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99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1

99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 is a competition barbecue team with 51 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 36 at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) (2018), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #604 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “99 Problems, Smokin Ain't 1”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#604
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1658
peak 1663 · rated over 51 contests

Contests

51
in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013
latest Oct 11, 2019 · 6.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#411
Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0
1 reserve

Category wins

3
9 podiums

Overall top-10s

11
22% of 51 contests

Best top-10 run

3
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 39%
overall standings

Best overall

695.4628 / 720

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

672.74 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 665.08 (+7.65)

Walk rate

55%
contests with a top-10 call

Consistency

±15.14
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs
avg 167.78 · weakest Brisket (164.25)

Road miles

1,745
across 51 mapped stops · furthest 147 mi

Schedule strength

47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Purse competed for

$25K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

665.08 / 720
51 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Among the elite

#604 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 9% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1658 puts them #604 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 9% of the field.

  • rating 1658
  • peak 1663
  • 51 rated contests

High-water mark

695.4628 career-best overall

96.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.4628 at 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw — 96.6% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Oct 13, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

THUMP & STRUM BBQ has finished one call ahead of 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 9 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 29%.

  • 9 contests
  • 3 overall top-10s
  • 1 category win
  • average top 29%

A tough matchup

25–1 behind in the head-to-head

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 96% of their meetings

DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 25 of their 26 shared contests.

A strong matchup

17–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 94% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 17 of their 18 shared contests.

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Pork Ribs nemesis

16 of 26 shared pork ribs entries lost

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 62% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 16 of 26 shared pork ribs entries.

A July team

Top 28% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 28% across 5 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.

  • 5 July contests
  • top 39% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.10% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.10% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 92.4% of a perfect score
  • 51 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Sertoma 48 BBQ every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

  • 6 visits in all
  • best finish 3rd

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2018 ↗ Master #411 (845 pts) #680 (530 pts) #478 (775 pts) #356 (970 pts) #425 (845 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #718 (525 pts) #784 (505 pts) #878 (445 pts) #805 (500 pts) #961 (370 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #672 (573 pts) #858 (438 pts) #640 (638 pts) #787 (498 pts) #657 (603 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #1433 (175 pts) #1645 (145 pts) #1441 (185 pts) #1427 (205 pts) #1370 (200 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #876 (382 pts) #1167 (277 pts) #765 (482 pts) #858 (427 pts) #858 (402 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #1177 (228 pts) #1389 (188 pts) #1191 (248 pts) #1261 (218 pts) #1107 (263 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1, each with one reason worth a look.

BACKYARD BROS
#607 of the rated field
1658 power rating
Contests
37
GCs
0
Top-10s
32%
Peak
1662
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 33 contests
  • last seen Sep 27, 2023
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FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE
#609 of the rated field
1658 power rating
Contests
92
GCs
2
Top-10s
29%
Peak
1707
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1)

They've been 1707 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 89 contests
  • last seen Oct 15, 2021
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Deviant Smoke
#610 of the rated field
1658 power rating
Contests
52
GCs
2
Top-10s
50%
Peak
1689

Careers of much the same size, 52 contests to 51, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 49 contests
  • last seen Jun 12, 2026
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KEVLAR BBQ
#603 of the rated field
1658 power rating
Contests
71
GCs
4
Top-10s
37%
Peak
1682

Their rating is built on 4 Grand Championships in 71 contests, alongside a 37% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 67 contests
  • last seen Jul 31, 2026
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BUBBA-Q'S
#608 of the rated field
1658 power rating
Contests
30
GCs
2
Top-10s
53%
Peak
1672

Level with 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 30 contests
  • last seen Oct 5, 2018
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SLATER HOUSE BBQ
#605 of the rated field
1658 power rating
Contests
24
GCs
3
Top-10s
67%
Peak
1658

They turned up 9 years after 99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1 did, first appearing in 2022.

