SMOKEVILLE

SMOKEVILLE is a competition barbecue team with 44 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 40 at the Laurie Hillbilly BBQ (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1414 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,414

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1570

peak 1584 · rated over 44 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 20, 2015

latest Aug 28, 2020 · 5.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#307

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

23% of 44 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8804 / 720

Master · Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.37 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 648.08 (+21.29)

Walk rate

57%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1772

Pork Ribs · Smoking in the Golden Valley

Consistency

±74.04

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.54 · weakest Brisket (162.49)

Road miles

4,713

across 44 mapped stops · furthest 303 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)

Purse competed for

$57K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

648.08 / 720

44 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

694.8804 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8804 at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 4, 2017

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0 has finished one call ahead of SMOKEVILLE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

18–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 18 of their 18 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.05 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 23% of the time against 27%.

Brisket avg 162.49
Chicken avg 166.54
10 calls in 43 entries

A strong matchup

10–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

16 of 17 shared chicken entries lost

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 94% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 16 of 17 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

KERSEY BROTHERS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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Boom or bust

±10.28% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±10.28% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 90.0% of a perfect score
best 96.5%

A September team

Top 39% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 39% across 8 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.

8 September contests
top 54% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,713 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,713 miles across 44 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 303 miles to CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ.

44 mapped stops
furthest 303 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Laurie Hillbilly BBQ every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 2nd

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
2020 ↗	Master	#833 (70 pts)	#851 (80 pts)	#490 (235 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#307 (998 pts)	#289 (1,043 pts)	#367 (888 pts)	#389 (873 pts)	#338 (953 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#366 (930 pts)	#381 (920 pts)	#484 (770 pts)	#301 (1,075 pts)	#297 (1,080 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#414 (895 pts)	#370 (1,010 pts)	#368 (1,020 pts)	#388 (985 pts)	#595 (660 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#743 (503 pts)	#697 (578 pts)	#824 (478 pts)	#741 (533 pts)	#729 (538 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#632 (579 pts)	#643 (599 pts)	#573 (679 pts)	#745 (504 pts)	#592 (639 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKEVILLE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

YELLOW JACKET BBQ

#1,422 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1570

0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to SMOKEVILLE)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — YELLOW JACKET BBQ ahead 4–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

UNFAMOUS DAVE'S

#1,423 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 132
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1724

3–9 in 12 shared contests (25% to SMOKEVILLE)

They've been 1724 at their best, 155 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 124 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team

#1,419 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1592

Careers of much the same size, 35 contests to 44, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Jul 26, 2025

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BUCKAROO BBQ

#1,417 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1607

35 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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4 SMOKIN' BUTTS

#1,415 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1605

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen May 1, 2021

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Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ

#1,413 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1599

They turned up 8 years after SMOKEVILLE did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
Boxer Q BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
PIG NEWTON	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
MOKAN MEATHEADS	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	44	12	0	3	176.0344	151.3600	166.54	top 50%
Pork Ribs	43	13	1	3	177.1772	147.9772	164.89	top 50%
Pork	43	12	0	2	176.5716	152.5144	165.37	top 53%
Brisket	43	10	0	1	174.2856	138.8116	162.49	top 54%

“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)	2	top 39%
Medium (20–39)	30	top 55%
Large (40+)	12	top 54%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	24	top 49%
KS	15	top 59%
AR	3	top 59%
IL	1	top 44%
OK	1	top 94%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	4	2	top 41%	Aug 2, 2019
Smoking in the Golden Valley	3	9	top 39%	Sep 28, 2018
Smoke On the Border	2	17	top 57%	Apr 6, 2019
Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days	2	8	top 46%	Sep 7, 2018
Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off	2	25	top 77%	Jun 29, 2018
Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	2	15	top 59%	May 4, 2018
Border War Barbeque	2	29	top 88%	Oct 27, 2017
The G Town Smokin Showdown	2	20	top 82%	Apr 29, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 10 contests

Contests a season 7.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 24 of 44 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 33 8 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 44 entries · 0 wins · 12 calls

Opponents faced 768 finished ahead 705 times, behind 865

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

20201 milestone

Aug 28 Most recent contest Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off

