SMOKED SEDUCTION

SMOKED SEDUCTION is a competition barbecue team with 38 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 15 at the Lassen County Annual BBQ Cook-Off (2017). They are ranked #573 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#573

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1663

peak 1663 · rated over 37 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 24, 2016

latest Jan 22, 2022 · 5.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#282

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

26% of 38 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8000 / 720

Master · The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2

Perfect 180s

Current form

680.85 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 665.46 (+15.40)

Walk rate

79%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Chicken · The Golden State Battle II

Consistency

±16.25

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.68 · weakest Brisket (166.03)

Road miles

6,346

across 38 mapped stops · furthest 314 mi

Schedule strength

61%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)

Purse competed for

$91K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

665.46 / 720

38 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Among the elite

#573 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 9% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1663 puts them #573 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 9% of the field.

rating 1663
peak 1663
37 rated contests

They almost always walk

79% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 30 of 38 contests

A top-10 category call in 79% of their 38 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.8000 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8000 at The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jan 22, 2022

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

RBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKED SEDUCTION 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

23–4 behind in the head-to-head

Smokey and the Pirate ahead in 85% of their meetings

Smokey and the Pirate has come out ahead in 23 of their 27 shared contests.

A strong matchup

21–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' AXE BBQ in 21 of their 21 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

19 of 27 shared chicken entries lost

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has out-cooked them in 19 of 27 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

FLAME THROWER BBQ CO. has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A January team

Top 29% average finish in January

Something about January: average finish in the top 29% across 4 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.

4 January contests
top 37% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,346 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,346 miles across 38 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 314 miles to Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full).

38 mapped stops
furthest 314 mi

The metronome

±2.26% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.26% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.4% of a perfect score
38 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
2022 ↗	Master	#610 (305 pts)	#814 (205 pts)	#912 (180 pts)	#507 (430 pts)	#695 (265 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#768 (179 pts)	#1157 (94 pts)	#869 (169 pts)	#735 (204 pts)	#830 (169 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#437 (745 pts)	#318 (975 pts)	#715 (470 pts)	#303 (1,015 pts)	#393 (845 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#876 (350 pts)	#883 (370 pts)	#883 (385 pts)	#788 (440 pts)	#1300 (190 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#282 (1,251 pts)	#294 (1,171 pts)	#170 (1,526 pts)	#346 (1,051 pts)	#260 (1,296 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#547 (728 pts)	#755 (528 pts)	#400 (983 pts)	#633 (633 pts)	#381 (1,028 pts)

Overall rank by season

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#578 of the rated field

1662 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 73%
Peak: 1694

They've been 1694 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Oct 27, 2023

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Better Half Barbecue

#575 of the rated field

1663 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 73%
Peak: 1670

Careers of much the same size, 40 contests to 38, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 40 contests
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Brisket Butts

#574 of the rated field

1663 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1663

Their rating is built on 6 Grand Championships in 36 contests, alongside a 58% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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BROS HOG

#571 of the rated field

1663 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 74%
Peak: 1680

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before SMOKED SEDUCTION's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

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Small Batch BBQ - TN

#572 of the rated field

1663 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 73%
Peak: 1663

Level with SMOKED SEDUCTION on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 27 contests
last seen May 25, 2025

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THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS

#570 of the rated field

1663 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 59%
Peak: 1663

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	27	6	21	22%	⚔ compare
Smokey and the Pirate	27	4	23	15%	⚔ compare
NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	26	16	10	62%	⚔ compare
RBQ	25	15	10	60%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF THE PIG	25	10	15	40%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-Q'S-2GO	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	24	1	23	4%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	22	2	20	9%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ	21	21	0	100%	⚔ compare
Pops BBQ 22	20	16	4	80%	⚔ compare
Old Town Franklin BBQ	20	10	10	50%	⚔ compare
ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	19	11	8	58%	⚔ compare
Cynical BBQ	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	38	11	1	2	178.8800	148.4800	166.68	top 45%
Pork Ribs	38	16	2	4	178.8572	154.2516	166.67	top 40%
Pork	38	11	0	5	177.7144	149.7028	166.08	top 43%
Brisket	38	12	1	4	175.4516	145.6456	166.03	top 38%

