THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS

THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS is a competition barbecue team with 31 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 13th of 24 at the KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees (2017). They are ranked #6450 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,450

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1372

peak 1372 · rated over 31 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 10, 2014

latest Jun 24, 2023 · 8.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#731

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 31 contests

Avg finish

top 77%

overall standings

Best overall

666.3316 / 720

Master · Tony Stone BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

599.51 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 622.08 (-22.56)

Walk rate

35%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176

Brisket · Beer,Fries & BBQ VI

Consistency

±21.03

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.31 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.99)

Road miles

3,397

across 31 mapped stops · furthest 261 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Purse competed for

$1,800

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

Master avg

622.08 / 720

31 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

666.3316 career-best overall

92.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.3316 at Tony Stone BBQ Competition — 92.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 8, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

RIDDLEQ'S has finished one call ahead of THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 62%.

7 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 62%

A tough matchup

23–1 behind in the head-to-head

BBQ+ ahead in 96% of their meetings

BBQ+ has come out ahead in 23 of their 24 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.32 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 13%.

Pork Ribs avg 151.99
Chicken avg 160.31
0 calls in 31 entries

A strong matchup

8–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 73% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 8 of their 11 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

20 of 24 shared chicken entries lost

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ has out-cooked them in 20 of 24 shared chicken entries.

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Going the wrong way

-26 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 26 points across 4 contests since Jun 25, 2022 — from 1399 down to 1372.

4 contests since Jun 25, 2022
now 1372

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

ROKENDE REGAHS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 68% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 68% across 4 contests, versus top 77% the rest of the year.

4 May contests
top 77% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,397 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,397 miles across 31 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 261 miles to 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival.

31 mapped stops
furthest 261 mi

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
2023 ↗	Master	#934 (121 pts)	#938 (146 pts)	#1062 (136 pts)	#899 (146 pts)	#987 (121 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#830 (177 pts)	#664 (287 pts)	#933 (177 pts)	#744 (237 pts)	#822 (187 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#731 (190 pts)	#745 (210 pts)	#793 (200 pts)	#776 (180 pts)	#638 (265 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#1093 (56 pts)	#694 (121 pts)	#1116 (56 pts)	#846 (81 pts)	#1095 (56 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#822 (354 pts)	#813 (404 pts)	#897 (344 pts)	#962 (304 pts)	#492 (679 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#845 (374 pts)	#820 (414 pts)	#891 (379 pts)	#885 (369 pts)	#663 (554 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1181 (249 pts)	#1122 (304 pts)	#1336 (229 pts)	#1045 (344 pts)	#1227 (254 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1263 (228 pts)	#1240 (263 pts)	#1453 (203 pts)	#1482 (203 pts)	#1180 (273 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1275 (235 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

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SNORING HOGS BBQ

#6,449 of the rated field

1374 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1374

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 33 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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BUTTHEAD BBQ

#6,453 of the rated field

1371 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1371

Careers of much the same size, 28 contests to 31, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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SAUCED N SMOKED

#6,452 of the rated field

1371 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1371

25 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

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WINGED SWINE

#6,448 of the rated field

1374 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1374

Rated 2 points above THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ

#6,451 of the rated field

1371 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 76
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1371

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 76 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 76 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2024

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HI-TECH SMOKERS

#6,447 of the rated field

1375 ▲ 3 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1375

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 33 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BBQ+	24	1	23	4%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	24	1	23	4%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
Backcorner BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
PARKSTAD SMOKERS	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ WIESEL	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
WETTELS ON FIRE	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
Osdorp Grillers (NL)	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	31	4	1	174.3200	149.1084	160.31	top 65%
Pork Ribs	31	0	0	162.2628	143.3944	151.99	top 81%
Pork	31	1	0	168.5600	137.7028	154.84	top 73%
Brisket	31	8	1	176	130.2172	154.94	top 61%

“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 89%
Medium (20–39)	19	top 82%
Large (40+)	11	top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
DE	1	top 82%
BE	1	top 45%
NL	1	top 67%
EU	1	top 90%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest	2	21	top 98%	Jun 24, 2023
Tony Stone BBQ Competition	2	18	top 56%	Jun 3, 2022
Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2	2	18	top 81%	Aug 14, 2021
Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1	2	17	top 81%	Aug 13, 2021
BBQ an der Burg 2019	2	21	top 73%	Jul 6, 2019
Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	2	32	top 81%	May 12, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 7 contests

Contests a season 3.1 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in DE 1 of 31 contests · 4 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 25 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 326 finished ahead 290 times, behind 854

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

20231 milestone

Jun 24 Most recent contest Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest

20211 milestone

Aug 14 25th tracked contest Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2

20192 milestones

May 11 Career-best single call (Brisket)176 Beer,Fries & BBQ VI
Jun 8 Career-best overall score666.3316 Tony Stone BBQ Competition

20181 milestone

Apr 14 10th tracked contest Meat The East

20161 milestone

May 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5028 Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ

20151 milestone

Oct 10 First call 3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off

20142 milestones

Oct 10 First tracked contest Ruhrpott BBQ
Oct 10 Peak power rating (1488) Ruhrpott BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.9	Tony Stone BBQ Competition	Jun 8, 2019
+5.7	Meat the East	Apr 13, 2019
+4.2	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ	May 8, 2016
+1.8	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2	Apr 20, 2019
+1.6	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees	Jun 10, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	Ruhrpott BBQ	Oct 10, 2014
-10.5	Farm Meat	Sep 9, 2017
-10.2	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2	Aug 14, 2021
-10	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015	Sep 25, 2015
-9.3	Meetjesland International BBQ Contest	Apr 29, 2023

