SMOKIN' WET BBQ

SMOKIN' WET BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 9th of 41 at the CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ (2017). They are ranked #4343 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,343

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1476

peak 1476 · rated over 23 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 11, 2013

latest May 6, 2022 · 8.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#864

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

4% of 23 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

669.6460 / 720

Master · Route 66 Smoke Out

Perfect 180s

Current form

640.85

last 5 Master vs avg 640.63 (+0.22)

Walk rate

48%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Pork · Effingham -Jam

Consistency

±17.85

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.47 · weakest Brisket (157.77)

Road miles

2,154

across 23 mapped stops · furthest 99 mi

Schedule strength

46%

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

Purse competed for

$23K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

640.63 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

669.6460 career-best overall

93.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.6460 at Route 66 Smoke Out — 93.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 4, 2018

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 48%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 48%

A tough matchup

20–0 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 2 SKINNY COOKS in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

2.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at Route 66 Smoke Out (May 6, 2022).

last seen Oct 11, 2019
back May 6, 2022

Pork Ribs nemesis

15 of 20 shared pork ribs entries lost

One2BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, One2BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 20 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CARNIVORE'S PARADISE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The metronome

±2.48% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.48% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.0% of a perfect score
23 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Route 66 Smoke Out every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 12th

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1612 (58 pts)	#1621 (58 pts)	#1666 (58 pts)	#1622 (58 pts)	#1172 (103 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#1516 (130 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#864 (359 pts)	#1048 (284 pts)	#787 (454 pts)	#942 (339 pts)	#745 (474 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#968 (354 pts)	#952 (404 pts)	#743 (539 pts)	#1070 (334 pts)	#1337 (224 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1101 (284 pts)	#1046 (334 pts)	#949 (389 pts)	#1057 (339 pts)	#985 (354 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1161 (243 pts)	#1015 (328 pts)	#1184 (263 pts)	#1178 (278 pts)	#1154 (263 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1330 (210 pts)	#1413 (210 pts)	#1120 (290 pts)	#1397 (215 pts)	#1379 (210 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#1687 (140 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN' WET BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Smokin Good Time BBQ

#4,344 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1476

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKIN' WET BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN' WET BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Apr 18, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

Big Moes BBq

#4,355 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1476

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKIN' WET BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before SMOKIN' WET BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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SMOKEY JOKERS

#4,346 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1505

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

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DIRTY POSSUM BBQ

#4,366 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

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RIVERSIDE SMOKE

#4,356 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1528

They've been 1528 at their best, 52 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2024

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Hogs Breath BBQ

#4,367 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1514

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
One2BBQ	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY'S Q	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
FIDDLIN' FATBACK	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
QUAU	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Outsiders BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Oui Oui Oui BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
MANTUCKY MAYHEM	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
PORK PARADISE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
JaBs BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	4	0	171.9884	145.0972	160.89	top 62%
Pork Ribs	23	5	1	173.7144	137.6344	161.47	top 50%
Pork	23	4	0	174.2628	147.9084	160.51	top 61%
Brisket	23	1	0	171.4400	131.8744	157.77	top 63%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 78%
Medium (20–39)	12	top 63%
Large (40+)	10	top 66%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Route 66 Smoke Out	5	12	top 57%	May 6, 2022
Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ)	4	20	top 73%	Oct 11, 2019
Effingham -Jam	4	12	top 56%	Jul 26, 2019
CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	3	9	top 63%	Oct 12, 2018
Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2	21	top 78%	Apr 28, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 2.9 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 23 of 23 contests

Contests visited 10 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 325 finished ahead 297 times, behind 545

Longest layoff 2.6 yrs Oct 11, 2019 → May 6, 2022

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

20221 milestone

May 6 Most recent contest Route 66 Smoke Out

20191 milestone

Jul 26 Career-best single call (Pork)174.2628 Effingham -Jam

20181 milestone

May 4 Career-best overall score669.6460 Route 66 Smoke Out

20171 milestone

Oct 13 First overall top-10 CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

20161 milestone

Jul 22 10th tracked contest EffingHAM Jam

20152 milestones

Jul 24 First call Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship
Oct 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.5996 Central Illinois Bragging Rights

20132 milestones

Oct 11 First tracked contest Central Illinois Bragging Rights
Oct 11 Peak power rating (1494) Central Illinois Bragging Rights

