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

Power ranking

#4787

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1467

peak 1500 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-10-11

latest 2022-04-08

Best ToY finish

#1186

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

682.7312 / 720

Master · Smoke in the Spring

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.03 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 639.98 (+18.05)

Walk rate

29%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7144

Pork Ribs · Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest

Consistency

±23.23

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.22 · weakest Pork (158.99)

Road miles

472

mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 71 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$21K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

639.98 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

High-water mark

682.7312 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.7312 at Smoke in the Spring — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2022-04-08

A tough matchup

10–2 behind in the head-to-head

777 BBQ ahead in 83% of their meetings

777 BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 12 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SILVER FOX BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smoke in the Spring (2021-04-09).

last seen 2019-04-12
back 2021-04-09

Chicken nemesis

11 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

777 BBQ ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 777 BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared chicken entries.

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

A SIMPLE PIG

#4790 of the rated field

1467 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1467

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

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DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY

#4788 of the rated field

1467 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2024-08-02

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BLUE SMOKE BBQ OF INDIANA

#4765 of the rated field

1467 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1467

No shared contest yet.

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2023-08-25

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The Smokin' B.A.R.

#4792 of the rated field

1467 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1467

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-05-23

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STINKY D'S BBQ

#4803 of the rated field

1466 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1466

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Showtime's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

GREAT WHITE BBQ

#4798 of the rated field

1467 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-05-17

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
INDIGO PIG	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
777 BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
BLUE BUCKET BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BLUE COLLAR BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
ROCK N BLUES BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
KC SMOKE DAWGS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Boxer Q BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SILVER FOX BBQ	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
OLD STYLE BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
RIBS N BIBS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	2	0	172.5944	142.8112	162.22	top 60%
Pork Ribs	14	2	1	173.7144	141.0628	159.12	top 65%
Pork	14	0	0	169.7256	147.3600	158.99	top 73%
Brisket	14	2	0	170.8228	143.3944	159.66	top 57%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 54%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 74%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	5	33	0	top 72%	2022-04-08
Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest	2	15	0	top 69%	2016-08-05

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

On the trail 8.5 yrs 2013-10-11 → 2022-04-08

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 14 of 14 contests

Contests visited 9 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 14 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.22 · weakest Pork (158.99)

Walk rate 29% a top-10 call in 4 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 14 contests

Master average 639.98 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 451 243–644 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 472 14 mapped stops · furthest 71 mi

Schedule strength 1559 average field rating faced — tougher than 46% of rated contests

Purse competed for $21,200 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 3 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2019-04-12 → 2021-04-09

Power rating 1467 peak 1500 · #4787 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Oct 11 First tracked contest Smoke on the Water
Oct 11 Peak power rating (1500) Smoke on the Water
2015
Sep 11 First call Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
Sep 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.2860 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
2016
Aug 5 10th tracked contest Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest
Aug 5 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7144 Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest
2022
Apr 8 Career-best overall score682.7312 Smoke in the Spring
Apr 8 Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.8	Smoke in the Spring	2022-04-08
+6.2	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest	2015-09-11
+4.8	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest	2016-08-05
+0.5	Smoke on the Water	2015-10-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	10th Annual WildBlue BBQ	2014-07-18
-10.1	Smoke in the Spring	2015-04-10
-7.7	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest	2015-07-31
-7.6	Smoke in the Spring	2016-04-08
-6.2	Smoke In the Springs	2019-04-12

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0%	top 35%	94.8%	94.8%
2021	1	0%	top 81%	90.4%	90.4%
2019	1	0%	top 86%	88.4%	88.4%
2018	1	0%	top 67%	90.6%	90.6%
2016	3	67%	top 69%	92.8%	89.3%
2015	4	50%	top 68%	93.7%	88.7%
2014	2	0%	top 81%	86.6%	85.4%
2013	1	0%	top 51%	86.8%	86.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-04-08	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	33 / 94 (682.7312)	42 (170.8112)	22 (173.1316)	56 (167.9656)	34 (170.8228)
2021-04-09	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	85 / 105 (650.6968)	41 (171.9656)	76 (164.5944)	92 (159.3484)	90 (154.7884)
2019-04-12	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	89 / 104 (636.3768)	51 (167.3828)	76 (161.0856)	79 (161.6684)	98 (146.2400)
2018-07-13	*Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	32 / 48 (652.3884)	44 (155.9544)	20 (166.8228)	44 (159.9312)	13 (169.6800)
2016-08-05	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	15 / 29 (667.9428)	13 (169.7028)	3 (173.7144)	28 (155.9428)	9 (168.5828)
2016-06-17	*Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	18 / 26 (649.6800)	24 (158.2972)	7 (169.7028)	19 (162.2628)	18 (159.4172)
2016-04-08	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	93 / 109 (611.2568)	75 (159.9772)	106 (141.0628)	101 (147.3712)	46 (162.8456)
2015-10-09	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	18 / 33 (641.0740)	5 (170.3084)	30 (146.2284)	13 (165.1544)	18 (159.3828)
2015-09-11	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	11 / 28 (674.2860)	8 (172.5944)	23 (162.2744)	12 (169.7256)	9 (169.6916)
2015-07-31	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	40 / 46 (625.6344)	46 (142.8112)	36 (160.0004)	39 (158.8228)	23 (164.0000)
2015-04-10	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	88 / 97 (612.4568)	82 (155.4056)	91 (147.9428)	90 (149.0856)	50 (160.0228)
2014-07-18	10th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	38 / 41 (606.6516)	41 (149.6228)	19 (166.2744)	39 (147.3600)	40 (143.3944)
2014-04-11	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	50 / 73 (623.3600)	29 (165.0856)	53 (153.6800)	51 (154.8800)	56 (149.7144)
2013-10-11	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	22 / 43 (625.1884)	20 (161.1656)	41 (141.1200)	11 (166.2856)	20 (156.6172)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1186 (250 pts)	#1345 (230 pts)	#870 (445 pts)	#1505 (195 pts)	#1142 (285 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1267 (216 pts)	#1009 (331 pts)	#1773 (121 pts)	#1309 (236 pts)	#1271 (231 pts)