SMOKIN HOT BBQ

SMOKIN HOT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 4th of 61 at the Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (2015). They are ranked #3906 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,906

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1485

peak 1515 · rated over 10 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Jun 1, 2018 · 5.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#410

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 13 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

685.1776 / 720

Master · Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

619.50 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 628.17 (-8.67)

Walk rate

23%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176

Brisket · Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown

Consistency

±34.72

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.49 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.83)

Road miles

7,972

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 1,229 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Master avg

628.17 / 720

11 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

685.1776 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.1776 at Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Feb 26, 2015

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 52%.

7 contests
2 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 52%

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of OUTLAW RAYS BARBEQUE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled (Jan 17, 2015).

last seen Apr 5, 2013
back Jan 17, 2015

Chicken nemesis

5 of 5 shared chicken entries lost

913 BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared chicken entries.

The long haul

7,972 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,972 miles across 13 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,229 miles to Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons.

13 mapped stops
furthest 1,229 mi

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#435 (249 pts)	#449 (254 pts)	#505 (229 pts)	#335 (369 pts)	#331 (364 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#410 (847 pts)	#482 (757 pts)	#443 (827 pts)	#285 (1,112 pts)	#565 (642 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#891 (399 pts)	#1059 (339 pts)	#965 (394 pts)	#608 (664 pts)	#906 (414 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#629 (613 pts)	#829 (463 pts)	#483 (838 pts)	#871 (448 pts)	#707 (568 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1433 (175 pts)	#1520 (175 pts)	#1441 (185 pts)	#1238 (255 pts)	#1114 (275 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

OUTTA THE BOX BBQ

#3,929 of the rated field

1485 power rating

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

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN HOT BBQ)

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 2, 2017

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OINK-N-MOO BBQ

#3,890 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1485

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN HOT BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before SMOKIN HOT BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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Dead Poultry Society

#3,899 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1515

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN HOT BBQ)

They've been 1515 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

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Hawg Wild

#3,898 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1546

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN HOT BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 28 contests to 13.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Red & Black BBQ Shack

#3,881 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1485

They turned up 11 years after SMOKIN HOT BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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Sweet Rick's BBQ

#3,917 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1485

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 19, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
HONKY-TONK SMOKERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Panther Creek Cookers	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	1	0	0	173.1544	145.0856	157.49	top 69%
Pork Ribs	11	2	1	1	175.4400	129.7142	155.83	top 57%
Pork	11	0	0	0	165.1200	143.9084	157.42	top 66%
Brisket	11	3	1	2	176	142.1944	157.43	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 100%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	4	top 70%
TX	4	top 29%
KS	1	top 100%
NV	1	top 98%
UT	1	top 100%

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 4 of 13 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 11 a different one every time

Opponents faced 909 finished ahead 524 times, behind 699

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Apr 5, 2013 → Jan 17, 2015

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

20181 milestone

Jun 1 Most recent contest Kelley Wilson BBQ

20161 milestone

Aug 5 10th tracked contest Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons

20157 milestones

Feb 26 First call Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Feb 26 First category win (Brisket) Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Feb 26 First overall top-10 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Feb 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score685.1776 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Feb 26 Career-best overall score685.1776 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Feb 26 Career-best single call (Brisket)176 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
May 29 Peak power rating (1515) Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition

20131 milestone

Apr 5 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.5	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	Feb 26, 2015
+11.4	Cedar Fest BBQ	Apr 10, 2015
+8.9	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Mar 31, 2017
+3.4	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition	May 29, 2015
+3.1	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 5, 2013
-14.2	Sertoma 48 BBQ	May 6, 2016
-12.4	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	Aug 28, 2015
-12	Kelley Wilson BBQ	Jun 1, 2018
-3.8	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 2, 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)
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 96%	81.9%	81.9%
2017	2	0	0	50%	top 44%	90.4%	89%
2016	2	0	0	0%	top 100%	79.4%	79.4%
2015	7	2	2	29%	top 52%	95.2%	89.9%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 100%	81.2%	81.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 1, 2018	Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO	46 / 48 (589.9888)	33 (158.8228)	46 (141.6228)	43 (147.3488)	46 (142.1944)
Sep 2, 2017	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bedford, TX	29 / 46 (630.7656)	33 (154.8228)	24 (162.2856)	33 (158.2628)	28 (155.3944)
Mar 31, 2017	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX	18 / 70 (650.7888)	28 (159.9772)	25 (160.5600)	35 (158.2516)	6 (172)
Aug 5, 2016	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	—	—	—	—	—
May 6, 2016	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	42 / 42 (571.7828)	41 (150.2628)	42 (130.1828)	41 (143.9084)	39 (147.4288)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	285 / 606 (654.1828)	351 (162.2744)	136 (169.7028)	261 (165.1200)	398 (157.0856)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	181 / 187 (638.7544)	176 (157.0856)	122 (165.7144)	146 (164)	184 (151.9544)
Aug 28, 2015	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	48 / 49 (597.7260)	47 (155.4516)	47 (142.8916)	49 (151.4056)	47 (147.9772)
May 29, 2015	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO	18 / 43 (653.6000)	16 (165.1200)	22 (163.9888)	20 (163.9312)	21 (160.5600)
Apr 10, 2015	Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX	10 / 53 (652.5140)	48 (145.0856)	1 (175.4400)	19 (159.9428)	2 (172.0456)
Feb 26, 2015	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	4 / 61 (685.1776)	5 (173.1544)	7 (172.0116)	26 (164.0116)	1 (176)
Jan 17, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled Hartselle, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 5, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	29 / 29 (584.5710)	29 (150.2856)	29 (129.7142)	22 (155.4284)	24 (149.1428)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SMOKIN HOT BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The long haul

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)

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)