RUM N' SMOKE BBQ MN
Rating
1715
peak 1715
Contests
82
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2026-06-05
Best ToY finish
#41
Master 2020
Grand champs
3
2 reserve
Category wins
10
30 podiums
Overall top-10s
30
of 82 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
687.69 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 680.24 (+7.46)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.70
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.94 · weakest Brisket (169.28)
Road miles
15485
mi across 82 mapped stops · furthest 451 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of RUM N' SMOKE BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ has come out ahead in 26 of their 35 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of OWENS BBQ in 27 of their 36 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0112 points of the Grand Championship at SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway (2025-08-29).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 48-team field at Original SD BBQ Championships.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 23% across 10 contests, versus top 32% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at The Hayfield (2020-06-19) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 35-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SPITFIRE.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 68 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 179.4400 | 158.7884 | 169.83 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 81 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0972 | 170.29 | top 35% |
| Pork | 69 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 178.8572 | 153.0744 | 170.94 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 68 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 179.4400 | 154.2512 | 169.28 | top 38% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 19 | 2 | top 24% |
| SD | 18 | 1 | top 31% |
| IA | 11 | 0 | top 46% |
| KS | 9 | 0 | top 44% |
| WI | 6 | 0 | top 25% |
| ND | 3 | 0 | top 27% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 31 | 1 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 37 | 2 | top 31% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (14 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MN (26 of 82 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (81 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: The Hayfield (2020-06-19)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 680.24
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 693.6456 | 688.05 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 702.3200 | 686.32 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 691.9200 | 685.26 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 701.1316 | 683.04 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 691.4284 | 678.27 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 686.8344 | 675.60 |
| 2020 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 700.5716 | 679.96 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 684.5148 | 671.85 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 4 / 48 (693.6456) | 9 (173.7028) | 27 (169.6800) | 26 (170.8228) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD | — | — | 4 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 14 / 77 (687.9084) | 39 (171.4056) | 33 (169.6800) | 30 (171.4172) | 10 (175.4056) |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 2 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 22 / 71 (681.6340) | 20 (171.9656) | 23 (170.8228) | 13 (173.7144) | 39 (165.1312) |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 2 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) Osage City, KS | 44 / 101 (689.0284) | 63 (170.8228) | 1 (180.0000) | 48 (171.9772) | 75 (166.2284) |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 10 / 46 (686.2516) | 1 (177.1544) | 29 (165.1316) | 4 (174.8456) | 15 (169.1200) |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 7 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway Brandon, SD | 2 / 44 (698.2516) | 1 (177.7144) | 11 (171.4172) | 5 (175.4056) | 7 (173.7144) |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 30 / 31 (655.8516) | 6 (173.1200) | 31 (157.1088) | 26 (163.9772) | 28 (161.6456) |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler Worthington, MN | 4 / 26 (685.0632) | 9 (171.4172) | 12 (167.3944) | 4 (175.4172) | 6 (170.8344) |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN | — | — | 1 (175.4288) | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 1 / 48 (702.3200) | 6 (175.4400) | 1 (177.7372) | 10 (173.7028) | 6 (175.4400) |
