High-water mark
665.1200
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.1200 at Connecticut Barbecue Challenge — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 18, 2026
Smokin' Barrel BBQ
Smokin' Barrel BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 15th of 25 at the BBQ In The Badlands (2019). They are ranked #3893 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKIN BARREL BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1485 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 21, 2018
latest Jul 18, 2026 · 7.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.43
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.00 · weakest Chicken (162.14)
Road miles
3,103
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,605 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$9,900
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
656.36 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin' Barrel BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
156 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,876 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smokin' Barrel BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokin' Barrel BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,920 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smokin' Barrel BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,890 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,919 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
They turned up 6 years after Smokin' Barrel BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#3,878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Level with Smokin' Barrel BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,918 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Smokin' Barrel BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 152.5028 | 162.14 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 157.7144 | 164.28 | top 61% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 162.8800 | 168.00 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 162.2284 | 162.71 | 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.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CT
4 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
164
finished ahead 58 times, behind 121
Longest layoff
6.7 yrs
Sep 27, 2019 → Jun 13, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score665.1200 Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
- Most recent contest Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
20192 milestones
- First call BBQ In The Badlands
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1200 BBQ In The Badlands
20183 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin in The Hills
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.2800 Smokin in The Hills
- Peak power rating (1500) Smokin in The Hills
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.5 | BBQ In The Badlands | Sep 27, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Jun 13, 2026 |
| -4.1 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | Jul 18, 2026 |
| -1.9 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 8, 2019 |
| -0.3 | Smokin in The Hills | Sep 21, 2018 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 78% | 92.4% | 91.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 64% | 91.6% | 90.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 91% | 91% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 26 / 36 (665.1200) | 21 (168.5484) | 23 (165.7144) | 28 (167.4172) | 25 (163.4400) |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT | 22 / 26 (655.9772) | 11 (172.5600) | 24 (158.2744) | 21 (162.8800) | 19 (162.2628) |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT | — | 17 (160.5372) | — | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 10 (169.7372) | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2019 | BBQ In The Badlands 🏅 Glendive, MT | 15 / 25 (645.5656) | 22 (152.5028) | 16 (157.7144) | 2 (173.1200) | 14 (162.2284) |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN | 46 / 67 (659.8516) | 56 (160.5144) | 38 (166.8344) | 25 (170.2628) | 53 (162.2400) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Smokin in The Hills Hillsboro, OH | 17 / 30 (655.2800) | 21 (158.2056) | 12 (167.3828) | 13 (166.2972) | 16 (163.3944) |