SMOKE IN THE EYE

SMOKE IN THE EYE is a competition barbecue team with 71 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 24 at the Smokey Skies BBQ Competition (2026), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1297 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,297

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1580

peak 1638 · rated over 62 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 15, 2015

latest Aug 28, 2026 · 11.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#144

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

23 podiums

Overall top-10s

18% of 71 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

691.9428 / 720

Master · Minnesota in May

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

677.53 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 667.99 (+9.54)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Original SD BBQ Championship

Consistency

±11.17

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.83 · weakest Brisket (165.05)

Road miles

16,573

across 71 mapped stops · furthest 538 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)

Purse competed for

$535K

listed at 33 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 37 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.99 / 720

62 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 6th
average top 19%

High-water mark

691.9428 career-best overall

96.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.9428 at Minnesota in May — 96.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 10, 2019

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

NECTAR OF THE HOGS has finished one call ahead of SMOKE IN THE EYE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 33%.

10 contests
5 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 33%

A tough matchup

40–5 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 89% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 40 of their 45 shared contests.

A strong matchup

19–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE in 19 of their 21 shared contests.

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Pork nemesis

34 of 46 shared pork entries lost

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 34 of 46 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A March team

Top 33% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 33% across 3 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

3 March contests
top 45% the rest of the year

The long haul

16,573 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 16,573 miles across 71 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 538 miles to Smokey Skies BBQ Competition.

71 mapped stops
furthest 538 mi

The metronome

±1.55% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.55% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.8% of a perfect score
71 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Minnesota in May every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 24th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#436 (411 pts)	#627 (256 pts)	#454 (476 pts)	#326 (626 pts)	#601 (256 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#768 (165 pts)	#960 (120 pts)	#679 (275 pts)	#475 (425 pts)	#920 (120 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#861 (127 pts)	#796 (187 pts)	#974 (132 pts)	#860 (152 pts)	#1005 (112 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#788 (178 pts)	#864 (173 pts)	#541 (413 pts)	#681 (243 pts)	#759 (213 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#636 (288 pts)	#628 (313 pts)	#267 (919 pts)	#688 (273 pts)	#572 (358 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#537 (315 pts)	#530 (350 pts)	#335 (609 pts)	#607 (275 pts)	#591 (305 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#144 (774 pts)	#143 (804 pts)	#151 (744 pts)	#91 (1,034 pts)	#128 (829 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#200 (1,317 pts)	#210 (1,252 pts)	#105 (1,697 pts)	#257 (1,112 pts)	#259 (1,137 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#295 (1,083 pts)	#501 (728 pts)	#180 (1,433 pts)	#213 (1,323 pts)	#348 (983 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#467 (808 pts)	#706 (573 pts)	#355 (1,043 pts)	#399 (968 pts)	#537 (733 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1215 (240 pts)	#1262 (255 pts)	#1007 (355 pts)	#1052 (340 pts)	#1285 (240 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1612 (155 pts)	#2086 (85 pts)	#1909 (115 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKE IN THE EYE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559

#1,292 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1587

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to SMOKE IN THE EYE)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559 ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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ROUGHNECKS BBQ

#1,301 of the rated field

1579 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1598

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKE IN THE EYE)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before SMOKE IN THE EYE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

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BBQ4ALL DEFENDERS

#1,294 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1583

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKE IN THE EYE)

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKE IN THE EYE has cooked, 12 to 71, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2016

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PICKIN' PORKERS

#1,296 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 83
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1630

They've been 1630 at their best, 50 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 83 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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HIGH DESERT HOLY SMOKE BBQ

#1,302 of the rated field

1579 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1579

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 47 contests, alongside a 21% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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BAD WOLF BBQ

#1,298 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1586

Level with SMOKE IN THE EYE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Aug 1, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	45	5	40	11%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	43	12	31	28%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	35	11	24	31%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	35	8	27	23%	⚔ compare
Hogline	34	5	29	15%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	32	7	25	22%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	30	11	19	37%	⚔ compare
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	30	4	26	13%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	29	5	24	17%	⚔ compare
Phoenix BBQ	28	12	16	43%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	27	6	21	22%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	27	2	25	7%	⚔ compare
MACHETE BOYS BBQ	26	13	13	50%	⚔ compare
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	26	3	23	12%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	26	3	23	12%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	63	9	0	2	176	150.2288	165.13	top 59%
Pork Ribs	71	25	5	11	180 🔥	155.9656	168.50	top 37%
Pork	62	18	1	8	179.4400	154.2284	168.83	top 40%
Brisket	62	9	0	2	176	151.3600	165.05	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 40%
Medium (20–39)	23	top 47%
Large (40+)	38	top 44%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MN	27	top 48%
KS	8	top 45%
IA	8	top 50%
WI	6	top 48%
SD	6	top 39%
ON	2	top 31%
SK	1	top 8%
MO	1	top 26%
NE	1	top 44%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Minnesota in May	4	24	top 59%	May 8, 2026
MN Masters BBQ	3	8	top 59%	Aug 28, 2026
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	145	top 49%	Sep 27, 2023
Original SD BBQ Championship	3	12	top 41%	Jun 3, 2022
Minnesota in May (Masters)	3	4	top 39%	May 13, 2022
SMSU Smokefest	3	11	top 47%	Aug 16, 2019
Minnesota in May	3	21	top 37%	May 11, 2018
Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship	2	6	top 19%	Mar 2, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 10 contests

