SMOKIN SUZY

SMOKIN SUZY is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 10th of 61 at the East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival (2016). They are ranked #1543 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,543

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1562

peak 1562 · rated over 25 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Sep 1, 2017 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#677

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

4% of 25 contests

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6684 / 720

Master · 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

668.15 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.15 (+18.00)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Kelley Wilson BBQ

Consistency

±17.71

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.67 · weakest Brisket (159.58)

Road miles

566

across 25 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

650.15 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×2

High-water mark

677.6684 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.6684 at 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 1, 2017

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 26%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 26%

A tough matchup

15–1 behind in the head-to-head

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 94% of their meetings

DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.09 points below their pork, and turns into a call 16% of the time against 16%.

Brisket avg 159.58
Pork avg 165.67
4 calls in 25 entries

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PORKERSTARS in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

12 of 16 shared pork entries lost

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 16 shared pork entries.

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A June team

Top 31% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 31% across 3 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 46% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.46% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.46% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.3% of a perfect score
25 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 10th

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1113 (280 pts)	#1109 (305 pts)	#1189 (275 pts)	#943 (400 pts)	#1247 (250 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#677 (535 pts)	#681 (560 pts)	#795 (460 pts)	#567 (680 pts)	#723 (510 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1847 (120 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#1957 (115 pts)	#1910 (120 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#833 (365 pts)	#608 (540 pts)	#1029 (300 pts)	#948 (335 pts)	#838 (375 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN SUZY, each with one reason worth a look.

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

MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE

#1,546 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1563

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to SMOKIN SUZY)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Jul 5, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

SPICEWINE IRONWORKS

#1,552 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1567

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to SMOKIN SUZY)

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2017

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EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM

#1,551 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1568

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN SUZY)

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 15 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2017

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SMOKED OUT BBQ

#1,534 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1623

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN SUZY)

They've been 1623 at their best, 61 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 53 contests
last seen Jan 16, 2026

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Blue Ribbon BBQ NC

#1,544 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1591

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

rated over 25 contests
last seen May 17, 2024

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THE DEVIL MADE ME Q IT

#1,532 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1572

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

rated over 24 contests
last seen Sep 10, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DIRT ROAD BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Rub You Long Time	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
PORK ME PURPLE	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
PORKERSTARS	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	4	0	0	175.4400	147.3828	162.86	top 48%
Pork Ribs	25	3	0	0	171.9772	146.7884	162.03	top 50%
Pork	25	4	2	4	180 🔥	147.3940	165.67	top 39%
Brisket	25	4	0	0	173.1200	143.3372	159.58	top 51%

“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)	2	0	top 56%
Large (40+)	23	0	top 45%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	13	0	top 41%
MO	12	0	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	4	10	top 37%	Aug 26, 2016
Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ)	2	14	top 39%	Jun 3, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	16	top 56%	May 8, 2015
Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	2	34	top 69%	May 16, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 5 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 13 of 25 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 19 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,746 finished ahead 2,244 times, behind 1,553

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

20174 milestones

Sep 1 25th tracked contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 1 Career-best overall score677.6684 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 1 Peak power rating (1562) 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 1 Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20161 milestone

Aug 26 First overall top-10 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

20143 milestones

May 2 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 1 First category win (Pork) Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
Aug 1 First perfect 180 (Pork) Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge

20133 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 First call Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5712 Smokin' On Big Creek

