SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ MO

Power ranking

#360

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1628

peak 1628 · rated over 27 contests

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-08

latest 2021-06-11

Best ToY finish

#111

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 27 contests

Avg finish

top 28%

overall standings

Best overall

701.7028 / 720

Master · Ozarks BBQ Fest

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

686.45 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 683.52 (+2.93)

Walk rate

85%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

Consistency

±9.21

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 171.65 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.56)

Road miles

5041

mi across 27 mapped stops · furthest 487 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)

Purse competed for

$231K

listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 26 state-championship entries

Master avg

683.52 / 720

26 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

GETTIN' BASTED has finished one call ahead of SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of MAD MUTT'S BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Delta Smoke BBQ Contest is their spot: an average finish in the top 11% across 2 visits.

📅 A May team

Something about May: average finish in the top 20% across 3 contests, versus top 28% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND BUM BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Wabash BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
MAD MUTT'S BBQ	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	26	11	1	3	178.3200	161.0740	170.84	top 35%
Pork Ribs	26	8	1	3	178.2972	158.2404	169.56	top 36%
Pork	26	14	1	4	180.0000 🔥	163.9544	171.65	top 30%
Brisket	27	14	1	4	177.7028	153.6684	170.81	top 32%

“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	Avg finish
MO	12	top 31%
KS	6	top 28%
AR	4	top 16%
TN	2	top 54%
MS	2	top 16%
OK	1	top 16%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	13	0	top 27%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 28%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2	3	0	top 11%	2021-06-11
Ozarks BBQ Fest	2	3	0	top 12%	2021-04-23

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (19 contests)
Cooks mostly in MO (12 of 27 contests)
Most-entered category: Brisket (27 entries)
Average Master overall score: 683.52 / 720
1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥

Milestones

🚩 2019-03-08 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
📣 2019-03-08 — First call · Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
🔥 2019-09-27 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
🎖️ 2021-04-23 — 25th tracked contest · Ozarks BBQ Fest
⭐ 2021-04-23 — Career-best overall score (701.7028) · Ozarks BBQ Fest
📈 2021-06-11 — Peak power rating (1628) · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.7	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2019-08-02
+11.1	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2021-06-11
+11	Ozarks BBQ Fest	2021-04-23
+9.8	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2019-04-26
+9.8	Smoke In the Springs	2019-04-12

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-17.2	Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League	2020-04-06
-8.5	Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest	2021-06-04
-3.5	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	2019-07-26
-3.4	Grillin and Chillin	2020-06-26
-1.9	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	2019-09-12

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	3	2	2	67%	top 28%	97.5%	95.4%
2020	5	2	0	80%	top 37%	95.8%	95.2%
2019	19	10	2	89%	top 26%	96.5%	94.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-06-11	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	3 / 38 (701.6572)	2 (177.7028)	17 (170.8344)	3 (178.8572)	8 (174.2628)
2021-06-04	Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest 🏅 Covington, TN	23 / 34 (658.1488)	22 (166.8112)	26 (158.2404)	25 (164.5372)	14 (168.5600)
2021-04-23	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	3 / 37 (701.7028)	1 (178.3200)	15 (169.6800)	6 (176.0000)	1 (177.7028)
2020-06-26	Grillin and Chillin 🏅 Chillicothe, MO	14 / 34 (681.0740)	7 (174.2856)	16 (168.5600)	8 (174.2628)	27 (163.9656)
2020-06-19	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	4 / 26 (689.6456)	4 (177.1428)	12 (169.1200)	10 (169.1200)	5 (174.2628)
2020-06-12	Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	9 / 55 (687.3484)	36 (166.2628)	3 (177.1544)	6 (176.5600)	34 (167.3712)
2020-04-06	Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO	98 / 109 (153.6684)	—	—	—	98 (153.6684)
2020-03-13	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	15 / 68 (683.3716)	36 (166.8228)	9 (174.3088)	42 (164.5372)	2 (177.7028)
2019-10-04	Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lebanon, MO	12 / 27 (677.5884)	6 (173.1200)	14 (167.9656)	19 (163.9544)	10 (172.5484)
2019-09-27	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	5 / 43 (686.1596)	7 (170.8228)	5 (173.1084)	1 (180.0000)	19 (162.2284)
2019-09-21	Bikes Boats & Bones BBQ & Steak Showdown 🏅 Kimberling City, MO	9 / 28 (683.8624)	21 (169.6684)	5 (174.8572)	15 (167.3712)	12 (171.9656)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	116 / 468 (675.9200)	158 (168.5944)	260 (164.5488)	140 (169.6684)	77 (173.1084)
2019-08-30	Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO	11 / 22 (678.7544)	11 (170.8228)	12 (167.3944)	14 (167.9772)	7 (172.5600)
2019-08-16	BBQ and Fly In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	16 / 68 (683.3828)	32 (168.5828)	51 (160.5372)	4 (177.7028)	4 (176.5600)
2019-08-09	Route 66 BBQ & Steak Showdown 🏅 Springfiled, MO	4 / 25 (681.5768)	5 (172.5484)	3 (173.1200)	9 (168.5372)	13 (167.3712)
2019-08-02	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO	3 / 30 (687.3484)	16 (169.6912)	1 (178.2972)	3 (174.2628)	21 (165.0972)
2019-07-26	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	23 / 41 (665.6112)	18 (168.0000)	30 (163.3944)	22 (165.6684)	15 (168.5484)
2019-06-14	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 🏅 Hernado, MS	8 / 49 (694.7768)	14 (174.2628)	14 (173.7028)	11 (173.1084)	7 (173.7028)
2019-06-07	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	7 / 51 (694.7772)	3 (177.7028)	14 (170.8344)	7 (175.4172)	13 (170.8228)
2019-05-24	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS	4 / 26 (677.6340)	4 (170.8228)	7 (166.8228)	11 (167.4056)	2 (172.5828)
2019-05-10	Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS	14 / 53 (687.9200)	27 (170.2628)	30 (166.2400)	9 (174.8572)	2 (176.5600)
2019-05-03	Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character 🏅 St. Joseph, MO	7 / 39 (679.3140)	8 (171.9656)	12 (167.3828)	16 (168.0000)	6 (171.9656)
2019-04-26	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival 🏅 Springfield, MO	7 / 40 (682.1484)	11 (167.3828)	11 (168.5372)	3 (174.2628)	7 (171.9656)
2019-04-12	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	19 / 104 (685.6224)	83 (161.0740)	15 (173.7028)	13 (173.1428)	5 (177.7028)
2019-04-06	Smoke On the Border 🏅 Gravette, AR	9 / 29 (686.8000)	15 (164.5256)	10 (171.9772)	5 (174.8916)	4 (175.4056)
2019-03-15	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	13 / 64 (681.6688)	10 (173.1200)	15 (169.6916)	20 (168.5828)	18 (170.2744)
2019-03-08	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN	27 / 67 (677.6228)	19 (171.4172)	28 (168.5484)	10 (174.2628)	51 (163.3944)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#353 (539 pts)	#331 (619 pts)	#644 (269 pts)	#404 (469 pts)	#368 (554 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#211 (570 pts)	#252 (485 pts)	#197 (600 pts)	#245 (515 pts)	#208 (555 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#111 (1743 pts)	#128 (1595 pts)	#115 (1638 pts)	#76 (1849 pts)	#64 (1894 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#673 (503 pts)	#412 (873 pts)	#675 (538 pts)	#649 (573 pts)	#874 (378 pts)