Smokin Suckers IA
Rating
1537
peak 1574
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
2019-09-07
latest 2026-06-05
Best ToY finish
#156
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
5 reserve
Category wins
3
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 27 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
680.60 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 601.36 (+79.23)
Walk rate
59%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±137.39
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 169.38 · weakest Pork (165.81)
Road miles
8484
mi across 27 mapped stops · furthest 4381 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smokin Suckers 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 18 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKEHOUSE 72 in 8 of their 11 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Tri City BBQ Fest (2023-09-15).
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 25% across 5 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 38 at their very first tracked contest, Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (2019-09-07).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 27 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 177.7144 | 154.2172 | 169.35 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 178.8572 | 154.2172 | 168.72 | top 48% |
| Pork | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 153.0628 | 165.81 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 177.7028 | 150.2400 | 169.38 | top 44% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 14 | 0 | top 52% |
| MO | 7 | 0 | top 67% |
| MN | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 50% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IA (14 of 27 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (27 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 601.36
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 697.1088 | 685.35 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 694.2056 | 674.55 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 673.7032 | 666.36 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 681.5768 | 477.67 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 346.8456 | 334.81 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 336.0112 | 336.01 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 9 / 48 (689.0744) | 12 (173.1200) | 41 (165.6800) | 15 (173.7028) | 6 (176.5716) |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 2 / 77 (697.1088) | 5 (177.7144) | 23 (171.4172) | 22 (173.1200) | 12 (174.8572) |
| 2026-04-17 | Knox Co. 4-H/FFA Ring of Smoke Edina, MO | 4 / 25 (690.8116) | 6 (173.7144) | 2 (178.8572) | 21 (163.3828) | 4 (174.8572) |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 38 / 42 (664.4224) | 26 (170.8456) | 25 (167.3828) | 31 (166.8228) | 37 (159.3712) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 291 / 401 (661.5656) | 217 (169.6800) | 316 (163.4056) | 381 (153.0628) | 49 (175.4172) |
| 2025-10-24 | 1st Annual Boost & BBQ Odessa, MO | 22 / 25 (673.6004) | 11 (174.2744) | 20 (168.5488) | 19 (168.5256) | 20 (162.2516) |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown La Belle, MO | 28 / 39 (681.6232) | 35 (166.2400) | 5 (178.2972) | 31 (167.4060) | 20 (169.6800) |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 23 / 56 (694.2056) | 14 (176.5600) | 15 (175.4056) | 26 (173.1200) | 39 (169.1200) |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 31 / 62 (684.4568) | 17 (176.0000) | 33 (169.6684) | 50 (163.9428) | 16 (174.8456) |
| 2025-07-18 | Shenandoah ShenDig Shenandoah, IA | 20 / 30 (675.8628) | 25 (166.2400) | 8 (175.4056) | 19 (170.2744) | 22 (163.9428) |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 27 / 33 (671.3032) | 22 (167.3944) | 20 (170.2744) | 33 (157.0744) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 41 / 58 (673.0516) | 45 (165.1316) | 57 (161.0972) | 28 (171.4172) | 9 (175.4056) |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 41 / 49 (655.3148) | 35 (165.1088) | 31 (165.1544) | 44 (157.6572) | 22 (167.3944) |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 19 / 30 (668.9712) | 23 (163.9428) | 5 (173.1200) | 27 (163.3828) | 18 (168.5256) |
| 2024-07-19 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ Shenandoah, IA | 25 / 36 (673.0404) | 25 (166.8344) | 23 (169.1316) | 26 (165.0972) | 9 (171.9772) |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 20 / 36 (673.7032) | 29 (167.9772) | 21 (167.4172) | 13 (171.4744) | 21 (166.8344) |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 27 / 42 (667.8968) | 32 (167.9656) | 23 (166.2512) | 35 (165.1200) | 19 (168.5600) |
| 2024-03-23 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 2) St. Robert, MO | 34 / 34 (670.1604) | 32 (163.9544) | 30 (167.3944) | 16 (173.1316) | 29 (165.6800) |
| 2024-03-22 | Kickin' It Route 66 BBQ (Day 1) St. Robert, MO | 34 / 35 (644.3656) | 35 (154.2172) | 33 (159.9428) | 23 (167.3828) | 27 (162.8228) |
| 2023-09-15 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 2 / 32 (343.4172) | 3 (174.2972) | 3 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que Spencer, IA | 3 / 28 (340.5488) | 1 (176.0116) | 9 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 21 / 45 (681.5768) | 34 (167.3712) | 15 (170.8228) | 31 (165.6800) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2023-04-28 | WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) Washington, MO | 16 / 37 (674.7888) | 24 (167.4172) | 13 (170.8228) | 30 (162.8344) | 7 (173.7144) |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 2 / 47 (348.0116) | 3 (176.0000) | 3 (172.0116) | — | — |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 2 / 25 (346.8456) | 3 (169.7028) | 1 (177.1428) | — | — |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) Altoona, IA | 19 / 27 (322.7772) | 14 (168.5600) | 22 (154.2172) | — | — |
| 2019-09-07 | Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 2 / 38 (336.0112) | 9 (166.2856) | 15 (162.8344) | 29 (154.2628) | 33 (150.2400) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #156 (665 pts) | #232 (535 pts) | #312 (440 pts) | #366 (315 pts) | #201 (560 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #374 (573 pts) | #325 (703 pts) | #307 (843 pts) | #386 (583 pts) | #240 (958 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #469 (409 pts) | #542 (364 pts) | #459 (519 pts) | #444 (469 pts) | #416 (524 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #88 (704 pts) | #120 (564 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #758 (185 pts) | #998 (125 pts) | #806 (230 pts) | #989 (120 pts) | #491 (400 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #134 (314 pts) | #127 (324 pts) | — | — |