TWIN OAK SMOKIN CREW

TWIN OAK SMOKIN CREW is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 5th of 34 at the Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival (2014). They are ranked #1258 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,258

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1582

peak 1583 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Apr 21, 2017 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1030

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

28% of 18 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

684.0116 / 720

Master · Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

663.02 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 665.19 (-2.17)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Grand Lake BBQ Festival

Consistency

±16.55

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.64 · weakest Brisket (163.47)

Road miles

1,620

across 18 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Master avg

665.19 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

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 chicken.

Chicken ×1

They almost always walk

78% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 14 of 18 contests

A top-10 category call in 78% of their 18 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

684.0116 career-best overall

95.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.0116 at Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival — 95.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 24, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DIVINE SWINE has finished one call ahead of TWIN OAK SMOKIN CREW 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

13–1 behind in the head-to-head

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 93% of their meetings

BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.16 points below their pork, and turns into a call 28% of the time against 28%.

Brisket avg 163.47
Pork avg 167.64
5 calls in 18 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

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

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Pork nemesis

11 of 14 shared pork entries lost

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUFFALO'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared pork entries.

A September team

Top 33% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 33% across 4 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 41% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.30% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.30% 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
18 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
2015 ↗	Master	#1568 (142 pts)	#2111 (77 pts)	#1465 (182 pts)	#1751 (127 pts)	#1498 (172 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1030 (301 pts)	#759 (491 pts)	#1138 (281 pts)	#1057 (316 pts)	#1344 (221 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1209 (219 pts)	#1446 (174 pts)	#935 (334 pts)	#1354 (194 pts)	#1083 (269 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TWIN OAK SMOKIN CREW, each with one reason worth a look.

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

OUTLAW BBQ SMOKERS

#1,253 of the rated field

1582 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1597

Careers of much the same size, 22 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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MAD DAWGZ BBQ

#1,265 of the rated field

1582 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1582

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Nov 11, 2016

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WILD BLUE

#1,263 of the rated field

1582 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1603

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 53% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jul 16, 2021

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SLICKS BAR-B-QUE

#1,264 of the rated field

1582 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1593

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen May 19, 2017

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3D BBQ

#1,257 of the rated field

1582 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1582

Level with TWIN OAK SMOKIN CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Jun 5, 2026

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What’cha Got BBQ

#1,269 of the rated field

1581 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1596

Careers of much the same size, 25 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUFFALO'S BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
Rise N Swine	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
DIVINE SWINE	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
IRON WHEEL COOKERS	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	5	1	3	180 🔥	149.6456	166.63	top 40%
Pork Ribs	18	10	0	2	176.0116	141.1428	167.46	top 35%
Pork	18	5	0	0	175.4400	158.2860	167.64	top 41%
Brisket	18	5	0	0	172	148.5484	163.47	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

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 47%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 38%
Large (40+)	6	top 45%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OK	17	0	top 40%
AR	1	0	top 47%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ	2	12	top 34%	Apr 21, 2017
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	42	top 67%	Mar 25, 2017
Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	2	5	top 27%	Oct 23, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 3.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 17 of 18 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 15 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 351 finished ahead 427 times, behind 304

Longest layoff 1 yrs Sep 13, 2013 → Sep 19, 2014

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

20171 milestone

Apr 21 Most recent contest Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ

20161 milestone

Sep 30 Peak power rating (1583) 3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa

20152 milestones

May 15 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Grand Lake BBQ Festival
Sep 18 10th tracked contest Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff

20142 milestones

Oct 24 First category win (Chicken) Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
Oct 24 Career-best overall score684.0116 Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival

20134 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon
Apr 26 First call Smokin' in the Ozarks
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4282 Smokin' in the Ozarks
Sep 13 First overall top-10 Cherokee Strip Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	Oct 24, 2014
+10	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 15, 2016
+9.5	Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff	Jul 24, 2015
+8.6	Cherokee Strip Cook-Off	Sep 13, 2013
+7	28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff	Sep 19, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.1	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)	Mar 24, 2017
-6.3	Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition	Apr 22, 2016

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)
2017	4	0	0	25%	top 54%	92.8%	91.9%
2016	3	0	0	100%	top 41%	94.4%	93%
2015	4	2	0	100%	top 36%	94.8%	94%
2014	4	2	1	100%	top 34%	95%	93%
2013	3	1	0	67%	top 37%	93.2%	89.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 21, 2017	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	23 / 47 (666.1828)	24 (163.3944)	26 (162.8228)	22 (169.7028)	15 (170.2628)
Mar 31, 2017	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	13 / 37 (667.9772)	11 (168.5488)	9 (170.2628)	21 (162.8800)	15 (166.2856)
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	42 / 77 (667.8856)	42 (169.6916)	53 (166.2628)	61 (162.7884)	25 (169.1428)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	69 / 87 (644.5256)	32 (169.7372)	44 (166.2972)	72 (159.9428)	84 (148.5484)
Sep 30, 2016	3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK	12 / 37 (668.5372)	11 (170.2744)	8 (171.4400)	16 (169.7028)	25 (157.1200)
Apr 22, 2016	Morris Twister Days BBQ Competition Morris, OK	22 / 31 (659.9428)	29 (149.6456)	17 (167.4516)	4 (175.4400)	13 (167.4056)
Apr 15, 2016	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	12 / 63 (679.9428)	18 (171.4400)	10 (171.9888)	14 (170.8228)	30 (165.6912)
Oct 23, 2015	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	10 / 26 (682.2976)	16 (161.1088)	3 (176.0116)	6 (174.3316)	10 (170.8456)
Sep 18, 2015	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff Ponca City, OK	11 / 32 (665.6576)	9 (169.7144)	12 (164.0116)	16 (164.5256)	6 (167.4060)
Jul 24, 2015	Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff Shawnee, OK	9 / 32 (680.5832)	21 (167.4056)	5 (173.7260)	11 (167.4516)	6 (172)
May 15, 2015	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	15 / 35 (678.2288)	2 (180)	6 (173.1316)	12 (172)	31 (153.0972)
Oct 24, 2014	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	5 / 34 (684.0116)	1 (176.0228)	7 (169.7144)	4 (174.2744)	12 (164)
Oct 17, 2014	CASA's Big BBQ Bash Lawton, OK	9 / 19 (665.6684)	3 (172.5828)	9 (168)	8 (170.8456)	15 (154.2400)
Oct 10, 2014	Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK	13 / 32 (663.4176)	4 (174.2972)	13 (166.2744)	15 (165.1200)	17 (157.7260)
Sep 19, 2014	28th Annual Cherokee Strip Cookoff Ponca City, OK	14 / 41 (665.5884)	19 (166.2972)	7 (170.2628)	12 (167.3828)	14 (161.6456)
Sep 13, 2013	Cherokee Strip Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	10 / 33 (670.7428)	15 (165.6684)	18 (161.1088)	5 (172.5600)	4 (171.4056)
Apr 26, 2013	Smokin' in the Ozarks Rogers, AR	16 / 34 (651.4282)	30 (151.4284)	2 (174.2858)	25 (159.4284)	10 (166.2856)
Apr 5, 2013	Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon Stillwater, OK	17 / 52 (610.8572)	17 (152)	39 (141.1428)	13 (158.2860)	13 (159.4284)

TWIN OAK SMOKIN CREW

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

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

A September 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

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)