MDT SMOKERS

MDT SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 28th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2015). They are ranked #5362 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,362

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1455

peak 1455 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 2, 2013

latest Aug 4, 2017 · 4 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 6 contests

Avg finish

top 86%

overall standings

Best overall

664.4912 / 720

Master · Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

639.77 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 638.54 (+1.23)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.1200

Pork Ribs · Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival

Consistency

±17.79

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.78 · weakest Brisket (158.33)

Road miles

193

across 6 mapped stops · furthest 81 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Master avg

638.54 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

664.4912 career-best overall

92.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.4912 at Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 92.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 5, 2016

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKE THIS ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKE THIS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GRUNTS 11 BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 40th

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MDT SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

San Lorenzo BBQ

#5,344 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1455

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2025
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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Sweaty Pig

#5,351 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

They turned up 6 years after MDT SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2024

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Smoke 'n Beers

#5,368 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 17, 2018

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Sticks & Bones

#5,343 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 23, 2015

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THE PIT CREW

#5,361 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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RTQue

#5,372 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1454

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OINK, CACKLE & MOO	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
PORK-N-BONES	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Primo Oval Rulers	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SWAMP BOYS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BAREKNUCKLES BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	167.9772	155.9772	161.78	top 82%
Pork Ribs	6	169.1200	151.3600	159.78	top 74%
Pork	6	166.8800	146.7768	158.66	top 83%
Brisket	6	165.1200	150.8228	158.33	top 78%

“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+)	5	0	top 84%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival	5	40	0	top 84%	Aug 4, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 2 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 142 finished ahead 47 times, behind 261

Longest layoff 1 yrs Jul 31, 2015 → Aug 5, 2016

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

20172 milestones

Aug 4 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1200 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival
Aug 4 Most recent contest Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival

20161 milestone

Aug 5 Career-best overall score664.4912 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)

20151 milestone

Jul 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5144 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)

20132 milestones

Aug 2 First tracked contest Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 2 Peak power rating (1488) Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 2, 2013
-11.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 22, 2015
-11.2	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 1, 2014
-5.3	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Jul 31, 2015
-4	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival	Aug 4, 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)
2017	1	0%	top 79%	90.5%	90.5%
2016	1	0%	top 71%	92.3%	92.3%
2015	2	0%	top 89%	90.1%	88.1%
2014	1	0%	top 95%	85.3%	85.3%
2013	1	0%	top 92%	87.8%	87.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 4, 2017	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival Dillard, GA	45 / 57 (651.3144)	51 (162.2516)	26 (169.1200)	57 (154.8228)	32 (165.1200)
Aug 5, 2016	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	40 / 56 (664.4912)	38 (167.9656)	25 (167.9772)	41 (165.7256)	43 (162.8228)
Jul 31, 2015	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	45 / 55 (648.5144)	37 (167.9772)	43 (162.8344)	55 (155.4628)	35 (162.2400)
May 22, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	28 / 29 (620.5028)	27 (155.9772)	28 (151.4172)	21 (162.2856)	27 (150.8228)
Aug 1, 2014	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	53 / 56 (614.0452)	47 (158.2400)	46 (155.9428)	56 (146.7768)	51 (153.0856)
Aug 2, 2013	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	56 / 61 (632.4000)	54 (158.2516)	58 (151.3600)	33 (166.8800)	52 (155.9084)

MDT SMOKERS

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

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

A standing appointment

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

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)