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CHECKERED FLAG SMOKEHOUSE

CHECKERED FLAG SMOKEHOUSE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 10th of 26 at the Smokin in the Ville (2017). They are ranked #2610 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,610
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1516
peak 1516 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

5
in the data

First seen

Apr 28, 2017
latest Jun 1, 2018 · 1.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#884
Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
0 podiums

Overall top-10s

1
20% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 49%
overall standings

Best overall

675.3828 / 720
Master · Smokin in the Ville

Perfect 180s

0

Walk rate

60%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572
Pork Ribs · Smokin in the Ville

Consistency

±9.46
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs
avg 168.91 · weakest Brisket (163.08)

Road miles

52
across 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength

52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Master avg

661.44 / 720
5 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

675.3828 career-best overall

93.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.3828 at Smokin in the Ville — 93.8% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Apr 28, 2017

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.83 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 60%.

  • Brisket avg 163.08
  • Pork Ribs avg 168.91
  • 1 call in 5 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2017 ↗ Master #884 (401 pts) #940 (411 pts) #815 (491 pts) #1075 (331 pts) #889 (426 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CHECKERED FLAG SMOKEHOUSE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Slinging Pig Meat
#2,601 of the rated field
1517 power rating
Contests
6
GCs
1
Top-10s
33%
Peak
1524

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Jun 5, 2026
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BUTCHER'S BEST
#2,611 of the rated field
1516 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
20%
Peak
1525

Level with CHECKERED FLAG SMOKEHOUSE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Nov 15, 2024
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BOOTHEEL BBQ
#2,613 of the rated field
1516 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1523

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before CHECKERED FLAG SMOKEHOUSE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 5 contests
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For the Love of Que
#2,596 of the rated field
1517 power rating
Contests
6
GCs
0
Top-10s
17%
Peak
1522

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 6 contests
  • last seen Sep 29, 2017
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BILLY G SMOKE SHACK
#2,614 of the rated field
1516 power rating
Contests
6
GCs
0
Top-10s
17%
Peak
1521

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before CHECKERED FLAG SMOKEHOUSE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 6 contests
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Sho Nuff Smokin
#2,603 of the rated field
1517 power rating
Contests
6
GCs
0
Top-10s
17%
Peak
1524

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before CHECKERED FLAG SMOKEHOUSE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 6 contests
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By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 5 0 0 0 170.2628 158.8800 164.90 top 51%
Pork Ribs 5 3 0 0 174.8572 160.0228 168.91 top 37%
Pork 5 0 0 0 170.2856 155.9428 164.55 top 56%
Brisket 5 1 0 0 169.1200 158.2400 163.08 top 49%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)40top 48%
Large (40+)10top 50%

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests
Contests a season 2.5 across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in KS 5 of 5 contests
Contests visited 5 a different one every time
Opponents faced 123 finished ahead 84 times, behind 77

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

20182 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1516) McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL)
  2. Most recent contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL)
20176 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Smokin in the Ville
  2. First call Smokin in the Ville
  3. First overall top-10 Smokin in the Ville
  4. First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.3828 Smokin in the Ville
  5. Career-best overall score675.3828 Smokin in the Ville
  6. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8572 Smokin in the Ville

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+7.2Tonganoxie Days BBQ BlowoutJun 10, 2017
+7.1Smokin in the VilleApr 28, 2017
+2.2Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL)May 5, 2017
+1.5McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL)Jun 1, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-1.5McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL)Jun 2, 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20181000 100% top 50% 92.2% 92.2%
20174010 50% top 48% 93.8% 91.8%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Jun 1, 2018 McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS 18 / 36 (664.0340) 25 (158.8800) 6 (173.7028) 12 (170.2856) 22 (161.1656)
Jun 10, 2017 Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS 12 / 28 (665.6456) 11 (170.2628) 8 (170.8228) 16 (163.9772) 15 (160.5828)
Jun 2, 2017 McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS 20 / 32 (648.4796) 14 (166.2284) 24 (160.0228) 26 (155.9428) 14 (166.2856)
May 5, 2017 Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL) Lawrence, KS 22 / 44 (653.6456) 25 (163.4400) 21 (165.1200) 21 (166.8456) 22 (158.2400)
Apr 28, 2017 Smokin in the Ville Edwardsville, KS 10 / 26 (675.3828) 12 (165.7028) 4 (174.8572) 16 (165.7028) 9 (169.1200)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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