HONKY-TONK SMOKERS TX
Rating
1568
peak 1580
Contests
25
in the data
First seen
2018-12-28
latest 2022-10-01
Best ToY finish
#150
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 25 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
674.35 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 668.29 (+6.06)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±34.59
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.97 · weakest Brisket (167.34)
Road miles
12237
mi across 25 mapped stops · furthest 1329 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Rio Valley Meat BBQ has finished one call ahead of HONKY-TONK SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
ONE MAN PITS has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BOOMERANG BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 14 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Smoking OCD in 8 of their 11 shared contests.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 24% across 3 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TX first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 161.6456 | 169.97 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 178.2972 | 154.8004 | 169.53 | top 38% |
| Pork | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 178.3200 | 154.8112 | 168.18 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 175.4056 | 159.3484 | 167.34 | top 46% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 6 | 0 | top 30% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 54% |
| WY | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 26% |
| AZ | 2 | 0 | top 33% |
| CO | 2 | 0 | top 20% |
| NM | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
| DC | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| LA | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 39% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 16 | 0 | top 41% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (17 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TX (6 of 25 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (24 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 668.29
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 679.3828 | 667.38 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 695.3944 | 678.50 |
| 2019 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 687.4056 | 664.99 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 688.4912 | 688.49 |
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 - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 138 / 249 (679.3828) | 210 (165.1200) | 100 (171.9772) | 92 (172.0000) | 107 (170.2856) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 331 / 505 (655.3828) | 283 (166.2856) | 264 (166.8344) | 342 (162.8800) | 374 (159.3828) |
| 2020-10-03 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 Casper, WY | 15 / 41 (681.0740) | 14 (171.9884) | 23 (167.4172) | 18 (171.4056) | 15 (170.2628) |
| 2020-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 Casper, WY | 30 / 41 (660.5028) | 5 (174.8572) | 22 (167.3828) | 38 (157.6800) | 33 (160.5828) |
| 2020-09-19 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 4 / 56 (695.3944) | 42 (167.3944) | 2 (178.2972) | 12 (174.2972) | 13 (175.4056) |
| 2020-09-18 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 25 / 56 (677.0168) | 16 (173.1084) | 43 (165.0972) | 8 (174.8456) | 42 (163.9656) |
| 2019-12-27 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ | 23 / 44 (669.6340) | 14 (171.4056) | 11 (171.4172) | 29 (165.1200) | 32 (161.6912) |
| 2019-11-15 | McGregor Lions Club Barrels & BBQ Belton, TX | 17 / 24 (650.1824) | 17 (161.6800) | 20 (160.5484) | 22 (154.8112) | 3 (173.1428) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 31 / 468 (506.8344) | 114 (170.8228) | 238 (165.6684) | 326 (160.5828) | 160 (167.9772) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 120 / 135 (666.2176) | 18 (176.5600) | 132 (154.8004) | 93 (167.4172) | 102 (167.4400) |
| 2019-08-30 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 19 / 58 (681.6224) | 36 (166.2284) | 17 (170.2628) | 2 (178.3200) | 28 (166.8112) |
| 2019-08-23 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 8 / 62 (680.4684) | 9 (173.1200) | 16 (167.9772) | 4 (175.4056) | 26 (163.9656) |
| 2019-08-09 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day Milliken, CO | 8 / 30 (683.3600) | 9 (175.4056) | 18 (165.1200) | 3 (175.4172) | 10 (167.4172) |
| 2019-06-22 | Giant National Capital BBQ Battle Washington, DC | 14 / 31 (669.6228) | 14 (168.5372) | 8 (170.8800) | 20 (159.3828) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q Montgomery, AL | 24 / 48 (677.6000) | 18 (169.6800) | 27 (168.5372) | 14 (172.0000) | 27 (167.3828) |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA | 32 / 72 (673.5884) | 61 (161.6456) | 24 (171.4056) | 24 (169.1200) | 22 (171.4172) |
| 2019-05-11 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) Plainview, TX | 9 / 21 (682.7888) | 19 (162.8116) | 7 (174.2744) | 8 (172.0000) | 7 (173.7028) |
| 2019-05-10 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) Plainview, TX | 5 / 38 (679.9540) | 1 (177.7144) | 3 (174.8456) | 17 (165.1428) | 21 (162.2512) |
| 2019-03-22 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | 30 / 48 (665.5308) | 21 (170.8112) | 2 (173.7028) | 40 (161.6684) | 45 (159.3484) |
| 2019-03-15 | Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 2 Ruidoso, NM | 6 / 21 (687.4056) | 12 (168.5372) | 1 (177.7372) | 9 (169.7028) | 7 (171.4284) |
| 2019-03-14 | Mountain Smoke Barbecue Festival Day 1 Ruidoso, NM | 7 / 18 (666.1824) | 7 (172.0000) | 7 (167.9656) | 10 (166.8112) | 11 (159.4056) |
| 2019-02-01 | Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX | 9 / 126 (680.5940) | 16 (167.9656) | 12 (171.4744) | 11 (172.5828) | 23 (168.5712) |
| 2019-01-11 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 5 / 38 (683.3256) | 13 (171.9656) | 13 (169.6800) | 13 (167.4172) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2018-12-28 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ | 6 / 47 (688.4912) | 10 (173.7028) | 6 (175.4056) | 17 (170.2628) | 14 (169.1200) |
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 | #986 (120 pts) | #1051 (120 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #201 (599 pts) | #183 (669 pts) | #173 (669 pts) | #223 (559 pts) | #175 (634 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #150 (1546 pts) | #167 (1395 pts) | #95 (1741 pts) | #132 (1555 pts) | #164 (1390 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #220 (1320 pts) | #271 (1170 pts) | #239 (1220 pts) | #190 (1395 pts) | #225 (1305 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #839 (440 pts) | #969 (395 pts) | #705 (570 pts) | #1038 (345 pts) | #1103 (300 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #836 (425 pts) | #761 (520 pts) | #851 (460 pts) | #859 (455 pts) | #827 (455 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1167 (240 pts) | #1254 (240 pts) | #806 (450 pts) | #1203 (265 pts) | #1104 (280 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |