SMOKIN E'S BBQ

SMOKIN E'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 44 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #654 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKIN'E'S BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#654

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1649

peak 1653 · rated over 34 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 2, 2016

latest Oct 2, 2026 · 10.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#16

Backyard 2026 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

41% of 44 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

703.9888 / 720

Master · GLBBQA Spring Fling

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

344.54 ▲

last 5 Backyard vs avg 343.69 (+0.84)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)

Consistency

±4.86

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.86 · weakest Brisket (163.91)

Road miles

6,345

across 44 mapped stops · furthest 473 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Purse competed for

$196K

listed at 35 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 18 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.49 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

343.69 / 360

24 Backyard contests · 1 GC

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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 (18 found in their record)

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

Riding a hot streak

4 straight overall top-10s

Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.

career best 4

The heartbreaker

1.1660 points from the title

Came within 1.1660 points of the Grand Championship at September Fest (Sep 11, 2026).

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×2

Against the odds

33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) (Aug 28, 2026) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 33-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, LEE LA Q.

On the rise

+99 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 99 points across 16 contests since Nov 5, 2025 — from 1550 up to 1649.

16 contests since Nov 5, 2025
now 1649

Happy hunting ground

Top 9% average finish here

Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) is their spot: an average finish in the top 9% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 9%

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 28 of 44 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 44 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

703.9888 career-best overall

97.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 703.9888 at GLBBQA Spring Fling — 97.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 17, 2026

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Skinny Pig BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN E'S BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2026 1 Grand Championship

2026 was the year it came together: 21 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 29%.

21 contests
12 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 29%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.95 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 53%.

Brisket avg 163.91
Chicken avg 170.86
2 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Big Bear BBQ in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

2.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) (May 17, 2024).

last seen Jun 19, 2021
back May 17, 2024

Chicken nemesis

15 of 19 shared chicken entries lost

Rudes BBQ ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Rudes BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 19 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Can Country Outlaw BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 31% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 31% across 4 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 41% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,345 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,345 miles across 44 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 473 miles to American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest.

44 mapped stops
furthest 473 mi

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	#16 (1,162 pts)	#8 (1,245 pts)	#19 (1,155 pts)	—	—
2026 ↗	Master	#524 (320 pts)	#460 (455 pts)	#425 (549 pts)	#653 (235 pts)	#543 (320 pts)
2025 ↗	Backyard	#48 (963 pts)	#32 (1,138 pts)	#76 (742 pts)	—	—
2025 ↗	Master	#875 (120 pts)	#789 (190 pts)	#829 (190 pts)	#935 (120 pts)	#920 (120 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#940 (117 pts)	#1026 (117 pts)	#772 (224 pts)	#762 (202 pts)	#982 (117 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#604 (265 pts)	#578 (300 pts)	#652 (262 pts)	#547 (330 pts)	#659 (250 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#794 (85 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#413 (285 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1849 (75 pts)	#1946 (75 pts)	#1872 (85 pts)	#1933 (75 pts)	#1945 (70 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN E'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

HELL ON SQUEALS

#656 of the rated field

1649 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1673

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN E'S BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN E'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 58 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

iQue

#653 of the rated field

1649 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1661

Careers of much the same size, 35 contests to 44, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Aug 2, 2025

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PIGHEADED BBQ

#655 of the rated field

1649 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1723

They've been 1723 at their best, 74 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 59 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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SWAMP BOYS

#652 of the rated field

1649 power rating

Contests: 66
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1751

Their rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 66 contests, alongside a 44% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 60 contests
last seen Nov 22, 2024

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DIG'N N PIG'N

#657 of the rated field

1648 power rating

Contests: 66
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1648

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

rated over 64 contests
last seen May 16, 2026

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Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team

#658 of the rated field

1648 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 72%
Peak: 1648

0–6 in 6 shared contests (0% to SMOKIN E'S BBQ)

They turned up 7 years after SMOKIN E'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Rudes BBQ	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
All Smoked Up BBQ	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	14	4	9	29%	⚔ compare
DB BBQ	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
BBQ MIKE	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
Skinny Pig BBQ	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
WE WILL ROCK QUE	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
QUE U	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
Shiggin aint easy	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
RedHog BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
E SQUARED BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY GQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
TEAM CRAWFORD	9	4	4	44%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	38	20	4	8	180 🔥	150.8228	170.86	top 39%
Pork Ribs	40	16	1	4	178.8572	156.5144	168.75	top 44%
Pork	13	4	0	0	175.4172	150.1712	166.21	top 56%
Brisket	12	2	1	2	178.8572	147.8972	163.91	top 61%

