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SMOKIN OKIES

SMOKIN OKIES is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 7th of 9 at the Smokin on Route 66 BBQ Championship (2014). They are ranked #6193 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,193
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1422
peak 1422 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

18
in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013
latest Apr 15, 2022 · 8.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#848
Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
0 podiums

Overall top-10s

2
11% of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 78%
overall standings

Best overall

648.4568 / 720
Master · Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

519.55 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 592.11 (-72.56)

Walk rate

17%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.1200
Chicken · Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival

Consistency

±111.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 159.84 · weakest Chicken (147.43)

Road miles

1,420
across 18 mapped stops · furthest 237 mi

Schedule strength

52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

592.11 / 720
18 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.4 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.41 points below their pork, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 12%.

  • Chicken avg 147.43
  • Pork avg 159.84
  • 1 call in 17 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Men On Fire in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Pork-A-Palooza (Apr 15, 2022).

  • last seen Apr 19, 2019
  • back Apr 15, 2022

Pork nemesis

12 of 13 shared pork entries lost

BUTCHER BBQ ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 13 shared pork entries.

Boom or bust

±15.44% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±15.44% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

  • averages 82.2% of a perfect score
  • best 90.1%

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2015 ↗ Master #1167 (240 pts) #1275 (235 pts) #1086 (305 pts) #1094 (305 pts) #1169 (255 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #1104 (272 pts) #1215 (262 pts) #1088 (302 pts) #1046 (322 pts) #1022 (322 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #848 (356 pts) #1012 (306 pts) #788 (421 pts) #914 (351 pts) #786 (406 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

ALWAYS SAUCED
#6,188 of the rated field
1423 power rating
Contests
20
GCs
0
Top-10s
10%
Peak
1423

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 20 contests
  • last seen Jun 12, 2026
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Smoke Wagon BBQ
#6,190 of the rated field
1423 power rating
Contests
16
GCs
0
Top-10s
6%
Peak
1423

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 16 contests
  • last seen Sep 26, 2025
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THE LICKS
#6,196 of the rated field
1422 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1422

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

  • rated over 15 contests
  • last seen Jun 27, 2025
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JUST FOR FUN
#6,194 of the rated field
1422 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1422

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before SMOKIN OKIES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 14 contests
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SULTANS OF SWINE, NC
#6,187 of the rated field
1423 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1423

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

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Jun 3, 2016
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A & A BBQ
#6,198 of the rated field
1422 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1422

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 Jun 6, 2025
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
BUTCHER BBQ 14 0 14 0% ⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ 12 0 12 0% ⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO 11 3 8 27% ⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ 11 0 11 0% ⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY 10 1 9 10% ⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ 9 0 9 0% ⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers 8 1 7 13% ⚔ compare
IRON WHEEL COOKERS 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
Rise N Swine 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
STEELE FAMILY BBQ 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
WILDCATTERS Q CREW 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 17 1 0 0 169.1200 20 147.43 top 81%
Pork Ribs 18 1 0 0 166.9144 127.3600 156.99 top 70%
Pork 17 2 0 0 168.5256 146.8568 159.84 top 65%
Brisket 17 2 0 0 168 133.6800 153.45 top 72%

“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
Small (<20 teams)20top 75%
Medium (20–39)130top 82%
Large (40+)30top 60%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
OK160top 77%
MO10top 93%
AR10top 80%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Pork-A-Palooza 3 20 0 top 91% Apr 15, 2022
Grand Lake BBQ Festival 2 22 0 top 85% May 16, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests
Contests a season 2.6 across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in OK 16 of 18 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited 15 2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 18 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced 337 finished ahead 161 times, behind 428
Longest layoff 3 yrs Apr 19, 2019 → Apr 15, 2022

