SMOKEHOUSE 72

SMOKEHOUSE 72 is a competition barbecue team with 95 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs (2013). They are ranked #2557 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smoke House 72”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,557

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1518

peak 1629 · rated over 88 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Sep 18, 2026 · 13.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#276

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 1% of the time

Category wins

30 podiums

Overall top-10s

25% of 95 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

695.3600 / 720

Master · Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

681.73 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 667.73 (+14.00)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition

Consistency

±11.66

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.80 · weakest Pork (166.10)

Road miles

13,716

across 95 mapped stops · furthest 486 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)

Purse competed for

$379K

listed at 44 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 46 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.73 / 720

90 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (16 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

Against the odds

23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs (Aug 30, 2013) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, QUAU.

Giant slayer

37 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 37-team field at 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs.

Aug 30, 2013

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 66 of 95 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 95 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

695.3600 career-best overall

96.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.3600 at Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition — 96.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 19, 2026

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

2 CASE BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKEHOUSE 72 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 1 Grand Championship

2013 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 38%.

7 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 38%

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A tough matchup

39–5 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 89% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 39 of their 44 shared contests.

The drought

90 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs on Aug 30, 2013 — 90 contests and 13.1 years ago.

last GC Aug 30, 2013
13.1 years ago

A strong matchup

17–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 94% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX in 17 of their 18 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

29 of 45 shared pork ribs entries lost

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 29 of 45 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An August team

Top 41% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 41% across 9 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.

9 August contests
top 52% the rest of the year

The long haul

13,716 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 13,716 miles across 95 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 486 miles to 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open.

95 mapped stops
furthest 486 mi

The metronome

±1.62% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.62% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.7% of a perfect score
95 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Tri City BBQ Fest every year from 2021 to 2024 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 9th

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	#466 (371 pts)	#531 (351 pts)	#411 (556 pts)	#407 (471 pts)	#375 (531 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#453 (421 pts)	#422 (541 pts)	#415 (591 pts)	#431 (491 pts)	#415 (531 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#401 (520 pts)	#481 (440 pts)	#400 (600 pts)	#410 (525 pts)	#370 (610 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#348 (602 pts)	#388 (587 pts)	#239 (993 pts)	#180 (1,077 pts)	#384 (542 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#465 (457 pts)	#360 (677 pts)	#402 (632 pts)	#391 (602 pts)	#467 (492 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#306 (628 pts)	#362 (558 pts)	#165 (1,152 pts)	#212 (918 pts)	#273 (738 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#276 (410 pts)	#330 (380 pts)	#273 (460 pts)	#301 (410 pts)	#196 (590 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#672 (478 pts)	#624 (543 pts)	#658 (518 pts)	#585 (588 pts)	#669 (503 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#661 (518 pts)	#870 (378 pts)	#627 (588 pts)	#698 (523 pts)	#578 (628 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#470 (799 pts)	#557 (719 pts)	#492 (799 pts)	#813 (494 pts)	#389 (979 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#553 (715 pts)	#672 (605 pts)	#606 (675 pts)	#603 (665 pts)	#300 (1,175 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1903 (107 pts)	#1881 (117 pts)	#1947 (107 pts)	#2004 (102 pts)	#1647 (142 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#343 (1,055 pts)	#288 (1,165 pts)	#252 (1,290 pts)	#377 (980 pts)	#393 (960 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#306 (1,008 pts)	#266 (1,058 pts)	#264 (1,113 pts)	#460 (713 pts)	#329 (938 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKEHOUSE 72, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SAUCE BOSSES

#2,545 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1525

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKEHOUSE 72)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKEHOUSE 72 has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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Sloppy Hogs

#2,556 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1521

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKEHOUSE 72)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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DEEP SOUTH BBQ

#2,563 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 78
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1603

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before SMOKEHOUSE 72's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 76 contests

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VALET PORKING

#2,554 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1549

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKEHOUSE 72 has cooked, 34 to 95, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2017

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Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque

#2,565 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1527

27 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 19% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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Gustoso BBQ

