SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS

SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS is a competition barbecue team with 91 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the 11th Annual Big Island BBQ (2018). They are ranked #776 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#776

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1631

peak 1697 · rated over 86 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 31, 2013

latest Jul 10, 2026 · 13.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#179

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

21 podiums

Overall top-10s

21% of 91 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8112 / 720

Master · 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

670.31 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 669.58 (+0.73)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Original SD BBQ Championships

Consistency

±12.08

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.25 · weakest Brisket (166.45)

Road miles

16,291

across 91 mapped stops · furthest 756 mi

Schedule strength

69%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)

Purse competed for

$580K

listed at 39 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 42 state-championship entries

Master avg

669.58 / 720

89 Master contests · 2 GCs

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 pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

Against the odds

14-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 86 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska (Aug 10, 2018) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 14-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN.

Giant slayer

49 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 49-team field at 11th Annual Big Island BBQ.

Aug 24, 2018

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

ND BBQ Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 7th
average top 19%

They almost always walk

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 66 of 91 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 91 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.8112 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8112 at 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 10, 2018

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY has finished one call ahead of SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

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Their season

2018 2 Grand Championships

2018 was the year it came together: 11 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 35%.

11 contests
3 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 35%

A tough matchup

51–7 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 88% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 51 of their 58 shared contests.

The drought

48 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at 11th Annual Big Island BBQ on Aug 24, 2018 — 48 contests and 8.2 years ago.

last GC Aug 24, 2018
8.2 years ago

A strong matchup

24–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Borgy the BBQ Butcher in 24 of their 28 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Original SD BBQ Championships (Jun 2, 2023).

last seen Sep 16, 2021
back Jun 2, 2023

Looking over their shoulder

5× one call behind them

SPITFIRE has landed one call behind them 5 times.

The long haul

16,291 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 16,291 miles across 91 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 756 miles to 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES).

91 mapped stops
furthest 756 mi

The metronome

±1.68% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.68% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.0% of a perfect score
91 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked SMSU Smokefest every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 14th

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	#532 (313 pts)	#436 (498 pts)	#608 (323 pts)	#547 (323 pts)	#631 (243 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#636 (236 pts)	#592 (316 pts)	#911 (156 pts)	#562 (321 pts)	#728 (201 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#404 (509 pts)	#484 (434 pts)	#328 (774 pts)	#537 (369 pts)	#384 (589 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1093 (103 pts)	#991 (128 pts)	#1264 (103 pts)	#1094 (113 pts)	#1237 (73 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#183 (1,010 pts)	#181 (1,027 pts)	#197 (1,025 pts)	#127 (1,280 pts)	#160 (1,090 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#219 (541 pts)	#251 (486 pts)	#210 (561 pts)	#176 (681 pts)	#270 (441 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#213 (1,284 pts)	#149 (1,489 pts)	#248 (1,129 pts)	#276 (1,078 pts)	#223 (1,224 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#179 (1,480 pts)	#278 (1,137 pts)	#171 (1,465 pts)	#296 (1,095 pts)	#146 (1,585 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#558 (704 pts)	#427 (894 pts)	#638 (634 pts)	#549 (719 pts)	#629 (634 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#299 (1,168 pts)	#337 (1,083 pts)	#243 (1,343 pts)	#350 (1,068 pts)	#340 (1,093 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#508 (744 pts)	#588 (664 pts)	#505 (774 pts)	#286 (1,144 pts)	#373 (989 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#774 (439 pts)	#638 (594 pts)	#749 (494 pts)	#704 (539 pts)	#816 (434 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#755 (407 pts)	#1001 (312 pts)	#645 (517 pts)	#1081 (282 pts)	#530 (597 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS, each with one reason worth a look.

