ENGINEERED SMOKE

ENGINEERED SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 26th of 63 at the Que for the Troops (2017). They are ranked #5537 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,537

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1450

peak 1450 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 23, 2013

latest Aug 24, 2018 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1392

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

649.6572 / 720

Master · Que for the Troops

Perfect 180s

Current form

621.35 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 616.23 (+5.12)

Walk rate

18%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

168.5484

Pork Ribs · New Holland Summer Fest

Consistency

±16.53

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 157.11 · weakest Brisket (152.18)

Road miles

617

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 64 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Master avg

616.23 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.93 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 18%.

Brisket avg 152.18
Pork Ribs avg 157.11
0 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Fire Ants BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 11 shared pork ribs entries lost

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared pork ribs entries.

The metronome

±2.30% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.30% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 85.6% of a perfect score
11 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 38th

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1431 (165 pts)	#1539 (130 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1392 (180 pts)	#1493 (180 pts)	#1221 (265 pts)	#1489 (180 pts)	#1234 (250 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1737 (145 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 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)	#1513 (180 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ENGINEERED SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Cookin Possums

#5,547 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1511

They've been 1511 at their best, 61 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 19, 2017

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SMOKIN WOLVES

#5,564 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before ENGINEERED SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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Feelin' Swine BBQ

#5,520 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1451

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2024

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3 Muskabeers

#5,560 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1450

Level with ENGINEERED SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2025

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Greenway Equipment

#5,532 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2024

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MEAT SLINGERS

#5,563 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jan 29, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
WILBUR'S REVENGE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
PIG PEN BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Fire Ants BBQ	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
BUTTHEADS BBQ TEAM	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
WILLY'S Q SHACK	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
QUEGASM	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN FOOLZ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BURNT SIDE DOWN	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	0	163.9772	140.5256	154.29	top 74%
Pork Ribs	11	2	168.5484	145.0628	157.11	top 56%
Pork	11	0	164.5600	142.2628	152.64	top 73%
Brisket	11	0	166.8572	139.3600	152.18	top 66%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)	6	38	0	top 75%	Aug 24, 2018
Que for the Troops	2	26	0	top 54%	Jun 1, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 11 of 11 contests

Contests visited 5 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 249 finished ahead 186 times, behind 510

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

20182 milestones

Jun 1 10th tracked contest Que for the Troops
Aug 24 Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)

20172 milestones

Jun 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6572 Que for the Troops
Jun 2 Career-best overall score649.6572 Que for the Troops

20143 milestones

Aug 22 First call New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 22 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.5484 New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 22 Peak power rating (1489) New Holland Summer Fest

20131 milestone

Aug 23 First tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.4	Que for the Troops	Jun 2, 2017
+0.4	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 22, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 23, 2013
-9.2	Que for the Troops	Jun 5, 2015
-9	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 28, 2015
-7.4	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 28, 2017
-7	Que for the Troops	Jun 3, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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)
2018	2	0%	top 71%	87.5%	85.7%
2017	3	33%	top 70%	90.2%	86.7%
2016	2	0%	top 75%	86.9%	86.2%
2015	2	0%	top 86%	86.7%	84.9%
2014	1	100%	top 54%	86.5%	86.5%
2013	1	0%	top 86%	81.3%	81.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 24, 2018	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	53 / 71 (603.2112)	64 (145.0856)	62 (145.0628)	16 (164.5600)	51 (148.5028)
Jun 1, 2018	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	41 / 61 (630.2056)	46 (157.0856)	33 (158.8344)	55 (150.2856)	23 (164)
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	56 / 69 (614.1140)	36 (162.2512)	62 (148.5372)	61 (149.6572)	49 (153.6684)
Jul 28, 2017	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	44 / 51 (609.5540)	41 (155.9428)	29 (158.8572)	43 (149.6800)	48 (145.0740)
Jun 2, 2017	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	26 / 63 (649.6572)	28 (163.9772)	9 (167.4056)	51 (151.4172)	11 (166.8572)
Aug 26, 2016	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	46 / 66 (625.5656)	36 (159.9656)	34 (161.6572)	61 (147.9656)	31 (155.9772)
Jun 3, 2016	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	54 / 67 (615.2800)	53 (154.8000)	20 (164.5944)	38 (156.5256)	63 (139.3600)
Aug 28, 2015	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	60 / 70 (598.7772)	66 (144.5372)	53 (149.6800)	58 (151.4056)	42 (153.1544)
Jun 5, 2015	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	47 / 54 (624.3884)	48 (155.9428)	48 (151.9428)	37 (159.9656)	41 (156.5372)
Aug 22, 2014	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	38 / 70 (622.6852)	40 (157.0972)	7 (168.5484)	36 (155.3484)	60 (141.6912)
Aug 23, 2013	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	61 / 71 (585.0512)	68 (140.5256)	44 (153.0740)	63 (142.2628)	50 (149.1888)

ENGINEERED SMOKE

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

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

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 — 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)