SMOKIN' HART'S

SMOKIN' HART'S is a competition barbecue team with 35 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 56 at the Newport Beach Winter Q (2017). They are ranked #768 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#768

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1631

peak 1641 · rated over 35 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 16, 2013

latest Feb 15, 2019 · 5.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#434

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

13 podiums

Overall top-10s

20% of 35 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 36%

overall standings

Best overall

693.1088 / 720

Master · Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

665.73 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 670.92 (-5.19)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full)

Consistency

±14.78

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.05 · weakest Brisket (166.37)

Road miles

5,282

across 35 mapped stops · furthest 1,740 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$11K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

Master avg

670.92 / 720

35 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×2

Happy hunting ground

Top 18% average finish here

Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 8th
average top 18%

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 24 of 35 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 35 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.1088 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.1088 at Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full) — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 2, 2017

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

DAY OF THE PIG BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN' HART'S 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

24–7 behind in the head-to-head

LADY OF Q ahead in 77% of their meetings

LADY OF Q has come out ahead in 24 of their 31 shared contests.

A strong matchup

24–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of COOL GRILLING in 24 of their 27 shared contests.

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Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

A July team

Top 27% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 27% across 3 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.

3 July contests
top 36% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,282 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,282 miles across 35 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,740 miles to Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled.

35 mapped stops
furthest 1,740 mi

The metronome

±2.05% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.05% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.2% of a perfect score
35 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	#1887 (70 pts)	#1856 (90 pts)	#1272 (185 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1259 (184 pts)	#1270 (199 pts)	#1444 (164 pts)	#1331 (184 pts)	#1369 (179 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#434 (870 pts)	#416 (910 pts)	#403 (955 pts)	#592 (680 pts)	#342 (1,100 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#457 (868 pts)	#598 (678 pts)	#547 (763 pts)	#293 (1,188 pts)	#359 (1,058 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#554 (679 pts)	#692 (544 pts)	#602 (644 pts)	#356 (989 pts)	#577 (654 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#750 (460 pts)	#631 (600 pts)	#540 (725 pts)	#546 (710 pts)	#717 (515 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#1800 (120 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

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GCs: 2
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1631 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1633

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#772 of the rated field

1631 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1657

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

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#765 of the rated field

1632 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1668

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#770 of the rated field

1631 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1634

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 58 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

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HOG HAMMER BBQ

#769 of the rated field

1631 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1631

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LADY OF Q	31	7	24	23%	⚔ compare
TWISTED BRISKET BBQ	28	21	7	75%	⚔ compare
COOL GRILLING	27	24	3	89%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	27	6	21	22%	⚔ compare
NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q	26	17	9	65%	⚔ compare
Sharpe's Woodshed	26	13	13	50%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	25	14	11	56%	⚔ compare
JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE	25	12	13	48%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	25	4	21	16%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	25	3	22	12%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	23	11	12	48%	⚔ compare
DG FIREHOUSE BBQ	23	8	15	35%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	22	12	10	55%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	21	9	12	43%	⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	35	3	1	2	178.2972	156.5256	168.29	top 45%
Pork Ribs	35	9	2	2	177.7144	152.5256	167.22	top 40%
Pork	35	11	0	6	177.7144	148.4800	169.05	top 35%
Brisket	35	12	2	3	180 🔥	151.9428	166.37	top 42%

“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)	7	0	top 46%
Large (40+)	28	0	top 33%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	34	0	top 36%
AL	1	0	top 22%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( JUDGES FULL)	2	21	top 66%	Nov 3, 2017
Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2	30	top 49%	Oct 7, 2016
Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	2	8	top 18%	Aug 5, 2016
Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	2	14	top 30%	Jun 3, 2016
West Coast BBQ Classic	2	33	top 58%	May 8, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 9 contests

Contests a season 5 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 34 of 35 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 30 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 478 finished ahead 1,287 times, behind 648

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

20191 milestone

Feb 15 Most recent contest The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

20174 milestones

Jan 27 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Newport Beach Winter Q
Jan 27 25th tracked contest Newport Beach Winter Q
Jun 2 Career-best overall score693.1088 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full)
Jul 28 Peak power rating (1641) 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL)

20152 milestones

Jan 17 First overall top-10 Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled
Mar 20 10th tracked contest 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship

20143 milestones

Feb 21 First call The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series)
Mar 21 First category win (Chicken) 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
Mar 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4684 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship

