Smooth Smokin'

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3670

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1489

peak 1489 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-09-27

latest 2026-06-19

Best ToY finish

#570

Master 2025

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

682.2628 / 720

Master · Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

636.98 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 635.10 (+1.89)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7372

Pork · Smokey Skies BBQ Competition

Consistency

±45.20

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.34)

Road miles

2,396

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 461 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

635.10 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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.

High-water mark

682.2628 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.2628 at Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2025-06-30

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

Homestead Smoke Shack ahead in 100% of their meetings

Homestead Smoke Shack has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.6 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.63 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 27% of the time against 36%.

Pork Ribs avg 160.34
Chicken avg 164.97
3 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBQ MAVERICK in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

BIGG SMOAK BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIGG SMOAK BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.

A June team

Top 49% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 49% across 4 contests, versus top 62% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 62% the rest of the year

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The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

BRUCE & KYLE THE DYNAMIC DUO OF BBQ

#3681 of the rated field

1489 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Smooth Smokin''s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

PIT"SBURGH SMOKERS

#3686 of the rated field

1489 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-05-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Old Man Joes

#3653 of the rated field

1490 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2024-06-07

⚔ Head-to-head

KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES

#3701 of the rated field

1489 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2022-06-16

⚔ Head-to-head

ROCKABILLY BBQ

#3674 of the rated field

1489 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Smooth Smokin''s first contest.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2018-08-24

⚔ Head-to-head

Turnpike Smokers

#3669 of the rated field

1489 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2016-10-08

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar 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	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	4	2	174.8800	151.9428	164.97	top 53%
Pork Ribs	11	3	0	171.9656	147.4056	160.34	top 68%
Pork	10	3	1	177.7372	149.6800	162.27	top 60%
Brisket	11	4	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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
SK	5	top 70%
MB	1	top 21%
AB	1	top 67%
MT	1	top 80%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	0	top 52%
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 66%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokey Skies BBQ Competition	2	12	0	top 56%	2026-06-19
Smoke, Wind & Fire	2	7	0	top 59%	2022-07-23

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.7 yrs 2019-09-27 → 2026-06-19

Busiest season 2025 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in SK 5 of 11 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.34)

Walk rate 82% a top-10 call in 9 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 36% 4 of 11 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 635.10 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 116 88–147 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,396 11 mapped stops · furthest 461 mi

Schedule strength 1555 average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2019-09-27 → 2020-09-26

Power rating 1489 peak 1489 · #3670 of 6,413 rated

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

2019
Sep 27 First tracked contest BBQ In The Badlands
2020
Sep 26 First call BBQ on the Bow
2021
Jul 10 First overall top-10 Smoke, Wind & Fire
Nov 26 Peak power rating (1496) Agribition Supreme BBQ
2023
Jun 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8004 Father's Day Smoke n' Bones BBQ
2025
Jun 21 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7372 Smokey Skies BBQ Competition
Jun 30 10th tracked contest Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown
Jun 30 Career-best overall score682.2628 Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown
2026
Jun 19 Most recent contest Smokey Skies BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14	Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown	2025-06-30
+6.8	Smokey Skies BBQ Competition	2025-06-21
+4.5	Agribition Supreme BBQ	2021-11-26
+0.4	Smoke, Wind & Fire	2021-07-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.5	Smoke 'N the Valley	2024-09-21
-8.3	Smoke, Wind & Fire	2022-07-23
-6.3	BBQ In The Badlands	2019-09-27
-5.4	Smoke 'N the Valley	2023-09-23
-2.4	BBQ on the Bow	2020-09-26

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	100%	top 67%	91.7%	91.7%
2025	2	1	100%	top 33%	94.8%	94.5%
2024	1	0	100%	top 100%	70.6%	70.6%
2023	2	1	100%	top 70%	91.5%	91.2%
2022	1	0	0%	top 75%	88.3%	88.3%
2021	2	2	100%	top 47%	88.7%	88.3%
2020	1	0	100%	top 67%	86.6%	86.6%
2019	1	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
2026-06-19	Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK	16 / 24 (660.5944)	16 (166.2628)	10 (167.4400)	15 (165.7372)	18 (161.1544)
2025-06-30	Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown Winnipeg, MB	5 / 24 (682.2628)	2 (174.8800)	14 (166.8572)	13 (169.6800)	6 (170.8456)
2025-06-21	Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK	12 / 27 (678.8228)	18 (168.5600)	25 (163.9656)	2 (177.7372)	11 (168.5600)
2024-09-21	Smoke 'N the Valley Fort Qu'Appelle, SK	21 / 21 (508.5372)	6 (172.0000)	9 (171.9656)	—	11 (164.5716)
2023-09-23	Smoke 'N the Valley Lumsden, SK	20 / 26 (654.6972)	21 (163.3828)	22 (161.6572)	22 (157.6916)	4 (171.9656)
2023-06-16	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)
2022-07-23	Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge, T1J4R3	15 / 20 (635.8624)	13 (162.2284)	18 (155.3828)	12 (160.5828)	14 (157.6684)
2021-11-26	Agribition Supreme BBQ Regina, S4P 2Z6	7 / 14 (633.0284)	6 (162.8344)	11 (151.4056)	12 (149.6800)	3 (169.1084)
2021-07-10	Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge, T1J4R3	7 / 16 (638.7884)	2 (168.0000)	7 (161.0856)	10 (155.3712)	11 (154.3316)
2020-09-26	BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB	14 / 21 (623.3372)	16 (151.9428)	13 (154.8456)	14 (158.2744)	7 (158.2744)
2019-09-27	BBQ In The Badlands 🏅 Glendive, MT	20 / 25 (611.3140)	16 (158.8800)	20 (147.4056)	21 (155.3828)	22 (149.6456)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#855 (94 pts)	#933 (94 pts)	#870 (124 pts)	#872 (99 pts)	#901 (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)