SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY

SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 4th of 18 at the Tri-City BBQ Fest (2015). They are ranked #2349 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,349

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1525

peak 1525 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 25, 2014

latest Jul 20, 2018 · 4.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#591

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

24% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

682.8228 / 720

Master · BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.67 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 655.05 (+1.62)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork Ribs · BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!

Consistency

±17.06

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.13 · weakest Brisket (161.68)

Road miles

1,633

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 106 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

Master avg

655.05 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 14 of 17 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

682.8228 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.8228 at BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 20, 2018

A tough matchup

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKEHOUSE 72 ahead in 91% of their meetings

SMOKEHOUSE 72 has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.45 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 41%.

Brisket avg 161.68
Chicken avg 168.13
3 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 KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at BBQ in the Bluffs (May 11, 2018).

last seen Sep 16, 2016
back May 11, 2018

Chicken nemesis

7 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

LUCKY'S Q ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LUCKY'S Q has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

DIG-IN COOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 33% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 33% across 3 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

3 July contests
top 56% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.37% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.37% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.0% of a perfect score
17 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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#1842 (95 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#798 (455 pts)	#562 (720 pts)	#550 (755 pts)	#1001 (370 pts)	#927 (380 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#591 (622 pts)	#576 (677 pts)	#567 (682 pts)	#671 (562 pts)	#555 (672 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#932 (347 pts)	#876 (412 pts)	#857 (427 pts)	#683 (552 pts)	#1108 (287 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY, each with one reason worth a look.

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

WHO ARE THOSE GUYS?

#2,342 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1525

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 Aug 24, 2018

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Purdom's BBQ

#2,341 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1535

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2026

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Smokey and the Brisket

#2,359 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1529

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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PEQUEA PULLERS

#2,352 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1525

Level with SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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Sky High BBQ

#2,348 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1525

They turned up 9 years after SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ

#2,338 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1535

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
DIG-IN COOKERS	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
SMOKEHOUSE 72	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
OVERSIZE LOAD BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
TREEFROG BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BIG T'Z Q CRU	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
YOU GONNA LIKE IT	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
SLIM D'S BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BLACK DOG BBQ IA	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	7	0	175.4056	160.5372	168.13	top 43%
Pork Ribs	17	8	4	177.7028	134.6744	162.83	top 48%
Pork	17	6	0	173.1428	145.6572	162.40	top 59%
Brisket	17	3	1	169.6800	151.3716	161.68	top 62%

“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)	3	top 54%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 55%
Large (40+)	4	top 61%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ in the Bluffs	4	8	top 52%	May 11, 2018
BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!	3	8	top 33%	Jul 20, 2018
Tri City BBQ Fest	2	4	top 48%	Sep 16, 2016
Back to Back to the Park BBQ	2	13	top 85%	Aug 28, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IA 17 of 17 contests

Contests visited 10 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 244 finished ahead 238 times, behind 296

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Sep 16, 2016 → May 11, 2018

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

20184 milestones

Jul 20 Career-best overall score682.8228 BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!
Jul 20 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!
Jul 20 Peak power rating (1525) BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!
Jul 20 Most recent contest BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!

20161 milestone

Apr 22 10th tracked contest Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full)

20144 milestones

Apr 25 First tracked contest Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew
Apr 25 First call Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew
Jun 27 First overall top-10 Rockin' Country BBQ Fest
Jun 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0172 Rockin' Country BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!	Jul 20, 2018
+13.1	Tri-City BBQ Fest	Sep 18, 2015
+12.7	BBQ in the Bluffs	May 8, 2015
+8.1	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	Jul 17, 2015
+6.2	State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full)	Jun 17, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.3	BBQ in the Bluffs	May 11, 2018
-8.2	Back to Back to the Park BBQ	Oct 17, 2014
-7.4	Central Iowa Expo BBQ	Apr 24, 2015
-6.5	Back to Back to the Park BBQ	Aug 28, 2015
-5.5	Tri City BBQ Fest	Sep 16, 2016

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	3	1	67%	top 53%	94.8%	92.2%
2016	5	0	80%	top 53%	93.8%	91.2%
2015	5	2	100%	top 50%	93.6%	91.3%
2014	4	1	75%	top 70%	91.8%	89.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 20, 2018	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	8 / 42 (682.8228)	14 (169.1200)	2 (177.7028)	18 (166.8572)	13 (169.1428)
Jun 15, 2018	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA	13 / 23 (666.7544)	18 (164.5256)	10 (168.5716)	9 (167.9772)	13 (165.6800)
May 11, 2018	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	32 / 39 (642.1256)	18 (167.9656)	29 (160.5372)	34 (155.3600)	31 (158.2628)
Sep 16, 2016	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	25 / 34 (626.6632)	20 (162.8000)	23 (158.8116)	33 (145.6572)	21 (159.3944)
Jul 15, 2016	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too Waterloo, IA	14 / 32 (664.9944)	16 (168.5372)	6 (170.8460)	20 (160.5256)	14 (165.0856)
Jun 17, 2016	State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full) State Center, IA	13 / 31 (675.3944)	8 (172.5600)	3 (175.4172)	22 (162.2972)	23 (165.1200)
May 13, 2016	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	16 / 33 (656.4572)	6 (171.9656)	11 (166.8344)	17 (163.4172)	24 (154.2400)
Apr 22, 2016	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full) Boone, IA	24 / 42 (658.2972)	4 (174.2856)	8 (169.7372)	38 (159.4400)	38 (154.8344)
Sep 18, 2015	Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	4 / 18 (674.2400)	7 (168.5372)	2 (170.3200)	10 (165.7028)	7 (169.6800)
Aug 28, 2015	Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA	13 / 16 (632.8916)	4 (171.9656)	15 (134.6744)	12 (159.9772)	8 (166.2744)
Jul 17, 2015	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	14 / 39 (662.8000)	15 (169.1084)	21 (160.0116)	7 (169.7144)	18 (163.9656)
May 8, 2015	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	8 / 33 (669.1316)	22 (160.5372)	4 (171.4400)	14 (167.4744)	3 (169.6800)
Apr 24, 2015	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	37 / 42 (648.4572)	8 (175.4056)	38 (153.1316)	38 (159.3828)	37 (160.5372)
Oct 17, 2014	Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA	30 / 34 (620.3656)	24 (162.2400)	29 (153.6800)	32 (153.0740)	30 (151.3716)
Jun 27, 2014	Rockin' Country BBQ Fest Nevada, IA	9 / 15 (661.0172)	5 (170.8228)	2 (170.8344)	10 (160.5600)	13 (158.8000)
May 9, 2014	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	18 / 33 (645.6228)	14 (166.8228)	30 (154.2400)	5 (170.3200)	25 (154.2400)
Apr 25, 2014	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	35 / 45 (647.8516)	35 (161.0856)	39 (151.3488)	5 (173.1428)	28 (162.2744)

SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The metronome

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

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)