KCBEER'S SMOKE SHACK

KCBEER'S SMOKE SHACK is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 18th of 48 at the Morton BBQ Throwdown (2014). They are ranked #4850 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,850

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1466

peak 1466 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 23, 2013

latest Oct 12, 2018 · 5.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1167

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

650.7540 / 720

Master · Morton BBQ Throwdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

628.96 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 632.08 (-3.11)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Pork Ribs · Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off

Consistency

±13.51

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.74 · weakest Brisket (156.13)

Road miles

661

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Master avg

632.08 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKY LINCS has finished one call ahead of KCBEER'S SMOKE SHACK 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 53%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 53%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.61 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 30%.

Brisket avg 156.13
Pork Ribs avg 161.74
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of NUTHATCH HILL BBQ CO. in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

2.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.4 years, then back at CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ (Oct 12, 2018).

last seen Jun 3, 2016
back Oct 12, 2018

Pork Ribs nemesis

6 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

One2BBQ ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, One2BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

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The metronome

±1.88% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.88% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.8% of a perfect score
10 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Up In smoke on the Square every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 26th

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2185 (85 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1167 (240 pts)	#1254 (240 pts)	#601 (645 pts)	#1281 (240 pts)	#1219 (240 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2016 (87 pts)	#2686 (62 pts)	#1929 (117 pts)	#1600 (167 pts)	#2048 (92 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to KCBEER'S SMOKE SHACK, each with one reason worth a look.

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

All Pork'd Up

#4,839 of the rated field

1466 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to KCBEER'S SMOKE SHACK)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — KCBEER'S SMOKE SHACK ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 22, 2016

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG BULLY BBQ

#4,835 of the rated field

1466 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1466

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 10, 2018

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Boondoxx BBQ

#4,860 of the rated field

1466 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1466

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2019

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SWEET SMOKE RING BBQ

#4,862 of the rated field

1466 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1514

Level with KCBEER'S SMOKE SHACK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 28, 2018

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ALL AROUND PIGTAILS PORK

#4,867 of the rated field

1466 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1466

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 8, 2018

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JOHAN'S BBQ WORLD

#4,832 of the rated field

1466 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1466

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Apr 20, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
QUAU	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
FIDDLIN' FATBACK	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
NUTHATCH HILL BBQ CO.	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
PORK PARADISE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKY LINCS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
MONSTER-QUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Outsiders BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCED N SMOKED	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
MEATSMACK	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Silver Bullet Smokers	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	0	0	0	161.6800	153.0856	156.42	top 81%
Pork Ribs	10	3	0	2	175.4172	140.5372	161.74	top 45%
Pork	10	2	1	1	173.1200	146.2172	157.78	top 65%
Brisket	10	0	0	0	161.6800	149.1200	156.13	top 69%

“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
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 54%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Up In smoke on the Square	4	26	0	top 72%	Jun 3, 2016
Central Illinois Bragging Rights	2	20	0	top 73%	Oct 9, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 6 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 217 finished ahead 143 times, behind 315

Longest layoff 2.4 yrs Jun 3, 2016 → Oct 12, 2018

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

20182 milestones

Oct 12 10th tracked contest CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
Oct 12 Most recent contest CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

20151 milestone

Sep 25 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4172 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off

20145 milestones

Jul 25 First call Morton BBQ Throwdown
Jul 25 First category win (Pork) Morton BBQ Throwdown
Jul 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7540 Morton BBQ Throwdown
Jul 25 Career-best overall score650.7540 Morton BBQ Throwdown
Jul 25 Peak power rating (1495) Morton BBQ Throwdown

20131 milestone

Aug 23 First tracked contest Up In Smoke on the Square

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.3	Morton BBQ Throwdown	Jul 25, 2014
+0.8	Central Illinois Bragging Rights	Oct 10, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.1	Up In Smoke on the Square	Aug 23, 2013
-10.7	Central Illinois Bragging Rights	Oct 9, 2015
-8.1	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	Oct 12, 2018
-2.8	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	Sep 25, 2015
-2.6	Up In Smoke On The Square	Jun 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 89%	86.1%	86.1%
2016	1	0	0%	top 67%	88.5%	88.5%
2015	4	0	50%	top 72%	89.2%	87.7%
2014	3	1	67%	top 53%	90.4%	89.4%
2013	1	0	0%	top 89%	84.3%	84.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 12, 2018	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	40 / 45 (619.8396)	38 (155.9540)	29 (158.2628)	44 (146.2172)	34 (159.4056)
Jun 3, 2016	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	35 / 52 (637.5540)	39 (161.6800)	27 (161.6684)	20 (165.0856)	44 (149.1200)
Oct 9, 2015	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	44 / 48 (612.8800)	38 (158.8000)	45 (146.8116)	46 (147.8856)	29 (159.3828)
Sep 25, 2015	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	38 / 55 (642.1488)	51 (153.0856)	3 (175.4172)	31 (163.9888)	51 (149.6572)
Jul 24, 2015	5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	30 / 47 (632.4000)	38 (154.8456)	14 (166.8344)	41 (151.9200)	27 (158.8000)
Jun 5, 2015	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	26 / 40 (638.1144)	30 (159.3944)	3 (172.5600)	36 (152.5028)	30 (153.6572)
Oct 10, 2014	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	20 / 37 (643.3028)	31 (153.7028)	14 (162.2400)	7 (165.6800)	19 (161.6800)
Aug 22, 2014	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	33 / 50 (636.9940)	40 (153.6684)	28 (162.8228)	35 (158.8228)	22 (161.6800)
Jul 25, 2014	Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	18 / 48 (650.7540)	40 (153.6572)	4 (170.2856)	1 (173.1200)	36 (153.6912)
Aug 23, 2013	Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	41 / 46 (606.7660)	33 (159.4172)	43 (140.5372)	42 (152.5372)	35 (154.2744)

KCBEER'S SMOKE SHACK

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

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

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)