SMOKEY THE BOAR

SMOKEY THE BOAR is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 8th of 31 at the Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition (2019). They are ranked #4994 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,994

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1463

peak 1463 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 8, 2016

latest May 14, 2022 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#598

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

25% of 24 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

670.2400 / 720

Master · Cook-in Camargue

Perfect 180s

Current form

640.52 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 634.73 (+5.79)

Walk rate

42%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8800

Chicken · Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1

Consistency

±16.73

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.55 · weakest Brisket (156.80)

Road miles

11,717

across 24 mapped stops · furthest 4,802 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Master avg

634.73 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

670.2400 career-best overall

93.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.2400 at Cook-in Camargue — 93.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 24, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM has finished one call ahead of SMOKEY THE BOAR 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 56%.

5 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 56%

A tough matchup

19–0 behind in the head-to-head

DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM ahead in 100% of their meetings

DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM has come out ahead in 19 of their 19 shared contests.

A strong matchup

19–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 95% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 19 of their 20 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1 (Aug 13, 2021).

last seen Nov 30, 2019
back Aug 13, 2021

Pork nemesis

17 of 21 shared pork entries lost

SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE ahead 81% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE has out-cooked them in 17 of 21 shared pork entries.

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Built for the big stage

Top 68% average finish in large fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 68% finish in large fields against top 78% in small ones.

Large (40+): top 68% (7)
Small (<20 teams): top 78% (4)

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKE AND FIRE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

11,717 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,717 miles across 24 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,802 miles to Cook-in Camargue.

24 mapped stops
furthest 4,802 mi

The metronome

±2.32% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.32% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.2% of a perfect score
24 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
2020 ↗	Master	#598 (151 pts)	#820 (91 pts)	#753 (116 pts)	#665 (131 pts)	#527 (206 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#645 (505 pts)	#821 (395 pts)	#535 (645 pts)	#532 (645 pts)	#568 (595 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#765 (429 pts)	#758 (454 pts)	#869 (394 pts)	#819 (419 pts)	#644 (574 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#993 (341 pts)	#1056 (341 pts)	#1018 (356 pts)	#1081 (326 pts)	#919 (401 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#938 (354 pts)	#990 (359 pts)	#919 (414 pts)	#855 (459 pts)	#931 (379 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKEY THE BOAR, each with one reason worth a look.

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

GRAY WOLF BBQ

#4,972 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1463

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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SOME-R SWINE

#4,985 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1505

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

rated over 30 contests

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SOUTHSIDE BBQ

#4,998 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1515

Careers of much the same size, 33 contests to 24, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Apr 29, 2022

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Rub You Long Time

#4,973 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1525

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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ALWAYS SMOK'D

#5,000 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1507

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen Aug 10, 2018

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Pancho, Cisco, The Kid, and Company

#5,003 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

They've been 1510 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare
ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM	20	19	1	95%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	18	7	11	39%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
ROASTING ROMANS	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
WETTELS ON FIRE	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	24	3	1	174.8800	139.9660	159.06	top 69%
Pork Ribs	24	3	0	169.1544	147.9316	158.32	top 62%
Pork	24	5	1	170.2744	148.5256	160.55	top 61%
Brisket	24	6	1	174.8572	137.6572	156.80	top 60%

“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)	4	top 78%
Medium (20–39)	13	top 64%
Large (40+)	7	top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NL	2	top 89%
BE	2	top 88%
FR	1	top 100%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2	2	20	top 80%	Aug 14, 2021
Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1	2	10	top 60%	Aug 13, 2021
Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	2	19	top 47%	May 12, 2018
Eastern BBQ Contest	2	21	top 60%	Mar 31, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 6 contests

Contests a season 4 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NL 2 of 24 contests · 3 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 20 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 184 finished ahead 266 times, behind 503

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Nov 30, 2019 → Aug 13, 2021

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

20221 milestone

May 14 Most recent contest Meetjesland International BBQ Contest

20211 milestone

Aug 13 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8800 Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1

20181 milestone

Mar 24 10th tracked contest Springbreak BBQ Contest

20172 milestones

Jun 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2400 Cook-in Camargue
Jun 24 Career-best overall score670.2400 Cook-in Camargue

20164 milestones

May 8 First tracked contest Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
May 8 Peak power rating (1486) Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
Jun 25 First call Cookin Camargue
Jun 25 First overall top-10 Cookin Camargue

