They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
THE SMOKIN' WALZS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1505 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-07-19
latest 2019-10-11
Best ToY finish
#1323
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.01 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 638.97 (-2.96)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.79
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.98 · weakest Brisket (152.47)
Road miles
136
mi across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Purse competed for
$5K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.97 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (10 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
662.7196
career-best overall
92.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.7196 at Smokin' on the River — 92.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-07-19
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Big and Bigger has finished one call ahead of THE SMOKIN' WALZS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC ahead in 100% of their meetings
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−16.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.51 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 50%.
- Brisket avg 152.47
- Chicken avg 168.98
- 0 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Junkyard Hogs in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Anchor City Cook off (2019-10-11).
- last seen 2017-10-13
- back 2019-10-11
Chicken nemesis
5 of 6
shared chicken entries lost
SMOKIN O BBQ ahead 83% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN O BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
HOG HAVEN BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
The metronome
±1.50%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.50% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 88.7% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
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.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4963 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4972 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4982 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4959 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with THE SMOKIN' WALZS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1500 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4975 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN O BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.5828 | 162.8228 | 168.98 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 153.1200 | 161.05 | top 66% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 147.9884 | 156.47 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 145.0972 | 152.47 | top 80% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 76% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor City Cook off | 4 | 19 | 0 | top 80% | 2019-10-11 |
| Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 85% | 2015-05-01 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.2 yrs
2013-07-19 → 2019-10-11
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 168.98 · weakest Brisket (152.47)
Walk rate
63%
a top-10 call in 5 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
638.97
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
139
63–175 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
136
8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1552
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$5,100
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2017-10-13 → 2019-10-11
Power rating
1463
peak 1505 · #4968 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin' on the River
- First call Smokin' on the River
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7196 Smokin' on the River
- Career-best overall score662.7196 Smokin' on the River
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5828 Smokin' on the River
- Peak power rating (1505) Smokin' on the River
- 2019
- Most recent contest Anchor City Cook off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.7 | Smokin' on the River | 2013-07-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest | 2014-05-02 |
| -9.2 | Anchor City Cook off | 2019-10-11 |
| -9 | Anchor City Cook Off | 2014-10-10 |
| -6.6 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest | 2015-05-01 |
| -3 | Anchor City Cook Off | 2016-10-14 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 92% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 89.6% | 89.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87% | 87% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 87% | 88.6% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 39% | 92% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-11 | Anchor City Cook off 🏅 Centralia, MO | 23 / 25 (629.0400) | 4 (173.1200) | 24 (153.1200) | 25 (152.5256) | 24 (150.2744) |
| 2017-10-13 | Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | 19 / 27 (645.0972) | 13 (170.2744) | 10 (170.2628) | 24 (154.8684) | 21 (149.6916) |
| 2017-05-05 | Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 11 / 18 (639.8972) | 10 (162.8228) | 10 (165.7372) | 8 (166.2400) | 16 (145.0972) |
| 2016-10-14 | Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | 25 / 34 (639.8284) | 22 (163.3828) | 18 (165.1200) | 29 (157.1084) | 26 (154.2172) |
| 2015-05-01 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 30 / 37 (626.1944) | 18 (167.9772) | 27 (157.1200) | 32 (153.6684) | 33 (147.4288) |
| 2014-10-10 | Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | 23 / 27 (630.8228) | 8 (170.8344) | 26 (154.8800) | 27 (147.9884) | 20 (157.1200) |
| 2014-05-02 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 31 / 35 (638.1484) | 17 (166.8228) | 33 (155.3600) | 33 (154.8228) | 23 (161.1428) |
| 2013-07-19 | Smokin' on the River Glasgow, MO | 14 / 36 (662.7196) | 2 (176.5828) | 9 (166.8228) | 16 (164.5256) | 26 (154.7884) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #1234 (200 pts) | #2538 (55 pts) | #2585 (50 pts) | #2529 (55 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1323 (195 pts) | #1323 (230 pts) | #1275 (245 pts) | #1423 (195 pts) | #1607 (160 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2017 (95 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1835 (122 pts) | #1263 (247 pts) | #1960 (112 pts) | #1979 (112 pts) | #1725 (147 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1755 (116 pts) | #1133 (261 pts) | #1647 (146 pts) | #1909 (106 pts) | #2587 (61 pts) |