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SMOKIN WOLVES

SMOKIN WOLVES is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 16th of 27 at the Smokin' N the Ville (2014). They are ranked #5564 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,564
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1450
peak 1450 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

11
in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013
latest Oct 2, 2014 · 1.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1251
Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0
0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 71%
overall standings

Best overall

647.8968 / 720
Master · Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout

Perfect 180s

0

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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 160.97 · weakest Brisket (153.99)

Road miles

548
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

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

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 Oct 3, 2013 — from 1477 down to 1450.

  • 7 contests since Oct 3, 2013
  • 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

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

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN WOLVES, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Fat Boy barbeque
#5,557 of the rated field
1450 power rating
Contests
6
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1450
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKIN WOLVES)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN WOLVES has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 6 contests
  • last seen Sep 15, 2018
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Bare Bones BBQ Team
#5,541 of the rated field
1450 power rating
Contests
31
GCs
0
Top-10s
3%
Peak
1500
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKIN WOLVES)

They've been 1500 at their best, 50 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 31 contests
  • last seen Oct 30, 2024
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BLOWIN' SMOKE
#5,551 of the rated field
1450 power rating
Contests
58
GCs
0
Top-10s
17%
Peak
1450
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to SMOKIN WOLVES)

58 contests to 11: their number has had years to settle where SMOKIN WOLVES's is still finding its level.

  • rated over 55 contests
  • last seen Sep 8, 2022
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ENGINEERED SMOKE
#5,537 of the rated field
1450 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1450

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

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Aug 24, 2018
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Cookin Possums
#5,547 of the rated field
1450 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
9%
Peak
1511

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

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen May 19, 2017
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WHISKEY SMOKERS
#5,577 of the rated field
1449 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1449

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Jul 12, 2019
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin 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

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 11 1 0 0 170.2858 147.9544 160.97 top 57%
Pork Ribs 11 1 0 0 167.4400 144.5144 159.21 top 58%
Pork 11 2 0 0 168.5256 146.8572 158.78 top 65%
Brisket 11 0 0 0 161.6800 144 153.99 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 field size and state

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)50top 72%
Large (40+)60top 70%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
MO50top 72%
KS50top 67%
NE10top 84%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Smokin' on Oak 2 23 0 top 70% Aug 22, 2014
Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout 2 26 0 top 67% Jun 13, 2014
Platte City BBQ Cook-Off 2 33 0 top 66% May 16, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 6 contests
Contests a season 5.5 across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in MO 5 of 11 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once
Opponents faced 932 finished ahead 365 times, behind 1,055

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

20143 milestones
  1. Career-best overall score647.8968 Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
  2. 10th tracked contest Smokin' on Oak
  3. Most recent contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20134 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
  2. First call Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
  3. Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2858 Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
  4. Peak power rating (1495) Platte City BBQ Cook-Off

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

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-10.535th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue OpenOct 2, 2014
-8.7Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff ChallengeAug 31, 2013
-6.6Tonganoxie Days BBQ BlowoutJun 7, 2013
-6.3Smokin' on OakAug 22, 2014
-5.2Smokin' with WoodsAug 8, 2014

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20146000 33% top 73% 90% 88.1%
20135000 20% top 68% 88.9% 87.7%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Oct 2, 2014 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)
Aug 22, 2014 Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS 23 / 30 (632.4460) 18 (161.0972) 26 (152.5256) 10 (166.2744) 23 (152.5488)
Aug 8, 2014 Smokin' with Woods Odessa, MO 22 / 28 (637.1884) 12 (169.7600) 22 (156.0228) 24 (155.4284) 23 (155.9772)
Jun 13, 2014 Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS 26 / 41 (647.8968) 25 (162.2512) 13 (167.4400) 33 (156.5256) 20 (161.6800)
May 16, 2014 Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO 33 / 50 (646.7196) 36 (159.4400) 29 (160.5372) 16 (168.5256) 32 (158.2168)
Apr 25, 2014 Smokin' N the Ville Edwardsville, KS 16 / 27 (646.2288) 15 (161.1544) 10 (164) 9 (165.1200) 18 (155.9544)
Oct 3, 2013 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)
Aug 31, 2013 Septemberfest BBQ & Ribeye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE 27 / 32 (639.9544) 29 (155.3828) 22 (161.7144) 20 (163.4744) 27 (159.3828)
Aug 23, 2013 Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS 24 / 38 (614.1488) 33 (147.9544) 13 (163.4172) 28 (154.8000) 30 (147.9772)
Jun 7, 2013 Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS 35 / 49 (636.5714) 14 (165.7144) 22 (162.8572) 48 (146.8572) 21 (161.1426)
May 10, 2013 Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO 34 / 52 (632.5714) 8 (170.2858) 28 (158.8572) 34 (159.4284) 50 (144)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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