SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY

SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 17 at the Beresford Wheels 'n Squeals (RUSHMORE CUP QUALIFIER) (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1186 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,186

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1588

peak 1588 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 18, 2015

latest Aug 25, 2017 · 1.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#507

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

50% of 10 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 29%

overall standings

Best overall

687.4056 / 720

Master · Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll

Perfect 180s

Current form

680.97 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 677.24 (+3.72)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ

Consistency

±7.28

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.64 · weakest Brisket (169.07)

Road miles

2,472

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 348 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Master avg

677.24 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.9376 points from the title

Came within 2.9376 points of the Grand Championship at Beresford Wheels 'n Squeals (RUSHMORE CUP QUALIFIER) (Jun 16, 2017).

On the rise

+50 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 50 points across 6 contests since Aug 26, 2016 — from 1538 up to 1588.

6 contests since Aug 26, 2016
now 1588

Happy hunting ground

Top 20% average finish here

Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ is their spot: an average finish in the top 20% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 5th
average top 20%

They almost always walk

80% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 80% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

687.4056 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.4056 at Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 9, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

LAST CALL HEROES BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

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Pork nemesis

8 of 9 shared pork entries lost

SPITFIRE ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SPITFIRE has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.01% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.01% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.1% of a perfect score
10 contests

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
2017 ↗	Master	#628 (620 pts)	#647 (620 pts)	#952 (400 pts)	#651 (630 pts)	#697 (570 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#507 (781 pts)	#771 (511 pts)	#439 (911 pts)	#640 (626 pts)	#564 (711 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1840 (115 pts)	#1669 (140 pts)	#2082 (80 pts)	#1757 (125 pts)	#1950 (110 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY, each with one reason worth a look.

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

KEEP CALM AND BLAZE ON

#1,196 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1587

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2017

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Panther Creek Cookers

#1,181 of the rated field

1588 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1588

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 6, 2018

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East Bow Que

#1,187 of the rated field

1588 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1588

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 16 contests to 10.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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Taylor Made BBQ

#1,197 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1591

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 36% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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EASTERN BEAST BBQ TEAM

#1,192 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1587

Level with SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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Beachin' Good Barbecue

#1,191 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1587

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
SIN CIRCLE BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
RICHIE Z's	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Eggspert BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
PAPA'S PIT CREW	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Charcoal Loungers	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
TIMBONE BARBECUE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
YOU QUE'D ME ALL NIGHT LONG	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	5	0	1	174.2628	160.5372	169.35	top 38%
Pork Ribs	10	5	0	2	175.4056	163.4056	169.19	top 39%
Pork	10	4	1	1	179.4400	162.8000	169.64	top 34%
Brisket	10	4	1	2	177.7028	161.1200	169.07	top 36%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 12%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 27%
Large (40+)	3	top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
SD	9	0	top 29%
MT	1	0	top 31%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ	2	5	0	top 20%	Aug 25, 2017
Original SD BBQ Championships	2	13	0	top 43%	Jun 2, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in SD 9 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 160 finished ahead 227 times, behind 92

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

20175 milestones

Jun 16 First category win (Brisket) Beresford Wheels 'n Squeals (RUSHMORE CUP QUALIFIER)
Aug 25 10th tracked contest Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ
Aug 25 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ
Aug 25 Peak power rating (1588) Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ
Aug 25 Most recent contest Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ

20164 milestones

Jun 17 First overall top-10 Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off
Sep 9 First overall podium Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll
Sep 9 First Reserve Championship Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll
Sep 9 Career-best overall score687.4056 Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll

20153 milestones

Sep 18 First tracked contest Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships
Sep 18 First call Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships
Sep 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.6112 Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.7	Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll	Sep 9, 2016
+15.1	Beresford Wheels 'n Squeals (RUSHMORE CUP QUALIFIER)	Jun 16, 2017
+14.6	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ	Aug 26, 2016
+9.4	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ	Aug 25, 2017
+8.5	Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off	Jun 17, 2016

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)
2017	4	2	2	75%	top 28%	95.3%	94.4%
2016	5	3	0	80%	top 27%	95.5%	93.9%
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 43%	93.6%	93.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 25, 2017	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	6 / 26 (685.0628)	10 (169.6800)	11 (170.2744)	1 (179.4400)	17 (165.6684)
Jul 14, 2017	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	18 / 48 (675.3712)	13 (172.5484)	36 (163.4172)	19 (168)	15 (171.4056)
Jun 16, 2017	Beresford Wheels 'n Squeals (RUSHMORE CUP QUALIFIER) Beresford, SD	2 / 17 (686.2284)	2 (173.1200)	9 (166.8456)	7 (170.2628)	1 (176)
Jun 2, 2017	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	13 / 32 (670.7656)	10 (169.1200)	18 (165.6800)	13 (168.5828)	16 (167.3828)
Sep 9, 2016	Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD	2 / 34 (687.4056)	6 (174.2628)	3 (173.1428)	6 (169.1084)	8 (170.8916)
Aug 26, 2016	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	5 / 31 (681.0284)	15 (168.5484)	5 (171.9772)	21 (162.8000)	2 (177.7028)
Jul 15, 2016	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	15 / 41 (671.3712)	21 (168.5484)	6 (173.1428)	14 (168.5600)	26 (161.1200)
Jun 17, 2016	Custer County Community Table/Miles City Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT	8 / 26 (677.6568)	17 (160.5372)	3 (175.4056)	7 (171.9884)	10 (169.7256)
Jun 3, 2016	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	20 / 44 (663.9312)	28 (163.4056)	18 (168.5600)	16 (167.4056)	14 (164.5600)
Sep 18, 2015	Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Spearfish, SD	13 / 30 (673.6112)	9 (173.7028)	20 (163.4056)	11 (170.2628)	14 (166.2400)

SMOKE ON THE PRAIRIE BBQ - WY

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 (9 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

On the rise

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

The metronome

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

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)