SMOKI BROS. BBQ

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

Power ranking

#5624

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1447

peak 1447 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-27

latest 2017-09-22

Best ToY finish

#1443

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

654.1712 / 720

Master · Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

618.17 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 629.53 (-11.36)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4284

Chicken · Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off

Consistency

±38.46

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.99 · weakest Pork (147.89)

Road miles

1,720

mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 209 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Master avg

629.53 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

WRIGHT ON QUE-IL has finished one call ahead of SMOKI BROS. BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−15.1 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.09 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 8%.

Pork avg 147.89
Chicken avg 162.99
1 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Posey County Cookers in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared chicken entries.

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.

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

BENTWOOD SMOKERS

#5625 of the rated field

1447 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2018-04-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Half-Inked BBQ

#5636 of the rated field

1447 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-08-08

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33 Smokers

#5628 of the rated field

1447 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2025-09-19

⚔ Head-to-head

BS Grilling

#5614 of the rated field

1447 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-06-29

⚔ Head-to-head

PIT 9 BBQ

#5606 of the rated field

1447 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKI BROS. BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-05-12

⚔ Head-to-head

Sixkiller BBQ

#5627 of the rated field

1447 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1447

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BOSS HAWG BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
GILLY'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
NUTHATCH HILL BBQ CO.	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
JUGS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
QUAU	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Party Q	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
WRIGHT ON QUE-IL	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
CARBONDALE PORK DISTRICT	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Big O' Dang O' BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	1	1	171.4284	157.1200	162.99	top 60%
Pork Ribs	12	3	1	171.4172	145.0744	159.91	top 60%
Pork	12	1	0	164.5828	20.0000	147.89	top 72%
Brisket	12	1	0	162.8570	149.6572	158.74	top 65%

“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
IL	8	0	top 76%
MO	4	0	top 68%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 69%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 65%
Large (40+)	8	top 77%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	3	40	top 72%	2015-09-25
Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	2	52	top 91%	2017-09-22
Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship	2	11	top 65%	2015-08-07

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.2 yrs 2013-06-27 → 2017-09-22

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 8 of 12 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.99 · weakest Pork (147.89)

Walk rate 33% a top-10 call in 4 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 12 contests

Master average 629.53 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 323 138–397 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,720 12 mapped stops · furthest 209 mi

Schedule strength 1546 average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests

Power rating 1447 peak 1447 · #5624 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 27 First tracked contest Legacy BBQ Championship
Jun 27 First call Legacy BBQ Championship
Jun 27 Peak power rating (1495) Legacy BBQ Championship
2015
Sep 25 Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4284 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
2016
May 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1712 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
May 6 Career-best overall score654.1712 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
Aug 5 10th tracked contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
2017
Sep 22 Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+0.3	Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship	2015-08-07

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	2017-09-22
-6.3	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	2014-09-18
-5.7	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2016-08-05
-5.5	Legacy BBQ Championship	2013-06-27
-5.4	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	2016-09-23

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0%	top 100%	70%	70%
2016	3	33%	top 74%	90.9%	90.1%
2015	3	33%	top 68%	89.4%	88.9%
2014	3	33%	top 74%	89%	88.2%
2013	2	50%	top 67%	89.8%	88.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-09-22	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	55 / 55 (503.9088)	43 (162.8456)	34 (165.0972)	55 (20.0000)	42 (155.9660)
2016-09-23	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	52 / 64 (646.1372)	55 (157.1200)	32 (165.6800)	53 (161.0972)	39 (162.2400)
2016-08-05	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	39 / 50 (646.7544)	32 (163.4172)	39 (161.6800)	41 (158.8344)	33 (162.8228)
2016-05-06	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	20 / 32 (654.1712)	21 (164.5256)	5 (170.2972)	27 (161.1200)	24 (158.2284)
2015-09-25	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	40 / 55 (639.8856)	14 (171.4284)	53 (145.0744)	37 (162.2628)	36 (161.1200)
2015-08-07	Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship Kirksville, MO	16 / 26 (643.8972)	21 (158.2628)	3 (171.4172)	13 (164.5600)	20 (149.6572)
2015-06-05	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	28 / 40 (635.9204)	13 (166.2744)	32 (153.6572)	29 (157.7144)	25 (158.2744)
2014-09-18	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	45 / 57 (641.0172)	37 (163.4172)	53 (154.7772)	41 (160.5600)	36 (162.2628)
2014-08-15	Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship Kirksville, MO	11 / 16 (631.8968)	3 (168.6056)	13 (149.0400)	10 (157.6912)	9 (156.5600)
2014-07-25	Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	35 / 48 (631.3600)	34 (157.6800)	33 (155.9656)	24 (161.7256)	28 (155.9888)
2013-09-19	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	48 / 76 (646.2624)	43 (163.9884)	55 (158.8456)	34 (164.5828)	51 (158.8456)
2013-06-27	Legacy BBQ Championship Effingham, IL	20 / 28 (633.1426)	20 (158.2858)	4 (167.4286)	27 (144.5712)	14 (162.8570)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2133 (82 pts)	#2255 (77 pts)	#1535 (182 pts)	#2896 (57 pts)	#2339 (62 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#1892 (115 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1443 (184 pts)	#1133 (289 pts)	#1544 (174 pts)	#1486 (194 pts)	#1442 (199 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1954 (78 pts)	#2052 (78 pts)	#1355 (203 pts)	#2690 (53 pts)	#1850 (108 pts)