On the rise
+38
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 38 points across 5 contests since May 24, 2025 — from 1467 up to 1505.
- 5 contests since May 24, 2025
- now 1505
Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ
Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 14 at the Spencerville Smoke Ring (2025). They are ranked #3028 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
peak 1505 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
May 25, 2024
latest May 23, 2026 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
40% of 10 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
681.36 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 660.83 (+20.53)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.39
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.03 · weakest Brisket (163.58)
Road miles
1,714
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 403 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
660.83 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #756 (150 pts) | #1061 (90 pts) | #752 (220 pts) | #638 (245 pts) | #951 (115 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #367 (587 pts) | #502 (437 pts) | #405 (607 pts) | #354 (637 pts) | #362 (622 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #525 (351 pts) | #466 (456 pts) | #584 (371 pts) | #516 (386 pts) | #514 (396 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
100 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,031 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,021 of the rated field
- Contests
- 68
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1613
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ)
They've been 1613 at their best, 108 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,018 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,034 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1528
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,027 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1515
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#3,040 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1527
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAN MOE'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| What For BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Rub Sweat and Beers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| CycloneBBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4744 | 153.6340 | 165.76 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.0116 | 155.9772 | 166.03 | top 57% |
| Pork | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 178.2972 | 146.8228 | 165.47 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.1772 | 145.6344 | 163.58 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 26% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 39% | May 23, 2026 |
| Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 93% | Oct 19, 2024 |
| Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 96% | Sep 21, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
5 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ON
4 of 10 contests · 4 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
7
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
149
finished ahead 100 times, behind 178
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- 10th tracked contest JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1505) JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition
20254 milestones
- First category win (Pork) Spencerville Smoke Ring
- First overall podium Spencerville Smoke Ring
- Career-best overall score693.7600 Spencerville Smoke Ring
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 Spencerville Smoke Ring
20244 milestones
- First tracked contest Jack 9 Memorial
- First call Jack 9 Memorial
- First overall top-10 Jack 9 Memorial
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8112 Jack 9 Memorial
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.1 | All American BBQ Throwdown | Aug 1, 2025 |
| +12.9 | Spencerville Smoke Ring | Sep 27, 2025 |
| +6.4 | JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition | May 23, 2026 |
| +6 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition | May 24, 2025 |
| +4.6 | Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle | Aug 23, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | Sep 21, 2024 |
| -11.1 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | Oct 18, 2024 |
| -10.2 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | Oct 19, 2024 |
| -9.4 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | Sep 20, 2024 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 34% | 96.4% | 94.7% |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40% | top 84% | 90.9% | 88.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 7 / 20 (679.9432) | 16 (162.8344) | 3 (174.2744) | 2 (176.5944) | 11 (166.2400) |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Spencerville Smoke Ring Spencerville | 3 / 14 (693.7600) | 7 (175.4744) | 9 (168.5256) | 1 (178.2972) | 5 (171.4628) |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle London, ON | 10 / 22 (687.9884) | 15 (168.5484) | 4 (176.0116) | 11 (170.2512) | 6 (173.1772) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 11 / 43 (687.4400) | 18 (170.8572) | 20 (169.1428) | 7 (177.1428) | 13 (170.2972) |
| May 24, 2025 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 11 / 26 (657.6796) | 15 (159.4284) | 4 (167.4400) | 17 (160.5140) | 5 (170.2972) |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Columbia, NJ | 24 / 26 (646.0916) | 10 (174.2628) | 22 (164.5372) | 24 (161.6572) | 26 (145.6344) |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Columbia, NJ | 26 / 28 (620.9028) | 25 (158.8112) | 23 (159.3600) | 27 (149.6572) | 26 (153.0744) |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 27 / 27 (627.2572) | 25 (164.5600) | 27 (158.8000) | 27 (146.8228) | 22 (157.0744) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 23 / 25 (652.4340) | 24 (153.6340) | 16 (166.2744) | 20 (167.9884) | 20 (164.5372) |
| May 25, 2024 | Jack 9 Memorial La Salette, ON | 9 / 20 (654.8112) | 5 (169.1428) | 15 (155.9772) | 7 (165.7256) | 7 (163.9656) |