Smoke 'n Magic MO
Rating
1633
peak 1680
Contests
74
in the data
First seen
2021-04-23
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#148
Master 2023
Grand champs
2
1 reserve
Category wins
8
27 podiums
Overall top-10s
21
of 74 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Current form
686.54 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 684.29 (+2.25)
Walk rate
68%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.27
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.03 · weakest Brisket (169.15)
Road miles
5978
mi across 74 mapped stops · furthest 491 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Ambition Que has finished one call ahead of Smoke 'n Magic 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Cow Creek BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 35 of their 46 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of TAILGATE GUYS BBQ in 16 of their 21 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7372 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin on the Route (2022-07-29).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 36-team field at Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES).
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 28% across 5 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Smokin on The Harbor (JUDGING FULL) (2022-08-05) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 18-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SLAPS BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 64 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.7884 | 173.03 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 70 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.9428 | 170.90 | top 44% |
| Pork | 65 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.2400 | 171.20 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 63 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 177.7028 | 146.2284 | 169.15 | top 49% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 37 | 2 | top 44% |
| KS | 17 | 0 | top 32% |
| OK | 3 | 0 | top 38% |
| NE | 2 | 0 | top 44% |
| IN | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 9% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
| Medium (20–39) | 33 | 2 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 29 | 0 | top 39% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (21 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (43 of 74 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (70 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2022-06-10)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 684.29
- 5 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 699.3712 | 686.54 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 693.0744 | 682.55 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 697.6688 | 680.54 |
| 2023 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 700.4912 | 690.52 |
| 2022 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 707.9656 | 688.67 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 696.5260 | 674.57 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 12 / 157 (693.0972) | 10 (176.5600) | 23 (173.1200) | 24 (173.7372) | 43 (169.6800) |
| 2026-04-24 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO | 22 / 28 (669.5424) | 26 (165.0856) | 21 (166.2400) | 19 (167.3712) | 11 (170.8456) |
| 2026-04-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 3 / 27 (698.2168) | 13 (171.9656) | 6 (176.5600) | 2 (177.1428) | 8 (172.5484) |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) Osage City, KS | 8 / 101 (699.3712) | 56 (171.9656) | 3 (179.4400) | 56 (170.2628) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2026-01-30 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 20 / 38 (672.4916) | 23 (167.3828) | 37 (158.2744) | 11 (172.5716) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 137 / 401 (684.5140) | 69 (175.4056) | 93 (173.7372) | 332 (162.2284) | 87 (173.1428) |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) Oak Grove, MO | 31 / 50 (682.7772) | 36 (169.1200) | 20 (173.1200) | 4 (177.7144) | 45 (162.8228) |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) Oak Grove, MO | 48 / 53 (667.8632) | 45 (168.5372) | 43 (167.3944) | 51 (159.3716) | 23 (172.5600) |
| 2025-10-24 | 1st Annual Boost & BBQ Odessa, MO | 18 / 25 (681.0516) | 20 (167.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | 16 (171.9772) | 21 (162.2400) |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 30 / 62 (684.4572) | 41 (169.6800) | 48 (165.0972) | 18 (174.2744) | 14 (175.4056) |
