SMOKIN SUZY

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

Power ranking

#1406

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1570

peak 1570 · rated over 25 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-05

latest 2017-09-01

Best ToY finish

#677

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 25 contests

Avg finish

top 45%

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 644.44 (+23.71)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · *Kelley Wilson BBQ

Consistency

±33.42

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.67 · weakest Brisket (159.58)

Road miles

566

mi across 25 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi

Schedule strength

24%

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

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

644.44 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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.

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
2017-09-01

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-10s
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

9–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ROADKILL BBQ in 9 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.

A June team

Top 31% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 31% across 3 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 45% the rest of the year

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

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

4 SMOKIN' BUTTS

#1404 of the rated field

1570 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1605

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

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN SUZY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2021-05-01

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN' R'S 2.0

#1410 of the rated field

1570 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1616

2–4 in 6 shared contests (33% to SMOKIN SUZY)

They've been 1616 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 38 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

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HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ

#1407 of the rated field

1570 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1570

No shared contest yet.

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 2026-06-12

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SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE

#1402 of the rated field

1570 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1583

No shared contest yet.

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 37% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2015-05-29

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THE DUTCH BBQ CREW

#1400 of the rated field

1570 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1570

No shared contest yet.

4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2019-09-07

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Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team

#1403 of the rated field

1570 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1592

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 35 contests
last seen 2025-07-26

⚔ Head-to-head

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
Theslabs.com	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	14	4	10	29%	⚔ 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	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Rub You Long Time	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
PORK ME PURPLE	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
ROADKILL BBQ	10	9	1	90%	⚔ 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	180.0000 🔥	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	13	0	top 41%
MO	12	0	top 49%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 56%
Large (40+)	23	0	top 44%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2016-08-26
Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ)	2	14	top 39%	2016-06-03
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	16	top 56%	2015-05-08
Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	2	34	top 69%	2014-05-16

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.4 yrs 2013-04-05 → 2017-09-01

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 5 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 13 of 25 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 19 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 25 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 165.67 · weakest Brisket (159.58)

Walk rate 44% a top-10 call in 11 of 25 contests

Overall top-10 rate 4% 1 of 25 contests

Master average 644.44 out of 720 · 25 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 2 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,764 2,443–1,355 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 566 25 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi

Schedule strength 1532 average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1570 peak 1570 · #1406 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2014
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
2016
Aug 26 First overall top-10 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
2017
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 (1570) 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 1 Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.6	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03
+12.1	SMOKIN on the Summit	2013-06-07
+12	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2016-10-29
+10.7	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	2016-08-26
+10.3	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	2014-08-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.7	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	2015-05-15
-10	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival	2013-08-23
-8.2	NKC MO State Championship BBQ	2014-03-14
-5.8	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	2013-05-10
-4.4	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	2014-05-16

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	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 40%	92.4%	87.3%
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
2017-09-01	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)
2017-06-02	*Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO	20 / 61 (654.2056)	54 (150.2284)	44 (154.2744)	1 (180.0000)	8 (169.7028)
2016-10-29	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)
2016-08-26	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)
2016-06-03	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)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	47 / 606 (501.6456)	61 (173.7028)	125 (170.2628)	451 (157.6800)	471 (151.9312)
2015-08-28	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)
2015-05-29	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO	14 / 43 (661.0172)	14 (166.2628)	12 (169.1200)	23 (162.8000)	19 (162.8344)
2015-05-15	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)
2015-05-08	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)
2015-04-17	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)
2014-10-02	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)
2014-08-22	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 (164.0000)
2014-08-01	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	24 / 70 (661.0056)	47 (161.0856)	56 (156.5372)	1 (180.0000)	28 (163.3828)
2014-05-16	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	34 / 50 (644.9944)	14 (167.4172)	9 (169.7144)	38 (159.9312)	49 (147.9316)
2014-05-02	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)
2014-04-25	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)
2014-03-14	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)
2013-10-03	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)
2013-08-23	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)
2013-08-01	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	35 / 74 (655.4056)	67 (155.3940)	51 (159.4172)	28 (168.0000)	6 (172.5944)
2013-06-07	SMOKIN on the Summit Lees Summit, MO	12 / 81 (659.9996)	7 (170.2856)	42 (159.4284)	34 (161.7142)	10 (168.5714)
2013-05-10	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	36 / 52 (632.0002)	21 (163.4286)	41 (152.0002)	18 (166.2858)	43 (150.2856)
2013-04-19	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)
2013-04-05	Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	38 / 74 (652.5712)	6 (172.0000)	59 (154.2854)	42 (164.0000)	37 (162.2858)

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
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)