SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC

SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC is a competition barbecue team with 38 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 28 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2016), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion 4 times. They are ranked #525 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#525

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1672

peak 1688 · rated over 38 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 16, 2013

latest May 29, 2020 · 6.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#173

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

4 reserve

Category wins

19 podiums

Overall top-10s

39% of 38 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

695.3944 / 720

Master · Smokin' on the Water

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

667.88 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 671.77 (-3.89)

Walk rate

84%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival

Consistency

±18.77

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.11 · weakest Pork (166.41)

Road miles

6,694

across 38 mapped stops · furthest 521 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)

Purse competed for

$5,000

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

671.77 / 720

38 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.5716 points from the title

Came within 0.5716 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin' on the Water (May 2, 2015).

Among the elite

#525 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 8% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1672 puts them #525 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 8% of the field.

rating 1672
peak 1688
38 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

Jim Beam BBQ Classic is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 4th
average top 19%

They almost always walk

84% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 32 of 38 contests

A top-10 category call in 84% of their 38 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

695.3944 career-best overall

96.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.3944 at Smokin' on the Water — 96.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 2, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

WeQ4U has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

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Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 23%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
1 category win
average top 23%

A tough matchup

19–7 behind in the head-to-head

GREY STREET BBQ ahead in 73% of their meetings

GREY STREET BBQ has come out ahead in 19 of their 26 shared contests.

A strong matchup

14–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ACME BBQ in 14 of their 16 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Rockin BBQ (May 29, 2020).

last seen Oct 5, 2018
back May 29, 2020

Always the bridesmaid

4 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 4 times against 0 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

0 Grand Championships
38 contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

FOWL BUTT BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

6,694 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,694 miles across 38 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 521 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship.

38 mapped stops
furthest 521 mi

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
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#734 (455 pts)	#640 (580 pts)	#1173 (240 pts)	#846 (400 pts)	#667 (550 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#686 (559 pts)	#540 (739 pts)	#435 (904 pts)	#938 (399 pts)	#898 (419 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#261 (1,289 pts)	#216 (1,349 pts)	#270 (1,271 pts)	#325 (1,121 pts)	#367 (1,045 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#173 (1,631 pts)	#278 (1,216 pts)	#206 (1,401 pts)	#183 (1,441 pts)	#132 (1,746 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#495 (775 pts)	#484 (795 pts)	#430 (910 pts)	#556 (700 pts)	#561 (660 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1168 (229 pts)	#1089 (279 pts)	#1258 (229 pts)	#1375 (189 pts)	#1083 (269 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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JIGGY PIGGY

#524 of the rated field

1672 power rating

Contests: 118
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1795

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 115 contests
last seen Dec 1, 2023

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SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES

#526 of the rated field

1672 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1680

Careers of much the same size, 46 contests to 38, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

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GEO SMOKERS

#528 of the rated field

1672 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1692

48 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 38% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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LADY OF Q

#527 of the rated field

1672 power rating

Contests: 139
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1840

They've been 1840 at their best, 168 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 138 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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SMOKERS WILD

#532 of the rated field

1671 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1709

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC)

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

rated over 56 contests
last seen Jan 27, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

SWINE AND SHINE BBQ

#522 of the rated field

1672 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 108
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1751

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC)

Level with SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 107 contests
last seen Nov 19, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GREY STREET BBQ	26	7	19	27%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	24	15	9	63%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	22	8	14	36%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	20	13	7	65%	⚔ compare
SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE	18	11	7	61%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	16	14	2	88%	⚔ compare
FOWL BUTT BBQ	16	8	8	50%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
YELLOW RIVER BBQ	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	15	13	2	87%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
BONEHEAD BBQ	14	12	2	86%	⚔ compare
CHARCOAL & MORE	14	10	4	71%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	38	20	0	3	178.2972	157.6800	170.11	top 37%
Pork Ribs	38	17	3	6	178.2972	146.2056	168.30	top 38%
Pork	38	12	1	5	179.4400	145.0972	166.41	top 50%
Brisket	38	16	3	5	180 🔥	138.7772	166.94	top 41%

“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)	23	0	top 33%
Large (40+)	15	0	top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IN	27	top 35%
KY	2	top 19%
WI	2	top 28%
MI	2	top 26%
OH	2	top 50%
TN	2	top 61%
AR	1	top 78%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Rockin BBQ	3	11	top 56%	May 29, 2020
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	3	11	top 24%	Aug 17, 2018
Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness	3	6	top 28%	Jun 24, 2016
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	2	4	top 19%	Oct 5, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2	4	top 28%	Sep 15, 2017
The National BBQ Cup (Day 2)	2	18	top 61%	May 28, 2016
Smokin on the Water 2	2	2	top 23%	Apr 30, 2016
Smokin on the Water	2	2	top 24%	Apr 29, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 11 contests

Contests a season 5.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 27 of 38 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 27 8 of them more than once

Opponents faced 534 finished ahead 942 times, behind 547

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Oct 5, 2018 → May 29, 2020

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

20201 milestone

May 29 Most recent contest Rockin BBQ

20182 milestones

Aug 17 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
Oct 5 Peak power rating (1688) Jim Beam BBQ Classic

20161 milestone

Jun 24 25th tracked contest Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness

20154 milestones

May 1 First overall podium Smokin on the Water 2
May 1 First Reserve Championship Smokin on the Water 2
May 1 10th tracked contest Smokin on the Water 2
May 2 Career-best overall score695.3944 Smokin' on the Water

20144 milestones

Jun 13 First call Smokin' On The River
Jun 27 First overall top-10 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
Jun 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.8740 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
Aug 15 First category win (Pork Ribs) Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival

20131 milestone

Aug 16 First tracked contest Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.4	Smokin on the Water 2	May 1, 2015
+15.9	Smokin' on the Water	May 2, 2015
+15.7	Marshall County Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass	Sep 18, 2015
+15.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 15, 2016
+14.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 16, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.1	Rockin BBQ	May 29, 2020
-9.5	The National BBQ Cup (Day 1)	May 27, 2016
-9.3	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	Jul 8, 2016
-8.1	Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues	Aug 16, 2013
-6.1	Thunder in the Park	Aug 31, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 91%	87.6%	87.6%
2018	3	1	1	100%	top 23%	95.5%	94.4%
2017	4	2	1	100%	top 30%	95.5%	93.6%
2016	11	4	2	82%	top 42%	96.3%	94.1%
2015	10	6	2	100%	top 24%	96.6%	94.7%
2014	6	2	1	100%	top 32%	94.9%	93%
2013	3	0	0	0%	top 75%	87.8%	86.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 29, 2020	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	60 / 66 (630.7544)	50 (159.9656)	35 (164.5488)	66 (146.8344)	54 (159.4056)
Oct 5, 2018	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	4 / 42 (687.9200)	4 (176)	16 (170.2744)	2 (173.1200)	15 (168.5256)
Aug 17, 2018	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	11 / 54 (685.0284)	5 (175.4056)	31 (164.5372)	31 (165.0856)	1 (180)
May 11, 2018	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	14 / 37 (665.5424)	5 (170.8456)	22 (162.2400)	21 (163.9312)	8 (168.5256)
Sep 15, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	13 / 30 (670.1600)	16 (170.2628)	2 (171.4172)	29 (157.6456)	9 (170.8344)
Sep 1, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI	6 / 27 (673.6224)	3 (172.5484)	3 (171.4172)	18 (161.6912)	10 (167.9656)
Aug 18, 2017	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	8 / 55 (687.8856)	4 (177.7028)	1 (176.5600)	7 (175.4056)	40 (158.2172)
May 12, 2017	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	11 / 27 (664.9828)	4 (171.9656)	9 (167.3828)	17 (163.9772)	17 (161.6572)
Sep 30, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	39 / 50 (682.7196)	39 (170.8112)	36 (168.5372)	29 (170.8228)	26 (172.5484)
Sep 16, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	4 / 30 (693.6456)	3 (177.7028)	17 (170.2628)	1 (179.4400)	22 (166.2400)
Aug 19, 2016	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN	10 / 63 (685.0284)	12 (173.1200)	9 (174.2628)	31 (166.8228)	21 (170.8228)
Jul 15, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN	2 / 28 (670.7540)	10 (169.1084)	1 (178.2972)	27 (155.9428)	5 (167.4056)
Jul 8, 2016	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	24 / 34 (663.8396)	7 (173.1084)	24 (163.3828)	13 (171.4056)	30 (155.9428)
Jun 24, 2016	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	12 / 31 (681.6456)	8 (174.2628)	5 (173.7256)	14 (168.5372)	14 (165.1200)
May 28, 2016	The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) Nashville, TN	18 / 50 (687.8856)	44 (168.5140)	19 (171.9888)	8 (176.5600)	23 (170.8228)
May 27, 2016	The National BBQ Cup (Day 1) Nashville, TN	44 / 51 (668.3996)	48 (161.0856)	20 (169.6916)	33 (167.3712)	28 (170.2512)
May 13, 2016	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	10 / 28 (670.7084)	9 (169.6800)	7 (170.8228)	18 (162.8228)	12 (167.3828)
Apr 30, 2016	Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN	14 / 35 (678.7428)	11 (174.2628)	14 (169.1316)	27 (164.5256)	10 (170.8228)
Apr 29, 2016	Smokin on the Water Liberty, IN	14 / 33 (673.0400)	7 (174.8572)	30 (154.8000)	11 (170.8228)	7 (172.5600)
Oct 2, 2015	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	13 / 45 (682.7540)	10 (173.1200)	9 (174.2628)	14 (170.2628)	27 (165.1084)
Sep 18, 2015	Marshall County Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Plymouth, IN	2 / 27 (691.9888)	22 (163.4172)	3 (174.3088)	3 (176.5600)	1 (177.7028)
Sep 12, 2015	Balloons, Blues & BBQ Bloomington, IN	8 / 23 (672.5028)	8 (171.4056)	10 (170.2972)	7 (166.2628)	11 (164.5372)
Aug 21, 2015	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	11 / 64 (681.0628)	8 (173.7144)	48 (159.9772)	6 (174.2628)	8 (173.1084)
Jul 17, 2015	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	14 / 44 (682.2172)	18 (170.2744)	20 (169.1200)	28 (166.8228)	6 (176)
Jun 26, 2015	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	9 / 34 (675.8856)	14 (167.3828)	15 (161.6800)	2 (174.8572)	8 (171.9656)
Jun 12, 2015	Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN	29 / 59 (659.8744)	44 (157.6800)	5 (175.4172)	45 (161.0856)	26 (165.6916)
May 29, 2015	PigMania Lima Lima, OH	8 / 27 (683.3256)	10 (171.9772)	5 (172)	21 (162.7884)	1 (176.5600)
May 2, 2015	Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN	2 / 36 (695.3944)	5 (178.2972)	5 (173.1544)	20 (167.3828)	3 (176.5600)
May 1, 2015	Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN	2 / 37 (690.8000)	10 (170.8456)	16 (169.1316)	3 (174.2628)	3 (176.5600)
Sep 19, 2014	Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Plymouth, IN	6 / 33 (683.3256)	13 (170.8344)	13 (169.1084)	9 (174.2628)	10 (169.1200)
Sep 12, 2014	St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off St. Leon, IN	11 / 29 (670.1600)	9 (169.6800)	9 (169.7144)	21 (162.2284)	7 (168.5372)
Aug 22, 2014	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	12 / 39 (670.1600)	21 (164.5372)	13 (167.4172)	9 (170.8228)	12 (167.3828)
Aug 15, 2014	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	20 / 60 (666.1828)	11 (170.8572)	1 (177.7144)	38 (161.6456)	40 (155.9656)
Jun 27, 2014	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	6 / 34 (679.8740)	3 (177.7028)	8 (170.2512)	15 (167.3828)	19 (164.5372)
Jun 13, 2014	Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN	28 / 52 (646.1368)	35 (162.8112)	35 (158.2972)	10 (171.9656)	40 (153.0628)
Sep 20, 2013	Marshall County Plymouth, IN	20 / 27 (623.2800)	14 (162.8000)	15 (163.4172)	27 (145.0972)	20 (151.9656)
Aug 31, 2013	Thunder in the Park Connersville, IN	20 / 27 (631.8052)	16 (162.2400)	25 (146.2056)	23 (157.6568)	12 (165.7028)
Aug 16, 2013	Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN	46 / 60 (618.1256)	28 (163.4056)	28 (160.5600)	45 (155.3828)	53 (138.7772)

SMOKIN' HOOKERS BAR-B-Q LLC

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 (14 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)