Contests a season 5.9 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 34 of 71 contests · 9 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 46 8 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 71 entries · 5 wins · 25 calls

Opponents faced 2,193 finished ahead 3,330 times, behind 3,023

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

20262 milestones

Jun 19 First Reserve Championship Smokey Skies BBQ Competition
Aug 28 Most recent contest MN Masters BBQ

20222 milestones

May 13 50th tracked contest Minnesota in May (Masters)
Jun 3 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Original SD BBQ Championship

20193 milestones

May 10 25th tracked contest Minnesota in May
May 10 Career-best overall score691.9428 Minnesota in May
Aug 23 Peak power rating (1638) Big Island BBQ

20174 milestones

Mar 3 First overall top-10 Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
Jun 23 First category win (Pork Ribs) Triple B Festival Day 1
Jun 23 First overall podium Triple B Festival Day 1
Jun 23 10th tracked contest Triple B Festival Day 1

20153 milestones

Feb 27 First tracked contest Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (Competitor's Series)
May 15 First call Minnesota in May
May 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4916 Minnesota in May

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.9	Smokey Skies BBQ Competition	Jun 19, 2026
+14.9	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship	Mar 3, 2017
+13.5	Triple B Festival Day 1	Jun 23, 2017
+11.3	Minnesota in May	May 10, 2019
+11.1	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	Sep 28, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	Art of the Que	Jul 7, 2023
-11.4	Minnesota in May	May 10, 2024
-11.1	6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest	Jul 29, 2022
-10.6	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
-10.4	Bring'n Home the Bacon	Jun 21, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	4	1	0	75%	top 48%	95.1%	94%
2025	4	1	0	75%	top 38%	94.8%	94.2%
2024	4	0	0	25%	top 68%	94%	92.7%
2023	4	0	0	25%	top 63%	93.4%	92.7%
2022	7	0	1	57%	top 56%	94.4%	92.4%
2021	6	0	1	17%	top 51%	94.9%	92.4%
2020	9	0	0	56%	top 49%	94.6%	92.9%
2019	10	5	1	80%	top 33%	96.1%	93.3%
2018	10	3	2	80%	top 34%	94.4%	92.9%
2017	7	3	1	57%	top 38%	94.4%	92.3%
2016	4	0	0	25%	top 52%	93%	91.1%
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 47%	91.2%	91.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 28, 2026	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	14 / 22 (671.2800)	16 (168.5372)	19 (161.6456)	3 (176.5600)	17 (164.5372)
Jun 19, 2026	Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK	2 / 24 (684.6404)	14 (167.4400)	2 (174.3316)	2 (179.4400)	16 (163.4288)
May 8, 2026	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	56 / 77 (673.6116)	77 (159.9544)	60 (165.6800)	8 (175.4172)	22 (172.5600)
May 8, 2026	Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN	—	—	19 (169.1084)	—	—
Aug 22, 2025	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	8 / 26 (675.3488)	8 (170.8572)	13 (168.5372)	3 (177.1544)	19 (158.8000)
May 9, 2025	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	24 / 58 (682.7772)	51 (163.3828)	16 (171.9656)	7 (177.1544)	25 (170.2744)
May 9, 2025	Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN	—	—	30 (164.5372)	—	—
Feb 21, 2025	Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN	17 / 42 (675.8628)	27 (168.5372)	15 (169.6800)	2 (176)	35 (161.6456)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	213 / 444 (677.0288)	331 (163.3828)	87 (174.2744)	80 (174.2744)	270 (165.0972)
Aug 23, 2024	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	22 / 27 (651.8628)	10 (170.2628)	21 (162.2628)	17 (167.9772)	26 (151.3600)
May 10, 2024	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	43 / 58 (673.0284)	44 (167.4056)	26 (170.2628)	37 (169.1200)	45 (166.2400)
May 10, 2024	Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN	—	—	16 (170.8456)	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	263 / 487 (670.7428)	119 (173.1428)	258 (167.9772)	314 (164.5372)	285 (165.0856)
