SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ

SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 5th of 31 at the Smoke in the Park (2018). They are ranked #2535 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,535

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1519

peak 1534 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 6, 2016

latest May 13, 2022 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#536

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

681.0516 / 720

Master · Smoke in the Park

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.08 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 646.23 (+9.85)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5716

Chicken · Smoke in the Park

Consistency

±18.00

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.35 · weakest Brisket (158.73)

Road miles

740

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 79 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$52K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

646.23 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

681.0516 career-best overall

94.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.0516 at Smoke in the Park — 94.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 28, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN GNOME BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 36%.

6 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 36%

A tough matchup

17–3 behind in the head-to-head

DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 85% of their meetings

DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 17 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.62 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 14%.

Brisket avg 158.73
Chicken avg 164.35
2 calls in 21 entries

A strong matchup

11–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 4 BOXERS Q in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

14 of 19 shared chicken entries lost

DRILLING & GRILLING ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DRILLING & GRILLING has out-cooked them in 14 of 19 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

FRED VEGAS SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 46% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 46% across 5 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

5 September contests
top 56% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Park every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 5th

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1286 (75 pts)	#1387 (65 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1091 (96 pts)	#1123 (101 pts)	#832 (181 pts)	#1531 (56 pts)	#780 (181 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#869 (65 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#948 (285 pts)	#1010 (275 pts)	#1103 (250 pts)	#1001 (285 pts)	#1277 (180 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#536 (664 pts)	#432 (839 pts)	#364 (959 pts)	#457 (804 pts)	#836 (404 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1152 (260 pts)	#1057 (340 pts)	#1275 (245 pts)	#1038 (345 pts)	#916 (405 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1060 (300 pts)	#1120 (300 pts)	#1120 (300 pts)	#1099 (320 pts)	#1105 (300 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

ASTRO PIGS BBQ

#2,539 of the rated field

1519 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1563

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

SIPPIN ON SMOKE

#2,544 of the rated field

1519 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1536

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

rated over 17 contests

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JAYBIRD'S BBQ

#2,527 of the rated field

1519 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1556

They've been 1556 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 27 contests
last seen May 1, 2026

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M & K BBQ

#2,523 of the rated field

1519 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1533

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2025

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MASTERTECH BBQ

#2,546 of the rated field

1519 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1519

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 20% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2018

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BAD BRAD'S BBQ

#2,528 of the rated field

1519 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1551

They turned up 7 years after SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DRILLING & GRILLING	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN FOOLZ	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
Smokestack Redemption	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
50 Shades of Pork	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
DANTE'S INFERNO	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
4 BOXERS Q	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
FUNNY BONES BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	3	1	176.5716	153.0744	164.35	top 49%
Pork Ribs	21	6	1	170.8572	146.8456	162.37	top 49%
Pork	21	4	1	173.7028	147.9772	160.78	top 56%
Brisket	21	2	0	173.1544	143.9200	158.73	top 61%

“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)	6	0	top 54%
Large (40+)	15	0	top 57%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Park	5	5	top 46%	Sep 24, 2021
New Holland Summer Fest	4	19	top 53%	Aug 23, 2019
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	3	17	top 54%	May 13, 2022
York County BBQ Festival	3	16	top 62%	Jun 26, 2020
Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	2	29	top 71%	Oct 5, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 6 contests

Contests a season 3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 21 of 21 contests

Contests visited 9 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 352 finished ahead 438 times, behind 615

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Jun 26, 2020 → Sep 24, 2021

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

20221 milestone

May 13 Most recent contest Twin Valley Fire and Smoke

20185 milestones

May 18 10th tracked contest Twin Valley Fire And Smoke
Sep 28 First overall top-10 Smoke in the Park
Sep 28 Career-best overall score681.0516 Smoke in the Park
Sep 28 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5716 Smoke in the Park
Sep 28 Peak power rating (1534) Smoke in the Park

20172 milestones

May 19 First call Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
May 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.6856 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke

20161 milestone

May 6 First tracked contest Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.4	Smoke in the Park	Sep 28, 2018
+15	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 27, 2018
+13.5	Smoke in the Park	Sep 27, 2019
+10	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)	Aug 24, 2018
+9.1	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke	May 18, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.4	Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition	May 6, 2016
-9.8	Que for the Troops	Jun 3, 2016
-9.8	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	May 13, 2022
-7.9	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 28, 2019
-5.5	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 26, 2020

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	1	0	0%	top 74%	90.9%	90.9%
2021	1	0	100%	top 55%	92.1%	92.1%
2020	1	0	0%	top 60%	91.5%	91.5%
2019	3	1	33%	top 52%	92.1%	89.9%
2018	6	1	83%	top 36%	94.6%	91.6%
2017	4	0	50%	top 57%	90.4%	89.8%
2016	5	0	0%	top 79%	88%	86.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 13, 2022	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	29 / 39 (654.1484)	22 (169.1428)	24 (162.8344)	30 (161.0856)	27 (161.0856)
Sep 24, 2021	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	17 / 31 (663.3028)	16 (167.3828)	5 (170.2628)	29 (152.5028)	5 (173.1544)
Jun 26, 2020	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	32 / 53 (658.7312)	27 (167.9656)	30 (164.5600)	43 (159.3828)	24 (166.8228)
Sep 27, 2019	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	7 / 40 (663.3144)	13 (167.9772)	11 (163.4172)	7 (169.6800)	26 (162.2400)
Aug 23, 2019	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	40 / 65 (640.9024)	18 (167.9656)	34 (164.5600)	46 (155.9084)	49 (152.4684)
Jun 28, 2019	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	37 / 48 (638.0568)	26 (163.9772)	29 (161.6456)	31 (163.3828)	43 (149.0512)
Oct 5, 2018	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	29 / 42 (635.8172)	18 (165.0972)	29 (156.5144)	31 (155.9656)	31 (158.2400)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	5 / 31 (681.0516)	2 (176.5716)	6 (170.8344)	2 (173.7028)	21 (159.9428)
Aug 24, 2018	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	19 / 71 (650.7316)	19 (165.1316)	6 (170.8572)	14 (165.6684)	49 (149.0744)
Jul 27, 2018	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	11 / 54 (667.3372)	10 (169.7028)	3 (170.2744)	11 (166.2628)	33 (161.0972)
Jun 29, 2018	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	16 / 33 (661.5312)	10 (168.5372)	7 (170.2744)	23 (158.7884)	19 (163.9312)
May 18, 2018	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA	17 / 47 (661.0288)	11 (169.6916)	8 (170.8228)	6 (170.2628)	41 (150.2516)
Oct 6, 2017	Keystone Classic BBQ Harrisburg, PA	21 / 39 (650.1828)	19 (164.5256)	28 (156.5372)	23 (164)	13 (165.1200)
Sep 22, 2017	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	29 / 44 (642.8344)	18 (164.5600)	24 (160.5600)	31 (156.5600)	28 (161.1544)
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	39 / 69 (641.6116)	18 (165.7144)	45 (157.6572)	63 (149.1200)	8 (169.1200)
May 19, 2017	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	27 / 53 (650.6856)	50 (156.5372)	32 (161.0972)	8 (170.8228)	23 (162.2284)
Oct 7, 2016	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	34 / 47 (633.5084)	42 (157.0512)	28 (160.5488)	38 (157.1200)	27 (158.7884)
Sep 23, 2016	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	29 / 38 (632.4112)	27 (157.0512)	27 (158.2516)	21 (160.5828)	29 (156.5256)
Aug 26, 2016	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	45 / 66 (626.1832)	46 (156.5260)	29 (163.4172)	30 (162.3200)	58 (143.9200)
Jun 3, 2016	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	58 / 67 (612.3656)	57 (153.0744)	61 (146.8456)	42 (155.3484)	34 (157.0972)
May 6, 2016	Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition Greenlane, PA	43 / 47 (605.0288)	36 (157.1200)	42 (147.9544)	44 (147.9772)	37 (151.9772)

SMOKIN' STUFF BBQ

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 (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

A standing appointment

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)