CHASE'N'SMOKE BBQ TEAM - CO

CHASE'N'SMOKE BBQ TEAM - CO is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 40 at the LuLu's Brew & Que (2019). They are ranked #5122 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,122

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1460

peak 1460 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 21, 2017

latest Jun 4, 2021 · 3.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1086

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

661.6000 / 720

Master · LuLu's Brew & Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

632.40 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 624.98 (+7.42)

Walk rate

29%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1316

Chicken · BBBrew For Hope

Consistency

±18.36

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.52 · weakest Pork (151.95)

Road miles

163

across 7 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Purse competed for

$20K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

624.98 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

THE KETTLE COOKERS has finished one call ahead of CHASE'N'SMOKE BBQ TEAM - CO 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−13.6 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.57 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.

Pork avg 151.95
Chicken avg 165.52
0 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JUSTUS BBQ COLORADO in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Greeley Blues Jam (Jun 4, 2021).

last seen Apr 26, 2019
back Jun 4, 2021

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WHAT'S DADDY SMOKIN' ? has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1502 (58 pts)	#1514 (58 pts)	#1557 (58 pts)	#1512 (58 pts)	#1233 (63 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1086 (240 pts)	#827 (410 pts)	#1173 (240 pts)	#1159 (240 pts)	#1154 (240 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CHASE'N'SMOKE BBQ TEAM - CO, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Sleeping Beauties of BBQ

#5,142 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1505

They've been 1505 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2025

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B&C BBQ

#5,143 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1460

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Mar 25, 2022

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Smooth Boar BBQ

#5,106 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1504

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2021

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B.F.S. BBQ

#5,097 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

Level with CHASE'N'SMOKE BBQ TEAM - CO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ, NY

#5,110 of the rated field

1460 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before CHASE'N'SMOKE BBQ TEAM - CO's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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Tater 2

#5,102 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1461

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 6 years before CHASE'N'SMOKE BBQ TEAM - CO's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
CRUSH BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
UNCLE J'S	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
HONEYMAN BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Frank's BBQ Trading Post	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Q LIVE CREW	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
THE CELTIC PIG	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	2	173.1316	158.8228	165.52	top 53%
Pork Ribs	7	0	163.4172	141.6460	154.91	top 77%
Pork	7	0	157.1200	142.7772	151.95	top 88%
Brisket	7	0	169.6800	134.2400	152.60	top 78%

“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)	3	0	top 83%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 77%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
LuLu's Brew & Que	2	23	0	top 73%	Apr 26, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 7 of 7 contests

Contests visited 6 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 126 finished ahead 57 times, behind 217

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Apr 26, 2019 → Jun 4, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Jun 4 Most recent contest Greeley Blues Jam

20192 milestones

Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6000 LuLu's Brew & Que
Apr 26 Career-best overall score661.6000 LuLu's Brew & Que

20182 milestones

Jul 27 First call BBBrew For Hope
Jul 27 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1316 BBBrew For Hope

20172 milestones

Jul 21 First tracked contest Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest
Jul 21 Peak power rating (1490) Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2	LuLu's Brew & Que	Apr 26, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest	Jul 21, 2017
-8.3	LuLu's Brew & Que	Apr 28, 2018
-8.3	National Western BBQ Throwdown	Jan 5, 2018
-7.6	Greeley Blues Jam	Jun 4, 2021
-3.9	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival	Oct 19, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0%	top 85%	87%	87%
2019	1	100%	top 57%	91.9%	91.9%
2018	4	25%	top 82%	87.9%	85.8%
2017	1	0%	top 89%	85.5%	85.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 4, 2021	Greeley Blues Jam 🏅 Greeley, CO	28 / 33 (626.0800)	26 (161.0972)	28 (155.4172)	28 (153.6228)	24 (155.9428)
Apr 26, 2019	LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO	23 / 40 (661.6000)	10 (172)	24 (163.4172)	35 (156.5028)	11 (169.6800)
Oct 19, 2018	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO	36 / 48 (625.5544)	14 (169.1200)	37 (154.8344)	38 (157.1200)	43 (144.4800)
Jul 27, 2018	BBBrew For Hope Fort Collins, CO	26 / 35 (633.0060)	6 (173.1316)	28 (153.6572)	30 (152)	31 (154.2172)
Apr 28, 2018	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	35 / 40 (615.7484)	31 (159.3600)	35 (151.9656)	37 (148.5144)	33 (155.9084)
Jan 5, 2018	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	35 / 39 (596.9720)	30 (158.8228)	37 (141.6460)	37 (142.7772)	32 (153.7260)
Jul 21, 2017	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	41 / 46 (615.8744)	30 (165.1084)	26 (163.4060)	43 (153.1200)	46 (134.2400)

CHASE'N'SMOKE BBQ TEAM - CO

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)