#2,546 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1518

They turned up 6 years after SMOKEHOUSE 72 did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	44	5	39	11%	⚔ compare
TEAM CRAWFORD	39	15	24	38%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	38	3	35	8%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	37	3	34	8%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	36	3	33	8%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	33	6	27	18%	⚔ compare
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	32	4	28	13%	⚔ compare
Hogline	31	3	28	10%	⚔ compare
GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	30	10	20	33%	⚔ compare
DRY 2 DA BONE	30	5	25	17%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	29	3	26	10%	⚔ compare
2 CASE BBQ	28	12	16	43%	⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	24	10	14	42%	⚔ compare
MACHETE BOYS BBQ	24	6	18	25%	⚔ compare
BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	24	6	18	25%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	90	24	4	6	180 🔥	148.4344	167.62	top 53%
Pork Ribs	95	38	1	9	179.4400	152.5256	167.80	top 44%
Pork	90	23	2	8	178.2972	147.3944	166.10	top 55%
Brisket	90	32	1	7	177.1544	145.6684	166.28	top 46%

“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)	7	0	top 51%
Medium (20–39)	60	1	top 52%
Large (40+)	23	0	top 51%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IA	67	0	top 52%
WI	12	1	top 48%
MO	4	0	top 45%
MN	3	0	top 75%
NE	3	0	top 45%
OK	1	0	top 49%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Tri City BBQ Fest	8	9	top 53%	Sep 18, 2026
Smokin in the Bogs	4	8	top 49%	Sep 1, 2023
Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition	4	3	top 30%	Jun 18, 2021
Shenandoah ShenDig	3	16	top 58%	Jul 17, 2026
Iowa State BBQ Championship	3	27	top 64%	Apr 4, 2025
BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	3	7	top 34%	Jul 19, 2019
BBQ in the Bluffs	3	6	top 44%	May 11, 2018
Back to Back to the Park BBQ	3	3	top 51%	Aug 28, 2015
Cruisin' and BBQin'	2	16	top 85%	Jul 31, 2026
King of the Corn	2	12	top 58%	May 17, 2024
Smoketoberfest	2	22	top 55%	Oct 4, 2019
Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2)	2	6	top 26%	Apr 29, 2017
Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full)	2	13	top 43%	Apr 23, 2016
Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	2	14	top 46%	Jul 24, 2015
State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship	2	7	top 34%	Jun 19, 2015
Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew	2	21	top 66%	Apr 26, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 10 contests

Contests a season 6.8 across 14 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IA 67 of 95 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 59 16 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 95 entries · 1 win · 38 calls

First title Aug 30, 2013 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs

Opponents faced 1,486 finished ahead 1,951 times, behind 1,974

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

20263 milestones

Jun 19 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition
Jun 19 Career-best overall score695.3600 Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition
Sep 18 Most recent contest Tri City BBQ Fest

20201 milestone

Jun 27 50th tracked contest Back to Mayberry Day 2

20181 milestone

Jul 20 Peak power rating (1629) BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!

20161 milestone

Apr 23 25th tracked contest Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full)

20141 milestone

Jun 27 10th tracked contest Rockin' Country BBQ Fest

20138 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Smoke Over Veishea
Apr 19 First call Smoke Over Veishea
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2854 Smoke Over Veishea
Aug 23 First overall top-10 Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest
Aug 30 First category win (Chicken) 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
Aug 30 First overall podium 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
Aug 30 First Grand Championship 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs
Aug 30 Biggest field won (37 teams) 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.5	3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs	Aug 30, 2013
+16.2	Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition	Jun 19, 2026
+11.7	Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede	Aug 1, 2014
+11.6	Back to Back to the Park BBQ	Aug 28, 2015
+11.5	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2)	Apr 29, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13	Art of the Que	Jul 7, 2023
-12.7	Tri City BBQ Fest	Sep 20, 2024
-12.4	Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest)	Jun 3, 2022
-11.5	Fire on Ice BBQ Championship	Feb 21, 2025
-10.2	Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest	Sep 24, 2021

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	8	0	2	1	88%	top 58%	96.6%	94.5%
2025	6	0	0	0	33%	top 78%	93.7%	92.5%
2024	5	0	2	0	60%	top 51%	95.9%	93.7%
2023	8	0	1	0	63%	top 71%	94.5%	92.2%
2022	5	0	0	0	80%	top 65%	92.8%	92.3%
2021	10	0	3	1	60%	top 50%	94.7%	93.4%
2020	5	0	0	0	60%	top 51%	93.2%	92.3%
2019	5	0	1	0	60%	top 49%	94.1%	92.6%
2018	5	0	2	0	60%	top 49%	94.8%	91.9%
2017	8	0	4	2	100%	top 33%	94.9%	93.4%
2016	7	0	1	2	86%	top 48%	93.3%	91.8%
2015	6	0	2	0	100%	top 38%	95.9%	93.3%
2014	10	0	3	1	40%	top 50%	94.9%	92.1%
2013	7	1	3	1	86%	top 38%	95.4%	92.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 18, 2026	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	10 / 26 (690.7888)	14 (170.8344)	7 (174.2744)	8 (176)	14 (169.6800)
Jul 31, 2026	Cruisin' and BBQin' 🏅 Hampton, IA	21 / 26 (672.4800)	14 (173.1084)	3 (176.5600)	21 (165.1200)	24 (157.6916)
Jul 17, 2026	Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	17 / 28 (685.5884)	24 (163.9312)	17 (169.6916)	7 (176.5600)	3 (175.4056)
Jun 19, 2026	Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	4 / 20 (695.3600)	1 (180)	9 (171.4172)	10 (173.1316)	12 (170.8112)
Jun 13, 2026	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	33 / 37 (664.4116)	15 (173.7028)	22 (168.5372)	35 (159.3716)	32 (162.8000)
Jun 12, 2026	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	15 / 40 (675.3716)	6 (173.1544)	9 (170.2744)	38 (158.2400)	4 (173.7028)
Jun 12, 2026	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI	—	—	4 (176.5716)	—	—
May 1, 2026	SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) 🏅 Cambridge, IA	13 / 17 (677.0284)	20 (167.4056)	20 (168.5256)	17 (169.6800)	9 (171.4172)
Aug 22, 2025	Cruisin' and BBQin' 🏅 Hampton, IA	16 / 18 (674.1600)	10 (171.9772)	4 (174.2628)	16 (164.5372)	15 (163.3828)
Jul 18, 2025	Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	21 / 30 (674.7312)	12 (172.5484)	16 (170.8228)	24 (166.2400)	21 (165.1200)
Jun 20, 2025	Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	19 / 25 (665.5772)	20 (164.5256)	20 (161.1088)	18 (166.8228)	8 (173.1200)
May 16, 2025	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	29 / 33 (661.6228)	28 (164.5600)	31 (163.3828)	19 (168)	26 (165.6800)
Apr 4, 2025	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	27 / 49 (673.5768)	34 (165.1200)	29 (165.6800)	15 (171.9656)	17 (170.8112)
Feb 21, 2025	Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN	39 / 42 (648.4568)	15 (171.9656)	16 (169.1200)	36 (161.7028)	41 (145.6684)
Sep 20, 2024	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	27 / 30 (652.4000)	21 (166.2284)	14 (169.1084)	18 (167.3944)	28 (149.6688)
Jul 19, 2024	Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	9 / 36 (690.2172)	15 (171.4056)	19 (170.8344)	12 (173.1200)	4 (174.8572)
Jun 14, 2024	23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	9 / 25 (682.7540)	10 (171.9656)	14 (167.4172)	11 (171.4056)	9 (171.9656)
May 17, 2024	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	12 / 36 (682.7772)	23 (170.2744)	3 (173.1428)	11 (171.9772)	19 (167.3828)
Mar 29, 2024	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	29 / 42 (666.7772)	33 (166.2512)	26 (165.1316)	36 (164.5716)	13 (170.8228)
Oct 13, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	19 / 21 (653.4628)	21 (148.4344)	7 (169.6800)	2 (175.4172)	19 (159.9312)
Oct 13, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI	—	—	18 (166.2400)	—	—
Sep 15, 2023	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	17 / 32 (673.0400)	25 (165.0856)	19 (169.1428)	8 (174.2744)	20 (164.5372)