“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)	9	1	top 42%
Medium (20–39)	18	0	top 39%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 45%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IN	11	0	top 63%
IL	8	1	top 22%
WI	5	0	top 35%
IA	4	0	top 47%
MI	3	0	top 22%
TN	3	0	top 39%
MO	1	0	top 12%
KS	1	0	top 50%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2)	4	6	top 47%	Jul 18, 2026
Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	3	top 9%	Aug 15, 2026
Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	5	top 50%	Aug 8, 2026
Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	4	top 27%	Jun 19, 2026
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	2	4	top 14%	Jun 13, 2026
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	2	18	top 54%	Jun 12, 2026

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 21 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 6.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 16 of 44 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 28 6 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 40 entries · 1 win · 16 calls

First title Aug 28, 2026 Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)

Opponents faced 911 finished ahead 1,039 times, behind 770

Longest layoff 2.9 yrs Jun 19, 2021 → May 17, 2024

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

20266 milestones

Apr 17 First Reserve Championship GLBBQA Spring Fling
Apr 17 25th tracked contest GLBBQA Spring Fling
Apr 17 Career-best overall score703.9888 GLBBQA Spring Fling
Aug 28 First Grand Championship Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 19 Peak power rating (1653) Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY)
Oct 2 Most recent contest Octoberfest (BACKYARD ONLY)

20252 milestones

Sep 5 First overall podium Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 5 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)

20241 milestone

May 17 10th tracked contest Rockin' BBQ Warsaw

20211 milestone

Jun 19 First overall top-10 Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2

20203 milestones

Oct 16 First call Best of the Midwest BBQ
Oct 16 First category win (Brisket) Best of the Midwest BBQ
Oct 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6228 Best of the Midwest BBQ

20161 milestone

Apr 22 First tracked contest CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.1	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	Jun 14, 2025
+16.7	High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	May 16, 2025
+15.9	GLBBQA Spring Fling	Apr 17, 2026
+15.5	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2	Jun 19, 2021
+14.8	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown	Jun 27, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition	May 17, 2019
-9.5	Homecoming 2016	Sep 2, 2016
-8.3	Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)	Aug 22, 2026
-7.4	Rockin' BBQ - Day 1	May 14, 2021
-4.7	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw	May 17, 2024

