SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER

SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 4th of 35 at the 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge (2014). They are ranked #2574 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,574

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1518

peak 1518 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Jun 19, 2015 · 2.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#617

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

38% of 13 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

686.2516 / 720

Master · Best Dam Barbecue

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.76 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 648.14 (+20.62)

Walk rate

54%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Best Dam Barbecue

Consistency

±27.78

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.87 · weakest Brisket (156.20)

Road miles

2,271

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 398 mi

Schedule strength

23%

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

Master avg

648.14 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+34 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 34 points across 5 contests since Oct 2, 2014 — from 1484 up to 1518.

5 contests since Oct 2, 2014
now 1518

High-water mark

686.2516 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.2516 at Best Dam Barbecue — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 22, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

R&R BBQ has finished one call ahead of SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 31%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 31%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

Rooftop BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Rooftop BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.67 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 38%.

Brisket avg 156.20
Chicken avg 164.87
2 calls in 13 entries

Chicken nemesis

6 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared chicken entries.

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Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 29 at their very first tracked contest, Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Apr 5, 2013).

Apr 5, 2013
29-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

HD BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2015 ↗	Master	#798 (433 pts)	#734 (503 pts)	#699 (543 pts)	#779 (478 pts)	#964 (353 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#617 (602 pts)	#615 (627 pts)	#534 (737 pts)	#714 (532 pts)	#730 (507 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#922 (319 pts)	#803 (404 pts)	#1225 (239 pts)	#1001 (314 pts)	#1121 (259 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER, each with one reason worth a look.

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

TOMBSTONE BBQ

#2,567 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1532

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2015

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THIRD SWINES CHARM

#2,580 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1518

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 29, 2026

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Sloppy Hogs

#2,566 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1521

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Saturday Night Swine

#2,584 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1521

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2024

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BIGMISTA'S BARBECUE

#2,563 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1521

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2015

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WATER HAWGS BBQ

#2,562 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1521

Level with SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Rhythm n QUE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HD BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
VOODOO ZOMBQUE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Bad Boyz BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	5	0	2	173.7028	150.2856	164.87	top 47%
Pork Ribs	13	6	0	2	173.7144	149.7142	163.99	top 41%
Pork	13	4	1	1	178.8572	152.5372	163.10	top 54%
Brisket	13	2	0	0	170.3428	127.9996	156.20	top 63%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 72%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 47%
Large (40+)	2	top 74%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NV	7	top 54%
CA	3	top 73%
UT	2	top 24%
AZ	1	top 46%

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NV 7 of 13 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 13 a different one every time

Opponents faced 279 finished ahead 217 times, behind 237

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

20155 milestones

May 22 First category win (Pork) Best Dam Barbecue
May 22 Career-best overall score686.2516 Best Dam Barbecue
May 22 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Best Dam Barbecue
Jun 19 Peak power rating (1518) YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp
Jun 19 Most recent contest YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp

20141 milestone

Dec 12 10th tracked contest 2014 Down Town Throw Down

20134 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 5 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 5 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9994 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge	May 23, 2014
+13	Best Dam Barbecue	May 22, 2015
+11.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 5, 2013
+8.8	2014 Down Town Throw Down	Dec 12, 2014
+8.6	YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp	Jun 19, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series)	Feb 21, 2014
-11	9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge	May 24, 2013
-10.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Apr 19, 2013
-4.6	Downtown Throw Down Barbecue Championship	Dec 13, 2013
-3.5	Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship	Feb 28, 2014

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	3	2	1	100%	top 31%	95.3%	93.3%
2014	6	2	0	50%	top 56%	94.7%	90.2%
2013	4	1	0	25%	top 66%	91.1%	87.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 19, 2015	YCC - Real Men Can Cook BBQ Comp Ogden, UT	7 / 23 (665.1776)	3 (169.1772)	6 (165.1544)	9 (166.8344)	9 (164.0116)
May 22, 2015	Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV	6 / 38 (686.2516)	14 (170.2744)	9 (169.1200)	1 (178.8572)	15 (168)
May 1, 2015	Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	16 / 35 (664.4916)	7 (172)	3 (173.7144)	29 (152.5372)	15 (166.2400)
Dec 12, 2014	2014 Down Town Throw Down Las Vegas, NV	9 / 26 (670.2172)	5 (171.4172)	5 (169.7488)	6 (169.1084)	21 (159.9428)
Oct 2, 2014	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	50 / 97 (657.6576)	22 (171.4172)	42 (166.2744)	66 (161.1088)	60 (158.8572)
May 23, 2014	10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV	4 / 35 (681.7256)	4 (173.7028)	2 (173.1200)	15 (164.5600)	6 (170.3428)
May 1, 2014	Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV	13 / 18 (646.6628)	15 (159.3716)	9 (165.6800)	13 (163.3712)	11 (158.2400)
Feb 28, 2014	Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship Havasu Landing, CA	20 / 28 (637.5432)	24 (159.9888)	16 (161.6572)	20 (162.8000)	21 (153.0972)
Feb 21, 2014	The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) Indio, CA	46 / 48 (602.0572)	46 (151.3828)	20 (159.4172)	31 (156.5256)	48 (134.7316)
Dec 13, 2013	Downtown Throw Down Barbecue Championship Las Vegas, NV	19 / 25 (642.0684)	12 (168.5256)	19 (159.3600)	21 (158.8228)	19 (155.3600)
May 24, 2013	9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV	30 / 35 (588.5704)	28 (150.2856)	30 (149.7142)	16 (160.5710)	34 (127.9996)
Apr 19, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	25 / 30 (627.4288)	26 (154.2858)	12 (161.1428)	23 (158.8572)	26 (153.1430)
Apr 5, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	5 / 29 (655.9994)	3 (171.4286)	16 (157.7140)	9 (166.2856)	12 (160.5712)

SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

On the rise

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

Chicken nemesis

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

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)

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 — 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)