RESCUE SMOKERS

RESCUE SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 4th of 42 at the Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (2021). They are ranked #1616 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,616

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1557

peak 1563 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 23, 2013

latest Jul 21, 2022 · 8.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#570

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

47% of 17 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

691.9200 / 720

Master · Char-Broil Challenge

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

673.69 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 664.82 (+8.87)

Walk rate

76%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Roman Roast on the River

Consistency

±41.26

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 171.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.54)

Road miles

2,269

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 313 mi

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Purse competed for

$49K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.82 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 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.

Pork ×1

They almost always walk

76% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 17 contests

A top-10 category call in 76% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

691.9200 career-best overall

96.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.9200 at Char-Broil Challenge — 96.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 14, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BETHEL SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of RESCUE SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

7–2 behind in the head-to-head

JACK'S OLD SOUTH ahead in 78% of their meetings

JACK'S OLD SOUTH has come out ahead in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.44 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 12% of the time against 53%.

Pork Ribs avg 159.54
Brisket avg 171.98
2 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

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The comeback

3.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.9 years, then back at Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (May 10, 2019).

last seen Jun 12, 2015
back May 10, 2019

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
2022 ↗	Master	#837 (175 pts)	#958 (145 pts)	#940 (175 pts)	#769 (220 pts)	#776 (215 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#690 (210 pts)	#640 (260 pts)	#658 (260 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1059 (110 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1168 (201 pts)	#996 (281 pts)	#1282 (181 pts)	#1429 (151 pts)	#1122 (236 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#655 (558 pts)	#771 (478 pts)	#770 (483 pts)	#572 (678 pts)	#500 (753 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#570 (659 pts)	#785 (469 pts)	#587 (659 pts)	#699 (544 pts)	#356 (1,039 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to RESCUE SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Que N Cue

#1,621 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1557

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to RESCUE SMOKERS)

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

rated over 30 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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PORKS & REC

#1,613 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1557

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2017

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WANNA B'S

#1,607 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1565

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before RESCUE SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 19 contests

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Wink's BBQ

#1,620 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1557

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ

#1,624 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1559

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 9% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 22 contests
last seen May 13, 2022

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VOGT'S BBQ

#1,618 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1557

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Killer B's BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
JACK'S OLD SOUTH	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
HEAVENLY HAWGS GA	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Pot's BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
YES, DEAR BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
WAY 2 QUE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
QMEISTERS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Bubba Q	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	3	0	1	177.7144	142.2400	166.02	top 56%
Pork Ribs	17	2	1	2	178.8572	20	159.54	top 48%
Pork	17	5	1	2	180 🔥	159.3484	167.29	top 50%
Brisket	17	9	1	5	178.8572	165.0972	171.98	top 26%

“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)	9	0	top 41%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 45%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	15	top 43%
VA	1	top 48%
FL	1	top 30%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off	4	4	top 30%	May 13, 2022
Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash	2	16	top 51%	Mar 27, 2015
Flames on the Flint	2	43	top 87%	Mar 13, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 6 seasons in the data

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

Contests visited 12 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 379 finished ahead 359 times, behind 280

Longest layoff 3.9 yrs Jun 12, 2015 → May 10, 2019

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

20221 milestone

Jul 21 Most recent contest Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022

20211 milestone

May 14 Peak power rating (1563) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF

20152 milestones

Apr 24 10th tracked contest BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)
May 8 First perfect 180 (Pork) Roman Roast on the River

20141 milestone

Nov 14 Career-best overall score691.9200 Char-Broil Challenge

20135 milestones

Aug 23 First tracked contest Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
Aug 23 First call Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.5540 Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
Sep 28 First category win (Brisket) Whole Hawg Happenin'
Sep 28 First overall top-10 Whole Hawg Happenin'

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF	May 14, 2021
+12.6	Whole Hawg Happenin'	Sep 28, 2013
+12.4	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	May 9, 2014
+10.6	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)	Apr 24, 2015
+10.2	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF	May 10, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.7	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)	Mar 14, 2014
-10.5	Smokin' Bike Fest	May 31, 2019
-7.2	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off	May 13, 2022
-5.7	Flames on the Flint	Mar 13, 2015
-1.4	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash	Mar 27, 2015

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	2	0	0	50%	top 60%	94.7%	93.5%
2021	1	1	0	100%	top 10%	95.7%	95.7%
2019	2	1	0	50%	top 49%	94.2%	92.6%
2015	5	2	1	80%	top 47%	94.8%	93.6%
2014	5	3	1	80%	top 44%	96.1%	89.2%
2013	2	1	1	100%	top 23%	95%	94%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 21, 2022	Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 🏅 Galax, VA	12 / 25 (681.6228)	18 (166.2628)	16 (168.5372)	10 (172.5600)	7 (174.2628)
May 13, 2022	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	30 / 42 (664.4000)	36 (161.0972)	21 (167.3944)	18 (169.6684)	27 (166.2400)
May 14, 2021	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	4 / 42 (689.0284)	2 (177.7144)	2 (176.5600)	28 (165.0856)	15 (169.6684)
May 31, 2019	Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA	23 / 31 (655.2572)	15 (166.2516)	22 (163.9656)	26 (159.9428)	14 (165.0972)
May 10, 2019	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	10 / 42 (678.1484)	6 (171.4172)	15 (168.5372)	18 (167.3712)	12 (170.8228)
Jun 12, 2015	Fitzgerald Pig Pickin' Fitzgerald, GA	9 / 20 (680.4800)	15 (165.6800)	11 (170.8228)	7 (170.8344)	4 (173.1428)
May 8, 2015	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	14 / 41 (682.7884)	18 (170.8228)	39 (160)	1 (180)	12 (171.9656)
Apr 24, 2015	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	8 / 35 (678.7428)	8 (173.1316)	11 (167.9656)	15 (167.3828)	13 (170.2628)
Mar 27, 2015	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash Ashburn, GA	16 / 28 (657.5428)	21 (162.8000)	12 (169.1200)	21 (160.5028)	15 (165.1200)
Mar 13, 2015	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	53 / 72 (668.4344)	68 (160.5028)	39 (169.1316)	66 (162.2400)	4 (176.5600)
Nov 14, 2014	Char-Broil Challenge Richland, GA	7 / 20 (691.9200)	11 (167.9656)	1 (178.8572)	15 (167.3944)	3 (177.7028)
Sep 27, 2014	Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) Marietta, GA	8 / 34 (671.8744)	12 (171.9772)	16 (165.0972)	13 (167.9772)	12 (166.8228)
May 9, 2014	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	6 / 42 (674.2288)	18 (169.1200)	16 (162.8344)	6 (167.9772)	3 (174.2972)
Mar 28, 2014	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) Ashburn, GA	16 / 35 (669.5540)	27 (163.3712)	16 (167.9772)	27 (163.9428)	5 (174.2628)
Mar 14, 2014	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) Bainbridge, GA	43 / 43 (504.5144)	41 (142.2400)	43 (20)	21 (166.2628)	2 (176.0116)
Sep 28, 2013	Whole Hawg Happenin' Marietta, GA	5 / 30 (683.9088)	25 (162.2400)	13 (167.3944)	2 (175.4172)	1 (178.8572)
Aug 23, 2013	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL	13 / 44 (669.5540)	12 (169.6800)	11 (167.9772)	32 (159.3484)	3 (172.5484)

RESCUE SMOKERS

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 (8 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

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)