SMOKIN DAN OK

Power ranking

#1861

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1488

peak 1528

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-22

latest 2022-09-16

Best ToY finish

#191

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 35 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

690.2744

Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.24

last 5 vs career avg 669.48 (-0.24)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival

Consistency

±10.49

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.75 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.30)

Road miles

5905

mi across 35 mapped stops · furthest 535 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

HONEYMAN BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN DAN 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO has landed one call behind them 3 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 25 of their 27 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of HOLLOW Q in 15 of their 19 shared contests.

📅 A May team

Something about May: average finish in the top 48% across 4 contests, versus top 57% the rest of the year.

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	34	10	1	2	179.4400	161.6572	169.75	top 50%
Pork Ribs	35	6	0	1	176.0228	149.0744	165.30	top 58%
Pork	34	10	0	1	177.1428	157.6800	169.09	top 46%
Brisket	34	7	1	2	178.2972	146.8116	165.54	top 56%

“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	Avg finish
OK	23	top 56%
KS	3	top 50%
CO	2	top 68%
MO	2	top 73%
AR	1	top 77%
NE	1	top 76%
TX	1	top 43%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 68%
Medium (20–39)	18	top 57%
Large (40+)	14	top 55%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (14 contests)
Cooks mostly in OK (24 of 35 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (35 entries)
All-time average overall score: 669.48

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

Category scores over time

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

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2022	6	0	678.7428	669.24
2021	7	0	680.5028	668.98
2020	8	0	685.6452	669.91
2019	14	2	690.2744	669.56

