OLY SMOKES

OLY SMOKES is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 17 at the Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1974 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Olysmokes”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,974

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1540

peak 1558 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 23, 2013

latest Aug 13, 2021 · 8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#816

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

33% of 12 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

685.7144 / 720

Master · Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

647.90 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 662.19 (-14.29)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Chicken · Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest

Consistency

±14.96

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.60 · weakest Brisket (161.15)

Road miles

1,385

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 697 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Purse competed for

$18K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

662.19 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.6628 points from the title

Came within 0.6628 points of the Grand Championship at Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest (Aug 23, 2013).

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 12 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

685.7144 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.7144 at Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 23, 2013

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

2 CASE BBQ has finished one call ahead of OLY SMOKES 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 28%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 28%

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

LUCKY'S Q ahead in 88% of their meetings

LUCKY'S Q has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.45 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 58%.

Brisket avg 161.15
Pork avg 169.60
2 calls in 12 entries

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A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN BIG DAWGS in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day (Aug 13, 2021).

last seen Oct 18, 2019
back Aug 13, 2021

Announced themselves early

2nd at their very first contest

Finished 2 of 17 at their very first tracked contest, Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest (Aug 23, 2013).

Aug 23, 2013
17-team field

The metronome

±2.08% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.08% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.0% of a perfect score
12 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 8th

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1581 (118 pts)	#1515 (133 pts)	#1673 (118 pts)	#1562 (123 pts)	#1637 (118 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1870 (75 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1976 (65 pts)	#1870 (90 pts)	#1825 (95 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1968 (103 pts)	#2817 (58 pts)	#1992 (113 pts)	#1637 (153 pts)	#2018 (103 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1663 (142 pts)	#2203 (87 pts)	#2184 (92 pts)	#1368 (232 pts)	#1829 (122 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1316 (197 pts)	#979 (347 pts)	#1465 (182 pts)	#1180 (277 pts)	#1473 (177 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#816 (417 pts)	#983 (357 pts)	#898 (407 pts)	#503 (762 pts)	#937 (357 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1132 (242 pts)	#1117 (267 pts)	#1304 (217 pts)	#1480 (167 pts)	#1575 (147 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to OLY SMOKES, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Grills of Mississippi

#1,975 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1550

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2023

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MUSIC CITY SMOKE

#1,972 of the rated field

1540 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1551

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Mar 17, 2023

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BRINGINGTHEHEATBBQ

#1,979 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1539

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

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AbiCue

#1,966 of the rated field

1540 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1545

They turned up 9 years after OLY SMOKES did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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United Pork Smokers

#1,981 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1553

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 14, 2023

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RIVER CITY IA BARBEQUE

#1,986 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1539

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before OLY SMOKES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BIG DAWGS	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
LTS BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
MEADOW VALLEY BBQ CO.	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
MARK'S SMOKIN QUE	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
BLACK DOG BBQ IA	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
2 CASE BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
DRY 2 DA BONE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BIG T'Z Q CRU	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	4	1	2	177.7372	154.2972	167.13	top 46%
Pork Ribs	12	3	0	1	173.1544	158.2744	164.31	top 49%
Pork	12	7	1	3	176.5600	162.2744	169.60	top 33%
Brisket	12	2	0	0	167.9656	151.3372	161.15	top 54%

“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 12%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 43%
Large (40+)	4	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IA	9	top 40%
CO	2	top 69%
MN	1	top 39%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	6	8	0	top 45%	Jul 19, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IA 9 of 12 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 251 finished ahead 227 times, behind 193

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Oct 18, 2019 → Aug 13, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Aug 13 Most recent contest Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day

20191 milestone

Jul 19 10th tracked contest BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!

20181 milestone

Jul 20 Peak power rating (1558) BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!

20139 milestones

Aug 23 First tracked contest Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest
Aug 23 First call Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest
Aug 23 First category win (Chicken) Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest
Aug 23 First overall top-10 Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest
Aug 23 First overall podium Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest
Aug 23 First Reserve Championship Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score685.7144 Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest
Aug 23 Career-best overall score685.7144 Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest
Aug 23 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest	Aug 23, 2013
+11.5	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge	Jun 21, 2014
+10.6	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	Jul 18, 2014
+8.6	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too	Jul 15, 2016
+4.2	Big Island BBQ	Aug 22, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.9	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	Jul 19, 2019
-6.2	Meat Scream BBQ Competition	Oct 18, 2019
-4.3	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day	Aug 13, 2021

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)
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 67%	90%	90%
2019	2	0	0	0%	top 75%	90%	88.9%
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 52%	91.9%	91.9%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 48%	90.2%	90.2%
2016	1	1	0	100%	top 28%	93.1%	93.1%
2015	2	0	0	100%	top 48%	92.1%	92%
2014	3	2	1	100%	top 28%	94.8%	93.8%
2013	1	1	1	100%	top 12%	95.2%	95.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 13, 2021	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	28 / 42 (647.8744)	8 (173.1428)	28 (161.1200)	26 (162.2744)	32 (151.3372)
Oct 18, 2019	Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO	33 / 46 (632.4916)	42 (154.2972)	34 (158.2744)	26 (164.5488)	35 (155.3712)
Jul 19, 2019	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! 🏅 Waterloo, IA	26 / 33 (647.8856)	22 (166.2628)	25 (158.8000)	24 (165.1200)	25 (157.7028)
Jul 20, 2018	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	22 / 42 (661.6688)	30 (164.0116)	24 (164.5600)	19 (166.8344)	18 (166.2628)
Jul 14, 2017	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	16 / 33 (649.5656)	25 (157.0856)	14 (162.2628)	8 (169.6800)	16 (160.5372)
Jul 15, 2016	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too Waterloo, IA	9 / 32 (670.2172)	19 (166.8344)	18 (161.1544)	3 (174.2628)	12 (167.9656)
Jul 17, 2015	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	17 / 39 (661.5772)	14 (169.1200)	16 (163.9656)	5 (170.2744)	23 (158.2172)
Jun 27, 2015	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA	17 / 32 (663.2568)	3 (173.1428)	21 (160.5028)	18 (165.0856)	15 (164.5256)
Aug 22, 2014	Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	21 / 54 (668.4344)	12 (172.5600)	23 (167.9772)	1 (176.5600)	45 (151.3372)
Jul 18, 2014	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	8 / 37 (675.3028)	25 (159.9428)	6 (171.9772)	2 (175.4172)	12 (167.9656)
Jun 21, 2014	Mr. BBQ Barbeque Challenge Davenport, IA	6 / 25 (682.2628)	7 (171.4056)	8 (168)	4 (175.4172)	7 (167.4400)
Aug 23, 2013	Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest Nevada, IA	2 / 17 (685.7144)	1 (177.7372)	3 (173.1544)	5 (169.7028)	7 (165.1200)

OLY SMOKES

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Announced themselves early

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)

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)