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
- May 18, 2018
SMOKING UNDER THE BRIDGE
SMOKING UNDER THE BRIDGE is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 13th of 37 at the 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort (2018). They are ranked #3555 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1502 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 26, 2016
latest Jun 7, 2019 · 2.8 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 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.94
last 5 Master vs avg 646.27 (-0.34)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.37
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.82 · weakest Brisket (154.44)
Road miles
104
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)
Purse competed for
$8,100
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
646.27 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 SMOKING UNDER THE BRIDGE, each with one reason worth a look.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,532 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,538 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
They turned up 5 years after SMOKING UNDER THE BRIDGE did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,554 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1501
Level with SMOKING UNDER THE BRIDGE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,570 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
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.
⚔ Compare careers#3,535 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
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.
⚔ Compare careers#3,562 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 151.9544 | 163.40 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 157.0972 | 164.82 | top 54% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 153.0972 | 163.61 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 76% |
Repeat visits (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% | Jun 7, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
207
finished ahead 89 times, behind 195
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge
20184 milestones
- First call 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.9088 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort
- Career-best overall score671.9088 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' On Oak
- Peak power rating (1502) Smokin' On Oak
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 | May 18, 2018 |
| +1.6 | Smokin' On Oak | Aug 26, 2016 |
| +0.2 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge | Jun 7, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort | May 19, 2017 |
| -4.2 | 15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest | Oct 12, 2018 |
| -2.1 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge | Jun 9, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 57% | 93.3% | 91.2% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 88.6% | 87.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 90% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2019 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 28 / 46 (658.7656) | 37 (157.0856) | 30 (163.9656) | 17 (169.1428) | 15 (168.5716) |
| Oct 12, 2018 | 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) |
| May 18, 2018 | 23rd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 13 / 37 (671.9088) | 4 (176) | 8 (171.9772) | 23 (161.1200) | 14 (162.8116) |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS | 29 / 42 (638.1260) | 25 (163.3944) | 13 (169.6800) | 38 (153.0972) | 31 (151.9544) |
| May 19, 2017 | 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) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Smokin' On Oak Bonner Springs, KS | 20 / 37 (647.9660) | 19 (166.8688) | 30 (157.0972) | 23 (162.2972) | 17 (161.7028) |