High-water mark
672.0456
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.0456 at Jim Beam BBQ Classic — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 4, 2013
GET YOUR SMOKE ON BBQ
GET YOUR SMOKE ON BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 11th of 17 at The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest (2017). They are ranked #5005 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1506 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Oct 4, 2013
latest Apr 6, 2018 · 4.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
608.56 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 621.32 (-12.76)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±29.46
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.25 · weakest Brisket (153.32)
Road miles
1,395
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 643 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Master avg
621.32 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1746 (115 pts) | #1754 (115 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1924 (112 pts) | #1591 (167 pts) | #1776 (127 pts) | #2146 (82 pts) | #1619 (157 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2166 (90 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2115 (67 pts) | #2749 (57 pts) | #1585 (162 pts) | #2768 (57 pts) | #1753 (122 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to GET YOUR SMOKE ON BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,006 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,990 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,997 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
Level with GET YOUR SMOKE ON BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,023 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before GET YOUR SMOKE ON BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,014 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1500
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,020 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1462
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 11% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.6172 | 135.9084 | 157.25 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 135.3716 | 154.12 | top 59% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 141.1200 | 156.63 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 132.5028 | 153.32 | top 63% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 67% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Beam BBQ Classic | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 58% | Oct 3, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NY
4 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
234
finished ahead 84 times, behind 212
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
Apr 8, 2016 → Aug 25, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest NYC BBQ Cookoff
20151 milestone
- First call 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.0456 Jim Beam BBQ Classic
- Career-best overall score672.0456 Jim Beam BBQ Classic
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.6172 Jim Beam BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1506) Jim Beam BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.9 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Oct 4, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival | Mar 28, 2014 |
| -9.5 | NYC BBQ Cookoff | Apr 8, 2016 |
| -8.1 | NYC BBQ Cookoff | Apr 6, 2018 |
| -5.5 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Oct 3, 2014 |
| -4.8 | 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples | Aug 1, 2015 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 88.7% | 85.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 90.7% | 87.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 39% | 93.3% | 93.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2018 | NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 32 / 36 (599.7828) | 31 (146.7540) | 14 (159.4060) | 14 (161.1200) | 36 (132.5028) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | The Great Catskill MTN BBQ Fest Fleischmanns, NY | 11 / 17 (627.9316) | 5 (169.1200) | 9 (155.4288) | 17 (141.1200) | 6 (162.2628) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 31 / 35 (587.2684) | 29 (149.6800) | 32 (137.6572) | 29 (147.3940) | 19 (152.5372) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 34 / 57 (638.8000) | 50 (154.1940) | 30 (158.8688) | 21 (164) | 26 (161.7372) |
| Aug 1, 2015 | 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples Manorville, NY | 23 / 32 (589.0168) | 31 (135.9084) | 7 (161.7144) | 25 (142.2972) | 12 (149.0968) |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 34 / 44 (653.0404) | 33 (165.6800) | 41 (154.2516) | 11 (171.4172) | 29 (161.6916) |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival London, KY | 39 / 42 (602.6976) | 29 (164.0116) | 41 (135.3716) | 39 (155.9772) | 39 (147.3372) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 16 / 41 (672.0456) | 13 (172.6172) | 11 (170.2972) | 12 (169.7256) | 31 (159.4056) |