WHISKEY SMOKERS

WHISKEY SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 18th of 21 at the Smoke Out in the Valley (2017). They are ranked #5572 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,572

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1449

peak 1449 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 13, 2016

latest Jul 12, 2019 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1539

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 77%

overall standings

Best overall

657.0744 / 720

Master · Independence Fire & Ice BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

630.63 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 623.53 (+7.09)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.3200

Chicken · Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)

Consistency

±25.02

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 158.31 · weakest Brisket (153.24)

Road miles

1,718

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 530 mi

Schedule strength

63%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)

Purse competed for

$40K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

623.53 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

Sons of a Brisket ahead in 100% of their meetings

Sons of a Brisket has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.07 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 153.24
Pork avg 158.31
0 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HI-TECH SMOKERS in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

8 of 8 shared pork entries lost

Sons of a Brisket ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Sons of a Brisket has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared pork 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
2016 ↗	Master	#1539 (170 pts)	#1508 (185 pts)	#1621 (170 pts)	#1637 (170 pts)	#1503 (180 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to WHISKEY SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

B&D BBQ

#5,584 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WHISKEY SMOKERS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WHISKEY SMOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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SMOKIN WOLVES

#5,559 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2014

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SWEET LIPS BBQ

#5,573 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2017

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3 Muskabeers

#5,555 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1450

Level with WHISKEY SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2025

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BBCATS BELGIUM

#5,564 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1510

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 26, 2022

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MEAT SLINGERS

#5,557 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

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 Jan 29, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Sons of a Brisket	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
HI-TECH SMOKERS	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Smoke on the Water	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	1	174.3200	141.6456	157.45	top 76%
Pork Ribs	12	0	165.7144	138.7888	154.53	top 78%
Pork	12	0	173.7256	131.3140	158.31	top 68%
Brisket	12	0	166.8344	124.4800	153.24	top 76%

“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)	5	0	top 89%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 69%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	9	top 76%
KS	2	top 77%
TX	1	top 84%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	3	23	0	top 61%	Oct 5, 2018
Smoke Out in the Valley	2	18	0	top 93%	Jun 17, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 9 of 13 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 356 finished ahead 147 times, behind 417

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

20194 milestones

Apr 26 10th tracked contest Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest
May 10 First call Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
May 10 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.3200 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
Sep 13 Most recent contest RiverFest

20181 milestone

Oct 5 Career-best overall score657.0744 Independence Fire & Ice BBQ

20163 milestones

May 13 First tracked contest 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition
May 13 Peak power rating (1492) 2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition
Sep 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4684 Independence Fire & Ice BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.4	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	Oct 5, 2018
+1.3	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jul 12, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.7	Smoke out in the Valley	Jun 18, 2016
-10.1	Battle of the Brisket	Sep 16, 2016
-7.8	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)	May 10, 2019
-7.8	Racing for the BBQ	Jul 29, 2016
-7.7	2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition	May 13, 2016

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	4	25%	top 74%	90.9%	86.5%
2018	2	0%	top 58%	91.3%	89.2%
2017	2	0%	top 80%	87.5%	86.8%
2016	5	0%	top 85%	90.1%	85.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 13, 2019	RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 12, 2019	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	39 / 59 (654.7768)	56 (154.8112)	36 (165.1200)	13 (173.7256)	40 (161.1200)
May 10, 2019	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX	32 / 38 (587.3028)	4 (174.3200)	32 (147.3828)	35 (141.1200)	37 (124.4800)
Apr 26, 2019	Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	30 / 42 (627.2688)	38 (148.5488)	30 (160.5256)	32 (158.8344)	27 (159.3600)
Oct 5, 2018	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	23 / 56 (657.0744)	40 (158.2628)	27 (165.7144)	28 (166.2628)	17 (166.8344)
Apr 27, 2018	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot (JUDGES FULL) Sugar Creek, MO	40 / 53 (626.7088)	35 (163.3828)	48 (153.1200)	28 (164.5828)	48 (145.6232)
Oct 6, 2017	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	57 / 76 (619.8288)	74 (143.3256)	54 (155.9660)	54 (160.5600)	41 (159.9772)
Jun 17, 2017	Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO	18 / 21 (630.1488)	14 (170.2856)	21 (138.7888)	18 (158.8228)	14 (162.2516)
Sep 16, 2016	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	29 / 33 (603.2688)	28 (149.1200)	30 (146.8116)	22 (161.1544)	29 (146.1828)
Sep 9, 2016	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	50 / 76 (648.4684)	53 (159.3940)	42 (163.9772)	31 (169.1200)	66 (155.9772)
Jul 29, 2016	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	47 / 54 (627.8516)	48 (158.8228)	46 (155.3944)	38 (163.4172)	49 (150.2172)
Jun 18, 2016	Smoke out in the Valley Buckner, MO	30 / 30 (569.4856)	30 (141.6456)	27 (147.9544)	30 (131.3140)	28 (148.5716)
May 13, 2016	2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition Greenwood, MO	26 / 30 (630.2172)	22 (167.4972)	27 (153.6572)	28 (150.8000)	23 (158.2628)

WHISKEY SMOKERS

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 (4 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

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

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)