A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKIN' BROTHERS
SMOKIN' BROTHERS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 29th of 52 at the 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest (2014). They are ranked #4609 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin Brothers”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1471
peak 1471 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Sep 8, 2017 · 4 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 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±72.29
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.92)
Road miles
2,218
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 636 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Master avg
596.84 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1799 (120 pts) | #1538 (175 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN' BROTHERS, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,625 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,594 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
They turned up 12 years after SMOKIN' BROTHERS did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careers#4,592 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
They've been 1507 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,601 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
Level with SMOKIN' BROTHERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,614 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 160.5600 | 163.12 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8916 | 142.7772 | 153.92 | top 75% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9428 | 149.1200 | 154.15 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 149.1316 | 158.28 | top 60% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 92% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 65% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beak Week BBQ Challenge | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 92% | Sep 8, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
3 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
168
finished ahead 62 times, behind 159
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Sep 11, 2015 → Jun 16, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Beak Week BBQ Challenge
20143 milestones
- First call 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score637.7032 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8916 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1500) Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | Beak Week BBQ Challenge | Sep 11, 2015 |
| -9.1 | Peak City Pig Fest | Jun 16, 2017 |
| -6.2 | Beak Week BBQ Challenge | Sep 8, 2017 |
| -0.6 | 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 22, 2014 |
| -0.1 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 23, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 88.6% | 87.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 62.9% | 62.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 56% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2017 | Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC | 33 / 39 (637.5656) | 31 (163.3828) | 35 (155.3944) | 31 (155.9428) | 26 (162.8456) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 41 / 47 (618.1716) | 32 (160.5600) | 44 (142.7772) | 45 (149.1200) | 14 (165.7144) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC | 32 / 32 (453.0516) | — | 30 (148.5144) | 30 (154.8228) | 30 (149.7144) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2014 | 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 29 / 52 (637.7032) | 25 (162.2628) | 7 (170.8916) | 39 (155.4172) | 41 (149.1316) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 29 / 56 (637.7024) | 20 (166.2628) | 48 (152) | 40 (155.4284) | 17 (164.0112) |