GIT-R-SMOKED

GIT-R-SMOKED is a competition barbecue team with 31 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 5th of 38 at the Smoke on the River (2016). They are ranked #3162 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,162

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1501

peak 1524 · rated over 30 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest Jul 1, 2022 · 9.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#583

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 31 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

667.9428 / 720

Master · When Pigs Fly South

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.62 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 646.36 (+6.26)

Walk rate

61%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship

Consistency

±16.70

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.87 · weakest Brisket (159.39)

Road miles

9,753

across 31 mapped stops · furthest 2,358 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$75K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

646.36 / 720

30 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

61% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 19 of 31 contests

A top-10 category call in 61% of their 31 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

667.9428 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.9428 at When Pigs Fly South — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 15, 2013

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT has finished one call ahead of GIT-R-SMOKED 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 38%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 38%

A tough matchup

17–0 behind in the head-to-head

SON OF SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings

SON OF SMOKE has come out ahead in 17 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.48 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 23%.

Brisket avg 159.39
Chicken avg 163.87
6 calls in 30 entries

A strong matchup

11–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 73% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' AXE BBQ in 11 of their 15 shared contests.

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The comeback

2.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) (Mar 11, 2016).

last seen Nov 15, 2013
back Mar 11, 2016

Chicken nemesis

14 of 17 shared chicken entries lost

SON OF SMOKE ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SON OF SMOKE has out-cooked them in 14 of 17 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SLO DOG Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 45% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 45% across 3 contests, versus top 57% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 57% the rest of the year

The long haul

9,753 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,753 miles across 31 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,358 miles to Lakeland Pig Festival.

31 mapped stops
furthest 2,358 mi

The metronome

±2.32% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.32% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.8% of a perfect score
31 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
2022 ↗	Master	#878 (162 pts)	#910 (167 pts)	#1045 (142 pts)	#816 (197 pts)	#822 (187 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#989 (265 pts)	#1097 (240 pts)	#1087 (255 pts)	#783 (410 pts)	#1066 (260 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#685 (497 pts)	#502 (727 pts)	#637 (577 pts)	#500 (732 pts)	#698 (517 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#583 (678 pts)	#392 (958 pts)	#744 (538 pts)	#791 (510 pts)	#619 (640 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#641 (602 pts)	#759 (522 pts)	#537 (777 pts)	#828 (472 pts)	#633 (632 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1262 (204 pts)	#1660 (139 pts)	#1661 (144 pts)	#845 (389 pts)	#1460 (164 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to GIT-R-SMOKED, each with one reason worth a look.

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

HALF BAKED HIPPIES

#3,165 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1522

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to GIT-R-SMOKED)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GIT-R-SMOKED has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jan 14, 2022

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KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS

#3,153 of the rated field

1502 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1550

They've been 1550 at their best, 48 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Apr 14, 2023

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smoKINGBATKO BBQ

#3,156 of the rated field

1502 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1502

Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 31, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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HEAVY D BBQ

#3,178 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1542

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before GIT-R-SMOKED's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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GEORGIA JO'S SMOKIN Q

#3,151 of the rated field

1502 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1510

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 20% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Mar 4, 2016

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Grillzwolds BBQ Team

#3,167 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1505

They turned up 9 years after GIT-R-SMOKED did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PIRATES OF THE PIG	20	4	16	20%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ	15	11	4	73%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-Q'S-2GO	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
RBQ	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
Smokey and the Pirate	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
Old Town Franklin BBQ	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKED SEDUCTION	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Cynical BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
CANYON RIDERS BBQ	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	31	7	2	2	178.2972	137.7028	163.87	top 52%
Pork Ribs	31	7	0	2	172.5828	147.3600	160.25	top 59%
Pork	29	9	0	1	175.4288	150.8000	163.19	top 49%
Brisket	30	6	0	1	172.0344	139.3716	159.39	top 54%

“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)	2	top 65%
Medium (20–39)	13	top 59%
Large (40+)	15	top 55%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CA	16	top 52%
NV	5	top 78%
FL	4	top 38%
AZ	2	top 73%
OK	1	top 83%
GA	1	top 70%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship	3	9	top 45%	May 4, 2018
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2	42	top 73%	Jan 14, 2022
Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off	2	8	top 44%	Aug 16, 2019
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	25	top 90%	Mar 24, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 8 contests

Contests a season 4.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 17 of 31 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 25 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 610 finished ahead 557 times, behind 684

Longest layoff 2.3 yrs Nov 15, 2013 → Mar 11, 2016

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

20221 milestone

Jul 1 Most recent contest 2nd Annual VFW Post 3396 Armed Forces BBQ Challenge (MASTERS)

20182 milestones

Sep 14 25th tracked contest 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
Sep 14 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship

20171 milestone

Jul 15 First category win (Chicken) 2017 Clayton BBQ Cook-off a KCBS (Competitor Series) event Sponsored by the CBCA

20163 milestones

Sep 16 10th tracked contest 2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship
Oct 14 First overall top-10 Smoke on the River
Oct 14 Peak power rating (1524) Smoke on the River

20134 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 25 First call Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.7140 Lakeland Pig Festival
Nov 15 Career-best overall score667.9428 When Pigs Fly South

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.1	Smoke on the River	Oct 14, 2016
+10.8	2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship	Sep 16, 2016
+10.1	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship	May 4, 2018
+9.6	When Pigs Fly South	Nov 15, 2013
+9.2	Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off	Aug 16, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 25, 2016
-9.7	Grills N Grills	Aug 25, 2017
-9.1	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship	Apr 20, 2018
-8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Feb 15, 2013
-7.1	Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ	Sep 29, 2017