20131 milestone

Aug 16 First tracked contest Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series	Feb 20, 2015
+11.7	Newport Beach Winter Q	Jan 27, 2017
+11	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	Aug 7, 2015
+10.6	West Coast BBQ Classic	May 13, 2016
+9.7	6th Annual Vista Q Classic	Jul 25, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.9	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 7, 2016
-8.6	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( JUDGES FULL)	Nov 3, 2017
-5.3	The Smithfield Guinea Pig	Feb 17, 2017
-3.5	Newport Beach Barbecue Contest	Jun 26, 2015
-3.3	West Coast BBQ Classic	May 8, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 47%	93.3%	93.3%
2018	2	0	0	0%	top 40%	92.7%	92.5%
2017	8	2	3	63%	top 38%	96.3%	93.8%
2016	8	2	0	75%	top 37%	95.6%	93.4%
2015	9	3	0	67%	top 30%	95.8%	94.2%
2014	6	0	2	100%	top 34%	94.1%	91.7%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 59%	87.1%	87.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Feb 15, 2019	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA	23 / 49 (671.9888)	19 (169.1200)	5 (175.4516)	39 (162.2400)	33 (165.1772)
May 25, 2018	Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Big Bear Lake, CA	11 / 29 (665.0172)	14 (168.5256)	15 (163.3944)	11 (167.4172)	12 (165.6800)
Mar 23, 2018	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	33 / 78 (667.3144)	19 (171.9656)	31 (167.4172)	39 (165.6916)	47 (162.2400)
Nov 3, 2017	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA	27 / 35 (656.9828)	25 (165.6800)	17 (167.9772)	24 (166.2400)	27 (157.0856)
Oct 13, 2017	OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA	25 / 56 (667.3600)	13 (173.1084)	19 (168.5600)	32 (163.9888)	37 (161.7028)
Jul 28, 2017	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	13 / 40 (681.0744)	2 (177.7028)	17 (169.1316)	28 (163.3828)	8 (170.8572)
Jun 2, 2017	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full) Norco, CA	9 / 57 (693.1088)	42 (166.2400)	6 (174.2972)	17 (172.5716)	1 (180)
May 19, 2017	SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo (JUDGES FULL) Pomona, CA	19 / 46 (676.4916)	25 (168.5372)	20 (167.9772)	25 (166.8572)	10 (173.1200)
Mar 31, 2017	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	12 / 77 (682.8116)	14 (174.8572)	1 (177.7144)	9 (174.8572)	58 (155.3828)
Feb 17, 2017	The Smithfield Guinea Pig Indio, CA	33 / 49 (658.8572)	16 (170.3428)	34 (163.4400)	27 (166.2628)	40 (158.8116)
Jan 27, 2017	Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA	4 / 56 (687.9316)	11 (171.9772)	36 (163.9772)	11 (171.9772)	1 (180)
Nov 11, 2016	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full) Indio, CA	21 / 38 (669.0628)	23 (167.3712)	18 (170.2744)	21 (166.8572)	23 (164.5600)
Oct 7, 2016	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	51 / 75 (644.4112)	34 (167.3828)	39 (163.4172)	52 (161.6684)	68 (151.9428)
Aug 5, 2016	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	8 / 36 (681.7028)	18 (167.4056)	13 (169.1200)	2 (176.0344)	7 (169.1428)
Jun 24, 2016	Newport Beach Barbecue Competition Newport, CA	16 / 33 (674.2632)	8 (172)	5 (173.1544)	19 (166.8344)	25 (162.2744)
Jun 3, 2016	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	14 / 58 (679.3716)	42 (165.6916)	35 (161.6800)	3 (177.7144)	6 (174.2856)
May 13, 2016	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	6 / 44 (688)	13 (171.4400)	12 (169.1428)	18 (168.5600)	2 (178.8572)
Apr 1, 2016	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA	18 / 72 (673.1428)	29 (168.0228)	38 (162.8572)	2 (177.1428)	32 (165.1200)
Feb 19, 2016	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Indio, CA	20 / 48 (670.2056)	30 (165.6800)	43 (157.6684)	15 (170.2972)	4 (176.5600)
Oct 2, 2015	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	13 / 75 (683.9544)	24 (171.9772)	25 (169.7144)	32 (168)	11 (174.2628)
Aug 7, 2015	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	8 / 58 (689.6800)	18 (173.1200)	12 (172.5828)	3 (176.5944)	28 (167.3828)
Jul 24, 2015	7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	14 / 54 (686.2744)	13 (173.7372)	33 (165.0972)	6 (174.8572)	7 (172.5828)
Jun 26, 2015	Newport Beach Barbecue Contest Newport Beach, CA	17 / 29 (665.5540)	19 (167.3828)	17 (165.1084)	12 (164.5256)	12 (168.5372)
May 29, 2015	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	27 / 75 (678.2860)	38 (167.4516)	39 (167.4172)	4 (177.7144)	47 (165.7028)
May 8, 2015	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	34 / 57 (657.6112)	34 (163.3828)	39 (161.7144)	17 (169.1312)	35 (163.3828)
Mar 20, 2015	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	22 / 100 (682.2628)	63 (166.2628)	5 (176)	19 (172.5600)	41 (167.4400)
Feb 20, 2015	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series Rancho Mirage, CA	5 / 49 (680.5484)	14 (169.6800)	6 (170.8456)	16 (166.8228)	4 (173.2000)
Jan 17, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled Hartselle, AL	8 / 36 (681.7028)	18 (167.4056)	13 (169.1200)	2 (176.0344)	7 (169.1428)
Oct 2, 2014	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	30 / 97 (671.9428)	49 (167.3828)	36 (167.4400)	6 (177.1428)	56 (159.9772)
Jul 25, 2014	6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA	14 / 60 (677.5884)	52 (159.9428)	1 (176)	26 (167.3828)	6 (174.2628)
Jun 20, 2014	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	20 / 65 (668.4568)	48 (158.8000)	5 (172.0228)	16 (169.1084)	20 (168.5256)
May 9, 2014	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	33 / 59 (646.7428)	45 (156.5256)	27 (161.7028)	3 (173.1200)	41 (155.3944)
Mar 21, 2014	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	24 / 69 (648.4684)	1 (178.2972)	56 (152.5256)	32 (158.2628)	27 (159.3828)
Feb 21, 2014	The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) Indio, CA	14 / 48 (646.8236)	37 (157.1204)	8 (162.9032)	5 (170.2512)	29 (156.5488)
Aug 16, 2013	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA	37 / 63 (627.2796)	16 (168.5484)	41 (155.9884)	54 (148.4800)	33 (154.2628)

SMOKIN' HART'S

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)