SMOKE 'N' RUB

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

Power ranking

#4202

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1479

peak 1479 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-26

latest 2016-07-01

Best ToY finish

#772

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

669.6912 / 720

Master · Ol' Glory BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.66 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.27 (+5.39)

Walk rate

77%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Chicken · Ol' Glory BBQ Bash

Consistency

±12.82

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.99)

Road miles

1,016

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 81 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Master avg

650.27 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 13 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

669.6912 career-best overall

93.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.6912 at Ol' Glory BBQ Bash — 93.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-06-20

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

GREAT PLAINS BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKE 'N' RUB 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–2 behind in the head-to-head

NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ ahead in 82% of their meetings

NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.73 points below their pork, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 38%.

Pork Ribs avg 159.99
Pork avg 165.72
2 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SOPHISTICATED REDNECKS in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

A June team

Top 52% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 52% across 3 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 66% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.78% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.78% 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
13 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

LAZY 2 BBQ

#4198 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1479

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKE 'N' RUB)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKE 'N' RUB has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2015-09-25

⚔ Head-to-head

Double Stack BBQ

#4195 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKE 'N' RUB)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 24 contests to 13.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2024-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

Cool Guys BBQ

#4185 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1528

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1528 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-01-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Reservoir Hogs

#4188 of the rated field

1479 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2023-09-23

⚔ Head-to-head

62nd St BBQ

#4211 of the rated field

1478 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1478

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKE 'N' RUB on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2024-08-09

⚔ Head-to-head

Three Stooges bbq

#4213 of the rated field

1478 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after SMOKE 'N' RUB did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2023-08-25

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
ROUGHNECKS BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
GREAT PLAINS BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
POK N DA RIBS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
FIREBREATHERS BARBECUE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
JP CUSTOM SMOKE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
LONGBONE BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Lucky D's BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
WICHITA SWINEMEN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SOPHISTICATED REDNECKS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BAD HABIT	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	2	1	1	178.8800	146.2400	161.88	top 66%
Pork Ribs	13	2	0	0	169.7256	148.5712	159.99	top 65%
Pork	13	5	0	0	173.1428	159.4286	165.72	top 52%
Brisket	13	4	1	1	176.0228	141.6572	162.68	top 49%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	12	0	top 67%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 48%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque	2	14	top 61%	2015-10-16
*Derby BBQ Festival	2	17	top 60%	2015-09-11
Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	2	19	top 54%	2014-06-20

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.2 yrs 2013-04-26 → 2016-07-01

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 10 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 1 win · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 165.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.99)

Walk rate 77% a top-10 call in 10 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 13 contests

Master average 650.27 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 194 140–250 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,016 13 mapped stops · furthest 81 mi

Schedule strength 1552 average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests

Power rating 1479 peak 1479 · #4202 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 26 First tracked contest R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship
Apr 26 Peak power rating (1489) R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship
Jun 14 First call Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
Jun 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7138 Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
2014
Jun 20 First category win (Chicken) Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
Jun 20 Career-best overall score669.6912 Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
Jun 20 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8800 Ol' Glory BBQ Bash
2015
Jun 19 10th tracked contest Eureka BBQ Bash
2016
Jul 1 Most recent contest Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.7	Eureka BBQ Bash	2015-06-19
+4.5	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	2014-06-20
+3.7	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque	2014-10-17
+1.7	Derby BBQ Festival	2014-09-12

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship	2013-04-26
-9.1	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In	2014-08-22
-6.3	Valley Center Spring Fling	2013-05-31
-2.9	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off	2016-07-01
-2.7	Cowley County BBQ Contest	2014-07-11

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	100%	top 74%	91.2%	91.2%
2015	3	1	100%	top 61%	92.1%	90.8%
2014	5	1	80%	top 63%	93%	90.8%
2013	4	0	50%	top 71%	90.2%	89.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-07-01	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS	28 / 38 (656.6516)	35 (157.7372)	26 (163.4172)	28 (161.1428)	4 (174.3544)
2015-10-16	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	17 / 25 (653.1200)	18 (162.2972)	24 (149.0972)	16 (165.7028)	1 (176.0228)
2015-09-11	*Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	17 / 26 (644.5716)	25 (146.8344)	6 (165.7372)	7 (166.8800)	11 (165.1200)
2015-06-19	Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	13 / 27 (663.4516)	10 (166.2972)	18 (164.0000)	15 (168.5944)	12 (164.5600)
2014-10-17	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	14 / 26 (660.4912)	18 (162.8344)	17 (161.0740)	19 (163.4400)	5 (173.1428)
2014-09-12	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	21 / 38 (663.9084)	17 (168.0000)	16 (169.6800)	30 (159.9312)	17 (166.2972)
2014-08-22	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS	32 / 36 (621.6344)	35 (146.2400)	29 (161.1200)	8 (172.6172)	36 (141.6572)
2014-07-11	Cowley County BBQ Contest Winfield, KS	14 / 20 (653.1200)	11 (167.9656)	6 (169.7256)	14 (163.4400)	16 (151.9888)
2014-06-20	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	20 / 42 (669.6912)	1 (178.8800)	38 (149.6800)	9 (173.1428)	14 (167.9884)
2013-09-06	National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS	21 / 35 (638.8800)	29 (158.8228)	19 (160.6172)	7 (167.4400)	29 (152.0000)
2013-06-14	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	19 / 31 (649.7138)	21 (161.1428)	30 (148.5712)	6 (171.9998)	6 (168.0000)
2013-05-31	Valley Center Spring Fling Valley Center, KS	25 / 34 (641.1424)	22 (162.2856)	14 (166.8570)	24 (159.4286)	29 (152.5712)
2013-04-26	R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship Arkansas City, KS	22 / 25 (637.1430)	19 (165.1430)	24 (150.2858)	19 (160.5712)	17 (161.1430)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#1406 (210 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1030 (293 pts)	#1171 (263 pts)	#1080 (308 pts)	#986 (353 pts)	#718 (513 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#772 (442 pts)	#594 (657 pts)	#758 (487 pts)	#683 (552 pts)	#672 (552 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#997 (290 pts)	#1058 (290 pts)	#985 (315 pts)	#698 (480 pts)	#830 (380 pts)