20191 milestone

May 31 Peak power rating (1584) Smoke on the Bricks

20176 milestones

Aug 4 First overall podium Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 4 First Reserve Championship Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 4 Career-best overall score694.8804 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Sep 29 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smoking in the Golden Valley
Sep 29 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1772 Smoking in the Golden Valley
Oct 27 25th tracked contest Border War Barbeque

20161 milestone

Jun 24 10th tracked contest Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off

20154 milestones

Mar 20 First tracked contest 3rd Annual Smokin At The Run
Jul 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4288 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ
Sep 11 First call Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day
Sep 11 First overall top-10 Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Aug 4, 2017
+15.2	Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q	May 3, 2019
+11.8	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 14, 2018
+11.7	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Aug 5, 2016
+9.3	Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest	Apr 26, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.6	Border War Barbeque	Oct 27, 2017
-10.6	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Aug 2, 2019
-9	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run	Mar 20, 2015
-8.8	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)	Apr 3, 2015
-8.2	The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze)	Apr 24, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2020	1	0	0	100%	top 62%	94.4%	94.4%
2019	10	2	0	60%	top 46%	94.7%	92.7%
2018	8	4	0	75%	top 48%	95.6%	92%
2017	9	2	1	56%	top 54%	96.5%	84.2%
2016	9	1	0	56%	top 56%	94.8%	90.9%
2015	7	1	0	29%	top 68%	93.3%	89.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 28, 2020	Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO	23 / 37 (679.9200)	21 (170.8344)	3 (176.5944)	33 (166.2284)	25 (166.2628)
Aug 30, 2019	Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO	12 / 22 (678.2172)	13 (167.9772)	14 (166.2972)	4 (174.2628)	12 (169.6800)
Aug 2, 2019	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO	27 / 30 (660.4112)	8 (173.7028)	23 (165.1084)	25 (165.0972)	28 (156.5028)
Jul 20, 2019	Smoking on the Osage BBQ contest and Car show 🏅 Osceola, MO	12 / 27 (670.7656)	10 (171.9772)	7 (170.2972)	17 (162.7884)	14 (165.7028)
Jul 12, 2019	2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Cameron, MO	25 / 35 (657.5312)	26 (163.3944)	15 (168.5372)	28 (162.8228)	26 (162.7768)
Jun 7, 2019	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	15 / 39 (664.4800)	14 (167.4172)	21 (162.2744)	13 (169.6800)	17 (165.1084)
May 31, 2019	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	16 / 49 (669.1544)	25 (165.1200)	7 (173.1544)	8 (170.8572)	30 (160.0228)
May 3, 2019	Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q 🏅 Lansing, KS	3 / 37 (681.6912)	4 (176.0344)	8 (169.7256)	12 (168.5600)	11 (167.3712)
Apr 26, 2019	Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	10 / 42 (675.8628)	11 (173.1200)	22 (165.0972)	22 (166.8228)	8 (170.8228)
Apr 12, 2019	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO	20 / 54 (670.8116)	31 (164.5372)	21 (166.8572)	23 (168.0116)	11 (171.4056)
Apr 6, 2019	Smoke On the Border 🏅 Gravette, AR	18 / 29 (644.9944)	19 (160.5028)	23 (155.4172)	20 (159.9544)	15 (169.1200)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO	9 / 25 (660.4460)	22 (151.3600)	5 (167.3828)	7 (167.9888)	2 (173.7144)
Sep 14, 2018	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	6 / 35 (688.5944)	13 (170.2972)	16 (168.5944)	3 (175.4172)	6 (174.2856)
Sep 7, 2018	Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days Butler, MO	8 / 19 (665.0284)	7 (171.9656)	9 (166.8228)	5 (170.2628)	14 (155.9772)
Aug 3, 2018	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	17 / 35 (662.7432)	21 (165.0972)	22 (163.3944)	16 (167.3944)	15 (166.8572)
