High-water mark
679.3484
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.3484 at Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 22, 2014
SMOKE ON THE LAKES
SMOKE ON THE LAKES is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 41 at the Atlanta BarB-Q Festival (2013). They are ranked #2185 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1532
peak 1538 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jan 25, 2013
latest Oct 2, 2014 · 1.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
25% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.73 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 654.26 (-0.53)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.89
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.34 · weakest Brisket (159.48)
Road miles
3,317
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1,007 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Master avg
654.26 / 720
8 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) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKE ON THE LAKES, each with one reason worth a look.
76 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,171 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1544
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKE ON THE LAKES)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKE ON THE LAKES has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1536
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 15 contests to 8.
⚔ Compare careers#2,190 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1533
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,176 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 89%
- Peak
- 1541
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#2,175 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1533
Level with SMOKE ON THE LAKES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,191 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1559
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 56% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 147.9656 | 163.61 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 154.8574 | 164.83 | top 35% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 158.2400 | 166.34 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 150.7884 | 159.48 | 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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 29% | Aug 22, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
4
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
5 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
976
finished ahead 664 times, behind 730
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20143 milestones
- Career-best overall score679.3484 Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1538) Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
- Most recent contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8516 Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
- First overall top-10 Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- First overall podium Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Atlanta BarB-Q Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.2 | Atlanta BarB-Q Festival | Sep 13, 2013 |
| +9.9 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off | Aug 22, 2014 |
| +5.3 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival | Jan 23, 2014 |
| +4.7 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 22, 2013 |
| +4.5 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off | Aug 23, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.9 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| -2.8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 25, 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
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 41% | 94.4% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60% | top 38% | 93.6% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 382 / 552 (637.5428) | 278 (165.1200) | 290 (163.3944) | 410 (158.2400) | 452 (150.7884) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL | 8 / 40 (679.3484) | 10 (172.5484) | 5 (172.5600) | 19 (166.8344) | 19 (167.4056) |
| Jan 23, 2014 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 24 / 69 (654.8000) | 17 (167.9656) | 44 (155.9772) | 23 (165.1200) | 20 (165.7372) |
| Nov 22, 2013 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 21 / 53 (655.3256) | 5 (171.9656) | 7 (171.4172) | 28 (161.1200) | 40 (150.8228) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 242 / 535 (641.6228) | 481 (147.9656) | 254 (159.9428) | 61 (170.2744) | 163 (163.4400) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Atlanta BarB-Q Festival Atlanta, GA | 3 / 41 (674.1716) | 13 (165.1200) | 6 (170.8344) | 2 (175.4172) | 18 (162.8000) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL | 17 / 44 (659.8516) | 40 (157.6456) | 7 (169.6916) | 4 (174.2744) | 26 (158.2400) |
| Jan 25, 2013 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 41 / 70 (631.4284) | 40 (160.5712) | 42 (154.8574) | 31 (159.4284) | 40 (156.5714) |