| 2025-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 11 / 28 (693.0744) | 6 (177.7144) | 7 (175.4172) | 23 (166.2400) | 14 (173.7028) |
| 2025-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 18 / 32 (688.5144) | 6 (177.7028) | 23 (169.1200) | 19 (170.8344) | 14 (170.8572) |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 20 / 49 (678.1716) | 6 (176.5600) | 22 (169.6800) | 27 (168.5372) | 33 (163.3944) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 35 / 169 (693.0856) | 42 (175.4056) | 120 (168.5600) | 18 (177.1428) | 68 (171.9772) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 107 / 444 (686.7656) | 168 (171.9656) | 194 (170.2744) | 34 (176.5600) | 204 (167.9656) |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 53 / 56 (663.2684) | 40 (170.8228) | 51 (163.9544) | 38 (169.1200) | 52 (159.3712) |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 36 / 53 (678.7312) | 47 (166.2400) | 23 (171.9656) | 23 (172.5600) | 35 (167.9656) |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 14 / 33 (697.6688) | 2 (180.0000) | 18 (174.2860) | 16 (174.2628) | 20 (169.1200) |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 26 / 37 (682.1712) | 15 (174.8456) | 27 (167.9772) | 15 (174.2628) | 29 (165.0856) |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 41 / 58 (662.1028) | 43 (166.2400) | 35 (167.9656) | 39 (166.2400) | 43 (161.6572) |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 5 / 40 (699.3484) | 28 (171.9656) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (174.2744) | 13 (173.1084) |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Oak Grove, MO | — | 6 (175.4172) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 25 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 29 / 47 (683.8972) | 8 (178.2972) | 29 (170.8344) | 34 (167.3828) | 36 (167.3828) |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 7 / 81 (694.2856) | 29 (169.7028) | 7 (176.0000) | 1 (178.8800) | 40 (169.7028) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 115 / 487 (685.1544) | 89 (174.2744) | 135 (172.0116) | 201 (169.7028) | 170 (169.1656) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 92 / 211 (685.6228) | 35 (176.5600) | 151 (167.9772) | 79 (173.1084) | 135 (167.9772) |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 12 / 57 (691.9084) | 12 (175.4056) | 29 (170.8228) | 8 (176.5600) | 22 (169.1200) |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 26 / 62 (695.9428) | 6 (178.8572) | 15 (175.4172) | 43 (170.8228) | 46 (170.8456) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 15 / 90 (695.9200) | 39 (173.1084) | 53 (170.8344) | 7 (177.7144) | 23 (174.2628) |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 15 / 36 (687.3832) | 14 (173.7260) | 26 (167.9772) | 1 (180.0000) | 31 (165.6800) |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause (ONE MEAT RIBS) Tahlequah, OK | — | — | 3 (176.0116) | — | — |
| 2023-07-28 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 18 / 29 (682.7428) | 15 (170.8228) | 9 (173.1200) | 20 (169.6800) | 16 (169.1200) |
| 2023-07-15 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) Butler, MO | 7 / 21 (697.0972) | 3 (180.0000) | 12 (170.8344) | 1 (177.7028) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2023-07-14 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) Butler, MO | 3 / 27 (700.4912) | 6 (176.5600) | 4 (174.2628) | 3 (178.8572) | 16 (170.8112) |
| 2023-07-14 | Smokin in the Electric City (ONE MEAT RIBS) Butler, MO | — | — | 13 (170.2972) | — | — |
| 2023-06-02 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 13 / 28 (677.0172) | 22 (162.2400) | 7 (171.9656) | 9 (171.9772) | 6 (170.8344) |
| 2022-10-29 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 Oak Grove, MO | 6 / 32 (697.0972) | 5 (177.7028) | 25 (170.8228) | 6 (174.8688) | 10 (173.7028) |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Oak Grove, MO | 4 / 40 (693.0972) | 14 (172.5600) | 10 (173.1316) | 4 (174.2972) | 9 (173.1084) |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 5 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 291 / 505 (662.2172) | 141 (171.4288) | 359 (162.8456) | 387 (160.5600) | 210 (167.3828) |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 16 / 45 (681.0400) | 17 (170.8228) | 29 (167.4056) | 9 (173.1200) | 20 (169.6916) |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 6 / 54 (695.8968) | 3 (177.7028) | 22 (170.8228) | 2 (177.7028) | 25 (169.6684) |
