Smokin in the Ozarks

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

Power ranking

#2272

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1528

peak 1536 · rated over 29 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-05-22

latest 2019-09-21

Best ToY finish

#547

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 29 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6800 / 720

Master · Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.90 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 654.17 (+16.73)

Walk rate

62%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Pork Ribs · Table Rock Boats and Bones

Consistency

±18.11

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.08 · weakest Brisket (160.71)

Road miles

3,393

mi across 29 mapped stops · furthest 205 mi

Schedule strength

75%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1595)

Purse competed for

$30K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

654.17 / 720

29 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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

62% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 18 of 29 contests

A top-10 category call in 62% of their 29 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

677.6800 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.6800 at Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-06-14

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 48%.

5 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 48%

A tough matchup

15–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.37 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 14%.

Brisket avg 160.71
Chicken avg 165.08
5 calls in 29 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TAILGATE GUYS BBQ in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

15 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 15 of 15 shared chicken entries.

The long haul

3,393 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,393 miles across 29 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 205 miles to Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest.

29 mapped stops
furthest 205 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Table Rock Boats and Bones every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 11th

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

Monarchbbq

#2267 of the rated field

1528 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 27 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

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BUTSY-Q

#2283 of the rated field

1527 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1549

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 32 contests to 29, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2024-10-11

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BROTHERS OF OHIO BBQ

#2269 of the rated field

1528 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1533

No shared contest yet.

28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 11% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2024-03-15

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Grillfellas

#2276 of the rated field

1527 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1527

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

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BANKIN BABY BBQ

#2282 of the rated field

1527 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2019-03-22

⚔ Head-to-head

OMG-BBQ-TX

#2274 of the rated field

1528 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1528

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2017-06-23

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
MOKAN MEATHEADS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
ELI'S PIT CREW	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
WOOD HOOK BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
YELLOW JACKET BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	29	4	0	175.4172	150.2400	165.08	top 59%
Pork Ribs	29	7	2	177.7144	141.0744	164.46	top 54%
Pork	29	5	0	176.5600	146.7656	163.92	top 58%
Brisket	29	5	1	175.4628	131.9660	160.71	top 60%

“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
MO	19	top 64%
KS	5	top 54%
AR	4	top 71%
OK	1	top 40%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 68%
Medium (20–39)	15	top 67%
Large (40+)	12	top 54%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Table Rock Boats and Bones	4	11	0	top 56%	2018-09-22
Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	2	21	0	top 76%	2019-07-26

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.3 yrs 2015-05-22 → 2019-09-21

Busiest season 2018 9 contests

Contests a season 5.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 19 of 29 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 25 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 29 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 165.08 · weakest Brisket (160.71)

Walk rate 62% a top-10 call in 18 of 29 contests

Overall top-10 rate 7% 2 of 29 contests

Master average 654.17 out of 720 · 29 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 610 471–633 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,393 29 mapped stops · furthest 205 mi

Schedule strength 1595 average field rating faced — tougher than 75% of rated contests

Purse competed for $30,000 listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 5 state-championship entries

Power rating 1528 peak 1536 · #2272 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
May 22 First tracked contest Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship)
Jun 19 First call Rock'n Freedom
Aug 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0632 Holy Smoke BBQ Contest
2016
Aug 5 10th tracked contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Sep 17 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7144 Table Rock Boats and Bones
2018
Sep 7 First overall top-10 *Smokin on the White
2019
May 31 25th tracked contest Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)
Jun 14 Career-best overall score677.6800 Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life
Jul 26 Peak power rating (1536) Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ
Sep 21 Most recent contest Bikes Boats & Bones BBQ & Steak Showdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.5	*East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	2018-08-24
+10.8	Table Rock Boats and Bones	2018-09-22
+10.5	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life	2019-06-14
+10.1	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)	2019-05-31
+6.4	*Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival	2018-05-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	2015-07-24
-10.5	Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship)	2015-05-22
-8.2	14th Annual Bordertown Bash	2015-07-10
-8.1	Rock'n Freedom	2015-06-19
-7.9	Bikes Boats & Bones BBQ & Steak Showdown	2019-09-21

