On the rise
+48
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 48 points across 7 contests since Mar 27, 2026 — from 1508 up to 1556.
- 7 contests since Mar 27, 2026
- now 1556
Smoke Til Ya Broke
Smoke Til Ya Broke is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 26 at the Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) (2026). They are ranked #1634 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1556
peak 1567 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Jul 26, 2025
latest Oct 2, 2026 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
50% of 10 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
341.78 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 338.55 (+3.23)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.58
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.69 · weakest Brisket (165.95)
Road miles
957
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 178 mi
Schedule strength
79%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1603)
Purse competed for
$116K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
679.59 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
338.55 / 360
7 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 Smoke Til Ya Broke, each with one reason worth a look.
46 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,637 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1565
4–3 in 7 shared contests (57% to Smoke Til Ya Broke)
These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — Smoke Til Ya Broke ahead 4–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,638 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1556
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,636 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1556
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,635 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1556
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 12 years before Smoke Til Ya Broke's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,632 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1556
16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,640 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1563
They were already cooking in 2014, 11 years before Smoke Til Ya Broke's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OnlyCans Competition BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Rowdy Pig | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Take It Easy BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Eleven Thirteen Q | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| 1Bite Stand | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Two Pigs And A Smoker | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Rudes BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Wicked Pig BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Bleed Blue BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin A's | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Snake Holler BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 178.8572 | 154.2400 | 171.09 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 161.0972 | 169.00 | top 35% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 171.4056 | 171.69 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 161.6456 | 165.95 | top 70% |
“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) | 7 | 0 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 25% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 21% | Aug 15, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
8 contests
Contests a season
5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
8 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
10 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Opponents faced
225
finished ahead 259 times, behind 164
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20266 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge
- First overall podium Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score690.2056 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- Peak power rating (1567) Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- 10th tracked contest La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown
20254 milestones
- First tracked contest Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- First call Smoke N for the Kids
- First overall top-10 Smoke N for the Kids
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score338.1940 Smoke N for the Kids
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.6 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 19, 2026 |
| +16.1 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) | Aug 14, 2026 |
| +10.9 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | Aug 15, 2026 |
| +10.1 | Trekking for CDH | Sep 19, 2026 |
| +10 | Smoke N for the Kids | Aug 16, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | Oct 2, 2026 |
| -6.2 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | Jul 26, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 75% | top 33% | 98.1% | 94.8% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 50% | 93.9% | 91.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO | 28 / 33 (668.9828) | 20 (169.1200) | 27 (166.2400) | 16 (171.9772) | 26 (161.6456) |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 30 / 71 (690.2056) | 28 (174.2628) | 21 (174.2744) | 31 (171.4056) | 44 (170.2628) |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 6 / 27 (333.0628) | 3 (171.9656) | 11 (161.0972) | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Trekking for CDH (ONE MEAT RIBS) Pierron, IL | — | — | 2 (176) | — | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 🏅 Troy, IL | 7 / 32 (340.5144) | 7 (169.6800) | 5 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) 🏅 Troy, IL | 3 / 26 (339.3484) | 4 (170.8112) | 7 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 3 / 41 (353.1544) | 5 (175.4400) | 2 (177.7144) | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 11 / 26 (342.8000) | 3 (178.8572) | 15 (163.9428) | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 9 / 32 (338.1940) | 2 (175.4056) | 15 (162.7884) | — | — |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 23 / 32 (322.7772) | 24 (154.2400) | 11 (168.5372) | — | — |