SMOKE JUMPERS

SMOKE JUMPERS is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 30th of 55 at the 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge (2014). They are ranked #5472 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKEJUMPERS”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,472

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1452

peak 1452 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 14, 2013

latest Jun 16, 2022 · 9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1970

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 76%

overall standings

Best overall

643.8284 / 720

Master · Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1

Perfect 180s

Current form

618.09

last 5 Master vs avg 617.75 (+0.34)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.2628

Pork · Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1

Consistency

±14.63

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.64 · weakest Brisket (149.59)

Road miles

4,098

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 1,025 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Purse competed for

$29K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

617.75 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Pig Floyd has finished one call ahead of SMOKE JUMPERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN TRIGGERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN TRIGGERS has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.05 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 149.59
Chicken avg 157.64
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CARNIVORES in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Frisco BBQ Challenge (Jun 16, 2022).

last seen Jun 14, 2019
back Jun 16, 2022

Chicken nemesis

6 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN TRIGGERS ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN TRIGGERS has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CLARENCE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The long haul

4,098 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,098 miles across 9 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,025 miles to Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1.

9 mapped stops
furthest 1,025 mi

The metronome

±2.03% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.03% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 85.8% of a perfect score
9 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
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#1823 (120 pts)	#1912 (95 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKE JUMPERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BIGS MEAT WAGON

#5,460 of the rated field

1452 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1452

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SMOKE JUMPERS)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKE JUMPERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ

#5,485 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1451

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKE JUMPERS)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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Whiskey Business BBQ

#5,468 of the rated field

1452 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1452

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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BBQ SHOGUN

#5,473 of the rated field

1452 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1452

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

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BURNT OFFERINGS

#5,469 of the rated field

1452 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1452

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen May 28, 2021

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BBQ MANIACS

#5,483 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1451

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 17, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
CARNIVORES	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
1 2 BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
CLARENCE	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Pig Floyd	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE CELTIC PIG	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PORKY'S PIT CREW	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Q/TANG CLAN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
3 LIL' MACS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
TEAM DANNY	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	166.3088	139.9656	157.64	top 68%
Pork Ribs	9	166.2860	144.5712	155.01	top 72%
Pork	9	170.2628	140.5028	155.51	top 65%
Brisket	9	158.8344	138.8228	149.59	top 76%

“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
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 97%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 74%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CO	7	0	top 73%
MS	2	0	top 88%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	2	57	0	top 88%	Mar 17, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 2 contests

Contests a season 1.1 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 7 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 302 finished ahead 125 times, behind 415

Longest layoff 3 yrs Jun 14, 2019 → Jun 16, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Jun 16 Most recent contest Frisco BBQ Challenge

20172 milestones

Mar 17 Career-best overall score643.8284 Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1
Mar 17 Career-best single call (Pork)170.2628 Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1

20132 milestones

Jun 14 First tracked contest Colorado Barbecue Challenge
Jun 14 Peak power rating (1499) Colorado Barbecue Challenge

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.1	Frisco BBQ Challenge	Jun 16, 2022
-10	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 19, 2015
-9.6	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	Mar 18, 2016
-6.5	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 17, 2016
-5.3	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	Mar 17, 2017

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)
2022	1	0%	top 97%	83.8%	83.8%
2019	1	0%	top 75%	86%	86%
2018	1	0%	top 68%	85.8%	85.8%
2017	1	0%	top 84%	89.4%	89.4%
2016	2	0%	top 86%	85.8%	85%
2015	1	0%	top 86%	82.6%	82.6%
2014	1	0%	top 55%	88.5%	88.5%
2013	1	0%	top 50%	86.1%	86.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 16, 2022	Frisco BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	36 / 37 (603.1888)	35 (154.8456)	37 (146.2172)	20 (162.8000)	37 (139.3260)
Jun 14, 2019	26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	41 / 55 (619.2112)	38 (159.4172)	32 (162.8228)	48 (146.2056)	44 (150.7656)
Jun 15, 2018	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	42 / 62 (617.4860)	26 (165.1544)	39 (157.0744)	52 (142.7656)	42 (152.4916)
Mar 17, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	57 / 68 (643.8284)	47 (165.1084)	65 (149.6228)	26 (170.2628)	55 (158.8344)
Jun 17, 2016	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	47 / 58 (606.7200)	57 (139.9656)	21 (166.2860)	53 (150.7884)	43 (149.6800)
Mar 18, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	87 / 95 (617.6572)	75 (161.6800)	85 (152.5600)	51 (164.5944)	92 (138.8228)
Jun 19, 2015	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	50 / 58 (594.6400)	44 (150.8688)	38 (158.8000)	54 (140.5028)	50 (144.4684)
Jun 13, 2014	21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	30 / 55 (636.9836)	18 (166.3088)	35 (157.0976)	32 (158.8000)	38 (154.7772)
Jun 14, 2013	Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO	34 / 68 (619.9992)	38 (155.4282)	53 (144.5712)	16 (162.8570)	21 (157.1428)

SMOKE JUMPERS

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 (9 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)

📉 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)