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)
2019	5	1	80%	top 48%	94.1%	93.2%
2018	9	1	89%	top 52%	93.5%	92.1%
2017	1	0	0%	top 70%	91.7%	91.7%
2016	7	0	57%	top 63%	92.8%	90.9%
2015	7	0	29%	top 83%	91.3%	87.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-09-21	Bikes Boats & Bones BBQ & Steak Showdown 🏅 Kimberling City, MO	24 / 28 (664.4344)	22 (169.1316)	21 (165.1200)	23 (163.9544)	19 (166.2284)
2019-07-26	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	21 / 41 (669.0512)	34 (159.9312)	12 (170.8572)	9 (170.8456)	17 (167.4172)
2019-07-12	2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Cameron, MO	19 / 35 (668.5488)	17 (167.9772)	24 (162.2744)	10 (172.6172)	23 (165.6800)
2019-06-14	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	10 / 38 (677.6800)	7 (175.4172)	23 (164.0000)	18 (166.2972)	4 (171.9656)
2019-05-31	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO	13 / 56 (674.7884)	22 (169.1200)	20 (166.2400)	26 (163.9656)	3 (175.4628)
2018-09-22	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	11 / 35 (673.0172)	21 (166.8228)	4 (175.4172)	23 (161.0972)	10 (169.6800)
2018-09-07	*Smokin on the White Batesville, AR	10 / 17 (656.9940)	11 (164.5256)	3 (171.4284)	12 (162.2284)	13 (158.8116)
2018-08-24	*East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	14 / 67 (670.1484)	11 (170.8228)	6 (174.2628)	48 (158.2400)	17 (166.8228)
2018-08-04	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO	21 / 37 (663.2568)	10 (171.9656)	24 (165.6800)	22 (165.0856)	27 (160.5256)
2018-07-13	*17th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	21 / 32 (667.8400)	19 (166.8228)	8 (174.2744)	28 (159.3600)	19 (167.3828)
2018-06-29	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	26 / 52 (666.1712)	38 (163.3712)	34 (163.4172)	6 (174.8572)	27 (164.5256)
2018-05-25	*Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off Branson, MO	38 / 50 (654.2060)	41 (161.6916)	38 (159.4400)	41 (159.9544)	8 (173.1200)
2018-05-04	*Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK	27 / 68 (662.2288)	37 (163.4400)	10 (173.1544)	8 (176.5600)	54 (149.0744)
2018-04-07	*Smoke on the Border Gravette, AR	22 / 33 (651.3488)	33 (150.2400)	21 (162.2860)	12 (168.5600)	12 (170.2628)
2017-09-16	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	33 / 47 (660.4344)	39 (164.5372)	25 (168.0000)	11 (173.1200)	42 (154.7772)
2016-10-14	Balloons Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	27 / 39 (652.0684)	18 (168.6172)	28 (162.8572)	26 (162.2740)	27 (158.3200)
2016-09-17	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	23 / 43 (668.5028)	14 (173.7372)	3 (177.7144)	41 (153.6800)	28 (163.3712)
2016-09-02	Rockin Apples Festival Appleton City, MO	15 / 23 (667.4404)	10 (171.4400)	15 (165.1544)	12 (166.2744)	16 (164.5716)
2016-08-19	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	22 / 51 (645.0052)	28 (159.4056)	20 (164.5484)	28 (159.9656)	21 (161.0856)
2016-08-05	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	36 / 50 (651.9544)	34 (162.8344)	34 (164.0000)	24 (165.6800)	37 (159.4400)
2016-07-22	Smoking in the Woods Kingdom City, MO	14 / 18 (645.5772)	14 (163.9772)	18 (149.6572)	12 (165.0856)	8 (166.8572)
2016-06-24	Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	30 / 49 (648.5144)	7 (175.4172)	31 (161.7372)	42 (152.5256)	32 (158.8344)
2015-09-19	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	23 / 33 (642.1828)	14 (167.4056)	27 (158.8572)	28 (157.7144)	22 (158.2056)
2015-09-04	Smokin in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO	16 / 31 (648.5148)	11 (168.5716)	27 (150.2516)	15 (165.7144)	16 (163.9772)
2015-08-21	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	23 / 28 (657.0632)	18 (164.5372)	16 (165.6916)	9 (172.6172)	24 (154.2172)
2015-07-24	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	26 / 26 (610.6976)	19 (164.0000)	18 (161.7144)	26 (146.7656)	26 (138.2176)
2015-07-10	14th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	40 / 44 (610.8120)	35 (157.1544)	31 (159.4060)	29 (162.2856)	44 (131.9660)
2015-06-19	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	32 / 36 (630.0688)	34 (152.5028)	10 (170.8344)	25 (163.4172)	35 (143.3144)
2015-05-22	Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship) Kimberling City, MO	25 / 26 (612.4000)	24 (151.9428)	26 (141.0744)	18 (162.8228)	21 (156.5600)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#664 (483 pts)	#722 (468 pts)	#775 (418 pts)	#670 (498 pts)	#485 (698 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#547 (652 pts)	#566 (662 pts)	#366 (957 pts)	#671 (552 pts)	#487 (762 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1263 (228 pts)	#1210 (273 pts)	#981 (373 pts)	#1365 (233 pts)	#1228 (258 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1164 (242 pts)	#988 (342 pts)	#1096 (302 pts)	#1087 (307 pts)	#1213 (242 pts)