SMOKIN YETI BBQ

SMOKIN YETI BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 11th of 28 at the Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest (2015). They are ranked #3072 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,072

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1504

peak 1506 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 20, 2015

latest May 25, 2018 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#822

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

675.3484 / 720

Master · Firelake BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.45 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.88 (+1.57)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Pork · Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ

Consistency

±10.39

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.22 · weakest Brisket (160.62)

Road miles

1,289

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 170 mi

Schedule strength

77%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1599)

Master avg

657.88 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

675.3484 career-best overall

93.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.3484 at Firelake BBQ Cook Off — 93.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 25, 2016

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.59 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 23%.

Brisket avg 160.62
Chicken avg 169.22
0 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ELI'S PIT CREW in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

SPICY SPITFIRE ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SPICY SPITFIRE has out-cooked them in 7 of 10 shared chicken entries.

A September team

Top 55% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 55% across 4 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 63% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.44% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.44% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.4% of a perfect score
13 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
2017 ↗	Master	#1202 (240 pts)	#1469 (185 pts)	#1259 (250 pts)	#1026 (350 pts)	#1375 (210 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1076 (295 pts)	#983 (365 pts)	#1107 (305 pts)	#1017 (360 pts)	#1204 (265 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#822 (411 pts)	#668 (571 pts)	#1052 (316 pts)	#831 (436 pts)	#829 (436 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN YETI BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

PIGS ON THE RUN

#3,085 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1518

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 6, 2019

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WILD SHOOTERS BBQ

#3,060 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2019

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The Inked Pig

#3,071 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen Apr 5, 2019

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POVERTY HILL SMOKERS

#3,052 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1536

They've been 1536 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2017

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SMITH BBQ CO.

#3,057 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1504

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 2, 2023

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ULTIMATE TAILGATE

#3,091 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Three Hog Night Smokers	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
DIVINE SWINE	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Rise N Swine	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
THE OUTLAWS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BC'S	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE GRISWOLDS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	3	0	175.4172	157.1084	169.22	top 45%
Pork Ribs	13	1	0	170.8572	155.9544	161.90	top 68%
Pork	13	3	1	177.1428	154.8572	166.14	top 56%
Brisket	13	0	0	174.2860	151.4056	160.62	top 64%

“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)	5	0	top 46%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 73%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OK	10	0	top 61%
MO	3	0	top 68%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	60	0	top 81%	Mar 25, 2017
Table Rock Boats and Bones	2	21	0	top 70%	Sep 17, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 10 of 13 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 306 finished ahead 221 times, behind 467

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

20181 milestone

May 25 Most recent contest Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off

20172 milestones

Mar 24 10th tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
Sep 29 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ

20162 milestones

Mar 25 Career-best overall score675.3484 Firelake BBQ Cook Off
Sep 30 Peak power rating (1506) 3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa

20153 milestones

Mar 20 First tracked contest 3rd Annual Smokin At The Run
Mar 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6576 2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout
Jun 26 First call Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8	3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa	Sep 30, 2016
+7.9	Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ	Sep 29, 2017
+6.8	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest	Jun 26, 2015
+6.2	Firelake BBQ Cook Off	Mar 25, 2016
+3.7	Grills and Grilles	Oct 16, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.1	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run	Mar 20, 2015
-7	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout	Mar 21, 2015
-6.5	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)	Mar 24, 2017
-4.4	Table Rock Boats and Bones	Sep 17, 2016
-3.7	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	Mar 25, 2017

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 64%	91.6%	91.6%
2017	3	33%	top 67%	93.5%	91.2%
2016	4	50%	top 54%	93.8%	92.3%
2015	5	40%	top 66%	92.4%	90.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 25, 2018	Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off Branson, MO	32 / 50 (659.3368)	11 (173.7256)	30 (163.9772)	34 (162.2628)	38 (159.3712)
Sep 29, 2017	Smokin-in-Sapulpa 4th Annual BBQ Sapulpa, OK	12 / 30 (673.0624)	23 (162.8112)	10 (170.8572)	3 (177.1428)	18 (162.2512)
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	60 / 77 (656.4796)	31 (172.5600)	63 (162.8112)	46 (168.5828)	70 (152.5256)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	73 / 87 (640.4112)	48 (166.8228)	65 (160.5372)	78 (157.6684)	78 (155.3828)
Sep 30, 2016	3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK	14 / 37 (667.9772)	18 (165.7028)	13 (167.4172)	8 (173.1428)	20 (161.7144)
Sep 17, 2016	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	33 / 43 (656.4340)	40 (157.1084)	24 (166.8228)	27 (166.2400)	25 (166.2628)
Apr 8, 2016	Chillin & Grillin Sand Springs, OK	26 / 43 (657.0512)	24 (166.8456)	25 (161.1200)	24 (168)	28 (161.0856)
Mar 25, 2016	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	28 / 66 (675.3484)	9 (174.8572)	50 (161.6456)	21 (172.0228)	34 (166.8228)
Oct 16, 2015	Grills and Grilles Broken Arrow, OK	19 / 38 (647.3028)	4 (175.4172)	29 (155.9544)	23 (163.4284)	25 (152.5028)
Sep 19, 2015	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	21 / 33 (645.5772)	18 (166.2628)	28 (156.5372)	23 (161.6800)	20 (161.0972)
Jun 26, 2015	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	11 / 28 (665.1200)	8 (172.5828)	20 (155.9772)	5 (173.1544)	13 (163.4056)
Mar 21, 2015	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	74 / 82 (661.6576)	38 (173.1544)	77 (159.3600)	82 (154.8572)	13 (174.2860)
Mar 20, 2015	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	77 / 87 (646.7200)	32 (171.9772)	69 (161.6800)	69 (161.6572)	80 (151.4056)

SMOKIN YETI BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

A September 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)