THESMOKERING.COM

THESMOKERING.COM is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 56 at the Silicon Valley BBQ Championships (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1911 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,911

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1543

peak 1545 · rated over 8 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 6, 2013

latest Jul 11, 2014 · 1.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#827

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

33% of 9 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

667.4286 / 720

Master · Silicon Valley BBQ Championships

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.18

last 5 Master vs avg 641.10 (+0.08)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4286

Pork · Silicon Valley BBQ Championships

Consistency

±12.90

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.61 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.14)

Road miles

4,235

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 1,957 mi

Schedule strength

12%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)

Master avg

641.10 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 11% average finish here

Silicon Valley BBQ Championships is their spot: an average finish in the top 11% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 11%

They almost always walk

78% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 78% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

667.4286 career-best overall

92.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.4286 at Silicon Valley BBQ Championships — 92.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 28, 2013

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings

BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.5 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.47 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 78%.

Pork Ribs avg 157.14
Pork avg 164.61
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

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

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

PORK DYNASTY has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The long haul

4,235 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,235 miles across 9 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,957 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY).

9 mapped stops
furthest 1,957 mi

The metronome

±1.79% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.79% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.0% of a perfect score
9 contests

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
2014 ↗	Master	#827 (410 pts)	#918 (390 pts)	#959 (370 pts)	#801 (465 pts)	#1010 (325 pts)

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1542 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1542

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

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Bumpy Pickle BBQ

#1,907 of the rated field

1543 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1543

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HOT SAUCE HOPPE'S BBQ

#1,916 of the rated field

1542 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1544

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2019

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Dummer BBQ

#1,909 of the rated field

1543 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1546

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

rated over 6 contests
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We Like Pig Butts BBQ

#1,915 of the rated field

1542 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1542

4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Apr 20, 2024

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O Holy Knight

#1,913 of the rated field

1542 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1542

Fewer contests behind them than THESMOKERING.COM has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jul 31, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smokey and the Pirate	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
PORKTERA BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF THE PIG	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
GET SOME SALTWORKS BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Ric's Righteous Ribs	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BAD S. BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
WOODHOUSE BARBECUE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	3	1	1	173.1428	148.5256	160.57	top 44%
Pork Ribs	9	0	0	0	164.5372	144.5708	157.14	top 57%
Pork	9	7	1	1	179.4286	150.7656	164.61	top 30%
Brisket	9	2	0	0	168.5600	141.1200	158.78	top 39%

“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)	5	0	top 40%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	8	0	top 35%
TN	1	0	top 79%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	2	2	0	top 11%	Jun 27, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 8 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 266 finished ahead 232 times, behind 172

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

20142 milestones

Jun 27 Peak power rating (1545) Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
Jul 11 Most recent contest Wine Country Big Q

20139 milestones

Apr 6 First tracked contest Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
Apr 6 First call Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
Jun 28 First category win (Pork) Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
Jun 28 First overall top-10 Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
Jun 28 First overall podium Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
Jun 28 First Reserve Championship Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
Jun 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.4286 Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
Jun 28 Career-best overall score667.4286 Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
Jun 28 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4286 Silicon Valley BBQ Championships

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.8	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	Jun 28, 2013
+11.4	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship	May 2, 2014
+10.2	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	Jun 27, 2014
+6.1	Kings of the Que BBQ Championship	Apr 6, 2013
+4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 28, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-2.8	Wine Country Big Q	Jul 11, 2014
-1.2	Blues, Brews & BBQ	May 24, 2013
-0.9	RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills	Sep 13, 2013

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)
2014	4	0	2	1	75%	top 33%	90.6%	89.5%
2013	5	0	1	1	80%	top 45%	92.7%	88.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 11, 2014	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	25 / 44 (630.7544)	12 (169.1200)	16 (164.5372)	26 (155.9772)	35 (141.1200)
Jun 27, 2014	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	9 / 48 (647.9084)	34 (151.4056)	11 (163.9772)	6 (168.5256)	12 (164)
May 2, 2014	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	5 / 33 (652.0340)	5 (169.1656)	14 (161.2000)	4 (166.8228)	13 (154.8456)
Mar 28, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Sacramento, CA	12 / 29 (646.2172)	1 (173.1428)	27 (147.9888)	8 (165.1084)	15 (159.9772)
Oct 25, 2013	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	77 / 97 (628.9712)	91 (148.5256)	71 (161.1200)	85 (150.7656)	26 (168.5600)
Sep 13, 2013	RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cameron Park, CA	21 / 39 (639.9772)	29 (152.0344)	21 (157.1428)	10 (163.4172)	4 (167.3828)
Jun 28, 2013	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	2 / 56 (667.4286)	25 (158.8572)	22 (161.7142)	1 (179.4286)	8 (167.4286)
May 24, 2013	Blues, Brews & BBQ Brentwood, CA	19 / 34 (624.5706)	10 (164.5714)	29 (144.5708)	7 (168)	22 (147.4284)
Apr 6, 2013	Kings of the Que BBQ Championship Woodland, CA	11 / 33 (631.9998)	13 (158.2856)	23 (152)	8 (163.4286)	12 (158.2856)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

THESMOKERING.COM

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

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

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)