The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1428 points of the Grand Championship at Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) (Jul 11, 2025).
SmoQued On Main St is a competition barbecue team with 57 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 29 at the Bands and BBQ at the Point (2025), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1474 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #58 (788 pts) | #54 (823 pts) | #70 (735 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | #1141 (60 pts) | #980 (120 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #61 (854 pts) | #55 (886 pts) | #58 (876 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1293 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #80 (724 pts) | #63 (826 pts) | #84 (707 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1317 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #76 (769 pts) | #84 (761 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #197 (173 pts) | #160 (243 pts) | — | — |
The teams rated closest to SmoQued On Main St, each with one reason worth a look.
37 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SmoQued On Main St has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headThis is the highest they've ever been rated, 43 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFewer contests behind them than SmoQued On Main St has cooked, 39 to 57, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersTheir last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before SmoQued On Main St's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersTheir rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 27 contests, alongside a 15% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersThey were already cooking in 2014, 8 years before SmoQued On Main St's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudes BBQ | 26 | 4 | 22 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 23 | 1 | 22 | 4% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | 18 | 6 | 12 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| All Smoked Up BBQ | 16 | 8 | 8 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ MIKE | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Wapatui Smokers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY GQ | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Shmack Q | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| Skinny Pig BBQ | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Racks BBQ | 13 | 3 | 9 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 13 | 3 | 9 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Sauced BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 53 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 141.6112 | 166.21 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 56 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 176.5600 | 139.9200 | 162.18 | top 57% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 173.7028 | 150.8344 | 162.44 | top 41% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 14 | 0 | top 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 24 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 14 | 0 | top 40% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State BBQ Championship | 4 | 6 | 0 | top 53% | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 4 | 18 | 0 | top 34% | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 64% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 64% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 32% | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 58% | Jun 13, 2026 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 35% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Buds Blues and BBQ | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 61% | Sep 5, 2025 |
| Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 37% | Jul 12, 2025 |
| Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 94% | Jun 27, 2025 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 75% | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 66% | Aug 23, 2024 |
| Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 74% | Jun 14, 2024 |
| Smokin' for Garrett | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 41% | Oct 6, 2023 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.3 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | Jul 11, 2025 |
| +17.8 | Bands and BBQ at the Point | Sep 12, 2025 |
| +15.2 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 16, 2023 |
| +14.4 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 14, 2025 |
| +14.2 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2) | Jul 7, 2023 |
| -10.2 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | Mar 29, 2024 |
| -9.9 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - Backyard B | Jul 12, 2024 |
| -9.5 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 23, 2024 |
| -9.4 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 17, 2023 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 54% | top 35% | 96.8% | 94.2% |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 50% | top 51% | 97.1% | 93.4% |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25% | top 68% | 94% | 90% |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58% | top 59% | 94.6% | 85.5% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 86.8% | 82.5% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 8 / 16 (333.1200) | 9 (168.5600) | 9 (164.5600) | — | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (MASTERS and BACKYARD 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 11 / 37 (331.3372) | 11 (168.5372) | 11 (162.8000) | — | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD 2) Cameron, MO | 10 / 16 (332.5028) | 4 (173.1200) | 14 (159.3828) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 18 / 37 (333.6344) | 17 (168.5372) | 19 (165.0972) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 5 / 40 (346.2284) | 11 (173.1200) | 10 (173.1084) | — | — |
