Smokey Bros Barbecue

Smokey Bros Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 17 at the SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) (2026), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #3663 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,663

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1490

peak 1505 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 19, 2025

latest Jul 18, 2026

Best ToY finish

#77

Backyard 2026 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

38% of 8 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

687.9544 / 720

Backyard · SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

299.37 ▼

last 5 Backyard vs avg 304.32 (-4.95)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176

Chicken · SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL)

Consistency

±62.06

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 175.44 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.20)

Road miles

1,034

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 223 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)

Purse competed for

$29K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Backyard avg

304.32 / 360

6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (4-meat) avg

687.95 / 720

1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), 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.

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

1.6684 points from the title

Came within 1.6684 points of the Grand Championship at SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) (May 1, 2026).

High-water mark

687.9544 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.9544 at SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Backyard
May 1, 2026

A tough matchup

5–1 behind in the head-to-head

Chester's Twisted Que ahead in 83% of their meetings

Chester's Twisted Que has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.24 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 100%.

Pork Ribs avg 163.20
Brisket avg 175.44
2 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Boneheads BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Boom or bust

±15.36% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±15.36% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 86.3% of a perfect score
best 95.5%

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 ↗	Backyard	#77 (658 pts)	#70 (703 pts)	#96 (575 pts)	—	—

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smokey Bros Barbecue, each with one reason worth a look.

160 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Team No Clue BBQ

#3,685 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1490

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smokey Bros Barbecue)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokey Bros Barbecue has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2026

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PORK FLOYD

#3,668 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1502

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Barking Gecko BBQ

#3,676 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1515

4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Nov 1, 2025

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Morning Wood

#3,680 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1517

They were already cooking in 2013, 12 years before Smokey Bros Barbecue's first contest.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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MUELLHEIM AFTERWORK BBQ TEAM

#3,671 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1501

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Smokey Bros Barbecue's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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ONE EYED SQUEALIE'S

#3,646 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

Level with Smokey Bros Barbecue on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2015

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smoke N Poke BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Chester's Twisted Que	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Rudes BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
DAWGS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Family Tradition BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY GQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	4	0	176	165.6684	169.36	top 50%
Pork Ribs	6	2	0	167.3828	158.8000	163.20	top 76%
Pork	1	1	0	173.7144	173.7144	173.71	top 59%
Brisket	1	1	1	175.4400	175.4400	175.44	top 18%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 35%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 85%
Large (40+)	1	top 48%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IA	5	top 57%
MO	2	top 85%
IL	1	top 41%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2)	2	20	0	top 86%	Jul 18, 2026

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 7 contests

Contests a season 4 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IA 5 of 8 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Opponents faced 143 finished ahead 97 times, behind 138

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

20265 milestones

May 1 First overall podium SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL)
May 1 First Reserve Championship SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL)
May 1 Career-best overall score687.9544 SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL)
May 1 Career-best single call (Chicken)176 SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL)
Jul 18 Most recent contest Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2)

20255 milestones

Sep 19 First tracked contest Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 19 First call Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 19 First overall top-10 Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score329.0628 Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 19 Peak power rating (1505) Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.9	SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL)	May 1, 2026
+5.2	Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY)	Sep 19, 2025
+4.8	Iowa State BBQ Championship	Apr 3, 2026
+0.7	Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	Jun 26, 2026

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.3	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off	Mar 20, 2026
-12.5	Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1)	Jul 17, 2026
-8.4	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest	Mar 20, 2026
-2.6	Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2)	Jul 18, 2026

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)
2026	7	0	2	0	43%	top 61%	95.5%	85.5%
2025	1	0	1	0	100%	top 41%	91.4%	91.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 18, 2026	Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA	20 / 28 (334.2288)	4 (175.4288)	24 (158.8000)	—	—
Jul 17, 2026	Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA	27 / 27 (165.6684)	22 (165.6684)	—	—	—
Jun 26, 2026	Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA	10 / 19 (330.2744)	8 (165.7144)	10 (164.5600)	—	—
May 1, 2026	SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) 🏅 Cambridge, IA	2 / 17 (687.9544)	7 (176)	26 (162.8000)	10 (173.7144)	3 (175.4400)
Apr 3, 2026	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	20 / 42 (336.4912)	22 (169.1084)	22 (167.3828)	—	—
Mar 20, 2026	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO	28 / 33 (330.2056)	23 (167.4056)	25 (162.8000)	—	—
Mar 20, 2026	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO	12 (157.0740)	—	—	—	—
Sep 19, 2025	Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) Loves Park, IL	7 / 17 (329.0628)	8 (166.2284)	6 (162.8344)	—	—

Smokey Bros Barbecue

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

Backyard avg

Backyard (4-meat) avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Boom or bust

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)

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 — 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)