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IT'S A LEAGUE GAME, SMOKEY

IT'S A LEAGUE GAME, SMOKEY is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 7th of 83 at the Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival (2016). They are ranked #2811 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,811
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1511
peak 1525 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

10
in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013
latest May 4, 2018 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1524
Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

1
2 podiums

Overall top-10s

1
10% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 52%
overall standings

Best overall

682.7772 / 720
Master · Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

626.54 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 632.62 (-6.08)

Walk rate

60%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥
Pork · Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival

Consistency

±51.85
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 164.83 · weakest Brisket (160.27)

Road miles

614
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 98 mi

Schedule strength

25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)

Master avg

632.62 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

  • Pork ×1

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

682.7772 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.7772 at Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • May 6, 2016

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

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

The weak link

−4.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.56 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 30%.

  • Brisket avg 160.27
  • Pork avg 164.83
  • 2 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RUB IT ALL OVER in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

8 of 9 shared pork entries lost

BUTCHER BBQ ahead 89% of the time

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

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

T-TOWN QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±7.20% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.20% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

  • averages 87.9% of a perfect score
  • best 94.8%

A May team

Top 43% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 43% across 6 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.

  • 6 May contests
  • top 52% the rest of the year

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2018 ↗ Master #1954 (60 pts) — #1996 (60 pts) #2030 (60 pts) #1495 (145 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #2027 (90 pts) #1768 (125 pts) #2155 (85 pts) #2038 (100 pts) #2230 (65 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #1557 (165 pts) #2353 (60 pts) #1512 (185 pts) #1186 (285 pts) #2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #1564 (144 pts) #1087 (294 pts) #1654 (149 pts) #1682 (139 pts) #1592 (154 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #1524 (163 pts) #1731 (148 pts) #1176 (268 pts) #1330 (228 pts) #1823 (133 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #1970 (75 pts) #2073 (75 pts) #2043 (75 pts) #2080 (75 pts) #1625 (140 pts)

Overall rank by season

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

SOGGY BOTTOM BBQ
#2,825 of the rated field
1510 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
10%
Peak
1510

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 26, 2016
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SATISFIED HOGS
#2,818 of the rated field
1511 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
30%
Peak
1521

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 10 contests
  • last seen May 27, 2016
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LOS HERMANOS DE CARNE
#2,802 of the rated field
1511 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1519

Level with IT'S A LEAGUE GAME, SMOKEY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Sep 30, 2026
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42 BBQ
#2,827 of the rated field
1510 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
9%
Peak
1525

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen May 29, 2026
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BBQ TEAM SMOKE IT ALL
#2,815 of the rated field
1511 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
25%
Peak
1511

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Aug 22, 2025
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Hackers-n-Hogs
#2,812 of the rated field
1511 power rating
Contests
9
GCs
0
Top-10s
33%
Peak
1518

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

  • rated over 9 contests
  • last seen Jun 17, 2017
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
BUTCHER BBQ 9 0 9 0% ⚔ compare
IRON WHEEL COOKERS 8 3 5 38% ⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO 8 1 7 13% ⚔ compare
RUB IT ALL OVER 7 5 2 71% ⚔ compare
KNOW BULL 7 3 4 43% ⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
Sweet Mesquiters 6 5 1 83% ⚔ compare
FATTMIKES BBQ 6 4 2 67% ⚔ compare
THE GRISWOLDS 6 4 2 67% ⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers 6 2 4 33% ⚔ compare
Los Primos BBQ 6 2 4 33% ⚔ compare
UNCLE BC'S 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
Waste Management 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare
Men On Fire 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
Eddie Frank's BBQ 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 9 1 0 1 176 142.8112 161.07 top 52%
Pork Ribs 10 3 0 0 175.4172 151.4172 162.56 top 48%
Pork 10 3 1 1 180 🔥 157.0972 164.83 top 43%
Brisket 10 2 0 0 170.8228 151.3828 160.27 top 44%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)10top 94%
Medium (20–39)20top 72%
Large (40+)70top 40%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 3 7 0 top 44% May 4, 2018
Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon 2 17 0 top 57% Apr 3, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 3 contests
Contests a season 1.7 across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in OK 10 of 10 contests
Contests visited 7 2 of them more than once
Opponents faced 308 finished ahead 319 times, behind 237
Longest layoff 1 yrs May 1, 2015 → May 6, 2016

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

20182 milestones
  1. 10th tracked contest Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
  2. Most recent contest Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
20171 milestone
  1. Peak power rating (1525) Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)
20164 milestones
  1. First category win (Pork) Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
  2. First overall top-10 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
  3. First perfect 180 (Pork) Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
  4. Career-best overall score682.7772 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
20141 milestone
  1. First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2972 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
20132 milestones
  1. First tracked contest 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
  2. First call Smokin on Route 66

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+14.6Bixby BBQ'N Blues FestivalMay 6, 2016
+9.7Bixby BBQ'N Blues FestivalMay 1, 2015
+9.2Bixby BBQ'N Blues FestivalMay 2, 2014
+8Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)May 5, 2017
+5Stillwater Elks Lodge BlazathonApr 4, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-14.3Bixby BBQ'n Blues FestivalMay 4, 2018
-12Smokin on Route 66Aug 2, 2013
-4.4Grand Lake BBQ FestivalMay 16, 2014
-3.9Stillwater Elks Lodge BlazathonApr 3, 2015
-0.98th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQApr 19, 2013

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20181000 100% top 96% 68.1% 68.1%
20171000 0% top 28% 93.3% 93.3%
20161011 100% top 8% 94.8% 94.8%
20152000 50% top 48% 93.2% 89.4%
20143000 67% top 47% 90.9% 88.7%
20132000 50% top 74% 89.3% 88.7%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
May 4, 2018 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK 65 / 68 (490.1828) — 55 (154.2400) 36 (165.1200) 9 (170.8228)
May 5, 2017 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK 19 / 68 (671.9428) 12 (172.5484) 20 (166.8344) 17 (169.1200) 24 (163.4400)
May 6, 2016 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK 7 / 83 (682.7772) 25 (168.5256) 5 (175.4172) 1 (180) 34 (158.8344)
May 1, 2015 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK 21 / 81 (670.8000) 3 (176) 19 (169.1428) 32 (165.6800) 36 (159.9772)
Apr 3, 2015 Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK 24 / 34 (617.0168) 32 (142.8112) 27 (154.8344) 21 (161.1084) 18 (158.2628)
May 16, 2014 Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK 24 / 33 (642.1828) 22 (163.4056) 23 (160.5372) 23 (162.2400) 25 (156)
May 2, 2014 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK 20 / 80 (654.2972) 49 (154.2856) 5 (172.0116) 9 (170.2856) 39 (157.7144)
Apr 4, 2014 Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK 17 / 40 (619.9888) 20 (153.1772) 24 (151.4172) 10 (157.0972) 8 (158.2972)
Aug 2, 2013 Smokin on Route 66 Miami, OK 16 / 17 (634.1596) 16 (158.8456) 10 (164) 12 (159.9312) 16 (151.3828)
Apr 19, 2013 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK 34 / 63 (642.8566) 32 (160) 42 (157.1428) 48 (157.7140) 12 (167.9998)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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