SMOKIN JERKS

SMOKIN JERKS is a competition barbecue team with 27 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 13th of 29 at the Montana BBQ Cook-Off (2019). They are ranked #6422 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,422

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1381

peak 1381 · rated over 27 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 6, 2013

latest Aug 23, 2019 · 6.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#903

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 27 contests

Avg finish

top 82%

overall standings

Best overall

657.6684 / 720

Master · Montana BBQ Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

635.81 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 599.87 (+35.94)

Walk rate

19%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Brisket · Montana BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±35.17

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 152.60 · weakest Chicken (144.48)

Road miles

4,816

across 27 mapped stops · furthest 266 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)

Purse competed for

$33K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

599.87 / 720

27 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

12 BAR BLUES CUE has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN JERKS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 54%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 54%

A tough matchup

20–0 behind in the head-to-head

MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.1 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.11 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 4% of the time against 0%.

Chicken avg 144.48
Pork Ribs avg 152.60
1 call in 27 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of POPPIN' SMOKE in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

19 of 20 shared pork ribs entries lost

MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ ahead 95% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ has out-cooked them in 19 of 20 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

Dirty Pickle Pit Masters has landed one call behind them 3 times.

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The long haul

4,816 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,816 miles across 27 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 266 miles to 1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ.

27 mapped stops
furthest 266 mi

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked Montana BBQ Cook-Off every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 13th

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	#903 (306 pts)	#859 (361 pts)	#1134 (236 pts)	#967 (301 pts)	#707 (471 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1132 (234 pts)	#1142 (244 pts)	#1163 (244 pts)	#1283 (199 pts)	#1052 (279 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1147 (264 pts)	#1205 (269 pts)	#1158 (289 pts)	#1119 (309 pts)	#957 (374 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1344 (206 pts)	#1324 (236 pts)	#1394 (216 pts)	#1561 (181 pts)	#1281 (241 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#996 (308 pts)	#993 (338 pts)	#925 (383 pts)	#915 (393 pts)	#980 (343 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1504 (166 pts)	#1632 (156 pts)	#1255 (246 pts)	#1141 (286 pts)	#1460 (191 pts)

Overall rank by season

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SMOKIN PHATTY'S

#6,423 of the rated field

1381 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1381

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2018

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RIBS BY ANDY

#6,424 of the rated field

1380 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1380

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKIN JERKS has cooked, 15 to 27, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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PIG IN A PIT

#6,425 of the rated field

1380 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1380

33 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2024

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No Clue BBQ

#6,421 of the rated field

1382 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1382

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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SCHWEBS BBQ

#6,418 of the rated field

1383 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1383

Rated 2 points above SMOKIN JERKS.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 8, 2023

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MOON KING BBQ

#6,419 of the rated field

1383 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1383

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jul 14, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
Grate Expectations	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
12 BAR BLUES CUE	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
Up In Smoke BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Camp House BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Beer Belly BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BONE BBQ-MT	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
PAPA'S PIT CREW	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BIG PIG BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
G AND L BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	27	1	0	171.4056	20	144.48	top 81%
Pork Ribs	27	0	0	166.2972	128.0002	152.60	top 77%
Pork	27	1	0	168.0228	140	152.41	top 76%
Brisket	27	4	1	177.7372	124	150.38	top 73%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	3	0	top 92%
Medium (20–39)	24	0	top 81%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MT	19	top 79%
SD	5	top 91%
WY	3	top 91%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Montana BBQ Cook-Off	7	13	top 78%	Jun 22, 2019
Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ	4	22	top 93%	Aug 25, 2017
Montana Pitmaster Classic	2	14	top 51%	Aug 23, 2019
Miles City Cowtown Cook Off	2	19	top 74%	Jun 14, 2019
Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair	2	23	top 92%	Aug 11, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 3.9 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MT 19 of 27 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 15 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 271 finished ahead 127 times, behind 541

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

20195 milestones

Jun 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8224 Miles City Cowtown Cook Off
Jun 14 25th tracked contest Miles City Cowtown Cook Off
Jun 22 Career-best overall score657.6684 Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Jun 22 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7372 Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Aug 23 Most recent contest Montana Pitmaster Classic

20151 milestone

Aug 7 10th tracked contest Smokin' on the Prairie

20133 milestones

Jul 6 First tracked contest Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 6 Peak power rating (1491) Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Aug 23 First call 1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.1	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jun 22, 2019
+6.9	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 23, 2019
+6.3	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 24, 2018
+2.5	Miles City Cowtown Cook Off	Jun 14, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.7	Cowtown Cook-off	Jun 13, 2014
-12	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 5, 2014
-9.8	Smokin' on the Prairie	Aug 7, 2015
-9.8	Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ	Aug 22, 2014
-9.4	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 6, 2013

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	3	67%	top 54%	91.3%	90.1%
2018	3	33%	top 75%	88.4%	85.1%
2017	4	25%	top 88%	85.8%	84.7%
2016	3	0%	top 82%	86.7%	85%
2015	7	0%	top 87%	85.7%	82%
2014	4	0%	top 96%	81.6%	80.4%
2013	3	33%	top 83%	83%	78.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 23, 2019	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	14 / 29 (637.5888)	17 (158.8228)	14 (161.1088)	13 (154.2172)	11 (163.4400)
Jun 22, 2019	Montana BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Absarokee, MT	13 / 29 (657.6684)	6 (171.4056)	24 (153.6916)	24 (154.8340)	2 (177.7372)
Jun 14, 2019	Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT	19 / 28 (650.8224)	16 (164.5256)	22 (157.1428)	10 (168.0228)	17 (161.1312)
Aug 24, 2018	Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT	14 / 26 (636.5256)	17 (157.1544)	13 (156.5716)	16 (158.8456)	8 (163.9540)
Jun 23, 2018	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	23 / 26 (596.4572)	22 (157.0972)	25 (145.1544)	25 (142.8112)	21 (151.3944)
Jun 15, 2018	Miles City Cowtown Cook Off Miles City, MT	22 / 27 (605.0744)	18 (155.3944)	19 (162.2744)	27 (140)	23 (147.4056)
Oct 14, 2017	Nile Beer-B-Q Billings, MT	16 / 17 (617.5888)	16 (151.3828)	14 (157.6688)	16 (153.1200)	15 (155.4172)
Aug 25, 2017	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	25 / 26 (613.0628)	26 (145.6916)	25 (147.9656)	18 (162.8228)	22 (156.5828)
Jun 24, 2017	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	27 / 35 (615.3720)	21 (158.8916)	26 (156.5716)	27 (151.3716)	29 (148.5372)
Jun 16, 2017	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT	22 / 26 (593.6688)	26 (121.0628)	19 (151.4172)	20 (153.1544)	7 (168.0344)
Aug 26, 2016	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	30 / 31 (587.3372)	30 (137.6572)	25 (160.5944)	31 (144.5484)	30 (144.5372)
Jun 25, 2016	Montana BBQ cook-off Absarokee, MT	22 / 29 (623.9200)	17 (161.7144)	21 (155.9772)	24 (143.4172)	11 (162.8112)
Jun 17, 2016	Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT	19 / 26 (623.8740)	18 (160.5372)	18 (159.4056)	22 (154.2856)	23 (149.6456)
Aug 28, 2015	Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY	20 / 25 (614.7884)	18 (158.2972)	20 (154.8228)	12 (159.3828)	24 (142.2856)
Aug 21, 2015	Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	22 / 26 (617.0172)	17 (161.6800)	23 (149.0972)	23 (153.0972)	20 (153.1428)
Aug 14, 2015	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	24 / 26 (609.6804)	25 (151.3716)	22 (154.3088)	15 (164.5828)	25 (139.4172)
Aug 11, 2015	Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT	23 / 25 (603.9544)	23 (147.3944)	22 (150.2400)	24 (144.5828)	13 (161.7372)
Aug 7, 2015	Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY	26 / 26 (482.2860)	26 (20)	12 (166.2972)	23 (149.6800)	25 (146.3088)
Jul 3, 2015	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	24 / 29 (598.7540)	25 (145.0628)	18 (157.1084)	24 (152.0228)	24 (144.5600)
Jun 19, 2015	Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off Miles City, MT	21 / 26 (606.1944)	25 (138.2400)	21 (152.5716)	17 (157.7028)	13 (157.6800)
Aug 22, 2014	Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	24 / 25 (587.2456)	24 (146.8112)	20 (147.9544)	15 (157.7256)	24 (134.7544)
Aug 12, 2014	Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT	24 / 26 (581.6800)	26 (125.6800)	17 (151.4060)	14 (157.7256)	19 (146.8684)
Jul 5, 2014	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	24 / 25 (578.7084)	25 (144.5828)	19 (149.6800)	19 (153.7256)	24 (130.7200)
Jun 13, 2014	Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT	17 / 17 (568.5256)	17 (150.2628)	17 (137.1200)	16 (149.1312)	17 (132.0116)
Aug 23, 2013	1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	13 / 16 (597.3028)	15 (138.9028)	11 (150.2972)	15 (147.4628)	8 (160.6400)
Aug 14, 2013	Montana State BBQ Championships at Montana Fair Billings, MT	22 / 26 (557.7256)	22 (136.6056)	22 (145.6800)	23 (140.0228)	24 (135.4172)
Jul 6, 2013	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	18 / 22 (533.7146)	19 (134.8572)	21 (128.0002)	12 (146.8572)	21 (124)

SMOKIN JERKS

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 (9 found in their record)

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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)

📈 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)