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)
2022	2	0	0	50%	top 78%	90.9%	90%
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 65%	90.1%	90.1%
2019	3	1	0	67%	top 52%	92.2%	91.1%
2018	6	1	1	67%	top 58%	92.6%	90.7%
2017	8	1	1	63%	top 67%	90.7%	88.4%
2016	7	1	0	43%	top 55%	92.4%	88.7%
2013	4	0	0	75%	top 38%	92.8%	91.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 1, 2022	2nd Annual VFW Post 3396 Armed Forces BBQ Challenge (MASTERS) Sparks, NV	13 / 17 (654.2056)	12 (165.1200)	17 (153.6800)	8 (169.7028)	9 (165.7028)
Jan 14, 2022	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	47 / 59 (641.5312)	43 (162.2628)	42 (162.8228)	49 (158.2172)	39 (158.2284)
May 28, 2021	The Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV	17 / 26 (648.5944)	4 (173.7028)	13 (163.4400)	—	19 (156.5600)
Sep 20, 2019	5th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship 🏅	25 / 44 (663.9656)	39 (158.2628)	29 (162.8572)	5 (174.2744)	16 (168.5712)
Aug 16, 2019	Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Susanville, CA	8 / 25 (654.8112)	11 (162.8800)	9 (163.9772)	6 (171.4056)	16 (156.5484)
Jan 18, 2019	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	42 / 63 (649.5316)	37 (167.3828)	42 (159.9544)	29 (167.3828)	47 (154.8116)
Sep 14, 2018	4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	23 / 43 (657.7032)	1 (178.2972)	41 (147.3600)	8 (170.8688)	24 (161.1772)
Aug 24, 2018	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	31 / 46 (657.6688)	15 (171.4172)	20 (168.5716)	43 (157.1200)	32 (160.5600)
Aug 17, 2018	Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA	15 / 27 (648.4688)	15 (161.0972)	20 (156.5372)	14 (165.1200)	8 (165.7144)
May 4, 2018	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	9 / 35 (666.8000)	15 (168)	3 (170.8688)	14 (164.5484)	12 (163.3828)
Apr 20, 2018	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA	41 / 48 (627.8404)	38 (159.4172)	41 (152.5260)	31 (159.9428)	36 (155.9544)
Mar 23, 2018	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	45 / 78 (661.6232)	41 (167.4172)	57 (161.6800)	3 (175.4288)	62 (157.0972)
Sep 29, 2017	Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ Sapulpa, OK	25 / 30 (630.1944)	21 (165.1428)	24 (155.9772)	23 (157.6800)	26 (151.3944)
Sep 15, 2017	3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	28 / 48 (653.1084)	12 (170.8112)	22 (167.4172)	41 (156.5828)	31 (158.2972)
Aug 25, 2017	Grills N Grills penn Valley, CA	23 / 27 (624.4572)	26 (148.5028)	25 (154.8456)	24 (153.7144)	7 (167.3944)
Aug 18, 2017	Lassen County Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA	8 / 15 (624.4572)	4 (164.5484)	8 (158.2288)	10 (151.4056)	10 (150.2744)
Jul 15, 2017	2017 Clayton BBQ Cook-off a KCBS (Competitor Series) event Sponsored by the CBCA Clayton, CA	—	1 (178.2972)	15 (147.9428)	—	—
Jun 23, 2017	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	37 / 62 (642.2744)	38 (158.2856)	23 (162.8688)	24 (165.7144)	40 (155.4056)
May 5, 2017	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	14 / 33 (646.8344)	4 (170.8572)	28 (150.8344)	10 (165.1200)	15 (160.0228)
Mar 24, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV	25 / 30 (635.3828)	28 (155.4172)	25 (153.6800)	20 (159.4056)	9 (166.8800)
Oct 14, 2016	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	5 / 38 (663.9772)	6 (171.4172)	3 (172.5828)	12 (160.5600)	16 (159.4172)
Sep 16, 2016	2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	16 / 61 (665.5884)	18 (169.6684)	11 (169.6684)	25 (162.2744)	22 (163.9772)
Aug 26, 2016	Grills 'N' Grilles (presented by the United Way of Nevada Country) Penn Valley, CA	12 / 28 (650.8348)	20 (158.8344)	7 (166.2972)	23 (153.6688)	2 (172.0344)
Jun 24, 2016	Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA	36 / 54 (626.1488)	39 (151.9428)	33 (157.1316)	30 (161.1200)	32 (155.9544)
Apr 29, 2016	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	20 / 30 (605.1200)	27 (137.7028)	10 (162.8572)	14 (158.2856)	19 (146.2744)
Mar 25, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV	28 / 29 (606.7312)	24 (155.9884)	23 (160.5712)	29 (150.8000)	28 (139.3716)
Mar 11, 2016	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	62 / 89 (651.2568)	74 (160.5256)	84 (150.2056)	21 (169.1200)	13 (171.4056)
Nov 15, 2013	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	11 / 49 (667.9428)	12 (169.7028)	21 (166.2400)	16 (166.8572)	11 (165.1428)
Aug 23, 2013	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL	14 / 44 (663.8400)	5 (175.4056)	8 (169.6800)	17 (166.2400)	37 (152.5144)
Feb 15, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tampa, FL	18 / 24 (646.2856)	22 (158.8570)	21 (157.1428)	4 (169.1428)	17 (161.1430)
Jan 25, 2013	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	16 / 70 (653.7140)	31 (162.8570)	30 (159.4284)	6 (170.8570)	25 (160.5716)

GIT-R-SMOKED

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (13 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

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, 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)