THE SMOKIN' WALZS

THE SMOKIN' WALZS is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 11th of 18 at the Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest (2017). They are ranked #4963 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,963

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1464

peak 1505 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 19, 2013

latest Oct 11, 2019 · 6.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1323

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

662.7196 / 720

Master · Smokin' on the River

Perfect 180s

Current form

636.01 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 638.97 (-2.96)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5828

Chicken · Smokin' on the River

Consistency

±10.79

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.98 · weakest Brisket (152.47)

Road miles

136

across 8 mapped stops

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)

Purse competed for

$5,100

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

638.97 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

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.

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
Jul 19, 2013

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 (Oct 11, 2019).

last seen Oct 13, 2017
back Oct 11, 2019

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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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to THE SMOKIN' WALZS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Old Grunt BBQ

#4,951 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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B&E BBQ

#4,959 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1510

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

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Big O BBQ

#4,968 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1464

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 9, 2022

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Rhythm & Ribz

#4,979 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1463

Level with THE SMOKIN' WALZS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2020

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FIREQUE

#4,953 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

They've been 1502 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Nov 18, 2017

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KinFolks Smokin Butts

#4,983 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

They've been 1507 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	4	1	176.5828	162.8228	168.98	top 40%
Pork Ribs	8	3	0	170.2628	153.1200	161.05	top 66%
Pork	8	1	0	166.2400	147.9884	156.47	top 80%
Brisket	8	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 61%
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 76%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Anchor City Cook off	4	19	0	top 80%	Oct 11, 2019
Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	2	30	0	top 85%	May 1, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 4 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 139 finished ahead 63 times, behind 175

Longest layoff 2 yrs Oct 13, 2017 → Oct 11, 2019

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

20191 milestone

Oct 11 Most recent contest Anchor City Cook off

20136 milestones

Jul 19 First tracked contest Smokin' on the River
Jul 19 First call Smokin' on the River
Jul 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7196 Smokin' on the River
Jul 19 Career-best overall score662.7196 Smokin' on the River
Jul 19 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5828 Smokin' on the River
Jul 19 Peak power rating (1505) Smokin' on the River

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.7	Smokin' on the River	Jul 19, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	May 2, 2014
-9.2	Anchor City Cook off	Oct 11, 2019
-9.1	Anchor City Cook Off	Oct 10, 2014
-6.7	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	May 1, 2015
-2.9	Anchor City Cook Off	Oct 14, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	100%	top 92%	87.4%	87.4%
2017	2	100%	top 66%	89.6%	89.2%
2016	1	0%	top 74%	88.9%	88.9%
2015	1	0%	top 81%	87%	87%
2014	2	50%	top 87%	88.6%	88.1%
2013	1	100%	top 39%	92%	92%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 11, 2019	Anchor City Cook off 🏅 Centralia, MO	23 / 25 (629.0400)	4 (173.1200)	24 (153.1200)	25 (152.5256)	24 (150.2744)
Oct 13, 2017	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	19 / 27 (645.0972)	13 (170.2744)	10 (170.2628)	24 (154.8684)	21 (149.6916)
May 5, 2017	Colombia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	11 / 18 (639.8972)	10 (162.8228)	10 (165.7372)	8 (166.2400)	16 (145.0972)
Oct 14, 2016	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	25 / 34 (639.8284)	22 (163.3828)	18 (165.1200)	29 (157.1084)	26 (154.2172)
May 1, 2015	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	30 / 37 (626.1944)	18 (167.9772)	27 (157.1200)	32 (153.6684)	33 (147.4288)
Oct 10, 2014	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	23 / 27 (630.8228)	8 (170.8344)	26 (154.8800)	27 (147.9884)	20 (157.1200)
May 2, 2014	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	31 / 35 (638.1484)	17 (166.8228)	33 (155.3600)	33 (154.8228)	23 (161.1428)
Jul 19, 2013	Smokin' on the River Glasgow, MO	14 / 36 (662.7196)	2 (176.5828)	9 (166.8228)	16 (164.5256)	26 (154.7884)

THE SMOKIN' WALZS

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

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

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 — 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)