A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Theslabs.com ahead in 100% of their meetings
Theslabs.com has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
THE SMOKE KINGS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1474 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-04-26
latest 2013-08-23
Best ToY finish
#1279
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
627.83
last 4 Master vs avg 627.83 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.64
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 157.99 · weakest Chicken (155.99)
Road miles
263
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi
Schedule strength
6%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1508)
Master avg
627.83 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
THE SMOKE KINGS has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 146 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4430 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1518
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE SMOKE KINGS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE SMOKE KINGS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4436 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after THE SMOKE KINGS did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4433 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Level with THE SMOKE KINGS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4462 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4440 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 151.3944 | 155.99 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0002 | 150.8570 | 157.72 | top 66% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2854 | 153.6684 | 156.12 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 149.6800 | 157.99 | top 58% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.3 yrs
2013-04-26 → 2013-08-23
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Cooks most in
KS
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 157.99 · weakest Chicken (155.99)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
627.83
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
165
51–126 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
263
4 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi
Schedule strength
1508
average field rating faced — tougher than 6% of rated contests
Power rating
1474
peak 1474 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score645.7136 Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
- Peak power rating (1488) Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
- Career-best single call (Brisket)165.1544 Smokin' on the River
- Most recent contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.2 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout | 2013-06-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-04-26 |
| -7.6 | Smokin' on the River | 2013-07-19 |
| -6.4 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival | 2013-08-23 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 89.7% | 87.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 51 / 68 (619.9316) | 63 (151.3944) | 34 (162.8916) | 46 (155.9656) | 51 (149.6800) |
| 2013-07-19 | Smokin' on the River Glasgow, MO | 28 / 36 (630.2512) | 26 (158.2856) | 33 (153.1428) | 30 (153.6684) | 14 (165.1544) |
| 2013-06-07 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS | 23 / 49 (645.7136) | 30 (162.2856) | 19 (164.0002) | 40 (156.5710) | 15 (162.8568) |
| 2013-04-26 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 29 / 30 (615.4278) | 29 (152.0000) | 25 (150.8570) | 23 (158.2854) | 26 (154.2854) |
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 | #1279 (200 pts) | #1378 (190 pts) | #1293 (220 pts) | #1332 (200 pts) | #1015 (295 pts) |