Perfect scores on the board
4 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.
- Chicken ×2
- Pork ×2
SmoKEN Meatz is a competition barbecue team with 52 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 30 at the Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) (2025). They are ranked #1371 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #458 (388 pts) | #381 (556 pts) | #297 (771 pts) | #570 (283 pts) | #561 (293 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #218 (1,005 pts) | #175 (1,230 pts) | #189 (1,209 pts) | #205 (1,085 pts) | #243 (945 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #223 (964 pts) | #45 (1,816 pts) | #91 (1,542 pts) | #211 (1,004 pts) | #216 (994 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #526 (345 pts) | #239 (912 pts) | #546 (405 pts) | #511 (395 pts) | #618 (280 pts) |
The teams rated closest to SmoKEN Meatz, each with one reason worth a look.
33 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFewer contests behind them than SmoKEN Meatz has cooked, 36 to 52, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersTheir last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before SmoKEN Meatz's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 18% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersLevel with SmoKEN Meatz on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersThey were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before SmoKEN Meatz's first contest.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandpa Val's BBQ | 24 | 4 | 20 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 23 | 3 | 20 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Let It Smoke Barbecue | 22 | 16 | 6 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 22 | 4 | 18 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| ELJEFE SMOKE | 18 | 5 | 13 | 28% | ⚔ compare |
| STICKS & STONES BBQ | 18 | 5 | 13 | 28% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 18 | 3 | 15 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 18 | 3 | 15 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Mullen It Over BBQ | 15 | 14 | 1 | 93% | ⚔ compare |
| Second Helping BBQ -PA | 14 | 11 | 3 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 14 | 2 | 11 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Q42 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Monarchy | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 41 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 180 🔥 | 158.2516 | 171.57 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 41 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 178.8800 | 154.8228 | 168.20 | top 52% |
| Pork | 29 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 180 🔥 | 155.9316 | 169.32 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 176.5600 | 146.8000 | 164.79 | top 55% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
| Medium (20–39) | 25 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 40% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 7 | 4 | 0 | top 38% | Apr 11, 2026 |
| Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 6 | 5 | 0 | top 42% | Sep 13, 2025 |
| Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 4 | 11 | 0 | top 53% | Oct 25, 2025 |
| New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 50% | Apr 20, 2024 |
| Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 31% | Oct 19, 2024 |
| Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 80% | Jul 27, 2024 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | Apr 11, 2025 |
| +13.7 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | Sep 23, 2023 |
| +13.3 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | Apr 20, 2024 |
| +12.5 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | Oct 19, 2024 |
| +12.2 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Apr 15, 2023 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Oct 22, 2021 |
| -9 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | Jul 26, 2024 |
| -8.4 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | Oct 25, 2025 |
| -8 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Apr 22, 2022 |
| -6.4 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | Jul 27, 2024 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83% | top 37% | 95.6% | 95% |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 83% | top 35% | 97.2% | 95.5% |
| 2024 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 74% | top 55% | 96.2% | 93% |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 91% | top 44% | 96.5% | 93.8% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 59% | 92.7% | 91.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT | 7 / 26 (683.3372) | 6 (175.4172) | 3 (174.8456) | 10 (170.2744) | 18 (162.8000) |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 17 (163.3944) | — | — |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 12 / 29 (688.4684) | 8 (176) | 9 (175.4056) | 20 (163.9428) | 9 (173.1200) |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT | — | 9 (170.8112) | — | — | — |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 10 (167.4056) | — | — |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 14 / 33 (679.8624) | 13 (174.2628) | 4 (175.4172) | 21 (167.4056) | 23 (162.7768) |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 22 / 32 (674.7084) | 26 (165.6800) | 27 (165.0856) | 8 (175.4056) | 19 (168.5372) |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 14 / 31 (678.1712) | 10 (173.1200) | 20 (166.2628) | 15 (170.8112) | 17 (167.9772) |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 5 / 16 (700) | 9 (174.2628) | 7 (174.8572) | 9 (174.3200) | 1 (176.5600) |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) Southwick, MA | — | — | 7 (166.2284) | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 5 / 16 (698.2056) | 11 (170.8228) | 5 (173.1200) | 1 (180) | 6 (174.2628) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 9 / 30 (683.3140) | 9 (173.1084) | 17 (167.3828) | 10 (172.5600) | 11 (170.2628) |