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	2	0%	top 100%	84.6%	82.4%
2022	3	33%	top 91%	86.9%	83.8%
2021	3	33%	top 93%	86.8%	84.5%
2020	1	0%	top 84%	86.3%	86.3%
2019	7	71%	top 62%	92.5%	88.6%
2018	6	17%	top 76%	88.6%	87%
2017	3	33%	top 74%	90%	87.9%
2016	3	33%	top 65%	90.1%	88.1%
2015	2	50%	top 82%	86.8%	84.8%
2014	1	0%	top 90%	82.1%	82.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 24, 2023	Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest Dodewaard	26 / 26 (609.0516)	21 (162.8112)	23 (152.5600)	20 (162.8572)	26 (130.8232)
Apr 29, 2023	Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter	20 / 20 (577.4396)	19 (154.1940)	19 (146.8000)	20 (146.2284)	20 (130.2172)
Sep 17, 2022	Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 Sint Niklaas	25 / 25 (574.0684)	24 (153.0740)	24 (145.0972)	25 (140.5256)	24 (135.3716)
Jun 25, 2022	Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest Dodewaard	21 / 22 (611.3716)	15 (163.4284)	22 (145.6916)	20 (154.8228)	20 (147.4288)
Jun 3, 2022	Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp	30 / 38 (625.6344)	10 (168.5828)	35 (145.0972)	14 (166.8572)	32 (145.0972)
Oct 23, 2021	KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees Liesselseweg, Deurne	27 / 30 (625.1084)	26 (159.4284)	26 (155.4516)	28 (151.9772)	23 (158.2512)
Aug 14, 2021	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2 Meerbeke	26 / 26 (580.3884)	24 (155.9656)	25 (143.3944)	26 (138.2056)	23 (142.8228)
Aug 13, 2021	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1 Meerbeke	17 / 19 (620.5488)	14 (159.9544)	15 (158.8800)	19 (137.7028)	8 (164.0116)
Sep 12, 2020	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Dongen	26 / 31 (621.5312)	12 (165.1084)	25 (147.9428)	20 (159.9772)	29 (148.5028)
Sep 21, 2019	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas	28 / 36 (624.4344)	35 (149.1084)	27 (155.9544)	24 (160)	19 (159.3716)
Jul 6, 2019	BBQ an der Burg 2019 Geestland	27 / 36 (617.5888)	17 (162.8000)	31 (150.2516)	25 (151.9772)	23 (152.5600)
Jun 8, 2019	Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp	18 / 55 (666.3316)	3 (174.3200)	43 (153.6916)	21 (167.4056)	9 (170.9144)
May 11, 2019	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark, Hasselt	32 / 49 (631.9888)	43 (152.5484)	40 (150.2972)	39 (153.1432)	3 (176)
Apr 20, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 Ninove	18 / 29 (649.0968)	16 (164)	17 (162.2628)	25 (155.9884)	10 (166.8456)
Apr 19, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 Ninove	18 / 25 (625.0168)	18 (158.2628)	21 (148.5600)	22 (153.6684)	7 (164.5256)
Apr 13, 2019	Meat the East Hengelo	20 / 41 (650.6856)	29 (163.3828)	32 (155.3600)	17 (163.9772)	10 (167.9656)
Sep 22, 2018	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop	45 / 73 (626.8000)	48 (155.9656)	56 (152.5600)	53 (151.4288)	10 (166.8456)
Jul 21, 2018	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	38 / 48 (618.7656)	26 (162.8456)	42 (146.8000)	36 (154.2628)	32 (154.8572)
Jun 30, 2018	BBQ an der Burg 2018 Geestland	21 / 30 (626.3088)	17 (160.0116)	20 (157.1200)	28 (148.0228)	13 (161.1544)
May 12, 2018	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt	39 / 51 (633.0400)	29 (163.9772)	26 (161.1084)	37 (156.5600)	39 (151.3944)
May 11, 2018	Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) Hasselt	32 / 37 (615.2224)	35 (153.1084)	25 (155.4056)	30 (153.6572)	26 (153.0512)
Apr 14, 2018	Meat The East Hengelo	27 / 34 (637.5660)	21 (162.8000)	28 (149.0972)	22 (161.1200)	12 (164.5488)
Sep 9, 2017	Farm Meat Dongen	35 / 38 (624.4000)	32 (156.4912)	36 (147.9888)	15 (162.2516)	22 (157.6684)
Jul 1, 2017	BBQ An Der Burg Geestland	19 / 25 (627.3256)	19 (157.7028)	16 (158.2856)	21 (153.6800)	15 (157.6572)
Jun 10, 2017	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne	13 / 24 (647.8628)	6 (169.1428)	20 (160.5488)	6 (168.5600)	19 (149.6112)
Sep 24, 2016	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE	55 / 67 (617.6920)	60 (151.9772)	62 (147.3944)	30 (160.5944)	42 (157.7260)
May 8, 2016	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium	18 / 40 (648.5028)	12 (169.1312)	20 (159.3944)	22 (161.1428)	21 (158.8344)
Mar 19, 2016	Meat the East Enschede, NL	22 / 33 (637.7256)	21 (162.3084)	27 (152.5600)	23 (155.9772)	10 (166.8800)
Oct 10, 2015	3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off Hoofddorp Netherlands	33 / 42 (625.0060)	6 (169.1428)	33 (152.5260)	28 (158.2400)	35 (145.0972)
Sep 25, 2015	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW	57 / 67 (596.4116)	47 (157.7256)	54 (149.1200)	64 (143.3372)	58 (146.2288)
Oct 10, 2014	Ruhrpott BBQ Gelsenkirchen, Germany, EU	52 / 58 (591.4632)	53 (150.2972)	50 (144.5716)	52 (145.7488)	37 (150.8456)

THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS

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

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

Chicken nemesis

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

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)