SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY KS
Rating
1536
peak 1572
Contests
55
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#186
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 55 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
671.41 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 673.13 (-1.72)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.31
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.35 · weakest Brisket (166.51)
Road miles
8670
mi across 55 mapped stops · furthest 529 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
DRY 2 DA BONE has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SIX BUTT BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
WHEN PIGS DIE has come out ahead in 18 of their 25 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of ROCK N BLUES BBQ in 9 of their 11 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 34% across 7 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 48 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 152.5028 | 169.35 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 55 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.3600 | 168.03 | top 50% |
| Pork | 51 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 153.6456 | 168.40 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 48 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 146.7772 | 166.51 | top 54% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 12 | 0 | top 48% |
| IA | 10 | 0 | top 51% |
| NE | 8 | 0 | top 54% |
| SD | 5 | 0 | top 60% |
| MN | 5 | 0 | top 42% |
| WI | 4 | 0 | top 56% |
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| Medium (20–39) | 28 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 18 | 0 | top 50% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (13 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (12 of 55 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (55 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 673.13
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 677.5772 | 674.16 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 690.7772 | 676.04 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 699.3716 | 675.02 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 695.9200 | 678.85 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 688.5028 | 669.71 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 686.8112 | 679.55 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 682.7888 | 664.85 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 30 / 37 (671.8972) | 33 (165.6800) | 24 (167.9772) | 18 (170.2628) | 24 (167.9772) |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 10 / 40 (677.5772) | 31 (166.2516) | 13 (169.6800) | 4 (175.4056) | 20 (166.2400) |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 29 (155.3600) | — | — |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) Osage City, KS | 80 / 101 (672.9944) | 76 (168.5372) | 93 (163.9544) | 60 (169.6800) | 52 (170.8228) |
| 2025-09-19 | 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 13 / 30 (680.4456) | 2 (180.0000) | 17 (167.3712) | 18 (156.5140) | 22 (166.2516) |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway Brandon, SD | 38 / 44 (654.1256) | 27 (169.6800) | 37 (163.3944) | 42 (157.6684) | 35 (163.3828) |
| 2025-08-22 | Cruisin' and BBQin' Hampton, IA | 13 / 18 (679.9088) | 3 (177.7144) | 14 (166.8228) | 9 (172.5716) | 17 (162.8000) |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 22 / 31 (668.4228) | 28 (163.3944) | 24 (163.3828) | 18 (168.5372) | 6 (173.1084) |
| 2025-07-18 | Shenandoah ShenDig Shenandoah, IA | 12 / 30 (687.3256) | 5 (175.4172) | 12 (173.1200) | 18 (170.8228) | 14 (167.9656) |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) Spencer, IA | 11 / 15 (675.2800) | 12 (167.3828) | 11 (165.0972) | 9 (173.1200) | 9 (169.6800) |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 18 / 36 (679.3372) | 29 (167.3944) | 6 (174.2628) | 12 (170.2628) | 19 (167.4172) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 24 / 36 (669.0628) | 17 (168.5484) | 22 (166.2744) | 22 (169.1316) | 26 (165.1084) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 15 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN | 18 / 28 (672.4340) | 22 (167.9656) | 19 (168.5256) | 16 (169.1084) | 18 (166.8344) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 30 / 58 (679.3372) | 16 (174.2628) | 35 (167.9772) | 20 (173.1544) | 43 (163.9428) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 10 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 21 / 92 (690.7772) | 42 (173.1084) | 45 (170.8344) | 23 (174.2744) | 21 (172.5600) |
| 2024-09-20 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 5 / 32 (699.3716) | 3 (176.5716) | 18 (167.3828) | 12 (162.8116) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2024-08-23 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 19 / 29 (673.5888) | 17 (169.6916) | 8 (171.9772) | 13 (166.8228) | 24 (165.0972) |
| 2024-07-19 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ Shenandoah, IA | 13 / 36 (685.0284) | 21 (169.1084) | 26 (168.5372) | 7 (175.4172) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2024-07-05 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ Council Bluffs, IA | 21 / 26 (642.0796) | 21 (161.0856) | 12 (165.1200) | 24 (153.6456) | 19 (162.2284) |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 22 / 32 (664.4340) | 19 (168.5600) | 6 (170.8456) | 31 (156.5028) | 19 (168.5256) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 40 / 97 (685.6228) | 72 (165.6800) | 59 (168.5372) | 8 (177.7028) | 26 (173.7028) |
| 2023-09-08 | Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll Vermillion, SD | 16 / 28 (670.1484) | 14 (168.5600) | 12 (169.6800) | 12 (169.6800) | 22 (162.2284) |
| 2023-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge Omaha, NE | 5 / 34 (684.5372) | 8 (172.5600) | 9 (170.8688) | 16 (169.7028) | 11 (171.4056) |