  • rated over 23 contests
  • last seen Nov 14, 2025
  • on a 3-contest top-10 run
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
DIRT ROAD BBQ 26 1 25 4% ⚔ compare
913 BBQ 25 3 22 12% ⚔ compare
MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN 24 17 7 71% ⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ 22 1 21 5% ⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ 20 5 15 25% ⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB 19 8 11 42% ⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ 19 3 16 16% ⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 19 1 18 5% ⚔ compare
DUSTY ROADS BBQ 18 17 1 94% ⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ 18 12 6 67% ⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE 18 6 12 33% ⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS 18 5 13 28% ⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT 17 14 3 82% ⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig 17 6 11 35% ⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED 17 0 17 0% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 51 7 0 0 176.5828 153.0972 166.12 top 48%
Pork Ribs 51 15 0 2 176.5828 147.3600 167.78 top 36%
Pork 51 11 1 4 179.4400 143.3712 166.93 top 42%
Brisket 51 14 2 3 176.5600 146.7772 164.25 top 44%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)160top 39%
Large (40+)350top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
KS330top 34%
MO170top 49%
NE10top 53%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Sertoma 48 BBQ 6 3 0 top 38% Apr 26, 2019
Racing for the BBQ 4 8 0 top 31% Jul 27, 2018
Smokin in the Ville 3 9 0 top 40% Apr 28, 2017
Smokin' On Oak 3 9 0 top 33% Aug 26, 2016
The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 2 32 0 top 61% Apr 7, 2017
Smokin' N the Ville 2 6 0 top 34% Apr 25, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 9 contests
Contests a season 7.3 across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in KS 33 of 51 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited 37 6 of them more than once
Opponents faced 2,041 finished ahead 3,020 times, behind 2,162

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

20192 milestones
  1. 50th tracked contest Grasshopper '19
  2. Most recent contest Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
20182 milestones
  1. First Reserve Championship McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL)
  2. Peak power rating (1663) Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
20173 milestones
  1. First overall podium Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL)
  2. Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL)
  3. Career-best overall score695.4628 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw
20162 milestones
  1. 25th tracked contest Sertoma 48 BBQ
  2. First category win (Brisket) Smokin' On Oak
20142 milestones
  1. First overall top-10 Smokin' N the Ville
  2. 10th tracked contest Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
20133 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Smokin 'n' the Ville
  2. First call Smokin 'n' the Ville
  3. First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4280 Smokin 'n' the Ville

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+14.5Cookin on the KawOct 7, 2016
+13.414th Annual Cookin on the KawOct 13, 2017
+12.9Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL)May 5, 2017
+12.9Racing for the BBQJul 29, 2016
+12.1McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL)Jun 2, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-11.2Fountains Blaze off & Senior QOct 23, 2015
-5.9Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ ReliefApr 4, 2014
-5.1BBQ and Fly In on the RiverAug 18, 2017
-4Sertoma 48 BBQMay 9, 2014
-3.8Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)Oct 11, 2019

