SMACKDOWN BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1774

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1548

peak 1548 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-05-01

latest 2019-05-31

Best ToY finish

#2020

Master 2016

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 25%

overall standings

Best overall

686.8000 / 720

Master · *Kelley Wilson BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

671.00

last 5 Master vs avg 671.00 (+0.00)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

and counting

Best single call

177.7028

Pork Ribs · *Kelley Wilson BBQ

Consistency

±12.76

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.28 · weakest Brisket (166.25)

Road miles

mi across 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength

31%

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

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

671.00 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The heartbreaker

3.4400 points from the title

Came within 3.4400 points of the Grand Championship at *Kelley Wilson BBQ (2018-06-01).

Happy hunting ground

Top 14% average finish here

*Kelley Wilson BBQ is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 14%

High-water mark

686.8000 career-best overall

95.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.8000 at *Kelley Wilson BBQ — 95.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-06-01

A tough matchup

3–1 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.03 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 60%.

Brisket avg 166.25
Pork Ribs avg 170.28
1 calls in 5 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of END OF THE ROAD BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

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

Grill and Chill

#1782 of the rated field

1548 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1548

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-07-12

⚔ Head-to-head

BRITISH BULLDOG BBQ

#1770 of the rated field

1548 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1548

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before SMACKDOWN BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

POP & SON'S COOKERS

#1776 of the rated field

1548 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1548

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2019-08-30

⚔ Head-to-head

PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO.

#1779 of the rated field

1548 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 78%
Peak: 1560

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after SMACKDOWN BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-04-25

⚔ Head-to-head

SWINAL TAP

#1768 of the rated field

1548 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1557

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 9 contests to 5.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2021-03-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Sizzlin Bones BBQ

#1780 of the rated field

1548 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1556

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before SMACKDOWN BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
END OF THE ROAD BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	1	0	0	174.2860	158.8344	166.84	top 37%
Pork Ribs	5	3	1	1	177.7028	162.8460	170.28	top 24%
Pork	5	2	0	0	175.4172	161.6456	167.63	top 34%
Brisket	5	1	0	0	171.4056	163.3828	166.25	top 34%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 44%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 20%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Kelley Wilson BBQ	2	2	0	top 14%	2018-06-01

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.1 yrs 2015-05-01 → 2019-05-31

Busiest season 2019 1 contest

Contests a season 1 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 4 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 170.28 · weakest Brisket (166.25)

Walk rate 80% a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests

Overall top-10 rate 40% 2 of 5 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests — and still running

Master average 671.00 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 175 186–51 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 6 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1542 average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests

Purse competed for $10,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs 2015-05-01 → 2016-06-03

Power rating 1548 peak 1548 · #1774 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
May 1 First tracked contest Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship
May 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4912 Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship
2016
Jun 3 First call Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ)
2018
Jun 1 First category win (Pork Ribs) *Kelley Wilson BBQ
Jun 1 First overall top-10 *Kelley Wilson BBQ
Jun 1 First overall podium *Kelley Wilson BBQ
Jun 1 First Reserve Championship *Kelley Wilson BBQ
Jun 1 Career-best overall score686.8000 *Kelley Wilson BBQ
Jun 1 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 *Kelley Wilson BBQ
2019
May 31 Peak power rating (1548) Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)
May 31 Most recent contest Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17	*Kelley Wilson BBQ	2018-06-01
+11.2	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)	2019-05-31
+9.2	*Kelley Wilson BBQ	2017-06-02
+6.1	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ)	2016-06-03
+4.4	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship	2015-05-01

Category scores over time

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	1	0	100%	top 16%	95.3%	95.3%
2018	1	1	1	100%	top 4%	95.4%	95.4%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 25%	91.4%	91.4%
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 36%	92.1%	92.1%
2015	1	0	0	0%	top 44%	91.7%	91.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-05-31	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO	9 / 56 (686.2172)	6 (174.2860)	4 (174.2856)	9 (172.5600)	20 (165.0856)
2018-06-01	*Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO	2 / 48 (686.8000)	14 (167.9772)	1 (177.7028)	5 (175.4172)	17 (165.7028)
2017-06-02	*Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO	15 / 61 (658.2176)	35 (158.8344)	29 (162.8460)	22 (165.1316)	5 (171.4056)
2016-06-03	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (KWBBQ) Kansas City, MO	16 / 45 (663.2800)	23 (165.6916)	5 (172.5600)	25 (161.6456)	17 (163.3828)
2015-05-01	Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO	14 / 32 (660.4912)	11 (167.4172)	17 (164.0000)	17 (163.4056)	17 (165.6684)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2020 (105 pts)	#2283 (70 pts)	#1512 (185 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2112 (100 pts)