SMOKEHOUSE 72 IA

Power ranking

#2199

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1473

peak 1529 · rated over 46 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-06-14

latest 2026-07-31

Best ToY finish

#276

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 51 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

695.3600 / 720

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

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

678.64 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 669.02 (+9.62)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

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

Consistency

±10.32

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 168.37 · weakest Brisket (164.99)

Road miles

7898

mi across 51 mapped stops · furthest 475 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$366K

listed at 43 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 45 state-championship entries

Master avg

669.02 / 720

46 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

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

👀 Looking over their shoulder

BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 33 of their 36 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of PORK COUNTY BARBECUE in 10 of their 13 shared contests.

😤 Pork Ribs nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, HOT DADDY'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 28 of 37 shared pork ribs entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating, IA first)

CHICK HUGGINS BBQ #2209 · 1473 · IA Que'd Up #2142 · 1477 · IA 2 B's BBQ #2129 · 1477 · IA Smokey Boys #2102 · 1478 · IA 225 MAFIA #2306 · 1468 · IA Grill Em All #2073 · 1480 · IA

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	36	3	33	8%	⚔ compare
TEAM CRAWFORD	32	8	24	25%	⚔ compare
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	30	3	27	10%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	25	3	22	12%	⚔ compare
MACHETE BOYS BBQ	24	6	18	25%	⚔ compare
T-Rex BBQ	23	8	15	35%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	23	2	21	9%	⚔ compare
Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ	21	11	10	52%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
Bucknutz BBQ	19	10	9	53%	⚔ compare
2 CASE BBQ	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
Luscious Loins BBQ	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
NEVER EASY BBQ	18	7	11	39%	⚔ compare
HOME FARM BBQ	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
DRY 2 DA BONE	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	46	10	1	2	180.0000 🔥	148.4344	167.86	top 58%
Pork Ribs	51	17	0	4	176.5716	157.6800	168.37	top 48%
Pork	46	13	1	6	178.2972	152.5028	167.89	top 55%
Brisket	46	10	0	2	176.5600	145.6684	164.99	top 56%

“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	Avg finish
IA	35	top 60%
WI	6	top 58%
MN	3	top 75%
OK	1	top 49%
NE	1	top 50%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 74%
Medium (20–39)	31	top 59%
Large (40+)	12	top 60%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Tri City BBQ Fest	5	10	top 62%	2024-09-20
Shenandoah ShenDig	3	16	top 58%	2026-07-17
Iowa State BBQ Championship	3	27	top 64%	2025-04-04
Smokin in the Bogs	3	8	top 44%	2023-09-01
Cruisin' and BBQin'	2	16	top 85%	2026-07-31
King of the Corn	2	12	top 58%	2024-05-17
Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition	2	8	top 29%	2021-06-18

The story so far

Busiest season: 2021 (10 contests)
Cooks mostly in IA (35 of 51 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (51 entries)
Average Master overall score: 669.02 / 720
1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥

Milestones

🚩 2019-06-14 — First tracked contest · Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition
📣 2019-06-14 — First call · Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition
📈 2021-09-17 — Peak power rating (1529) · Tri City BBQ Fest
🎖️ 2022-09-16 — 25th tracked contest · Tri City BBQ Fest
🔥 2026-06-19 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition
⭐ 2026-06-19 — Career-best overall score (695.3600) · Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition
🎖️ 2026-07-17 — 50th tracked contest · Shenandoah ShenDig

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17	Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition	2026-06-19
+9.7	Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ	2024-07-19
+9.5	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	2026-06-12
+9.3	King of the Corn	2024-05-17
+9	23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition	2024-06-14

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	Tri City BBQ Fest	2024-09-20
-11.2	Art of the Que	2023-07-07
-10.2	Fire on Ice BBQ Championship	2025-02-21
-9.7	Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest)	2022-06-03
-8.5	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	2026-06-13

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	7	1	1	86%	top 61%	96.6%	94.2%
2025	6	0	0	33%	top 78%	93.7%	92.5%
2024	5	2	0	60%	top 51%	95.9%	93.7%
2023	8	1	0	63%	top 71%	94.5%	92.2%
2022	5	0	0	80%	top 65%	92.8%	92.3%
2021	10	3	1	60%	top 50%	94.7%	93.4%
2020	5	0	0	60%	top 51%	93.2%	92.3%
2019	5	1	0	60%	top 49%	94.1%	92.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-07-31	Cruisin' and BBQin' 🏅 Hampton, IA	21 / 26 (672.4800)	14 (173.1084)	3 (176.5600)	21 (165.1200)	24 (157.6916)
2026-07-17	Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	17 / 28 (685.5884)	24 (163.9312)	17 (169.6916)	7 (176.5600)	3 (175.4056)
2026-06-19	Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	4 / 20 (695.3600)	1 (180.0000)	9 (171.4172)	10 (173.1316)	12 (170.8112)
2026-06-13	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)
2026-06-12	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)
2026-06-12	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI	—	—	4 (176.5716)	—	—
2026-05-01	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)
2025-08-22	Cruisin' and BBQin' 🏅 Hampton, IA	16 / 18 (674.1600)	10 (171.9772)	4 (174.2628)	16 (164.5372)	15 (163.3828)
2025-07-18	Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	21 / 30 (674.7312)	12 (172.5484)	16 (170.8228)	24 (166.2400)	21 (165.1200)
2025-06-20	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)
2025-05-16	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	29 / 33 (661.6228)	28 (164.5600)	31 (163.3828)	19 (168.0000)	26 (165.6800)
2025-04-04	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	27 / 49 (673.5768)	34 (165.1200)	29 (165.6800)	15 (171.9656)	17 (170.8112)
2025-02-21	Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN	39 / 42 (648.4568)	15 (171.9656)	16 (169.1200)	36 (161.7028)	41 (145.6684)
2024-09-20	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	27 / 30 (652.4000)	21 (166.2284)	14 (169.1084)	18 (167.3944)	28 (149.6688)
2024-07-19	Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	9 / 36 (690.2172)	15 (171.4056)	19 (170.8344)	12 (173.1200)	4 (174.8572)
2024-06-14	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)
2024-05-17	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	12 / 36 (682.7772)	23 (170.2744)	3 (173.1428)	11 (171.9772)	19 (167.3828)
2024-03-29	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	29 / 42 (666.7772)	33 (166.2512)	26 (165.1316)	36 (164.5716)	13 (170.8228)
2023-10-13	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)
2023-10-13	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI	—	—	18 (166.2400)	—	—
2023-09-15	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	17 / 32 (673.0400)	25 (165.0856)	19 (169.1428)	8 (174.2744)	20 (164.5372)
2023-09-01	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	8 / 14 (673.6228)	6 (169.6916)	3 (174.2744)	2 (172.0000)	12 (157.6568)
2023-07-21	Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	16 / 37 (680.4336)	13 (171.9656)	5 (175.4056)	22 (166.2512)	15 (166.8112)
2023-07-07	Art of the Que 🏅 Spencer, IA	27 / 28 (646.6744)	25 (163.3944)	18 (167.4172)	26 (159.3716)	27 (156.4912)
2023-06-16	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)
2023-05-19	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	37 / 45 (654.1824)	23 (170.2628)	26 (167.4056)	42 (159.9312)	39 (156.5828)
2022-09-16	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	14 / 25 (667.3716)	10 (171.4172)	22 (157.6800)	8 (169.7144)	12 (168.5600)
2022-07-29	Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	14 / 27 (663.3032)	18 (165.6800)	22 (158.8116)	6 (174.8572)	15 (163.9544)
2022-06-17	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)
2022-06-03	Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN	23 / 33 (662.6856)	3 (175.4172)	12 (170.2628)	22 (166.8228)	33 (150.1828)