LG bbq

#773 of the rated field

1631 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1645

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS has cooked, 30 to 91, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Apr 11, 2026

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BLACK HART BBQ

#774 of the rated field

1631 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1631

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2019
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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BIG WOODIE BBQ

#775 of the rated field

1631 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1642

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 21 contests

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Team Cookie

#777 of the rated field

1630 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1630

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 17 contests, alongside a 47% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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WORTH SMOKIN' BBQ

#778 of the rated field

1630 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1630

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2015

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DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK

#786 of the rated field

1630 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 100
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1687

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 95 contests
last seen Jun 5, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SPITFIRE	77	24	53	31%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	58	7	51	12%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	49	17	32	35%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	43	15	28	35%	⚔ compare
SIN CIRCLE BBQ	42	13	29	31%	⚔ compare
Hogline	40	9	31	23%	⚔ compare
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	40	6	34	15%	⚔ compare
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	36	14	22	39%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	34	23	11	68%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	34	8	26	24%	⚔ compare
Pigtamer BBQ	33	21	12	64%	⚔ compare
Eggspert BBQ	32	5	27	16%	⚔ compare
RICHIE Z's	31	22	9	71%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	30	5	25	17%	⚔ compare
Borgy the BBQ Butcher	28	24	4	86%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	89	26	2	5	178.8572	145.6228	168.25	top 46%
Pork Ribs	90	27	2	6	180 🔥	153.0628	166.77	top 46%
Pork	88	24	2	4	177.7028	156.5028	167.93	top 44%
Brisket	89	26	3	6	178.8572	147.3828	166.45	top 45%

“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)	1	0	top 44%
Medium (20–39)	47	1	top 47%
Large (40+)	41	1	top 38%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MN	36	1	top 47%
SD	26	0	top 44%
IA	8	0	top 54%
KS	7	0	top 32%
NE	5	1	top 35%
ND	3	0	top 19%
WI	2	0	top 29%
TN	1	0	top 53%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Original SD BBQ Championships	6	9	top 43%	Jun 5, 2026
KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off	5	6	top 40%	Jul 16, 2021
Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll	4	9	top 43%	Sep 8, 2023
SMSU Smokefest	4	14	top 46%	Aug 16, 2019
ND BBQ Championship	3	7	top 19%	May 1, 2026
GOBS Que (DAY 2)	3	7	top 47%	Aug 14, 2021
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	10	top 29%	Jul 9, 2021
Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll	3	8	top 38%	Sep 6, 2019
Cookin On Kampeska	3	12	top 28%	Jul 19, 2019
Cookin' on Kampeska	3	11	top 45%	Jul 15, 2016
Minnesota in May	2	46	top 84%	May 8, 2026
MN Masters BBQ	2	12	top 55%	Aug 22, 2025
Original SD BBQ Championship	2	20	top 53%	Jun 4, 2021
Mankato Cookout (Day 2)	2	14	top 48%	Jun 9, 2018
Smoke on the Waterfall	2	7	top 45%	Jun 24, 2016
Smokefest	2	16	top 56%	Aug 21, 2015
Bend of the River CookOut	2	24	top 64%	Jun 12, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 14 contests

Contests a season 7 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 37 of 91 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 55 17 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 90 entries · 2 wins · 27 calls

First title Aug 10, 2018 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska

Opponents faced 1,508 finished ahead 2,841 times, behind 1,814

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Sep 16, 2021 → Jun 2, 2023

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

20261 milestone

Jul 10 Most recent contest KTD Smokn' Gobbler

20241 milestone

Jun 7 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Original SD BBQ Championships

20201 milestone

Aug 28 Peak power rating (1697) Minnesota in Mayaugust

20191 milestone

Jun 14 50th tracked contest Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition

20184 milestones

Aug 10 First overall podium 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
Aug 10 First Grand Championship 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
Aug 10 Career-best overall score694.8112 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
Aug 24 Biggest field won (49 teams) 11th Annual Big Island BBQ

20161 milestone

Jul 22 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20153 milestones

Jun 5 First category win (Brisket) Original SD BBQ Championships
Jun 5 10th tracked contest Original SD BBQ Championships
Jul 10 First overall top-10 Smoke on the Waterfall

20133 milestones

May 31 First tracked contest Original SD BBQ Championships
May 31 First call Original SD BBQ Championships
May 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8570 Original SD BBQ Championships

