SMOKIN' REJECTS!

SMOKIN' REJECTS! is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 18th of 20 at the Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ (2014). They are ranked #5096 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,096

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1461

peak 1461 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 4, 2013

latest Oct 7, 2016 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1017

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

669.6456 / 720

Master · West Coast BBQ Classic

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.15 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 635.83 (+16.32)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4172

Pork · West Coast BBQ Classic

Consistency

±25.20

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 161.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.54)

Road miles

460

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 67 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

Master avg

635.83 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

669.6456 career-best overall

93.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.6456 at West Coast BBQ Classic — 93.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 8, 2015

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 52%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 52%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

Burnin and Lootin ahead in 100% of their meetings

Burnin and Lootin has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.72 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork Ribs avg 156.54
Brisket avg 161.26
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BUBBA'S SMOKEYARD BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

8 of 8 shared brisket entries lost

LEFT COAST Q ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LEFT COAST Q has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared brisket entries.

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)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1505 (180 pts)	#1506 (170 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1017 (305 pts)	#1053 (320 pts)	#1052 (315 pts)	#1065 (310 pts)	#1010 (325 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 SMOKIN' REJECTS!, each with one reason worth a look.

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

THREE TEN BBQ

#5,089 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to SMOKIN' REJECTS!)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — SMOKIN' REJECTS! ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 1, 2016

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Great Shepherd BBQ

#5,081 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2026

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Onlyfansbbq

#5,075 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 25, 2025

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TEAM BACON

#5,116 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1460

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen May 14, 2021

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BIG LOG BBQ

#5,108 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

Level with SMOKIN' REJECTS! on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 20, 2018

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THE ROOSTER CREW

#5,087 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 21, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Burnin and Lootin	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
TWISTED BRISKET BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
COOL GRILLING	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' HART'S	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
VICIOUS SMOKE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
My Smokin' Grillfriend	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Meat Candy Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	169.7028	139.9768	158.20	top 74%
Pork Ribs	9	166.8456	146.8116	156.54	top 75%
Pork	9	171.4172	126.6400	159.84	top 62%
Brisket	9	168.5716	157.1200	161.26	top 59%

“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 90%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Dana Point State BBQ Championship	3	63	0	top 81%	Oct 7, 2016
West Coast BBQ Classic	2	25	0	top 63%	May 8, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 6 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 268 finished ahead 148 times, behind 413

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Jul 24, 2015 → Oct 7, 2016

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

20161 milestone

Oct 7 Most recent contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship

20153 milestones

Feb 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0520 The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series
May 8 Career-best overall score669.6456 West Coast BBQ Classic
May 8 Career-best single call (Pork)171.4172 West Coast BBQ Classic

20132 milestones

Oct 4 First tracked contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 4 Peak power rating (1487) Dana Point State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.4	West Coast BBQ Classic	May 8, 2015
+3.2	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series	Feb 20, 2015
+1	7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic	Jul 24, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 4, 2013
-9.6	Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ	Sep 26, 2014
-9.1	6th Annual Vista Q Classic	Jul 25, 2014
-8.4	West Coast BBQ Classic	May 9, 2014
-7.5	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 7, 2016

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)
2016	1	0%	top 84%	87.5%	87.5%
2015	3	0%	top 52%	93%	91.9%
2014	4	0%	top 81%	89.7%	87.7%
2013	1	0%	top 94%	81%	81%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 7, 2016	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	63 / 75 (630.1484)	51 (161.6912)	67 (150.8000)	57 (159.9772)	58 (157.6800)
Jul 24, 2015	7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	32 / 54 (665.7372)	25 (169.7028)	37 (160.5600)	27 (168.0344)	21 (167.4400)
May 8, 2015	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	25 / 57 (669.6456)	36 (162.8112)	29 (166.8456)	13 (171.4172)	19 (168.5716)
Feb 20, 2015	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series Rancho Mirage, CA	26 / 49 (649.0520)	31 (163.9772)	25 (164.5488)	29 (161.1088)	31 (159.4172)
Oct 2, 2014	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	64 / 97 (646.1716)	63 (164.5372)	80 (157.6572)	47 (165.6800)	65 (158.2972)
Sep 26, 2014	Mission Beach Centennial Party and BBQ San Diego, CA	18 / 20 (636.4912)	15 (162.2856)	16 (154.8000)	20 (156.5828)	14 (162.8228)
Jul 25, 2014	6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA	52 / 60 (629.6116)	55 (155.9660)	55 (150.2516)	38 (163.9656)	39 (159.4284)
May 9, 2014	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	49 / 59 (612.4912)	58 (139.9768)	54 (146.8116)	22 (165.1428)	29 (160.5600)
Oct 4, 2013	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	93 / 99 (583.1204)	95 (142.8116)	71 (156.5488)	98 (126.6400)	64 (157.1200)

SMOKIN' REJECTS!

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 (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

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)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 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)