SMOKEY STRUT BBQ

SMOKEY STRUT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 17th of 65 at the Smokin' On The Summit (2017). They are ranked #2746 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,746

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1512

peak 1526 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 23, 2015

latest Sep 12, 2019 · 4.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1215

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

668.5488 / 720

Master · 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.10

last 5 Master vs avg 654.11 (-0.01)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7028

Chicken · Smokin' On The Summit

Consistency

±11.38

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.44 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.39)

Road miles

299

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 65 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Purse competed for

$68K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

654.11 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

668.5488 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 668.5488 at 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 1, 2017

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOOTH SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOOTH SMOKE has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.04 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 9%.

Pork Ribs avg 160.39
Chicken avg 165.44
0 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of T'S SMOKIN PIT in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.58% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.58% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.8% of a perfect score
11 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
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1413 (155 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#1434 (150 pts)	#1536 (120 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1541 (160 pts)	#1363 (215 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1707 (135 pts)	#1771 (125 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1215 (240 pts)	#1216 (270 pts)	#1307 (240 pts)	#1070 (330 pts)	#1173 (275 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKEY STRUT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Scott - Yards BBQ

#2,730 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1525

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to SMOKEY STRUT BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — SMOKEY STRUT BBQ ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

ALBURNT EINSWINE

#2,724 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SMOKEY STRUT BBQ)

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

HILLBILLY SHEEK

#2,751 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1517

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to SMOKEY STRUT BBQ)

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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EXPOSED BONE BBQ

#2,727 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1513

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKEY STRUT BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jun 23, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

EAST MEATS WEST

#2,737 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKEY STRUT BBQ)

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

SERIAL GRILLAZ(NL)

#2,765 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1549

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKEY STRUT BBQ)

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Theslabs.com	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PIG NEWTON	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Three Brothers Different Mothers	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
REDNECK BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	1	173.7028	155.9544	165.44	top 49%
Pork Ribs	11	0	170.2744	150.2400	160.39	top 64%
Pork	11	1	171.9656	147.9772	165.17	top 49%
Brisket	11	1	172.0228	146.2172	163.11	top 44%

“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 74%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 52%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	6	0	top 54%
KS	5	0	top 54%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin on the Summit	2	17	0	top 50%	Jul 19, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 6 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 10 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,413 finished ahead 1,360 times, behind 1,457

Longest layoff 1 yrs Sep 1, 2017 → Sep 15, 2018

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

20192 milestones

Jul 19 10th tracked contest Smokin on the Summit
Sep 12 Most recent contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST

20181 milestone

Sep 15 Peak power rating (1526) 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20172 milestones

Jun 2 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7028 Smokin' On The Summit
Sep 1 Career-best overall score668.5488 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20153 milestones

May 23 First tracked contest Sugar Mound BBQ Festival
May 23 First call Sugar Mound BBQ Festival
May 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0972 Sugar Mound BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.1	Smokin' On The Summit	Jun 2, 2017
+7	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 2016
+6.2	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 1, 2017
+3.9	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
+2.1	BBQ and Fly In on the River	Aug 19, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.2	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019
-4.7	Smokin on the Summit	Jul 19, 2019
-4	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge	Jul 8, 2016
-0.3	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival	May 23, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0%	top 76%	89.1%	88.6%
2018	1	0%	top 55%	91.3%	91.3%
2017	2	50%	top 32%	92.9%	92.8%
2016	4	25%	top 54%	92.1%	90.7%
2015	2	50%	top 54%	91.3%	91.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	365 / 468 (634.8000)	177 (168)	430 (150.2400)	435 (147.9772)	150 (168.5828)
Jul 19, 2019	Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO	26 / 35 (641.6000)	18 (164.5600)	28 (159.4172)	19 (167.3828)	28 (150.2400)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	256 / 467 (657.0856)	404 (155.9544)	215 (166.8456)	100 (170.8228)	240 (163.4628)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	155 / 407 (668.5488)	174 (168)	115 (170.2744)	289 (160.5600)	106 (169.7144)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO	17 / 65 (668.4456)	8 (173.7028)	35 (161.0856)	22 (169.1200)	24 (164.5372)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	206 / 557 (662.8460)	113 (170.8228)	395 (158.3204)	301 (163.9428)	112 (169.7600)
Aug 19, 2016	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	31 / 56 (661.0744)	19 (170.8572)	50 (154.8116)	22 (168.5600)	18 (166.8456)
Jul 8, 2016	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO	30 / 40 (635.8628)	26 (161.1084)	31 (156.5716)	10 (171.9656)	36 (146.2172)
Jun 3, 2016	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	32 / 67 (652.4340)	34 (163.3712)	37 (162.8228)	26 (166.8456)	38 (159.3944)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	274 / 606 (655.4056)	363 (161.7372)	207 (167.4172)	332 (162.8684)	275 (163.3828)
May 23, 2015	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	39 / 62 (657.0972)	48 (161.7028)	51 (156.5372)	33 (166.8344)	9 (172.0228)

SMOKEY STRUT BBQ

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 (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken 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

📉 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)