Riding a hot streak
9
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 9-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 10
Smokin Genius
Smokin Genius is a competition barbecue team with 31 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 11 at the Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge (2020), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #5689 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1446
peak 1504 · rated over 23 contests
Contests
31
in the data
First seen
Sep 14, 2019
latest Sep 26, 2026 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
3
19 podiums
Overall top-10s
20
65% of 31 contests
Best top-10 run
10
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
661.71 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 645.82 (+15.90)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.41
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.60 · weakest Brisket (156.26)
Road miles
1,237
across 31 mapped stops · furthest 333 mi
Schedule strength
5%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)
Master avg
645.82 / 720
23 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 ↗ | Master | #408 (447 pts) | #321 (652 pts) | #460 (467 pts) | #440 (437 pts) | #413 (467 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #423 (474 pts) | #429 (534 pts) | #420 (584 pts) | #405 (544 pts) | #454 (469 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #438 (460 pts) | #271 (860 pts) | #401 (599 pts) | #399 (545 pts) | #551 (350 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #595 (280 pts) | #443 (499 pts) | #497 (474 pts) | #640 (270 pts) | #643 (270 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #496 (415 pts) | #422 (550 pts) | #465 (542 pts) | #371 (643 pts) | #514 (425 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #658 (230 pts) | #518 (360 pts) | #762 (210 pts) | #632 (260 pts) | #548 (340 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #249 (453 pts) | #257 (483 pts) | #264 (473 pts) | #251 (503 pts) | #351 (353 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #882 (319 pts) | #747 (449 pts) | #806 (399 pts) | #812 (394 pts) | #1036 (274 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin Genius, each with one reason worth a look.
97 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,686 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1446
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,687 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 31, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Smokin Genius's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,688 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1446
18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#5,685 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Smokin Genius's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,697 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Level with Smokin Genius on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribs n Pigs BBQ | 19 | 1 | 18 | 5% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE MIST BBQ | 16 | 9 | 7 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Aussie TongMasters | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Pit Bull Smokers | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Steve's BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Aussie Davo | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKIN HOT JAGRD EDGE | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin it up BBQ Australia | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| CUMBIA BBQ TEAM | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Outagas bbq | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Lit Salami | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| The King and His Q | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Gecko BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke and Dagger BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 26 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 177.1544 | 153.1428 | 166.60 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 27 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 172.0228 | 146.8460 | 160.31 | top 62% |
| Pork | 24 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 176.5944 | 141.1084 | 161.76 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 23 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 172.5716 | 133.1200 | 156.26 | top 71% |
“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) | 22 | 0 | top 65% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' in the Valley | 6 | 3 | 0 | top 57% | Nov 2, 2024 |
| Smokin in the Valley | 5 | 5 | 0 | top 77% | Apr 25, 2026 |
| Smokin Barrel Fest 2026 | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 75% | Sep 26, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
6 contests
Contests a season
3.9
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WA
2 of 31 contests
Contests visited
13
3 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
27 entries · 0 wins · 23 calls
Opponents faced
93
finished ahead 116 times, behind 178
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin Barrel Fest 2026
20251 milestone
- 25th tracked contest Smokin in the Valley
20242 milestones
- Career-best overall score691.4632 Smokin' in the Valley
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 Smokin' in the Valley
20222 milestones
- First category win (Pork) Spit In The Hills
- 10th tracked contest Spit In The Hills
20203 milestones
- First overall podium Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge
- First Reserve Championship Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1504) Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge
20194 milestones
- First tracked contest The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019
- First call The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019
