Smokin Through The Night

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1360

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1573

peak 1621 · rated over 44 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-04-04

latest 2026-05-08

Best ToY finish

#316

Master 2022

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 44 contests

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

704.0000 / 720

Master · 40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

630.49 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 664.96 (-34.48)

Walk rate

68%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Consistency

±31.49

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.09 · weakest Brisket (166.20)

Road miles

2,814

mi across 44 mapped stops · furthest 90 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

Purse competed for

$174K

listed at 20 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 23 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.96 / 720

44 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (13 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 heartbreaker

3.9888 points from the title

Came within 3.9888 points of the Grand Championship at 40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off (2022-05-06).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

They almost always walk

68% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 30 of 44 contests

A top-10 category call in 68% of their 44 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

704.0000 career-best overall

97.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 704.0000 at 40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off — 97.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2022-05-06

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

FIRE DANCER BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smokin Through The Night 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2022 their best year

2022 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 34%.

5 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 34%

A tough matchup

28–4 behind in the head-to-head

RAZORRACKS ahead in 88% of their meetings

RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 28 of their 32 shared contests.

A strong matchup

26–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 84% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PORK AVENUE in 26 of their 31 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

21 of 32 shared pork entries lost

RAZORRACKS ahead 66% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RAZORRACKS has out-cooked them in 21 of 32 shared pork entries.

Going the wrong way

-28 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 28 points across 4 contests since 2025-05-09 — from 1601 down to 1573.

4 contests since 2025-05-09
now 1573

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 32% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 32% across 4 contests, versus top 49% the rest of the year.

4 October contests
top 49% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Delta Smoke BBQ Contest every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 5th

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37 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY

#1358 of the rated field

1573 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1593

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Smokin Through The Night's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 35 contests

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THE REPUBLIC OF 'QUE

#1363 of the rated field

1573 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1573

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 26 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2025-03-28

⚔ Head-to-head

K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ

#1361 of the rated field

1573 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 87
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1697

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 87 contests to 44.

rated over 86 contests
last seen 2024-07-19

⚔ Head-to-head

MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ

#1357 of the rated field

1573 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1586

No shared contest yet.

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 18% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2019-05-31

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THE SMOKING SECTION - NY

#1359 of the rated field

1573 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1573

No shared contest yet.

Level with Smokin Through The Night on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2018-04-06

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Nuts & Butts

#1364 of the rated field

1573 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1583

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after Smokin Through The Night did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-04-25

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RAZORRACKS	32	4	28	13%	⚔ compare
PORK AVENUE	31	26	5	84%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	26	4	22	15%	⚔ compare
K & K KOOKERS	22	15	7	68%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
Kermit's Ex	19	9	10	47%	⚔ compare
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
Hillbilly Hoggers	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Wild Wolves BBQ	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
QUE-N-BREW	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	43	13	2	178.8572	154.2400	168.03	top 50%
Pork Ribs	44	16	4	178.8572	141.6572	166.47	top 52%
Pork	44	21	2	180.0000 🔥	152.5028	168.09	top 46%
Brisket	44	14	3	177.7028	146.7772	166.20	top 49%

“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	Avg finish
AR	28	top 46%
MO	9	top 60%
TN	7	top 48%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 52%
Medium (20–39)	29	top 49%
Large (40+)	11	top 50%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	8	5	top 53%	2022-06-10
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	4	8	top 51%	2025-09-26
BBQ & Blues on the Levee	4	3	top 32%	2019-10-11
Smokin' For Down Syndrome	2	13	top 48%	2022-04-01
*Smokin on the White	2	10	top 76%	2018-09-07
*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2	6	top 42%	2017-09-29
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2	10	top 32%	2015-09-25

The story so far (19 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12.1 yrs 2014-04-04 → 2026-05-08

Busiest season 2019 7 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 12 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AR 28 of 44 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 27 7 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 44 entries · 0 wins · 16 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 168.09 · weakest Brisket (166.20)

Walk rate 68% a top-10 call in 30 of 44 contests

Overall top-10 rate 39% 17 of 44 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 664.96 out of 720 · 44 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 548 714–649 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,814 44 mapped stops · furthest 90 mi

Schedule strength 1574 average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests

Purse competed for $174,400 listed at 20 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 23 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs 2019-10-11 → 2021-04-09

Power rating 1573 peak 1621 · #1360 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Apr 4 First tracked contest Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
Sep 26 First call Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Sep 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8740 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
2015
Sep 25 First overall top-10 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
2016
Oct 7 First overall podium *BBQ & Blues on the Levee
2017
Apr 7 10th tracked contest Seventh Annual Bull Moose
2019
Jun 7 25th tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
2022
May 6 First Reserve Championship 40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off
May 6 Career-best overall score704.0000 40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off
2023
Jun 9 First perfect 180 (Pork) Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Sep 29 Peak power rating (1621) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
2026
May 8 Most recent contest 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	*BBQ & Blues on the Levee	2016-10-07
+12.8	40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off	2022-05-06
+12.6	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2022-06-10
+12.6	*Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival	2018-09-28
+12.5	Seventh Annual Bull Moose	2017-04-07

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.5	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff	2014-04-04
-12.9	43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off	2025-05-09
-12.4	*Smokin on the White	2018-09-07
-11.5	44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off	2026-05-08
-8.8	Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2025-06-06

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0%	top 100%	68.4%	68.4%
2025	3	0	0%	top 83%	93.5%	92.2%
2024	1	0	100%	top 74%	92.8%	92.8%
2023	3	1	100%	top 43%	95.5%	94.8%
2022	5	3	80%	top 34%	97.8%	95.4%
2021	3	0	67%	top 51%	94.2%	93.5%
2019	7	4	100%	top 35%	95.2%	94%
2018	6	3	83%	top 49%	95.1%	92.9%
2017	6	4	50%	top 42%	94.9%	92.3%
2016	3	1	100%	top 47%	93.3%	91.5%
2015	3	1	33%	top 52%	93.4%	92%
2014	3	0	33%	top 72%	90.5%	88.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-05-08	44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO	25 / 25 (492.4344)	—	24 (163.9660)	22 (166.2284)	23 (162.2400)
2025-09-26	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	20 / 26 (670.1488)	16 (167.3944)	23 (162.8116)	16 (171.9656)	19 (167.9772)
2025-06-06	Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	24 / 30 (673.5424)	23 (169.6684)	24 (167.9656)	21 (170.8228)	26 (165.0856)
2025-05-09	43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO	25 / 27 (648.4460)	21 (169.1428)	23 (163.9888)	26 (158.8000)	27 (156.5144)
2024-09-27	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	20 / 27 (667.8628)	10 (172.5600)	23 (160.5144)	22 (161.6684)	11 (173.1200)
2023-09-29	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	9 / 25 (678.7428)	7 (170.2628)	8 (173.1200)	7 (171.9772)	13 (163.3828)
2023-06-09	Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	11 / 26 (687.8968)	16 (166.8112)	6 (174.2628)	2 (180.0000)	13 (166.8228)
2023-05-05	Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO	13 / 26 (681.6344)	15 (169.7028)	12 (171.9772)	7 (174.2744)	16 (165.6800)
2022-09-23	Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	10 / 33 (684.5372)	5 (175.4516)	15 (169.1200)	6 (175.4400)	11 (164.5256)
2022-09-09	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Millington, TN	23 / 38 (666.6972)	22 (169.1200)	28 (165.0972)	29 (162.8000)	17 (169.6800)
2022-06-10	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	5 / 33 (701.6456)	2 (178.8572)	2 (177.7144)	8 (175.4056)	16 (169.6684)
2022-05-06	40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO	2 / 13 (704.0000)	6 (173.1772)	3 (176.5600)	2 (178.8572)	3 (175.4056)
2022-04-01	Smokin' For Down Syndrome 🏅 Collierville, TN	13 / 28 (676.4224)	22 (163.3712)	3 (176.5600)	20 (164.5256)	10 (171.9656)
2021-06-11	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	20 / 38 (678.1944)	11 (174.2744)	32 (161.6800)	19 (169.1200)	9 (173.1200)
2021-05-01	39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO	16 / 32 (674.2172)	26 (159.3828)	16 (167.9772)	4 (175.4400)	9 (171.4172)
2021-04-09	Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose) 🏅 Collierville, TN	22 / 44 (666.6740)	25 (166.8228)	31 (163.9428)	21 (167.3828)	13 (168.5256)
2019-10-11	BBQ & Blues on the Levee 🏅 Helena, AR	10 / 20 (679.8628)	9 (171.9772)	11 (167.3828)	14 (162.8000)	3 (177.7028)
2019-09-27	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	8 / 43 (677.0396)	16 (165.1312)	13 (167.9772)	5 (174.2628)	9 (169.6684)
2019-09-06	Smokin' on the White 🏅 Batesville, AR	6 / 15 (673.0168)	4 (171.9656)	12 (164.5256)	9 (166.8228)	7 (169.7028)
2019-06-07	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	11 / 51 (685.6112)	25 (168.5484)	6 (175.4056)	17 (170.8344)	15 (170.8228)
2019-05-10	Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz 🏅 Marion, AR	11 / 30 (683.3256)	9 (172.5600)	11 (173.1200)	5 (174.2628)	18 (163.3828)
2019-05-03	38th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Kennett, MO	11 / 25 (670.2172)	17 (166.2284)	4 (173.7144)	8 (170.2972)	21 (159.9772)
2019-04-05	9th Annual Bull Moose 🏅 Millington, TN	8 / 25 (666.7540)	17 (159.3712)	10 (163.4172)	7 (172.5600)	6 (171.4056)
2018-10-05	*BBQ & Blues on the Levee(JUDGES FULL) Helena, AR	8 / 25 (675.3256)	3 (174.2856)	6 (170.8228)	10 (167.3944)	13 (162.8228)
2018-09-28	*Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	6 / 45 (684.4800)	13 (168.5256)	9 (170.8572)	8 (168.5372)	2 (176.5600)
2018-09-07	*Smokin on the White Batesville, AR	16 / 17 (643.2680)	14 (163.9540)	17 (149.0856)	10 (163.4172)	7 (166.8112)
2018-06-08	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	22 / 44 (683.3256)	21 (171.9656)	26 (167.9656)	8 (174.8572)	21 (168.5372)
2018-05-04	*37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO	9 / 25 (675.3484)	11 (170.2856)	6 (169.6684)	4 (173.1200)	15 (162.2744)
2018-04-06	Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN	28 / 40 (652.9828)	23 (166.2284)	32 (157.6916)	23 (164.5256)	23 (164.5372)
2017-10-06	*BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR	9 / 30 (669.6000)	11 (169.6684)	11 (169.1544)	14 (165.6800)	13 (165.0972)
2017-09-29	*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	6 / 33 (667.9544)	4 (173.1200)	16 (162.2516)	18 (163.4056)	5 (169.1772)
2017-09-15	*Smokin on the White Batesville, AR	10 / 17 (662.1368)	7 (169.1200)	7 (166.8228)	15 (155.3712)	6 (170.8228)
2017-06-09	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	29 / 45 (656.9600)	27 (166.2400)	36 (159.3944)	21 (168.5256)	32 (162.8000)
2017-05-05	*36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO	19 / 34 (647.9428)	19 (164.6056)	21 (162.8572)	31 (152.5028)	15 (167.9772)
2017-04-07	Seventh Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	6 / 27 (683.3376)	9 (174.2744)	13 (168.5488)	9 (168.5372)	6 (171.9772)
2016-10-07	*BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR	3 / 21 (668.4344)	4 (172.5600)	10 (167.3944)	7 (166.8228)	9 (161.6572)
2016-09-30	*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	29 / 44 (635.8624)	27 (158.2628)	10 (169.7256)	31 (157.0856)	34 (150.7884)
2016-06-10	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	24 / 39 (671.8740)	32 (163.9656)	2 (178.8572)	7 (174.2628)	36 (154.7884)
2015-09-25	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	10 / 38 (672.5144)	11 (170.2972)	10 (169.7028)	21 (164.5372)	11 (167.9772)
2015-07-24	BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	18 / 35 (663.8400)	29 (160.5144)	25 (161.0856)	11 (170.2628)	13 (171.9772)
2015-06-12	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) Wynne, AR	39 / 49 (651.3256)	40 (162.8228)	36 (162.8572)	25 (167.9656)	43 (157.6800)
2014-09-26	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	18 / 48 (651.8740)	39 (154.2400)	41 (153.6800)	6 (171.9884)	12 (171.9656)
2014-06-13	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	39 / 49 (646.6856)	26 (165.0856)	38 (161.6800)	23 (167.9884)	46 (151.9316)
2014-04-04	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO	22 / 22 (604.3316)	14 (163.3828)	22 (141.6572)	22 (152.5144)	20 (146.7772)

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
2026 ↗	Master	#1214 (50 pts)	—	#1265 (55 pts)	#951 (65 pts)	#950 (60 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#963 (112 pts)	#905 (137 pts)	#1013 (122 pts)	#913 (127 pts)	#1021 (107 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1103 (77 pts)	#954 (127 pts)	#1310 (62 pts)	#1203 (67 pts)	#914 (122 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#511 (367 pts)	#552 (352 pts)	#527 (427 pts)	#382 (562 pts)	#572 (317 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#316 (737 pts)	#327 (737 pts)	#292 (867 pts)	#344 (702 pts)	#356 (672 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#606 (262 pts)	#666 (247 pts)	#734 (222 pts)	#494 (377 pts)	#472 (407 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#324 (950 pts)	#410 (805 pts)	#319 (965 pts)	#315 (990 pts)	#345 (945 pts)