SACRED SMOKE BBQ

SACRED SMOKE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 28th of 47 at The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) (2018). They are ranked #5154 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,154

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1459

peak 1459 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 8, 2016

latest Feb 15, 2019 · 2.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#2212

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 82%

overall standings

Best overall

677.7260 / 720

Master · The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

627.14 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 615.92 (+11.22)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5944

Chicken · The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±40.76

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.09 · weakest Brisket (144.92)

Road miles

7,172

across 6 mapped stops · furthest 2,357 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)

Purse competed for

$11K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

Master avg

615.92 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

677.7260 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.7260 at The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Feb 23, 2018

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

LADY OF Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

LADY OF Q has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−17.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 17.18 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 144.92
Pork Ribs avg 162.09
0 calls in 6 entries

The long haul

7,172 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,172 miles across 6 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,357 miles to New Jersey State Barbecue Championship.

6 mapped stops
furthest 2,357 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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SACRED SMOKE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Racer's BBQ

#5,163 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1501

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SACRED SMOKE BBQ)

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen Mar 29, 2019

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YARD LOBSTER BBQ

#5,149 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to SACRED SMOKE BBQ)

They've been 1502 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Feb 21, 2020

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Imperial BBQ

#5,145 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1506

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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Fitt'n Ta Que

#5,171 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1459

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2025

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Ma-Kole BBQ

#5,142 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1460

They turned up 6 years after SACRED SMOKE BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2025

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Uncle Stabby's BBQ

#5,170 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1459

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen May 9, 2025

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By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	172.5944	135.3716	156.07	top 68%
Pork Ribs	6	172	149.1772	162.09	top 56%
Pork	6	170.8572	131.9200	152.84	top 78%
Brisket	6	165.1428	120.4916	144.92	top 88%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	4	0	top 78%
NJ	2	0	top 90%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2	57	0	top 90%	Jul 7, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 207 finished ahead 54 times, behind 265

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

20191 milestone

Feb 15 Most recent contest The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

20183 milestones

Feb 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.7260 The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL)
Feb 23 Career-best overall score677.7260 The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL)
Feb 23 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5944 The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL)

20162 milestones

Jul 8 First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 8 Peak power rating (1486) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.4	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL)	Feb 23, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.8	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 8, 2016
-9.2	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full)	Jun 2, 2017
-8.9	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 7, 2017
-7	West Coast BBQ Classic	May 12, 2017
-5.3	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	Feb 15, 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	1	0%	top 84%	89.9%	89.9%
2018	1	0%	top 60%	94.1%	94.1%
2017	3	0%	top 85%	87.3%	83.8%
2016	1	0%	top 95%	77.8%	77.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Feb 15, 2019	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA	41 / 49 (647.4172)	20 (168.5828)	35 (163.4172)	47 (150.2744)	35 (165.1428)
Feb 23, 2018	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) Coachella, CA	28 / 47 (677.7260)	14 (172.5944)	16 (172)	24 (170.8572)	41 (162.2744)
Jul 7, 2017	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	57 / 67 (573.5888)	65 (135.3716)	44 (149.1772)	31 (157.1200)	61 (131.9200)
Jun 2, 2017	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full) Norco, CA	50 / 57 (628.5600)	47 (159.4172)	34 (166.2972)	50 (157.1428)	53 (145.7028)
May 12, 2017	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	33 / 40 (608.4228)	34 (150.8000)	24 (163.9428)	37 (149.7028)	35 (143.9772)
Jul 8, 2016	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	62 / 65 (559.8176)	49 (149.6800)	29 (157.7260)	63 (131.9200)	65 (120.4916)

SACRED SMOKE 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

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

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)

By meat

By field size and state

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)