High-water mark
670.7200
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.7200 at Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 16, 2017
SMOKE MASTERS
SMOKE MASTERS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 29 at the Dickson County Smokefest (2018). They are ranked #4694 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 20, 2013
latest Mar 23, 2018 · 4.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
649.44 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 639.49 (+9.95)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.60
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.20 · weakest Brisket (157.96)
Road miles
2,127
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 1,535 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Master avg
639.49 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKE MASTERS, 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.
#4,691 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,719 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Level with SMOKE MASTERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,684 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,713 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,716 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,689 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1515
They've been 1515 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 149.1428 | 159.78 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 153.1428 | 160.54 | top 71% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 148.5714 | 161.20 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4288 | 138.8570 | 157.96 | top 67% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 71% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
2 of 6 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
192
finished ahead 54 times, behind 165
Longest layoff
3.7 yrs
Sep 20, 2013 → Jun 16, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Dickson County Smokefest
20174 milestones
- First call Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.7200 Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
- Career-best overall score670.7200 Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest High Desert BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1490) High Desert BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.1 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off | Jun 16, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | High Desert BBQ Showdown | Apr 20, 2013 |
| -7.4 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival | Sep 20, 2013 |
| -6.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 23, 2017 |
| -5.4 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN | Sep 8, 2017 |
| -2.5 | Dickson County Smokefest | Mar 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 73% | 93.2% | 90.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 88.8% | 85.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2018 | Dickson County Smokefest Dickson, TN | 22 / 29 (645.5432) | 24 (161.6800) | 21 (159.9544) | 15 (169.1200) | 24 (154.7888) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN Millington, TN | 32 / 42 (640.4116) | 36 (157.7028) | 33 (158.2516) | 32 (162.8000) | 23 (161.6572) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL | 24 / 28 (651.2800) | 27 (159.9544) | 21 (166.2628) | 26 (159.9772) | 21 (165.0856) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS | 24 / 41 (670.7200) | 5 (175.4056) | 26 (164.5256) | 37 (159.3600) | 16 (171.4288) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival Tunica, MS | 42 / 53 (639.2572) | 49 (154.8116) | 36 (161.1200) | 25 (167.3828) | 38 (155.9428) |
| Apr 20, 2013 | High Desert BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA | 27 / 32 (589.7140) | 27 (149.1428) | 22 (153.1428) | 25 (148.5714) | 25 (138.8570) |