A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
LC'S SMOKIN BAR BQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1449
peak 1449 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2014-10-02
latest 2022-09-29
Best ToY finish
#1236
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.09
last 5 Master vs avg 616.71 (+0.37)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.60
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.55 · weakest Brisket (143.30)
Road miles
25
mi across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$61K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
616.71 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−15.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.25 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 143.30
- Pork avg 158.55
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
5–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 83% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Smoke & Beer BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16).
- last seen 2018-09-15
- back 2021-09-16
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
109 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5547 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5552 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after LC'S SMOKIN BAR BQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#5542 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before LC'S SMOKIN BAR BQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5546 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
No shared contest yet.
Level with LC'S SMOKIN BAR BQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5559 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1449
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5536 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1514 at their best, 64 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| DUSTY ROADS BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Tractor Shed BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Splitlog Smokers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| On the Dotte Smokers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork & Boots | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Moolicious Intentions | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Outhouse BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Rub You Long Time | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| DIXIE MOON | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Heat's Neat | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0572 | 149.0628 | 158.47 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.3316 | 152.5600 | 156.38 | top 79% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 150.8688 | 158.55 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.8572 | 135.3832 | 143.30 | top 91% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2 | 435 | 0 | top 93% | 2022-09-29 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8 yrs
2014-10-02 → 2022-09-29
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
5 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 158.55 · weakest Brisket (143.30)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
616.71
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,563
357–2,641 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
25
7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1575
average field rating faced — tougher than 60% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$60,910
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2018-09-15 → 2021-09-16
Power rating
1449
peak 1449 · #5550 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.7144 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1490) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- 2015
- Career-best overall score632.1148 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- 2022
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| -9.9 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2014-10-02 |
| -8.9 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2018-09-15 |
| -8.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
| -7.3 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 85% | 85% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 464 / 505 (618.7312) | 306 (165.1428) | 466 (152.5600) | 419 (158.2284) | 481 (142.8000) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 435 / 467 (595.8400) | 434 (149.0628) | 405 (153.7028) | 359 (157.6912) | 451 (135.3832) |
| 2018-09-15 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 424 / 467 (611.8740) | 431 (152.5256) | 379 (157.1200) | 403 (153.1200) | 407 (149.1084) |
| 2017-09-01 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 337 / 407 (626.8688) | 255 (162.8800) | 309 (157.7260) | 272 (161.7028) | 374 (144.5600) |
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 442 / 606 (632.1148) | 182 (168.0572) | 337 (162.3316) | 538 (150.8688) | 482 (150.8572) |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 480 / 552 (614.8460) | 474 (153.1656) | 441 (154.8572) | 136 (169.7144) | 532 (137.1088) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |