A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
ONE SMOKIN GRILL
ONE SMOKIN GRILL is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 54th of 83 at the Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival (2016). They are ranked #5540 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest May 4, 2018 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±165.13
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.00 · weakest Brisket (113.27)
Road miles
13
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Master avg
461.90 / 720
5 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 ONE SMOKIN GRILL, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,525 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,529 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
They turned up 12 years after ONE SMOKIN GRILL did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careers#5,539 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Level with ONE SMOKIN GRILL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,521 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,527 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before ONE SMOKIN GRILL's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,530 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before ONE SMOKIN GRILL's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men On Fire | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FATTMIKES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE BC'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IRON WHEEL COOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TNK BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB IT ALL OVER | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Butt Rubbers Anonymous | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8574 | 20 | 122.85 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5484 | 136.5828 | 145.00 | top 87% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 154.2856 | 160.00 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.5832 | 20 | 113.27 | top 85% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 3 | 54 | 0 | top 88% | May 4, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
223
finished ahead 54 times, behind 325
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 2, 2014 → May 6, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
20161 milestone
- Career-best overall score612.5600 Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5716 Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1487) Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) | May 5, 2017 |
| -12.8 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival | May 3, 2013 |
| -12.5 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | May 4, 2018 |
| -8.4 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 2, 2014 |
| -2.6 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 6, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 64.7% | 64.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 21.1% | 21.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 82.2% | 82.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 67.7% | 67.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2018 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 67 / 68 (465.6116) | 66 (20) | 67 (143.9316) | 43 (162.2972) | 64 (139.3828) |
| May 5, 2017 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK | 68 / 68 (151.9544) | — | 48 (151.9544) | — | — |
| May 6, 2016 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 54 / 83 (612.5600) | 48 (156.5712) | 61 (152.5484) | 60 (154.8572) | 58 (148.5832) |
| May 2, 2014 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 64 / 80 (591.9540) | 47 (155.9656) | 75 (136.5828) | 53 (154.2856) | 63 (145.1200) |
| May 3, 2013 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 79 / 88 (487.4290) | 52 (158.8574) | 85 (140) | 18 (168.5716) | 84 (20) |