“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 20%
Medium (20–39)	19	top 38%
Large (40+)	17	top 38%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	37	0	top 37%
NV	1	0	top 40%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Silicon Valley BBQ Championship	3	11	top 46%	Jun 21, 2019
Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	3	10	top 27%	Jul 6, 2018
Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge	2	11	top 44%	Jul 26, 2019
Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship	2	12	top 25%	Apr 26, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 12 contests

Contests a season 5.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 37 of 38 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 32 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 457 finished ahead 983 times, behind 556

Longest layoff 1.4 yrs Jan 24, 2020 → Jun 4, 2021

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

20223 milestones

Jan 22 Career-best overall score694.8000 The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2
Jan 22 Peak power rating (1663) The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2
Jan 22 Most recent contest The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2

20201 milestone

Jan 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8800 The Golden State Battle II

20181 milestone

Oct 12 25th tracked contest Temecula State BBQ Championship

20172 milestones

Mar 31 10th tracked contest 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship
Aug 18 First overall podium Lassen County Annual BBQ Cook-Off

20165 milestones

Jun 24 First tracked contest Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships
Jun 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7888 Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships
Jul 8 First call Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival
Jul 8 First overall top-10 Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival
Nov 11 First category win (Pork Ribs) Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 31, 2017
+10.5	The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2	Jan 22, 2022
+10.5	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship	May 5, 2017
+10.4	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 2 (JUDGES FULL)	Nov 3, 2018
+10.3	The Golden State Battle II	Jan 24, 2020

