CHOKIN ON SMOKE

CHOKIN ON SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 14th of 61 at the Que for the Troops (2018). They are ranked #2641 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,641

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1515

peak 1530 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 31, 2017

latest Jul 26, 2019 · 2.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#794

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

665.0628 / 720

Master · Boo-B-Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.70 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 641.40 (+3.30)

Walk rate

46%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7256

Chicken · Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±18.05

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.08 · weakest Brisket (157.25)

Road miles

1,254

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 123 mi

Schedule strength

63%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)

Purse competed for

$13K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

641.40 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

665.0628 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.0628 at Boo-B-Que — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 19, 2018

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.

5 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 46%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings

DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.83 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 157.25
Chicken avg 164.08
1 call in 12 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 50 Shades of Pork in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

DRILLING & GRILLING ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DRILLING & GRILLING has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared chicken entries.

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	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#794 (411 pts)	#621 (596 pts)	#938 (351 pts)	#894 (361 pts)	#886 (366 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#869 (415 pts)	#750 (530 pts)	#808 (495 pts)	#828 (485 pts)	#795 (490 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CHOKIN ON SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Hot Rod's BBQ

#2,623 of the rated field

1516 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1533

4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to CHOKIN ON SMOKE)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — CHOKIN ON SMOKE ahead 4–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Jul 31, 2020

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Last Minute BBQ

#2,650 of the rated field

1515 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1515

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2020

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Pink Ring BBQ

#2,633 of the rated field

1516 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1519

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2023

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MAUS-Q-TEERS

#2,643 of the rated field

1515 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1524

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before CHOKIN ON SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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GALLOWAY'S HELLFIRE BBQ

#2,622 of the rated field

1516 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1538

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen May 18, 2018

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Three Stooges Barbeque

#2,631 of the rated field

1516 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1527

They turned up 7 years after CHOKIN ON SMOKE did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Piggin' Whiskey	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
50 Shades of Pork	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
DANTE'S INFERNO	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Team Meat Coma	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ASTRO PIGS BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	4	173.7256	150.8228	164.08	top 48%
Pork Ribs	12	0	166.8572	142.2516	158.61	top 57%
Pork	12	1	167.4172	155.4400	161.46	top 51%
Brisket	12	1	169.7144	139.9772	157.25	top 63%

“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)	1	0	top 58%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 55%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	8	top 55%
DE	2	top 40%
NJ	1	top 78%
MD	1	top 72%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Grove	3	14	top 56%	Jul 26, 2019
Boo-B-Que	2	20	top 40%	Oct 19, 2018
Smoke in the Park	2	18	top 63%	Sep 28, 2018
Que for the Troops	2	14	top 41%	Jun 1, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 6 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 8 of 13 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 7 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 297 finished ahead 302 times, behind 373

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

20191 milestone

Jul 26 Most recent contest Smoke in the Grove

20183 milestones

Jul 27 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Grove
Oct 19 Career-best overall score665.0628 Boo-B-Que
Oct 19 Peak power rating (1530) Boo-B-Que

20173 milestones

Jul 28 First call Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL)
Jul 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9200 Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL)
Jul 28 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7256 Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL)

20161 milestone

Oct 21 First tracked contest Boo-B-Que

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.6	Que for the Troops	Jun 1, 2018
+10.7	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 28, 2017
+9.9	Boo-B-Que	Oct 19, 2018
+5.8	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 27, 2018
+2	Boo-B-Que	Oct 20, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.3	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 26, 2019
-5.2	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Apr 28, 2018
-2.9	Interstate BBQ Festival	Apr 14, 2017
-1.7	The Ironman	Mar 31, 2017
-1.5	Smoke in the Park	Sep 22, 2017

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 94%	83.1%	83.1%
2018	5	60%	top 46%	92.4%	90.2%
2017	6	50%	top 57%	91.7%	89.1%
2016	1	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 26, 2019	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	50 / 53 (598.1600)	48 (150.8228)	53 (142.2516)	40 (157.1544)	48 (147.9312)
Oct 19, 2018	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	20 / 73 (665.0628)	20 (168)	20 (166.8572)	26 (166.2284)	34 (163.9772)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	18 / 31 (651.9316)	8 (171.9772)	24 (155.9888)	22 (157.7028)	16 (166.2628)
Jul 27, 2018	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	25 / 54 (651.8284)	8 (170.8456)	33 (161.0972)	26 (162.7884)	40 (157.0972)
Jun 1, 2018	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	14 / 61 (656.5260)	9 (170.8572)	20 (162.3316)	17 (165.1200)	39 (158.2172)
Apr 28, 2018	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	31 / 40 (623.3028)	32 (155.9656)	37 (145.0972)	23 (159.9772)	20 (162.2628)
Oct 20, 2017	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	36 / 69 (649.7604)	57 (159.4288)	30 (165.1772)	51 (155.4400)	9 (169.7144)
Sep 22, 2017	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	30 / 44 (642.6856)	33 (159.9428)	12 (166.8228)	9 (167.4172)	39 (148.5028)
Jul 28, 2017	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	14 / 51 (659.9200)	4 (173.7256)	14 (166.2856)	20 (165.1316)	40 (154.7772)
Jun 2, 2017	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	37 / 63 (632.5032)	45 (158.2744)	53 (149.6572)	31 (158.8572)	16 (165.7144)
Apr 14, 2017	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	42 / 58 (637.7028)	28 (165.7028)	42 (159.4172)	42 (160.0112)	46 (152.5716)
Mar 31, 2017	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	37 / 59 (627.3828)	21 (163.4172)	22 (162.3200)	22 (161.6684)	54 (139.9772)
Oct 21, 2016	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	—	—	—	—	—

CHOKIN ON SMOKE

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

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)