A tough matchup
13–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
Too Hot to Handle
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1413
peak 1413 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2013-06-21
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
616.54 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 615.46 (+1.07)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.20
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.77 · weakest Brisket (149.40)
Road miles
16
mi across 13 mapped stops
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Purse competed for
$103K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 12 state-championship entries
Master avg
615.46 / 720
13 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−9.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.37 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 149.40
- Chicken avg 158.77
- 0 calls in 13 entries
A strong matchup
8–2
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Fire in the Hole in 8 of their 10 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2021-06-25).
- last seen 2019-06-21
- back 2021-06-25
Chicken nemesis
13 of 13
shared chicken entries lost
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has out-cooked them in 13 of 13 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±2.39%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.39% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 85.5% of a perfect score
- 13 contests
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.
- 6 visits in all
- best finish 104th
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
#6218 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1413
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6216 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1414
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Too Hot to Handle's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#6219 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1413
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6220 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1413
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#6215 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1414
7–0 in 7 shared contests (100% to Too Hot to Handle)
These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — Too Hot to Handle ahead 7–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#6223 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1412
No shared contest yet.
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Clue BBQ | 13 | 8 | 5 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| Nice Rack | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Grill on Grill Action | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Animal House BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Can't Beat Our Meat | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogs Breath BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Cow BBQ | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin on Cloud 9 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 154.2972 | 158.77 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.9144 | 139.4400 | 151.65 | top 76% |
| Pork | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.2000 | 141.7140 | 155.65 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 124.4688 | 149.40 | top 72% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 6 | 104 | 0 | top 85% | 2026-06-26 |
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 71 | 0 | top 67% | 2016-06-24 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
13 yrs
2013-06-21 → 2026-06-26
Busiest season
2026
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 13 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
13 of 13 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
13 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 158.77 · weakest Brisket (149.40)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 13 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 13 contests
Master average
615.46
out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
594
515–1,721 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
16
13 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1516
average field rating faced — tougher than 11% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$103,350
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 12 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2019-06-21 → 2021-06-25
Power rating
1413
peak 1413 · #6217 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2014
- Peak power rating (1493) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2019
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.2000 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- 2023
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score642.8456 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2026
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2014-06-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2025-06-27 |
| -11.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2013-06-21 |
| -10.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2026-06-26 |
| -10.3 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2016-06-24 |
| -9.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2021-06-25 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 80.3% | 80.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85% | 85% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 39% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 151 / 157 (578.1716) | 130 (156.5256) | 147 (148.0344) | 150 (149.1428) | 153 (124.4688) |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 156 / 159 (605.6680) | 102 (162.2512) | 150 (149.1312) | 151 (151.9884) | 153 (142.2972) |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 139 / 172 (621.7256) | 128 (156.5600) | 59 (166.9144) | 140 (155.4168) | 159 (142.8344) |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 104 / 167 (642.8456) | 73 (164.5828) | 128 (156.5600) | 134 (156.5828) | 59 (165.1200) |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 121 / 164 (634.2744) | 53 (166.8456) | 130 (154.2516) | 118 (158.8800) | 134 (154.2972) |
| 2021-06-25 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 127 / 145 (611.8972) | 112 (156.5716) | 135 (146.2628) | 116 (153.1084) | 90 (155.9544) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 151 / 183 (614.9604) | 141 (154.2972) | 172 (141.7144) | 33 (169.2000) | 149 (149.7488) |
| 2018-06-22 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 142 / 185 (613.1428) | 132 (154.2972) | 151 (151.4172) | 147 (150.2628) | 93 (157.1656) |
| 2017-06-23 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 151 / 184 (609.7372) | 66 (161.7144) | 173 (139.4400) | 29 (168.5944) | 170 (139.9884) |
| 2016-06-24 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 155 / 183 (605.7488) | 109 (156.0228) | 104 (157.7488) | 150 (148.0000) | 153 (143.9772) |
| 2015-06-26 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 108 / 183 (628.6396) | 122 (156.5828) | 41 (166.8684) | 90 (160.0456) | 157 (145.1428) |
| 2014-06-27 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 71 / 184 (638.2056) | 88 (161.1428) | 139 (151.3716) | 72 (160.5484) | 37 (165.1428) |
| 2013-06-21 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 158 / 183 (595.9998) | 112 (156.5712) | 166 (141.7146) | 171 (141.7140) | 98 (156.0000) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |