SIPPIN ON SMOKE

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

Power ranking

#2528

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1519

peak 1536 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-09-11

latest 2019-06-07

Best ToY finish

#894

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

687.3716 / 720

Master · *Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

633.25 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 643.20 (-9.95)

Walk rate

76%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · *Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±56.26

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.97 · weakest Chicken (164.29)

Road miles

1,280

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 115 mi

Schedule strength

65%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

643.20 / 720

17 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.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at *Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) (2017-09-08).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

76% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 17 contests

A top-10 category call in 76% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

687.3716 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.3716 at *Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-09-08

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HURRY UP AND WAIT in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

9 of 9 shared pork entries lost

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CLARK CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WOOD HOOK BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±7.81% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.81% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 89.3% of a perfect score
best 95.5%

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

SAUCE BOSSES

#2532 of the rated field

1519 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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MASTERTECH BBQ

#2531 of the rated field

1519 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1519

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 2018-08-25

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG MO FROM AHO

#2536 of the rated field

1518 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2018-03-23

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SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ

#2534 of the rated field

1518 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1534

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2022-05-13

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SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN

#2539 of the rated field

1518 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1559

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1559 at their best, 40 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

ROCK N SMOKE

#2533 of the rated field

1518 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before SIPPIN ON SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
IMAT BBQ	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
WICHITA SWINEMEN	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
Rise N Swine	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
Lucky D's BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ELVISES	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
BARREL BOYS BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
GREAT PLAINS BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	3	1	1	177.7144	116.4228	164.29	top 48%
Pork Ribs	17	4	1	3	177.7144	152.5144	166.13	top 50%
Pork	16	8	1	1	180.0000 🔥	154.8344	167.97	top 41%
Brisket	17	3	0	0	173.7028	149.1200	164.35	top 52%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
KS	15	0	top 57%
OK	2	0	top 36%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 50%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 63%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
*Harper County Bullseye BBQ	3	14	top 59%	2017-10-20
*Derby BBQ Festival	2	37	top 99%	2018-06-08
*Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL)	2	4	top 24%	2017-09-08
Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ	2	14	top 36%	2017-04-21

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

On the trail 3.7 yrs 2015-09-11 → 2019-06-07

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 3.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 15 of 17 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 17 entries · 1 win · 4 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 167.97 · weakest Chicken (164.29)

Walk rate 76% a top-10 call in 13 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 18% 3 of 17 contests

Master average 643.20 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 311 300–366 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,280 17 mapped stops · furthest 115 mi

Schedule strength 1582 average field rating faced — tougher than 65% of rated contests

Purse competed for $9,900 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1519 peak 1536 · #2528 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Sep 11 First tracked contest *Derby BBQ Festival
Sep 11 First call *Derby BBQ Festival
Sep 11 First overall top-10 *Derby BBQ Festival
Sep 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.2688 *Derby BBQ Festival
2016
Apr 15 First category win (Pork Ribs) Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ
2017
Apr 21 10th tracked contest Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ
Sep 8 First multi-meat day *Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL)
Sep 8 First perfect 180 (Pork) *Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL)
Sep 8 Career-best overall score687.3716 *Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL)
2018
Mar 3 Peak power rating (1536) *Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2
2019
Jun 7 Most recent contest Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off	2016-07-01
+14.1	*Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL)	2017-09-08
+9.5	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ	2017-04-21
+7.8	*Harper County Bullseye BBQ	2016-10-14
+7.3	*Derby BBQ Festival	2015-09-11

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15	*Derby BBQ Festival	2018-06-08
-13.7	Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest	2017-07-28
-13.1	*Derby BBQ Festival	2016-09-09
-5	*Eureka BBQ Bash	2016-06-17
-4	*Harper County Bullseye BBQ	2017-10-20

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 46%	92.1%	92.1%
2018	3	0	0	33%	top 66%	93.7%	85.5%
2017	5	1	2	60%	top 55%	95.5%	88.1%
2016	6	1	1	100%	top 52%	94.9%	91.4%
2015	2	1	0	100%	top 51%	91%	90.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-06-07	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	18 / 39 (663.2452)	19 (165.6684)	16 (165.0856)	4 (171.9656)	23 (160.5256)
2018-06-08	*Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	40 / 40 (499.9316)	—	9 (169.6916)	24 (163.4172)	15 (166.8228)
2018-03-03	*Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 Cheney, KS	21 / 42 (674.7084)	29 (167.3828)	11 (171.9772)	25 (167.3828)	29 (167.9656)
2018-03-02	*Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Cheney, KS	22 / 47 (671.3140)	12 (172.0000)	38 (163.3828)	31 (166.2284)	20 (169.7028)
2017-10-20	*Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	34 / 47 (657.0628)	14 (173.7028)	31 (165.6800)	43 (154.8344)	31 (162.8456)
2017-09-08	*Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS	4 / 29 (687.3716)	1 (177.7144)	3 (172.5716)	1 (180.0000)	20 (157.0856)
2017-07-28	Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	42 / 43 (495.3716)	14 (170.8344)	24 (166.8572)	—	30 (157.6800)
2017-04-21	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	14 / 47 (675.9312)	21 (163.9656)	25 (162.8456)	5 (177.7028)	12 (171.4172)
2017-03-10	*Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off Great Bend, KS	21 / 34 (655.4056)	15 (167.4056)	18 (164.0000)	10 (168.5600)	30 (155.4400)
2016-10-14	*Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	14 / 38 (683.4168)	7 (174.3200)	19 (171.4284)	16 (168.5256)	15 (169.1428)
2016-09-09	*Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	37 / 38 (603.1772)	38 (116.4228)	35 (152.5144)	31 (160.5372)	10 (173.7028)
2016-07-29	The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	17 / 37 (667.3828)	27 (157.7028)	25 (164.5600)	4 (175.4056)	9 (169.7144)
2016-07-01	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS	7 / 38 (680.4912)	9 (171.4056)	22 (165.6800)	7 (171.9772)	12 (171.4284)
2016-06-17	*Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	19 / 26 (649.0632)	19 (162.8228)	23 (156.5488)	17 (162.8344)	7 (166.8572)
2016-04-15	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	26 / 63 (664.4800)	48 (158.2628)	1 (177.7144)	44 (159.3828)	21 (169.1200)
2015-10-16	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	23 / 34 (650.8116)	13 (169.7144)	24 (159.4172)	4 (172.5600)	30 (149.1200)
2015-09-11	*Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	9 / 26 (655.2688)	19 (159.3716)	2 (174.2744)	8 (166.2628)	22 (155.3600)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1456 (135 pts)	#1566 (125 pts)	#1271 (205 pts)	#1569 (125 pts)	#1280 (195 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#894 (398 pts)	#841 (468 pts)	#979 (383 pts)	#690 (598 pts)	#1191 (263 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1045 (306 pts)	#1166 (286 pts)	#905 (421 pts)	#1112 (316 pts)	#966 (361 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1296 (205 pts)	#1404 (200 pts)	#1055 (315 pts)	#981 (355 pts)	#1728 (125 pts)