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.4	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 2016
+12.1	SMOKIN on the Summit	Jun 7, 2013
+11.2	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 26, 2016
+10.3	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	Aug 22, 2014
+9.3	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 1, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.6	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	May 15, 2015
-10	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival	Aug 23, 2013
-8.2	NKC MO State Championship BBQ	Mar 14, 2014
-5.8	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	May 10, 2013
-4.4	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	May 16, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0	1	50%	top 29%	94.1%	92.5%
2016	3	1	0	67%	top 26%	94.1%	93%
2015	6	0	0	33%	top 47%	92.4%	90.9%
2014	7	0	1	43%	top 53%	91.8%	89.4%
2013	7	0	0	43%	top 52%	91.7%	88.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	99 / 407 (677.6684)	39 (175.4400)	83 (171.9772)	93 (171.4056)	284 (158.8456)
Jun 2, 2017	Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO	20 / 61 (654.2056)	54 (150.2284)	44 (154.2744)	1 (180)	8 (169.7028)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	89 / 557 (677.6228)	221 (166.8344)	221 (166.8456)	88 (171.9656)	79 (171.9772)
Aug 26, 2016	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	10 / 61 (674.8000)	17 (168.5600)	8 (171.4172)	21 (165.1428)	11 (169.6800)
Jun 3, 2016	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ) Kansas City, MO	20 / 45 (656.4688)	9 (173.7260)	26 (163.3828)	2 (176.0228)	39 (143.3372)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	290 / 606 (653.5768)	61 (173.7028)	125 (170.2628)	451 (157.6800)	471 (151.9312)
Aug 28, 2015	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	18 / 65 (659.4288)	34 (159.4172)	26 (165.6800)	3 (174.8572)	35 (159.4744)
May 29, 2015	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO	14 / 43 (661.0172)	14 (166.2628)	12 (169.1200)	23 (162.8000)	19 (162.8344)
May 15, 2015	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	44 / 51 (627.2000)	47 (151.3828)	27 (162.8000)	39 (155.9200)	31 (157.0972)
May 8, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	16 / 30 (665.0748)	12 (169.7488)	17 (167.3944)	11 (168.5372)	26 (159.3944)
Apr 17, 2015	VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	16 / 47 (658.8116)	9 (169.1544)	46 (149.0972)	11 (167.4400)	5 (173.1200)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	295 / 552 (652.4112)	516 (148.5028)	234 (165.7028)	115 (170.8228)	160 (167.3828)
Aug 22, 2014	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	16 / 69 (654.7772)	30 (162.8572)	33 (160.5256)	17 (167.3944)	16 (164)
Aug 1, 2014	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	24 / 70 (661.0056)	47 (161.0856)	56 (156.5372)	1 (180)	28 (163.3828)
May 16, 2014	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	34 / 50 (644.9944)	14 (167.4172)	9 (169.7144)	38 (159.9312)	49 (147.9316)
May 2, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	17 / 29 (642.1828)	16 (162.8228)	7 (169.1428)	17 (157.6800)	20 (152.5372)
Apr 25, 2014	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS	36 / 65 (646.6856)	40 (162.8344)	50 (154.7884)	21 (167.4056)	27 (161.6572)
Mar 14, 2014	NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO	49 / 61 (606.0680)	52 (147.3828)	51 (146.7884)	21 (163.3828)	50 (148.5140)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	254 / 535 (639.8852)	382 (155.3600)	109 (166.8456)	351 (156.5596)	216 (161.1200)
Aug 23, 2013	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	56 / 68 (615.3368)	46 (157.7028)	28 (164.5600)	62 (147.3940)	55 (145.6800)
Aug 1, 2013	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	35 / 74 (655.4056)	67 (155.3940)	51 (159.4172)	28 (168)	6 (172.5944)
Jun 7, 2013	SMOKIN on the Summit Lees Summit, MO	12 / 81 (659.9996)	7 (170.2856)	42 (159.4284)	34 (161.7142)	10 (168.5714)
May 10, 2013	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	36 / 52 (632.0002)	21 (163.4286)	41 (152.0002)	18 (166.2858)	43 (150.2856)
Apr 19, 2013	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS	40 / 73 (624.5708)	40 (159.9998)	32 (158.8570)	34 (159.4284)	59 (146.2856)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	38 / 74 (652.5712)	6 (172)	59 (154.2854)	42 (164)	37 (162.2858)

SMOKIN SUZY

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

A June team

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)