GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ

GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 11th of 43 at the Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 (2017). They are ranked #2003 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,003

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1539

peak 1539 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 28, 2013

latest Aug 23, 2019 · 6.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#985

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

677.0628 / 720

Master · Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.75 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 660.54 (+6.21)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork · Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship

Consistency

±14.27

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.86 · weakest Brisket (161.10)

Road miles

625

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 167 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Purse competed for

$13K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

660.54 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

677.0628 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.0628 at Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 24, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Lolli Q has finished one call ahead of GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.76 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 56%.

Brisket avg 161.10
Chicken avg 167.86
1 call 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 SMOKIN' DOGS in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

2.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship (Aug 26, 2016).

last seen Jun 27, 2014
back Aug 26, 2016

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The metronome

±1.98% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.98% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.7% 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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#1820 (95 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#1973 (65 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1827 (85 pts)	#1949 (70 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#1923 (80 pts)	#1873 (85 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#985 (345 pts)	#941 (410 pts)	#1329 (230 pts)	#840 (475 pts)	#1047 (330 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2026 (85 pts)	#1617 (160 pts)	#2027 (100 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#1586 (145 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

C-N-B BAR-B-Q

#1,993 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1547

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Mar 10, 2017

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Dos Toros BBQ Team

#2,006 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1539

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 29, 2025

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SWINAL TAP

#1,998 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1546

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Mar 5, 2021

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OAK STREET BBQ CO.

#1,995 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1539

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Mar 24, 2018

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ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI

#2,009 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1538

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 5 years before GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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WHISKEY'N'CLEAVERS

#2,002 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1543

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
KISS MY RACK	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' DOGS	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
BarrelHead Cookers	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BUTLER'S BACKDRAFT BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Lolli Q	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' DOUBLE Z BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Fishing Eagles	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKE EM UP BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	5	0	176.5944	154.2856	167.86	top 33%
Pork Ribs	9	0	0	169.1200	151.4286	164.23	top 49%
Pork	9	3	1	177.7028	151.9992	167.34	top 38%
Brisket	9	1	0	174.8456	151.3256	161.10	top 53%

“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)	2	0	top 47%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 39%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NM	5	0	top 41%
TX	4	0	top 41%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	3	15	0	top 39%	Aug 24, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NM 5 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 290 finished ahead 280 times, behind 187

Longest layoff 2.2 yrs Jun 27, 2014 → Aug 26, 2016

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

20192 milestones

Aug 23 Peak power rating (1539) Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
Aug 23 Most recent contest Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship

20172 milestones

Jun 24 Career-best overall score677.0628 Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2
Aug 25 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship

20142 milestones

Jun 27 First call Smokin' On The Pecos
Jun 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7428 Smokin' On The Pecos

20131 milestone

Jun 28 First tracked contest Smokin' On the Pecos

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.2	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1	Jun 23, 2017
+5.3	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	Aug 25, 2017
+5	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	Aug 24, 2018
+4.7	Smokin' On The Pecos	Jun 27, 2014
+4.4	The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival (WFC QUALIFIER)	May 26, 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)
2019	1	0%	top 47%	90.9%	90.9%
2018	1	0%	top 37%	92.5%	92.5%
2017	4	100%	top 38%	94%	93.2%
2016	1	100%	top 46%	91.3%	91.3%
2014	1	100%	top 38%	91.5%	91.5%
2013	1	0%	top 46%	86.8%	86.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 23, 2019	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX	29 / 62 (654.7312)	44 (157.1200)	18 (166.8572)	25 (165.6684)	24 (165.0856)
Aug 24, 2018	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	20 / 54 (666.1828)	23 (165.6800)	25 (166.2628)	21 (166.8228)	20 (167.4172)
Aug 25, 2017	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	15 / 44 (664.4228)	13 (170.2744)	23 (165.1200)	3 (177.7028)	36 (151.3256)
Jun 24, 2017	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 Artesia, NM	18 / 37 (677.0628)	4 (176.5944)	16 (169.1200)	4 (177.7028)	31 (153.6456)
Jun 23, 2017	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 Artesia, NM	11 / 43 (671.3600)	8 (173.1316)	29 (158.8228)	20 (164.5600)	4 (174.8456)
May 26, 2017	The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival (WFC QUALIFIER) Ruidoso, NM	16 / 36 (670.1600)	10 (170.2972)	17 (166.2400)	8 (174.2628)	26 (159.3600)
Aug 26, 2016	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	33 / 72 (657.0520)	9 (173.1200)	35 (165.7032)	42 (162.8228)	52 (155.4060)
Jun 27, 2014	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	23 / 60 (658.7428)	9 (170.2628)	20 (168.5372)	29 (164.5600)	41 (155.3828)
Jun 28, 2013	Smokin' On the Pecos Artesia, NM	32 / 70 (625.1420)	47 (154.2856)	52 (151.4286)	50 (151.9992)	11 (167.4286)

GOLDEN SMOKE BBQ

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 (8 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

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

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)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

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)