- First overall top-10 The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.6172 The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.6 | Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge | Sep 18, 2020 |
| +10 | Smokin' in the Valley | Aug 3, 2024 |
| +5.4 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley | Aug 6, 2022 |
| +4.8 | Smokin' in the Valley | Nov 2, 2024 |
| +2.5 | Smokin in the Valley | Apr 25, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | Smokin Barrel Fest | Jun 14, 2025 |
| -10.7 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley | Aug 5, 2023 |
| -9.6 | Smokin in the Valley | Nov 1, 2025 |
| -9.6 | Smokin in the Valley | Nov 9, 2019 |
| -8.5 | Smokin in the Valley 2 | Aug 1, 2026 |
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 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 93.1% | 92.3% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100% | top 85% | 91.4% | 90.4% |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 50% | 96% | 91.6% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 88.2% | 87.7% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100% | top 52% | 91.7% | 89% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 88.3% | 87.7% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 54% | 91.6% | 88.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 91.8% | 88.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | Smokin Barrel Fest 2026 Nanson, WA | 6 / 10 (670.2744) | 3 (172.5828) | 8 (162.2744) | 6 (165.7144) | 6 (169.7028) |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Smokin in the Valley 2 Herne Hill, Western Australia | 7 / 8 (656.0004) | 3 (175.4400) | 8 (146.8460) | 6 (168.5600) | 5 (165.1544) |
| Jun 21, 2026 | Chicken & Ribs BBQ Smoke-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Herne Hill, Australia | — | 3 (172.5600) | — | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2026 | Chicken & Ribs BBQ Smoke-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Herne Hill, Australia | — | — | 10 (166.3200) | — | — |
| Apr 25, 2026 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia | 5 / 9 (666.8912) | 2 (174.9028) | 3 (172.0228) | 7 (161.7144) | 5 (158.2512) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia | 8 / 9 (658.2400) | 6 (166.2628) | 3 (169.1772) | 9 (158.8228) | 7 (163.9772) |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia | 10 / 12 (657.1544) | 8 (164.5372) | 10 (162.8572) | 6 (171.4628) | 11 (158.2972) |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Smokin Barrel Fest Nanson, WA | 9 / 10 (645.1084) | 10 (162.2628) | 10 (158.8572) | 6 (165.7256) | 9 (158.2628) |
| Apr 26, 2025 | Smokin' in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia | 10 / 13 (643.4400) | 7 (163.4056) | 6 (165.1772) | 9 (158.2628) | 12 (156.5944) |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 6 / 14 (660.6288) | 3 (164) | 6 (163.4744) | 5 (164) | 5 (169.1544) |
| Aug 3, 2024 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 3 / 10 (691.4632) | 1 (177.1544) | 6 (165.7144) | 2 (176.0228) | 6 (172.5716) |
| May 4, 2024 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 11 / 14 (625.6456) | 1 (171.4284) | 9 (160.0228) | 9 (155.9544) | 14 (138.2400) |
| Feb 24, 2024 | Chicken in Bakers (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bakers Hill, Western Australia | — | 6 (159.4284) | — | — | — |
| Feb 24, 2024 | OMC - Pork Ribs in Bakers (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bakers Hill, Western Australia | — | — | 4 (162.3200) | — | — |
| Nov 4, 2023 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 7 / 11 (634.8456) | 4 (163.4628) | 7 (159.4400) | 4 (165.7256) | 11 (146.2172) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia | 7 / 8 (628.5712) | 7 (161.7028) | 4 (161.7828) | 8 (153.1200) | 6 (151.9656) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Chicken) Carmel | — | 3 (162.3316) | — | — | — |
| Jul 8, 2023 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Ribs) Carmel | — | — | 5 (158.2512) | — | — |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 7 / 12 (632.0340) | 6 (162.3200) | 8 (154.8456) | 7 (162.2856) | 9 (152.5828) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western | 9 / 17 (629.1196) | 3 (166.8572) | 6 (161.1428) | 14 (151.9656) | 13 (149.1540) |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | 5 / 12 (660.5712) | 7 (164.5372) | 9 (164.0228) | 6 (165.1428) | 2 (166.8684) |
| Apr 30, 2022 | Spit In The Hills Chidlow, Western | 9 / 16 (642.8228) | 4 (169.6684) | 12 (155.4628) | 1 (176.5944) | 16 (141.0972) |
| Mar 13, 2022 | Pork in the Valley-Pork OMC (One Meat Pork) Perth, Western Australia | — | — | — | 8 (141.1084) | — |
| Mar 13, 2022 | Pork in the Valley-Pork Ribs OMC (One Meat Ribs) Perth, Western Australia | — | — | 5 (160.0228) | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Smokin in the Valley (International) Perth | 10 / 14 (626.8108) | 7 (161.7256) | 10 (152.5600) | 6 (160.0112) | 9 (152.5140) |
| Sep 11, 2021 | CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western | 10 / 16 (635.4512) | 3 (173.1656) | 14 (151.4400) | 12 (149.7028) | 3 (161.1428) |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Bare Bones BBQ Comp Perth | 9 / 10 (608.5256) | 8 (153.1428) | 9 (147.4172) | 6 (158.8800) | 9 (149.0856) |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Zero 2 Hero BBQ Challenge Bunbury | 2 / 11 (659.4400) | 2 (170.8572) | 4 (161.1656) | 2 (169.7144) | 6 (157.7028) |
| Nov 9, 2019 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill WA | 14 / 17 (612.0572) | 10 (161.1772) | 5 (163.4400) | 10 (154.3200) | 17 (133.1200) |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Brew N Que-Perth 2019 Ascot WA | 15 / 30 (648.0800) | 13 (164.5944) | 12 (160.5944) | 10 (162.3200) | 18 (160.5712) |
| Sep 14, 2019 | The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019 Chidlow | 10 / 17 (660.6172) | 3 (172.0228) | 11 (161.7028) | 7 (165.1772) | 13 (161.7144) |