Sep 1, 2023	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	8 / 14 (673.6228)	6 (169.6916)	3 (174.2744)	2 (172)	12 (157.6568)
Jul 21, 2023	Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	16 / 37 (680.4336)	13 (171.9656)	5 (175.4056)	22 (166.2512)	15 (166.8112)
Jul 7, 2023	Art of the Que 🏅 Spencer, IA	27 / 28 (646.6744)	25 (163.3944)	18 (167.4172)	26 (159.3716)	27 (156.4912)
Jun 16, 2023	Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	20 / 27 (664.4804)	22 (163.9544)	11 (167.4516)	2 (178.2972)	24 (154.7772)
May 19, 2023	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	37 / 45 (654.1824)	23 (170.2628)	26 (167.4056)	42 (159.9312)	39 (156.5828)
Sep 16, 2022	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	14 / 25 (667.3716)	10 (171.4172)	22 (157.6800)	8 (169.7144)	12 (168.5600)
Jul 29, 2022	Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	14 / 27 (663.3032)	18 (165.6800)	22 (158.8116)	6 (174.8572)	15 (163.9544)
Jun 17, 2022	Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest 🏅 State Center, IA	25 / 32 (660.4228)	14 (169.6684)	3 (176.0116)	26 (163.9428)	30 (150.8000)
Jun 3, 2022	Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN	23 / 33 (662.6856)	3 (175.4172)	12 (170.2628)	22 (166.8228)	33 (150.1828)
Apr 1, 2022	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	33 / 48 (667.9544)	36 (165.7372)	40 (161.1200)	17 (170.8344)	17 (170.2628)
Nov 11, 2021	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open unrated Shawnee, OK	54 / 111 (678.7312)	76 (166.8228)	20 (172.5600)	64 (169.6800)	51 (169.6684)
Sep 24, 2021	Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	27 / 35 (662.1596)	28 (164.5600)	17 (167.9656)	33 (157.6684)	12 (171.9656)
Sep 17, 2021	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	10 / 20 (682.1712)	4 (175.4056)	7 (170.2628)	16 (165.0972)	10 (171.4056)
Sep 3, 2021	Smokin' in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	8 / 25 (671.8972)	9 (167.9772)	8 (167.9772)	4 (174.8572)	13 (161.0856)
Jul 16, 2021	Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff 🏅 Cedar Rapids, IA	15 / 26 (666.7656)	25 (162.2284)	16 (166.2972)	3 (174.8572)	16 (163.3828)
Jun 18, 2021	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	10 / 32 (670.2516)	25 (162.8344)	5 (171.4172)	1 (172.0116)	16 (163.9884)
May 30, 2021	Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest A Omaha, NE	—	—	18 (166.2400)	—	—
May 30, 2021	Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest B Omaha, NE	—	—	9 (172)	—	—
May 30, 2021	Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest C Omaha, NE	—	—	15 (165.0972)	—	—
May 28, 2021	9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE	23 / 46 (673.6228)	41 (157.6684)	6 (174.8688)	32 (164.5256)	5 (176.5600)
Oct 2, 2020	Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	47 / 66 (655.8624)	21 (170.2856)	42 (162.8116)	47 (163.9656)	54 (158.7996)
Sep 18, 2020	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	22 / 35 (667.3256)	32 (160.5372)	11 (169.7144)	29 (162.2284)	3 (174.8456)
Jul 17, 2020	Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off 🏅 Marion, IA	12 / 36 (659.8168)	13 (167.3828)	24 (159.3944)	9 (169.6684)	13 (163.3712)
Jun 27, 2020	Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA	24 / 47 (670.7888)	30 (165.1316)	25 (166.2628)	20 (170.8572)	15 (168.5372)
Jun 26, 2020	Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA	20 / 53 (669.5652)	34 (163.4056)	9 (170.8112)	28 (167.9656)	24 (167.3828)
