BARRELY SMOKIN

BARRELY SMOKIN is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 9th of 53 at the Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship (2015). They are ranked #4683 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,683

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1469

peak 1469 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013

latest Jul 26, 2019 · 6.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1063

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

11% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

673.6684 / 720

Master · Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

637.69 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 631.77 (+5.92)

Walk rate

22%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2856

Chicken · Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship

Consistency

±25.76

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.32 · weakest Brisket (154.62)

Road miles

1,096

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 284 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Purse competed for

$13K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

631.77 / 720

9 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

673.6684 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.6684 at Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 15, 2015

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.70 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 22%.

Brisket avg 154.62
Chicken avg 161.32
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG AL'S BIG TIME BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge (Jul 26, 2019).

last seen Jul 28, 2017
back Jul 26, 2019

Chicken nemesis

5 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.

A May team

Top 48% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 48% across 3 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 68% the rest of the year

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	#2831 (56 pts)	#2927 (51 pts)	#2243 (71 pts)	#2005 (106 pts)	#2264 (61 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1063 (281 pts)	#967 (351 pts)	#1393 (201 pts)	#1402 (211 pts)	#1088 (286 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

COME AND TAKE IT BBQ

#4,692 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1500

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BARRELY SMOKIN)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BARRELY SMOKIN has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 25, 2018

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SMOKEY B'S

#4,671 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1469

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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KO BBQ

#4,709 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2026

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Beer & Bones

#4,659 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1470

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2024

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FULL DRAW BBQ

#4,678 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2017

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HEAVY HITTERS BBQ

#4,680 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1505

They've been 1505 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 26, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BIG AL'S BIG TIME BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
TROPICAL HEAT BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF THE PIG	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-Q'S-2GO	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PORKCHOP & BUBBAS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
DADDY O'S SMOKIN' BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	2	1	174.2856	146.8000	161.32	top 59%
Pork Ribs	9	0	0	166.2972	143.3372	157.69	top 66%
Pork	9	0	0	168.6056	129.1426	158.14	top 61%
Brisket	9	0	0	168.5256	146.8572	154.62	top 67%

“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)	3	0	top 86%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 59%

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 9 a different one every time

Opponents faced 289 finished ahead 168 times, behind 325

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jul 28, 2017 → Jul 26, 2019

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

20191 milestone

Jul 26 Most recent contest Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge

20155 milestones

May 15 First overall top-10 Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship
May 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.6684 Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship
May 15 Career-best overall score673.6684 Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship
May 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2856 Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship
May 15 Peak power rating (1496) Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship

20141 milestone

May 16 First call Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship

20131 milestone

May 17 First tracked contest Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship	May 15, 2015
+2.5	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship	May 16, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.1	Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge	Jul 28, 2017
-8.9	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 20, 2015
-8.6	Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship	May 17, 2013
-7.9	Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge	Jul 26, 2019
-6	California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship	Jun 12, 2015

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 89%	84.3%	84.3%
2017	1	0	0%	top 92%	85%	85%
2015	4	1	25%	top 61%	93.6%	90.4%
2014	1	0	100%	top 50%	89.3%	89.3%
2013	2	0	0%	top 69%	88.3%	84.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 26, 2019	Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge 🏅 Gilroy, CA	32 / 36 (607.1884)	23 (162.2400)	35 (143.3372)	31 (154.2628)	34 (147.3484)
Jul 28, 2017	Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA	24 / 26 (611.7944)	25 (146.8000)	21 (157.6916)	14 (158.2400)	23 (149.0628)
Oct 2, 2015	1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	27 / 41 (636.4344)	28 (160.0116)	22 (163.9428)	17 (163.9772)	34 (148.5028)
Jun 12, 2015	California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA	20 / 26 (659.3828)	14 (168.5600)	22 (162.2744)	17 (165.1428)	16 (163.4056)
May 15, 2015	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	9 / 53 (673.6684)	5 (174.2856)	22 (166.2972)	26 (164.5600)	11 (168.5256)
Mar 20, 2015	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	84 / 100 (634.7084)	80 (162.2400)	82 (156.5372)	81 (158.2512)	79 (157.6800)
May 16, 2014	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	28 / 56 (642.7888)	3 (173.7372)	43 (148.5372)	28 (161.0972)	22 (159.4172)
Oct 4, 2013	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	59 / 99 (635.9656)	81 (152.5828)	38 (163.9772)	19 (168.6056)	78 (150.8000)
May 17, 2013	Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	51 / 65 (583.9998)	47 (151.4290)	25 (156.5710)	64 (129.1426)	38 (146.8572)

BARRELY SMOKIN

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

A May team

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

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)