Smoke of Genius IN
Rating
1450
peak 1450
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2019-05-25
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#548
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
622.62 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 636.23 (-13.61)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±51.63
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.43)
Road miles
1652
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 239 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
FLAT BOTTOM BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smoke of Genius 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
QUE U has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BS BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 66% across 3 contests, versus top 77% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 145.6800 | 162.54 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 147.4284 | 161.43 | top 73% |
| Pork | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 149.0856 | 163.29 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 149.6340 | 165.12 | top 54% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 4 | 0 | top 91% |
| WI | 4 | 0 | top 65% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 84% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IN (4 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 636.23
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 486.7540 | 486.75 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 661.5772 | 657.22 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 670.1716 | 647.02 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 670.7656 | 670.77 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 645.0856 | 645.09 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana Warsaw, IN | 35 / 35 (486.7540) | 33 (162.8116) | — | 29 (162.8456) | 31 (161.0968) |
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 23 / 35 (661.5768) | 26 (163.9656) | 33 (157.6800) | 22 (167.3712) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2025-08-22 | Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 18 / 29 (661.5772) | 23 (159.3716) | 13 (166.2400) | 8 (170.8228) | 14 (165.1428) |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, IN | 31 / 34 (648.4912) | 30 (165.1200) | 33 (147.4284) | 19 (168.5600) | 19 (167.3828) |
| 2023-09-16 | Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot Yorkville, IL | 15 / 18 (654.7080) | 10 (174.2856) | 12 (166.8228) | 15 (163.9656) | 17 (149.6340) |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 Warsaw, IN | 18 / 23 (670.1716) | 21 (165.0972) | 21 (166.8228) | 6 (173.1544) | 16 (165.0972) |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 16 / 19 (637.5656) | 16 (159.9772) | 17 (157.0972) | 18 (149.0856) | 3 (171.4056) |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 33 / 35 (625.6228) | 34 (145.6800) | 31 (158.2744) | 34 (151.3828) | 12 (170.2856) |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 19 / 38 (670.7656) | 16 (169.1200) | 16 (168.5256) | 17 (169.1200) | 25 (164.0000) |
| 2019-05-25 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 Westmont, IL | 31 / 48 (645.0856) | 35 (160.0116) | 21 (163.9772) | 34 (156.5484) | 22 (164.5484) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #791 (60 pts) | #866 (60 pts) | — | #823 (60 pts) | #814 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #672 (218 pts) | #803 (183 pts) | #756 (233 pts) | #576 (313 pts) | #531 (353 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #548 (325 pts) | #573 (335 pts) | #654 (320 pts) | #511 (395 pts) | #397 (520 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1190 (90 pts) | #1174 (105 pts) | #1227 (105 pts) | #1187 (100 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |