SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3018

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1505

peak 1509 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-08-07

latest 2019-04-05

Best ToY finish

#900

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

694.3088 / 720

Master · *Harper County Bullseye BBQ

Perfect 180s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.05 · weakest Brisket (159.56)

Road miles

1,830

mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 176 mi

Schedule strength

66%

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

Purse competed for

$5K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

654.46 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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
2017-10-20

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-10s
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 calls 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

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

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

Smaakmakers

#3005 of the rated field

1505 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2024-03-23

⚔ Head-to-head

3G'S BAR-B-Q TEAM

#3027 of the rated field

1505 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1527

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-05-31

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ

#3011 of the rated field

1505 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-05-23
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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GOLDEN TOAD

#3021 of the rated field

1505 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1528

No shared contest yet.

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 2022-05-06

⚔ Head-to-head

DRIFTERS Q

#3003 of the rated field

1505 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ has cooked, 9 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-06-13

⚔ Head-to-head

BLUE CLOUD BBQ

#3028 of the rated field

1505 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-05-03

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win 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
Lucky D's BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	5	0	176.5944	141.6688	167.05	top 45%
Pork Ribs	14	4	0	175.4400	150.2284	162.97	top 58%
Pork	14	1	1	174.8572	158.8000	164.88	top 60%
Brisket	14	1	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	9	0	top 56%
OK	5	0	top 68%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 64%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 51%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Harper County Bullseye BBQ	3	5	0	top 49%	2018-10-19
Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon	2	13	0	top 56%	2019-04-05

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.7 yrs 2015-08-07 → 2019-04-05

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 9 of 14 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 14 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.05 · weakest Brisket (159.56)

Walk rate 57% a top-10 call in 8 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 7% 1 of 14 contests

Master average 654.46 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 270 203–278 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,830 14 mapped stops · furthest 176 mi

Schedule strength 1583 average field rating faced — tougher than 66% of rated contests

Purse competed for $5,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1505 peak 1509 · #3018 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Aug 7 First tracked contest Smokin on the Smoky
Aug 7 First call Smokin on the Smoky
Aug 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6692 Smokin on the Smoky
2017
Oct 20 First overall top-10 *Harper County Bullseye BBQ
Oct 20 Career-best overall score694.3088 *Harper County Bullseye BBQ
Oct 20 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5944 *Harper County Bullseye BBQ
2018
Apr 6 10th tracked contest Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
Jun 8 Peak power rating (1509) *Derby BBQ Festival
2019
Apr 5 Most recent contest Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.8	*Harper County Bullseye BBQ	2017-10-20
+7.1	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off	2016-07-01
+2.8	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon	2018-04-06
+0.9	*Derby BBQ Festival	2018-06-08
+0.5	Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic	2016-06-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.1	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ	2016-08-12
-4.6	Smokin on the Smoky	2015-08-07
-3.9	Chillin & Grillin	2016-04-08
-2.8	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest	2018-07-27
-1.9	*Harper County Bullseye BBQ	2018-10-19

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 62%	89.9%	89.9%
2018	4	0	75%	top 61%	91.2%	90.6%
2017	3	1	67%	top 48%	96.4%	92.7%
2016	5	0	40%	top 64%	92.9%	90.3%
2015	1	0	100%	top 73%	90.8%	90.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-04-05	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon 🏅 Stillwater, OK	21 / 34 (647.3712)	22 (162.8572)	21 (165.1772)	23 (158.8112)	22 (160.5256)
2018-10-19	*Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	24 / 33 (646.2060)	18 (168.5716)	29 (154.2516)	16 (166.8572)	29 (156.5256)
2018-07-27	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	18 / 27 (649.6116)	4 (174.2744)	19 (160.0000)	16 (164.5372)	24 (150.8000)
2018-06-08	*Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	22 / 40 (656.9944)	9 (171.9772)	31 (157.6572)	35 (158.8000)	11 (168.5600)
2018-04-06	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	13 / 26 (656.4228)	8 (170.8228)	5 (171.9772)	17 (160.5600)	18 (153.0628)
2017-10-20	*Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	5 / 47 (694.3088)	6 (176.5944)	5 (175.4400)	3 (174.8572)	20 (167.4172)
2017-07-28	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)
2017-04-07	Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival Sands Springs, OK	23 / 33 (658.2400)	5 (174.2972)	28 (155.9772)	19 (165.7028)	23 (162.2628)
2016-10-14	*Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	24 / 38 (665.1316)	34 (158.8228)	9 (174.8916)	24 (165.7028)	22 (165.7144)
2016-08-12	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)
2016-07-01	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS	16 / 38 (668.6516)	18 (168.5944)	5 (173.1544)	32 (160.0228)	18 (166.8800)
2016-06-10	Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS	18 / 31 (659.3944)	16 (165.6800)	25 (161.1428)	17 (167.4400)	16 (165.1316)
2016-04-08	Chillin & Grillin Sand Springs, OK	31 / 43 (644.9944)	13 (171.4172)	24 (161.6916)	25 (167.9884)	38 (143.8972)
2015-08-07	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)

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
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)