SMOKIN E'S BBQ IN
Rating
1604
peak 1604
Contests
33
in the data
First seen
2019-05-17
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#34
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
4
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
11
of 33 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
410.35 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 479.13 (-68.78)
Walk rate
58%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±159.86
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.69 · weakest Brisket (165.05)
Road miles
4921
mi across 33 mapped stops · furthest 475 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN E'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
TEAM CRAWFORD has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Shiggin aint easy has come out ahead in 8 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Skinny Pig BBQ in 7 of their 9 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 3.4168 points of the Grand Championship at GLBBQA Spring Fling (2026-04-17).
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 34% across 9 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 28 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 152.5372 | 170.69 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 156.5144 | 168.34 | top 47% |
| Pork | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 150.1712 | 167.35 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 147.8972 | 165.05 | top 59% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 8 | 0 | top 65% |
| WI | 5 | 0 | top 35% |
| IL | 4 | 0 | top 19% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 39% |
| MI | 2 | 0 | top 26% |
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 12% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 62% |
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 45% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IN (12 of 33 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (30 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 479.13
- 1 perfect 180 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 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 703.9888 | 430.38 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 681.0516 | 404.30 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 665.5772 | 661.85 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 683.3716 | 657.43 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 661.6228 | 661.62 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 609.3716 | 609.37 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 4 / 41 (351.9656) | 13 (173.1084) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 6 / 37 (342.8000) | 2 (174.2628) | 12 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 23 / 40 (338.2400) | 31 (163.9656) | 6 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 11 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 39 / 82 (335.9200) | 34 (169.6684) | 38 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 68 / 117 (682.8000) | 11 (178.2972) | 98 (166.2628) | 87 (167.3944) | 51 (170.8456) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 45 (171.9656) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN | — | 5 (175.4056) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana Warsaw, IN | 5 / 35 (339.3484) | 7 (169.6684) | 5 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 3 (175.4744) | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Coldwater, MI | 2 / 48 (703.9888) | 19 (173.7028) | 11 (176.0116) | 6 (175.4172) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 4 / 33 (347.9772) | 3 (178.8572) | 16 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | 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) |
| 2025-09-05 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 3 / 38 (349.6800) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, IN | 11 / 18 (335.9428) | 10 (170.2628) | 13 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-07-12 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA | 11 / 16 (339.9428) | 10 (170.2628) | 7 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 10 / 18 (339.3600) | 10 (169.6800) | 8 (169.6800) | 5 (173.1200) | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 4 / 26 (346.2400) | 4 (174.2628) | 6 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 16 / 36 (340.5260) | 21 (167.3944) | 12 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 4 / 36 (349.1200) | 1 (179.4400) | 7 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 18 / 36 (338.2400) | 17 (171.4056) | 22 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 4 / 32 (349.1084) | 2 (177.7028) | 13 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 27 / 56 (681.0516) | 11 (175.4056) | 11 (172.5716) | 30 (170.8344) | 45 (162.2400) |
| 2024-06-07 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Franklin, IN | 28 / 38 (665.5772) | 33 (166.2516) | 18 (169.6800) | 23 (171.4056) | 31 (158.2400) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 26 / 32 (658.1144) | 31 (158.2172) | 26 (161.6800) | 10 (174.2628) | 26 (163.9544) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 22 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 Franklin, IN | 9 / 37 (683.3716) | 8 (173.1544) | 20 (167.4056) | 14 (171.9772) | 12 (170.8344) |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 Warsaw, IN | 31 / 39 (642.2060) | 20 (168.5828) | 36 (157.6688) | 38 (151.4056) | 24 (164.5488) |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 Warsaw, IN | 36 / 41 (646.7084) | 39 (152.5372) | 30 (162.2284) | 8 (173.7256) | 39 (158.2172) |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN | — | — | 29 (160.0116) | — | — |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 20 / 50 (661.6228) | 27 (166.2972) | 37 (158.2400) | 33 (161.0856) | 1 (176.0000) |
| 2019-05-17 | Sunset Hill Kansas City Barbecue Competition Valparaiso, IN | 19 / 20 (609.3716) | 19 (154.7888) | 17 (156.5144) | 19 (150.1712) | 20 (147.8972) |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #34 (817 pts) | #15 (922 pts) | #19 (980 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #351 (320 pts) | #269 (455 pts) | #248 (549 pts) | #454 (235 pts) | #362 (320 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #48 (963 pts) | #32 (1138 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) |