SMOKIN ARMADILLOS

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

Power ranking

#4875

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1465

peak 1502 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-29

latest 2015-07-24

Best ToY finish

#727

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

807.3944 / 720

Master · Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

632.94 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 613.24 (+19.70)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2856

Pork Ribs · Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show

Consistency

±144.15

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.51 · weakest Brisket (153.58)

Road miles

1,032

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 284 mi

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)

Master avg

613.24 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

807.3944 career-best overall

112.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 807.3944 at Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off — 112.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-07-26

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.93 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 36%.

Brisket avg 153.58
Chicken avg 165.51
1 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JRJ BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CLARK CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared chicken entries.

Boom or bust

±20.02% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±20.02% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 85.2% of a perfect score
best 112.1%

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

Fat Dad's Barbeque

#4885 of the rated field

1465 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1520

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1520 at their best, 55 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-05-23

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BB Barbecue and Pits

#4898 of the rated field

1464 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-03-27

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Penny's Cut BBQ

#4901 of the rated field

1464 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1464

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after SMOKIN ARMADILLOS did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2024-09-07

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225 MAFIA

#4895 of the rated field

1465 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-04-03

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FIRE AND DESIRE

#4860 of the rated field

1465 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1465

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKIN ARMADILLOS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2015-05-01

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STELLA AND CREW BBQ

#4873 of the rated field

1465 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1505 at their best, 40 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-07-12

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WILDCATTERS Q CREW	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
STARS AND STRIPES BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
GREAT PLAINS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
G "QUE"	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	4	1	173.1544	159.4056	165.51	top 42%
Pork Ribs	11	3	0	174.2856	147.3828	159.72	top 63%
Pork	11	3	0	170.8800	147.9428	160.35	top 64%
Brisket	11	1	0	168.5600	140.5144	153.58	top 75%

“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
KS	8	0	top 65%
CO	3	0	top 69%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 28%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	3	13	top 62%	2015-07-24
United Wireless Five State Fair BBQ	2	11	top 56%	2014-08-01
Wild West BBQ	2	15	top 69%	2014-05-09

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

On the trail 2.3 yrs 2013-03-29 → 2015-07-24

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 8 of 11 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 165.51 · weakest Brisket (153.58)

Walk rate 73% a top-10 call in 8 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 11 contests

Master average 613.24 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 184 115–213 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,032 11 mapped stops · furthest 284 mi

Schedule strength 1531 average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests

Power rating 1465 peak 1502 · #4875 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 29 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 29 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 26 Career-best overall score807.3944 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 26 Peak power rating (1502) Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
Sep 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.6568 Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show
Sep 6 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2856 Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show
2014
Aug 1 10th tracked contest United Wireless Five State Fair BBQ
2015
Jul 24 Most recent contest Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.5	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off	2013-07-26
+5.2	United Wireless Five State Fair BBQ	2014-08-01
+2.8	Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show	2013-09-06
+1.9	Wild West BBQ	2013-05-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.1	Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic	2013-09-07
-10.3	Wild West BBQ	2014-05-09
-9.5	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	2015-07-24
-6.8	Blues, BBQ & Bargains	2014-07-18
-5.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-03-29

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	1	0%	top 89%	84.7%	84.7%
2014	4	75%	top 71%	91.7%	88.7%
2013	6	83%	top 59%	92.5%	78.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-07-24	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS	31 / 35 (610.1484)	28 (159.4056)	33 (149.0972)	32 (147.9428)	28 (153.7028)
2014-08-01	United Wireless Five State Fair BBQ Liberal, KS	11 / 25 (659.9200)	5 (173.1544)	14 (165.1084)	10 (167.4400)	20 (154.2172)
2014-07-25	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS	21 / 30 (649.6456)	21 (160.0000)	20 (161.1200)	23 (159.9656)	9 (168.5600)
2014-07-18	Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS	26 / 33 (636.4572)	14 (166.3200)	27 (154.2400)	26 (162.2628)	28 (153.6344)
2014-05-09	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	26 / 29 (608.5260)	2 (168.0344)	26 (147.3828)	25 (152.5944)	28 (140.5144)
2013-09-07	Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic Garden City, KS	24 / 26 (649.7488)	12 (169.1428)	21 (161.7372)	22 (162.8572)	22 (156.0116)
2013-09-06	Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show Scott City, KS	14 / 28 (665.6568)	17 (162.8228)	7 (174.2856)	19 (163.3828)	13 (165.1656)
2013-08-02	United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ Liberal, KS	17 / 25 (642.2288)	4 (169.7488)	17 (159.3944)	18 (157.6912)	19 (155.3944)
2013-07-26	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off Dodge City, KS	13 / 47 (163.9884)	15 (162.8572)	9 (167.4400)	8 (170.8800)	43 (142.2288)
2013-05-10	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	15 / 31 (638.8570)	6 (168.5714)	6 (165.1430)	22 (154.8570)	23 (150.2856)
2013-03-29	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Thornton, CO	21 / 30 (626.2852)	21 (160.5712)	27 (152.0000)	7 (163.9998)	24 (149.7142)

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
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#727 (429 pts)	#466 (684 pts)	#616 (544 pts)	#601 (549 pts)	#895 (344 pts)