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.4	26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska	Aug 10, 2018
+14.1	11th Annual Big Island BBQ	Aug 24, 2018
+11.7	Back to Mayberry Day 2	Jun 27, 2020
+11.1	Minnesota in May	May 12, 2017
+10.5	Minnesota in May	May 13, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.7	Minnesota in May	May 10, 2024
-15.9	Minnesota in May	May 8, 2026
-15.2	Original SD BBQ Championships	Jun 5, 2026
-12.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 21, 2017
-12.1	8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest	Jul 26, 2024

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	4	0	0	1	50%	top 66%	95.1%	92.5%
2025	2	0	1	0	100%	top 42%	95.5%	94%
2024	5	0	1	1	60%	top 54%	94.8%	93.7%
2023	2	0	1	0	100%	top 38%	94.2%	93.6%
2021	13	0	1	0	62%	top 43%	95.5%	93.6%
2020	5	0	2	0	80%	top 43%	94.7%	93.2%
2019	14	0	4	1	43%	top 33%	96.1%	94.1%
2018	11	2	3	3	91%	top 35%	96.5%	93.7%
2017	7	0	1	0	57%	top 47%	94.5%	92.6%
2016	11	0	3	1	91%	top 38%	94.2%	92.8%
2015	8	0	2	2	100%	top 45%	93.4%	91.9%
2014	5	0	0	0	80%	top 61%	92.7%	90.6%
2013	4	0	0	0	75%	top 50%	92%	90.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 10, 2026	KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN	19 / 33 (676.4916)	1 (178.8572)	—	25 (166.2400)	24 (162.2744)
Jun 5, 2026	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	45 / 48 (635.3376)	34 (166.2744)	47 (156.5488)	39 (162.2400)	47 (150.2744)
May 8, 2026	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	68 / 77 (667.8628)	59 (167.9656)	72 (161.6800)	27 (171.9772)	58 (166.2400)
May 1, 2026	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	16 / 71 (684.5140)	18 (172)	14 (173.1428)	9 (176.5600)	44 (162.8112)
Oct 3, 2025	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	9 / 46 (687.3600)	4 (176)	18 (170.2628)	7 (173.1200)	21 (167.9772)
Aug 22, 2025	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	17 / 26 (666.2176)	14 (167.4288)	23 (158.8116)	7 (172.5600)	11 (167.4172)
Sep 27, 2024	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	7 / 47 (682.2744)	18 (168)	9 (170.2972)	15 (169.1200)	6 (174.8572)
Aug 23, 2024	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	12 / 27 (677.6344)	17 (166.2744)	3 (176.5600)	19 (167.3828)	15 (167.4172)
Jul 26, 2024	8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	24 / 28 (661.6000)	17 (169.1200)	24 (163.3944)	28 (159.3828)	11 (169.7028)
Jun 7, 2024	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	15 / 34 (678.1940)	18 (169.1200)	1 (180)	30 (158.8112)	11 (170.2628)
May 10, 2024	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	46 / 58 (671.9312)	50 (165.6800)	27 (169.7372)	24 (171.9884)	50 (164.5256)
Sep 8, 2023	Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	15 / 28 (670.1712)	10 (170.8800)	15 (167.3944)	13 (169.1200)	21 (162.7768)
Jun 2, 2023	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	9 / 39 (678.2516)	15 (168.5488)	28 (164)	5 (176.5944)	12 (169.1084)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	89 / 467 (677.6456)	101 (171.9656)	34 (175.4400)	319 (160.5600)	125 (169.6800)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	108 / 185 (677.6000)	181 (155.9544)	64 (173.1200)	85 (170.8228)	13 (177.7028)
Sep 10, 2021	Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	12 / 26 (675.3712)	18 (167.3828)	22 (162.2856)	2 (175.4172)	6 (170.2856)
