Among the elite
In the top 4% of every rated team in the data
A power rating of 1743 puts them #243 of 6,485 rated teams — the top 4% of the field.
- rating 1743
- peak 1743
- 44 rated contests
Smokey Bey's Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 57 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #243 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings and hold 1 all-time KCBS record.
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.
Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #65 (1,591 pts) | #88 (1,466 pts) | #152 (1,191 pts) | #50 (1,631 pts) | #120 (1,236 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #178 (1,198 pts) | #326 (698 pts) | #283 (888 pts) | #73 (1,693 pts) | #224 (1,013 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #82 (715 pts) | #66 (820 pts) | #118 (520 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #141 (1,276 pts) | #236 (966 pts) | #131 (1,346 pts) | #168 (1,141 pts) | #213 (1,001 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #26 (1,136 pts) | #51 (981 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | #733 (228 pts) | #289 (845 pts) | — | — |
The teams rated closest to Smokey Bey's Barbecue, each with one reason worth a look.
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokey Bey's Barbecue has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headA longer road to the same neighbourhood — 104 contests to 57.
⚔ Head-to-headThey've been 1922 at their best, 179 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Smokey Bey's Barbecue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersTheir rating is built on 13 Grand Championships in 81 contests, alongside a 70% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersThey were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before Smokey Bey's Barbecue's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 32 | 20 | 12 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 28 | 20 | 8 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Aww Shucks BBQ | 27 | 17 | 10 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 24 | 16 | 8 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 24 | 11 | 13 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| Damn Fine Beef & Swine | 23 | 13 | 10 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Squealin N Dealin BBQ | 23 | 13 | 10 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Influence BBQ - MO | 22 | 17 | 5 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| Split Borders BBQ | 21 | 20 | 1 | 95% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 21 | 4 | 17 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| Ambition Que | 20 | 12 | 8 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Dr. Squealgood BBQ | 20 | 9 | 11 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke This Drink That BBQ | 19 | 4 | 15 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Dog BBQ | 18 | 16 | 2 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 18 | 16 | 2 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 49 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 180 🔥 | 162.8456 | 173.54 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 55 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 179.4400 | 158.2288 | 171.82 | top 35% |
| Pork | 34 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 180 🔥 | 161.1428 | 174.33 | top 25% |
| Brisket | 30 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 178.8572 | 163.3828 | 172.18 | top 32% |
“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) | 5 | 1 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 18 | 0 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 25 | 3 | top 19% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 4 | 4 | 0 | top 29% | Jul 20, 2024 |
| BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 16% | Aug 14, 2026 |
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 7% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 15% | Apr 10, 2026 |
| 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 48% | Jul 12, 2024 |
| Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 4% | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 50% | Apr 3, 2026 |
| 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 37% | May 25, 2025 |
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 25% | Oct 28, 2023 |
| Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 34% | Jul 15, 2023 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.7 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | Jul 22, 2023 |
| +14.3 | Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 8, 2023 |
| +13.4 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 5, 2024 |
| +12.8 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | Oct 28, 2023 |
| +12.6 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | Jul 21, 2023 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16.5 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | Apr 3, 2026 |
| -10 | Smoke on the River (Day 2) | Sep 5, 2026 |
| -4.4 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | Jul 20, 2024 |
| -3.6 | RTrowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (BACKYARD) | May 17, 2024 |
| -2.6 | Smoke on the Bricks | Aug 8, 2025 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 83% | top 24% | 98.4% | 96.6% |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 70% | top 22% | 97.7% | 96.5% |
| 2024 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 87% | top 23% | 98.4% | 96.2% |
| 2023 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 80% | top 27% | 97.6% | 94.5% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 1 / 360 (708.5600) | 102 (173.7028) | 7 (179.4400) | 37 (176.5600) | 13 (178.8572) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Smoke on the River (Day 2) 🏅 Burlington, KS | 18 / 25 (686.2168) | 5 (178.8572) | 22 (166.8228) | 7 (175.4056) | 22 (165.1312) |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Weston, MO | 1 / 43 (705.0972) | 7 (176.5600) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (178.8572) | 17 (170.8228) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 3 / 83 (704.5604) | 7 (178.2972) | 9 (177.7144) | 4 (177.7144) | 37 (170.8344) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 8 / 157 (698.2284) | 8 (176.5600) | 35 (171.9656) | 32 (172.5600) | 7 (177.1428) |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 5 / 33 (702.2512) | 2 (179.4400) | 9 (176.5828) | 20 (171.9656) | 8 (174.2628) |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 4 / 36 (699.3716) | 13 (175.4056) | 14 (173.1316) | 3 (177.7144) | 12 (173.1200) |
