A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SMOKIN' GUNNERS
SMOKIN' GUNNERS is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 31st of 46 at the Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge (2019). They are ranked #4690 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 29, 2016
latest Sep 12, 2019 · 2.9 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 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.88 · weakest Chicken (150.70)
Road miles
45
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Purse competed for
$77K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
625.71 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1471 (120 pts) | #1593 (120 pts) | #1516 (130 pts) | #1578 (120 pts) | #1536 (120 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1799 (120 pts) | #1794 (120 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 SMOKIN' GUNNERS, each with one reason worth a look.
146 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,668 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to SMOKIN' GUNNERS)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN' GUNNERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,715 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to SMOKIN' GUNNERS)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,669 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 3%
- Peak
- 1469
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to SMOKIN' GUNNERS)
30 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where SMOKIN' GUNNERS's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,664 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1470
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Compare careers#4,703 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Level with SMOKIN' GUNNERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,666 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 134.7656 | 150.70 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7600 | 159.9772 | 163.88 | top 56% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0228 | 149.0856 | 155.97 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 149.0856 | 155.15 | top 70% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
987
finished ahead 187 times, behind 1,345
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Sep 1, 2017 → Jun 7, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20194 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8000 Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score650.8000 Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7600 Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge
- Most recent contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Peak power rating (1490) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| -9.6 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -7.8 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| -2.2 | Kelley Wilson BBQ | Jun 2, 2017 |
| -1.4 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge | Jun 7, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 90.4% | 89.1% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 86.6% | 85.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 374 / 468 (632.4572) | 418 (154.2628) | 280 (163.4172) | 417 (151.3828) | 242 (163.3944) |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 31 / 46 (650.8000) | 36 (157.0856) | 23 (169.7600) | 34 (161.1200) | 25 (162.8344) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 372 / 407 (611.8172) | 390 (146.2400) | 286 (159.9772) | 356 (154.2400) | 343 (151.3600) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 38 / 61 (623.3140) | 27 (161.1428) | 26 (163.9884) | 49 (149.0856) | 44 (149.0972) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 503 / 557 (610.1368) | 546 (134.7656) | 332 (162.2628) | 289 (164.0228) | 486 (149.0856) |