| 2025-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 10 (170.2856) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 16 / 58 (686.7768) | 20 (172.5484) | 6 (174.2972) | 30 (170.8228) | 32 (169.1084) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 5 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship Onamia, MN | 4 / 42 (689.7376) | 19 (170.2860) | 3 (175.4516) | 3 (175.4172) | 18 (168.5828) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 192 / 444 (679.2912) | 340 (162.8000) | 23 (177.7144) | 167 (170.8228) | 209 (167.9540) |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 13 / 47 (675.3712) | 31 (163.9884) | 8 (170.8572) | 7 (171.9772) | 21 (168.5484) |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ Pierz, MN | 4 / 27 (689.0512) | 14 (167.9656) | 9 (171.9656) | 3 (178.8572) | 9 (170.2628) |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 18 / 65 (690.2628) | 32 (170.8228) | 32 (168.5944) | 10 (177.1428) | 15 (173.7028) |
| 2024-07-26 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 4 / 28 (691.9200) | 21 (166.8228) | 10 (170.8344) | 8 (176.5600) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 15 / 34 (678.2172) | 6 (176.5600) | 33 (157.0972) | 8 (172.5600) | 7 (172.0000) |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN | — | — | 3 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 9 / 34 (687.3828) | 25 (163.9772) | 4 (177.7028) | 6 (174.8572) | 10 (170.8456) |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 7 / 32 (686.7656) | 9 (173.7028) | 14 (167.3944) | 4 (174.8456) | 17 (170.8228) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 15 / 58 (689.0856) | 35 (170.8228) | 9 (173.1316) | 20 (172.5828) | 16 (172.5484) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 7 / 487 (701.1316) | 51 (176.5600) | 145 (171.9772) | 31 (177.1544) | 34 (175.4400) |
| 2023-09-08 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll Vermillion, SD | 12 / 28 (675.3832) | 9 (171.4172) | 14 (168.5716) | 9 (170.8228) | 19 (164.5716) |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 56 / 62 (682.7196) | 15 (176.5600) | 46 (171.4056) | 46 (169.6800) | 61 (165.0740) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 22 / 90 (693.6460) | 78 (165.0972) | 11 (176.5716) | 9 (177.7144) | 28 (174.2628) |
| 2023-07-28 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 11 / 32 (683.3484) | 19 (169.1200) | 8 (173.1428) | 16 (170.8228) | 11 (170.2628) |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 9 / 39 (677.0516) | 28 (166.8228) | 15 (169.1316) | 4 (173.1200) | 13 (167.9772) |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que Spencer, IA | 3 / 28 (687.9316) | 2 (175.4172) | 13 (169.6800) | 5 (174.8572) | 14 (167.9772) |
| 2023-06-02 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 21 / 39 (663.8280) | 32 (158.7884) | 14 (168.5256) | 25 (165.0856) | 4 (171.4284) |
| 2023-06-01 | Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 5 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 11 / 59 (682.3084) | 21 (172.6400) | 9 (172.0000) | 16 (172.0000) | 34 (165.6684) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 173 / 249 (674.7536) | 216 (164.5256) | 39 (175.4056) | 91 (172.5484) | 218 (162.2740) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 170 / 505 (677.5768) | 280 (166.8228) | 290 (166.2400) | 24 (177.7028) | 222 (166.8112) |
| 2022-09-09 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll Vermillion, SD | 2 / 28 (691.4284) | 7 (172.5600) | 5 (172.0456) | 8 (171.4172) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2022-08-26 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest Hill City, SD | 20 / 28 (674.1716) | 24 (165.0972) | 13 (170.2744) | 21 (166.8228) | 9 (171.9772) |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 14 / 32 (671.3028) | 28 (161.0856) | 3 (174.2628) | 21 (164.5256) | 6 (171.4288) |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 31 / 40 (662.2288) | 36 (162.2744) | 16 (167.9888) | 3 (174.2628) | 36 (157.7028) |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) Worthington, MN | — | — | 10 (167.4744) | — | — |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 9 / 37 (683.9316) | 13 (173.1200) | 25 (164.5372) | 8 (173.7144) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 12 / 39 (677.0856) | 30 (166.8228) | 27 (162.2400) | 2 (176.0000) | 6 (172.0228) |
| 2022-06-03 | Original SD BBQ Championship Huron, SD | 4 / 46 (690.2740) | 4 (176.5944) | 18 (170.2628) | 10 (173.7256) | 16 (169.6912) |
| 2022-06-02 | Original SD BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 26 (157.6916) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) Cambridge, MN | 9 / 59 (679.9428) | 40 (163.9656) | 29 (166.8344) | 7 (174.8572) | 4 (174.2856) |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 11 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 81 / 185 (682.7656) | 119 (169.1200) | 35 (175.4172) | 104 (169.6800) | 103 (168.5484) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 235 / 467 (662.7656) | 290 (163.3828) | 30 (176.0000) | 137 (168.5600) | 369 (154.8228) |
| 2021-09-10 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll Vermillion, SD | 8 / 26 (679.9772) | 15 (167.9772) | 5 (173.1428) | 20 (164.5828) | 4 (174.2744) |
| 2021-08-27 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest Hill City, SD | 17 / 31 (679.3716) | 18 (171.4172) | 12 (173.1316) | 11 (161.7144) | 16 (168.5256) |
