Simply Smoked

Simply Smoked is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 54 at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #4194 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,194

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1479

peak 1500 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 8, 2019

latest Jun 5, 2026 · 7.2 years on the trail

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 20 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

662.1028 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Falls

Perfect 180s

Current form

329.18

last 5 Backyard vs avg 329.45 (-0.26)

Walk rate

35%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork Ribs · Poosa Q

Consistency

±7.06

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 166.26 · weakest Brisket (159.35)

Road miles

1,043

across 19 mapped stops · furthest 111 mi

Schedule strength

43%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Purse competed for

$146K

listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

662.10 / 720

1 Master contest · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

329.45 / 360

14 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

488.58 / 540

5 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.7944 points from the title

Came within 1.7944 points of the Grand Championship at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (May 3, 2019).

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Thin Blue Swine has finished one call ahead of Simply Smoked 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2022 their best year

2022 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 53%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 53%

A tough matchup

17–2 behind in the head-to-head

Hickory Hangover ahead in 89% of their meetings

Hickory Hangover has come out ahead in 17 of their 19 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Roux BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at Smoke on the Falls (Apr 3, 2026).

last seen Oct 5, 2023
back Apr 3, 2026

Pork Ribs nemesis

15 of 19 shared pork ribs entries lost

Hickory Hangover ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Hickory Hangover has out-cooked them in 15 of 19 shared pork ribs entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BAMA BOYS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.91% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.91% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.3% of a perfect score
20 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) every year from 2020 to 2023 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 10th

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
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#333 (60 pts)	#344 (60 pts)	—	—
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#179 (188 pts)	#187 (203 pts)	—	—

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Simply Smoked, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Morning Wood BBQ

#4,195 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1512

They've been 1512 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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TIKI QUE

#4,200 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Simply Smoked's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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Smokin Bros

#4,198 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Apr 10, 2026

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Smokin' Blind

#4,207 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1479

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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Cool Guys BBQ

#4,208 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1528

They turned up 5 years after Simply Smoked did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jan 22, 2026

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THE EUROPEAN ALLSTAR BARBECUE TEAM

#4,171 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1524

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 10, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LEE LA Q	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
Hickory Hangover	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
REDBONES BBQ	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
HELL ON SQUEALS	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
RIBLIFE	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
BAMA BOYS BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
2 Swine Crew	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
JT'S SMOKE SHACK	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
NORALA BBQ TEAM	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
Thin Blue Swine	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Pork Life	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
The Real Squeal BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	2	1	175.4400	154.7884	163.16	top 71%
Pork Ribs	20	6	1	176.5600	154.2172	166.26	top 56%
Pork	7	0	0	170.8572	154.2284	162.90	top 73%
Brisket	1	0	0	159.3484	159.3484	159.35	top 92%

“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 89%
Medium (20–39)	15	top 74%
Large (40+)	4	top 32%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)	5	10	top 70%	Jun 5, 2026
Smoke on the Falls	4	23	top 89%	Apr 3, 2026
Poosa Q	2	15	top 34%	Oct 5, 2023
Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	13	top 49%	Jun 10, 2022
Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	10	top 60%	Mar 6, 2020

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 4 contests

Contests a season 2.9 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 20 of 20 contests

Contests visited 10 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 547 finished ahead 491 times, behind 638

Longest layoff 2.5 yrs Oct 5, 2023 → Apr 3, 2026

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

20262 milestones

Apr 3 Career-best overall score662.1028 Smoke on the Falls
Jun 5 Most recent contest Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)

20221 milestone

May 5 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 Poosa Q

20211 milestone

Aug 6 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)

20201 milestone

Aug 7 Peak power rating (1500) Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)

20193 milestones

May 3 First overall top-10 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
May 3 First overall podium The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
May 3 First Reserve Championship The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

—3 milestones

First tracked contest Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
First call Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
First overall past 90% of a perfect score328.5140 Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.1	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 3, 2019
+12.1	Poosa Q	May 5, 2022
+8.3	Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)	Mar 6, 2020
+6	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)	Jun 11, 2021
+4	Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)	Aug 7, 2020

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)	Aug 6, 2021
-12.1	Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)	Mar 8, 2019
-11.4	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 3, 2026
-10.6	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 9, 2021
-10.5	Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY)	Sep 6, 2019

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)
—	1	0	100%	top 78%	91.3%	91.3%
2026	2	0	0%	top 84%	92%	92%
2023	4	0	0%	top 64%	93%	91.4%
2022	4	0	50%	top 53%	93.6%	92.2%
2021	3	0	33%	top 82%	93.8%	89.8%
2020	2	2	50%	top 39%	91.9%	91.9%
2019	4	1	50%	top 71%	94.6%	90.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 5, 2026	Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL	20 / 26 (331.3372)	26 (159.3600)	13 (171.9772)	14 (170.8228)	—
Apr 3, 2026	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	33 / 36 (662.1028)	23 (170.8344)	31 (165.6916)	32 (166.2284)	33 (159.3484)
Oct 5, 2023	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	34 / 73 (331.9316)	47 (163.3944)	27 (168.5372)	—	—
Aug 11, 2023	Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL	20 / 35 (494.1944)	31 (161.6456)	19 (165.6916)	13 (166.8572)	—
Aug 4, 2023	Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL	33 / 58 (334.8116)	28 (167.9772)	34 (166.8344)	—	—
Apr 7, 2023	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	37 / 39 (319.3260)	32 (165.1088)	42 (154.2172)	—	—
Aug 12, 2022	Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL	24 / 35 (495.9316)	18 (167.3828)	32 (157.6916)	16 (170.8572)	—
Jun 10, 2022	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	13 / 23 (327.3140)	16 (160.4912)	8 (166.8228)	—	—
May 5, 2022	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	15 / 72 (337.0744)	37 (160.5144)	2 (176.5600)	—	—
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	23 / 34 (332.5032)	27 (165.0972)	21 (167.4060)	—	—
Aug 6, 2021	Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL	31 / 31 (472.4228)	28 (155.3828)	24 (162.8116)	30 (154.2284)	—
Jun 11, 2021	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	13 / 31 (337.6456)	23 (166.2400)	8 (171.4056)	—	—
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	39 / 38 (317.0972)	42 (154.7884)	29 (162.3088)	—	—
Aug 7, 2020	Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL	10 / 21 (496.4800)	2 (175.4400)	12 (165.6800)	19 (155.3600)	—
Mar 6, 2020	Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Hartselle, AL	10 / 32 (330.7996)	16 (163.9312)	11 (166.8684)	—	—
Sep 6, 2019	Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY) Arab, AL	17 / 19 (483.8512)	15 (161.6572)	10 (166.2284)	18 (155.9656)	—
May 3, 2019	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	2 / 54 (340.5944)	4 (169.1428)	5 (171.4516)	—	—
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	31 / 30 (324.5144)	35 (161.1200)	28 (163.3944)	—	—
Mar 8, 2019	Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL	30 / 34 (318.7776)	31 (154.8116)	19 (163.9660)	—	—
—	Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL	18 / 23 (328.5140)	22 (158.8112)	10 (169.7028)	—	—

Simply Smoked

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

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

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

The one to beat

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)

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)