2022-04-01	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	33 / 48 (667.9544)	36 (165.7372)	40 (161.1200)	17 (170.8344)	17 (170.2628)
2021-11-11	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK	54 / 111 (678.7312)	76 (166.8228)	20 (172.5600)	64 (169.6800)	51 (169.6684)
2021-09-24	Ottumwa 4th Annual Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	27 / 35 (662.1596)	28 (164.5600)	17 (167.9656)	33 (157.6684)	12 (171.9656)
2021-09-17	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	10 / 20 (682.1712)	4 (175.4056)	7 (170.2628)	16 (165.0972)	10 (171.4056)
2021-09-03	Smokin' in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	8 / 25 (671.8972)	9 (167.9772)	8 (167.9772)	4 (174.8572)	13 (161.0856)
2021-07-16	Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff 🏅 Cedar Rapids, IA	15 / 26 (666.7656)	25 (162.2284)	16 (166.2972)	3 (174.8572)	16 (163.3828)
2021-06-18	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	10 / 32 (670.2516)	25 (162.8344)	5 (171.4172)	1 (172.0116)	16 (163.9884)
2021-05-30	Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest C Omaha, NE	—	—	15 (165.0972)	—	—
2021-05-30	Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest B Omaha, NE	—	—	9 (172.0000)	—	—
2021-05-30	Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest A Omaha, NE	—	—	18 (166.2400)	—	—
2021-05-28	9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE	23 / 46 (673.6228)	41 (157.6684)	6 (174.8688)	32 (164.5256)	5 (176.5600)
2020-10-02	Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	47 / 66 (655.8624)	21 (170.2856)	42 (162.8116)	47 (163.9656)	54 (158.7996)
2020-09-18	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	22 / 35 (667.3256)	32 (160.5372)	11 (169.7144)	29 (162.2284)	3 (174.8456)
2020-07-17	Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off 🏅 MARION, IA	12 / 36 (659.8168)	13 (167.3828)	24 (159.3944)	9 (169.6684)	13 (163.3712)
2020-06-27	Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA	24 / 47 (670.7888)	30 (165.1316)	25 (166.2628)	20 (170.8572)	15 (168.5372)
2020-06-26	Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA	20 / 53 (669.5652)	34 (163.4056)	9 (170.8112)	28 (167.9656)	24 (167.3828)
2019-10-04	Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	27 / 49 (667.9656)	22 (170.2628)	33 (162.8800)	35 (162.8572)	15 (171.9656)
2019-09-20	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	20 / 34 (660.4800)	7 (171.4056)	24 (162.2744)	32 (152.5028)	7 (174.2972)
2019-08-30	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	16 / 38 (666.7316)	19 (168.5488)	8 (170.8572)	11 (170.2744)	28 (157.0512)
2019-07-19	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! 🏅 Waterloo, IA	21 / 33 (662.1600)	18 (169.1200)	12 (168.5372)	15 (168.5600)	26 (155.9428)
2019-06-14	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	8 / 31 (677.5996)	12 (169.1084)	13 (166.2628)	3 (173.7028)	14 (168.5256)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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 ↗	Master	#515 (245 pts)	#579 (245 pts)	#439 (400 pts)	#460 (325 pts)	#380 (425 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 (1077 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 (1152 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	#676 (478 pts)	#628 (543 pts)	#660 (518 pts)	#589 (588 pts)	#673 (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 (1175 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1903 (107 pts)	#1881 (117 pts)	#1947 (107 pts)	#2004 (102 pts)	#1647 (142 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#343 (1055 pts)	#288 (1165 pts)	#252 (1290 pts)	#377 (980 pts)	#393 (960 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#306 (1008 pts)	#266 (1058 pts)	#264 (1113 pts)	#460 (713 pts)	#329 (938 pts)