| May 3, 2025 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 6 (170.2744) | — | — |
| May 2, 2025 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 11 (168.5256) | — | — | — |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 9 / 35 (691.3256) | 12 (175.4172) | 18 (168.5256) | 7 (175.4172) | 11 (171.9656) |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT | — | 4 (176) | — | — | — |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 15 (166.8344) | — | — |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 4 / 30 (685.6228) | 3 (177.1544) | 5 (173.1200) | 9 (171.9656) | 19 (163.3828) |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Columbia, NJ | 5 / 26 (691.9544) | 2 (177.7144) | 6 (171.9772) | 15 (168) | 6 (174.2628) |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Columbia, NJ | — | — | 11 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Columbia, NJ | 12 / 28 (671.8400) | 19 (166.2284) | 16 (166.2400) | 17 (165.0972) | 4 (174.2744) |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Columbia, NJ | — | 12 (166.2516) | — | — | — |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 19 / 27 (667.3260) | 20 (167.3944) | 8 (174.2628) | 9 (172.5600) | 24 (153.1088) |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Southwick, MA | — | 4 (176.5600) | — | — | — |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Southwick, MA | — | — | 9 (167.3712) | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 16 / 25 (671.9428) | 3 (176.5600) | 18 (162.8572) | 10 (172.5828) | 24 (159.9428) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Braintree, VT | — | 9 (167.3944) | — | — | — |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 23 / 32 (665.0748) | 10 (176.5600) | 29 (158.8688) | 10 (174.2744) | 30 (155.3716) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 31 / 35 (636.9948) | 22 (166.2516) | 13 (168.0116) | 32 (155.9316) | 31 (146.8000) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Somers, CT | — | 10 (166.2284) | — | — | — |
| Apr 20, 2024 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 4 / 27 (692.5256) | 3 (176.5600) | 4 (174.2972) | 9 (169.1084) | 5 (172.5600) |
| Apr 20, 2024 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 1 (178.8800) | — | — |
| Apr 19, 2024 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 2 (173.1544) | — | — | — |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 25 / 37 (664.9596) | 34 (160.5256) | 26 (166.2400) | 13 (169.6684) | 17 (168.5256) |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 2 (176) | — | — |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 15 / 29 (661.5312) | 15 (168.5256) | 22 (160.5372) | 16 (165.0856) | 12 (167.3828) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT | — | 3 (171.4172) | — | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 11 / 29 (683.9200) | 2 (180) | 14 (170.8228) | 25 (162.2628) | 10 (170.8344) |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Jackson, NJ | — | — | 5 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 20 / 34 (661.6460) | 4 (177.1428) | 25 (161.0972) | 21 (165.7372) | 23 (157.6688) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Jackson, NJ | — | 1 (173.1316) | — | — | — |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 6 / 42 (694.8344) | 17 (170.8456) | 16 (170.2628) | 1 (180) | 10 (173.7260) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 12 / 31 (682.1940) | 1 (180) | 4 (174.2972) | 23 (166.8112) | 27 (161.0856) |
| Apr 22, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 20 / 30 (665.5544) | 10 (173.1316) | 27 (159.9428) | 19 (166.2400) | 17 (166.2400) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 25 / 36 (656.4116) | 11 (170.8228) | 20 (162.8344) | 7 (172.5716) | 33 (150.1828) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 5 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT | 10 / 43 (682.8344) | 19 (171.4172) | 17 (169.7028) | 7 (175.4744) | 18 (166.2400) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 14 (163.3944) | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 11 / 27 (331.9200) | 18 (161.6572) | 6 (170.2628) | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 16 / 29 (667.2916) | 12 (170.2628) | 13 (167.3944) | 12 (170.2628) | 23 (159.3716) |
| Apr 22, 2022 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 39 / 48 (646.1256) | 22 (169.1084) | 43 (154.8228) | 39 (160.5372) | 29 (161.6572) |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 28 / 31 (621.5888) | 29 (158.2516) | 21 (159.3828) | 27 (155.9772) | 28 (147.9772) |