The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Smokin' Temptations has finished one call ahead of SMOKING BROKE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
SMOKING BROKE
SMOKING BROKE is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 26th of 31 at the Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021). They are ranked #5399 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 4, 2018
latest Jun 12, 2026 · 8.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.68
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.66 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.87)
Road miles
49
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$39K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.52 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
318.97 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 ↗ | Backyard | #360 (56 pts) | #361 (56 pts) | #360 (56 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #333 (60 pts) | #344 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKING BROKE, each with one reason worth a look.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,378 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,406 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Level with SMOKING BROKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,417 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before SMOKING BROKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before SMOKING BROKE's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,401 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before SMOKING BROKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,381 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before SMOKING BROKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTSY-Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 157.6456 | 161.76 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3944 | 152.5372 | 155.87 | top 87% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 160.4912 | 163.66 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 152.5032 | 158.24 | top 74% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 82% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 89% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 85% | Sep 8, 2022 |
| The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 | 39 | 0 | top 78% | May 3, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
4
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
313
finished ahead 120 times, behind 368
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
Aug 4, 2023 → Jun 12, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
20212 milestones
- First call Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8456 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
20184 milestones
- First tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.3996 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best overall score648.3996 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Peak power rating (1493) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.8 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 12, 2026 |
| -9.4 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) | Aug 4, 2023 |
| -7.9 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 11, 2021 |
| -7.5 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | May 4, 2018 |
| -7.1 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Aug 13, 2021 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 84% | 90.3% | 88.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 90% | 90% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 29 / 31 (318.2288) | 28 (158.8344) | 28 (159.3944) | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 52 / 58 (313.6112) | 51 (157.6456) | 48 (155.9656) | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 30 / 35 (627.1772) | 28 (157.6684) | 32 (155.3716) | 27 (161.6340) | 28 (152.5032) |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 41 / 49 (630.6628) | 31 (164.5372) | 43 (152.5372) | 40 (160.4912) | 45 (153.0972) |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 26 / 31 (325.0744) | 8 (170.8456) | 28 (154.2288) | — | — |
| May 3, 2019 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 39 / 54 (647.8516) | 33 (164.5372) | 47 (154.2516) | 30 (165.1200) | 30 (163.9428) |
| May 4, 2018 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 51 / 61 (648.3996) | 55 (158.2400) | 50 (159.3484) | 32 (167.4056) | 42 (163.4056) |