SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ

SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 7th of 31 at the Black Silo Winery (2020). They are ranked #3595 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,595

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1491

peak 1491 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 12, 2017

latest Apr 1, 2022 · 4.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#471

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

9% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

684.5712 / 720

Master · Black Silo Winery

Perfect 180s

Current form

660.05 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 652.27 (+7.78)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0228

Chicken · Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition

Consistency

±16.75

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.35)

Road miles

891

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 130 mi

Schedule strength

70%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)

Purse competed for

$30K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

652.27 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

684.5712 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.5712 at Black Silo Winery — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 19, 2020

A tough matchup

6–2 behind in the head-to-head

Bohica BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings

Bohica BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of NEVER EASY BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

TREEFROG BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TREEFROG BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Darty-Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 54% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 54% across 3 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 66% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.23% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.23% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.7% 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
2020 ↗	Master	#471 (221 pts)	#492 (231 pts)	#476 (241 pts)	#591 (171 pts)	#465 (251 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#949 (303 pts)	#760 (453 pts)	#780 (458 pts)	#1045 (288 pts)	#984 (308 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1583 (151 pts)	#1545 (176 pts)	#1621 (161 pts)	#1531 (176 pts)	#1217 (256 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Dyin Breed BBQ

#3,620 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1516

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jul 22, 2022

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HAWG HEAVEN

#3,625 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2024

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FLAMIN' M&M

#3,602 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

Level with SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2021

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BUILDERS BBQ

#3,588 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1526

They've been 1526 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Mar 24, 2023

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Inclusive BBQ Events

#3,600 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1491

They turned up 5 years after SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2026

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P.I.G.

#3,592 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1491

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 Jun 17, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Bohica BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
TEAM CRAWFORD	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
SMOKEHOUSE 72	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
TREEFROG BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BAMBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Luscious Loins BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
2 CASE BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	4	1	176.0228	153.7372	164.39	top 57%
Pork Ribs	10	2	0	175.4400	138.2172	161.35	top 59%
Pork	10	0	0	172.0572	153.6912	163.12	top 66%
Brisket	10	1	0	172.5600	149.1088	163.40	top 52%

“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 94%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 59%
Large (40+)	4	top 67%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IA	9	top 69%
MO	1	top 23%
NE	1	top 83%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoketoberfest	2	26	top 66%	Oct 4, 2019
Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition	2	16	top 70%	Jun 14, 2019
BBQ in the Bluffs	2	19	top 65%	May 11, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IA 9 of 11 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 223 finished ahead 141 times, behind 241

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Oct 2, 2020 → Apr 1, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Apr 1 Most recent contest Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak)

20204 milestones

Jun 19 First overall top-10 Black Silo Winery
Jun 19 Career-best overall score684.5712 Black Silo Winery
Oct 2 10th tracked contest Ottumwa Smoketoberfest
Oct 2 Peak power rating (1497) Ottumwa Smoketoberfest

20182 milestones

May 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.5888 BBQ in the Bluffs
Jun 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0228 Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition

20172 milestones

May 12 First tracked contest BBQ in the Bluffs
May 12 First call BBQ in the Bluffs

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.3	Black Silo Winery	Jun 19, 2020
+4.7	Ottumwa Smoketoberfest	Oct 2, 2020
+4.5	BBQ in the Bluffs	May 11, 2018
+0.7	SMOKEToBERFEST	Oct 5, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.8	Smoke the Town	Sep 1, 2017
-6.7	BBQ in the Bluffs	May 12, 2017
-5.9	Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak)	Apr 1, 2022
-5.3	Q for a Cause	Apr 20, 2018
-2.9	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition	Jun 15, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0%	—	91.4%	91.4%
2020	2	1	50%	top 38%	95.1%	93.9%
2019	2	0	50%	top 69%	90.5%	90.2%
2018	4	0	50%	top 67%	92.4%	90.7%
2017	2	0	100%	top 88%	88%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 1, 2022	Iowa State BBQ Championship (Steak) Altoona, IA	13 (164.5600)	—	—	—	—
Oct 2, 2020	Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	35 / 66 (667.4628)	57 (160)	34 (164)	14 (172.0572)	11 (171.4056)
Jun 19, 2020	Black Silo Winery 🏅 Trenton, MO	7 / 31 (684.5712)	6 (173.7256)	5 (175.4400)	25 (164)	12 (171.4056)
Oct 4, 2019	Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	33 / 49 (651.8856)	40 (155.4056)	40 (158.2400)	27 (165.6800)	14 (172.5600)
Jun 14, 2019	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	22 / 31 (647.3260)	5 (173.1544)	27 (155.3944)	24 (162.8228)	25 (155.9544)
Oct 5, 2018	SMOKEToBERFEST Ottumwa, IA	26 / 40 (649.0056)	20 (162.8228)	17 (163.4172)	34 (155.9200)	16 (166.8456)
Jun 15, 2018	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA	16 / 23 (659.3488)	2 (176.0228)	16 (164.5372)	16 (163.9772)	19 (154.8116)
May 11, 2018	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	19 / 39 (665.5888)	26 (165.6912)	6 (173.1316)	22 (165.0972)	24 (161.6688)
Apr 20, 2018	Q for a Cause Papillion, NE	34 / 41 (638.8232)	39 (153.7372)	19 (164.5716)	30 (161.7144)	26 (158.8000)
Sep 1, 2017	Smoke the Town Leon, IA	15 / 16 (625.0400)	10 (165.6800)	13 (156.5600)	14 (153.6912)	15 (149.1088)
May 12, 2017	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	32 / 39 (633.6456)	31 (157.7028)	39 (138.2172)	21 (166.2628)	7 (171.4628)

SMOKIN DOUBLE R BBQ

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 (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

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)