56 SMOKEHOUSE

56 SMOKEHOUSE is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 6th of 59 at the Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest (2019). They are ranked #1865 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,865

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1545

peak 1554 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 1, 2016

latest Sep 16, 2021 · 5.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#373

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

29% of 21 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8232 / 720

Master · Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.12 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 661.40 (+6.72)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Chicken · 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

Consistency

±20.53

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.91 · weakest Pork (162.64)

Road miles

5,084

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 1,112 mi

Schedule strength

79%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1602)

Purse competed for

$244K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.40 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

694.8232 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8232 at Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 12, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Boom Chicka Cow Cow has finished one call ahead of 56 SMOKEHOUSE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.3 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.27 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 19%.

Pork avg 162.64
Chicken avg 166.91
3 calls in 21 entries

A strong matchup

7–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GEMINI BBQ in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUFFALO'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 14 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Old Man Joes has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A September team

Top 33% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 33% across 4 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 52% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,084 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,084 miles across 21 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,112 miles to Twin Valley Fire and Smoke.

21 mapped stops
furthest 1,112 mi

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#865 (75 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#373 (868 pts)	#272 (1,083 pts)	#465 (743 pts)	#402 (838 pts)	#324 (983 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1021 (270 pts)	#990 (315 pts)	#853 (405 pts)	#1159 (240 pts)	#1154 (240 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1259 (219 pts)	#1409 (204 pts)	#1049 (339 pts)	#1569 (169 pts)	#1382 (209 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2283 (70 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2271 (70 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 56 SMOKEHOUSE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

B&R SMOKE

#1,858 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1562

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 56 SMOKEHOUSE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 56 SMOKEHOUSE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 57 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Texas Rebel SmokeHouse

#1,862 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1545

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 56 SMOKEHOUSE)

Fewer contests behind them than 56 SMOKEHOUSE has cooked, 8 to 21, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Aug 18, 2023

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BURNT BEAN CO.

#1,857 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1545

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 56 SMOKEHOUSE)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before 56 SMOKEHOUSE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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TWISTED SMOKE ADC

#1,870 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1562

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 20% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jul 22, 2022

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HD BBQ

#1,859 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1545

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 26 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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Big Juicy BBQ

#1,855 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1545

They turned up 8 years after 56 SMOKEHOUSE did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUFFALO'S BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
IMAT BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Boom Chicka Cow Cow	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ELVISES	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
Pork Pullers	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
GEMINI BBQ	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
BARREL BOYS BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Lucky D's BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	4	1	2	177.1428	143.4056	166.91	top 48%
Pork Ribs	21	4	1	2	176.5716	154.8228	165.78	top 50%
Pork	21	3	0	1	174.8572	142.2056	162.64	top 61%
Brisket	21	5	0	2	176.5600	139.3600	166.07	top 46%

“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)	7	0	top 40%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	15	top 48%
OK	3	top 55%
PA	1	top 73%
TX	1	top 26%
MO	1	top 98%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	6	0	top 43%	Jul 10, 2020

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 11 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 15 of 21 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 19 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,140 finished ahead 1,084 times, behind 1,141

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Jul 10, 2020 → Aug 20, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Sep 16 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

20201 milestone

Jul 10 Peak power rating (1554) Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

20193 milestones

Apr 26 10th tracked contest Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest
Apr 26 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Jul 12 Career-best overall score694.8232 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

20173 milestones

Sep 8 First call Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Sep 8 First category win (Pork Ribs) Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Sep 8 First overall top-10 Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

20162 milestones

Jul 1 First tracked contest Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off
Jul 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1944 Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.2	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jul 12, 2019
+11.4	Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 8, 2017
+10.6	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest	Jun 7, 2019
+9.3	Rock-N-Q on the planes	Oct 19, 2019
+9.2	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	Oct 18, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest	Apr 26, 2019
-8.4	Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2	Mar 3, 2018
-7.1	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	May 17, 2019
-7.1	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off	Jul 1, 2016
-4.7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021

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)
2021	2	0	0	0%	top 57%	92.1%	91.2%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 61%	93.1%	93.1%
2019	11	5	1	55%	top 43%	96.5%	91.7%
2018	4	0	0	50%	top 67%	92.7%	91.1%
2017	2	1	1	50%	top 41%	93.8%	93%
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 84%	90.3%	90.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	225 / 467 (663.3828)	168 (168.5600)	350 (159.9772)	284 (162.8456)	71 (172)
Aug 20, 2021	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	30 / 46 (650.0912)	42 (152.4800)	11 (169.1200)	29 (165.0856)	23 (163.4056)
Jul 10, 2020	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	37 / 61 (670.1600)	22 (170.8344)	46 (164.5372)	40 (165.1084)	27 (169.6800)
Oct 19, 2019	Rock-N-Q on the planes 🏅 Great Bend, KS	9 / 28 (673.0744)	14 (165.1200)	16 (164.5372)	7 (170.2972)	5 (173.1200)
Oct 18, 2019	Harper County Bullseye BBQ 🏅 Harper, KS	8 / 25 (683.8856)	15 (168.5372)	16 (165.6684)	3 (174.2628)	3 (175.4172)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	96 / 468 (477.6000)	180 (167.9772)	267 (164.0116)	314 (161.6800)	23 (176.5600)
Jul 12, 2019	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	6 / 59 (694.8232)	6 (175.4172)	3 (176.5716)	8 (174.8572)	24 (167.9772)
Jun 7, 2019	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	7 / 39 (671.9088)	1 (176.5716)	29 (158.8344)	25 (162.8000)	3 (173.7028)
May 17, 2019	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	32 / 44 (630.1028)	23 (163.4172)	33 (154.8228)	29 (158.2284)	34 (153.6344)
May 10, 2019	Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX	10 / 38 (673.7488)	13 (167.4060)	5 (172.5828)	26 (158.2972)	4 (175.4628)
Apr 26, 2019	14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK	24 / 39 (662.1600)	3 (177.1428)	31 (158.2400)	29 (161.6800)	19 (165.0972)
Apr 26, 2019	Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	41 / 42 (594.6856)	40 (143.4056)	29 (160.5484)	37 (151.3716)	42 (139.3600)
Mar 23, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	29 / 62 (675.9316)	37 (168.5372)	22 (170.8572)	33 (168.5600)	36 (167.9772)
Mar 22, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	43 / 74 (663.8400)	41 (167.9656)	35 (167.3944)	58 (161.6572)	36 (166.8228)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	190 / 467 (667.3484)	239 (166.2628)	98 (171.4400)	338 (159.3828)	106 (170.2628)
Jun 8, 2018	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	19 / 40 (659.3140)	10 (171.9656)	15 (167.4400)	30 (160.5600)	29 (159.3484)
Mar 3, 2018	Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 Cheney, KS	41 / 42 (638.6856)	28 (167.3828)	29 (164.5600)	41 (142.2056)	32 (164.5372)
Mar 2, 2018	Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Cheney, KS	39 / 47 (657.0400)	42 (161.6456)	6 (173.1544)	41 (158.8456)	33 (163.3944)
Sep 8, 2017	Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS	7 / 29 (675.3368)	15 (166.2628)	1 (173.7028)	16 (164.5484)	8 (170.8228)
Jul 14, 2017	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	33 / 58 (663.3832)	17 (170.8228)	39 (164.0116)	23 (168.5600)	42 (159.9888)
Jul 1, 2016	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS	32 / 38 (650.1944)	23 (167.4056)	32 (159.4288)	23 (164.5600)	30 (158.8000)

56 SMOKEHOUSE

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

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)