Jul 7, 2023	Art of the Que 🏅 Spencer, IA	24 / 28 (659.2800)	26 (162.8000)	24 (161.6572)	11 (170.2972)	21 (164.5256)
May 12, 2023	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	29 / 59 (672.5372)	32 (169.7256)	36 (165.1544)	26 (169.1200)	21 (168.5372)
May 12, 2023	Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN	—	—	3 (175.4056)	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	145 / 505 (679.9428)	237 (167.9772)	110 (172.5828)	213 (168.5600)	125 (170.8228)
Aug 26, 2022	10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque 🏅 Washington Island, WI	18 / 26 (654.0916)	22 (161.6572)	8 (168.5372)	16 (163.9544)	16 (159.9428)
Jul 29, 2022	6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	28 / 32 (645.5544)	11 (169.6800)	26 (159.9428)	29 (158.2400)	27 (157.6916)
Jun 3, 2022	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	20 / 46 (678.1712)	36 (163.9428)	1 (180)	33 (162.2400)	9 (171.9884)
Jun 2, 2022	Original SD BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD	—	—	10 (169.6912)	—	—
May 13, 2022	Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN	31 / 59 (668.5256)	39 (164.5484)	6 (172.5716)	38 (166.8456)	37 (164.5600)
May 13, 2022	Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN	—	—	12 (167.4056)	—	—
Sep 24, 2021	Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	12 / 35 (683.3140)	11 (172.5484)	1 (176.5600)	18 (169.1200)	24 (165.0856)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	295 / 467 (653.6108)	369 (157.7140)	84 (172.5600)	400 (154.2284)	140 (169.1084)
Jun 4, 2021	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	23 / 49 (666.1712)	26 (165.6800)	30 (163.9428)	28 (166.2512)	13 (170.2972)
Jun 4, 2021	The Original SD BBQ Championships - One Meat Standalone Ribs Contest Huron, SD	—	—	23 (155.9656)	—	—
May 7, 2021	Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN	35 / 60 (658.2172)	17 (170.8456)	44 (161.1200)	29 (165.1316)	40 (161.1200)
May 7, 2021	Minnesota in May - One Meat Contest - Ribs Cambridge, MN	—	—	20 (166.2972)	—	—
Oct 17, 2020	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI	12 / 33 (681.1088)	32 (161.1316)	5 (173.7028)	7 (174.2744)	7 (172)
Oct 16, 2020	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	18 / 40 (666.2060)	22 (165.6800)	26 (161.6572)	15 (169.7144)	15 (169.1544)
Oct 2, 2020	Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	28 / 66 (670.1944)	14 (171.9772)	22 (167.4400)	43 (165.6800)	38 (165.0972)
Sep 18, 2020	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	19 / 35 (672.5372)	5 (174.2856)	23 (166.2516)	22 (165.7144)	20 (166.2856)
Sep 11, 2020	Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	11 / 29 (676.5144)	25 (162.2400)	13 (172)	16 (166.2744)	4 (176)
Aug 28, 2020	Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN	29 / 45 (658.7424)	40 (159.3368)	22 (166.2972)	23 (166.8456)	23 (166.2628)
Jun 27, 2020	Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA	37 / 47 (657.5772)	45 (158.8116)	18 (167.9772)	40 (163.9656)	22 (166.8228)
Jun 26, 2020	Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA	16 / 53 (673.0744)	39 (162.2628)	28 (165.6916)	2 (178.2972)	26 (166.8228)
Jun 19, 2020	The Hayfield 🏅 Fort Ripley, MN	11 / 22 (664.5032)	4 (171.4400)	13 (163.9888)	—	19 (154.7656)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	274 / 468 (653.5312)	372 (158.2056)	283 (163.3944)	66 (173.1084)	318 (158.8228)
Aug 23, 2019	Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN	7 / 50 (681.6572)	31 (165.6800)	2 (176.5716)	27 (167.9656)	3 (171.4400)
Aug 16, 2019	SMSU Smokefest 🏅 Marshall, MN	11 / 46 (682.2288)	5 (176)	6 (173.7028)	19 (169.6916)	29 (162.8344)
Aug 9, 2019	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash 🏅 Mason City, IA	9 / 38 (669.0860)	3 (173.7144)	7 (166.8572)	20 (165.0972)	23 (163.4172)
Jul 26, 2019	Rumble on the River Morris MB	6 / 15 (661.6796)	3 (168.5600)	7 (163.9884)	6 (169.7028)	8 (159.4284)