| 2023-07-21 | Shenandoah ShenDig Shenandoah, IA | 5 / 37 (695.9200) | 7 (174.2628) | 4 (175.4172) | 11 (174.2744) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2023-06-30 | Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ Council Bluffs, IA | 7 / 22 (677.0744) | 17 (166.2628) | 14 (162.8344) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (169.1200) |
| 2023-06-16 | Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 18 / 27 (667.3028) | 20 (165.0856) | 4 (173.7144) | 23 (162.2628) | 16 (166.2400) |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 3 / 29 (678.2056) | 5 (174.8456) | 8 (169.6800) | 5 (171.4400) | 17 (162.2400) |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 10 / 59 (683.3944) | 9 (174.2972) | 13 (171.4516) | 42 (163.3828) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 25 (165.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 62 / 103 (674.2176) | 48 (171.4172) | 41 (171.4172) | 66 (166.8344) | 70 (164.5488) |
| 2021-07-09 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 25 / 43 (673.5884) | 21 (171.9772) | 23 (169.1200) | 29 (166.8228) | 24 (165.6684) |
| 2021-06-19 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 Holdrege, NE | 12 / 36 (685.6340) | 15 (172.5484) | 2 (180.0000) | 7 (173.7028) | 30 (159.3828) |
| 2021-06-18 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 Holdrege, NE | 27 / 40 (660.4688) | 17 (172.5600) | 32 (159.9772) | 30 (162.8116) | 22 (165.1200) |
| 2021-06-04 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 20 / 28 (658.7544) | 15 (167.4172) | 9 (171.4172) | 17 (167.3828) | 27 (152.5372) |
| 2021-05-30 | Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest C Omaha, NE | — | — | 14 (165.1088) | — | — |
| 2021-05-30 | Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest B Omaha, NE | — | — | 18 (161.1428) | — | — |
| 2021-05-30 | Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest A Omaha, NE | — | — | 9 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2021-05-28 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 38 / 46 (651.3376) | 6 (174.8688) | 33 (162.2744) | 22 (167.4172) | 43 (146.7772) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 27 / 105 (688.5028) | 42 (171.4172) | 3 (178.8572) | 36 (171.9656) | 68 (166.2628) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 61 / 93 (667.8744) | 56 (167.9772) | 59 (166.2516) | 69 (165.0972) | 43 (168.5484) |
| 2020-09-11 | Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll Vermillion, SD | 4 / 29 (686.8112) | 6 (172.5484) | 11 (172.0344) | 12 (170.2628) | 8 (171.9656) |
| 2020-07-10 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 19 / 61 (683.9656) | 21 (171.4056) | 17 (173.1200) | 17 (173.1200) | 37 (166.3200) |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) Arthur, IL | 22 / 43 (665.6344) | 29 (166.2972) | 15 (167.4172) | 37 (158.8000) | 10 (173.1200) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 7 / 34 (680.5372) | 8 (170.8456) | 2 (173.7144) | 23 (165.6800) | 11 (170.2972) |
| 2019-09-06 | Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 22 / 29 (656.4456) | 8 (170.8228) | 26 (157.0744) | 18 (166.8572) | 22 (161.6912) |
| 2019-08-31 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge Omaha, NE | 16 / 28 (665.0856) | 24 (155.9428) | 7 (172.0000) | 7 (173.1428) | 15 (164.0000) |
| 2019-07-12 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 18 / 59 (682.7888) | 8 (173.7028) | 19 (171.4288) | 19 (171.9772) | 29 (165.6800) |
| 2019-06-14 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 15 / 30 (663.3372) | 2 (175.4056) | 23 (157.6688) | 8 (174.2628) | 23 (156.0000) |
| 2019-06-07 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS | 20 / 46 (663.9544) | 26 (165.1200) | 35 (160.5488) | 11 (171.4056) | 20 (166.8800) |
| 2019-05-31 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 19 / 39 (666.1256) | 17 (168.5256) | 13 (169.6800) | 33 (157.6572) | 10 (170.2628) |
| 2019-05-03 | Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character St. Joseph, MO | 27 / 39 (650.7772) | 37 (152.5028) | 31 (158.2516) | 21 (166.2628) | 3 (173.7600) |
| 2019-04-26 | Q for a Cause Papillion, NE | 24 / 32 (653.5768) | 30 (156.5256) | 15 (167.9772) | 16 (169.6684) | 26 (159.4056) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS | 54 / 104 (665.0400) | 52 (166.8800) | 52 (166.2516) | 32 (169.6800) | 65 (162.2284) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #402 (255 pts) | #586 (180 pts) | #433 (300 pts) | #324 (365 pts) | #483 (210 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #246 (907 pts) | #186 (1211 pts) | #231 (1062 pts) | #231 (972 pts) | #246 (937 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #370 (589 pts) | #372 (624 pts) | #370 (649 pts) | #312 (719 pts) | #335 (679 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #186 (1070 pts) | #235 (915 pts) | #199 (1105 pts) | #228 (925 pts) | #258 (840 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #416 (443 pts) | #322 (628 pts) | #167 (1132 pts) | #384 (513 pts) | #514 (373 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #322 (354 pts) | #383 (309 pts) | #429 (284 pts) | #410 (279 pts) | #437 (269 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #352 (903 pts) | #262 (1111 pts) | #264 (1089 pts) | #320 (988 pts) | #285 (1076 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #432 (822 pts) | #299 (1082 pts) | #297 (1072 pts) | #442 (822 pts) | #307 (1057 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #417 (891 pts) | #567 (706 pts) | #385 (986 pts) | #562 (706 pts) | #270 (1261 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #301 (1162 pts) | #341 (1077 pts) | #226 (1372 pts) | #314 (1153 pts) | #287 (1204 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #293 (1190 pts) | #307 (1155 pts) | #268 (1235 pts) | #172 (1500 pts) | #340 (1050 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #310 (1156 pts) | #393 (951 pts) | #345 (1051 pts) | #195 (1431 pts) | #307 (1136 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1034 (277 pts) | #1326 (202 pts) | #796 (412 pts) | #1025 (302 pts) | #1345 (192 pts) |