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

20221 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Pork-A-Palooza
20154 milestones
  1. First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4568 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
  2. 10th tracked contest Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
  3. Career-best overall score648.4568 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
  4. Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1200 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
20142 milestones
  1. First call Smokin on Route 66 BBQ Championship
  2. First overall top-10 Smokin on Route 66 BBQ Championship
20132 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Grand Lake BBQ Festival
  2. Peak power rating (1494) Grand Lake BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+7.8Bixby BBQ'N Blues FestivalMay 1, 2015
+2.7Chillin & Grillin BBQ FestivalOct 11, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-14.3It's A Smokin Good ThangJun 7, 2013
-11Grand Lake BBQ FestivalMay 16, 2014
-7.9Pork-A-PaloozaApr 19, 2019
-7.4Boots & BBQ FestivalMay 8, 2015
-7.4Pork-A-PaloozaApr 15, 2022

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)
20221000 0% top 100% 21.4% 21.4%
20191000 0% top 97% 77.5% 77.5%
20181000 0% top 77% 86.4% 86.4%
20171010 100% top 71% 86.4% 86.4%
20155000 20% top 75% 90.1% 88.3%
20144010 25% top 80% 88.8% 84%
20135000 0% top 73% 89.8% 86.2%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Apr 15, 2022 Pork-A-Palooza 🏅 Weatherford, OK 29 / 29 (154.2628) — 29 (154.2628) — —
Apr 19, 2019 Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK 32 / 33 (558.1372) 30 (149.7144) 32 (127.3600) 30 (147.3828) 32 (133.6800)
Mar 16, 2018 Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK 20 / 26 (622.2860) 23 (147.9656) 11 (166.9144) 17 (159.9772) 23 (147.4288)
Jun 23, 2017 Hog Wild BBQ Festival Chandler, OK 10 / 14 (622.1256) 11 (151.4056) 12 (150.2056) 11 (157.6456) 9 (162.8688)
Oct 9, 2015 Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK 21 / 28 (640.9484) 22 (157.6800) 18 (159.9544) 10 (168.5256) 20 (154.7884)
Sep 11, 2015 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO 26 / 28 (628.4456) 26 (154.8000) 23 (158.8572) 23 (159.4172) 26 (155.3712)
Jul 10, 2015 14th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR 35 / 44 (635.2000) 43 (147.3256) 17 (165.6800) 25 (163.9772) 29 (158.2172)
May 8, 2015 Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK 26 / 29 (626.7316) 25 (161.1084) 26 (149.6688) 25 (158.8344) 23 (157.1200)
May 1, 2015 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK 30 / 81 (648.4568) 21 (169.1200) 43 (158.8340) 23 (166.8344) 47 (153.6684)
Sep 5, 2014 Smokin on Route 66 BBQ Championship Miami, OK 7 / 9 (635.3032) 8 (161.6800) 6 (165.6916) 6 (160.5488) 8 (147.3828)
May 16, 2014 Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK 32 / 33 (517.0628) 32 (20) 21 (163.9772) 17 (165.0856) 13 (168)
May 9, 2014 Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK 23 / 29 (639.3032) 26 (151.3600) 25 (157.6916) 12 (168) 21 (162.2516)
Apr 11, 2014 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK 41 / 64 (627.8632) 27 (166.8572) 50 (154.2172) 39 (158.2744) 50 (148.5144)
Oct 11, 2013 Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival Sand Springs, OK 19 / 38 (635.7712) 27 (153.0628) 15 (164.5600) 21 (159.9428) 16 (158.2056)
Sep 13, 2013 Cherokee Strip Cook-Off Ponca City, OK 26 / 33 (611.8176) 29 (149.6572) 24 (156.5144) 22 (158.8344) 29 (146.8116)
Jun 14, 2013 Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK 20 / 33 (630.2856) 21 (161.7146) 15 (164) 23 (155.9998) 24 (148.5712)
Jun 7, 2013 It's A Smokin Good Thang Tecumseh, OK 27 / 27 (577.7132) 26 (149.1428) 27 (143.9998) 27 (146.8568) 26 (137.7138)
May 17, 2013 Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK 22 / 30 (646.2852) 28 (153.7142) 19 (163.4284) 21 (161.1426) 11 (168)

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

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