SMOKING UNDER THE BRIDGE

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3539

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1492

peak 1502 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-08-26

latest 2019-06-07

Best ToY finish

#1266

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

671.9088 / 720

Master · 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.94

last 5 Master vs avg 646.27 (-0.34)

Walk rate

17%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0000

Chicken · 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort

Consistency

±16.37

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 164.82 · weakest Brisket (154.44)

Road miles

104

mi across 6 mapped stops

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)

Purse competed for

$8K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

646.27 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (3 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.

High-water mark

671.9088 career-best overall

93.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.9088 at 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort — 93.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-05-18

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' SAUCED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' SAUCED has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.38 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.

Brisket avg 154.44
Pork Ribs avg 164.82
0 calls in 6 entries

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

Ring Of Fire

#3518 of the rated field

1493 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-07-18

⚔ Head-to-head

Creekside BBQ

#3520 of the rated field

1492 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after SMOKING UNDER THE BRIDGE did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2023-10-13

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin' Beaver

#3529 of the rated field

1492 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKING UNDER THE BRIDGE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2023-06-23

⚔ Head-to-head

THE VALPO BBQ CO.

#3550 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1492

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2018-09-07

⚔ Head-to-head

SWEET BOURBON SMOKERS

#3552 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before SMOKING UNDER THE BRIDGE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

NAHEOLA PRIDE COOKING TEAM

#3536 of the rated field

1492 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 5 years before SMOKING UNDER THE BRIDGE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' SAUCED	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	1	176.0000	151.9544	163.40	top 62%
Pork Ribs	6	1	171.9772	157.0972	164.82	top 54%
Pork	6	0	169.1428	153.0972	163.61	top 59%
Brisket	6	0	168.5716	134.2172	154.44	top 64%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	4	0	top 66%
MO	2	0	top 65%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 45%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 76%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	2	28	0	top 65%	2019-06-07

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.8 yrs 2016-08-26 → 2019-06-07

Busiest season 2018 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 164.82 · weakest Brisket (154.44)

Walk rate 17% a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 6 contests

Master average 646.27 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 207 89–195 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 104 6 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1584 average field rating faced — tougher than 67% of rated contests

Purse competed for $8,100 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1492 peak 1502 · #3539 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
Aug 26 First tracked contest Smokin' On Oak
Aug 26 Peak power rating (1502) Smokin' On Oak
2018
May 18 First call 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort
May 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.9088 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort
May 18 Career-best overall score671.9088 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort
May 18 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0000 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort
2019
Jun 7 Most recent contest Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.7	23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort	2018-05-18
+1.5	Smokin' On Oak	2016-08-26
+0.2	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	2019-06-07

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort	2017-05-19
-4.2	*15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest	2018-10-12
-2.1	*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	2017-06-09

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 61%	91.5%	91.5%
2018	2	50%	top 57%	93.3%	91.2%
2017	2	0%	top 82%	88.6%	87.4%
2016	1	0%	top 54%	90%	90%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-06-07	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge 🏅 Kansas City, KS	28 / 46 (658.7656)	37 (157.0856)	30 (163.9656)	17 (169.1428)	15 (168.5716)
2018-10-12	*15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS	55 / 69 (641.0288)	50 (165.1200)	52 (159.9772)	39 (168.5600)	66 (147.3716)
2018-05-18	23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	13 / 37 (671.9088)	4 (176.0000)	8 (171.9772)	23 (161.1200)	14 (162.8116)
2017-06-09	*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	29 / 42 (638.1260)	25 (163.3944)	13 (169.6800)	38 (153.0972)	31 (151.9544)
2017-05-19	22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	56 / 59 (619.8516)	56 (151.9544)	31 (166.2400)	26 (167.4400)	59 (134.2172)
2016-08-26	Smokin' On Oak Bonner Springs, KS	20 / 37 (647.9660)	19 (166.8688)	30 (157.0972)	23 (162.2972)	17 (161.7028)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1266 (180 pts)	#1073 (270 pts)	#1249 (215 pts)	#1543 (130 pts)	#1388 (175 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)