DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ

DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 42 at the Capital BBQ Festival (2017). They are ranked #1703 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,703

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1552

peak 1552 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 25, 2013

latest Jun 21, 2019 · 6.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#643

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

50% of 12 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

670.8228 / 720

Master · Ayr Charity BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.80 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 648.31 (+6.48)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7028

Chicken · Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival

Consistency

±13.84

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.93 · weakest Brisket (158.51)

Road miles

987

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 315 mi

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)

Purse competed for

$3,000

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

Master avg

648.31 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 12 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

670.8228 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.8228 at Ayr Charity BBQ — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 21, 2019

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS ahead in 90% of their meetings

SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.42 points below their pork, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 50%.

Brisket avg 158.51
Pork avg 163.93
4 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

JACK9 BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 32% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 32% across 4 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 41% the rest of the year

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The metronome

±1.92% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.92% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.0% of a perfect score
12 contests

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1321 (163 pts)	#1672 (118 pts)	#1508 (133 pts)	#1350 (173 pts)	#1339 (173 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1412 (148 pts)	#1556 (128 pts)	#1428 (168 pts)	#1083 (268 pts)	#1703 (118 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#643 (604 pts)	#848 (464 pts)	#624 (654 pts)	#613 (659 pts)	#801 (484 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1208 (242 pts)	#1380 (217 pts)	#898 (427 pts)	#1630 (172 pts)	#1390 (217 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1446 (173 pts)	#1395 (203 pts)	#1341 (218 pts)	#1485 (188 pts)	#1567 (158 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2037 (95 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

GETTA QUE

#1,700 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1555

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 4, 2019

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BELLY BROTHERS BBQ TEAM

#1,702 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1555

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2017

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BIG DICK'S BBQ

#1,713 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1553

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

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FLYING PIG & SONS BBQ

#1,711 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1552

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2015

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RIB TIP TUESDAY

#1,696 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1552

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 21, 2017

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Last Best BBQ

#1,710 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1552

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Q'N CANUCKS	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
JACK9 BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
THE GOOD CUE CREW	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
LA PORKSTRA NOSTRA	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
McLay Brothers BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
HELLBENT BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
MEAN MOE'S BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Cousin's Catering and BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
HEAVY D BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	4	0	1	173.7028	156.5028	163.69	top 50%
Pork Ribs	12	7	1	2	172.0344	147.4288	162.18	top 40%
Pork	12	6	1	2	169.7028	153.0972	163.93	top 39%
Brisket	12	4	0	0	166.2628	149.6456	158.51	top 47%

“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)	4	top 43%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 36%
Large (40+)	5	top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
ON	4	top 35%
NY	4	top 51%
MI	1	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Ayr Charity BBQ	2	6	top 32%	Jun 21, 2019
Roc City Rib Fest	2	22	top 42%	May 28, 2016
Roc City Rib Fest	2	37	top 60%	May 23, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in ON 4 of 12 contests · 3 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 9 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 216 finished ahead 264 times, behind 190

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

20193 milestones

Jun 21 Career-best overall score670.8228 Ayr Charity BBQ
Jun 21 Peak power rating (1552) Ayr Charity BBQ
Jun 21 Most recent contest Ayr Charity BBQ

20173 milestones

Jun 9 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7028 Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival
Aug 5 First category win (Pork Ribs) Capital BBQ Festival
Aug 5 10th tracked contest Capital BBQ Festival

20161 milestone

Jul 8 First overall top-10 Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival

20152 milestones

Jul 10 First call Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval
Jul 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6684 Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval

20131 milestone

May 25 First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.9	Capital BBQ Festival	Aug 5, 2017
+10.3	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival	Jun 9, 2017
+9.2	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival	Jul 8, 2016
+8.6	Ayr Charity BBQ	Jun 21, 2019
+4.9	Ayr Charity BBQ	Jun 22, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.2	Roc City Rib Fest	May 23, 2015
-1.6	BBQ & BREWS	Jul 21, 2017
-1.1	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval	Jul 10, 2015

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	1	0	100%	top 26%	93.2%	93.2%
2018	1	1	1	100%	top 39%	89.5%	89.5%
2017	4	3	1	75%	top 33%	91.7%	90.5%
2016	2	1	0	100%	top 37%	92.1%	91.5%
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 69%	90.8%	89.3%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 43%	87.8%	87.8%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 40%	86.5%	86.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 21, 2019	Ayr Charity BBQ Ayr Ontario	6 / 23 (670.8228)	11 (168.5828)	9 (166.2972)	5 (169.6800)	5 (166.2628)
Jun 22, 2018	Ayr Charity BBQ Ayr Ontario	7 / 18 (644.5028)	9 (161.1084)	5 (162.8344)	1 (169.7028)	10 (150.8572)
Aug 5, 2017	Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON	4 / 42 (659.3712)	23 (160.5140)	1 (172)	5 (168)	14 (158.8572)
Jul 21, 2017	BBQ & BREWS Birch Run, MI	22 / 37 (639.3372)	27 (159.9772)	13 (162.2628)	26 (157.0856)	16 (160.0116)
Jun 9, 2017	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival Drayton Ontario	5 / 22 (659.9428)	2 (173.7028)	12 (159.4172)	3 (169.1428)	11 (157.6800)
Jun 3, 2017	Craze Fest Georgina, ON	7 / 17 (646.7772)	16 (156.5028)	8 (164.0116)	4 (166.2628)	7 (160)
Jul 8, 2016	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival Drayton, ON	5 / 17 (662.8800)	6 (165.7028)	2 (170.2972)	11 (163.4056)	6 (163.4744)
May 28, 2016	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	22 / 50 (654.7544)	30 (163.3712)	5 (172.0344)	27 (162.8116)	33 (156.5372)
Jul 10, 2015	Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festval Drayton, ON	11 / 18 (653.6684)	10 (166.3084)	6 (166.2744)	9 (164.5600)	14 (156.5256)
May 23, 2015	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	44 / 57 (632.3768)	20 (167.3828)	44 (153.0856)	29 (162.2628)	50 (149.6456)
May 24, 2014	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	37 / 86 (632.4460)	30 (163.9772)	62 (150.2632)	62 (153.0972)	21 (165.1084)
May 25, 2013	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	32 / 80 (622.8570)	41 (157.1426)	59 (147.4288)	19 (161.1428)	25 (157.1428)

DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The metronome

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 — 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)