Oct 4, 2019	Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	27 / 49 (667.9656)	22 (170.2628)	33 (162.8800)	35 (162.8572)	15 (171.9656)
Sep 20, 2019	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	20 / 34 (660.4800)	7 (171.4056)	24 (162.2744)	32 (152.5028)	7 (174.2972)
Aug 30, 2019	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	16 / 38 (666.7316)	19 (168.5488)	8 (170.8572)	11 (170.2744)	28 (157.0512)
Jul 19, 2019	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! 🏅 Waterloo, IA	21 / 33 (662.1600)	18 (169.1200)	12 (168.5372)	15 (168.5600)	26 (155.9428)
Jun 14, 2019	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	8 / 31 (677.5996)	12 (169.1084)	13 (166.2628)	3 (173.7028)	14 (168.5256)
Oct 5, 2018	SMOKEToBERFEST Ottumwa, IA	22 / 40 (651.4172)	24 (158.8228)	10 (168.5944)	32 (157.7028)	17 (166.2972)
Aug 31, 2018	Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI	16 / 25 (646.6624)	18 (163.4056)	19 (153.6340)	11 (166.2400)	11 (163.3828)
Jul 20, 2018	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	7 / 42 (682.8572)	28 (164.5600)	8 (172.5944)	5 (176)	12 (169.7028)
Jun 15, 2018	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA	10 / 23 (671.9204)	13 (169.6800)	13 (167.4060)	15 (163.9772)	6 (170.8572)
May 11, 2018	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	26 / 39 (654.1256)	33 (161.6456)	15 (167.9772)	32 (157.0628)	13 (167.4400)
Sep 22, 2017	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	9 / 37 (681.0628)	21 (167.3828)	8 (172)	16 (167.4172)	4 (174.2628)
Sep 1, 2017	7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI	12 / 29 (662.2172)	1 (176.0228)	14 (161.6688)	19 (155.9656)	4 (168.5600)
Jul 28, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ankeny, IA	17 / 30 (667.3600)	18 (167.4284)	9 (168.5716)	23 (164.5372)	14 (166.8228)
Jul 14, 2017	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	7 / 33 (673.0512)	15 (166.8112)	10 (165.6684)	12 (165.7144)	3 (174.8572)
Jun 16, 2017	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA	3 / 17 (675.4060)	1 (176.0116)	3 (169.7144)	16 (155.9772)	2 (173.7028)
May 12, 2017	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	18 / 39 (668.5256)	20 (169.6684)	23 (164.5716)	28 (160.5828)	5 (173.7028)
Apr 29, 2017	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) Boone, IA	6 / 35 (683.3024)	6 (174.2856)	6 (170.8228)	22 (166.2284)	10 (171.9656)
Apr 28, 2017	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) Boone, IA	11 / 31 (667.9200)	5 (174.8456)	11 (166.2744)	23 (160.5600)	15 (166.2400)
Sep 16, 2016	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	19 / 34 (654.2288)	9 (168.5944)	15 (166.2744)	30 (147.3944)	6 (171.9656)
Sep 2, 2016	6th Annual Smokin' In the Bogs Warrens, WI	15 / 32 (654.7428)	24 (159.9428)	24 (157.0972)	19 (161.1200)	1 (176.5828)
Aug 5, 2016	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	45 / 70 (638.1140)	47 (161.0972)	46 (158.8228)	50 (156.5140)	37 (161.6800)
Jun 17, 2016	State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full) State Center, IA	20 / 31 (667.8856)	28 (160.5256)	9 (171.4172)	25 (161.6800)	4 (174.2628)
May 13, 2016	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	6 / 33 (671.8968)	10 (169.1428)	21 (162.2284)	1 (175.4056)	12 (165.1200)
Apr 23, 2016	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full) Boone, IA	20 / 36 (670.2512)	30 (162.8800)	12 (169.1428)	26 (164.5256)	6 (173.7028)
