High-water mark
674.2168
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.2168 at Taste of Grand Rapids — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 19, 2013
KRESMOKERS
KRESMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 6th of 39 at the Taste of Grand Rapids (2013). They are ranked #2334 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1525
peak 1526 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 24, 2013
latest May 23, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.63
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.56 · weakest Chicken (161.24)
Road miles
586
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 147 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
658.70 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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) | #1789 (125 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #1326 (200 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to KRESMOKERS, 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.
#2,346 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1525
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,330 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1531
They turned up 13 years after KRESMOKERS did, first appearing in 2026.
⚔ Compare careers#2,335 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1525
Level with KRESMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,333 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1526
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,343 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1530
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,329 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1539
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Mac Attack BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| AWW HELL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| iBQ'n | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 156.5714 | 161.24 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.2628 | 160.5484 | 167.09 | top 27% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 159.4284 | 161.81 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1430 | 162.8228 | 168.56 | top 24% |
“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 15% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 42% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 49% | May 23, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
180
finished ahead 180 times, behind 109
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)
20141 milestone
- Peak power rating (1526) Taste of Grand Rapids 2014
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Westmont Red, White & BBQ
- First call Westmont Red, White & BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4284 Westmont Red, White & BBQ
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Taste of Grand Rapids
- First overall top-10 Taste of Grand Rapids
- Career-best overall score674.2168 Taste of Grand Rapids
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2628 Taste of Grand Rapids
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12 | Taste of Grand Rapids | Jul 19, 2013 |
| +6.5 | Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 | Jul 25, 2014 |
| +4.1 | Red, White, And BBQ | May 24, 2014 |
| +3.4 | Westmont Red, White & BBQ | May 24, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.6 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) | May 23, 2015 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 90% | 90% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 36% | 91.6% | 91.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 28% | 93.6% | 92.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2015 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL | 33 / 58 (647.9312) | 49 (157.7028) | 39 (160.5484) | 40 (159.9772) | 7 (169.7028) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 Grand Rapids, MI | 17 / 55 (659.4284) | 25 (161.1200) | 10 (166.3544) | 18 (165.7028) | 18 (166.2512) |
| May 24, 2014 | Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL | 29 / 72 (656.5028) | 43 (162.8228) | 18 (168) | 34 (162.8572) | 36 (162.8228) |
| May 23, 2014 | Red, White, and BBQ Westmont, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Taste of Grand Rapids Comstock Park, MI | 6 / 39 (674.2168) | 12 (167.9656) | 1 (174.2628) | 25 (161.1084) | 7 (170.8800) |
| May 24, 2013 | Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL | 29 / 70 (655.4284) | 52 (156.5714) | 15 (166.2856) | 45 (159.4284) | 5 (173.1430) |