SKYY FULL OF SMOKE

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

Power ranking

#1179

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1587

peak 1587 · rated over 24 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-09-13

latest 2021-09-24

Best ToY finish

#930

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 24 contests

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

689.1544 / 720

Master · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque

Perfect 180s

Current form

671.13 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 659.07 (+12.06)

Walk rate

42%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork Ribs · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque

Consistency

±14.91

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.76 · weakest Brisket (163.96)

Road miles

322

mi across 24 mapped stops · furthest 55 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Purse competed for

$70K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

659.07 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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.

Happy hunting ground

Top 7% average finish here

Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque is their spot: an average finish in the top 7% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 5th
average top 7%

High-water mark

689.1544 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.1544 at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-09-21

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

RUB'N WOOD has finished one call ahead of SKYY FULL OF SMOKE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

18–1 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 95% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 19 shared contests.

A strong matchup

10–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PASSIONS OF THE PIT in 10 of their 14 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2021-06-25).

last seen 2019-09-27
back 2021-06-25

Pork nemesis

14 of 19 shared pork entries lost

913 BBQ ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 19 shared pork entries.

A September team

Top 24% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 24% across 7 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.

7 September contests
top 40% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.07% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.07% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.5% of a perfect score
24 contests

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

Taylor Made BBQ

#1180 of the rated field

1587 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1591

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to SKYY FULL OF SMOKE)

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2025-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

UNFAMOUS DAVE'S

#1176 of the rated field

1587 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 130
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1725

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to SKYY FULL OF SMOKE)

They've been 1725 at their best, 137 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 122 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON

#1187 of the rated field

1587 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1587

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before SKYY FULL OF SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 23 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ

#1185 of the rated field

1587 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1618

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 26 contests to 24, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2018-07-28

⚔ Head-to-head

HOT AND FAST BBQ

#1184 of the rated field

1587 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1590

No shared contest yet.

23 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 35% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2020-04-06

⚔ Head-to-head

QSS SMOKIN

#1177 of the rated field

1587 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1595

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2019-04-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
913 BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT	14	10	4	71%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
KC Rib doctor	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Griswold Grillers	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
POWER I BBQ	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
Dead Last BBQ	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
B&D BBQ	10	10	0	100%	⚔ compare
This is Nice	10	10	0	100%	⚔ compare
PORK 'N MINDY	10	10	0	100%	⚔ compare
Right Time BBQ	10	10	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	24	3	1	1	176.6172	151.9888	164.48	top 46%
Pork Ribs	24	4	0	1	178.2972	135.9540	164.87	top 42%
Pork	24	4	0	2	176.0228	152.4800	165.76	top 44%
Brisket	24	1	0	0	171.9656	154.2740	163.96	top 42%

“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
KS	23	0	top 39%
MO	1	0	top 56%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 96%
Large (40+)	23	0	top 37%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)	3	14	top 21%	2021-09-24
Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	3	16	top 54%	2019-06-07
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2	19	top 17%	2021-06-25
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2	5	top 7%	2018-09-21
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2	34	top 37%	2016-06-24
Battle of the Brisket	2	19	top 46%	2014-09-19

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8 yrs 2013-09-13 → 2021-09-24

Busiest season 2019 5 contests

Contests a season 3 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 23 of 24 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 16 6 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 24 entries · 1 win · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 165.76 · weakest Brisket (163.96)

Walk rate 42% a top-10 call in 10 of 24 contests

Overall top-10 rate 4% 1 of 24 contests

Master average 659.07 out of 720 · 24 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 755 1,537–650 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 322 24 mapped stops · furthest 55 mi

Schedule strength 1544 average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests

Purse competed for $70,275 listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 13 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2019-09-27 → 2021-06-25

Power rating 1587 peak 1587 · #1179 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Sep 13 First tracked contest Battle of the Brisket
Sep 13 First call Battle of the Brisket
Sep 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.5656 Battle of the Brisket
2017
Apr 21 First category win (Chicken) 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
Jun 9 10th tracked contest *Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge
2018
Sep 21 First overall top-10 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
Sep 21 Career-best overall score689.1544 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
Sep 21 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
2021
Sep 24 Peak power rating (1587) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)
Sep 24 Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2017-06-23
+12.8	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2018-09-21
+11.9	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2015-09-25
+11.9	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2017-09-22
+10.4	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2015-06-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	Smoked & Sauced a BBQ for Badges	2017-03-24
-4.5	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits	2019-04-05
-4	*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	2018-06-08
-3.5	*Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2018-07-13
-2.7	Grasshopper '19	2019-05-10

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	2	0	0	0%	top 25%	94.1%	93.4%
2019	5	0	0	60%	top 40%	93.9%	92.2%
2018	5	1	0	20%	top 39%	95.7%	91.9%
2017	5	0	1	80%	top 44%	93.7%	91.3%
2016	3	0	0	0%	top 54%	92%	89.5%
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 16%	93.7%	92.4%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 57%	88.9%	88.9%
2013	1	0	0	100%	top 36%	90.8%	90.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-09-24	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS	32 / 86 (667.3368)	57 (160.5600)	20 (172.5600)	58 (162.2512)	14 (171.9656)
2021-06-25	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	19 / 145 (677.7256)	34 (166.8572)	29 (170.2856)	12 (174.3428)	47 (166.2400)
2019-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	14 / 102 (675.8740)	24 (170.8228)	21 (170.2628)	35 (167.9656)	25 (166.8228)
2019-06-21	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	37 / 183 (661.0968)	49 (166.2856)	6 (174.2744)	59 (166.2628)	124 (154.2740)
2019-06-07	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge 🏅 Kansas City, KS	16 / 46 (673.6340)	4 (175.4400)	19 (170.8456)	36 (158.8228)	18 (168.5256)
2019-05-10	Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS	35 / 53 (664.5488)	48 (157.7372)	10 (173.7372)	30 (170.2744)	38 (162.8000)
2019-04-05	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS	35 / 53 (643.2568)	38 (161.1084)	50 (149.0856)	27 (166.2400)	19 (166.8228)
2018-09-21	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	5 / 107 (689.1544)	20 (169.7600)	2 (178.2972)	22 (170.2744)	21 (170.8228)
2018-07-13	*Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	31 / 48 (655.3140)	39 (159.3828)	34 (161.7372)	32 (164.5256)	14 (169.6684)
2018-06-22	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	46 / 185 (653.6340)	47 (164.0000)	60 (164.0228)	67 (163.9656)	65 (161.6456)
2018-06-08	*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	31 / 46 (642.1716)	17 (168.5488)	42 (147.9544)	33 (157.6800)	14 (167.9884)
2018-04-20	10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	16 / 46 (669.6112)	12 (171.4056)	19 (167.3828)	30 (159.9772)	11 (170.8456)
2017-09-22	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	11 / 112 (674.7428)	10 (172.5600)	41 (166.2744)	3 (175.4056)	58 (160.5028)
2017-06-23	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	16 / 184 (663.2912)	98 (157.6572)	95 (159.9428)	3 (176.0228)	21 (169.6684)
2017-06-09	*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	25 / 42 (648.4572)	27 (162.2972)	26 (162.8344)	39 (152.4800)	10 (170.8456)
2017-04-21	9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	30 / 64 (663.9312)	1 (176.6172)	42 (158.8456)	36 (166.8228)	38 (161.6456)
2017-03-24	Smoked & Sauced a BBQ for Badges Spring Hill, KS	26 / 27 (635.3144)	25 (157.0972)	22 (161.1544)	25 (155.9428)	21 (161.1200)
2016-06-24	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	101 / 183 (629.0512)	44 (165.6800)	174 (135.9540)	42 (166.2972)	71 (161.1200)
2016-06-03	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ) Kansas City, MO	25 / 45 (642.7200)	36 (151.9888)	11 (169.1200)	18 (165.6800)	28 (155.9312)
2016-04-22	8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	30 / 60 (662.1484)	40 (163.9772)	22 (168.5716)	29 (166.8112)	30 (162.7884)
2015-09-25	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	14 / 112 (674.7544)	74 (157.6456)	5 (177.7144)	7 (175.4172)	39 (163.9772)
2015-06-26	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	34 / 183 (656.4800)	35 (168.0116)	16 (170.2628)	96 (159.9656)	86 (158.2400)
2014-09-19	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	26 / 46 (639.8400)	37 (157.6456)	29 (158.8572)	13 (167.3828)	24 (155.9544)
2013-09-13	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	19 / 53 (653.5656)	21 (164.5372)	16 (166.8572)	10 (167.3828)	34 (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	#930 (295 pts)	#1080 (245 pts)	#741 (450 pts)	#1108 (240 pts)	#1044 (270 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#1818 (130 pts)	#2141 (95 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1840 (115 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1441 (185 pts)	#1577 (165 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1814 (105 pts)	#1946 (95 pts)	#1819 (120 pts)	#1560 (150 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)