SMOKE 'N' RUB

SMOKE 'N' RUB is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 13th of 27 at the Eureka BBQ Bash (2015). They are ranked #4222 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,222

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1479

peak 1479 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Jul 1, 2016 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#772

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.99)

Road miles

1,016

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

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

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
Jun 20, 2014

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

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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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKE 'N' RUB, each with one reason worth a look.

135 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

#4,220 of the rated field

1479 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 Sep 25, 2015

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Cool Guys BBQ

#4,216 of the rated field

1479 power rating

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

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 Jan 22, 2026

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VOODOO ZOMBQUE

#4,200 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1479

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 22, 2015

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Q-THIS

#4,239 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1478

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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Smokin' Blind

#4,215 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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62nd St BBQ

#4,233 of the rated field

1478 power rating

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

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2024

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque	2	14	top 61%	Oct 16, 2015
Derby BBQ Festival	2	17	top 60%	Sep 11, 2015
Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	2	19	top 54%	Jun 20, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 10 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 193 finished ahead 140 times, behind 250

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

20161 milestone

Jul 1 Most recent contest Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off

20151 milestone

Jun 19 10th tracked contest Eureka BBQ Bash

20143 milestones

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

20134 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.7	Eureka BBQ Bash	Jun 19, 2015
+4.5	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	Jun 20, 2014
+3.7	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque	Oct 17, 2014
+1.7	Derby BBQ Festival	Sep 12, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship	Apr 26, 2013
-9.1	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In	Aug 22, 2014
-6.2	Valley Center Spring Fling	May 31, 2013
-2.9	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off	Jul 1, 2016
-2.7	Cowley County BBQ Contest	Jul 11, 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	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
Jul 1, 2016	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS	28 / 38 (656.6516)	35 (157.7372)	26 (163.4172)	28 (161.1428)	4 (174.3544)
Oct 16, 2015	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	17 / 25 (653.1200)	18 (162.2972)	24 (149.0972)	16 (165.7028)	1 (176.0228)
Sep 11, 2015	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	17 / 26 (644.5716)	25 (146.8344)	6 (165.7372)	7 (166.8800)	11 (165.1200)
Jun 19, 2015	Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	13 / 27 (663.4516)	10 (166.2972)	18 (164)	15 (168.5944)	12 (164.5600)
Oct 17, 2014	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	14 / 26 (660.4912)	18 (162.8344)	17 (161.0740)	19 (163.4400)	5 (173.1428)
Sep 12, 2014	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	21 / 38 (663.9084)	17 (168)	16 (169.6800)	30 (159.9312)	17 (166.2972)
Aug 22, 2014	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)
Jul 11, 2014	Cowley County BBQ Contest Winfield, KS	14 / 20 (653.1200)	11 (167.9656)	6 (169.7256)	14 (163.4400)	16 (151.9888)
Jun 20, 2014	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	20 / 42 (669.6912)	1 (178.8800)	38 (149.6800)	9 (173.1428)	14 (167.9884)
Sep 6, 2013	National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS	21 / 35 (638.8800)	29 (158.8228)	19 (160.6172)	7 (167.4400)	29 (152)
Jun 14, 2013	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	19 / 31 (649.7138)	21 (161.1428)	30 (148.5712)	6 (171.9998)	6 (168)
May 31, 2013	Valley Center Spring Fling Valley Center, KS	25 / 34 (641.1424)	22 (162.2856)	14 (166.8570)	24 (159.4286)	29 (152.5712)
Apr 26, 2013	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)

SMOKE 'N' RUB

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

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

A June team

The metronome

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

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 — 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)