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.6	Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition	Nov 30, 2019
+10.3	Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland	Sep 15, 2018
+9.2	Spring Break BBQ Contest III	Mar 26, 2022
+8.9	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	May 12, 2018
+5.5	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1	Aug 13, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.5	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ	May 8, 2016
-13.9	Cookin Camargue	Jun 25, 2016
-13.3	Meetjesland International BBQ Contest	May 14, 2022
-10.6	Regahfest 2016	Aug 27, 2016
-8.6	4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off	Oct 8, 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)
2022	2	1	50%	top 66%	90.5%	88.5%
2021	2	1	50%	top 65%	89.9%	88.4%
2019	6	1	67%	top 60%	91%	88.2%
2018	5	1	40%	top 56%	92.5%	89.1%
2017	4	1	25%	top 66%	93.1%	89.4%
2016	5	1	20%	top 91%	87.8%	86%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 14, 2022	Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter	19 / 19 (623.4064)	15 (164.0344)	17 (154.2516)	12 (162.8572)	19 (142.2632)
Mar 26, 2022	Spring Break BBQ Contest III Lommel	10 / 31 (651.3372)	18 (160.5372)	16 (155.4172)	6 (165.6800)	5 (169.7028)
Aug 14, 2021	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2 Meerbeke	20 / 26 (624.9600)	23 (155.9656)	24 (147.9316)	13 (163.3828)	15 (157.6800)
Aug 13, 2021	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1 Meerbeke	10 / 19 (647.4516)	2 (174.8800)	14 (159.3944)	15 (153.7144)	13 (159.4628)
Nov 30, 2019	Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition Helshoven	8 / 31 (655.4516)	18 (163.4284)	13 (155.4172)	10 (166.8344)	4 (169.7716)
Sep 21, 2019	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas	23 / 36 (634.2056)	23 (161.7028)	6 (167.4516)	32 (152.4912)	25 (152.5600)
May 11, 2019	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark, Hasselt	31 / 49 (632.5028)	49 (143.4056)	26 (157.6572)	19 (166.2972)	13 (165.1428)
Apr 20, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 Ninove	24 / 29 (617.5996)	26 (153.1200)	21 (157.7256)	21 (160.5256)	26 (146.2284)
Apr 19, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 Ninove	17 / 25 (627.4404)	23 (151.4400)	14 (158.8804)	10 (165.1200)	16 (152)
Mar 30, 2019	Spring Break BBQ Contest Lommel	22 / 40 (642.7888)	34 (154.8228)	14 (163.4172)	7 (170.2744)	26 (154.2744)
Sep 15, 2018	Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas	10 / 31 (666.3316)	16 (165.1772)	13 (162.8916)	17 (163.4056)	3 (174.8572)
May 12, 2018	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt	19 / 51 (653.0740)	20 (166.8340)	24 (163.3828)	38 (155.9772)	10 (166.8800)
May 11, 2018	Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) Hasselt	21 / 37 (637.1084)	17 (166.3084)	31 (150.8000)	17 (161.1772)	19 (158.8228)
Mar 31, 2018	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove	23 / 33 (639.2684)	15 (164)	18 (162.8228)	18 (163.9656)	31 (148.4800)
Mar 24, 2018	Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium	33 / 39 (611.9316)	33 (150.8684)	31 (151.9428)	23 (157.1200)	27 (152.0004)
Sep 16, 2017	Het BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland 2017 Sint Niklaas	21 / 31 (635.4280)	28 (157.7256)	19 (158.8684)	16 (163.9656)	22 (154.8684)
Jun 24, 2017	Cook-in Camargue Saint Maries	9 / 15 (670.2400)	7 (168.6056)	9 (165.6800)	12 (162.2400)	6 (173.7144)
May 13, 2017	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt	42 / 50 (623.9312)	30 (161.7028)	28 (158.2628)	41 (155.4056)	42 (148.5600)
Apr 15, 2017	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, Belgium	21 / 41 (643.9888)	21 (164.5372)	20 (160.5716)	30 (157.1656)	14 (161.7144)
Oct 8, 2016	4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off Hoofddorp. Netherlands, NL	40 / 46 (626.7656)	46 (145.0972)	14 (169.1544)	39 (157.1084)	34 (155.4056)
Sep 17, 2016	Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland Nikiaas, Belgium	23 / 29 (623.3940)	22 (159.3940)	22 (155.4516)	22 (158.2856)	22 (150.2628)
Aug 27, 2016	Regahfest 2016 Den Hagg, NL	32 / 35 (631.9316)	30 (161.6800)	28 (159.4172)	32 (151.9772)	28 (158.8572)
Jun 25, 2016	Cookin Camargue Saintes Maries De La Mer, France	10 / 10 (612.5032)	10 (139.9660)	10 (150.8344)	3 (169.7256)	8 (151.9772)
May 8, 2016	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium	39 / 40 (600.4572)	25 (162.2972)	33 (151.9772)	39 (148.5256)	39 (137.6572)

SMOKEY THE BOAR

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

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Built for the big stage

Looking over their shoulder

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 — 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)