SMOKIN EGGHEADS

SMOKIN EGGHEADS is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 45 at the Cookin On Kampeska (2018). They are ranked #2283 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,283

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1528

peak 1532 · rated over 12 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 2, 2018

latest Apr 6, 2020 · 2.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#522

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

686.8344 / 720

Master · Cookin On Kampeska

Perfect 180s

Current form

660.85 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 662.37 (-1.52)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4400

Pork Ribs · Masters in May Day 2

Consistency

±15.07

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.56 · weakest Pork (165.23)

Road miles

2,201

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 438 mi

Schedule strength

78%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)

Purse competed for

$64K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

662.37 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

686.8344 career-best overall

95.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.8344 at Cookin On Kampeska — 95.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 20, 2018

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

Hogline ahead in 100% of their meetings

Hogline has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Borgy the BBQ Butcher in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

Hogline ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Hogline has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared chicken entries.

An August team

Top 47% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 47% across 4 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

4 August contests
top 56% the rest of the year

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
2019 ↗	Master	#989 (265 pts)	#1070 (250 pts)	#625 (550 pts)	#847 (370 pts)	#874 (350 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#522 (685 pts)	#516 (710 pts)	#695 (515 pts)	#535 (695 pts)	#531 (700 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN EGGHEADS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BROTHERS OF OHIO BBQ

#2,276 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1533

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN EGGHEADS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN EGGHEADS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Mar 15, 2024

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STREET MEAT

#2,287 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1541

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jan 24, 2025

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FULAC BBQ

#2,275 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1531

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2025

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Philly Smoke

#2,289 of the rated field

1527 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1529

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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MEAT MITCH

#2,277 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1540

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before SMOKIN EGGHEADS's first contest.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2018

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OMG-BBQ-TX

#2,281 of the rated field

1528 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1528

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before SMOKIN EGGHEADS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Hogline	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Borgy the BBQ Butcher	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
SIX BUTT BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
BARK 'N BONES BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SMOKE IN THE EYE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
PO PO PORK	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	2	1	175.4056	157.7028	166.56	top 56%
Pork Ribs	12	3	1	175.4400	141.6460	165.23	top 50%
Pork	12	3	0	174.2744	152	165.23	top 51%
Brisket	12	2	0	173.7028	154.8000	165.36	top 47%

“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 52%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MN	6	top 58%
WI	3	top 55%
SD	2	top 37%
MO	1	top 97%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
SMSU Smokefest	2	13	0	top 46%	Aug 16, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 7 contests

Contests a season 4.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 7 of 14 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 12 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 360 finished ahead 253 times, behind 403

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

20201 milestone

Apr 6 Most recent contest Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League

20193 milestones

May 4 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 Masters in May Day 2
May 4 Peak power rating (1532) Masters in May Day 2
May 10 10th tracked contest Minnesota in May

20186 milestones

Mar 2 First tracked contest Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
Jun 9 First call Mankato Cookout (Day 2)
Jun 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3256 Mankato Cookout (Day 2)
Jul 20 First overall top-10 Cookin On Kampeska
Jul 20 First overall podium Cookin On Kampeska
Jul 20 Career-best overall score686.8344 Cookin On Kampeska

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.2	Cookin On Kampeska	Jul 20, 2018
+9.5	SMSU Smokefest	Aug 17, 2018
+7.9	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off	Sep 14, 2018
+4.8	11th Annual Big Island BBQ	Aug 24, 2018
+4.7	Masters in May Day 2	May 4, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship	Mar 2, 2018
-3.6	Original SD BBQ Championship	May 31, 2019
-3.4	Mankato Cookout (Day 2)	Jun 9, 2018
-1	Smokin in the Bogs	Aug 30, 2019
-0.7	Minnesota in May	May 10, 2019

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	1	0	0%	top 97%	83.5%	83.5%
2019	6	0	50%	top 56%	93.2%	91.7%
2018	7	2	57%	top 49%	95.4%	92.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 6, 2020	Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO	106 / 109 (150.2856)	—	—	—	—
Aug 30, 2019	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	20 / 38 (662.2056)	25 (164.5256)	16 (166.8572)	23 (164.5372)	17 (166.2856)
Aug 16, 2019	SMSU Smokefest 🏅 Marshall, MN	27 / 46 (663.3944)	41 (161.6800)	43 (158.2972)	9 (173.1200)	12 (170.2972)
May 31, 2019	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	25 / 37 (646.8000)	27 (162.8228)	10 (169.1660)	33 (152)	18 (162.8112)
May 10, 2019	Minnesota in May 🏅	26 / 57 (671.3944)	13 (173.1428)	15 (170.2744)	34 (163.4172)	31 (164.5600)
May 4, 2019	Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI	20 / 40 (660.4456)	23 (165.7028)	3 (175.4400)	37 (154.7772)	23 (164.5256)
May 3, 2019	Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI	26 / 42 (655.3488)	37 (157.7028)	13 (170.2744)	16 (168.5600)	30 (158.8116)
Sep 14, 2018	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	9 / 25 (677.7144)	3 (175.4056)	14 (167.4172)	15 (167.4744)	11 (167.4172)
Aug 24, 2018	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	22 / 49 (662.2404)	11 (172.5716)	24 (165.7144)	28 (161.6916)	24 (162.2628)
Aug 17, 2018	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	13 / 40 (676.4800)	25 (166.2628)	34 (162.2400)	4 (174.2744)	4 (173.7028)
Jul 20, 2018	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	3 / 45 (686.8344)	6 (174.8572)	7 (170.2744)	13 (168.5828)	5 (173.1200)
Jun 9, 2018	Mankato Cookout (Day 2) Mankato, MN	35 / 42 (659.3256)	33 (165.1200)	30 (165.1312)	9 (174.2744)	42 (154.8000)
Jun 1, 2018	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	—	—	—	—	—
Mar 2, 2018	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN	52 / 57 (626.2636)	47 (158.8916)	56 (141.6460)	44 (160.0116)	30 (165.7144)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SMOKIN EGGHEADS

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 (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

An August team

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)