High-water mark
664.5256
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.5256 at 34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 22, 2015
Thank You for Smoking
Thank You for Smoking is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 13th of 22 at the Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff (2014). They are ranked #4623 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1471
peak 1471 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2013
latest Sep 5, 2015 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
628.56 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 542.59 (+85.97)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±222.40
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 139.57 · weakest Brisket (133.19)
Road miles
5,808
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 4,311 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Master avg
542.59 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Thank You for Smoking, each with one reason worth a look.
140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,621 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,624 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1507
They've been 1507 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,607 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,636 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Level with Thank You for Smoking on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,616 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,619 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 0 | 139.57 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.7144 | 0 | 135.58 | top 69% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 0 | 134.25 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 0 | 133.19 | top 68% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
2 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
192
finished ahead 63 times, behind 155
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20152 milestones
- Career-best overall score664.5256 34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff
- Most recent contest Grillstock
20143 milestones
- First call Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3372 Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7144 Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
- Peak power rating (1486) Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | 34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff | May 22, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' | Jun 7, 2013 |
| -8 | 13th Annual Bordertown Bash | Jul 11, 2014 |
| -3.9 | Smokelawn | May 2, 2014 |
| -3.7 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights | Oct 10, 2014 |
| -1.7 | Grillstock | Sep 5, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 59% | 92.3% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 71% | 91% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 0% | 0% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2015 | Grillstock London | 16 / 26 (604.4340) | 9 (162.8228) | 17 (148) | 22 (141.0856) | 12 (152.5256) |
| May 22, 2015 | 34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff Kennett, MO | 18 / 32 (664.5256) | 7 (173.1084) | 18 (165.7372) | 16 (167.4056) | 24 (158.2744) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL | 26 / 37 (632.5028) | 15 (166.2972) | 34 (151.9428) | 32 (154.8344) | 23 (159.4284) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | 13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR | 30 / 35 (611.8176) | 22 (163.9888) | 26 (156.0116) | 27 (154.7772) | 33 (137.0400) |
| May 2, 2014 | Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR | 27 / 39 (629.5424) | 28 (159.9656) | 34 (153.6684) | 27 (157.1200) | 22 (158.7884) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO | 13 / 22 (655.3372) | 21 (150.8344) | 3 (173.7144) | 12 (164.5484) | 11 (166.2400) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC | 32 / 34 (0) | 32 (0) | 33 (0) | 31 (0) | 31 (0) |