SMOKIN BARNYARD BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2397

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1523

peak 1523 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-26

latest 2017-09-29

Best ToY finish

#1300

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

681.0856 / 720

Master · Cookin on the Kaw

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.35 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.27 (+2.08)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0000

Pork Ribs · Cookin on the Kaw

Consistency

±14.87

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 168.47 · weakest Pork (161.30)

Road miles

182

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 42 mi

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)

Master avg

657.27 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

High-water mark

681.0856 career-best overall

94.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.0856 at Cookin on the Kaw — 94.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-10-10

A tough matchup

4–1 behind in the head-to-head

BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ ahead in 80% of their meetings

BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.2 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.17 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 50%.

Pork avg 161.30
Brisket avg 168.47
0 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at *Smoke On the Trails (2017-09-29).

last seen 2014-10-10
back 2017-09-29

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

OLLIE BABA Q

#2394 of the rated field

1523 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1532

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN BARNYARD BBQ)

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-04-13

⚔ Head-to-head

Summa Dat Que

#2410 of the rated field

1523 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1545

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN BARNYARD BBQ)

39 contests to 6: their number has had years to settle where SMOKIN BARNYARD BBQ's is still finding its level.

rated over 34 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

JaBs

#2411 of the rated field

1523 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1523

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Potbellied Stallions

#2404 of the rated field

1523 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 7 years after SMOKIN BARNYARD BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2022-03-19

⚔ Head-to-head

The Meatyo-Q'rs

#2388 of the rated field

1523 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2021-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Mr. Green's Q

#2387 of the rated field

1523 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1523

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Theslabs.com	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	0	0	172.0228	153.1428	162.47	top 52%
Pork Ribs	6	2	1	176.0000	157.6804	165.03	top 42%
Pork	6	0	0	167.9772	147.9656	161.30	top 56%
Brisket	6	3	0	175.4744	162.2972	168.47	top 24%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 53%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 41%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Cookin on the Kaw	2	9	0	top 34%	2014-10-10

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.4 yrs 2013-04-26 → 2017-09-29

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 5 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 168.47 · weakest Pork (161.30)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 17% 1 of 6 contests

Master average 657.27 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 259 192–139 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 182 6 mapped stops · furthest 42 mi

Schedule strength 1531 average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests

Longest layoff 3 yrs 2014-10-10 → 2017-09-29

Power rating 1523 peak 1523 · #2397 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 26 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 26 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2014
May 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6116 Sugar Mound BBQ Festival
Oct 10 First overall top-10 Cookin on the Kaw
Oct 10 Career-best overall score681.0856 Cookin on the Kaw
Oct 10 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0000 Cookin on the Kaw
2017
Sep 29 Peak power rating (1523) *Smoke On the Trails
Sep 29 Most recent contest *Smoke On the Trails

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.3	Cookin on the Kaw	2014-10-10
+7.9	*Smoke On the Trails	2017-09-29
+4.2	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival	2014-05-24
+1.5	Cookin' on the Kaw	2013-10-11

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-1.6	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival	2013-08-23
-0.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-04-26

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	100%	top 33%	93.3%	93.3%
2014	2	1	50%	top 33%	94.6%	93%
2013	3	0	67%	top 53%	89.8%	89.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-09-29	*Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	21 / 64 (672.0228)	13 (172.0228)	35 (162.8456)	43 (161.6800)	9 (175.4744)
2014-10-10	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	9 / 46 (681.0856)	23 (165.7028)	3 (176.0000)	18 (167.9772)	6 (171.4056)
2014-05-24	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	40 / 87 (657.6116)	47 (163.9772)	49 (161.1088)	26 (167.9772)	39 (164.5484)
2013-10-11	Cookin' on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	20 / 42 (646.7428)	23 (159.4172)	21 (162.2400)	17 (162.7884)	11 (162.2972)
2013-08-23	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	39 / 68 (639.3028)	33 (160.5484)	44 (157.6804)	61 (147.9656)	6 (173.1084)
2013-04-26	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	16 / 30 (646.8572)	26 (153.1428)	6 (170.2858)	20 (159.4286)	12 (164.0000)

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	#1300 (192 pts)	#1720 (132 pts)	#1153 (257 pts)	#1381 (187 pts)	#1126 (257 pts)