SMOKE 2 PULL

SMOKE 2 PULL is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 6th of 49 at the Grill Games (2015). They are ranked #3911 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,911

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1485

peak 1521 · rated over 25 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 28, 2013

latest Oct 19, 2018 · 5.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1217

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

4% of 25 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

667.4172 / 720

Master · Grill Games

Perfect 180s

Current form

628.10 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 636.52 (-8.42)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4172

Pork · Grill Games

Consistency

±17.87

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.07 · weakest Pork (157.34)

Road miles

1,436

across 25 mapped stops · furthest 82 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Master avg

636.52 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

667.4172 career-best overall

92.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.4172 at Grill Games — 92.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 28, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HAZY BLUE BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKE 2 PULL 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 42%.

8 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 42%

A tough matchup

16–1 behind in the head-to-head

THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ ahead in 94% of their meetings

THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 17 shared contests.

A strong matchup

9–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MOOSE'S BARBECUE in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

14 of 17 shared chicken entries lost

THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 17 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

FOX RIVER BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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An August team

Top 45% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 45% across 4 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

4 August contests
top 59% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.48% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.48% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.4% of a perfect score
25 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 14th

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1600 (146 pts)	#1489 (181 pts)	#1325 (231 pts)	#1769 (126 pts)	#1767 (126 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1755 (124 pts)	#1160 (289 pts)	#2067 (114 pts)	#1708 (159 pts)	#1447 (199 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1217 (236 pts)	#1408 (211 pts)	#1199 (261 pts)	#942 (376 pts)	#1159 (271 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1597 (140 pts)	#1694 (135 pts)	#1482 (170 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#1742 (125 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKE 2 PULL, each with one reason worth a look.

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

AXE-MEN BBQ

#3,909 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1510

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to SMOKE 2 PULL)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — SMOKE 2 PULL ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 19, 2018

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4 Schmidt's and Giggles BBQ

#3,933 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKE 2 PULL)

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKE 2 PULL has cooked, 5 to 25, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2020

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Smoke Wurx BBQ

#3,903 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1485

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 26 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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Hawg Wild

#3,898 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1546

28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS

#3,891 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1506

Level with SMOKE 2 PULL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 1, 2022

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Shorthorn BBQ

#3,901 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1525

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
TOPPGATOR BBQ	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
Risky Brisket	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
FAT ANDY'S BBQ	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
FOX RIVER BBQ	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
FIREWISE BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
ROLL THE BONES BBQ	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
BURNITA BAR-B-QUE	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
D.F.G.'S BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
A BOY NAMED QUE	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	5	1	171.4172	139.9200	161.07	top 53%
Pork Ribs	25	4	1	171.4172	146.2172	159.75	top 49%
Pork	25	2	0	171.4172	137.6800	157.34	top 59%
Brisket	25	1	0	168.5828	148.5714	158.36	top 55%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	15	0	top 51%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
WI	24	0	top 60%
IL	1	0	top 22%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	4	14	top 62%	Oct 19, 2018
Grill Games	4	6	top 45%	Aug 24, 2018
Grillin' in Grafton	4	20	top 79%	Jul 1, 2016
BBQ 4 ASTOP	2	13	top 71%	May 20, 2016
Poor Que	2	11	top 54%	Jun 5, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 8 contests

Contests a season 4.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 24 of 25 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 14 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 370 finished ahead 478 times, behind 597

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

20182 milestones

Oct 19 25th tracked contest Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off
Oct 19 Most recent contest Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off

20156 milestones

May 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8740 The Masters In May - The Classic
May 2 10th tracked contest The Masters In May - The Classic
Aug 28 First overall top-10 Grill Games
Aug 28 Career-best overall score667.4172 Grill Games
Aug 28 Career-best single call (Pork)171.4172 Grill Games
Oct 23 Peak power rating (1521) Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off

20132 milestones

Jun 28 First tracked contest Grillin' in Grafton
Jun 28 First call Grillin' in Grafton

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	Grill Games	Aug 28, 2015
+9.9	8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL)	Oct 18, 2013
+9.7	The Masters In May - The Classic	May 2, 2015
+8.5	Poor Que	Jun 5, 2015
+7.3	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off	Oct 23, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.6	Grillin' in Grafton	Jun 27, 2014
-9.6	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	Oct 19, 2018
-9.4	BBQ 4 ASTOP	May 20, 2016
-8.7	Poor Que	Jun 6, 2014
-7.6	Grillin' in Grafton	Jun 28, 2013

