High-water mark
676.5714
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.5714 at Crossroads BBQ Cook-off — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-07-05
IF YOU'VE GOT EM SMOKE EM
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1513 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-07-05
latest 2017-05-12
Best ToY finish
#1377
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.04
last 4 Master vs avg 653.04 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.35
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.54 · weakest Chicken (161.98)
Road miles
708
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 224 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Master avg
653.04 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Up in Smoke BBQ Bash (2016-07-22).
- last seen 2013-07-05
- back 2016-07-22
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.
IF YOU'VE GOT EM SMOKE EM 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 121 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.
#3198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
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#3205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after IF YOU'VE GOT EM SMOKE EM did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#3199 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with IF YOU'VE GOT EM SMOKE EM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
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#3207 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
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#3206 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
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 | 170.8456 | 150.8000 | 161.98 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7142 | 153.1088 | 163.40 | top 52% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2858 | 158.8112 | 165.54 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7142 | 151.3600 | 162.12 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 54% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.9 yrs
2013-07-05 → 2017-05-12
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IA
2 of 4 contests · 3 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
Pork
averages 165.54 · weakest Chicken (161.98)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 2 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
1 of 4 contests
Master average
653.04
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
163
71–107 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
708
4 mapped stops · furthest 224 mi
Schedule strength
1585
average field rating faced — tougher than 68% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2013-07-05 → 2016-07-22
Power rating
1500
peak 1513 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Crossroads BBQ Cook-off
- First call Crossroads BBQ Cook-off
- First overall top-10 Crossroads BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.5714 Crossroads BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best overall score676.5714 Crossroads BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7142 Crossroads BBQ Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1513) Crossroads BBQ Cook-off
- 2017
- Most recent contest BBQ in the Bluffs
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.5 | Crossroads BBQ Cook-off | 2013-07-05 |
| +4.3 | Cookin on the Kaw | 2016-10-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | 2016-07-22 |
| -6.1 | BBQ in the Bluffs | 2017-05-12 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 73% | 92% | 90.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 18% | 94% | 94% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-12 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 31 / 39 (635.2912) | 16 (170.8456) | 31 (153.1088) | 30 (158.8112) | 36 (152.5256) |
| 2016-10-07 | Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS | 29 / 56 (662.7544) | 39 (163.4056) | 39 (161.6572) | 31 (166.8228) | 9 (170.8688) |
| 2016-07-22 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 44 / 47 (637.5316) | 47 (150.8000) | 18 (169.1316) | 27 (166.2400) | 45 (151.3600) |
| 2013-07-05 | Crossroads BBQ Cook-off Cameron, MO | 7 / 40 (676.5714) | 27 (162.8572) | 9 (169.7142) | 10 (170.2858) | 4 (173.7142) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2014 (105 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1883 (120 pts) | #1692 (155 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #1425 (205 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1377 (170 pts) | #2538 (65 pts) | #1571 (150 pts) | #1687 (140 pts) | #1267 (215 pts) |