High-water mark
678.2744
career-best overall
94.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.2744 at Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic — 94.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 12, 2015
SMOKING CO
SMOKING CO is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 12th of 35 at the Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic (2015). They are ranked #2575 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1518
peak 1518 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 14, 2014
latest Jun 12, 2015 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.25
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 167.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.67)
Road miles
322
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 172 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Master avg
663.68 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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)
The teams rated closest to SMOKING CO, each with one reason worth a look.
79 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,586 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1524
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,581 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1527
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careers#2,576 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1518
Level with SMOKING CO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,582 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1533
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,571 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1520
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,565 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1518
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 159.4404 | 165.69 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 159.9544 | 164.67 | top 53% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 160.5488 | 165.80 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 159.3600 | 167.51 | top 37% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 51% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 32% | Apr 10, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
206
finished ahead 174 times, behind 139
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20155 milestones
- First call Smoke in the Spring
- Career-best overall score678.2744 Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5828 Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1518) Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic
- Most recent contest Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Shootout
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8172 Smokin' At The Run Shootout
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.2 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 10, 2015 |
| +8.2 | Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic | Jun 12, 2015 |
| +7.8 | Smoke In The Spring | Apr 11, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.6 | Smokin' At The Run Shootout | Mar 14, 2014 |
| -1.7 | Smokin' At The Run | Mar 15, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 94.2% | 93.1% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 92.9% | 91.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2015 | Fire on the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS | 12 / 35 (678.2744) | 28 (159.4404) | 10 (169.7028) | 13 (172.5484) | 4 (176.5828) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 31 / 97 (662.1832) | 42 (164.5372) | 48 (162.8344) | 62 (160.5488) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 23 / 73 (657.0744) | 15 (169.1200) | 30 (165.1544) | 37 (160.5600) | 31 (162.2400) |
| Mar 15, 2014 | Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK | 48 / 72 (669.0288) | 34 (171.9772) | 48 (165.7144) | 22 (171.9772) | 64 (159.3600) |
| Mar 14, 2014 | Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK | 30 / 41 (651.8172) | 29 (163.3828) | 33 (159.9544) | 27 (163.3828) | 16 (165.0972) |