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	0	0%	top 80%	87.5%	86.4%
2017	2	0	0%	top 56%	89.3%	88.4%
2016	5	0	20%	top 73%	90.3%	88.3%
2015	8	1	63%	top 42%	92.7%	90.6%
2014	5	0	20%	top 71%	89.4%	86.2%
2013	3	0	67%	top 48%	89.6%	87.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 19, 2018	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	37 / 42 (614.1028)	29 (158.2744)	38 (146.2400)	37 (152.4800)	27 (157.1084)
Aug 24, 2018	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	30 / 42 (630.2288)	19 (166.8800)	11 (167.4172)	40 (145.0972)	35 (150.8344)
Oct 20, 2017	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	26 / 52 (642.6860)	19 (163.3828)	13 (168.5488)	48 (150.7772)	29 (159.9772)
Sep 8, 2017	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	19 / 31 (630.1944)	18 (162.2516)	14 (160.5488)	23 (154.8228)	23 (152.5712)
Oct 21, 2016	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	39 / 51 (623.2688)	33 (159.3600)	30 (155.9772)	50 (139.3716)	12 (168.5600)
Jul 1, 2016	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	23 / 29 (636.4000)	3 (170.2972)	28 (146.2172)	16 (160.5256)	21 (159.3600)
May 20, 2016	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	24 / 28 (627.3368)	13 (165.7028)	20 (153.6800)	22 (154.8112)	23 (153.1428)
Apr 30, 2016	Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI	32 / 58 (650.2060)	46 (159.4060)	18 (168.5600)	35 (160.5372)	32 (161.7028)
Apr 29, 2016	Masters in May Appleton, WI	39 / 59 (642.8348)	23 (166.3088)	34 (159.4288)	31 (160.5600)	43 (156.5372)
Oct 23, 2015	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off Union Grove, WI	14 / 44 (657.6460)	14 (167.9656)	7 (167.4288)	32 (158.8116)	13 (163.4400)
Aug 28, 2015	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	6 / 49 (667.4172)	10 (168.5600)	13 (167.4516)	6 (171.4172)	23 (159.9884)
Jul 10, 2015	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	42 / 80 (645.0056)	37 (163.3828)	19 (166.8344)	25 (165.1200)	58 (149.6684)
Jun 26, 2015	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	20 / 33 (645.0516)	23 (157.7144)	22 (161.6800)	15 (162.2400)	13 (163.4172)
Jun 5, 2015	Poor Que Montello, WI	11 / 38 (660.5256)	5 (170.8572)	2 (171.4172)	16 (160.5140)	21 (157.7372)
May 29, 2015	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	13 / 23 (651.3372)	6 (171.4172)	23 (150.2172)	11 (161.1200)	7 (168.5828)
May 2, 2015	The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI	15 / 47 (655.8740)	8 (169.1200)	17 (163.4172)	13 (166.2284)	31 (157.1084)
May 1, 2015	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	33 / 57 (637.6232)	38 (157.1316)	37 (153.1316)	30 (159.9772)	17 (167.3828)
Aug 22, 2014	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	23 / 47 (644.0344)	35 (155.9884)	25 (158.8688)	9 (168.5828)	23 (160.5944)
Jul 11, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI	20 / 29 (634.2056)	23 (159.3712)	24 (150.2516)	12 (162.8800)	13 (161.7028)
Jun 27, 2014	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	32 / 32 (581.4740)	30 (144.5144)	26 (150.2168)	32 (137.6800)	26 (149.0628)
Jun 6, 2014	Poor Que Montello, WI	30 / 38 (616.4112)	33 (146.7656)	16 (159.4056)	29 (155.4172)	22 (154.8228)
May 2, 2014	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	37 / 62 (628.4688)	61 (139.9200)	14 (166.2856)	20 (162.2972)	27 (159.9660)
Oct 18, 2013	8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) Libertyville, IL	12 / 54 (645.0860)	13 (165.1316)	8 (167.4172)	30 (153.1428)	15 (159.3944)
Aug 23, 2013	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	20 / 43 (631.2344)	16 (164.5256)	31 (147.9200)	16 (161.1200)	20 (157.6688)
Jun 28, 2013	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	25 / 33 (614.2852)	28 (152.5712)	6 (165.1430)	29 (147.9996)	26 (148.5714)

SMOKE 2 PULL

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

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)