Aug 14, 2021	GOBS Que (DAY 2) 🏅 Arlington, NE	19 / 25 (667.2912)	7 (172.5484)	23 (158.8344)	13 (166.2400)	13 (169.6684)
Aug 13, 2021	GOBS Que (DAY 1) 🏅 Arlington, NE	7 / 26 (681.0172)	11 (170.8228)	6 (169.6916)	8 (170.8228)	9 (169.6800)
Jul 30, 2021	5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	20 / 35 (663.3256)	15 (171.9656)	35 (155.3600)	7 (170.8572)	16 (165.1428)
Jul 16, 2021	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	15 / 33 (674.7884)	25 (165.1200)	10 (171.4172)	7 (173.1428)	20 (165.1084)
Jul 16, 2021	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off - One Meat Rib Contest Worthington, MN	—	—	7 (166.9028)	—	—
Jul 9, 2021	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	14 / 43 (687.9200)	14 (174.2628)	30 (167.4172)	22 (170.8228)	5 (175.4172)
Jun 12, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI	15 / 45 (667.3832)	9 (170.8572)	5 (170.8344)	28 (161.7144)	26 (163.9772)
Jun 11, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	13 / 52 (673.0168)	20 (169.1084)	21 (166.8344)	13 (171.9656)	24 (165.1084)
Jun 4, 2021	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	25 / 49 (665.6000)	19 (168)	35 (159.9544)	11 (173.1084)	27 (164.5372)
Jun 4, 2021	The Original SD BBQ Championships - One Meat Standalone Ribs Contest Huron, SD	—	—	21 (156.5600)	—	—
Sep 11, 2020	Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	18 / 29 (668.4568)	5 (173.7372)	17 (168.5372)	20 (163.9656)	20 (162.2168)
Aug 28, 2020	Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN	16 / 45 (675.9544)	27 (167.4172)	26 (164)	4 (175.4172)	15 (169.1200)
Jun 27, 2020	Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA	8 / 47 (681.6800)	21 (168)	3 (174.2628)	11 (173.7372)	27 (165.6800)
Jun 26, 2020	Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA	32 / 53 (661.6344)	32 (164.5256)	40 (161.6800)	11 (171.4172)	29 (164.0116)
Jun 19, 2020	The Hayfield 🏅 Fort Ripley, MN	9 / 22 (667.9316)	13 (165.6800)	12 (164.5716)	—	9 (166.2628)
Oct 25, 2019	31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN	51 / 97 (673.6112)	64 (166.8572)	62 (167.9656)	19 (173.7028)	56 (165.0856)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	16 / 468 (691.9656)	52 (174.2628)	32 (174.8800)	14 (176.5600)	190 (166.2628)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	73 / 135 (682.2056)	111 (166.2628)	29 (173.7028)	15 (176)	113 (166.2400)
Sep 6, 2019	Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	8 / 29 (683.4288)	19 (164.5600)	5 (172.5944)	16 (167.4172)	2 (178.8572)
Aug 23, 2019	Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN	9 / 50 (679.3484)	5 (173.1428)	8 (171.4172)	21 (170.2512)	17 (164.5372)
Aug 16, 2019	SMSU Smokefest 🏅 Marshall, MN	14 / 46 (680.5256)	13 (173.1428)	25 (167.4172)	18 (169.7028)	14 (170.2628)
Aug 9, 2019	GOBS Que 🏅 Arlington, NE	11 / 29 (665.0284)	7 (171.4056)	20 (159.4060)	10 (168.5484)	10 (165.6684)
Jul 19, 2019	Cookin On Kampeska 🏅 Watertown, SD	12 / 40 (672.5484)	14 (170.2856)	16 (168.0344)	22 (166.8228)	14 (167.4056)
Jul 12, 2019	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	10 / 59 (686.2056)	13 (172)	25 (169.6684)	14 (173.7028)	17 (170.8344)
Jun 28, 2019	Back To Mayberry 🏅 Rodney, IA	13 / 28 (672.5828)	18 (168.5600)	18 (165.1544)	12 (170.2856)	14 (168.5828)
Jun 14, 2019	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	11 / 31 (674.2168)	16 (168.5484)	4 (172.5600)	21 (163.3712)	10 (169.7372)
