High-water mark
672.5032
career-best overall
93.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.5032 at SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway — 93.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 4, 2026
Tipsy Smoker
Tipsy Smoker is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 37 at the Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2022). They are ranked #2543 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1519
peak 1529 · rated over 9 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
May 13, 2022
latest Sep 4, 2026 · 4.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
25% of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
327.73 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 328.40 (-0.66)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.86
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.69 · weakest Chicken (163.53)
Road miles
2,139
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 836 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Purse competed for
$84K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
666.19 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
328.40 / 360
8 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 Tipsy Smoker, each with one reason worth a look.
82 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,532 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1529
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Tipsy Smoker's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,545 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1528
Fewer contests behind them than Tipsy Smoker has cooked, 8 to 12, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#2,556 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1518
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,553 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1518
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Tipsy Smoker's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1521
Level with Tipsy Smoker on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,530 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Tipsy Smoker's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUB MY RACK | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Sugar Shack | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Wrecking Crew BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Lucky Shoes BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Porket About It | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Racks BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| DAD BOD BARBEQUE | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.2972 | 153.0972 | 163.53 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 154.8460 | 164.50 | top 51% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 165.1088 | 169.69 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 165.1084 | 165.41 | top 74% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 54% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota in May | 4 | 8 | 0 | top 37% | May 8, 2026 |
| SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 88% | Sep 4, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
5 contests
Contests a season
2.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
6 of 12 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
11 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
314
finished ahead 342 times, behind 355
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4172 Minnesota in May
- Peak power rating (1529) Minnesota in May
- Career-best overall score672.5032 SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway
- Most recent contest SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway
20251 milestone
- 10th tracked contest SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway
20225 milestones
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- First call Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- First category win (Chicken) Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- First overall top-10 Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score339.9888 Minnesota in May (Backyard)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.4 | Minnesota in May | May 8, 2026 |
| +13.3 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 11, 2022 |
| +11.5 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) | May 13, 2022 |
| +7.8 | Minnesota in May | May 10, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.1 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | Sep 4, 2026 |
| -6.3 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | Aug 29, 2025 |
| -6.2 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 10, 2022 |
| -4.8 | Minnesota in May | May 9, 2025 |
| -1.9 | Minnesota in May | May 12, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 52% | 94.5% | 93.9% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 91.7% | 90% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 40% | top 48% | 94.6% | 90.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2026 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD | 29 / 31 (672.5032) | 17 (170.2860) | 25 (164.5488) | 16 (171.9656) | 25 (165.7028) |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 8 / 77 (340.0232) | 18 (164.6060) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| Aug 29, 2025 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD | 36 / 44 (659.8856) | 44 (155.3828) | 29 (167.3944) | 12 (172) | 30 (165.1084) |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 34 / 58 (318.2284) | 37 (154.2284) | 24 (164) | — | — |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 17 / 58 (337.6800) | 22 (169.1200) | 17 (168.5600) | 10 (165.1088) | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 30 / 59 (322.2516) | 26 (160.5716) | 26 (161.6800) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 41 (159.9428) | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL | 45 / 49 (320.4916) | 39 (163.3944) | 49 (157.0972) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 6 / 37 (340.5716) | 10 (170.2744) | 6 (170.2972) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 26 / 39 (307.9432) | 24 (153.0972) | 23 (154.8460) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 7 / 38 (339.9888) | 1 (174.2972) | 12 (165.6916) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.