Jul 12, 2019	2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Cameron, MO	9 / 35 (685.6340)	12 (171.4056)	12 (169.7028)	4 (174.8456)	12 (169.6800)
Jun 21, 2019	Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI	23 / 37 (642.0688)	23 (161.6572)	15 (161.6916)	18 (163.9428)	25 (154.7772)
May 31, 2019	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	12 / 37 (671.3024)	29 (162.7884)	1 (177.1428)	13 (170.2628)	22 (161.1084)
May 10, 2019	Minnesota in May 🏅	4 / 57 (691.9428)	40 (163.9772)	2 (177.7028)	7 (176)	4 (174.2628)
Apr 26, 2019	Q for a Cause 🏅 Papillion, NE	14 / 32 (679.8856)	5 (174.2972)	14 (168.5372)	22 (167.3828)	15 (169.6684)
Oct 5, 2018	Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash Turtle Lake, WI	15 / 26 (657.0400)	20 (161.1084)	10 (167.9772)	14 (166.8228)	15 (161.1316)
Sep 28, 2018	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	5 / 29 (661.0172)	18 (159.9428)	1 (171.9772)	6 (166.2628)	13 (162.8344)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	124 / 467 (675.8972)	295 (163.3944)	217 (166.8228)	55 (173.7028)	78 (171.9772)
Aug 24, 2018	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	13 / 49 (672.5032)	26 (167.9772)	22 (166.2400)	12 (169.7144)	13 (168.5716)
Aug 17, 2018	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	25 / 40 (664.4912)	31 (163.4056)	7 (172.5600)	28 (162.8000)	20 (165.7256)
Jul 20, 2018	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	24 / 45 (659.9200)	30 (163.4056)	3 (173.7372)	33 (163.9428)	30 (158.8344)
Jun 22, 2018	Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	8 / 41 (679.3600)	9 (170.2972)	5 (174.2744)	11 (168.5484)	18 (166.2400)
Jun 1, 2018	The Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	7 / 33 (670.7888)	27 (159.9544)	12 (165.6800)	1 (177.7372)	12 (167.4172)
May 11, 2018	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	24 / 70 (668.5032)	47 (162.8228)	27 (166.8572)	5 (176.0116)	35 (162.8116)
Mar 2, 2018	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN	14 / 57 (676.4916)	46 (159.9544)	12 (170.2972)	9 (171.9772)	7 (174.2628)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	236 / 407 (654.7316)	278 (161.6572)	190 (165.7144)	153 (168)	280 (159.3600)
Aug 18, 2017	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	22 / 41 (661.5656)	20 (167.9656)	21 (165.1084)	19 (165.0972)	24 (163.3944)
Jun 24, 2017	Triple B Festival Day 2 Kenora, ON	10 / 21 (661.0744)	21 (151.3484)	8 (168.0116)	2 (174.8800)	8 (166.8344)
Jun 23, 2017	Triple B Festival Day 1 Kenora, ON	3 / 22 (672.5488)	12 (163.9544)	1 (170.2972)	2 (174.2972)	3 (164)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	22 / 46 (661.5428)	25 (166.8112)	3 (173.1316)	28 (163.9428)	31 (157.6572)
May 12, 2017	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	21 / 71 (663.3372)	39 (161.6800)	15 (169.6800)	15 (170.2744)	34 (161.7028)
Mar 3, 2017	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN	6 / 47 (679.4516)	11 (170.8344)	9 (169.7488)	8 (171.4628)	12 (167.4056)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	140 / 557 (669.7144)	257 (165.1200)	88 (171.4744)	340 (162.2628)	93 (170.8572)
Aug 12, 2016	Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) Tonka Bay, MN	30 / 35 (650.6972)	22 (163.9656)	27 (162.8344)	12 (169.1200)	33 (154.7772)
May 13, 2016	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	25 / 71 (663.3028)	62 (157.0972)	6 (171.4172)	18 (168.5600)	29 (166.2284)
Mar 4, 2016	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Isle, MN	37 / 59 (639.7828)	41 (160.5256)	25 (163.9544)	51 (154.8000)	31 (160.5028)
May 15, 2015	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	28 / 60 (656.4916)	58 (150.2288)	8 (169.1544)	20 (168)	14 (169.1084)
Feb 27, 2015	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (Competitor's Series) Isle, MN	—	14 (166.2972)	20 (161.6916)	24 (158.8228)	—

SMOKE IN THE EYE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A March team

The long haul

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

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)