BUILDING SMOKE

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

Power ranking

#1675

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1553

peak 1553 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-07

latest 2016-07-29

Best ToY finish

#698

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6800 / 720

Master · 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.79 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.80 (+10.98)

Walk rate

57%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork Ribs · Smokin on the Summit

Consistency

±20.54

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.77 · weakest Brisket (161.00)

Road miles

254

mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.80 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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

681.6800 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6800 at 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-05-13

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.78 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 21%.

Brisket avg 161.00
Pork Ribs avg 165.77
2 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Go Pig or Go Home in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

8 of 9 shared pork ribs entries lost

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared pork ribs entries.

A June team

Top 22% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 22% across 4 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 41% the rest of the year

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

WATT'S SMOKIN!

#1671 of the rated field

1553 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1553

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to BUILDING SMOKE)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — BUILDING SMOKE ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2017-06-02

⚔ Head-to-head

Waypoint BBQ

#1666 of the rated field

1553 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1558

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

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GRILL OF HIS DREAMS

#1679 of the rated field

1553 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2014-07-25

⚔ Head-to-head

PORKS & REC

#1670 of the rated field

1553 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 19% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2017-10-20

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FAIR DINKUM AUSSIE AMERICAN BARBEQUE

#1667 of the rated field

1553 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1562

No shared contest yet.

Level with BUILDING SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2019-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

Dos Smokin Bros

#1678 of the rated field

1553 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after BUILDING SMOKE did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2020-09-26

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Theslabs.com	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
WALDO BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
NICKLE BOYS BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Go Pig or Go Home	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
ROADKILL BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
MAN VS QUE	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	2	0	1	177.1544	138.1712	164.63	top 44%
Pork Ribs	14	3	1	1	177.7028	150.7656	165.77	top 38%
Pork	14	2	0	0	173.7028	153.6800	165.40	top 40%
Brisket	14	2	0	0	171.4056	146.8344	161.00	top 48%

“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
MO	13	0	top 40%
KS	1	0	top 53%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 43%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 41%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' on the Summit	3	7	0	top 24%	2015-06-05

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.1 yrs 2013-06-07 → 2016-07-29

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 13 of 14 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 14 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 165.77 · weakest Brisket (161.00)

Walk rate 57% a top-10 call in 8 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 7% 1 of 14 contests

Master average 656.80 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,260 1,004–1,359 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 254 14 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi

Schedule strength 1543 average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1553 peak 1553 · #1675 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 7 First tracked contest SMOKIN on the Summit
Jun 7 First call SMOKIN on the Summit
2014
Jun 6 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin on the Summit
Jun 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.8856 Smokin on the Summit
Jun 6 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 Smokin on the Summit
2015
Jun 5 First overall top-10 Smokin' on the Summit
Sep 11 10th tracked contest Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
2016
May 13 Career-best overall score681.6800 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition
Jul 29 Peak power rating (1553) Racing for the BBQ
Jul 29 Most recent contest Racing for the BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.6	Smokin' on the Summit	2015-06-05
+11	Racing for the BBQ	2014-07-25
+10.4	Smokin on the Summit	2014-06-06
+10.3	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ	2016-06-03
+5.8	Racing for the BBQ	2016-07-29

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.3	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2013-10-03
-4.5	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03
-0.6	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief	2014-04-04

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)
2016	3	0	0	67%	top 32%	94.7%	94.2%
2015	4	1	0	50%	top 39%	94.2%	91.5%
2014	5	0	1	60%	top 39%	92.8%	91.3%
2013	2	0	0	50%	top 63%	88.8%	86%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-07-29	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	20 / 54 (677.0400)	23 (169.7144)	11 (174.2628)	14 (172.5484)	40 (160.5144)
2016-06-03	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	11 / 67 (675.9084)	2 (177.1544)	41 (161.6800)	23 (167.9656)	11 (169.1084)
2016-05-13	2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition Greenwood, MO	13 / 30 (681.6800)	9 (170.8456)	12 (169.7144)	10 (173.7028)	15 (167.4172)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	301 / 606 (652.4684)	181 (168.5256)	306 (163.4056)	90 (171.4172)	501 (149.1200)
2015-09-11	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	34 / 76 (651.8284)	19 (169.7028)	65 (150.7656)	15 (170.8228)	38 (160.5372)
2015-06-05	Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	7 / 78 (678.2168)	18 (169.1656)	13 (169.6800)	14 (167.9656)	9 (171.4056)
2015-04-17	VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	25 / 47 (652.5144)	23 (165.1428)	43 (150.8116)	7 (168.5600)	13 (168.0000)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	282 / 552 (653.6688)	240 (166.2744)	80 (172.0228)	196 (166.8572)	485 (148.5144)
2014-09-05	Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival 🏅 Butler, MO	18 / 43 (657.6456)	21 (164.0000)	16 (165.1200)	30 (159.4056)	6 (169.1200)
2014-07-25	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	11 / 54 (668.4340)	42 (161.6572)	4 (172.5484)	19 (166.8456)	16 (167.3828)
2014-06-06	Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	17 / 79 (663.8856)	26 (164.5372)	1 (177.7028)	46 (157.6456)	20 (164.0000)
2014-04-04	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	45 / 75 (643.2916)	63 (156.5144)	41 (161.0972)	36 (163.9656)	35 (161.7144)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	454 / 535 (599.2572)	521 (138.1712)	230 (160.5716)	399 (153.6800)	441 (146.8344)
2013-06-07	SMOKIN on the Summit Lees Summit, MO	33 / 81 (639.4280)	28 (163.4284)	7 (171.4286)	62 (154.2854)	61 (150.2856)

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
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2152 (70 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1577 (165 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#698 (513 pts)	#926 (388 pts)	#504 (788 pts)	#910 (398 pts)	#670 (553 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#1437 (180 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)