Riding a hot streak
6
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 6-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 6
Smoking Butcher
Smoking Butcher is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1514 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1563
peak 1563 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
Mar 29, 2025
latest Sep 19, 2026 · 1.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
1 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time
Category wins
9
14 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
30% of 20 contests
Best top-10 run
6
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
690.45 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 685.42 (+5.03)
Walk rate
85%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.46
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 173.69 · weakest Brisket (168.54)
Road miles
635
across 20 mapped stops · furthest 175 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Master avg
685.42 / 720
8 Master contests · 1 GC
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 Smoking Butcher, each with one reason worth a look.
54 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,510 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1563
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,512 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1569
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Smoking Butcher's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,516 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 64%
- Peak
- 1563
Fewer contests behind them than Smoking Butcher has cooked, 11 to 20, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#1,511 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1563
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,509 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1563
They were already cooking in 2018, 7 years before Smoking Butcher's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#1,506 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1563
Level with Smoking Butcher on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Razza Piave Bbq | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Onkel Felix BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTH BRIXIA | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| LUNA SMOKE - Italy | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Gold’s BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Average Joe BBQ Team | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Hot Yard | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Skinny Beans BBQ team | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoky Cotte | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| THE GRILL GATHERING BBQ-Team | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 180 🔥 | 163.9656 | 172.60 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 180 🔥 | 158.8572 | 171.21 | top 33% |
| Pork | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 169.6800 | 173.69 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 173.1200 | 156.5144 | 168.54 | top 35% |
“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) | 2 | 1 | top 25% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
By state / province (where the contests were held)
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| GG | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
| BZ | 1 | 1 | top 10% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fo.G & Smoke 2026 | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 23% | Sep 19, 2026 |
| The War of Barbeque | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 34% | Jun 20, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
13 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
10
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GG
3 of 20 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
14 entries · 2 wins · 11 calls
First title
Mar 7, 2026
W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol
Opponents faced
78
finished ahead 124 times, behind 51
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20268 milestones
- First overall podium W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol
- First Grand Championship W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol
- First multi-meat day W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol
- 10th tracked contest W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol
- First Reserve Championship The War of Barbeque
- Career-best overall score701.1088 The War of Barbeque
- Peak power rating (1563) Fo.G & Smoke 2026
- Most recent contest Fo.G & Smoke 2026
20256 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- First call BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.1716 BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- First overall top-10 Fo.G & Smoke 2025
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.7 | W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol | Mar 7, 2026 |
| +14.7 | The War of Barbeque | Jun 20, 2026 |
| +10.9 | Fo.G & Smoke 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| +9 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | Apr 11, 2026 |
| +7.6 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 | Sep 20, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.3 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | Mar 29, 2025 |
| -0.6 | The War of Barbeque | Jun 14, 2025 |
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 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 92% | top 19% | 97.4% | 95.9% |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 71% | top 52% | 94.9% | 94% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | Fo.G & Smoke 2026 Spilamberto | 3 / 22 (693.6228) | — | 9 (170.8228) | 7 (175.4172) | 4 (173.1200) |
| Jun 20, 2026 | The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda | 2 / 25 (701.1088) | 1 (180) | 6 (173.7260) | 8 (174.2628) | 7 (173.1200) |
| Jun 20, 2026 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda | — | 1 (177.7144) | — | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2026 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda | — | — | 11 (166.8344) | — | — |
| May 23, 2026 | BBQ Knife Clash Romano Di Lombardia, GG | 4 / 10 (673.0628) | 1 (180) | 8 (158.8572) | 5 (169.6800) | 5 (164.5256) |
| May 23, 2026 | BBQ Knife Clash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Romano Di Lombardia, GG | — | 3 (167.3828) | — | — | — |
| May 23, 2026 | BBQ Knife Clash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Romano Di Lombardia, GG | — | — | 3 (170.2856) | — | — |
| May 3, 2026 | Grill Contest Rivergaro (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Rivergaro, PZ | — | 1 (179.4400) | — | — | — |
| May 3, 2026 | Grill Contest Rivergaro (ONE MEAT RIBS) Rivergaro, PZ | — | — | 6 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Apr 11, 2026 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Parma | 10 / 42 (685.0860) | 28 (167.9772) | 3 (173.1316) | 12 (171.4172) | 8 (172.5600) |
| Mar 7, 2026 | W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ | 1 / 10 (699.3596) | 4 (174.2856) | 1 (180) | 7 (173.1084) | 1 (171.9656) |
| Mar 7, 2026 | W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ | — | 1 (174.8456) | — | — | — |
| Mar 7, 2026 | W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol (ONE MEAT RIBS) Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ | — | — | 5 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Fossalta di Piave | — | 1 (176.5600) | — | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fossalta di Piave | — | — | 1 (180) | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 Spilamberto | 8 / 24 (683.3372) | 15 (169.1200) | 7 (170.8228) | 14 (170.8228) | 3 (172.5716) |
| Jun 14, 2025 | The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda | 12 / 20 (681.6112) | 20 (163.9656) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (177.1428) | 14 (163.9428) |
| Jun 14, 2025 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda | — | 16 (166.8344) | — | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda | — | — | 11 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Mar 29, 2025 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Brescia | 19 / 30 (666.1716) | 24 (165.7144) | 18 (166.2400) | 4 (177.7028) | 22 (156.5144) |