Jul 13, 2018	1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) Cameron, MO	8 / 24 (674.2168)	3 (175.4400)	18 (158.2512)	4 (173.1200)	9 (167.4056)
Jun 29, 2018	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	43 / 52 (635.2000)	50 (153.0628)	43 (159.9544)	33 (165.0972)	39 (157.0856)
May 4, 2018	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	20 / 29 (653.0400)	7 (171.4400)	22 (163.9772)	24 (158.2172)	20 (159.4056)
Apr 7, 2018	Smoke on the Border Gravette, AR	17 / 33 (662.8000)	24 (160)	22 (162.2744)	18 (166.2628)	6 (174.2628)
Oct 27, 2017	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	46 / 46 (174.2628)	12 (174.2628)	—	—	—
Oct 13, 2017	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	18 / 41 (654.7084)	22 (165.6568)	29 (159.3944)	20 (163.4172)	20 (166.2400)
Sep 29, 2017	Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO	9 / 29 (682.2512)	9 (171.4056)	1 (177.1772)	10 (170.2628)	15 (163.4056)
Sep 15, 2017	Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days Butler, MO	13 / 26 (656.5376)	19 (158.8344)	11 (167.4516)	16 (160.5488)	8 (169.7028)
Aug 4, 2017	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	2 / 40 (694.8804)	17 (170.9144)	3 (176.5600)	4 (176.5716)	13 (170.8344)
Jul 7, 2017	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO	25 / 35 (642.8000)	30 (159.9428)	32 (147.9772)	15 (170.8572)	19 (164.0228)
Jun 23, 2017	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	25 / 35 (645.6000)	17 (169.6684)	14 (164.5372)	31 (152.5372)	25 (158.8572)
May 5, 2017	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	15 / 30 (655.9432)	2 (173.7144)	4 (174.8572)	12 (168.5600)	30 (138.8116)
Apr 1, 2017	Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce Gravette, AR	24 / 37 (646.1372)	6 (175.4172)	30 (156.5144)	3 (173.7028)	36 (140.5028)
Oct 21, 2016	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	29 / 38 (646.1144)	20 (166.2400)	26 (162.8228)	33 (152.5144)	18 (164.5372)
Oct 14, 2016	Balloons Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	24 / 39 (656.0116)	25 (165.1428)	23 (166.2972)	24 (163.9772)	24 (160.5944)
Sep 23, 2016	Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO	11 / 22 (658.8232)	13 (165.1200)	8 (166.3316)	7 (173.1316)	16 (154.2400)
Sep 16, 2016	Butler Chambers Barbeque & Huckster's Day Butler, MO	10 / 21 (637.5772)	3 (170.8344)	6 (162.8344)	12 (159.4056)	17 (144.5028)
Aug 5, 2016	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	11 / 50 (682.7772)	16 (170.2628)	10 (172.5716)	22 (167.3828)	9 (172.5600)
Jul 29, 2016	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	25 / 36 (650.7768)	9 (169.7256)	29 (157.6684)	18 (165.7028)	22 (157.6800)
Jun 24, 2016	Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	29 / 49 (649.0972)	35 (163.4400)	12 (169.1544)	40 (153.0972)	26 (163.4056)
May 6, 2016	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	12 / 30 (658.7200)	15 (165.0856)	22 (158.8344)	9 (170.8344)	9 (163.9656)
Apr 29, 2016	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	20 / 26 (650.6856)	12 (168.5256)	21 (157.6916)	21 (162.2284)	18 (162.2400)
Oct 23, 2015	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	22 / 35 (650.2400)	19 (168)	19 (164.5372)	22 (164)	25 (153.7028)
Oct 9, 2015	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	18 / 36 (671.9884)	29 (159.9884)	17 (170.8800)	24 (167.4172)	7 (173.7028)
Sep 11, 2015	Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day Butler, MO	5 / 14 (657.0284)	5 (162.2512)	4 (169.1316)	8 (163.4056)	7 (162.2400)
Jul 17, 2015	11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	27 / 48 (659.4288)	22 (166.8572)	14 (169.1200)	33 (162.8572)	33 (160.5944)
Apr 24, 2015	The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze) Garnett, KS	22 / 25 (623.8744)	17 (159.4172)	22 (151.3600)	25 (153.0972)	17 (160)
Apr 3, 2015	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	62 / 71 (626.7424)	59 (156.5484)	66 (148.4912)	53 (161.7028)	49 (160)
Mar 20, 2015	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	82 / 87 (626.7196)	85 (157.1312)	41 (167.9772)	83 (154.7884)	85 (146.8228)

SMOKEVILLE

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

A September team

The long haul

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)