PAPA'S SMOKIN' AGAIN

PAPA'S SMOKIN' AGAIN is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 8th of 10 at the Ceramic City Jazz, Blues, & BBQ Festival (2018). They are ranked #6255 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,255

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1417

peak 1417 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 22, 2014

latest May 17, 2019 · 4.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#896

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

6% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

641.6340 / 720

Master · The Ironman

Perfect 180s

Current form

601.25 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 603.64 (-2.38)

Walk rate

18%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8800

Chicken · Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival

Consistency

±39.55

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 155.58 · weakest Brisket (150.51)

Road miles

1,444

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 234 mi

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)

Purse competed for

$7,000

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

603.64 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.07 points below their pork, and turns into a call 12% of the time against 12%.

Brisket avg 150.51
Pork avg 155.58
2 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Fire Ants BBQ in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

10 of 14 shared pork entries lost

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 14 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

COMIN' IN HOT BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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	#1243 (188 pts)	#1360 (178 pts)	#1383 (178 pts)	#1371 (178 pts)	#1262 (208 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1666 (130 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1583 (170 pts)	#1743 (130 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#896 (382 pts)	#995 (357 pts)	#915 (417 pts)	#803 (487 pts)	#895 (402 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PAPA'S SMOKIN' AGAIN, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BUBBA'S BARBECUE

#6,252 of the rated field

1417 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1417

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PAPA'S SMOKIN' AGAIN)

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

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jul 14, 2023

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REDNECKS WITH FIRE

#6,251 of the rated field

1417 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1417

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 Jan 14, 2022

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High on the Hog

#6,259 of the rated field

1417 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1417

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2022

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Murfy's BBQ Co.

#6,257 of the rated field

1417 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1417

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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Mullet Brothers

#6,249 of the rated field

1418 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1418

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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MEATHEADS' BBQ

#6,258 of the rated field

1417 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1500

They've been 1500 at their best, 83 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN FOOLZ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
WILBUR'S REVENGE	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Smokestack Redemption	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Fire Ants BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
PIG PEN BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	1	170.8800	139.3712	154.93	top 74%
Pork Ribs	16	1	165.1084	138.8228	151.54	top 74%
Pork	17	2	169.7256	129.0628	155.58	top 64%
Brisket	17	2	170.8572	131.8856	150.51	top 71%

“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 80%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 84%
Large (40+)	13	top 77%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	13	top 77%
OH	1	top 80%
NJ	1	top 75%
MD	1	top 100%
DE	1	top 79%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	3	29	0	top 70%	Aug 26, 2016
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2	41	0	top 86%	May 17, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 7 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 13 of 17 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 14 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 400 finished ahead 206 times, behind 675

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

20191 milestone

May 17 Most recent contest Twin Valley Fire and Smoke

20181 milestone

Jul 6 First overall top-10 Ceramic City Jazz, Blues, & BBQ Festival

20171 milestone

Mar 31 Career-best overall score641.6340 The Ironman

20161 milestone

Sep 10 10th tracked contest Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE

20152 milestones

Apr 10 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8800 Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival
Aug 28 First call New Holland Summer Fest

20142 milestones

Aug 22 First tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 22 Peak power rating (1488) New Holland Summer Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.5	The Ironman	Mar 31, 2017
+5.7	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 28, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash	Aug 14, 2015
-11.9	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 22, 2014
-9.6	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 28, 2017
-8.9	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	May 17, 2019
-8.5	Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE	Sep 10, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 93%	82%	82%
2018	2	1	50%	top 85%	84.3%	82.7%
2017	3	0	0%	top 71%	89.1%	86.4%
2016	7	0	14%	top 78%	87.4%	85.8%
2015	3	0	33%	top 73%	88.9%	79.4%
2014	1	0	0%	top 91%	79.9%	79.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 17, 2019	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	41 / 44 (590.1488)	33 (157.0972)	43 (138.8228)	38 (148.5372)	39 (145.6916)
Jul 6, 2018	Ceramic City Jazz, Blues, & BBQ Festival East Liverpool, OH	8 / 10 (606.7656)	9 (147.9656)	9 (144.5372)	9 (155.4056)	6 (158.8572)
Jun 29, 2018	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	30 / 33 (583.8972)	31 (141.6800)	29 (149.6916)	31 (147.3828)	29 (145.1428)
Jul 28, 2017	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	49 / 51 (587.2688)	45 (153.6572)	32 (158.2400)	50 (129.0628)	47 (146.3088)
May 19, 2017	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	42 / 53 (638.1832)	28 (166.2972)	45 (156.5372)	42 (156.5256)	31 (158.8232)
Mar 31, 2017	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	23 / 59 (641.6340)	27 (161.1200)	15 (165.1084)	23 (161.1428)	38 (154.2628)
Oct 7, 2016	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	38 / 47 (629.1084)	36 (161.7144)	45 (143.3828)	18 (166.2856)	28 (157.7256)
Sep 10, 2016	Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE Devon, PA	32 / 33 (605.0628)	29 (149.6456)	33 (140.5716)	26 (154.2628)	20 (160.5828)
Aug 26, 2016	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	50 / 66 (622.1944)	58 (150.2400)	44 (156.5600)	37 (160)	35 (155.3944)
Jul 8, 2016	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	49 / 65 (596.5028)	48 (149.7028)	17 (161.7028)	43 (151.4172)	58 (133.6800)
Jun 10, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	19 / 29 (626.2172)	24 (155.4172)	21 (154.8228)	18 (161.7144)	20 (154.2628)
Jun 3, 2016	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	45 / 67 (625.0632)	59 (151.9772)	24 (163.9772)	12 (163.4172)	56 (145.6916)
May 6, 2016	Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition Greenlane, PA	39 / 47 (619.2564)	41 (155.3596)	46 (141.6112)	6 (169.7256)	36 (152.5600)
Aug 28, 2015	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	29 / 70 (639.9656)	28 (162.2972)	52 (150.2628)	41 (156.5484)	6 (170.8572)
Aug 14, 2015	14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	46 / 46 (466.9376)	32 (159.4516)	—	32 (158.8456)	36 (148.6404)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	78 / 99 (608.4684)	11 (170.8800)	86 (149.1312)	79 (150.2284)	88 (138.2288)
Aug 22, 2014	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	64 / 70 (575.1648)	70 (139.3712)	57 (149.6340)	39 (154.2740)	67 (131.8856)

PAPA'S SMOKIN' AGAIN

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)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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)