SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ

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

Power ranking

#6266

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1404

peak 1404 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-26

latest 2017-08-18

Best ToY finish

#985

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 82%

overall standings

Best overall

649.7376 / 720

Master · McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

622.72 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 618.17 (+4.55)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8800

Chicken · Smokin' in the Ville

Consistency

±30.04

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.13 · weakest Brisket (139.29)

Road miles

274

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Master avg

618.17 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 67%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 67%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

KC SMOKE DAWGS ahead in 100% of their meetings

KC SMOKE DAWGS has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−22.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 22.84 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 7%.

Brisket avg 139.29
Pork avg 162.13
0 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKE BREAK - KS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

7 of 8 shared pork entries lost

TRUEBUD BBQ ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TRUEBUD BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork entries.

A June team

Top 73% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 73% across 4 contests, versus top 82% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 82% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked *Smokin on Oak every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 14th

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ELBOW GREASE

#6263 of the rated field

1405 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1405

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

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BUCKEYE BBQ TROY OH

#6265 of the rated field

1404 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1404

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2019-07-12

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SMOKE DOCTOR

#6267 of the rated field

1404 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1404

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-09-19

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Four Alarm Smoker

#6264 of the rated field

1404 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1404

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2024-09-27

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SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER

#6261 of the rated field

1405 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1405

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN ZEKE'S BBQ)

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2019-04-26

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ROCK-N-ROLL RIB RUBBERS

#6260 of the rated field

1405 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1405

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2018-10-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
KC SMOKE DAWGS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
TRUEBUD BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
EATIN AINT CHEATIN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
2 DRUNK 2 QUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
WATER DAWGZ BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT STOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GEN QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Big D & The Briquettes	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	1	174.8800	148.0000	157.90	top 75%
Pork Ribs	15	2	171.9772	150.2400	158.85	top 68%
Pork	15	1	172.0228	156.5256	162.13	top 61%
Brisket	15	0	163.4288	20.0000	139.29	top 86%

“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)	9	0	top 81%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 84%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
*Smokin on Oak	5	14	top 80%	2017-08-18
*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	2	27	top 72%	2017-06-09
Border War BBQ	2	32	top 88%	2015-10-23

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.3 yrs 2013-04-26 → 2017-08-18

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 3 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 15 of 15 contests

Contests visited 9 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 15 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 162.13 · weakest Brisket (139.29)

Walk rate 27% a top-10 call in 4 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 15 contests

Master average 618.17 out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 304 101–437 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 274 15 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi

Schedule strength 1540 average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests

Power rating 1404 peak 1404 · #6266 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 26 First tracked contest Smokin 'n' the Ville
Apr 26 Peak power rating (1491) Smokin 'n' the Ville
Aug 23 First call Smokin' on Oak
2015
Apr 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8800 Smokin' in the Ville
Jun 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7376 McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 5 Career-best overall score649.7376 McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)
Aug 28 10th tracked contest Smokin' on Oak
2017
Aug 18 Most recent contest *Smokin on Oak

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6	Smokin' on Oak	2013-08-23
+2.5	*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	2017-06-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13	Smokin' in the Ville	2015-04-24
-11	Cookin on the Kaw	2014-10-10
-10.5	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	2013-06-07
-9.5	Smokin 'n' the Ville	2013-04-26
-9.4	Smokin' on Oak	2014-08-22

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	50%	top 79%	89.6%	87.7%
2016	2	50%	top 88%	88.3%	85.5%
2015	5	20%	top 86%	90.2%	84.3%
2014	3	0%	top 87%	86.9%	86%
2013	3	33%	top 67%	89.3%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-08-18	*Smokin on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	26 / 28 (617.6916)	26 (148.0000)	18 (163.3944)	23 (161.1428)	28 (145.1544)
2017-06-09	*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	27 / 42 (645.1200)	36 (155.4172)	9 (171.9772)	19 (167.4172)	32 (150.3084)
2016-08-26	Smokin' On Oak Bonner Springs, KS	36 / 37 (595.9660)	35 (150.8572)	34 (154.8916)	31 (158.2972)	37 (131.9200)
2016-06-10	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	27 / 34 (635.4288)	33 (151.9772)	30 (153.7260)	6 (172.0228)	20 (157.7028)
2015-10-23	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	32 / 35 (619.3828)	33 (157.1428)	33 (152.5600)	30 (159.4172)	27 (150.2628)
2015-08-28	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	38 / 42 (632.4572)	41 (151.9200)	19 (166.2744)	22 (168.0228)	40 (146.2400)
2015-06-05	McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	21 / 33 (649.7376)	15 (168.5944)	28 (154.8688)	18 (162.8456)	19 (163.4288)
2015-05-08	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	39 / 45 (614.1600)	42 (153.1200)	39 (150.2400)	24 (162.8572)	40 (147.9428)
2015-04-24	Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS	29 / 29 (517.7600)	5 (174.8800)	16 (164.5828)	24 (158.2972)	29 (20.0000)
2014-10-24	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	35 / 41 (618.7432)	32 (157.7144)	38 (150.2400)	29 (160.5600)	33 (150.2288)
2014-10-10	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	42 / 46 (613.5316)	37 (158.8344)	36 (154.8000)	36 (156.5256)	45 (143.3716)
2014-08-22	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	25 / 30 (625.6576)	14 (165.7144)	24 (154.2972)	17 (162.2628)	30 (143.3832)
2013-08-23	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	14 / 38 (642.8456)	16 (162.2972)	9 (167.4400)	15 (160.5484)	26 (152.5600)
2013-06-07	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	41 / 49 (623.4284)	40 (156.0000)	24 (161.7142)	35 (158.8572)	44 (146.8570)
2013-04-26	Smokin 'n' the Ville Edwardsville, KS	21 / 26 (620.5710)	22 (155.9998)	15 (161.7142)	12 (162.8570)	25 (140.0000)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#1683 (145 pts)	#2095 (90 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1932 (119 pts)	#1999 (119 pts)	#2013 (119 pts)	#1360 (234 pts)	#1719 (144 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#985 (312 pts)	#785 (467 pts)	#948 (367 pts)	#990 (352 pts)	#1021 (322 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1838 (121 pts)	#1553 (176 pts)	#1870 (126 pts)	#1626 (161 pts)	#1905 (121 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1564 (145 pts)	#1650 (140 pts)	#1437 (180 pts)	#1369 (190 pts)	#1742 (125 pts)