SMOKIN GRUMPS

SMOKIN GRUMPS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 11th of 34 at the Tri City BBQ Fest (2016). They are ranked #2833 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,833

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1510

peak 1520 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 22, 2016

latest Jun 16, 2023 · 7.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#779

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

673.2004 / 720

Master · Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full)

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.61 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 660.54 (-0.93)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Chicken · Tri City BBQ Fest

Consistency

±12.36

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.65 · weakest Brisket (162.46)

Road miles

341

across 6 mapped stops · furthest 98 mi

Schedule strength

79%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1602)

Purse competed for

$7,000

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

660.54 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

673.2004 career-best overall

93.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.2004 at Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full) — 93.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 23, 2016

A tough matchup

4–1 behind in the head-to-head

DIG-IN COOKERS ahead in 80% of their meetings

DIG-IN COOKERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.19 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 162.46
Pork avg 166.65
1 call in 6 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of YOU GONNA LIKE IT in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

6.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 6.8 years, then back at Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition (Jun 16, 2023).

last seen Sep 16, 2016
back Jun 16, 2023

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
2023 ↗	Master	#1616 (52 pts)	#1642 (52 pts)	#1363 (77 pts)	#1611 (52 pts)	#1290 (62 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#779 (480 pts)	#733 (545 pts)	#643 (635 pts)	#708 (565 pts)	#735 (530 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN GRUMPS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Good Grefe!

#2,819 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1585

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN GRUMPS)

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

rated over 58 contests
last seen Jun 13, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Southern Boys Barbecue

#2,829 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1527

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before SMOKIN GRUMPS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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Memphis Barbeque Supply

#2,847 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2018

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WISCO_BRISCO

#2,828 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1514

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 23, 2015

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Three Blondes and a Bald

#2,821 of the rated field

1511 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1511

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Whiskey Friday BBQ

#2,822 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKEHOUSE 72	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
DIG-IN COOKERS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	1	0	1	177.1544	154.7656	164.95	top 62%
Pork Ribs	6	1	1	1	176.6172	161.6800	166.47	top 49%
Pork	6	2	0	0	172.6060	160.5144	166.65	top 52%
Brisket	6	1	0	1	175.4516	151.9544	162.46	top 64%

“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)	5	0	top 61%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 40%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full)	2	14	0	top 40%	Apr 23, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 3 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IA 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 5 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 115 finished ahead 92 times, behind 107

Longest layoff 6.8 yrs Sep 16, 2016 → Jun 16, 2023

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

20231 milestone

Jun 16 Most recent contest Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition

20167 milestones

Apr 22 First tracked contest Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full)
Apr 22 First call Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full)
Apr 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1776 Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full)
Apr 23 First category win (Pork Ribs) Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full)
Apr 23 Career-best overall score673.2004 Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full)
Sep 16 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 Tri City BBQ Fest
Sep 16 Peak power rating (1520) Tri City BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.8	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full)	Apr 23, 2016
+8.6	Tri City BBQ Fest	Sep 16, 2016
+7.7	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full)	Apr 22, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10	Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition	Jun 16, 2023
-3.5	State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full)	Jun 17, 2016
-1.4	Back to Mayberry BBQ	Jul 1, 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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0	0	0%	top 93%	88.1%	88.1%
2016	5	0	0	1	80%	top 50%	93.5%	92.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 16, 2023	Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	25 / 27 (634.0800)	26 (154.7656)	20 (161.6800)	25 (160.5144)	23 (157.1200)
Sep 16, 2016	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	11 / 34 (665.1092)	3 (177.1544)	16 (165.7376)	10 (170.2628)	28 (151.9544)
Jul 1, 2016	Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA	24 / 35 (663.9772)	32 (157.7028)	23 (164.5600)	17 (166.2628)	2 (175.4516)
Jun 17, 2016	State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full) State Center, IA	22 / 31 (661.6684)	14 (169.7256)	20 (164.5372)	24 (162.2628)	22 (165.1428)
Apr 23, 2016	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full) Boone, IA	14 / 36 (673.2004)	29 (163.4516)	1 (176.6172)	16 (168.0116)	21 (165.1200)
Apr 22, 2016	Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full) Boone, IA	17 / 42 (665.1776)	21 (166.8800)	18 (165.7144)	7 (172.6060)	33 (159.9772)

SMOKIN GRUMPS

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 (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

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

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)