| Jun 5, 2026 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 7 / 30 (690.2056) | 13 (171.4056) | 8 (173.1200) | 7 (176) | 11 (169.6800) |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS | 36 / 101 (690.8116) | 10 (177.7144) | 98 (160.5372) | 5 (178.8572) | 24 (173.7028) |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 34 / 42 (671.3028) | 19 (171.9772) | 34 (165.0972) | 38 (162.8000) | 12 (171.4284) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 8 / 68 (696.5256) | 19 (172.5600) | 13 (174.2628) | 2 (180) | 28 (169.7028) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 21 / 62 (690.8232) | 31 (173.1084) | 30 (169.7260) | 4 (178.8572) | 35 (169.1316) |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 23 / 53 (689.6112) | 28 (172.5484) | 28 (170.8228) | 15 (174.2628) | 21 (171.9772) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 23 / 159 (686.2056) | 55 (168.5140) | 49 (171.4172) | 5 (178.2972) | 55 (167.9772) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS | 4 / 28 (697.6800) | 12 (173.1084) | 4 (177.7372) | 8 (172.5716) | 8 (174.2628) |
| May 25, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 27 / 70 (694.2284) | 51 (170.8228) | 19 (175.4056) | 17 (174.8800) | 31 (173.1200) |
| May 24, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 37 / 106 (690.7656) | 67 (170.8228) | 83 (168.5256) | 5 (178.2972) | 32 (173.1200) |
| May 23, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 23 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 4 / 40 (698.8228) | 20 (172.5600) | 7 (177.1428) | 2 (179.4400) | 17 (169.6800) |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 3 / 92 (703.3712) | 44 (172.5484) | 40 (171.9656) | 1 (180) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 4 / 70 (699.3944) | 10 (176.5600) | 50 (166.8344) | 4 (180) | 5 (176) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 144 / 444 (683.9656) | 54 (176.5600) | 10 (178.8572) | 351 (161.1428) | 215 (167.4056) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 5 / 73 (697.6916) | 25 (170.8572) | 5 (176.5600) | 10 (175.4172) | 8 (174.8572) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Weston, MO | 2 / 38 (698.2400) | 16 (171.9772) | 3 (174.8572) | 8 (174.2628) | 2 (177.1428) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 6 / 65 (701.6800) | 23 (173.7028) | 12 (174.2744) | 6 (178.8572) | 11 (174.8456) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 17 / 33 (695.9772) | 16 (175.4172) | 11 (177.1428) | 31 (165.7028) | 3 (177.7144) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 12 / 37 (694.7884) | 2 (180) | 2 (178.2972) | 22 (171.4056) | 30 (165.0856) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 12 / 28 (682.7656) | 7 (174.2744) | 16 (168.5256) | 3 (176.5828) | 18 (163.3828) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Cameron, MO | — | — | 11 (171.9656) | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 2 / 172 (695.4972) | 10 (177.1428) | 38 (169.1544) | 2 (177.7372) | 18 (171.4628) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 1 / 43 (354.2972) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (175.4400) | — | — |
| May 17, 2024 | RTrowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (BACKYARD) Derby, KS | 7 / 14 (339.3484) | 11 (167.3712) | 7 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 7 / 97 (697.0860) | 44 (171.9656) | 6 (177.7144) | 24 (173.1316) | 22 (174.2744) |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 8 / 42 (342.8116) | 1 (177.7144) | 28 (165.0972) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 8 / 31 (343.3828) | 7 (174.8456) | 16 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 19 / 58 (686.7888) | 26 (171.9656) | 24 (170.8344) | 20 (173.7144) | 16 (170.2744) |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 5 / 40 (347.9772) | 12 (170.8228) | 5 (177.1544) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Oak Grove, MO | — | 3 (176.5600) | — | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 2 (175.4288) | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 18 / 47 (327.9088) | 12 (169.6800) | 19 (158.2288) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Stover, MO | 5 / 16 (493.7028) | 4 (162.8456) | 9 (165.1316) | 6 (165.7256) | — |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Belton, MO | 1 / 11 (350.8344) | 1 (180) | 5 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Boats Beats & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Grove, OK | 3 / 17 (515.3600) | 6 (170.8228) | 7 (171.4172) | 5 (173.1200) | — |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 10 / 36 (345.6800) | 12 (173.7028) | 11 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Que' For a Cause (ONE MEAT RIBS) Tahlequah, OK | — | — | 6 (175.4056) | — | — |
| Jul 22, 2023 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 4 / 28 (521.0972) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (173.7028) | 10 (168.5372) | — |
| Jul 22, 2023 | Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Osceola, MO | — | — | 13 (170.8456) | — | — |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 6 / 31 (511.9316) | 5 (175.4172) | 10 (169.6916) | 9 (166.8228) | — |
| Jul 15, 2023 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) 🏅 Butler, MO | 8 / 21 (324.4456) | 7 (165.0856) | 8 (159.3600) | — | — |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) 🏅 Butler, MO | 8 / 27 (334.7888) | 5 (167.3944) | 9 (167.3944) | — | — |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Smokin in the Electric City (ONE MEAT RIBS) Butler, MO | — | — | 17 (165.6800) | — | — |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 13 / 30 (336.5144) | 10 (168.5372) | 11 (167.9772) | — | — |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2) Cameron, MO | 7 / 12 (335.3484) | 10 (164.5256) | 6 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 3 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 4 / 32 (345.1200) | 4 (174.2856) | 5 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition 🏅 Derby, KS | 7 / 28 (351.4172) | 4 (179.4400) | 9 (171.9772) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.