May 31, 2019	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	20 / 37 (657.5768)	23 (164.5600)	23 (165.1200)	14 (170.2628)	24 (157.6340)
May 10, 2019	Minnesota in May 🏅	13 / 57 (679.9660)	3 (178.2972)	30 (163.9772)	18 (170.3088)	20 (167.3828)
Apr 26, 2019	Q for a Cause 🏅 Papillion, NE	10 / 32 (684.4912)	1 (177.7028)	11 (170.2628)	19 (169.1200)	19 (167.4056)
Sep 21, 2018	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	15 / 27 (657.6116)	4 (170.2744)	16 (163.4172)	10 (167.3828)	23 (156.5372)
Sep 14, 2018	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	6 / 25 (682.2288)	20 (164.5372)	1 (174.3088)	11 (170.2628)	7 (173.1200)
Sep 7, 2018	Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD	13 / 25 (672.9824)	14 (164.5256)	13 (166.8228)	5 (169.6684)	10 (171.9656)
Aug 24, 2018	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	1 / 49 (687.9544)	5 (176)	20 (166.2744)	16 (167.9656)	1 (177.7144)
Aug 17, 2018	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	18 / 40 (670.7888)	28 (164.5944)	6 (172.5600)	27 (162.8116)	10 (170.8228)
Aug 10, 2018	26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Arlington, NE	1 / 30 (694.8112)	6 (172.5600)	7 (170.2856)	7 (174.2628)	1 (177.7028)
Jul 20, 2018	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	13 / 45 (673.6804)	15 (171.4172)	6 (170.2744)	32 (164)	13 (167.9888)
Jul 13, 2018	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	18 / 48 (667.3372)	15 (170.2744)	30 (162.8000)	41 (161.1200)	5 (173.1428)
Jun 9, 2018	Mankato Cookout (Day 2) Mankato, MN	27 / 42 (670.2172)	30 (170.2628)	32 (164.0116)	28 (167.9772)	24 (167.9656)
Jun 8, 2018	Mankato Cookout (Day 1) Mankato, MN	14 / 44 (683.9432)	25 (168.5372)	5 (175.4288)	14 (172.5600)	28 (167.4172)
Jun 1, 2018	The Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	14 / 33 (662.1824)	29 (158.2628)	9 (168.0112)	14 (166.2400)	6 (169.6684)
Sep 8, 2017	Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD	11 / 31 (678.3084)	9 (173.1772)	12 (169.1428)	20 (161.7028)	6 (174.2856)
Aug 18, 2017	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	26 / 41 (658.1712)	19 (167.9772)	25 (163.9656)	33 (159.9884)	16 (166.2400)
Jul 21, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Eagan, MN	26 / 30 (635.2456)	9 (168.5256)	28 (153.0628)	20 (163.4056)	29 (150.2516)
Jul 14, 2017	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	12 / 48 (680.4912)	22 (169.1200)	17 (169.7028)	8 (173.1200)	21 (168.5484)
Jun 10, 2017	Mankato Cookout Day 2 Mankato, MN	19 / 33 (671.8856)	20 (168)	13 (170.2744)	21 (167.3828)	20 (166.2284)
Jun 9, 2017	Mankato Cookout Day 1 and (BACKYARD) Mankato, MN	18 / 35 (665.7488)	11 (171.4400)	13 (166.8916)	15 (168)	29 (159.4172)
May 12, 2017	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	8 / 71 (678.2744)	3 (174.3200)	29 (165.1200)	8 (172.0116)	21 (166.8228)
Sep 16, 2016	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	10 / 29 (670.8456)	16 (167.9884)	8 (168)	15 (165.7144)	10 (169.1428)
Sep 9, 2016	Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD	14 / 34 (657.0628)	18 (162.2400)	2 (174.2972)	27 (159.9656)	20 (160.5600)
Aug 19, 2016	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	17 / 37 (659.3032)	28 (161.1200)	8 (171.9772)	15 (168.5372)	24 (157.6688)
Jul 22, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	9 / 30 (665.7604)	9 (169.1544)	10 (166.8572)	16 (165.1544)	13 (164.5944)
Jul 15, 2016	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	11 / 41 (677.5884)	17 (169.6684)	21 (167.3944)	16 (168.5372)	7 (171.9884)
