They almost always walk
82%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 9 of 11 contests
A top-10 category call in 82% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Smooth Smokin'
Smooth Smokin' is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 24 at the Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown (2025). They are ranked #3698 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1489 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2019
latest Jun 19, 2026 · 6.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
36% of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.98 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 635.10 (+1.89)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±45.20
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.34)
Road miles
2,396
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 461 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
635.10 / 720
11 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 | #977 (94 pts) | #1050 (94 pts) | #972 (124 pts) | #994 (99 pts) | #1041 (84 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #570 (291 pts) | #577 (336 pts) | #911 (156 pts) | #520 (361 pts) | #588 (286 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1152 (66 pts) | #864 (161 pts) | #976 (131 pts) | — | #985 (116 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1031 (116 pts) | #1140 (106 pts) | #1247 (106 pts) | #847 (166 pts) | #1103 (111 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #711 (239 pts) | #707 (259 pts) | #885 (189 pts) | #781 (214 pts) | #624 (314 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #846 (146 pts) | #685 (241 pts) | #931 (146 pts) | #1032 (116 pts) | #1050 (111 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #757 (101 pts) | #820 (91 pts) | #789 (106 pts) | #796 (101 pts) | #622 (151 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1849 (75 pts) | #1824 (95 pts) | #1930 (75 pts) | #1963 (70 pts) | #1973 (65 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smooth Smokin', each with one reason worth a look.
152 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,690 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1489
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,716 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1489
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Smooth Smokin''s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,696 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1489
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,705 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1489
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#3,687 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with Smooth Smokin' on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,712 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1509
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Smooth Smokin''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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Smoke Shack | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Kreiser Barbecue | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| 333BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIGG SMOAK BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PRAIRIE SMOKE & SPICE BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Brisket Butts | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| MOTLEY QUE | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| OWENS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| TRANQUIL CARNIVORES | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT TREES BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Q Cartel | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 174.8800 | 151.9428 | 164.97 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 147.4056 | 160.34 | top 68% |
| Pork | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7372 | 149.6800 | 162.27 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 171.9656 | 149.6456 | 162.27 | top 51% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 52% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 66% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokey Skies BBQ Competition | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 56% | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Smoke, Wind & Fire | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 59% | Jul 23, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SK
5 of 11 contests · 4 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
9
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
116
finished ahead 88 times, behind 147
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 27, 2019 → Sep 26, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokey Skies BBQ Competition
20253 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7372 Smokey Skies BBQ Competition
- 10th tracked contest Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown
- Career-best overall score682.2628 Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown
20231 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8004 Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ
20212 milestones
- First overall top-10 Smoke, Wind & Fire
- Peak power rating (1496) Agribition Supreme BBQ
20201 milestone
- First call BBQ on the Bow
20191 milestone
- First tracked contest BBQ In The Badlands
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14 | Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown | Jun 30, 2025 |
| +6.8 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition | Jun 21, 2025 |
| +4.5 | Agribition Supreme BBQ | Nov 26, 2021 |
| +0.4 | Smoke, Wind & Fire | Jul 10, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Smoke 'N the Valley | Sep 21, 2024 |
| -8.3 | Smoke, Wind & Fire | Jul 23, 2022 |
| -6.3 | BBQ In The Badlands | Sep 27, 2019 |
| -5.5 | Smoke 'N the Valley | Sep 23, 2023 |
| -2.4 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 26, 2020 |
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 | 100% | top 67% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 94.8% | 94.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 70.6% | 70.6% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 91.5% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 88.7% | 88.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 16 / 24 (660.5944) | 16 (166.2628) | 10 (167.4400) | 15 (165.7372) | 18 (161.1544) |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown Winnipeg, MB | 5 / 24 (682.2628) | 2 (174.8800) | 14 (166.8572) | 13 (169.6800) | 6 (170.8456) |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 12 / 27 (678.8228) | 18 (168.5600) | 25 (163.9656) | 2 (177.7372) | 11 (168.5600) |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Smoke 'N the Valley Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | 21 / 21 (508.5372) | 6 (172) | 9 (171.9656) | — | 11 (164.5716) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Smoke 'N the Valley Lumsden, SK | 20 / 26 (654.6972) | 21 (163.3828) | 22 (161.6572) | 22 (157.6916) | 4 (171.9656) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ Regina, SK | 10 / 16 (658.8004) | 12 (165.6916) | 12 (161.6800) | 5 (172.5716) | 11 (158.8572) |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge | 15 / 20 (635.8624) | 13 (162.2284) | 18 (155.3828) | 12 (160.5828) | 14 (157.6684) |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Agribition Supreme BBQ Regina | 7 / 14 (633.0284) | 6 (162.8344) | 11 (151.4056) | 12 (149.6800) | 3 (169.1084) |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge | 7 / 16 (638.7884) | 2 (168) | 7 (161.0856) | 10 (155.3712) | 11 (154.3316) |
| Sep 26, 2020 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 14 / 21 (623.3372) | 16 (151.9428) | 13 (154.8456) | 14 (158.2744) | 7 (158.2744) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | BBQ In The Badlands 🏅 Glendive, MT | 20 / 25 (611.3140) | 16 (158.8800) | 20 (147.4056) | 21 (155.3828) | 22 (149.6456) |