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-09-16	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	19 / 39 (672.4800)	24 (166.2628)	15 (168.5372)	13 (171.9772)	24 (165.7028)
2022-09-16	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (One Meat Ribs) Ponca City, OK	—	—	4 (171.9772)	—	—
2022-07-29	Smokin on the Route Miami, OK	15 / 19 (676.4456)	10 (171.4056)	19 (161.6572)	5 (175.4172)	14 (167.9656)
2022-07-01	Lowell's Smokin' In the Ozarks-Arkansas State Challenge Lowell, AR	23 / 30 (667.3028)	12 (174.2628)	30 (149.0744)	15 (173.7028)	15 (170.2628)
2022-04-15	Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK	14 / 29 (678.7428)	20 (170.2628)	6 (173.1316)	19 (164.5256)	9 (170.8228)
2022-04-01	Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK	25 / 30 (651.2228)	26 (161.6572)	20 (165.0972)	4 (176.0000)	29 (148.4684)
2021-09-10	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	13 / 25 (673.5884)	13 (167.9656)	17 (167.3828)	9 (169.1200)	10 (169.1200)
2021-09-04	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge Omaha, NE	19 / 25 (661.6340)	7 (174.2628)	19 (161.1200)	13 (172.5484)	22 (153.7028)
2021-08-06	SLV Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	33 / 42 (650.1944)	17 (169.7028)	38 (160.5372)	8 (173.1428)	40 (146.8116)
2021-06-11	Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK	15 / 25 (667.8396)	19 (165.0972)	14 (166.8112)	3 (176.0000)	21 (159.9312)
2021-05-07	Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	20 / 53 (680.5028)	21 (172.0000)	20 (171.4172)	15 (171.9656)	22 (165.1200)
2021-05-01	City Of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK	8 / 14 (670.2400)	3 (175.4516)	6 (170.8572)	11 (161.0740)	9 (162.8572)
2021-04-23	16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	16 / 41 (678.8344)	25 (167.9888)	17 (168.5372)	16 (170.8800)	16 (171.4284)
2020-10-24	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK	46 / 58 (670.1712)	51 (165.7028)	44 (165.6800)	26 (170.8228)	39 (167.9656)
2020-10-23	Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK	25 / 64 (685.6452)	52 (166.8112)	3 (176.0228)	37 (170.8456)	26 (171.9656)
2020-09-19	The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 Shawnee, OK	48 / 56 (667.8396)	50 (163.9656)	14 (171.9772)	37 (167.9656)	43 (163.9312)
2020-09-18	The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 Shawnee, OK	55 / 56 (648.4000)	32 (169.6684)	56 (151.9316)	35 (168.5600)	51 (158.2400)
2020-07-18	Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO	23 / 31 (676.0000)	24 (167.9772)	24 (166.2856)	17 (171.4400)	15 (170.2972)
2020-07-17	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO	21 / 29 (666.7660)	21 (169.1316)	22 (165.6916)	9 (170.8572)	24 (161.0856)
2020-07-10	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	35 / 61 (670.7540)	17 (172.5600)	34 (167.3944)	46 (162.2284)	29 (168.5712)
2020-06-12	Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK	26 / 55 (673.6800)	21 (170.8456)	17 (170.9032)	35 (166.2628)	35 (165.6684)
2019-10-18	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	9 / 25 (681.0744)	6 (173.1200)	17 (165.1200)	13 (167.9772)	4 (174.8572)
2019-09-20	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK	3 / 28 (681.6684)	13 (169.1084)	9 (166.8572)	5 (170.2628)	2 (175.4400)
2019-08-30	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	25 / 58 (675.3824)	32 (167.9540)	31 (165.7028)	10 (172.5828)	17 (169.1428)
2019-08-09	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day Milliken, CO	17 / 30 (655.8628)	21 (163.9544)	17 (166.2628)	24 (157.6800)	7 (167.9656)
2019-07-12	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	34 / 59 (663.3484)	11 (172.5828)	40 (162.2744)	38 (165.1084)	35 (163.3828)
2019-06-22	Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship Oklahoma City, OK	17 / 27 (664.5600)	19 (162.8572)	15 (166.3200)	10 (169.7028)	17 (165.6800)
2019-06-07	Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK	14 / 21 (658.7312)	16 (165.7028)	14 (163.9772)	16 (163.9428)	15 (165.1084)
2019-05-10	City Of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK	18 / 25 (651.3260)	5 (174.2628)	20 (157.0972)	21 (158.2744)	20 (161.6916)
2019-05-03	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival	13 / 56 (681.6572)	1 (179.4400)	34 (159.3944)	4 (177.1428)	23 (165.6800)
2019-04-26	14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	27 / 39 (655.8628)	5 (175.4056)	35 (155.3944)	27 (162.8228)	24 (162.2400)
2019-04-19	Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK	16 / 33 (666.8116)	10 (170.8456)	23 (159.4060)	13 (169.1200)	15 (167.4400)
2019-04-05	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	5 / 34 (690.2744)	10 (171.4056)	7 (173.7144)	14 (166.8572)	1 (178.2972)
2019-03-23	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Shawnee, OK	34 / 62 (674.2284)	39 (167.9884)	25 (170.2628)	21 (170.8572)	40 (165.1200)
2019-03-22	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK	26 / 74 (673.0856)	8 (173.7372)	52 (161.7144)	20 (171.4056)	38 (166.2284)

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
2022 ↗	Master	#499 (413 pts)	#507 (438 pts)	#378 (676 pts)	#352 (683 pts)	#487 (463 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#288 (674 pts)	#255 (799 pts)	#308 (674 pts)	#204 (949 pts)	#324 (624 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#235 (500 pts)	#220 (555 pts)	#143 (760 pts)	#207 (595 pts)	#222 (525 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#229 (1203 pts)	#132 (1566 pts)	#331 (953 pts)	#210 (1248 pts)	#154 (1438 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#191 (1451 pts)	#79 (1860 pts)	#253 (1176 pts)	#202 (1353 pts)	#77 (1902 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#326 (1122 pts)	#168 (1529 pts)	#302 (1149 pts)	#100 (1811 pts)	#297 (1197 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1073 (296 pts)	#982 (366 pts)	#1099 (311 pts)	#1162 (296 pts)	#1117 (296 pts)