Smoked By The Brooks MO
Rating
1538
peak 1538
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2024-09-13
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#58
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
344.66
last 5 vs career avg 344.66 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±7.04
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.90 · weakest Pork Ribs (171.76)
Road miles
602
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 299 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Too Sauced BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0228 points of the Grand Championship at Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-06-19).
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 16 at their very first tracked contest, Buds Blues and BBQ (2024-09-13).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 166.8112 | 172.90 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 166.2516 | 171.76 | top 36% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 42% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 5% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 39% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 5% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (4 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 344.66
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 354.2744 | 347.98 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 334.2512 | 334.25 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 345.1200 | 345.12 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 2 / 41 (354.2744) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) Kansas City, MO | 4 / 16 (349.6800) | 8 (170.8228) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge St. Robert, MO | 13 / 26 (339.9888) | 8 (173.7372) | 13 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Buds Blues and BBQ Columbia, MO | 6 / 9 (334.2512) | 8 (166.8112) | 7 (167.4400) | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Buds Blues and BBQ Columbia, MO | 4 / 16 (345.1200) | 4 (174.2856) | 5 (170.8344) | — | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #58 (553 pts) | #60 (558 pts) | #67 (533 pts) | — | — |