SMOKIN BARRELS BBQ VT

SMOKIN BARRELS BBQ VT is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 32 at the Green Mountain BBQ Championship (2017). They are ranked #2247 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,247

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1530

peak 1534 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 11, 2013

latest Sep 7, 2019 · 5.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#908

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

30% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6684 / 720

Master · Green Mountain BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.28 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 652.13 (+9.15)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Brisket · Green Mountain BBQ Championship

Consistency

±14.54

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.61 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.75)

Road miles

592

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 89 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Purse competed for

$5,225

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

652.13 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

80% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 80% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

681.6684 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6684 at Green Mountain BBQ Championship — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 9, 2017

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

INSANE SWINE BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

INSANE SWINE BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.85 points below their pork, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 40%.

Pork Ribs avg 159.75
Pork avg 164.61
1 call in 10 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CIDER BOYS BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Green Mountain BBQ Championship (Jun 25, 2016).

last seen Oct 10, 2014
back Jun 25, 2016

Pork nemesis

7 of 8 shared pork entries lost

Rogue Hog BBQ ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Rogue Hog BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork entries.

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A September team

Top 36% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 36% across 3 contests, versus top 49% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 49% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.02% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.02% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.6% of a perfect score
10 contests

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1879 (71 pts)	#2520 (56 pts)	#1732 (111 pts)	#1839 (91 pts)	#1800 (91 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1693 (116 pts)	#1431 (161 pts)	#1611 (121 pts)	#1944 (76 pts)	#1560 (126 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#908 (387 pts)	#792 (497 pts)	#1012 (362 pts)	#1130 (302 pts)	#873 (442 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1621 (151 pts)	#1403 (211 pts)	#1849 (126 pts)	#1284 (251 pts)	#1636 (161 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

TACO TUESDAY

#2,235 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1530

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 Sep 29, 2017

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Budget BBQ

#2,237 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1530

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rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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4 Paws BBQ

#2,251 of the rated field

1529 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1539

They turned up 10 years after SMOKIN BARRELS BBQ VT did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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SPEEDY PIG BBQ - OK

#2,252 of the rated field

1529 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1529

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 56% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 5, 2024

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2 Pits BBQ

#2,250 of the rated field

1529 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1529

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 22, 2022

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No Worries BBQ

#2,243 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1537

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
CIDER BOYS BBQ	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
Smokin Aces	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
A MAZIE Q	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Bulldogs	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
BIG RAZ BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	1	1	174.2972	150.2288	164.38	top 47%
Pork Ribs	10	1	0	0	169.7028	152	159.75	top 59%
Pork	10	4	0	1	170.8344	158.8572	164.61	top 42%
Brisket	10	4	1	3	177.1428	142.7772	163.39	top 42%

“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)	9	0	top 49%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
VT	6	0	top 51%
MA	4	0	top 46%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	8	top 48%	Sep 7, 2019
Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	2	13	top 51%	Oct 5, 2018
The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	2	20	top 74%	Jul 29, 2017
Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival	2	6	top 40%	Oct 10, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VT 6 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 6 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 132 finished ahead 152 times, behind 134

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Oct 10, 2014 → Jun 25, 2016

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

20192 milestones

Sep 7 10th tracked contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Sep 7 Most recent contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20181 milestone

Oct 5 Peak power rating (1534) Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival

20172 milestones

Sep 9 Career-best overall score681.6684 Green Mountain BBQ Championship
Sep 9 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1428 Green Mountain BBQ Championship

20135 milestones

Oct 11 First tracked contest Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
Oct 11 First call Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
Oct 11 First category win (Brisket) Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
Oct 11 First overall top-10 Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
Oct 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8344 Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	Green Mountain BBQ Championship	Sep 9, 2017
+10.7	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Sep 8, 2018
+8.7	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival	Oct 11, 2013
+5.4	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	Oct 5, 2018
+1.6	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival	Oct 10, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	Jul 23, 2016
-4.5	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Sep 7, 2019
-1.8	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	Jul 29, 2017
-0.6	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	Oct 6, 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)
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 71%	88.6%	88.6%
2018	2	1	0	100%	top 33%	92.6%	92.5%
2017	3	1	1	100%	top 46%	94.7%	91.2%
2016	2	0	0	50%	top 67%	90%	89.4%
2014	1	0	0	100%	top 52%	89.6%	89.6%
2013	1	1	1	100%	top 29%	90.4%	90.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 7, 2019	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	22 / 31 (637.5772)	31 (150.2288)	14 (163.4400)	18 (160.5372)	18 (163.3712)
Oct 5, 2018	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	13 / 31 (665.1088)	7 (171.9888)	12 (164.5828)	21 (162.2628)	11 (166.2744)
Sep 8, 2018	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Randolph, VT	8 / 33 (666.6972)	8 (169.1316)	21 (161.6456)	10 (163.9544)	3 (171.9656)
Oct 6, 2017	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	15 / 25 (655.3256)	16 (162.8228)	19 (160)	11 (165.0856)	10 (167.4172)
Sep 9, 2017	Green Mountain BBQ Championship Randolph, VT	4 / 32 (681.6684)	12 (168.5256)	4 (169.7028)	16 (166.2972)	2 (177.1428)
Jul 29, 2017	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT	20 / 30 (632.4460)	1 (174.2972)	21 (156.5144)	20 (158.8572)	24 (142.7772)
Jul 23, 2016	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT	21 / 26 (638.7088)	15 (165.1200)	22 (153.0856)	6 (170.8344)	22 (149.6688)
Jun 25, 2016	Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT	21 / 40 (647.9312)	15 (166.8456)	33 (152)	20 (164.5600)	18 (164.5256)
Oct 10, 2014	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	14 / 27 (644.9944)	19 (155.3600)	12 (163.4172)	4 (166.2628)	14 (159.9544)
Oct 11, 2013	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	6 / 21 (650.8344)	11 (159.4400)	15 (153.1544)	3 (167.4172)	1 (170.8228)

SMOKIN BARRELS BBQ VT

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 (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

A September team

The metronome

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)