High-water mark
684.5484
career-best overall
95.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 684.5484 at Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off — 95.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 20, 2013
HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS
HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 4th of 17 at the Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off (2013). They are ranked #2844 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1510
peak 1513 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2013
latest Sep 19, 2014 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
29% of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.74 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 647.82 (+5.92)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.53
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164.21 · weakest Pork (158.85)
Road miles
568
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 222 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
647.82 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.
99 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,822 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,841 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1517
They turned up 5 years after HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#2,845 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1510
Level with HIGH PLAINS SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,842 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1514
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,826 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,835 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1530
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| JO-BAWB'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WYOMING BS BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 153.1428 | 163.42 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 146.7772 | 161.35 | top 52% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 151.4172 | 158.85 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 174.8456 | 148.5144 | 164.21 | top 41% |
“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
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 46% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 54% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' on the Prairie | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 46% | Aug 8, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SD
4 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
106
finished ahead 79 times, behind 84
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20142 milestones
- Peak power rating (1513) Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ
- Most recent contest Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Griller's Cup
- First call Smokin' on the Prairie
- First overall top-10 Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score684.5484 Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best overall score684.5484 Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8456 Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.9 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off | Sep 20, 2013 |
| +6.1 | Smokin' on the Prairie | Aug 8, 2014 |
| +3.2 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ | Aug 22, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.3 | Griller's Cup | Jul 19, 2013 |
| -3.7 | 1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ | Aug 23, 2013 |
| -2.9 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships | Sep 19, 2014 |
| -0.3 | Smokin' on the Prairie | Aug 9, 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
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 91.3% | 90.5% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 54% | 95.1% | 89.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2014 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Sprearfish, SD | 19 / 29 (639.8856) | 25 (153.1428) | 20 (159.3828) | 21 (158.8228) | 8 (168.5372) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 12 / 25 (657.5884) | 6 (170.8456) | 24 (146.7772) | 8 (169.7028) | 7 (170.2628) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY | 9 / 25 (657.6112) | 15 (162.8228) | 7 (167.9772) | 19 (154.2512) | 4 (172.5600) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off Spearfish, SD | 4 / 17 (684.5484) | 4 (174.8456) | 6 (170.2972) | 11 (164.5600) | 2 (174.8456) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | 1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 11 / 16 (629.0852) | 8 (156.0228) | 7 (162.8112) | 13 (151.4172) | 10 (158.8340) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY | 14 / 25 (630.8000) | 4 (168.5828) | 9 (162.2400) | 21 (151.4628) | 18 (148.5144) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 22 / 33 (635.2224) | 22 (157.6568) | 19 (159.9428) | 19 (161.7028) | 23 (155.9200) |