A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
LEE LA Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SMOKIN D'S
SMOKIN D'S is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 7th of 14 at the Mission Q (Backyard Only) (2021). They are ranked #4443 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin Ds” and “Smokin' D's”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1474 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Apr 26, 2024 · 10.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.51
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.13 · weakest Brisket (140.18)
Road miles
4,392
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1,102 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$37K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
571.29 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
326.20 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
608.47 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2695 (53 pts) | #1992 (88 pts) | #2689 (53 pts) | #2070 (78 pts) | #2565 (63 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN D'S, each with one reason worth a look.
146 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,439 of the rated field
- Contests
- 152
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1708
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN D'S)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN D'S has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,456 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,435 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Level with SMOKIN D'S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,459 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before SMOKIN D'S's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,455 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1502
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIBLIFE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 146.8000 | 160.13 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 123.2116 | 151.36 | top 69% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4056 | 137.1428 | 151.61 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5712 | 121.1088 | 140.18 | top 75% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 51% | Nov 19, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
4 of 8 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
225
finished ahead 72 times, behind 181
Longest layoff
6.1 yrs
Oct 10, 2014 → Nov 20, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20213 milestones
- First overall top-10 Mission Q (Backyard Only)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2628 Mission Q (Backyard Only)
- Peak power rating (1489) Mission Q (Backyard Only)
20202 milestones
- First call Mission Q (Backyard Only)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score335.9200 Mission Q (Backyard Only)
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score609.7142 Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.3 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | Nov 19, 2021 |
| +3.8 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 23, 2021 |
| +3.4 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | Nov 20, 2020 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -12.9 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 26, 2024 |
| -10.9 | Bliss, Brews & Que | Oct 10, 2014 |
| -1.9 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 28, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.2% | 82.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 49% | 93.5% | 93.5% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 93.3% | 93.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 74% | 74% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 40 / 40 (295.8744) | 40 (146.8000) | 39 (149.0744) | — | — |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 34 / 60 (608.4688) | 20 (161.1316) | 39 (141.0744) | 24 (159.4056) | 33 (146.8572) |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 7 / 14 (336.4912) | 13 (162.2284) | 4 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 14 / 29 (336.5144) | 10 (170.8344) | 14 (165.6800) | — | — |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 11 / 21 (335.9200) | 12 (167.3944) | 10 (168.5256) | — | — |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX | 23 / 26 (532.8576) | 20 (151.3944) | 26 (123.2116) | 23 (137.1428) | 23 (121.1088) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Bliss Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Smokin @ the Ballpark BBQ Festival Old Orchard Beach, ME | 26 / 28 (609.7142) | 18 (161.1426) | 27 (137.7146) | 20 (158.2858) | 23 (152.5712) |