WATT'S SMOKIN!

WATT'S SMOKIN! is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 6th of 29 at the Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off (2017). They are ranked #1678 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,678

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1553

peak 1553 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 6, 2013

latest Jun 2, 2017 · 3.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1119

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

18% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

684.5260 / 720

Master · Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

676.41 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.08 (+19.33)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off

Consistency

±23.20

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.40 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.10)

Road miles

830

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 341 mi

Schedule strength

28%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)

Master avg

657.08 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+31 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 31 points across 4 contests since Jun 3, 2016 — from 1522 up to 1553.

4 contests since Jun 3, 2016
now 1553

High-water mark

684.5260 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.5260 at Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 28, 2017

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 7 shared pork entries lost

PELLET ENVY ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PELLET ENVY has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOOTH SMOKE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1119 (274 pts)	#1059 (339 pts)	#1654 (154 pts)	#1275 (244 pts)	#1209 (259 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1425 (177 pts)	#1431 (192 pts)	#1749 (127 pts)	#1368 (222 pts)	#1125 (272 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1132 (263 pts)	#905 (398 pts)	#931 (388 pts)	#1404 (213 pts)	#959 (348 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to WATT'S SMOKIN!, 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.

3 GUYS WITH WOOD

#1,675 of the rated field

1554 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1585

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WATT'S SMOKIN!)

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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THE UNIVERSITY OF QUE

#1,686 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1588

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WATT'S SMOKIN!)

They've been 1588 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2019

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The Wicked Pig

#1,669 of the rated field

1554 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1632

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WATT'S SMOKIN!)

32 contests to 11: their number has had years to settle where WATT'S SMOKIN!'s is still finding its level.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Meadow Creek BBQ

#1,684 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1578

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 58% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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Checkered Flag 500

#1,667 of the rated field

1554 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1571

They turned up 7 years after WATT'S SMOKIN! did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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HOT WIRE BBQ

#1,677 of the rated field

1553 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1553

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before WATT'S SMOKIN!'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
NICKLE BOYS BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
WALDO BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
IHC BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BUTT BROS BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
COUNTY LINE SMOKERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
50 SHADES OF QUE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	3	1	2	178.8572	150.2288	164.87	top 42%
Pork Ribs	11	2	0	2	176.0228	115.1772	162.10	top 41%
Pork	11	3	0	0	173.1772	156.5712	165.40	top 46%
Brisket	11	3	0	0	173.7028	148.5256	164.71	top 36%

“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)	4	0	top 47%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 36%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	9	top 44%
AR	1	top 21%
KS	1	top 17%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' On The Summit	3	8	0	top 22%	Jun 2, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 9 of 11 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 9 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 815 finished ahead 789 times, behind 311

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

20176 milestones

Apr 28 First category win (Chicken) Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
Apr 28 10th tracked contest Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
Apr 28 Career-best overall score684.5260 Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
Apr 28 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off
Jun 2 Peak power rating (1553) Smokin' On The Summit
Jun 2 Most recent contest Smokin' On The Summit

20151 milestone

Jun 5 First overall top-10 Smokin' on the Summit

20142 milestones

May 2 First call Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
May 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8340 Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)

20131 milestone

Sep 6 First tracked contest Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	Smokin' on the Summit	Jun 5, 2015
+12.5	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 2016
+10.3	Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off	Apr 28, 2017
+10.1	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ	Jun 3, 2016
+8.1	Smokin' On The Summit	Jun 2, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.6	Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley	Jun 21, 2014
-6.2	Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off	Sep 6, 2013
-4.5	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)	Apr 3, 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)
2017	2	1	1	100%	top 23%	95.1%	94%
2016	2	0	0	0%	top 19%	94%	93.8%
2015	3	1	0	67%	top 41%	94.1%	91.9%
2014	3	0	0	67%	top 52%	90.9%	88.3%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 72%	87.5%	87.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO	16 / 65 (669.0744)	40 (162.8344)	28 (164.5372)	18 (169.7028)	9 (172)
Apr 28, 2017	Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR	6 / 29 (684.5260)	1 (178.8572)	17 (166.2516)	8 (172.5600)	13 (166.8572)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	96 / 557 (676.5600)	189 (167.4516)	17 (176.0228)	360 (161.6800)	86 (171.4056)
Jun 3, 2016	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	14 / 67 (674.1828)	11 (171.9656)	20 (168.0116)	11 (172.5484)	31 (161.6572)
Jun 5, 2015	Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	8 / 78 (677.7144)	24 (167.4056)	3 (173.1316)	5 (173.1772)	27 (164)
May 1, 2015	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO	13 / 32 (664.5144)	10 (168.5484)	29 (150.8232)	7 (171.4400)	4 (173.7028)
Apr 3, 2015	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	52 / 71 (642.7660)	67 (150.2288)	23 (166.8460)	60 (158.2856)	24 (167.4056)
Jun 21, 2014	Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO	30 / 35 (603.2000)	18 (161.7028)	34 (115.1772)	24 (160.5828)	7 (165.7372)
Jun 6, 2014	Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	24 / 79 (654.1832)	42 (158.8228)	29 (165.1088)	28 (163.3944)	14 (166.8572)
May 2, 2014	Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Grandview, MO	11 / 28 (650.8340)	3 (170.2972)	2 (175.4400)	21 (156.5712)	25 (148.5256)
Sep 6, 2013	Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO	52 / 72 (630.2972)	57 (155.4400)	38 (161.7372)	55 (159.4056)	48 (153.7144)

WATT'S SMOKIN!

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 (6 found in their record)

On the rise

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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)