Riding a hot streak
6
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 6-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 6
Smoked By The Brooks
Smoked By The Brooks is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 32 at the Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) (2026), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1008 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1605
peak 1605 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2024
latest Aug 28, 2026 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
3
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
83% of 12 contests
Best top-10 run
6
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 27%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
342.24
last 5 Backyard vs avg 342.44 (-0.20)
Walk rate
92%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.88
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.74 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.69)
Road miles
1,358
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 319 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)
Purse competed for
$71K
listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
342.44 / 360
12 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #22 (1,102 pts) | #29 (1,005 pts) | #23 (1,097 pts) | — | — |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smoked By The Brooks, each with one reason worth a look.
28 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,004 of the rated field
- Contests
- 48
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 52%
- Peak
- 1635
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smoked By The Brooks)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smoked By The Brooks has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,007 of the rated field
- Contests
- 105
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1694
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smoked By The Brooks)
They've been 1694 at their best, 89 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,003 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 59%
- Peak
- 1620
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 27 contests to 12.
⚔ Compare careers#1,012 of the rated field
- Contests
- 29
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 41%
- Peak
- 1612
29 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 41% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,006 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1626
They were already cooking in 2018, 6 years before Smoked By The Brooks's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#1,009 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1606
Level with Smoked By The Brooks on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Reds Backyard BBQ | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Sauced BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Two Pigs And A Smoker | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Poppin Smoke BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Ambition Que | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Take It Easy BBQ | 5 | 4 | 0 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| 10 In The Pit BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SmoQued On Main St | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| 1Bite Stand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| All Smoked Up BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Rowdy Pig | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 166.8112 | 171.74 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 178.8572 | 161.6572 | 170.69 | top 30% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 32% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 5% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 15% | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 22% | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 30% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Buds Blues and BBQ | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 46% | Sep 5, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
10 contests
Contests a season
4
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
8 of 12 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
8
4 of them more than once
Opponents faced
230
finished ahead 298 times, behind 114
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20268 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall podium Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First Reserve Championship Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score354.2744 Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 10th tracked contest Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1)
- Peak power rating (1605) Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
20244 milestones
- First tracked contest Buds Blues and BBQ
- First call Buds Blues and BBQ
- First overall top-10 Buds Blues and BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score345.1200 Buds Blues and BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.7 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 19, 2026 |
| +15.7 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | Aug 15, 2026 |
| +12.2 | Buds Blues and BBQ | Sep 13, 2024 |
| +10.6 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) | May 15, 2026 |
| +10.4 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) | Jul 10, 2026 |
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 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 90% | top 23% | 98.4% | 95.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 95.9% | 95.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 3 / 16 (346.8344) | 5 (170.8228) | 1 (176.0116) | — | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 🏅 Troy, IL | 2 / 32 (343.9428) | 6 (170.8228) | 2 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) 🏅 Troy, IL | 6 / 26 (334.8000) | 5 (169.7028) | 14 (165.0972) | — | — |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 8 / 32 (341.0856) | 10 (171.4056) | 7 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 6 / 32 (344.5372) | 5 (172.5600) | 7 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 13 / 37 (328.4800) | 12 (166.8228) | 12 (161.6572) | — | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) Cameron, MO | 4 / 16 (346.2628) | 3 (174.2856) | 6 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 2 / 41 (354.2744) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (175.4172) | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) Kansas City, MO | 4 / 16 (349.6800) | 8 (170.8228) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 13 / 26 (339.9888) | 8 (173.7372) | 13 (166.2516) | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Buds Blues and BBQ 🏅 Columbia, MO | 6 / 9 (334.2512) | 8 (166.8112) | 7 (167.4400) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Buds Blues and BBQ 🏅 Columbia, MO | 4 / 16 (345.1200) | 4 (174.2856) | 5 (170.8344) | — | — |