High-water mark
679.9200
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.9200 at Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 24, 2018
THE SMOKIN O'S
THE SMOKIN O'S is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 28 at the Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) (2018). They are ranked #3964 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1484 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 7, 2018
latest Apr 6, 2019 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.95 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 633.77 (+5.18)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±30.31
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.20 · weakest Brisket (150.64)
Road miles
803
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 288 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)
Purse competed for
$5,300
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
633.77 / 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 THE SMOKIN O'S, each with one reason worth a look.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,976 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1484
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 10 contests to 6.
⚔ Compare careers#3,943 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Level with THE SMOKIN O'S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,944 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,972 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1484
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,968 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1484
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,985 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1501
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 9 contests to 6.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Survivor-Que | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 139.8856 | 160.82 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 148.5144 | 161.20 | top 58% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 147.9544 | 161.11 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 140.5372 | 150.64 | top 81% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 92% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 60% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke On the Border | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 88% | Apr 6, 2019 |
| Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 32% | Aug 25, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
92
finished ahead 48 times, behind 99
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke On the Border
20187 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Border
- First call 10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off
- First overall top-10 Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.9200 Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
- Career-best overall score679.9200 Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
- Peak power rating (1500) Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) | Aug 24, 2018 |
| +3.6 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) | Aug 25, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Smokin on the White | Sep 7, 2018 |
| -11.9 | Smoke on the Border | Apr 7, 2018 |
| -7.7 | 10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off | May 25, 2018 |
| -3.4 | Smoke On the Border | Apr 6, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60% | top 69% | 94.4% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2019 | Smoke On the Border 🏅 Gravette, AR | 23 / 29 (611.1884) | 29 (139.8856) | 15 (162.2400) | 16 (165.7028) | 23 (143.3600) |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Smokin on the White Batesville, AR | 17 / 17 (602.1372) | 17 (151.3484) | 13 (161.1088) | 17 (147.9544) | 17 (141.7256) |
| Aug 25, 2018 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) Brandon, MS | 14 / 28 (668.4112) | 18 (168.5256) | 9 (168.5256) | 7 (170.8228) | 20 (160.5372) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) Brandon, MS | 4 / 28 (679.9200) | 2 (176.5600) | 2 (173.7028) | 18 (165.0972) | 14 (164.5600) |
| May 25, 2018 | 10th Annual Gillett Heritage Days Festival BBQ cook off Gillett, AR | 15 / 18 (633.0968) | 9 (167.4628) | 17 (153.1084) | 15 (159.3828) | 15 (153.1428) |
| Apr 7, 2018 | Smoke on the Border Gravette, AR | 32 / 33 (607.8856) | 22 (161.1428) | 29 (148.5144) | 29 (157.6912) | 33 (140.5372) |