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20193000 33% top 41% 94.5% 93.4%
20189031 56% top 29% 95.6% 93.7%
20179041 78% top 34% 96.6% 93.8%
20168021 75% top 39% 95.9% 92.7%
20158000 38% top 47% 94.4% 91.5%
20149020 44% top 44% 92.5% 90.9%
20135000 40% top 49% 90.8% 90.4%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Oct 11, 2019 Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS 22 / 51 (675.3600) 11 (173.1316) 16 (170.8344) 21 (168.5712) 33 (162.8228)
May 10, 2019 Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS 19 / 53 (680.4912) 37 (168) 20 (170.2628) 32 (170.2628) 18 (171.9656)
Apr 26, 2019 Sertoma 48 BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS 17 / 38 (661.0628) 28 (157.6800) 3 (176.5600) 20 (165.1200) 22 (161.7028)
Oct 12, 2018 15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS 23 / 69 (682.2860) 22 (173.1544) 14 (174.8572) 19 (172) 51 (162.2744)
Sep 28, 2018 Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS 34 / 68 (664.4796) 33 (167.9884) 36 (166.8228) 30 (166.2628) 36 (163.4056)
Sep 15, 2018 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS 226 / 467 (662.2744) 329 (161.6800) 212 (166.8572) 203 (165.7372) 153 (168)
Jul 27, 2018 Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO 24 / 66 (660.4340) 21 (166.2744) 43 (157.0856) 23 (166.8228) 9 (170.2512)
Jul 13, 2018 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS 7 / 48 (685.6460) 23 (167.3944) 7 (172.5716) 2 (176.5600) 15 (169.1200)
Jun 1, 2018 McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS 2 / 36 (688.0228) 14 (166.8456) 11 (170.8800) 4 (173.7372) 1 (176.5600)
May 4, 2018 Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS 7 / 41 (678.1944) 23 (163.9544) 5 (172.5716) 6 (173.1084) 12 (168.5600)
Apr 13, 2018 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO 13 / 51 (672.5028) 23 (167.4056) 14 (170.8572) 34 (163.9772) 10 (170.2628)
Apr 6, 2018 Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS 30 / 103 (674.8340) 58 (165.6912) 47 (167.4400) 16 (172.5944) 32 (169.1084)
Oct 20, 2017 2017 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO 12 / 25 (683.4056) 18 (169.7028) 7 (172.5944) 7 (174.8800) 14 (166.2284)
Oct 13, 2017 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS 6 / 55 (695.4628) 4 (176.5828) 8 (174.8572) 20 (170.8572) 13 (173.1656)
Sep 1, 2017 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS 103 / 407 (677.0856) 251 (163.4056) 51 (173.1544) 103 (170.8228) 109 (169.7028)
Aug 18, 2017 BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO 43 / 65 (646.6628) 36 (164.5256) 22 (167.9772) 49 (159.3600) 51 (154.8000)
Jul 28, 2017 Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO 26 / 54 (673.0052) 30 (167.3712) 4 (175.4516) 6 (175.4056) 42 (154.7768)
Jun 2, 2017 McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS 3 / 32 (676.5712) 16 (165.1428) 21 (162.8456) 1 (179.4400) 10 (169.1428)
May 5, 2017 Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL) Lawrence, KS 3 / 44 (692.5712) 4 (174.8800) 10 (171.9884) 2 (176.5600) 9 (169.1428)
Apr 28, 2017 Smokin in the Ville Edwardsville, KS 9 / 26 (677.6456) 19 (160.5372) 6 (172.5600) 7 (173.1200) 3 (171.4284)
Apr 7, 2017 The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO 33 / 54 (655.8740) 27 (165.0972) 9 (172.5600) 35 (163.4400) 40 (154.7768)
Oct 29, 2016 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS 325 / 557 (649.0740) 191 (167.4400) 22 (175.4400) 539 (143.3712) 271 (162.8228)
Oct 7, 2016 Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS 7 / 56 (690.2628) 23 (169.1428) 5 (175.4400) 11 (173.7028) 7 (171.9772)
Aug 26, 2016 Smokin' On Oak Bonner Springs, KS 11 / 37 (673.6112) 16 (168.5484) 14 (167.9772) 20 (163.9428) 1 (173.1428)
