Smoke Wurx BBQ

Smoke Wurx BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 30 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 21 at the Meat Inferno (2025). They are ranked #4447 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,447

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1474

peak 1474 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 29, 2022

latest Sep 11, 2026 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#237

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 30 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8000 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Bricks

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

683.23 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 662.17 (+21.06)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Meat Inferno

Consistency

±20.58

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.18 · weakest Pork (163.80)

Road miles

1,276

across 30 mapped stops · furthest 167 mi

Schedule strength

75%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)

Purse competed for

$467K

listed at 30 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 23 state-championship entries

Master avg

662.17 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

327.94 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 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.

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

High-water mark

694.8000 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8000 at Smoke on the Bricks — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 7, 2026

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Barking Dog BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smoke Wurx BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

20–0 behind in the head-to-head

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Mercer BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

15 of 20 shared pork ribs entries lost

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MAN MEAT BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 20 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Pine Tar BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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An August team

Top 57% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 57% across 5 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

5 August contests
top 68% the rest of the year

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	#237 (803 pts)	#253 (823 pts)	#163 (1,146 pts)	#254 (783 pts)	#159 (1,073 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#517 (351 pts)	#391 (586 pts)	#421 (583 pts)	#556 (326 pts)	#516 (371 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#301 (95 pts)	#344 (60 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Master	#771 (180 pts)	#834 (180 pts)	#678 (295 pts)	#802 (180 pts)	#815 (180 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#711 (239 pts)	#728 (249 pts)	#682 (314 pts)	#710 (254 pts)	#733 (239 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smoke Wurx BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

146 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ

#4,443 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1502

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smoke Wurx BBQ)

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen Apr 29, 2022

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Silence of the Hams BBQ

#4,471 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1473

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smoke Wurx BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than Smoke Wurx BBQ has cooked, 7 to 30, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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HEY GOOD BUDDY BARBECUE TEAM

#4,429 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Smoke Wurx BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 23 contests

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HONEY BEARS BBQ TEAM

#4,444 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1503

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jul 13, 2024

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BLUE MIST BBQ

#4,466 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1474

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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McQ Smokers

#4,425 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1474

They were already cooking in 2015, 7 years before Smoke Wurx BBQ's first contest.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MAN MEAT BBQ	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
KC Meat Sweats	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
Bocephus BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
WOOD HOOK BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
Barking Dog BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
Damn Fine Beef & Swine	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Squealin N Dealin BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Who's Cookin'	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
Dr. Squealgood BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
MAD MUTT'S BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	24	3	0	1	180 🔥	147.9200	167.07	top 60%
Pork Ribs	26	6	1	1	179.4400	142.2172	167.18	top 57%
Pork	23	1	0	0	174.8456	151.9200	163.80	top 71%
Brisket	23	2	0	1	177.1544	147.9084	164.51	top 60%

“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)	11	0	top 72%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 65%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	20	top 69%
MO	3	top 67%
NE	1	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Bricks	4	14	top 60%	Aug 7, 2026
Meat Inferno	3	11	top 68%	Sep 11, 2026
Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)	3	76	top 84%	Apr 10, 2026
Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2)	2	17	top 66%	Jul 18, 2026
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	235	top 72%	Nov 5, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 11 contests

Contests a season 6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 25 of 30 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 15 5 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 26 entries · 1 win · 6 calls

Opponents faced 1,109 finished ahead 809 times, behind 1,713

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Sep 27, 2023 → Oct 30, 2024

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

20264 milestones

Jul 17 25th tracked contest Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1)
Aug 7 Career-best overall score694.8000 Smoke on the Bricks
Sep 11 First category win (Pork Ribs) Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Sep 11 Most recent contest Meat Inferno

20251 milestone

Oct 3 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Meat Inferno

20232 milestones

Sep 27 First call American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Sep 27 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides

20223 milestones

Apr 29 First tracked contest Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition
Apr 29 Peak power rating (1497) Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition
Oct 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.5884 Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.9	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 26, 2026
+12.9	Smoke on the Bricks	Aug 7, 2026
+6.3	Meat Inferno	Oct 3, 2025
+6	East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival	Aug 28, 2026
+2.5	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Nov 5, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.7	Smoke on the Water	Oct 10, 2025
-7.7	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 11, 2025
-6.7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Oct 30, 2024
-6.2	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 7, 2023
-6.1	6th Annual Smoke on the Trails	Sep 9, 2022

