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MIKE'S MAGIC SMOKE

MIKE'S MAGIC SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 17th of 25 at the Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest (2013). They are ranked #5995 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,995
of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1434
peak 1434 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

17
in the data

First seen

May 31, 2013
latest Sep 27, 2019 · 6.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#728
Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0
0% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 71%
overall standings

Best overall

657.0972 / 720
Master · Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

628.17 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 623.45 (+4.72)

Walk rate

18%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7028
Brisket · Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

Consistency

±17.34
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs
avg 158.81 · weakest Brisket (151.68)

Road miles

644
across 17 mapped stops · furthest 68 mi

Schedule strength

15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)

Purse competed for

$28K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

623.45 / 720
17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB ahead in 100% of their meetings

HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.14 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 0%.

  • Brisket avg 151.68
  • Pork Ribs avg 158.81
  • 1 call in 17 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RAW DAWGIN BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 9 shared pork ribs entries lost

HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared pork ribs entries.

A June team

Top 61% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 61% across 8 contests, versus top 71% the rest of the year.

  • 8 June contests
  • top 71% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.41% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.41% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 86.6% of a perfect score
  • 17 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2013 ↗ Master #728 (428 pts) #763 (428 pts) #648 (513 pts) #766 (438 pts) #765 (423 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MIKE'S MAGIC SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT
#5,989 of the rated field
1434 power rating
Contests
17
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1434

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 15 contests
  • last seen May 6, 2022
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Wild Wolves BBQ
#6,000 of the rated field
1434 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1434

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 14 contests
  • last seen Sep 26, 2025
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HQO
#5,996 of the rated field
1434 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1501

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

  • rated over 14 contests
  • last seen Jun 9, 2023
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Northstar BBQ
#5,991 of the rated field
1434 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
8%
Peak
1501

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

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Sep 11, 2026
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COMIN' IN HOT BBQ
#6,004 of the rated field
1434 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1500

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

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Apr 26, 2019
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Hillcrest Smokers BBQ
#5,998 of the rated field
1434 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1434

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 10 contests
  • last seen Aug 27, 2021
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
B & C SMOKERS 9 1 8 11% ⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT 9 1 8 11% ⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig 9 1 8 11% ⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 9 0 9 0% ⚔ compare
PB&J SMOKIN OLD MEN 8 5 3 63% ⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ 8 5 3 63% ⚔ compare
Meat Rubbers 8 4 4 50% ⚔ compare
No Butts About It 8 3 5 38% ⚔ compare
Lucky Pig Barbecue 8 3 5 38% ⚔ compare
Dead Last BBQ 8 2 6 25% ⚔ compare
BEAUX HAWG BBQ 8 1 7 13% ⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
BLUE BUCKET BBQ 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
Sublime BBQ 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 17 1 0 0 171.4744 131.3832 154.44 top 72%
Pork Ribs 17 0 0 0 167.4286 141.6228 158.81 top 58%
Pork 17 1 0 0 172.6516 144.5372 158.53 top 62%
Brisket 17 1 0 0 173.7028 137.1316 151.68 top 71%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)40top 81%
Large (40+)130top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
KS160top 71%
MO10top 72%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 4 30 0 top 66% Jun 24, 2016
Smoke on the Trails 2 44 0 top 85% Sep 27, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 7 contests
Contests a season 2.4 across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in KS 16 of 17 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited 13 2 of them more than once
Opponents faced 705 finished ahead 622 times, behind 1,127

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

20191 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Smoke on the Trails
20171 milestone
  1. Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7028 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20154 milestones
  1. First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0972 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
  3. 10th tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
  4. Career-best overall score657.0972 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20132 milestones
  1. First tracked contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual
  2. Peak power rating (1491) McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+14.3Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State ChampionshipJun 26, 2015
+6.3Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State ChampionshipJun 23, 2017
+1.7The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State ChampionshipJun 21, 2019
+0.7The Great Lenexa BBQ BattleJun 22, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-12.2Flinthills Beef Fest BBQAug 23, 2013
-12.1Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State ChampionshipJun 27, 2014
-9.3McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd AnnualMay 31, 2013
-6.9Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ ChallengeAug 1, 2013
-6.8Battle of the BrisketSep 13, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20192000 0% top 69% 88.6% 86%
20182000 0% top 72% 88% 87.7%
20172000 100% top 59% 88.9% 88.4%
20161000 0% top 78% 85.1% 85.1%
20151000 100% top 16% 91.3% 91.3%
20142000 0% top 84% 85.5% 83.4%
20137000 0% top 79% 88.6% 86.4%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Sep 27, 2019 Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS 44 / 53 (600.5028) 42 (153.1312) 49 (146.2400) 27 (164) 49 (137.1316)
Jun 21, 2019 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 101 / 183 (637.6688) 130 (155.9772) 112 (156.5488) 92 (161.7256) 68 (163.4172)
Sep 28, 2018 Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS 59 / 68 (633.6116) 32 (167.9888) 42 (164.5484) 65 (151.9772) 61 (149.0972)
Jun 22, 2018 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS 105 / 185 (629.0400) 49 (163.9656) 71 (162.8572) 102 (158.2284) 162 (143.9888)
Jun 23, 2017 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 74 / 184 (640.0116) 147 (150.8228) 160 (145.6916) 19 (169.7944) 5 (173.7028)
Apr 28, 2017 The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS 21 / 27 (633.2232) 27 (145.1200) 17 (162.3200) 4 (172.6516) 22 (153.1316)
Jun 24, 2016 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 142 / 183 (612.5256) 152 (149.7600) 151 (149.0972) 121 (156.5484) 93 (157.1200)
Jun 26, 2015 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 30 / 183 (657.0972) 9 (171.4744) 48 (165.1428) 45 (166.2400) 107 (154.2400)
Jun 27, 2014 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 177 / 184 (585.5312) 177 (143.9428) 176 (141.6228) 158 (146.2628) 98 (153.7028)
Jun 6, 2014 Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO 57 / 79 (615.3140) 58 (153.6684) 31 (164.5828) 77 (144.5372) 56 (152.5256)
Oct 18, 2013 Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest 🏅 Garnett, KS 17 / 25 (626.1828) 17 (162.8228) 14 (161.1544) 20 (152) 18 (150.2056)
Sep 13, 2013 Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS 42 / 53 (621.6344) 48 (151.3944) 28 (161.6800) 42 (153.7372) 32 (154.8228)
Aug 23, 2013 Flinthills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS 25 / 26 (596.5376) 26 (131.3832) 23 (154.2744) 20 (162.3200) 25 (148.5600)
Aug 1, 2013 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS 56 / 74 (637.7600) 51 (161.0972) 32 (164.6056) 44 (161.1772) 64 (150.8800)
Jul 19, 2013 9th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS 31 / 40 (632.5824) 34 (157.1656) 15 (166.2972) 38 (156.5828) 33 (152.5368)
Jun 21, 2013 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 133 / 183 (613.7146) 143 (149.1430) 35 (165.7144) 78 (160.5714) 166 (138.2858)
May 31, 2013 McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual McLouth, KS 30 / 37 (625.7146) 28 (156.5714) 13 (167.4286) 27 (156.5716) 35 (145.1430)

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