SIPPIN ON SMOKE

SIPPIN ON SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 29 at the Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) (2017). They are ranked #2549 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,549

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1519

peak 1536 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 11, 2015

latest Jun 7, 2019 · 3.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#894

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

18% 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 🔥

Pork · Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±56.26

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.97 · weakest Chicken (164.29)

Road miles

1,280

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 115 mi

Schedule strength

65%

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

Purse competed for

$9,900

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

643.20 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

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 contest 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) (Sep 8, 2017).

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
Sep 8, 2017

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.

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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%

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SIPPIN ON SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.

82 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

#2,556 of the rated field

1518 power rating

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

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 Jun 26, 2026

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MASTERTECH BBQ

#2,551 of the rated field

1519 power rating

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

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 Aug 25, 2018

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BIG MO FROM AHO

#2,559 of the rated field

1518 power rating

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

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2018

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SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ

#2,540 of the rated field

1519 power rating

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

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen May 13, 2022

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SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN

#2,558 of the rated field

1518 power rating

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

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 Oct 11, 2019

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Smokin' Beaver BBQ

#2,538 of the rated field

1519 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1542

They turned up 8 years after SIPPIN ON SMOKE did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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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 🔥	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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Harper County Bullseye BBQ	3	14	top 59%	Oct 20, 2017
Derby BBQ Festival	2	37	top 99%	Jun 8, 2018
Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	2	4	top 24%	Sep 8, 2017
Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ	2	14	top 36%	Apr 21, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 3.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 15 of 17 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 12 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 308 finished ahead 300 times, behind 366

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

20191 milestone

Jun 7 Most recent contest Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest

20181 milestone

Mar 3 Peak power rating (1536) Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2

20174 milestones

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)

20161 milestone

Apr 15 First category win (Pork Ribs) Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ

20154 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off	Jul 1, 2016
+14	Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 8, 2017
+9.5	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 21, 2017
+7.7	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	Oct 14, 2016
+7.3	Derby BBQ Festival	Sep 11, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15	Derby BBQ Festival	Jun 8, 2018
-13.7	Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest	Jul 28, 2017
-13.1	Derby BBQ Festival	Sep 9, 2016
-5	Eureka BBQ Bash	Jun 17, 2016
-3.9	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	Oct 20, 2017

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	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
Jun 7, 2019	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)
Jun 8, 2018	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	40 / 40 (499.9316)	—	9 (169.6916)	24 (163.4172)	15 (166.8228)
Mar 3, 2018	Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 Cheney, KS	21 / 42 (674.7084)	29 (167.3828)	11 (171.9772)	25 (167.3828)	29 (167.9656)
Mar 2, 2018	Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Cheney, KS	22 / 47 (671.3140)	12 (172)	38 (163.3828)	31 (166.2284)	20 (169.7028)
Oct 20, 2017	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	34 / 47 (657.0628)	14 (173.7028)	31 (165.6800)	43 (154.8344)	31 (162.8456)
Sep 8, 2017	Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS	4 / 29 (687.3716)	1 (177.7144)	3 (172.5716)	1 (180)	20 (157.0856)
Jul 28, 2017	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)
Apr 21, 2017	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	14 / 47 (675.9312)	21 (163.9656)	25 (162.8456)	5 (177.7028)	12 (171.4172)
Mar 10, 2017	Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off Great Bend, KS	21 / 34 (655.4056)	15 (167.4056)	18 (164)	10 (168.5600)	30 (155.4400)
Oct 14, 2016	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	14 / 38 (683.4168)	7 (174.3200)	19 (171.4284)	16 (168.5256)	15 (169.1428)
Sep 9, 2016	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	37 / 38 (603.1772)	38 (116.4228)	35 (152.5144)	31 (160.5372)	10 (173.7028)
Jul 29, 2016	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)
Jul 1, 2016	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS	7 / 38 (680.4912)	9 (171.4056)	22 (165.6800)	7 (171.9772)	12 (171.4284)
Jun 17, 2016	Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	19 / 26 (649.0632)	19 (162.8228)	23 (156.5488)	17 (162.8344)	7 (166.8572)
Apr 15, 2016	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	26 / 63 (664.4800)	48 (158.2628)	1 (177.7144)	44 (159.3828)	21 (169.1200)
Oct 16, 2015	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	23 / 34 (650.8116)	13 (169.7144)	24 (159.4172)	4 (172.5600)	30 (149.1200)
Sep 11, 2015	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	9 / 26 (655.2688)	19 (159.3716)	2 (174.2744)	8 (166.2628)	22 (155.3600)

SIPPIN ON SMOKE

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 (9 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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)