 / 50 (665.0172) | 8 (172.5716) | 34 (161.0972) | 7 (173.1200) | 27 (158.2284) |
| 2013-07-26 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 12 / 66 (673.6572) | 18 (168.5600) | 16 (169.1200) | 1 (175.4400) | 39 (160.5372) |
| 2013-07-19 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA | 15 / 35 (650.8004) | 12 (165.7144) | 29 (154.2744) | 7 (169.6800) | 13 (161.1316) |
| 2013-06-21 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Marshalltown, IA | 17 / 28 (650.2856) | 20 (163.4286) | 14 (165.1430) | 10 (168.5712) | 23 (153.1428) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #1323 (225 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #706 (443 pts) | #682 (483 pts) | #878 (363 pts) | #418 (773 pts) | #927 (333 pts) |