Jul 1, 2016	Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA	26 / 35 (663.3144)	10 (172.5716)	32 (159.9544)	16 (166.2628)	25 (164.5256)
Jun 24, 2016	Smoke on the Waterfall Redwoodfalls, MN	12 / 26 (661.0628)	3 (174.8572)	19 (161.0972)	6 (168.5256)	19 (156.5828)
Jun 11, 2016	Mankato Cookout Day 2 and ( Back Yard) Mankato, MN	10 / 32 (678.2284)	25 (166.8456)	13 (170.2744)	1 (177.1428)	18 (163.9656)
Jun 10, 2016	Mankato Cookout Day 1 Mankato, MN	12 / 33 (677.6456)	5 (174.8456)	11 (171.4172)	21 (165.7028)	19 (165.6800)
Jun 3, 2016	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	14 / 44 (666.2056)	12 (169.7028)	15 (169.1200)	24 (162.8228)	15 (164.5600)
May 13, 2016	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	12 / 71 (671.9084)	19 (169.1200)	8 (170.8456)	58 (156.5028)	5 (175.4400)
Sep 18, 2015	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	12 / 26 (670.2056)	10 (169.7028)	21 (161.6800)	8 (169.7028)	10 (169.1200)
Sep 11, 2015	Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD	9 / 32 (672.4912)	6 (172)	27 (157.0972)	1 (177.7028)	14 (165.6912)
Aug 21, 2015	Smokefest Marshall, MN	25 / 42 (655.2916)	35 (159.3944)	20 (165.1200)	2 (174.2628)	34 (156.5144)
Jul 31, 2015	Great Northern BBQ Brainerd, MN	11 / 26 (665.6572)	7 (170.8800)	23 (155.9200)	10 (169.1200)	3 (169.7372)
Jul 17, 2015	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	18 / 38 (653.5428)	37 (145.6228)	18 (164.5372)	10 (169.6684)	3 (173.7144)
Jul 10, 2015	Smoke on the Waterfall Redwood Falls, MN	7 / 16 (659.9772)	9 (165.6800)	2 (176.0116)	10 (161.1656)	11 (157.1200)
Jun 12, 2015	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	24 / 42 (655.9316)	33 (161.6916)	9 (169.7144)	12 (167.4056)	34 (157.1200)
Jun 5, 2015	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	13 / 41 (657.6800)	28 (158.2516)	21 (162.8456)	21 (161.1428)	1 (175.4400)
Sep 5, 2014	Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD	11 / 26 (667.3028)	4 (171.9772)	17 (163.9428)	14 (163.9428)	9 (167.4400)
Aug 8, 2014	Great Northern BBQ Brainerd, MN	18 / 25 (643.9316)	7 (170.8228)	19 (155.3944)	15 (162.3200)	21 (155.3944)
Jul 18, 2014	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	19 / 31 (657.5884)	20 (162.7884)	6 (170.8344)	23 (162.2628)	21 (161.7028)
Jun 27, 2014	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	35 / 50 (649.0056)	46 (159.3712)	35 (159.3944)	31 (163.9772)	23 (166.2628)
Jun 6, 2014	SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	24 / 42 (643.8856)	22 (163.9772)	23 (158.2628)	5 (174.2628)	40 (147.3828)
Sep 13, 2013	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN	20 / 39 (662.2628)	32 (161.1200)	20 (166.2856)	24 (161.1200)	6 (173.7372)
Aug 16, 2013	Smokefest Marshall, MN	16 / 31 (650.8460)	24 (159.4172)	10 (165.1316)	24 (156.5716)	6 (169.7256)
Jul 19, 2013	Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing Watertown, SD	16 / 26 (643.4288)	17 (162.8228)	14 (163.9772)	18 (158.8916)	11 (157.7372)
May 31, 2013	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	14 / 41 (654.8570)	19 (164)	5 (168)	26 (158.2858)	13 (164.5712)

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

SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS

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

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

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)