| 2022-08-12 | Smokin' Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO | 18 / 25 (674.2060) | 8 (176.0116) | 24 (151.9428) | 5 (176.5716) | 16 (169.6800) |
| 2022-08-05 | Smokin on The Harbor (JUDGING FULL) Warsaw, MO | 1 / 25 (701.6912) | 7 (174.2628) | 2 (176.5828) | 4 (177.7028) | 13 (173.1428) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 2 / 19 (707.9656) | 1 (179.4400) | 2 (176.5600) | 3 (177.7028) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2022-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 5 / 26 (691.3484) | 6 (174.2628) | 8 (173.1428) | 10 (170.8228) | 9 (173.1200) |
| 2022-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 7 / 28 (685.6684) | 3 (176.0000) | 12 (170.2628) | 13 (168.5828) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Cameron, MO | 10 / 25 (688.5372) | 3 (178.8572) | 20 (167.4516) | 16 (171.4056) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Ribs Cameron, MO | — | — | 12 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Cameron, MO | 11 / 27 (684.4456) | 17 (169.6800) | 13 (170.8344) | 1 (180.0000) | 19 (163.9312) |
| 2022-06-17 | Clay County Juneteenth BBQ Contest (One Meat Ribs) Liberty, MO | — | — | 6 (169.1312) | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 1 / 36 (697.6572) | 3 (177.7144) | 12 (173.7028) | 20 (168.5372) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2022-06-03 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 6 / 25 (683.3028) | 4 (175.4172) | 11 (170.8228) | 6 (170.8228) | 15 (166.2400) |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 15 / 77 (691.3140) | 9 (177.7028) | 17 (173.1200) | 31 (169.6684) | 20 (170.8228) |
| 2022-04-22 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) Sugar Creek, MO | 9 / 35 (689.0744) | 4 (176.5600) | 10 (172.5716) | 20 (166.8228) | 10 (173.1200) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 32 / 94 (682.7540) | 55 (167.9888) | 23 (173.1084) | 53 (168.5484) | 22 (173.1084) |
| 2021-10-30 | Boo-B-Que - Day 2 Unity Village, MO | 19 / 33 (686.7428) | 21 (173.1084) | 4 (176.5600) | 10 (173.1316) | 29 (163.9428) |
| 2021-10-29 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 Unity Village, MO | 32 / 41 (675.2684) | 32 (168.5256) | 25 (169.6800) | 13 (173.1200) | 36 (163.9428) |
| 2021-08-21 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 Excelsior Springs, MO | 14 / 30 (685.0400) | 3 (178.8572) | 4 (176.5600) | 27 (160.5028) | 16 (169.1200) |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 Excelsior Springs, MO | 5 / 40 (694.7772) | 5 (176.5600) | 2 (178.8572) | 16 (170.8228) | 20 (168.5372) |
| 2021-07-24 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 2 Osceola, MO | 4 / 25 (696.5260) | 14 (173.1200) | 6 (174.8688) | 10 (173.1200) | 1 (175.4172) |
| 2021-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 1 Osceola, MO | 6 / 25 (682.1940) | 18 (169.6684) | 10 (170.8800) | 6 (163.4060) | 15 (167.3828) |
| 2021-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Cameron, MO | 22 / 25 (659.8284) | 10 (171.9656) | 23 (159.3944) | 24 (160.4912) | 16 (167.9772) |
| 2021-07-16 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Cameron, MO | 24 / 33 (667.8168) | 3 (177.7028) | 22 (166.8228) | 28 (160.5028) | 23 (162.7884) |
| 2021-06-04 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 16 / 28 (669.6228) | 26 (162.2400) | 17 (168.0000) | 11 (169.6800) | 10 (169.7028) |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 Warsaw, IN | 23 / 39 (666.1828) | 18 (169.1200) | 25 (165.1200) | 19 (169.7028) | 28 (162.2400) |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 Warsaw, IN | 30 / 41 (662.1596) | 26 (165.6684) | 2 (174.2856) | 36 (158.2400) | 33 (163.9656) |
| 2021-05-01 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff Columbia, MO | 7 / 39 (693.1544) | 6 (176.5828) | 6 (174.2744) | 20 (171.4172) | 14 (170.8800) |
| 2021-04-23 | Ozarks BBQ Fest Springfield, MO | 28 / 37 (630.0796) | 27 (158.7884) | 20 (165.0972) | 28 (159.9656) | 33 (146.2284) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #158 (660 pts) | #287 (430 pts) | #219 (605 pts) | #179 (590 pts) | #144 (690 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #345 (625 pts) | #270 (830 pts) | #310 (840 pts) | #312 (730 pts) | #350 (655 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #427 (473 pts) | #348 (668 pts) | #512 (463 pts) | #389 (558 pts) | #480 (443 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #148 (1230 pts) | #118 (1358 pts) | #111 (1456 pts) | #106 (1430 pts) | #203 (1005 pts) |