| May 24, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 28 / 82 (342.2516) | 12 (175.4288) | 36 (166.8228) | — | — |
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 69 (167.9656) | — | — |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 12 / 24 (336.0116) | 14 (167.4172) | 8 (168.5944) | — | — |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 6 / 42 (347.3828) | 13 (173.1084) | 5 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 7 / 26 (348.5372) | 4 (176.5600) | 10 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 27 / 125 (339.9544) | 5 (177.7028) | 43 (162.2516) | 26 (168.5372) | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 55 (166.2400) | — | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 55 (166.2516) | — | — |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 8 / 56 (346.2744) | 11 (173.1200) | 8 (173.1544) | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Bands and BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 2 / 29 (349.6800) | 4 (173.1200) | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Buds Blues and BBQ 🏅 Columbia, MO | 7 / 9 (333.1200) | 6 (169.1200) | 9 (164) | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA | 10 / 16 (339.9544) | 9 (171.4172) | 9 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 2 / 18 (348.5600) | 5 (173.1544) | 1 (175.4056) | 13 (159.3828) | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) 🏅 Spencer, IA | 14 / 15 (326.2172) | 11 (163.3944) | 11 (162.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) Spencer, IA | 16 / 17 (323.9428) | 8 (168) | 17 (155.9428) | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 24 / 36 (326.7772) | 28 (158.8000) | 13 (167.9772) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 21 / 36 (335.9084) | 14 (173.1084) | 32 (162.8000) | — | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 13 / 24 (329.1200) | 14 (165.1428) | 16 (163.9772) | — | — |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 17 / 49 (338.2400) | 16 (170.8228) | 19 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 22 / 33 (331.3716) | 14 (170.8344) | 28 (160.5372) | — | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 18 / 100 (343.9544) | 3 (177.7144) | 35 (166.2400) | 24 (168.5600) | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 57 (162.8228) | — | — |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA | 23 / 58 (334.2284) | 20 (166.2628) | 17 (167.9656) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Buds Blues and BBQ 🏅 Columbia, MO | 7 / 16 (326.2860) | 3 (174.2972) | 10 (151.9888) | — | — |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 25 / 28 (316.5144) | 13 (163.9772) | 25 (152.5372) | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 19 / 27 (305.6344) | 16 (159.4172) | 20 (146.2172) | — | — |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 20 / 34 (320.4800) | 13 (168.5372) | 26 (151.9428) | — | — |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 11 / 23 (337.1084) | 12 (171.4056) | 14 (165.7028) | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - Backyard A Cameron, MO | 9 / 10 (336.5144) | 6 (171.4172) | 9 (165.0972) | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - Backyard B Cameron, MO | 7 / 7 (318.7316) | 5 (166.2516) | 7 (152.4800) | — | — |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 14 / 16 (321.0740) | 15 (158.2168) | 12 (162.8572) | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 25 / 40 (325.0744) | 28 (161.1200) | 23 (163.9544) | — | — |
| Jun 8, 2024 | 1st Annual Hy-Vee Ribs & Rides (BBQ Challenge and Car Show) (BACKYARD ONLY) Sycamore, IL | 3 / 9 (338.2856) | 4 (165.7028) | 2 (172.5828) | 1 (173.7028) | — |
| May 17, 2024 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 24 / 39 (334.2288) | 12 (172.5600) | 32 (161.6688) | — | — |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 42 / 42 (317.6112) | 35 (163.9428) | 44 (153.6684) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 26 / 31 (315.3256) | 26 (157.0628) | 27 (158.2628) | — | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 45 / 93 (311.9088) | 41 (157.6572) | 42 (154.2516) | 37 (155.9316) | — |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 72 (143.3372) | — | — |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 26 / 60 (317.6460) | 26 (158.2744) | 24 (159.3716) | 9 (168.5372) | — |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Smokin' for Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL | 5 / 26 (497.6572) | 5 (166.8228) | 6 (166.2744) | 7 (164.5600) | — |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 4 / 35 (340.5028) | 16 (163.9428) | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 22 / 33 (336.5372) | 6 (170.8344) | 6 (165.7028) | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 11 / 26 (330.2400) | 8 (170.8228) | 15 (159.4172) | — | — |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 14 / 15 (308.4572) | 14 (152.4912) | 11 (155.9660) | — | — |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 13 / 25 (317.6112) | 6 (167.9656) | 16 (149.6456) | — | — |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2) Cameron, MO | 12 / 12 (327.3832) | 7 (168) | 12 (159.3832) | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 28 / 33 (312.4916) | 20 (161.1088) | 30 (151.3828) | — | — |
| May 27, 2023 | Westmont Red White & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 28 / 34 (460.4804) | 28 (152.5028) | 24 (157.1432) | 30 (150.8344) | — |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 29 / 47 (312.4916) | 25 (157.6800) | 29 (154.8116) | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 40 / 80 (317.6224) | 42 (155.9312) | 30 (161.6912) | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 14 / 36 (281.5312) | 14 (141.6112) | 12 (139.9200) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL | 17 / 27 (468.4684) | 18 (147.4056) | 8 (169.1200) | 18 (151.9428) | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.