Jul 29, 2016 Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO 8 / 54 (688.0004) 6 (175.4172) 16 (169.7032) 8 (174.3200) 18 (168.5600)
Jun 3, 2016 McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) McLouth, KS 12 / 33 (666.8684) 19 (165.7256) 3 (176.5828) 11 (169.7144) 26 (154.8456)
May 6, 2016 Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS 21 / 42 (662.2284) 17 (169.1200) 17 (169.1428) 26 (165.6684) 29 (158.2972)
Apr 29, 2016 Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS 14 / 30 (661.5540) 7 (171.9656) 12 (166.8228) 13 (161.6456) 20 (161.1200)
Apr 8, 2016 The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO 32 / 53 (650.1716) 8 (172.5600) 21 (165.7144) 44 (157.6800) 41 (154.2172)
Oct 23, 2015 Fountains Blaze off & Senior Q Independence, MO 19 / 22 (632.3652) 16 (165.1084) 22 (147.3600) 17 (160.5256) 17 (159.3712)
Oct 3, 2015 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO 243 / 606 (659.3484) 167 (168.5600) 128 (169.7144) 343 (162.8112) 376 (158.2628)
Aug 28, 2015 Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS 17 / 42 (668.4800) 33 (159.9772) 12 (170.8228) 15 (170.8572) 17 (166.8228)
Jul 24, 2015 Racing for the BBQ Lees Summit, MO 15 / 63 (679.8968) 23 (167.9884) 19 (171.4172) 16 (170.8228) 18 (169.6684)
Jun 5, 2015 Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS 13 / 30 (658.1712) 19 (161.6800) 11 (168.5256) 17 (162.8228) 9 (165.1428)
May 8, 2015 Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS 19 / 45 (654.2400) 11 (170.8456) 41 (149.6344) 6 (170.8800) 18 (162.8800)
Apr 24, 2015 Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS 11 / 29 (666.6968) 13 (167.9656) 10 (169.1200) 20 (160.4912) 10 (169.1200)
Apr 10, 2015 The Best Damn BBQ Contest Smithville, MO 31 / 52 (651.3256) 34 (161.1200) 30 (164.5256) 15 (171.4400) 41 (154.2400)
Oct 24, 2014 Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS 18 / 41 (659.3944) 34 (157.0856) 12 (169.1544) 11 (170.3200) 19 (162.8344)
Oct 2, 2014 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO 272 / 552 (654.8228) 41 (175.4056) 424 (155.9772) 394 (158.8572) 214 (164.5828)
Sep 19, 2014 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO 18 / 49 (666.2856) 35 (161.7372) 12 (170.3200) 30 (163.3828) 9 (170.8456)
Aug 22, 2014 Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS 9 / 30 (664.4684) 27 (153.0972) 4 (173.1428) 3 (171.9656) 6 (166.2628)
Aug 1, 2014 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS 19 / 70 (663.9544) 28 (166.2744) 11 (170.3316) 13 (169.1200) 45 (158.2284)
Jun 6, 2014 McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual McLouth, KS 16 / 36 (641.6340) 8 (167.4056) 15 (162.8456) 30 (153.7028) 22 (157.6800)
May 9, 2014 Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS 35 / 54 (639.2688) 11 (169.1084) 46 (156.5488) 15 (166.8344) 49 (146.7772)
Apr 25, 2014 Smokin' N the Ville Edwardsville, KS 6 / 27 (664.5256) 8 (165.7144) 4 (169.7028) 11 (163.4400) 7 (165.6684)
Apr 4, 2014 Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO 56 / 75 (633.6228) 41 (164) 56 (157.1200) 49 (161.7144) 61 (150.7884)
Oct 18, 2013 Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO 12 / 22 (650.7656) 14 (163.3828) 6 (166.2972) 15 (163.9656) 13 (157.1200)
Oct 3, 2013 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO 214 / 535 (645.6456) 330 (158.3084) 268 (159.3944) 304 (158.8228) 62 (169.1200)
Aug 16, 2013 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE 23 / 43 (653.6344) 30 (159.9544) 21 (164.5600) 26 (166.2972) 18 (162.8228)
Aug 1, 2013 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS 37 / 74 (653.5884) 54 (160.5372) 37 (163.4056) 41 (162.8228) 20 (166.8228)
Apr 26, 2013 Smokin 'n' the Ville Edwardsville, KS 12 / 26 (651.4280) 18 (160.5712) 18 (158.2856) 11 (162.8570) 7 (169.7142)

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