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.5	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	Oct 13, 2017
+8	Route 66 Smoke Out	May 4, 2018
+7.5	Route 66 Smoke Out	May 5, 2017
+6.7	Central Illinois Bragging Rights	Oct 9, 2015
+5.5	Effingham -Jam	Jul 26, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13	Central Illinois Bragging Rights	Oct 10, 2014
-7.4	Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship	Apr 22, 2016
-7.3	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	Oct 12, 2018
-6.6	Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship	Apr 25, 2014
-6.4	Route 66 Smoke Out	May 6, 2022

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0%	top 85%	87%	87%
2019	3	0	33%	top 64%	92.4%	90.2%
2018	4	0	75%	top 60%	93%	89.9%
2017	4	1	75%	top 48%	92.5%	90.9%
2016	4	0	50%	top 70%	90.6%	88.2%
2015	3	0	67%	top 64%	91.9%	89.1%
2014	3	0	0%	top 81%	88.5%	86.6%
2013	1	0	0%	top 74%	85.5%	85.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 6, 2022	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	28 / 33 (626.0684)	30 (147.3828)	27 (155.9084)	26 (156.5372)	16 (166.2400)
Oct 11, 2019	Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ) 🏅 Arthur, IL	34 / 43 (636.9256)	39 (158.8000)	11 (169.1200)	42 (154.2056)	37 (154.8000)
Jul 26, 2019	Effingham -Jam 🏅 Effingham, IL	12 / 26 (665.6112)	16 (162.8456)	15 (165.6800)	4 (174.2628)	14 (162.8228)
May 3, 2019	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	22 / 33 (646.7432)	19 (163.3828)	11 (167.4632)	27 (159.9544)	26 (155.9428)
Oct 12, 2018	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	38 / 45 (628.9260)	31 (162.8344)	28 (158.8232)	42 (147.9084)	35 (159.3600)
Jul 27, 2018	EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL	21 / 30 (653.5200)	21 (159.3600)	24 (158.8116)	10 (170.8228)	17 (164.5256)
Jun 30, 2018	I-39 Smokin Car Show Minonk, IL	15 / 29 (637.5544)	21 (159.9772)	8 (163.4056)	18 (154.7772)	14 (159.3944)
May 4, 2018	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	13 / 38 (669.6460)	22 (165.0972)	5 (172.6060)	27 (160.5028)	4 (171.4400)
Oct 13, 2017	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	9 / 41 (666.2288)	8 (170.2628)	3 (173.1316)	13 (167.4172)	32 (155.4172)
Jul 28, 2017	EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL	19 / 35 (643.8400)	7 (170.8456)	17 (162.2744)	12 (166.2284)	30 (144.4916)
May 5, 2017	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	12 / 29 (661.0168)	19 (165.1084)	4 (173.1428)	18 (161.6800)	15 (161.0856)
Apr 28, 2017	Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Mt.Carmel, IL	21 / 29 (647.8624)	13 (165.7028)	12 (166.8228)	27 (151.9540)	18 (163.3828)
Oct 14, 2016	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL	46 / 55 (644.4112)	54 (151.3256)	36 (161.7372)	46 (159.9428)	12 (171.4056)
Jul 22, 2016	EffingHAM Jam Effingham, IL	15 / 29 (652.4800)	10 (165.7144)	16 (159.9656)	10 (166.8228)	17 (159.9772)
May 6, 2016	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	24 / 40 (639.8512)	20 (162.2628)	6 (173.7144)	28 (156.5256)	33 (147.3484)
Apr 22, 2016	Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	25 / 30 (602.6860)	24 (151.9772)	27 (141.6344)	18 (157.1200)	21 (151.9544)
Oct 9, 2015	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	20 / 48 (661.5996)	8 (171.9884)	13 (167.9884)	35 (159.9428)	27 (161.6800)
Jul 24, 2015	Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship Effingham, IL	14 / 18 (629.6000)	11 (165.7028)	17 (137.6344)	6 (165.1200)	13 (161.1428)
Apr 24, 2015	Wabash Ribber Fest Mt. Carmel, IL	34 / 46 (633.6004)	31 (161.0972)	39 (149.1088)	35 (157.1200)	17 (166.2744)
Oct 10, 2014	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	36 / 37 (607.2688)	28 (156.5716)	19 (160.5600)	24 (158.2628)	37 (131.8744)
Jul 25, 2014	Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	33 / 48 (637.0056)	33 (158.2284)	15 (166.2744)	36 (156.5372)	29 (155.9656)
Apr 25, 2014	Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	38 / 50 (626.1600)	34 (158.8000)	38 (154.8116)	32 (160.5828)	39 (151.9656)
Oct 11, 2013	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	39 / 53 (615.9088)	48 (145.0972)	40 (153.1200)	12 (167.4172)	38 (150.2744)

SMOKIN' WET BBQ

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

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)

📈 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)