SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ

SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 18 at the Conquer The Grill (2016). They are ranked #2271 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin Wead BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,271

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1528

peak 1540 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 4, 2015

latest Sep 14, 2018 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#473

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

62% of 13 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

668.5828 / 720

Master · BBQ In the Valley

Perfect 180s

Current form

626.18 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 637.44 (-11.26)

Walk rate

77%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4628

Brisket · Conquer The Grill

Consistency

±18.73

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 160.53 · weakest Pork (157.20)

Road miles

1,342

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 156 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Master avg

637.44 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 18% average finish here

Salt City BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 6th
average top 18%

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 13 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

668.5828 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 668.5828 at BBQ In the Valley — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 5, 2017

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

GOOD SMOKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

GOOD SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

8 of 10 shared brisket entries lost

GOOD SMOKE BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GOOD SMOKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared brisket entries.

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
2018 ↗	Master	#714 (469 pts)	#643 (579 pts)	#841 (414 pts)	#723 (499 pts)	#752 (469 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#473 (798 pts)	#497 (788 pts)	#425 (913 pts)	#472 (828 pts)	#440 (893 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1301 (218 pts)	#1680 (158 pts)	#1724 (148 pts)	#2130 (98 pts)	#1197 (268 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

SHACK'S Q

#2,274 of the rated field

1528 power rating

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

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

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 6, 2020

⚔ Head-to-head

Shane Edd's BBQ

#2,272 of the rated field

1528 power rating

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

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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Bazinga BBQ

#2,278 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1536

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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Bill's Back Yard

#2,277 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1531

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2024

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SKY BLUE THIGHS

#2,276 of the rated field

1528 power rating

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

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Pigg'n Out BBQ Team

#2,280 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1528

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Nov 14, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
KISS MY BBQ	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
Priorville BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
THREE DOGS BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Sweet Heat BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BLACK HART BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BIG RAZ BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BUTT UP OR SHUT UP	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
HAWKEYEBBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	6	0	0	170.8456	134.2400	160.37	top 48%
Pork Ribs	13	7	0	1	173.1428	149.0972	159.33	top 49%
Pork	13	5	0	1	170.8572	141.0288	157.20	top 55%
Brisket	13	8	1	2	175.4628	139.9196	160.53	top 40%

“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)	3	top 47%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 48%
Large (40+)	3	top 46%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NY	11	0	top 48%
PA	2	0	top 46%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues	2	9	top 41%	Jul 21, 2018
Salt City BBQ Festival	2	6	top 18%	May 18, 2018
BBQ in The Valley	2	7	top 63%	May 4, 2018
Conquer The Grill	2	3	top 46%	Jun 2, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 7 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 11 of 13 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 186 finished ahead 207 times, behind 173

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

20182 milestones

May 4 10th tracked contest BBQ in The Valley
Sep 14 Most recent contest Tunes, Brews & BBQ's

20172 milestones

May 5 Career-best overall score668.5828 BBQ In the Valley
May 19 Peak power rating (1540) Salt City BBQ Festival

20164 milestones

Jun 3 First category win (Brisket) Conquer The Grill
Jun 3 First overall podium Conquer The Grill
Jun 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8916 Conquer The Grill
Jun 3 Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4628 Conquer The Grill

20153 milestones

Sep 4 First tracked contest Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke
Sep 4 First call Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke
Sep 4 First overall top-10 Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.6	Salt City BBQ Festival	May 19, 2017
+11.9	Conquer The Grill	Jun 3, 2016
+11.2	Salt City BBQ Festival	May 18, 2018
+10.2	BBQ In the Valley	May 5, 2017
+5.3	Hudson Valley Ribfest	Aug 18, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.2	BBQ in The Valley	May 4, 2018
-12	Oinktoberfest	Sep 22, 2017
-8.4	Conquer The Grill	Jun 2, 2017
-5.4	The Great Adirondack BBQ	Jul 28, 2017

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	4	2	0	75%	top 54%	90.1%	87.8%
2017	7	4	0	71%	top 50%	92.9%	88.6%
2016	1	1	1	100%	top 17%	90.4%	90.4%
2015	1	1	0	100%	top 40%	88.7%	88.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 14, 2018	Tunes, Brews & BBQ's Penn Yan, NY	7 / 14 (643.3148)	5 (168.5372)	10 (155.9544)	10 (155.9316)	4 (162.8916)
Jul 21, 2018	Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues Auburn, NY	14 / 31 (638.2284)	5 (170.8456)	17 (155.4400)	4 (170.8572)	25 (141.0856)
May 18, 2018	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	7 / 34 (649.0512)	5 (167.9656)	9 (160.5372)	17 (157.1312)	12 (163.4172)
May 4, 2018	BBQ in The Valley Jamestown, NY	25 / 25 (599.3372)	25 (134.2400)	23 (149.0972)	19 (155.9428)	15 (160.0572)
Sep 22, 2017	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	46 / 53 (600.9712)	39 (156.5944)	16 (163.4284)	50 (141.0288)	47 (139.9196)
Aug 18, 2017	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	22 / 59 (646.2172)	14 (168.0116)	34 (157.1428)	45 (152.5028)	8 (168.5600)
Jul 28, 2017	The Great Adirondack BBQ Old Forge, NY	21 / 30 (625.5772)	13 (161.6800)	18 (154.2400)	15 (158.8228)	20 (150.8344)
Jul 15, 2017	Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues Auburn, NY	9 / 25 (641.6344)	4 (166.8456)	9 (163.4172)	17 (153.0744)	8 (158.2972)
Jun 2, 2017	Conquer The Grill Coudersport, PA	9 / 12 (632.4568)	12 (144.4684)	8 (157.6684)	2 (166.2744)	7 (164.0456)
May 19, 2017	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	6 / 41 (651.4972)	29 (156.5712)	7 (165.2000)	5 (163.9888)	9 (165.7372)
May 5, 2017	BBQ In the Valley Jamestown, NY	7 / 26 (668.5828)	9 (169.1428)	3 (173.1428)	17 (157.7144)	6 (168.5828)
Jun 3, 2016	Conquer The Grill Coudersport, PA	3 / 18 (650.8916)	6 (161.1200)	7 (161.7488)	14 (152.5600)	1 (175.4628)
Sep 4, 2015	Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Geneva, NY	10 / 25 (638.9372)	16 (158.8228)	17 (154.3316)	10 (157.7600)	2 (168.0228)

SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ

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 (6 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

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)