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	11	1	55%	top 59%	96.5%	94.2%
2025	7	0	43%	top 74%	94.9%	92.1%
2024	2	0	0%	top 86%	88.5%	88.5%
2023	6	0	17%	top 73%	91.7%	90.2%
2022	4	0	0%	top 76%	91.9%	88.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 11, 2026	Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS	23 / 33 (675.3260)	17 (170.8344)	30 (165.6800)	23 (166.2516)	10 (172.5600)
Sep 11, 2026	Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) Edgerton, KS	—	—	1 (175.4288)	—	—
Aug 28, 2026	East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	14 / 31 (681.0516)	19 (166.2400)	23 (165.6800)	9 (171.9772)	2 (177.1544)
Aug 7, 2026	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	14 / 52 (694.8000)	10 (175.4172)	18 (174.2628)	27 (170.2628)	14 (174.8572)
Jul 18, 2026	Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO	25 / 32 (678.2288)	22 (170.8228)	24 (169.1544)	23 (169.1200)	27 (169.1316)
Jul 17, 2026	Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	17 / 32 (686.7544)	20 (170.8344)	4 (176.5600)	15 (169.6800)	18 (169.6800)
Jun 26, 2026	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	13 / 157 (693.0856)	45 (169.1084)	5 (178.8572)	16 (174.8456)	35 (170.2744)
Jun 5, 2026	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	24 / 25 (665.0512)	24 (164.5256)	17 (166.2628)	24 (164)	14 (170.2628)
Apr 10, 2026	Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS	76 / 101 (673.0744)	67 (170.2628)	55 (171.4172)	99 (160.5600)	47 (170.8344)
Mar 20, 2026	8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	46 / 68 (666.2400)	43 (167.9884)	59 (159.9544)	53 (166.2972)	16 (172)
Jan 30, 2026	SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE	27 / 38 (666.1828)	14 (171.4056)	30 (164.5600)	34 (163.9656)	19 (166.2516)
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	235 / 401 (673.1200)	268 (166.8344)	278 (165.6800)	109 (173.7600)	221 (166.8456)
Oct 10, 2025	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	29 / 30 (639.7716)	7 (176)	28 (159.3716)	30 (151.9200)	29 (152.4800)
Oct 3, 2025	Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS	11 / 21 (683.3488)	2 (180)	9 (171.9772)	16 (164.5372)	15 (166.8344)
Oct 3, 2025	Meat Inferno (One Meat Ribs) Edgerton, KS	—	—	5 (174.2744)	—	—
Aug 8, 2025	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	37 / 53 (670.1488)	39 (166.8344)	40 (165.0972)	43 (165.1088)	17 (173.1084)
Apr 11, 2025	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	83 / 92 (647.8060)	84 (162.8000)	14 (176)	86 (155.3716)	85 (153.6344)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	380 / 444 (636.9832)	324 (163.9772)	221 (169.6800)	415 (152.5260)	397 (150.8000)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	320 / 487 (660.4796)	289 (166.8112)	6 (179.4400)	285 (166.3200)	459 (147.9084)
Aug 25, 2023	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	31 / 44 (655.3260)	27 (166.8572)	31 (165.0972)	36 (161.1200)	28 (162.2516)
Apr 7, 2023	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	89 / 103 (626.0456)	98 (148.4800)	75 (164.5372)	96 (151.9312)	83 (161.0972)
Mar 24, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO	26 / 37 (327.9428)	18 (166.2856)	28 (161.6572)	—	—
Mar 24, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 7, 2022	Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Edgerton, KS	24 / 29 (661.5884)	22 (167.9772)	12 (170.8344)	25 (163.9428)	24 (158.8340)
Sep 9, 2022	6th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	30 / 37 (636.3544)	35 (147.9200)	22 (165.0972)	28 (163.3828)	28 (159.9544)
Aug 26, 2022	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	35 / 48 (634.7200)	28 (165.0972)	45 (142.2172)	21 (168.0228)	34 (159.3828)
Apr 29, 2022	Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	53 / 77 (624.4344)	47 (166.3316)	66 (147.9316)	63 (152.4912)	49 (157.6800)

Smoke Wurx BBQ

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

Backyard avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)