Smokin G's BBQ

Smokin G's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 36 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 36 at The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival (WFC QUALIFIER) (2017). They are ranked #6468 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin' G's BBQ”, “Smokin Gs BBQ” and “SMOKIN' Gs BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,468

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1334

peak 1334 · rated over 35 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 16, 2013

latest Aug 28, 2026 · 13 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#577

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

6% of 36 contests

Avg finish

top 84%

overall standings

Best overall

680.0916 / 720

Master · The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival (WFC QUALIFIER)

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.06 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 636.68 (+19.38)

Walk rate

28%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Brisket · Smokin in Steele

Consistency

±28.02

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.56 · weakest Brisket (158.09)

Road miles

8,520

across 36 mapped stops · furthest 986 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$211K

listed at 23 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 24 state-championship entries

Master avg

636.68 / 720

35 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

680.0916 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.0916 at The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival (WFC QUALIFIER) — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 26, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Uncle Stabby's BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smokin G's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 64%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
1 category win
average top 64%

A tough matchup

27–0 behind in the head-to-head

HOT DADDY'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 27 of their 27 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.47 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 11%.

Brisket avg 158.09
Pork Ribs avg 162.56
5 calls in 34 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Rub Doctor in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Bynum School's Best of the Basin (Apr 22, 2016).

last seen May 16, 2014
back Apr 22, 2016

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Pork Ribs nemesis

24 of 27 shared pork ribs entries lost

HOT DADDY'S BBQ ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HOT DADDY'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 24 of 27 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Prairie Smoke BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

8,520 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,520 miles across 36 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 986 miles to The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival (WFC QUALIFIER).

36 mapped stops
furthest 986 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smokin' in Steele every year from 2022 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 16th

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
2025 ↗	Master	#957 (113 pts)	#1026 (113 pts)	#881 (168 pts)	#1002 (113 pts)	#967 (118 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#577 (298 pts)	#631 (293 pts)	#599 (353 pts)	#552 (353 pts)	#327 (693 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1593 (120 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#1578 (120 pts)	#1536 (120 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Contests: 63
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1334

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GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
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#6,470 of the rated field

1332 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1332

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#6,471 of the rated field

1330 ▼ 3 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1330

26 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 26 contests
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1336 ▲ 3 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1501

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#6,465 of the rated field

1337 ▲ 3 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

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rated over 20 contests
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	27	0	27	0%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	27	0	27	0%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	24	1	23	4%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	24	0	24	0%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	23	0	23	0%	⚔ compare
SIX BUTT BBQ	22	2	20	9%	⚔ compare
PO PO PORK	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
Phoenix BBQ	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
MACHETE BOYS BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
Ash Kickin' BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
UGLY BABY BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	35	1	0	0	173.7256	142.2972	160.12	top 80%
Pork Ribs	35	4	1	1	177.7144	149.0744	162.56	top 66%
Pork	35	4	0	0	175.4172	140.5256	160.42	top 73%
Brisket	34	5	0	2	178.2972	135.4172	158.09	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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 93%
Medium (20–39)	15	top 79%
Large (40+)	19	top 87%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MN	26	top 87%
WI	4	top 72%
TX	2	top 79%
IA	1	top 93%
NM	1	top 19%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' in Steele	6	16	top 80%	May 30, 2025
Minnesota in May	4	48	top 87%	May 8, 2026
MN Masters BBQ	3	20	top 91%	Aug 28, 2026
KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	3	33	top 94%	Jul 12, 2024
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	3	29	top 83%	Jun 7, 2024
Minnesota in May (Masters)	2	51	top 91%	May 13, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 27 of 36 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 20 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 641 finished ahead 232 times, behind 1,570

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs May 16, 2014 → Apr 22, 2016

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

20261 milestone

Aug 28 Most recent contest MN Masters BBQ

20241 milestone

May 31 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.2972 Smokin in Steele

20231 milestone

Jul 14 25th tracked contest KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off

20181 milestone

Aug 24 10th tracked contest 11th Annual Big Island BBQ

20174 milestones

May 26 First overall top-10 The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival (WFC QUALIFIER)
May 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score680.0916 The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival (WFC QUALIFIER)
May 26 Career-best overall score680.0916 The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival (WFC QUALIFIER)
Aug 25 First category win (Pork Ribs) Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship

20161 milestone

Aug 19 First call SMSU Smokefest

20132 milestones

Aug 16 First tracked contest Smokefest
Aug 16 Peak power rating (1490) Smokefest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.9	The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival (WFC QUALIFIER)	May 26, 2017
+9.6	Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash	Oct 5, 2018
+2.2	Smokin in Steele	Jun 2, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.9	Minnesota in May	May 16, 2014
-12.3	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship	Aug 25, 2017
-11.1	Minnesota in May	May 10, 2019
-9.8	Smokefest	Aug 16, 2013
-9.8	Mankato Cookout Day 1	Jun 10, 2016

