SMOKIN WOLVES

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

Power ranking

#5523

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1450

peak 1450 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-10

latest 2014-10-02

Best ToY finish

#1251

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

647.8968 / 720

Master · Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout

Perfect 180s

Current form

631.99 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 632.96 (-0.97)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.2858

Chicken · Platte City BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±14.81

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.97 · weakest Brisket (153.99)

Road miles

548

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 161 mi

Schedule strength

16%

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

Master avg

632.96 / 720

11 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.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.98 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 9%.

Brisket avg 153.99
Chicken avg 160.97
0 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKE BREAK - KS in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-27 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 27 points across 7 contests since 2013-10-03 — from 1477 down to 1450.

7 contests since 2013-10-03
now 1450

The metronome

±2.06% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.06% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.9% of a perfect score
11 contests

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

Shell Rock Smokers

#5538 of the rated field

1449 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-07-31

⚔ Head-to-head

ENGINEERED SMOKE

#5540 of the rated field

1449 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-08-24

⚔ Head-to-head

Cookin Possums

#5519 of the rated field

1450 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2017-05-19

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WHISKEY SMOKERS

#5534 of the rated field

1450 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-07-12

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BBCATS BELGIUM

#5517 of the rated field

1450 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2022-03-26

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MEAT SLINGERS

#5526 of the rated field

1450 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

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 2021-01-29

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DIRT ROAD BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE BREAK - KS	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
KC SMOKE DAWGS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	1	170.2858	147.9544	160.97	top 57%
Pork Ribs	11	1	167.4400	144.5144	159.21	top 58%
Pork	11	2	168.5256	146.8572	158.78	top 65%
Brisket	11	0	161.6800	144.0000	153.99	top 73%

“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	Avg finish
MO	5	top 72%
KS	5	top 67%
NE	1	top 84%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 72%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 70%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' on Oak	2	23	top 70%	2014-08-22
Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	2	26	top 67%	2014-06-13
Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	2	33	top 66%	2014-05-16

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

On the trail 1.4 yrs 2013-05-10 → 2014-10-02

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 5.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 5 of 11 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 160.97 · weakest Brisket (153.99)

Walk rate 27% a top-10 call in 3 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 11 contests

Master average 632.96 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 939 365–1,055 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 548 11 mapped stops · furthest 161 mi

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

Power rating 1450 peak 1450 · #5523 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 10 First tracked contest Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
May 10 First call Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
May 10 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2858 Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
May 10 Peak power rating (1495) Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
2014
Jun 13 Career-best overall score647.8968 Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Aug 22 10th tracked contest Smokin' on Oak
Oct 2 Most recent contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2014-10-02
-8.7	Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge	2013-08-31
-6.6	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	2013-06-07
-6.3	Smokin' on Oak	2014-08-22
-5.2	Smokin' with Woods	2014-08-08

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2014	6	0	0	0	33%	top 73%	90%	88.1%
2013	5	0	0	0	20%	top 68%	88.9%	87.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	520 / 552 (595.6912)	511 (149.0628)	533 (144.5144)	460 (154.1940)	493 (147.9200)
2014-08-22	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	23 / 30 (632.4460)	18 (161.0972)	26 (152.5256)	10 (166.2744)	23 (152.5488)
2014-08-08	Smokin' with Woods Odessa, MO	22 / 28 (637.1884)	12 (169.7600)	22 (156.0228)	24 (155.4284)	23 (155.9772)
2014-06-13	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	26 / 41 (647.8968)	25 (162.2512)	13 (167.4400)	33 (156.5256)	20 (161.6800)
2014-05-16	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	33 / 50 (646.7196)	36 (159.4400)	29 (160.5372)	16 (168.5256)	32 (158.2168)
2014-04-25	Smokin' N the Ville Edwardsville, KS	16 / 27 (646.2288)	15 (161.1544)	10 (164.0000)	9 (165.1200)	18 (155.9544)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	308 / 535 (633.1656)	99 (168.6172)	258 (159.4400)	361 (155.9656)	413 (149.1428)
2013-08-31	Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	27 / 32 (639.9544)	29 (155.3828)	22 (161.7144)	20 (163.4744)	27 (159.3828)
2013-08-23	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	24 / 38 (614.1488)	33 (147.9544)	13 (163.4172)	28 (154.8000)	30 (147.9772)
2013-06-07	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	35 / 49 (636.5714)	14 (165.7144)	22 (162.8572)	48 (146.8572)	21 (161.1426)
2013-05-10	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	34 / 52 (632.5714)	8 (170.2858)	28 (158.8572)	34 (159.4284)	50 (144.0000)

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
2013 ↗	Master	#1251 (206 pts)	#908 (356 pts)	#1234 (236 pts)	#1212 (231 pts)	#1220 (226 pts)