The Smoked Barbecue
Rating
1504
peak 1504 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
21
in the data
First seen
2024-09-21
latest 2025-09-20
Best ToY finish
#555
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 21 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.93
last 3 Master vs avg 667.93 (+0.00)
Walk rate
62%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.47
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.27 · weakest Brisket (160.17)
Road miles
2344
mi across 21 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Master avg
667.93 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
LUNA SMOKE - Italy has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Onkel Felix BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, I Cinghiali has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.2744 | 165.1316 | 169.27 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 176.5716 | 155.9084 | 169.09 | top 39% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 161.1084 | 168.93 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 152.5372 | 160.17 | top 59% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (16 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 667.93 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-07-01 — First tracked contest · The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 📣 2023-07-29 — First call · Vienna Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- ⭐ 2025-09-20 — Career-best overall score (687.9428) · Fo.G & Smoke 2025
- 📈 2025-09-20 — Peak power rating (1504) · Fo.G & Smoke 2025
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.7 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 | 2025-09-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.4 | Fo.G & Smoke 2024 | 2024-09-21 |
| -3.4 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | 2025-03-29 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63% | top 40% | 95.5% | 93.7% |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63% | top 79% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | 10 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-20 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | — | 13 (165.0740) | — | — |
| 2025-10-18 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Fossalta di Piave , 30020 | — | 7 (168.5372) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-18 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fossalta di Piave , 30020 | — | — | 3 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 Spilamberto, I-41057 | 3 / 24 (687.9428) | 16 (168.5600) | 2 (176.5600) | 3 (176.0000) | 8 (166.8228) |
| 2025-08-09 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Medvode, 1215 | — | 3 (174.2744) | — | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) Medvode, 1215 | — | — | 11 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | 13 (170.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | — | 4 (173.1428) | — | — |
| 2025-03-29 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Brescia, 25125 | 20 / 30 (661.6000) | 11 (171.4056) | 15 (167.9772) | 16 (169.6800) | 24 (152.5372) |
| 2024-10-19 | Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna, 1110 | — | — | 17 (155.9084) | — | — |
| 2024-09-21 | Fo.G & Smoke 2024 Providence of MODENA (MO), | 15 / 19 (654.2396) | 14 (165.1428) | 12 (166.8456) | 17 (161.1084) | 12 (161.1428) |
| 2024-08-10 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) Medvode, 1215 | — | — | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-07-20 | Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Reichenau an der Rax, 2651 | — | — | 10 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-06-15 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | 13 (165.1316) | — | — | — |
| 2024-06-15 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | — | 3 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-04-06 | "Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #2 Brescia, 25125 | — | — | 2 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2024-04-06 | "Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #1 Brescia, 25125 | — | — | 5 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2023-10-07 | Country Road & BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) CARTIGLIANO, 36050 | — | — | 10 (166.2972) | — | — |
| 2023-07-29 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Reichenau, | — | — | 3 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-07-01 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | — | — | 18 (158.8344) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | #767 (123 pts) | #913 (108 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #555 (304 pts) | #474 (475 pts) | #337 (773 pts) | #558 (324 pts) | #719 (204 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1038 (94 pts) | #762 (208 pts) | #179 (1160 pts) | #1132 (84 pts) | #1021 (109 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #538 (416 pts) | — | — |