| 2021-07-30 | 5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 18 / 35 (665.6228) | 21 (168.5600) | 32 (159.3828) | 4 (173.7028) | 19 (163.9772) |
| 2021-07-16 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 4 / 33 (686.8344) | 12 (171.4172) | 8 (171.9656) | 4 (174.8800) | 14 (168.5716) |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 West Salem, WI | 6 / 45 (677.6800) | 23 (167.4172) | 1 (176.5828) | 11 (167.4172) | 21 (166.2628) |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 West Salem, WI | 17 / 52 (670.2288) | 32 (164.5372) | 38 (159.3944) | 14 (171.4172) | 3 (174.8800) |
| 2021-06-04 | Original SD BBQ Championship Huron, SD | 13 / 49 (677.0512) | 29 (164.5256) | 15 (169.7028) | 14 (171.4172) | 10 (171.4056) |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May Cambridge, MN | 15 / 60 (673.6912) | 1 (179.4400) | 10 (169.7028) | 13 (170.2972) | 56 (154.2512) |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May - One Meat Contest - Ribs Cambridge, MN | — | — | 6 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2020-10-17 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI | 8 / 33 (686.8688) | 2 (176.5944) | 13 (168.5600) | 5 (174.8572) | 19 (166.8572) |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 West Salem, WI | 10 / 40 (677.1084) | 7 (171.9772) | 24 (162.8456) | 25 (166.8112) | 1 (175.4744) |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 7 / 35 (682.8576) | 12 (172.6172) | 16 (168.5604) | 20 (166.8228) | 2 (174.8572) |
| 2020-09-11 | Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll Vermillion, SD | 5 / 29 (682.2400) | 26 (161.7028) | 3 (175.4288) | 6 (173.7028) | 10 (171.4056) |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota in Mayaugust Cambridge, MN | 1 / 45 (700.5716) | 3 (176.0000) | 4 (173.7144) | 1 (178.2972) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2020-08-21 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest Hill City, SD | 15 / 43 (675.9544) | 7 (174.8572) | 26 (165.7144) | 19 (168.5600) | 18 (166.8228) |
| 2020-07-25 | 4th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 12 / 30 (666.7084) | 24 (163.9312) | 9 (169.1316) | 8 (168.5600) | 13 (165.0856) |
| 2020-06-27 | Back to Mayberry Day 2 Rodney, IA | 11 / 47 (678.8116) | 14 (170.2972) | 6 (172.5600) | 35 (165.6800) | 12 (170.2744) |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 Rodney, IA | 33 / 53 (660.5144) | 29 (165.0856) | 5 (173.1772) | 52 (153.0972) | 14 (169.1544) |
| 2020-06-19 | The Hayfield Fort Ripley, MN | 1 / 22 (687.9428) | 6 (170.8456) | 6 (171.9772) | 7 (172.0000) | 2 (173.1200) |
| 2019-10-04 | Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 17 / 49 (679.3716) | 7 (176.0116) | 12 (173.1316) | 28 (165.1428) | 27 (165.0856) |
| 2019-09-13 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN | 6 / 26 (677.6460) | 6 (173.1200) | 10 (168.0232) | 7 (170.8228) | 10 (165.6800) |
| 2019-09-06 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 11 / 29 (681.0744) | 21 (162.8344) | 19 (167.3828) | 6 (173.7144) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2019-08-23 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 10 / 31 (676.4572) | 18 (168.5372) | 12 (170.2744) | 19 (163.3828) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest MARSHALL, MN | 24 / 46 (666.8000) | 30 (166.8456) | 38 (161.6800) | 15 (170.2972) | 23 (167.9772) |
| 2019-07-19 | Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD | 27 / 40 (652.3996) | 16 (169.7256) | 32 (161.6572) | 29 (160.5028) | 30 (160.5140) |
| 2019-06-28 | Back To Mayberry Rodney, IA | 25 / 28 (653.0404) | 26 (162.2860) | 11 (168.5372) | 28 (153.0744) | 10 (169.1428) |
| 2019-05-31 | Original SD BBQ Championship Huron, SD | 10 / 37 (675.3028) | 2 (174.8572) | 19 (166.2400) | 6 (174.8572) | 23 (159.3484) |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 9 / 57 (684.5148) | 8 (174.2744) | 6 (174.8688) | 20 (170.2628) | 30 (165.1088) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #250 (460 pts) | #363 (350 pts) | #69 (1199 pts) | #385 (300 pts) | #211 (540 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #165 (1252 pts) | #178 (1227 pts) | #89 (1729 pts) | #207 (1082 pts) | #283 (827 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #154 (1205 pts) | #292 (795 pts) | #143 (1288 pts) | #111 (1355 pts) | #180 (1115 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #171 (1128 pts) | #242 (908 pts) | #185 (1167 pts) | #185 (1058 pts) | #245 (888 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #150 (1248 pts) | #253 (903 pts) | #187 (1152 pts) | #119 (1373 pts) | #125 (1363 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #149 (1170 pts) | #189 (990 pts) | #126 (1329 pts) | #148 (1180 pts) | #149 (1135 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #41 (1609 pts) | #47 (1399 pts) | #46 (1449 pts) | #53 (1294 pts) | #32 (1614 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #315 (979 pts) | #251 (1129 pts) | #324 (964 pts) | #337 (954 pts) | #328 (984 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #405 (855 pts) | #453 (800 pts) | #424 (860 pts) | #445 (815 pts) | #561 (645 pts) |