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.4	2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship	Sep 16, 2016
-5.1	Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 29, 2017
-4.5	SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo (JUDGES FULL)	May 19, 2017
-1.9	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2	Mar 30, 2019
-1.7	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1	Mar 29, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2022	2	1	0	100%	top 33%	96.5%	95.3%
2021	1	1	0	100%	top 17%	95.3%	95.3%
2020	1	1	0	100%	top 9%	95.9%	95.9%
2019	7	1	1	86%	top 38%	94%	93%
2018	7	2	1	86%	top 33%	95.6%	93.7%
2017	12	3	1	67%	top 39%	95.2%	92%
2016	8	1	1	75%	top 46%	94.3%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 22, 2022	The Golden State Battle IV - Day 2 🏅 Santa Barbara, CA	4 / 25 (694.8000)	20 (169.7028)	10 (174.2628)	2 (177.7144)	7 (173.1200)
Jan 21, 2022	The Golden State Battle IV - Day 1 🏅 Santa Barbara, CA	15 / 30 (677.0400)	10 (173.7028)	27 (157.0744)	5 (175.4400)	14 (170.8228)
Jun 4, 2021	2nd Annual Throwdown in the Vineyards 🏅 Murphy, CA	5 / 29 (686.2628)	17 (166.8456)	6 (171.4172)	4 (176.5600)	6 (171.4400)
Jan 24, 2020	The Golden State Battle II 🏅 Hollister, CA	4 / 46 (690.2284)	2 (178.8800)	24 (165.0972)	3 (176)	16 (170.2512)
Aug 16, 2019	Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Susanville, CA	7 / 25 (655.9312)	13 (161.1084)	20 (156)	3 (171.9656)	8 (166.8572)
Jul 26, 2019	Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge 🏅 Gilroy, CA	12 / 36 (668.5028)	7 (173.7028)	18 (166.8572)	26 (158.2516)	9 (169.6912)
Jun 21, 2019	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship 🏅 unrated Santa Clara, CA	11 (677.1084)	20 (167.9656)	29 (161.7028)	3 (176)	8 (171.4400)
Apr 26, 2019	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA	12 / 48 (672.5252)	9 (171.9884)	28 (162.8456)	6 (171.9656)	20 (165.7256)
Mar 30, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA	25 / 47 (676.5484)	1 (177.7028)	38 (163.4400)	18 (171.4628)	33 (163.9428)
Mar 29, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA	35 / 70 (665.5652)	41 (165.0856)	46 (162.2628)	41 (165.0740)	12 (173.1428)
Jan 25, 2019	The Golden State Battle 🏅 Santa Ynez, CA	19 / 48 (672.5372)	12 (172)	45 (154.2516)	7 (176)	11 (170.2856)
Nov 3, 2018	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 2 (JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA	9 / 33 (688.5368)	14 (171.4056)	2 (177.7144)	23 (168.5484)	12 (170.8684)
Nov 2, 2018	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 1 (JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA	15 / 33 (677.1428)	14 (170.3200)	20 (166.2628)	18 (168.5716)	9 (171.9884)
Oct 12, 2018	Temecula State BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	16 / 46 (678.9260)	40 (158.8456)	7 (175.4400)	18 (169.1888)	1 (175.4516)
Sep 14, 2018	4th Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	8 / 43 (677.7372)	12 (170.8800)	4 (172.5944)	3 (173.7372)	28 (160.5256)
Jul 6, 2018	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	12 / 38 (677.6228)	5 (174.2628)	3 (174.2972)	25 (160.5372)	16 (168.5256)
Jun 22, 2018	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	23 / 49 (656.5256)	23 (167.4400)	28 (160.5372)	13 (171.4056)	30 (157.1428)
Apr 20, 2018	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA	12 / 48 (667.3600)	6 (171.9772)	14 (167.4172)	20 (163.4400)	23 (164.5256)
Sep 29, 2017	Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) Sonora, CA	20 / 30 (653.0168)	25 (156.5028)	9 (169.7256)	20 (164.5600)	14 (162.2284)
Sep 15, 2017	3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	19 / 48 (666.8112)	31 (162.8000)	26 (165.1428)	18 (168.0228)	11 (170.8456)
Aug 25, 2017	Grills N Grills penn Valley, CA	12 / 27 (661.0284)	10 (170.8344)	12 (167.4056)	16 (161.1428)	12 (161.6456)
Aug 18, 2017	Lassen County Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA	3 / 15 (655.4056)	8 (161.6800)	7 (159.4056)	4 (163.4628)	2 (170.8572)
Aug 11, 2017	Ceres Bands Brews & BBQ Throwdown / Formerly Smoke on the River Ceres, CA	7 / 21 (655.3256)	9 (167.4172)	1 (173.1428)	6 (169.1200)	15 (145.6456)
Jul 7, 2017	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	12 / 50 (669.1088)	12 (170.8228)	20 (166.8688)	27 (162.2744)	9 (169.1428)
Jun 23, 2017	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	28 / 62 (653.0856)	11 (170.8456)	19 (165.6916)	54 (149.7028)	17 (166.8456)
Jun 2, 2017	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full) Norco, CA	25 / 57 (676.5144)	14 (174.8572)	44 (163.9772)	38 (164.5600)	12 (173.1200)
May 19, 2017	SoCal BBQ Bash and Expo (JUDGES FULL) Pomona, CA	32 / 46 (658.7428)	33 (165.6800)	19 (168.5716)	19 (169.1428)	38 (155.3484)
May 5, 2017	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	7 / 33 (658.7200)	12 (164.5488)	4 (170.8344)	11 (164.5484)	16 (158.7884)
Mar 31, 2017	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	11 / 77 (685.1200)	7 (177.1544)	6 (174.2972)	36 (167.4056)	38 (166.2628)
Mar 24, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV	12 / 30 (657.1548)	25 (157.7032)	4 (172)	18 (161.1316)	10 (166.3200)
Nov 11, 2016	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival ( Judges Full) Indio, CA	18 / 38 (678.7888)	20 (168.0116)	1 (178.8572)	32 (158.8000)	11 (173.1200)
Oct 21, 2016	San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition San Francisco, CA	13 / 38 (657.6232)	27 (155.9660)	17 (166.8688)	16 (161.6684)	3 (173.1200)
Oct 14, 2016	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	19 / 38 (628.4572)	32 (148.4800)	10 (166.8344)	21 (153.1772)	13 (159.9656)
Sep 16, 2016	2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	45 / 61 (617.6344)	50 (151.3832)	40 (155.4284)	42 (154.8228)	39 (156)
Aug 26, 2016	Grills 'N' Grilles (presented by the United Way of Nevada Country) Penn Valley, CA	13 / 28 (645.5768)	18 (159.9312)	6 (167.4400)	14 (161.1084)	14 (157.0972)
Jul 29, 2016	2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge Gilroy, CA	11 / 20 (645.0400)	12 (160.5256)	10 (163.4172)	11 (159.3944)	11 (161.7028)
Jul 8, 2016	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	10 / 38 (652.5028)	24 (156.5372)	14 (161.0856)	16 (160)	2 (174.8800)
Jun 24, 2016	Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA	20 / 54 (650.7888)	12 (168.5256)	12 (166.8228)	17 (165.1660)	40 (150.2744)

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

SMOKED SEDUCTION

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Among the elite

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A January team

The long haul

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)