High-water mark
679.3828
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.3828 at Smokin on the Smoky — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 7, 2015
SMOKIN MAX BBQ
SMOKIN MAX BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 25 at the BBQ on the Bricks (2015), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2594 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1517
peak 1531 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 6, 2014
latest Oct 3, 2015 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
57% of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.23 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 645.34 (-3.11)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±47.46
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.48 · weakest Pork (146.12)
Road miles
850
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 191 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Master avg
645.34 / 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 SMOKIN MAX BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
79 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,603 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1517
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,602 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1527
They turned up 8 years after SMOKIN MAX BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#2,591 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1529
Level with SMOKIN MAX BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,604 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1519
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,598 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1528
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,588 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1517
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 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 177.7372 | 162.2628 | 168.48 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 160.5484 | 166.28 | top 46% |
| Pork | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 173.1656 | 20 | 146.12 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.9884 | 154.2628 | 164.46 | top 47% |
“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 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 22% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 84% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
6 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
711
finished ahead 113 times, behind 659
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
201510 milestones
- First call Big Blue BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Big Blue BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.5596 Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score679.3828 Smokin on the Smoky
- First category win (Chicken) BBQ on the Bricks
- First overall podium BBQ on the Bricks
- First Reserve Championship BBQ on the Bricks
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 BBQ on the Bricks
- Peak power rating (1531) Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | BBQ on the Bricks | Sep 18, 2015 |
| +11.7 | Smokin on the Smoky | Aug 7, 2015 |
| +11 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | Jun 5, 2015 |
| +8.7 | Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival | Sep 25, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| -13 | Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two | Sep 6, 2014 |
| -3 | Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest | Jul 31, 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 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100% | top 42% | 94.4% | 89.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 594 / 606 (533.6572) | 252 (165.6800) | 9 (177.1544) | 603 (20) | 108 (170.8228) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival Junction City, KS | 7 / 25 (670.2172) | 10 (164) | 9 (167.4172) | 5 (171.9772) | 9 (166.8228) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE | 2 / 25 (678.8224) | 1 (177.7372) | 9 (164.5484) | 8 (164.5484) | 2 (171.9884) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Smokin on the Smoky Salina, KS | 8 / 33 (679.3828) | 2 (176.0116) | 18 (165.1200) | 8 (173.1656) | 20 (165.0856) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS | 32 / 46 (649.0740) | 32 (162.2628) | 35 (160.5484) | 6 (172) | 37 (154.2628) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 8 / 30 (664.5596) | 7 (167.4056) | 13 (166.2972) | 6 (167.4512) | 14 (163.4056) |
| Sep 6, 2014 | Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two Garden City, KS | 15 / 15 (641.6572) | 14 (166.2628) | 11 (162.8572) | 15 (153.6800) | 12 (158.8572) |