High-water mark
683.4172
career-best overall
94.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 683.4172 at Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic — 94.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 7, 2013
SMOKIN TURTLE BBQ
SMOKIN TURTLE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 7th of 26 at the Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic (2013). They are ranked #4557 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
peak 1472 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 9, 2013
latest Sep 3, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
620.54 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 542.44 (+78.10)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±185.80
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.05 · weakest Chicken (137.37)
Road miles
1,579
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 621 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
542.44 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #824 (371 pts) | #1119 (266 pts) | #967 (321 pts) | #760 (441 pts) | #982 (306 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN TURTLE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1472
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SMOKIN TURTLE BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN TURTLE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,576 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,546 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
They turned up 10 years after SMOKIN TURTLE BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#4,540 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1472
Level with SMOKIN TURTLE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,560 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,577 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 20 | 137.37 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 149.6684 | 157.68 | top 69% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.2000 | 157.7144 | 166.05 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0116 | 142.2516 | 158.29 | top 66% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
2 of 6 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
164
finished ahead 54 times, behind 133
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
Oct 25, 2013 → Sep 3, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Big Muddy Brew n Que (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- First call 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
- First overall top-10 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1888 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.2000 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
- Career-best overall score683.4172 Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1499) Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.3 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic | Sep 7, 2013 |
| +11.1 | 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs | Aug 30, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.2 | Bates County BBQ State Championship | Oct 25, 2013 |
| -14.7 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest | Aug 9, 2013 |
| -11.5 | Big Muddy Brew n Que (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) | Sep 3, 2016 |
| -9 | Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show | Sep 6, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 90% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40% | top 67% | 94.9% | 73.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2016 | Big Muddy Brew n Que (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Winona, MN | 18 / 20 (620.4800) | 10 (167.4516) | 19 (149.6684) | 14 (161.1084) | 20 (142.2516) |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Bates County BBQ State Championship 🏅 Butler, MO | 33 / 33 (487.9544) | 33 (20) | 26 (153.6456) | 26 (157.7144) | 19 (156.5944) |
| Sep 7, 2013 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic Garden City, KS | 7 / 26 (683.4172) | 11 (169.1428) | 9 (172.5600) | 8 (173.7028) | 14 (168.0116) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show Scott City, KS | 24 / 28 (645.6456) | 11 (169.7256) | 26 (154.8344) | 22 (160.5256) | 22 (160.5600) |
| Aug 30, 2013 | 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI | 8 / 37 (665.1888) | 20 (160.5372) | 12 (163.4172) | 3 (177.2000) | 15 (164.0344) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN | 50 / 50 (151.9656) | — | 41 (151.9656) | — | — |