SMOKIN' BBQ

SMOKIN' BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 18th of 44 at the Beak Week BBQ Challenge (2016). They are ranked #3990 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “smokin bbq”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,990

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1484

peak 1501 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 20, 2016

latest May 17, 2019 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1255

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

666.2512 / 720

Master · Beak Week BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

624.95 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 631.79 (-6.85)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0228

Chicken · Beak Week BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±40.23

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.69 · weakest Brisket (152.34)

Road miles

748

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 276 mi

Schedule strength

69%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)

Purse competed for

$18K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

631.79 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

236.80 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

666.2512 career-best overall

92.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.2512 at Beak Week BBQ Challenge — 92.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 9, 2016

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead in 100% of their meetings

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.35 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 152.34
Chicken avg 164.69
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of COASTAL SMOKE in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared chicken entries.

Boom or bust

±8.69% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±8.69% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 85.3% of a perfect score
best 92.5%

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 20th

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	#1782 (85 pts)	#1976 (70 pts)	#1765 (105 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#1725 (105 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#1925 (75 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#1870 (90 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1255 (220 pts)	#1269 (245 pts)	#1304 (235 pts)	#1200 (270 pts)	#1391 (205 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1624 (150 pts)	#900 (410 pts)	#1854 (125 pts)	#1637 (170 pts)	#2015 (115 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

THERMAL CHAOS BBQ

#3,993 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1501

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN' BBQ)

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Make BBQ Great Again

#3,987 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1514

They've been 1514 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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Diddy's Delectable 3BQ

#3,964 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1484

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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PIG'N & CHIK'N

#4,009 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1483

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2024

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BARBECUTIONERS

#4,000 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1483

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 27, 2019

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honey b-b-q

#4,006 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1483

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 20, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKE	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
COASTAL SMOKE	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Grillin' Thyme	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BOBO'S QUE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
FIRED UP SMOKERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
TWISTED PAIR BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	1	176.0228	139.9772	164.69	top 51%
Pork Ribs	8	0	0	166.8456	117.1084	154.56	top 68%
Pork	8	1	0	170.8572	143.4172	160.20	top 64%
Brisket	8	0	0	165.7372	131.4856	152.34	top 81%

“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 72%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NC	7	top 63%
MD	1	top 56%
WV	1	top 100%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival	4	20	0	top 70%	May 17, 2019
Beak Week BBQ Challenge	2	18	0	top 60%	Sep 8, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 7 of 9 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 5 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 215 finished ahead 131 times, behind 256

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

20191 milestone

May 17 Most recent contest Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival

20171 milestone

Oct 13 Peak power rating (1501) Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

20165 milestones

May 20 First tracked contest Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
May 20 First call Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
Sep 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2512 Beak Week BBQ Challenge
Sep 9 Career-best overall score666.2512 Beak Week BBQ Challenge
Sep 9 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0228 Beak Week BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.8	Beak Week BBQ Challenge	Sep 9, 2016
+6.9	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 13, 2017
+2.3	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival	May 17, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.8	West Virginia BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Aug 31, 2018
-8.2	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	May 20, 2016
-6.3	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	May 18, 2018
-5.4	Beak Week BBQ Challenge	Sep 8, 2017
-3.2	Interstate BBQ Festival	Apr 19, 2019

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	2	0%	top 56%	90.8%	78.3%
2018	2	0%	top 89%	88.2%	81.1%
2017	3	33%	top 60%	92.4%	90%
2016	2	100%	top 62%	92.5%	89.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 17, 2019	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	20 / 36 (653.6572)	23 (166.8228)	16 (163.4172)	32 (157.6800)	16 (165.7372)
Apr 19, 2019	Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	30 / 54 (236.8000)	—	—	—	—
Aug 31, 2018	West Virginia BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Ranson, WV	40 / 40 (531.9884)	39 (139.9772)	40 (117.1084)	37 (143.4172)	40 (131.4856)
May 18, 2018	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	30 / 38 (635.3028)	22 (167.3944)	35 (155.4056)	19 (165.6800)	37 (146.8228)
Oct 13, 2017	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	20 / 50 (665.0288)	12 (172.5600)	21 (165.6800)	9 (170.8572)	40 (155.9316)
Sep 8, 2017	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	31 / 39 (638.7544)	25 (165.0972)	24 (162.8572)	33 (155.3944)	35 (155.4056)
May 19, 2017	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	22 / 36 (640.5372)	26 (160.5600)	19 (161.1428)	24 (158.8116)	20 (160.0228)
Sep 9, 2016	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	18 / 44 (666.2512)	2 (176.0228)	23 (166.8456)	16 (168)	37 (155.3828)
May 20, 2016	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	25 / 30 (622.8340)	8 (169.1200)	29 (143.9884)	23 (161.7600)	28 (147.9656)

SMOKIN' 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

Backyard avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Boom or bust

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

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)