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OTAKU SMOKE N BREW

OTAKU SMOKE N BREW is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 18 at the Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival (2017). They are ranked #5811 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,811
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1442
peak 1442 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

15
in the data

First seen

Mar 6, 2015
latest Aug 30, 2019 · 4.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#913
Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

1
2 podiums

Overall top-10s

1
7% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 75%
overall standings

Best overall

683.4516 / 720
Master · Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

624.34 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 634.98 (-10.64)

Walk rate

13%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572
Pork · Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival

Consistency

±19.77
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 161.23 · weakest Brisket (154.71)

Road miles

2,853
across 15 mapped stops · furthest 812 mi

Schedule strength

59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$41K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

634.98 / 720
15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

683.4516 career-best overall

94.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.4516 at Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival — 94.9% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Oct 13, 2017

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 52%.

  • 4 contests
  • 1 overall top-10
  • 1 category win
  • average top 52%

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX ahead in 100% of their meetings

FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.52 points below their pork, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 13%.

  • Brisket avg 154.71
  • Pork avg 161.23
  • 1 call in 15 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN PENDEJOS in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

8 of 11 shared pork entries lost

FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX has out-cooked them in 8 of 11 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BIG BEE'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A September team

Top 65% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 65% across 3 contests, versus top 75% the rest of the year.

  • 3 September contests
  • top 75% the rest of the year

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2019 ↗ Master #1226 (180 pts) #1295 (180 pts) #1285 (180 pts) #1265 (190 pts) #1277 (180 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #1086 (240 pts) #1152 (240 pts) #1173 (240 pts) #1159 (240 pts) #1154 (240 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #913 (383 pts) #964 (398 pts) #991 (378 pts) #881 (443 pts) #798 (488 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #1985 (114 pts) #1864 (124 pts) #1721 (149 pts) #1381 (229 pts) #2037 (114 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #1629 (129 pts) #1913 (114 pts) #1728 (134 pts) #1682 (139 pts) #1745 (124 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to OTAKU SMOKE N BREW, each with one reason worth a look.

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

OLE SMOKEY BARBECUE CREW
#5,818 of the rated field
1442 power rating
Contests
16
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1442

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 16 contests
  • last seen Oct 19, 2018
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Hillside BBQ
#5,803 of the rated field
1442 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1442

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Aug 15, 2026
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NO RUSH Q
#5,802 of the rated field
1442 power rating
Contests
20
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1442

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

  • rated over 20 contests
  • last seen Jun 21, 2019
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BILLY MAC BBQ
#5,815 of the rated field
1442 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
8%
Peak
1442

Level with OTAKU SMOKE N BREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen May 31, 2024
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CORPORAL KLINGERS Q
#5,800 of the rated field
1443 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1443

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

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Jul 13, 2018
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Smoke Til We're Broke
#5,808 of the rated field
1442 power rating
Contests
22
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1505

They've been 1505 at their best, 63 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 22 contests
  • last seen Sep 30, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX 11 0 11 0% ⚔ compare
Texas-car-b-que 10 0 10 0% ⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ 9 0 9 0% ⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers 8 1 7 13% ⚔ compare
OLD 99 MEAT CO. 7 2 5 29% ⚔ compare
TINY E BBQ 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
ELLIS COUNTY BBQ 6 3 3 50% ⚔ compare
NCOGNITO COOKERS 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
3 Grate Minds BBQ 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
LA PASADITA 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN PENDEJOS 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare
BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 15 1 0 0 176.5600 145.0628 158.67 top 74%
Pork Ribs 15 0 0 0 170.2744 149.6688 160.36 top 65%
Pork 15 2 1 1 178.8572 149.1088 161.23 top 66%
Brisket 15 1 0 1 177.2000 141.0972 154.71 top 75%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)10top 28%
Medium (20–39)40top 83%
Large (40+)100top 76%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
TX100top 67%
IL20top 94%
OK20top 93%
LA10top 76%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 3 26 0 top 70% Aug 30, 2019
Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 2 17 0 top 59% Feb 16, 2018
City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 2 31 0 top 69% Sep 3, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests
Contests a season 3 across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in TX 10 of 15 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited 11 3 of them more than once
Opponents faced 378 finished ahead 163 times, behind 571

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

20191 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
20181 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1
20175 milestones
  1. First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6344 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL)
  2. First category win (Pork) Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival
  3. First overall top-10 Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival
  4. Career-best overall score683.4516 Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival
  5. Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival
20161 milestone
  1. First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20152 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  2. Peak power rating (1494) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+10.9Smokin' Blues & BBQ FestivalOct 13, 2017
+6.8Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL)Feb 16, 2017
+1.9City of Bedford Blues & BBQ FestivalSep 3, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-12.1Sam's Club National BBQ TourMar 11, 2016
-9.4City of Bedford Blues & BBQ FestivalSep 4, 2015
-8.3Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1Jun 21, 2019
-8.3Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2Mar 24, 2018
-7.9Sam's Club National BBQ TourMar 10, 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20193000 0% top 87% 89.8% 86.5%
20184000 0% top 86% 87.8% 87%
20174011 25% top 52% 94.9% 90.8%
20162000 50% top 75% 89.8% 87.9%
20152000 0% top 80% 89.3% 88.2%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Aug 30, 2019 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX 42 / 58 (646.7768) 34 (167.4056) 46 (161.1544) 24 (170.8228) 52 (147.3940)
Jun 22, 2019 Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 🏅 Belvidere, IL 41 / 45 (612.3656) 45 (145.0628) 27 (164.5828) 42 (156.5028) 43 (146.2172)
Jun 21, 2019 Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL 48 / 50 (609.6120) 48 (147.9776) 41 (155.4172) 24 (165.1200) 49 (141.0972)
Aug 31, 2018 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX 61 / 74 (626.8112) 60 (157.1084) 36 (164.6056) 72 (149.1088) 57 (155.9884)
Mar 24, 2018 Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK 78 / 79 (626.1256) 74 (159.9656) 79 (149.6688) 60 (166.8344) 77 (149.6568)
Mar 23, 2018 Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK 74 / 84 (632.4916) 70 (160.5372) 37 (168.5600) 78 (149.6800) 73 (153.7144)
Feb 16, 2018 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX 29 / 38 (620.9944) 27 (157.7144) 27 (154.7656) 31 (155.9428) 31 (152.5716)
Oct 13, 2017 Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival Duncanville, TX 5 / 18 (683.4516) 4 (176.5600) 16 (150.8344) 1 (178.8572) 2 (177.2000)
Sep 2, 2017 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bedford, TX 26 / 46 (638.2168) 34 (154.2284) 30 (160.0228) 28 (160.5828) 17 (163.3828)
Mar 10, 2017 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour White Settlement, TX 25 / 30 (622.8004) 26 (151.3944) 14 (163.4400) 27 (150.2516) 21 (157.7144)
Feb 16, 2017 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL) Huntsville, TX 17 / 41 (669.6344) 19 (166.8228) 13 (170.2744) 27 (167.9772) 23 (164.5600)
Sep 3, 2016 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX 31 / 58 (646.7544) 23 (167.3828) 25 (163.9660) 38 (161.1428) 46 (154.2628)
Mar 11, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX 28 / 29 (619.2912) 28 (148.5372) 18 (160) 6 (168) 28 (142.7540)
Sep 4, 2015 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX 59 / 70 (626.7200) 49 (158.8228) 57 (155.3600) 59 (154.2628) 45 (158.2744)
Mar 6, 2015 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA 22 / 29 (642.6512) 27 (160.5372) 21 (162.8000) 20 (163.3828) 23 (155.9312)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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