SMILIN' DRAGON BBQ MO
Rating
1628
peak 1628
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2021-06-11
Best ToY finish
#111
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
4
14 podiums
Overall top-10s
14
of 27 contests
Avg finish
top 28%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
686.45 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 663.89 (+22.55)
Walk rate
85%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±100.47
std dev of 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
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO 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 tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 13 of their 18 shared contests.
⚔️ 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)
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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 12 | 0 | top 31% |
| KS | 6 | 0 | top 28% |
| AR | 4 | 0 | top 16% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
| MS | 2 | 0 | top 16% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 16% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 14 | 0 | top 28% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (19 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (12 of 27 contests)
- Most-entered category: Brisket (27 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 663.89
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 701.7028 | 687.17 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 689.6456 | 579.02 |
| 2019 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 694.7772 | 682.55 |
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) |
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) |