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SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ

SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 47 at the Harper County Bullseye BBQ (2017). They are ranked #3029 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,029
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1505
peak 1510 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

14
in the data

First seen

Aug 7, 2015
latest Apr 5, 2019 · 3.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#900
Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
1 podium

Overall top-10s

1
7% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 60%
overall standings

Best overall

694.3088 / 720
Master · Harper County Bullseye BBQ

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

651.32 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 654.46 (-3.14)

Walk rate

57%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5944
Chicken · Harper County Bullseye BBQ

Consistency

±17.04
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 167.05 · weakest Brisket (159.56)

Road miles

1,830
across 14 mapped stops · furthest 176 mi

Schedule strength

66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)

Purse competed for

$5,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

654.46 / 720
14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

694.3088 career-best overall

96.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.3088 at Harper County Bullseye BBQ — 96.4% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Oct 20, 2017

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 48%.

  • 3 contests
  • 1 overall top-10
  • 0 category wins
  • average top 48%

A tough matchup

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

Three Hog Night Smokers ahead in 91% of their meetings

Three Hog Night Smokers has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.48 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 36%.

  • Brisket avg 159.56
  • Chicken avg 167.05
  • 1 call in 14 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SONS OF BRISKETS - KS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CLARK CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.

An October team

Top 49% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 49% across 3 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.

  • 3 October contests
  • top 60% the rest of the year
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The metronome

±2.37% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.37% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 90.9% of a perfect score
  • 14 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2019 ↗ Master #1828 (79 pts) #1961 (74 pts) #1913 (79 pts) #1981 (69 pts) #1929 (74 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #900 (336 pts) #633 (586 pts) #897 (376 pts) #917 (351 pts) #953 (331 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #1044 (313 pts) #850 (463 pts) #1124 (303 pts) #881 (443 pts) #1368 (213 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #1025 (315 pts) #1099 (310 pts) #805 (495 pts) #1163 (295 pts) #1048 (325 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Pig Data BBQ
#3,039 of the rated field
1505 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
0
Top-10s
13%
Peak
1511

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 15 contests
  • last seen Aug 21, 2021
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Smoke Sergeant BBQ
#3,042 of the rated field
1505 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
0
Top-10s
14%
Peak
1515

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Sep 30, 2026
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Smaakmakers
#3,027 of the rated field
1505 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
15%
Peak
1515

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

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Mar 23, 2024
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3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM
#3,040 of the rated field
1505 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
27%
Peak
1527

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen May 31, 2019
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This Little Piggy Got Smoked
#3,026 of the rated field
1505 power rating
Contests
18
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1510

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 18 contests
  • last seen Sep 25, 2026
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Liq N' Q
#3,018 of the rated field
1505 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1511

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 10 contests
  • last seen Jun 26, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Three Hog Night Smokers 11 1 10 9% ⚔ compare
WICHITA SWINEMEN 8 2 6 25% ⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
Rise N Swine 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
GREAT PLAINS BBQ 6 2 4 33% ⚔ compare
IMAT BBQ 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare
SIPPIN ON SMOKE 5 3 2 60% ⚔ compare
SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS 5 2 3 40% ⚔ compare
PLUM CRAZY BBQ OF HOISINGTON, KS 5 2 3 40% ⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
BOB'S BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
Lucky D's BBQ 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 14 5 0 0 176.5944 141.6688 167.05 top 45%
Pork Ribs 14 4 0 0 175.4400 150.2284 162.97 top 58%
Pork 14 1 0 1 174.8572 158.8000 164.88 top 60%
Brisket 14 1 0 0 171.4516 143.8972 159.56 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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)100top 64%
Large (40+)40top 51%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
KS90top 56%
OK50top 68%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Harper County Bullseye BBQ 3 5 0 top 49% Oct 19, 2018
Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon 2 13 0 top 56% Apr 5, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 5 contests
Contests a season 2.8 across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in KS 9 of 14 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited 11 2 of them more than once
Opponents faced 268 finished ahead 203 times, behind 278

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

20191 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
20182 milestones
  1. 10th tracked contest Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
  2. Peak power rating (1510) Derby BBQ Festival
20173 milestones
  1. First overall top-10 Harper County Bullseye BBQ
  2. Career-best overall score694.3088 Harper County Bullseye BBQ
  3. Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5944 Harper County Bullseye BBQ
20153 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Smokin on the Smoky
  2. First call Smokin on the Smoky
  3. First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6692 Smokin on the Smoky

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+17.8Harper County Bullseye BBQOct 20, 2017
+7.1Hutchfest BBQ Cook-offJul 1, 2016
+2.9Stillwater Elks Lodge BlazathonApr 6, 2018
+0.9Derby BBQ FestivalJun 8, 2018
+0.6Fire On the Frontier BBQ ClassicJun 10, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-8CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQAug 12, 2016
-4.6Smokin on the SmokyAug 7, 2015
-3.9Chillin & GrillinApr 8, 2016
-2.8Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ ContestJul 27, 2018
-2Harper County Bullseye BBQOct 19, 2018

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20191000 0% top 62% 89.9% 89.9%
20184000 75% top 61% 91.2% 90.6%
20173010 67% top 48% 96.4% 92.7%
20165000 40% top 64% 92.9% 90.3%
20151000 100% top 73% 90.8% 90.8%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Apr 5, 2019 Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon 🏅 Stillwater, OK 21 / 34 (647.3712) 22 (162.8572) 21 (165.1772) 23 (158.8112) 22 (160.5256)
Oct 19, 2018 Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS 24 / 33 (646.2060) 18 (168.5716) 29 (154.2516) 16 (166.8572) 29 (156.5256)
Jul 27, 2018 Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS 18 / 27 (649.6116) 4 (174.2744) 19 (160) 16 (164.5372) 24 (150.8000)
Jun 8, 2018 Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS 22 / 40 (656.9944) 9 (171.9772) 31 (157.6572) 35 (158.8000) 11 (168.5600)
Apr 6, 2018 Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK 13 / 26 (656.4228) 8 (170.8228) 5 (171.9772) 17 (160.5600) 18 (153.0628)
Oct 20, 2017 Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS 5 / 47 (694.3088) 6 (176.5944) 5 (175.4400) 3 (174.8572) 20 (167.4172)
Jul 28, 2017 Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS 28 / 43 (650.1604) 16 (169.6916) 38 (150.2284) 13 (173.7028) 34 (156.5376)
Apr 7, 2017 Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival Sands Springs, OK 23 / 33 (658.2400) 5 (174.2972) 28 (155.9772) 19 (165.7028) 23 (162.2628)
Oct 14, 2016 Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS 24 / 38 (665.1316) 34 (158.8228) 9 (174.8916) 24 (165.7028) 22 (165.7144)
Aug 12, 2016 CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Woodward, OK 25 / 29 (611.2916) 27 (141.6688) 14 (163.3828) 21 (161.1200) 28 (145.1200)
Jul 1, 2016 Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS 16 / 38 (668.6516) 18 (168.5944) 5 (173.1544) 32 (160.0228) 18 (166.8800)
Jun 10, 2016 Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS 18 / 31 (659.3944) 16 (165.6800) 25 (161.1428) 17 (167.4400) 16 (165.1316)
Apr 8, 2016 Chillin & Grillin Sand Springs, OK 31 / 43 (644.9944) 13 (171.4172) 24 (161.6916) 25 (167.9884) 38 (143.8972)
Aug 7, 2015 Smokin on the Smoky Salina, KS 24 / 33 (653.6692) 23 (163.4060) 30 (156.5488) 29 (162.2628) 7 (171.4516)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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