SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER

SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 33rd of 38 at the Sertoma 48 BBQ (2019). They are ranked #6310 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,310

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1406

peak 1406 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 11, 2014

latest Apr 26, 2019 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1251

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 85%

overall standings

Best overall

638.8572 / 720

Master · 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

Perfect 180s

Current form

621.73 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 615.98 (+5.74)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1772

Chicken · 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Consistency

±15.51

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 156.60 · weakest Brisket (150.78)

Road miles

593

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 49 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)

Purse competed for

$4,800

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

615.98 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PORK 'N MINDY has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

OLD STYLE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

OLD STYLE BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.82 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 150.78
Chicken avg 156.60
0 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Splitlog Smokers in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

913 BBQ ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.15% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.15% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 85.6% of a perfect score
14 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 56th

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1593 (120 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#1578 (120 pts)	#1536 (120 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1372 (180 pts)	#1456 (185 pts)	#1470 (180 pts)	#1505 (180 pts)	#1431 (180 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1251 (225 pts)	#1267 (245 pts)	#1327 (225 pts)	#1174 (275 pts)	#1306 (225 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Smoking Pallet

#6,312 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1406

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER)

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 13, 2018

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ROCKIN' PIG BBQ

#6,315 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1406

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 9, 2022

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Two Fat Guys Burning Meat

#6,313 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1406

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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OLD BOY'S BBQ

#6,309 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1406

Level with SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 2, 2017

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Outlaw BBQ

#6,311 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1406

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2024

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LOWLAND SMOKERS

#6,314 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1525

They've been 1525 at their best, 119 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD STYLE BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
Outhouse BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
Lazy Butt BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
3 PIGS SMOKIN	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE BUCKET BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	177.1772	130.8456	156.60	top 71%
Pork Ribs	14	165.1544	134.2172	154.38	top 77%
Pork	14	167.4628	145.6916	154.22	top 79%
Brisket	14	158.8572	135.3828	150.78	top 79%

“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 87%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 85%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	12	0	top 86%
MO	2	0	top 80%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	5	56	0	top 87%	Apr 6, 2018
Sertoma 48 BBQ	4	33	0	top 85%	Apr 26, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 12 of 14 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,377 finished ahead 488 times, behind 2,296

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

20191 milestone

Apr 26 Most recent contest Sertoma 48 BBQ

20172 milestones

Sep 1 10th tracked contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 1 Career-best overall score638.8572 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20143 milestones

Apr 11 First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
Apr 11 Peak power rating (1493) Smoke In The Spring
Oct 2 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1772 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.6	Sertoma 48 BBQ	May 9, 2014
-11	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 8, 2016
-8.2	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
-7.7	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 10, 2015
-7.2	Smoke In The Spring	Apr 11, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0%	top 90%	85.4%	85%
2018	2	0%	top 86%	87%	86.5%
2017	3	0%	top 82%	88.7%	86.4%
2016	1	0%	top 98%	79%	79%
2015	3	0%	top 84%	86.6%	85.8%
2014	3	0%	top 80%	88.1%	86.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 26, 2019	Sertoma 48 BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS	33 / 38 (614.6628)	33 (153.0856)	34 (151.9772)	33 (156.5028)	26 (153.0972)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	97 / 104 (609.5656)	95 (153.1200)	100 (151.9428)	102 (146.2400)	75 (158.2628)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	405 / 467 (619.3828)	374 (158.2628)	438 (146.8228)	379 (155.9772)	329 (158.3200)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	88 / 103 (626.1604)	100 (153.1088)	60 (165.1544)	86 (155.9428)	88 (151.9544)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	302 / 407 (638.8572)	183 (167.4400)	302 (158.2856)	215 (165.2000)	363 (147.9316)
May 5, 2017	Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL) Lawrence, KS	37 / 44 (612.9600)	32 (157.1428)	27 (163.3944)	37 (152.5256)	41 (139.8972)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	88 / 100 (613.5316)	89 (154.8000)	87 (153.1200)	90 (153.6800)	85 (151.9316)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	107 / 109 (568.9828)	108 (130.8456)	105 (141.0972)	100 (147.3828)	88 (149.6572)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	531 / 606 (611.4284)	569 (146.3428)	343 (162.2856)	571 (146.8000)	410 (156)
May 8, 2015	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	36 / 45 (623.3372)	24 (163.4056)	27 (159.9656)	45 (145.6916)	32 (154.2744)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	82 / 97 (618.2056)	54 (162.8684)	81 (153.6800)	92 (147.3600)	67 (154.2972)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	399 / 552 (634.3088)	21 (177.1772)	385 (157.7256)	400 (158.2972)	523 (141.1088)
May 9, 2014	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	49 / 54 (621.0168)	28 (163.9656)	30 (161.6684)	31 (160)	54 (135.3828)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	56 / 73 (611.3828)	58 (150.8456)	72 (134.2172)	15 (167.4628)	40 (158.8572)

SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)

📉 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)