Apr 22, 2016	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full) Boone, IA	13 / 42 (671.4172)	19 (168)	17 (165.7144)	27 (165.1200)	8 (172.5828)
Oct 23, 2015	Fountains Blaze off & Senior Q Independence, MO	13 / 22 (660.3996)	11 (167.4056)	13 (163.3828)	14 (163.3828)	8 (166.2284)
Sep 4, 2015	5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI	15 / 27 (660.4916)	23 (156.5488)	17 (161.1316)	3 (173.1200)	11 (169.6912)
Aug 28, 2015	Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA	3 / 16 (690.2288)	8 (166.2400)	2 (174.8688)	4 (174.8572)	2 (174.2628)
Jul 24, 2015	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	14 / 54 (674.8116)	23 (168.5372)	11 (170.2744)	7 (170.8572)	23 (165.1428)
Jun 19, 2015	State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA	7 / 27 (667.3144)	8 (167.9656)	3 (171.4172)	21 (160.5372)	9 (167.3944)
Apr 25, 2015	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	18 / 41 (675.9544)	21 (170.8228)	6 (172.6060)	38 (155.3712)	3 (177.1544)
Oct 18, 2014	Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) Marshalltown, IA	22 / 27 (659.8628)	14 (170.8572)	24 (158.2172)	22 (163.4056)	15 (167.3828)
Oct 17, 2014	Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA	18 / 34 (658.7772)	21 (163.4628)	17 (162.2516)	14 (170.2628)	17 (162.8000)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	195 / 552 (663.3600)	248 (166.2512)	474 (152.5256)	66 (173.1316)	75 (171.4516)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	91 / 165 (668.6400)	64 (170.2856)	86 (166.8800)	83 (167.4744)	115 (164)
Aug 29, 2014	4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI	6 / 34 (681.1200)	2 (177.7028)	8 (172.5828)	4 (174.8572)	27 (155.9772)
Aug 1, 2014	Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede Waucoma, IA	4 / 21 (683.3716)	6 (171.9772)	1 (179.4400)	10 (165.6916)	7 (166.2628)
Jul 25, 2014	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	34 / 52 (652.9604)	19 (170.8344)	16 (169.6916)	44 (158.8116)	43 (153.6228)
Jun 27, 2014	Rockin' Country BBQ Fest Nevada, IA	7 / 15 (666.7544)	7 (166.8344)	4 (169.7144)	11 (159.3828)	4 (170.8228)
Apr 26, 2014	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	33 / 39 (628.9600)	35 (155.9428)	29 (162.8000)	27 (161.1428)	35 (149.0744)
Apr 25, 2014	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	21 / 45 (665.5540)	20 (168.5600)	6 (171.4172)	27 (165.0856)	34 (160.4912)
Oct 18, 2013	Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO	7 / 22 (659.3372)	16 (162.2972)	4 (167.9656)	10 (165.6800)	8 (163.3944)
Sep 27, 2013	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	12 / 56 (669.6912)	4 (173.1656)	11 (170.8572)	37 (159.3828)	18 (166.2856)
Aug 30, 2013	3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI	1 / 37 (686.8344)	1 (174.2972)	2 (177.7600)	14 (166.2400)	10 (168.5372)
Aug 23, 2013	Nevada Kiwanis BBQ Contest Nevada, IA	9 / 17 (665.6800)	6 (170.8572)	7 (166.8572)	7 (164.5828)	8 (163.3828)
Jun 21, 2013	Iowa State BBQ Championship Marshalltown, IA	15 / 28 (658.2854)	13 (167.4286)	16 (164.5714)	19 (163.4284)	15 (162.8570)
Jun 14, 2013	State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA	12 / 28 (662.8564)	19 (157.7142)	10 (167.4284)	14 (166.8568)	4 (170.8570)
Apr 19, 2013	Smoke Over Veishea Ames, IA	21 / 36 (654.2854)	17 (166.8572)	10 (165.1430)	27 (157.1426)	16 (165.1426)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SMOKEHOUSE 72

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (16 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

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)