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	0	50%	top 88%	92.8%	92%
2025	4	0	0	0%	top 92%	90.7%	90.4%
2024	5	0	0	40%	top 84%	92.4%	90.9%
2023	3	0	0	33%	top 78%	92%	90.5%
2022	4	0	0	50%	top 85%	91.2%	90.3%
2021	2	0	0	0%	top 89%	87.5%	86.8%
2020	2	0	0	0%	top 92%	87.4%	86.6%
2019	3	0	0	0%	top 91%	85.8%	85.1%
2018	3	1	0	33%	top 70%	93.5%	89.1%
2017	3	1	1	67%	top 64%	94.5%	85%
2016	3	0	0	33%	top 83%	87.1%	86.4%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 98%	82.4%	82.4%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 84%	86.1%	86.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 28, 2026	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	20 / 22 (656.9944)	18 (165.7144)	6 (171.9772)	18 (166.2400)	20 (153.0628)
May 8, 2026	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	66 / 77 (668.4572)	71 (166.2400)	62 (165.1200)	63 (165.6800)	27 (171.4172)
Aug 22, 2025	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	22 / 26 (652.9600)	21 (161.6800)	19 (163.9544)	13 (170.2628)	21 (157.0628)
Jun 27, 2025	Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) 🏅 Spencer, IA	14 / 15 (650.0684)	14 (165.0856)	14 (160.5144)	13 (167.3828)	13 (157.0856)
May 30, 2025	Smokin' in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	26 / 28 (651.8400)	26 (162.8228)	14 (170.8344)	27 (158.2172)	24 (159.9656)
May 9, 2025	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	56 / 58 (649.5200)	40 (167.4172)	51 (165.0972)	53 (162.2400)	55 (154.7656)
Aug 23, 2024	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	26 / 27 (638.2056)	24 (161.1084)	23 (161.6916)	27 (154.8456)	21 (160.5600)
Jul 12, 2024	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	33 / 34 (641.5084)	32 (159.9772)	34 (153.0744)	32 (157.6340)	11 (170.8228)
Jun 7, 2024	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	29 / 41 (664.4112)	32 (165.6800)	14 (169.6800)	41 (153.6456)	6 (175.4056)
May 31, 2024	Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	23 / 32 (662.7432)	26 (163.3944)	30 (155.9544)	25 (165.0972)	2 (178.2972)
May 10, 2024	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	49 / 58 (665.0052)	43 (167.9772)	55 (161.0856)	12 (174.2856)	56 (161.6568)
Jul 14, 2023	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	38 / 39 (631.8060)	20 (170.3088)	27 (163.9544)	37 (153.6456)	38 (143.8972)
Jun 2, 2023	Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	16 / 29 (662.7428)	27 (158.8228)	22 (162.2400)	6 (169.7144)	5 (171.9656)
May 12, 2023	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	48 / 59 (660.4576)	29 (170.2744)	42 (163.9660)	52 (161.0972)	36 (165.1200)
Jul 15, 2022	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	35 / 40 (656.9940)	40 (159.3712)	23 (165.6684)	5 (172.5600)	34 (159.3944)
Jul 15, 2022	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) Worthington, MN	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 3, 2022	Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN	27 / 33 (651.8516)	29 (161.1088)	5 (171.9656)	31 (158.8000)	25 (159.9772)
May 13, 2022	Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN	51 / 59 (641.5544)	57 (154.7656)	30 (166.2972)	39 (166.8344)	54 (153.6572)
Aug 20, 2021	13th Annual Big Island BBQ 🏅 Albert Lea, MN	31 / 35 (630.0684)	30 (158.8000)	34 (154.2400)	33 (155.3484)	24 (161.6800)
Jun 11, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	47 / 52 (619.7604)	50 (149.6344)	50 (149.0744)	47 (155.3716)	22 (165.6800)
Oct 16, 2020	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	35 / 40 (628.9716)	34 (160.5372)	36 (156.5488)	28 (165.1084)	37 (146.7772)
Aug 28, 2020	Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN	43 / 45 (618.5944)	45 (151.3372)	35 (160.4912)	43 (149.6800)	38 (157.0860)
Aug 23, 2019	Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN	44 / 50 (617.4404)	47 (145.0516)	17 (166.8228)	48 (154.2172)	44 (151.3488)
May 31, 2019	Smokin In Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	39 / 43 (614.6516)	34 (159.9544)	40 (150.8000)	38 (154.8000)	37 (149.0972)
May 10, 2019	Minnesota in May 🏅	54 / 57 (606.5716)	55 (150.7772)	53 (151.9200)	53 (153.0628)	53 (150.8116)
Oct 5, 2018	Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash Turtle Lake, WI	10 / 26 (673.1088)	17 (165.1200)	11 (167.4288)	16 (165.6800)	2 (174.8800)
Aug 24, 2018	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	41 / 49 (633.4968)	45 (146.7656)	32 (162.8116)	15 (167.9884)	35 (155.9312)
Jun 1, 2018	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	39 / 45 (618.6628)	43 (148.5028)	39 (157.1200)	37 (155.9772)	32 (157.0628)
Aug 25, 2017	10th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	44 / 56 (629.0060)	44 (160.5144)	41 (158.8344)	26 (165.1316)	44 (144.5256)
Aug 25, 2017	Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	42 / 44 (526.8572)	9 (173.7256)	1 (177.7144)	4 (175.4172)	—
May 26, 2017	The Wind Rider Music & BBQ Festival (WFC QUALIFIER) Ruidoso, NM	7 / 36 (680.0916)	17 (166.8572)	18 (165.7488)	6 (174.3200)	5 (173.1656)
Aug 19, 2016	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	33 / 37 (627.2912)	12 (171.4056)	5 (172.5716)	36 (143.3940)	35 (139.9200)
Jun 10, 2016	Mankato Cookout Day 1 Mankato, MN	32 / 33 (620.9828)	31 (161.0856)	20 (167.4172)	33 (140.5256)	31 (151.9544)
Apr 22, 2016	Bynum School's Best of the Basin Midland, TX	29 / 46 (618.1600)	40 (142.2972)	25 (158.2400)	28 (158.8000)	23 (158.8228)
May 16, 2014	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	57 / 58 (592.9716)	55 (146.2172)	27 (159.9428)	53 (151.3944)	57 (135.4172)
Aug 16, 2013	Smokefest Marshall, MN	26 / 31 (619.9772)	13 (164.0344)	20 (158.8228)	28 (150.2856)	28 (146.8344)

Smokin G'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

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

Storylines (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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

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)