High-water mark
670.7312
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.7312 at Barbeque on the Bow Festival — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 4, 2026
Smoke Trails BBQ
Smoke Trails BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 33 at the Barbeque on the Bow Festival (2026). They are ranked #4259 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1478
peak 1478 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 31, 2019
latest Sep 4, 2026 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.55 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 643.64 (+14.91)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±34.40
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.88 · weakest Brisket (156.26)
Road miles
164
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 64 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Master avg
643.64 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #684 (192 pts) | #711 (217 pts) | #855 (167 pts) | #693 (212 pts) | #740 (182 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #904 (125 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1170 (80 pts) | #998 (125 pts) | #1063 (135 pts) | #1188 (85 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1207 (85 pts) | #1155 (110 pts) | #1022 (145 pts) | #1236 (90 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #1689 (115 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smoke Trails BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
139 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,269 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Smoke Trails BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,255 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,267 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1478
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#4,245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
Level with Smoke Trails BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,268 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Smoke Trails BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,273 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Smoke Trails BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hogparts School of Smokecraft and Brew'ery | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| MOTLEY QUE | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Rack Addicts BBQ Team | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad to the Brisket | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Kreiser Barbecue | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Panther BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ROKER Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ TEAM NAIT | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 130.2860 | 162.10 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 135.3828 | 161.40 | top 62% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 150.2516 | 163.88 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 142.2744 | 156.26 | top 71% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbeque on the Bow Festival | 3 | 16 | 0 | top 63% | Sep 4, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AB
5 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
118
finished ahead 75 times, behind 154
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Aug 31, 2019 → Sep 3, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1544 Small Town Smoke Down
- Career-best overall score670.7312 Barbeque on the Bow Festival
- Most recent contest Barbeque on the Bow Festival
20222 milestones
- First call Barbeque on the Bow
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2172 Barbeque on the Bow
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ on the Bow
- Peak power rating (1495) BBQ on the Bow
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.8 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Sep 4, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Aug 30, 2025 |
| -5.2 | BBQ on the Bow | Aug 31, 2019 |
| -4 | Small Town Smoke Down | May 30, 2026 |
| -3.6 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival | Sep 2, 2023 |
| -2.7 | Barbeque on the Bow | Sep 3, 2022 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 93.2% | 92.7% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 16 / 33 (670.7312) | 10 (170.8456) | 26 (162.2400) | 19 (167.9656) | 15 (169.6800) |
| May 30, 2026 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 17 / 24 (664.0232) | 18 (166.2972) | 13 (170.8800) | 10 (173.1544) | 20 (153.6916) |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 33 / 38 (643.3488) | 25 (166.8456) | 34 (158.8344) | 37 (150.2516) | 12 (167.4172) |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 21 / 40 (660.4340) | 12 (171.4056) | 10 (171.9656) | 20 (166.2628) | 37 (150.8000) |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB | 20 / 36 (654.2172) | 15 (166.8916) | 9 (169.1200) | 19 (164.5140) | 30 (153.6916) |
| Aug 31, 2019 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary | 17 / 37 (153.7028) | 37 (130.2860) | 37 (135.3828) | 14 (161.1428) | 33 (142.2744) |