KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND

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

Power ranking

#2078

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1535

peak 1542 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-07

latest 2016-08-12

Best ToY finish

#950

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

649.6456 / 720

Master · Roc City Rib Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

640.21 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 641.68 (-1.47)

Walk rate

89%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · Roc City Rib Fest

Consistency

±4.43

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.15 · weakest Pork (156.63)

Road miles

1,106

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 204 mi

Schedule strength

16%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)

Master avg

641.68 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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

89% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 89% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

Priorville ahead in 86% of their meetings

Priorville has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.5 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.52 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 44%.

Pork avg 156.63
Chicken avg 166.15
1 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BEHIND BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

LOCKED-N-LOADED BAR-B-Q TEAM has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±0.62% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±0.62% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.1% of a perfect score
9 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.

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

IOWA BONEHEAD BBQ

#2076 of the rated field

1535 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1538

No shared contest yet.

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 2018-06-01

⚔ Head-to-head

LUSCIOUS LOINS

#2075 of the rated field

1535 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1539

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2025-07-11

⚔ Head-to-head

TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ

#2072 of the rated field

1535 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1550

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2016-10-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Big D's Q

#2071 of the rated field

1535 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1547

No shared contest yet.

Level with KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-07-25

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Moe Cason Barbeque

#2073 of the rated field

1535 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1535

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2019-10-25

⚔ Head-to-head

GSP Barbecue

#2074 of the rated field

1535 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than KC AND THE SMOKESHACK BAND has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
THE GOOD CUE CREW	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
RED VALLEY BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
THREE DOGS BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Priorville	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Sweet Heat BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BARRELS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
KISS MY BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
THE 5TH ARTERY	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
REBEL YELL BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	4	1	3	179.4400	154.2284	166.15	top 31%
Pork Ribs	9	3	2	3	174.3200	150.2288	161.96	top 42%
Pork	9	1	0	1	168.0228	140.5710	156.63	top 56%
Brisket	9	2	0	0	166.8800	148.0000	156.94	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NY	8	0	top 43%
CA	1	0	top 10%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 56%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 35%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Roc City Rib Fest	2	20	0	top 46%	2015-05-23

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

On the trail 3.2 yrs 2013-06-07 → 2016-08-12

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NY 8 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 1 win · 4 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.15 · weakest Pork (156.63)

Walk rate 89% a top-10 call in 8 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 33% 3 of 9 contests

Master average 641.68 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 232 287–160 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,106 9 mapped stops · furthest 204 mi

Schedule strength 1523 average field rating faced — tougher than 16% of rated contests

Power rating 1535 peak 1542 · #2078 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 7 First tracked contest Podunk Pig Party
Jun 7 First call Podunk Pig Party
Jun 7 First overall top-10 Podunk Pig Party
2014
May 24 First category win (Chicken) Roc City Rib Fest
May 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6456 Roc City Rib Fest
May 24 Career-best overall score649.6456 Roc City Rib Fest
May 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Roc City Rib Fest
2016
Aug 6 Peak power rating (1542) Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship
Aug 12 Most recent contest Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.2	Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship	2016-08-06
+10.3	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	2015-06-19
+8.9	Roc City Rib Fest	2014-05-24
+8.2	Oinktoberfest	2013-09-20
+6.6	Hudson Valley Ribfest	2015-08-14

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.6	Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest	2016-08-12
-5.9	Roc City Rib Fest	2016-05-28
-5	Roc City Rib Fest	2015-05-23

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)
2016	3	1	1	67%	top 50%	89.1%	88.7%
2015	3	1	1	100%	top 39%	89.6%	89%
2014	1	0	1	100%	top 23%	90.2%	90.2%
2013	2	1	0	100%	top 33%	89.5%	89.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-08-12	Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest Salamanca, NY	20 / 28 (641.6112)	21 (154.7884)	16 (161.1200)	19 (158.8228)	9 (166.8800)
2016-08-06	Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship Ottawa, CA	4 / 41 (633.2344)	21 (154.2284)	1 (171.4744)	13 (156.0916)	16 (151.4400)
2016-05-28	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	35 / 50 (641.6116)	25 (165.7372)	34 (159.3944)	47 (153.6572)	23 (162.8228)
2015-08-14	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	17 / 57 (639.4172)	22 (161.7028)	1 (174.3200)	28 (155.3944)	37 (148.0000)
2015-06-19	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	9 / 47 (645.1888)	14 (165.1544)	22 (158.2972)	2 (168.0228)	23 (153.7144)
2015-05-23	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	39 / 57 (637.6344)	3 (174.2856)	52 (150.2288)	34 (161.1656)	43 (151.9544)
2014-05-24	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	20 / 86 (649.6456)	1 (179.4400)	49 (154.8456)	43 (158.8228)	49 (156.5372)
2013-09-20	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	18 / 71 (644.4800)	8 (168.5828)	29 (157.1088)	36 (157.0856)	23 (161.7028)
2013-06-07	Podunk Pig Party Springwater, NY	8 / 20 (642.2852)	3 (171.4286)	2 (170.8572)	19 (140.5710)	9 (159.4284)

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	#950 (348 pts)	#1396 (213 pts)	#872 (443 pts)	#1240 (263 pts)	#1076 (313 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1296 (205 pts)	#969 (350 pts)	#1715 (135 pts)	#1048 (320 pts)	#1699 (130 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1947 (100 pts)	#1103 (300 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1109 (250 pts)	#829 (390 pts)	#968 (320 pts)	#1560 (150 pts)	#1267 (215 pts)