SMALLEYWOOD BBQ

SMALLEYWOOD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 15th of 36 at the Cookin on the Kaw (2015). They are ranked #4650 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,650

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1470

peak 1470 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 11, 2013

latest Jun 21, 2019 · 5.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1050

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

675.8968 / 720

Master · Cookin on the Kaw

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.83 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 636.24 (+5.59)

Walk rate

12%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5828

Pork Ribs · Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff

Consistency

±19.25

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.13 · weakest Brisket (155.77)

Road miles

981

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 408 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Purse competed for

$18K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

636.24 / 720

17 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

675.8968 career-best overall

93.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.8968 at Cookin on the Kaw — 93.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 9, 2015

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.36 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 155.77
Pork avg 161.13
0 calls in 17 entries

Pork nemesis

8 of 10 shared pork entries lost

913 BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

KC Rib doctor has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 46% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 46% across 5 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 66% the rest of the year

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	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1392 (180 pts)	#1493 (180 pts)	#1506 (180 pts)	#1340 (225 pts)	#1476 (180 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1431 (185 pts)	#1363 (225 pts)	#1399 (215 pts)	#1564 (180 pts)	#1503 (180 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1050 (285 pts)	#1163 (265 pts)	#1022 (330 pts)	#1118 (295 pts)	#1144 (265 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1236 (229 pts)	#1178 (274 pts)	#1467 (194 pts)	#1199 (269 pts)	#1330 (224 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2459 (67 pts)	#2501 (67 pts)	#2499 (67 pts)	#2500 (67 pts)	#2496 (67 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMALLEYWOOD BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

MUTTLEY'S BBQ

#4,668 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMALLEYWOOD BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMALLEYWOOD BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

The BBQ Mavens

#4,659 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1470

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Stammtischgriller

#4,674 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1469

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen May 2, 2026

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SMOKIN' S'WINE

#4,639 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1515

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Aug 18, 2017

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Beantown Smokers

#4,628 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1500

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2025

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PURPLE SHADOW

#4,642 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1534

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
913 BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
Griswold Grillers	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
KC Rib doctor	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
SOCIAL SMOKERS BBQ SQUAD	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
HALL OF FLAME	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
PARK AVENUE PORK	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Lucky Pig Barbecue	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
THE RACK RUBBERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	0	0	169.1312	148.5028	159.87	top 65%
Pork Ribs	17	2	1	176.5828	134.8572	159.47	top 64%
Pork	17	0	0	171.4056	149.7028	161.13	top 61%
Brisket	17	0	0	167.9772	137.0856	155.77	top 64%

“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)	6	0	top 73%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 62%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	15	top 62%
IL	1	top 86%
MO	1	top 100%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Cookin on the Kaw	3	15	0	top 65%	Oct 9, 2015
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2	114	0	top 70%	Jun 24, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 15 of 17 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 14 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 562 finished ahead 618 times, behind 759

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

20191 milestone

Jun 21 Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

20161 milestone

May 6 10th tracked contest Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q

20153 milestones

May 1 First call Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff
May 1 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5828 Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff
Oct 9 Career-best overall score675.8968 Cookin on the Kaw

20141 milestone

Oct 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4796 Cookin on the Kaw

20132 milestones

Oct 11 First tracked contest Cookin' on the Kaw
Oct 11 Peak power rating (1487) Cookin' on the Kaw

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.9	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 23, 2017
+8.4	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 21, 2019
+6.5	Cookin on the Kaw	Oct 9, 2015
+5.8	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle	Jun 22, 2018
+2.3	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff	May 1, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.5	Cookin' on the Kaw	Oct 11, 2013
-10.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 8, 2015
-8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Sep 9, 2016
-7.3	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 24, 2016
-5.8	Smokin' N the Ville	Apr 25, 2014

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)
2019	1	0%	top 31%	90.9%	90.9%
2018	1	0%	top 39%	89.4%	89.4%
2017	3	0%	top 63%	90.9%	88.5%
2016	3	0%	top 84%	87.7%	86.4%
2015	5	40%	top 67%	93.9%	89.7%
2014	3	0%	top 62%	90.1%	88.5%
2013	1	0%	top 93%	83.5%	83.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 21, 2019	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	57 / 183 (654.1824)	29 (169.1312)	72 (164.0112)	62 (165.6800)	119 (155.3600)
Jun 22, 2018	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	73 / 185 (643.8056)	36 (165.7144)	73 (162.8228)	115 (155.9084)	81 (159.3600)
Oct 13, 2017	14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS	46 / 55 (643.4060)	52 (158.2744)	46 (160.5484)	47 (159.4400)	38 (165.1432)
Jun 23, 2017	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	34 / 184 (654.7656)	157 (148.5028)	27 (167.9656)	16 (170.3200)	30 (167.9772)
May 27, 2017	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	51 / 59 (612.9948)	56 (151.9544)	52 (150.7888)	52 (155.4172)	41 (154.8344)
Sep 9, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO	30 / 30 (621.6112)	19 (165.7028)	24 (161.1544)	28 (157.6684)	30 (137.0856)
Jun 24, 2016	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	144 / 183 (612.4912)	90 (158.7884)	175 (134.8572)	115 (157.1428)	67 (161.7028)
May 6, 2016	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	22 / 30 (631.2456)	20 (159.3944)	17 (162.8228)	23 (155.3484)	23 (153.6800)
Oct 9, 2015	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	15 / 36 (675.8968)	21 (165.0856)	8 (175.4172)	14 (171.4056)	19 (163.9884)
Aug 28, 2015	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	33 / 42 (638.1716)	23 (166.8228)	41 (149.6344)	24 (166.8572)	31 (154.8572)
Jun 26, 2015	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	114 / 183 (626.8912)	154 (149.7256)	137 (152.6056)	46 (165.7372)	83 (158.8228)
May 8, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	30 / 30 (624.9828)	27 (159.3944)	27 (160.5372)	27 (158.2284)	30 (146.8228)
May 1, 2015	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff Lansing, KS	17 / 33 (662.2400)	25 (159.9544)	3 (176.5828)	21 (164.5484)	21 (161.1544)
Oct 10, 2014	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	28 / 46 (648.4796)	31 (162.8572)	29 (159.9312)	29 (161.7028)	23 (163.9884)
Sep 19, 2014	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	23 / 46 (643.9428)	18 (166.2516)	34 (155.9884)	19 (163.4628)	21 (158.2400)
Apr 25, 2014	Smokin' N the Ville Edwardsville, KS	20 / 27 (619.9196)	16 (159.9884)	25 (155.9656)	16 (160.5712)	25 (143.3944)
Oct 11, 2013	Cookin' on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	39 / 42 (601.0172)	36 (150.2516)	25 (159.4056)	38 (149.7028)	37 (141.6572)

SMALLEYWOOD 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 (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

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 — 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)