High-water mark
664.0688
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.0688 at BBQ an der Burg 2018 — 92.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 30, 2018
AFTER THE SMOKE IS GONE
AFTER THE SMOKE IS GONE is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 4th of 30 at the BBQ an der Burg 2018 (2018). They are ranked #4840 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 24, 2016
latest Sep 12, 2020 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.86 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 609.25 (+27.61)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±51.83
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.74 · weakest Brisket (142.18)
Road miles
829
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 151 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Master avg
609.25 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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)
The teams rated closest to AFTER THE SMOKE IS GONE, each with one reason worth a look.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,848 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,853 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,855 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1466
Level with AFTER THE SMOKE IS GONE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,846 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before AFTER THE SMOKE IS GONE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,828 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1511
They turned up 6 years after AFTER THE SMOKE IS GONE did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,832 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BLAZIN' BARRELS NL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| VIKING BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ+ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 145.6340 | 159.74 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7488 | 134.7884 | 152.32 | top 67% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 147.9656 | 155.01 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 170.8572 | 20 | 142.18 | top 51% |
“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 68% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
DE
1 of 7 contests
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
165
finished ahead 66 times, behind 218
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Jun 30, 2018 → Sep 12, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ
20184 milestones
- First overall top-10 BBQ an der Burg 2018
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.0688 BBQ an der Burg 2018
- Career-best overall score664.0688 BBQ an der Burg 2018
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.8572 BBQ an der Burg 2018
20171 milestone
- First call BBQ An Der Burg
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016
- Peak power rating (1486) 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.5 | BBQ an der Burg 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15 | BBQ An Der Burg | Jul 1, 2017 |
| -13.9 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 | Sep 24, 2016 |
| -9.3 | Farm Meat | Sep 9, 2017 |
| -6.6 | 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 | Sep 22, 2017 |
| -2.8 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ | Sep 12, 2020 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 92.2% | 90.7% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 89% | 86.8% | 80.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 81.3% | 81.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2020 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Dongen | 22 / 31 (636.5488) | 23 (159.4056) | 28 (145.1204) | 13 (166.2972) | 9 (165.7256) |
| Jun 30, 2018 | BBQ an der Burg 2018 Geestland | 4 / 30 (664.0688) | 5 (168.5828) | 5 (169.7488) | 20 (154.8800) | 3 (170.8572) |
| Apr 14, 2018 | Meat The East Hengelo | 23 / 34 (642.7088) | 15 (165.6916) | 22 (157.6916) | 31 (153.0856) | 10 (166.2400) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany | 53 / 66 (615.9656) | 47 (158.3200) | 66 (134.7884) | 37 (158.8800) | 17 (163.9772) |
| Sep 9, 2017 | Farm Meat Dongen | 33 / 38 (625.0056) | 27 (159.9884) | 27 (155.9772) | 30 (154.2400) | 31 (154.8000) |
| Jul 1, 2017 | BBQ An Der Burg Geestland | 25 / 25 (494.8916) | 16 (160.5828) | 6 (164.5944) | 24 (149.7144) | 25 (20) |
| Sep 24, 2016 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE | 65 / 67 (585.5768) | 64 (145.6340) | 67 (138.2856) | 59 (147.9656) | 53 (153.6916) |