SMOKING JOKERS AUSTRALIA

SMOKING JOKERS AUSTRALIA is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 19 at the Sydney Barbeque Festival (2018), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1558 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,558

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1561

peak 1561 · rated over 9 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 29, 2016

latest Sep 15, 2018 · 1.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#648

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

27% of 11 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

682.2976 / 720

Master · 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.29

last 5 Master vs avg 672.88 (+0.41)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork Ribs · 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)

Consistency

±7.60

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.44 · weakest Chicken (167.20)

Road miles

37,181

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 9,260 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Master avg

672.88 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

4.6056 points from the title

Came within 4.6056 points of the Grand Championship at Sydney Barbeque Festival (Feb 10, 2018).

High-water mark

682.2976 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.2976 at 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 28, 2017

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

5 of 6 shared pork entries lost

913 BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared pork entries.

The long haul

37,181 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 37,181 miles across 11 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 9,260 miles to Melbourne Barbecue Festival.

11 mapped stops
furthest 9,260 mi

The metronome

±1.06% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.06% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.5% of a perfect score
11 contests

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
2018 ↗	Master	#648 (530 pts)	#835 (405 pts)	#633 (580 pts)	#816 (420 pts)	#877 (375 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1152 (260 pts)	#1240 (255 pts)	#1084 (320 pts)	#1176 (280 pts)	#1285 (235 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKING JOKERS AUSTRALIA, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKE. MEATS. PIG.

#1,559 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1561

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2015

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Butts Bellies & Buddies Too

#1,564 of the rated field

1560 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1562

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 8, 2022

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YSB BBQ

#1,556 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1561

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 45% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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PORK DYNASTY

#1,554 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1561

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

rated over 16 contests

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Big Sausage BBQ

#1,560 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1561

Level with SMOKING JOKERS AUSTRALIA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 23, 2017

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Smoke Busters

#1,555 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1584

28 contests to 11: their number has had years to settle where SMOKING JOKERS AUSTRALIA's is still finding its level.

rated over 26 contests
last seen May 29, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FASTLANE BBQ CREW	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BBQ WIESEL	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BARREL BOYS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	2	0	1	176.5600	156.5028	167.20	top 48%
Pork Ribs	11	5	1	2	177.7028	160.5144	168.45	top 39%
Pork	11	2	0	1	174.8572	160	169.44	top 34%
Brisket	11	3	0	0	174.8572	158.2284	167.78	top 39%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 11%
Medium (20–39)	2	top 12%
Large (40+)	8	top 46%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	5	0	top 46%
CA	3	0	top 47%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	88	0	top 51%	Sep 15, 2018
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	69	0	top 44%	Sep 1, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 6 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 5 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,024 finished ahead 1,108 times, behind 816

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

20188 milestones

Feb 3 First category win (Pork Ribs) Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Feb 3 First overall top-10 Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Feb 3 First overall podium Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Feb 10 First Reserve Championship Sydney Barbeque Festival
Sep 14 10th tracked contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
Sep 14 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
Sep 15 Peak power rating (1561) 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 15 Most recent contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20172 milestones

Jul 28 First call 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL)
Jul 28 Career-best overall score682.2976 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL)

20162 milestones

Oct 29 First tracked contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Oct 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6228 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.5	Melbourne Barbecue Festival	Feb 3, 2018
+12.4	Sydney Barbeque Festival	Feb 10, 2018
+11.1	DE Bortoli Woodfired BBQ Championship	Sep 1, 2018
+9.4	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 28, 2017
+7.3	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 1, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.3	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL)	Feb 23, 2018

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	6	3	1	67%	top 35%	94.6%	93.2%
2017	4	0	0	25%	top 39%	94.8%	94.2%
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 41%	91.9%	91.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	224 / 467 (662.7428)	376 (158.2400)	165 (169.1084)	185 (167.3828)	148 (168.0116)
Sep 14, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	88 / 164 (681.0284)	162 (156.5028)	10 (177.7028)	76 (171.9656)	39 (174.8572)
Sep 1, 2018	DE Bortoli Woodfired BBQ Championship Victoria, Australia	3 / 24 (673.7600)	12 (165.1200)	7 (166.8572)	4 (169.7256)	4 (172.0572)
Feb 23, 2018	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) Coachella, CA	34 / 47 (672.4344)	23 (171.4172)	44 (160.5144)	20 (171.9772)	26 (168.5256)
Feb 10, 2018	Sydney Barbeque Festival Sydney	2 / 19 (676.4912)	12 (162.8228)	2 (175.4172)	3 (170.2856)	6 (167.9656)
Feb 3, 2018	Melbourne Barbecue Festival Melbourn	3 / 26 (661.2228)	3 (168.0228)	1 (169.1772)	12 (160.5600)	7 (163.4628)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	141 / 407 (670.7428)	21 (176.5600)	255 (162.2516)	65 (173.7028)	292 (158.2284)
Aug 31, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	69 / 129 (681.0516)	72 (170.8344)	94 (167.3944)	32 (174.8572)	84 (167.9656)
Jul 28, 2017	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	11 / 40 (682.2976)	10 (172.0116)	8 (171.4288)	12 (170.8572)	14 (168)
Jun 2, 2017	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival ( Judges Full) Norco, CA	23 / 57 (678.2632)	39 (167.4056)	16 (171.4516)	18 (172.5600)	28 (166.8460)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	229 / 557 (661.6228)	126 (170.2744)	349 (161.6456)	388 (160)	117 (169.7028)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SMOKING JOKERS AUSTRALIA

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

The long haul

The metronome

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)