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	21	1	12	3	81%	top 29%	97.8%	95.7%
2025	12	0	5	2	58%	top 39%	97.1%	95.1%
2024	3	0	0	0	33%	top 77%	92.4%	91.9%
2021	4	0	1	0	50%	top 64%	94.9%	91.3%
2020	1	0	0	1	100%	top 40%	91.9%	91.9%
2019	1	0	0	0	0%	top 95%	84.6%	84.6%
2016	2	0	0	0	0%	top 88%	85.1%	85.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 2, 2026	Octoberfest (BACKYARD ONLY) Argos, IN	9 / 19 (338.2400)	5 (171.9656)	13 (166.2744)	—	—
Sep 19, 2026	Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY) Paxton, IL	3 / 18 (346.8228)	5 (170.2628)	3 (176.5600)	—	—
Sep 11, 2026	September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI	2 / 16 (346.2284)	1 (175.4056)	4 (170.8228)	—	—
Aug 28, 2026	Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL	1 / 16 (349.6916)	1 (180)	6 (169.6916)	—	—
Aug 22, 2026	Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL	11 / 16 (341.7028)	11 (169.1200)	4 (172.5828)	—	—
Aug 15, 2026	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL	3 / 30 (348.5600)	3 (177.7028)	9 (170.8572)	—	—
Aug 8, 2026	Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, IN	5 / 13 (340.4912)	5 (170.8112)	5 (169.6800)	—	—
Jul 18, 2026	Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA	12 / 28 (345.0972)	8 (174.2628)	13 (170.8344)	—	—
Jul 17, 2026	Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA	6 / 27 (347.4172)	9 (173.1084)	3 (174.3088)	—	—
Jun 19, 2026	Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL	4 / 41 (351.9656)	13 (173.1084)	1 (178.8572)	—	—
Jun 13, 2026	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	6 / 37 (342.8000)	2 (174.2628)	12 (168.5372)	—	—
Jun 12, 2026	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	23 / 40 (338.2400)	31 (163.9656)	6 (174.2744)	—	—
Jun 12, 2026	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI	—	—	11 (173.1200)	—	—
May 24, 2026	8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN	39 / 82 (335.9200)	34 (169.6684)	38 (166.2516)	—	—
May 23, 2026	8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN	68 / 117 (682.8000)	11 (178.2972)	98 (166.2628)	87 (167.3944)	51 (170.8456)
May 22, 2026	8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN	—	45 (171.9656)	—	—	—
May 15, 2026	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana 🏅 Warsaw, IN	5 / 35 (339.3484)	7 (169.6684)	5 (169.6800)	—	—
May 15, 2026	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN	—	5 (175.4056)	—	—	—
May 15, 2026	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN	—	—	3 (175.4744)	—	—
Apr 17, 2026	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Coldwater, MI	2 / 48 (703.9888)	19 (173.7028)	11 (176.0116)	6 (175.4172)	2 (178.8572)
Mar 20, 2026	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO	4 / 33 (347.9772)	3 (178.8572)	16 (169.1200)	—	—
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	201 / 401 (678.1252)	80 (174.8456)	144 (171.9656)	260 (167.3712)	280 (163.9428)
Sep 5, 2025	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL	3 / 38 (349.6800)	1 (180)	10 (169.6800)	—	—
Aug 9, 2025	Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, IN	11 / 18 (335.9428)	10 (170.2628)	13 (165.6800)	—	—
Jul 12, 2025	Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA	11 / 16 (339.9428)	10 (170.2628)	7 (169.6800)	—	—
Jul 11, 2025	Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA	10 / 18 (339.3600)	10 (169.6800)	8 (169.6800)	5 (173.1200)	—
Jun 27, 2025	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL	4 / 26 (346.2400)	4 (174.2628)	6 (171.9772)	—	—
Jun 20, 2025	Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL	16 / 36 (340.5260)	21 (167.3944)	12 (173.1316)	—	—
Jun 14, 2025	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	4 / 36 (349.1200)	1 (179.4400)	7 (169.6800)	—	—
Jun 13, 2025	Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 13, 2025	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	18 / 36 (338.2400)	17 (171.4056)	22 (166.8344)	—	—
May 16, 2025	High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN	4 / 32 (349.1084)	2 (177.7028)	13 (171.4056)	—	—
Apr 18, 2025	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	27 / 56 (681.0516)	11 (175.4056)	11 (172.5716)	30 (170.8344)	45 (162.2400)
Jun 7, 2024	Hoosier BBQ Classic 🏅 Franklin, IN	28 / 38 (665.5772)	33 (166.2516)	18 (169.6800)	23 (171.4056)	31 (158.2400)
May 17, 2024	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN	26 / 32 (658.1144)	31 (158.2172)	26 (161.6800)	10 (174.2628)	26 (163.9544)
May 17, 2024	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	—	—	22 (166.8228)	—	—
Jun 19, 2021	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 🏅 Franklin, IN	9 / 37 (683.3716)	8 (173.1544)	20 (167.4056)	14 (171.9772)	12 (170.8344)
May 15, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN	31 / 39 (642.2060)	20 (168.5828)	36 (157.6688)	38 (151.4056)	24 (164.5488)
May 14, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN	36 / 41 (646.7084)	39 (152.5372)	30 (162.2284)	8 (173.7256)	39 (158.2172)
May 14, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN	—	—	29 (160.0116)	—	—
Oct 16, 2020	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	20 / 50 (661.6228)	27 (166.2972)	37 (158.2400)	33 (161.0856)	1 (176)
May 17, 2019	Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition 🏅 Valparaiso, IN	19 / 20 (609.3716)	19 (154.7888)	17 (156.5144)	19 (150.1712)	20 (147.8972)
Sep 2, 2016	Homecoming 2016 Vernon, IN	23 / 26 (612.9600)	24 (150.8228)	20 (158.2400)	24 (152.5144)	20 (151.3828)
Apr 22, 2016	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	—	—	—	—	—

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SMOKIN E'S BBQ

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

Master avg

Backyard avg

Storylines (18 found in their record)

Riding a hot streak

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

On the rise

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

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

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)