SMOKIN SOMBRERO

SMOKIN SOMBRERO is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 19th of 33 at the Greeley Blues Jam (2021). They are ranked #4873 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,873

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1465

peak 1465 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 26, 2018

latest Aug 13, 2021 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#844

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 75%

overall standings

Best overall

658.7084 / 720

Master · Meat Scream BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.49 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 630.08 (+19.40)

Walk rate

10%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4516

Pork Ribs · Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day

Consistency

±24.40

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.56 · weakest Brisket (152.82)

Road miles

307

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Purse competed for

$51K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

630.08 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.75 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 152.82
Chicken avg 163.56
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

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

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Greeley Blues Jam (Jun 4, 2021).

last seen Oct 18, 2019
back Jun 4, 2021

Chicken nemesis

10 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 100% of the time

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

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	#844 (148 pts)	#881 (153 pts)	#802 (193 pts)	#933 (128 pts)	#877 (148 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#948 (285 pts)	#1070 (250 pts)	#760 (435 pts)	#960 (305 pts)	#1100 (245 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1236 (190 pts)	#1104 (260 pts)	#1316 (190 pts)	#1302 (190 pts)	#1115 (255 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

STELLA AND CREW BBQ

#4,893 of the rated field

1465 power rating

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

They've been 1505 at their best, 40 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2018

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LAST PLACE PORK

#4,889 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before SMOKIN SOMBRERO's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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JOE'S SMOKIN' HOLE BBQ

#4,874 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2023

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FIRE AND DESIRE

#4,885 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1465

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 1, 2015

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Boondoxx BBQ

#4,860 of the rated field

1466 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1466

Level with SMOKIN SOMBRERO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2019

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SWEET SMOKE RING BBQ

#4,862 of the rated field

1466 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1514

They've been 1514 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 28, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE CELTIC PIG	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
WE'RE BURNIN DAYLIGHT BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
PORKY'S PIT CREW	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Frank's BBQ Trading Post	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
UNCLE J'S	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HONEYMAN BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CRUSH BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	0	167.4056	157.0968	163.56	top 68%
Pork Ribs	10	1	171.4516	124.3544	158.60	top 62%
Pork	10	0	167.3828	134.7884	155.10	top 78%
Brisket	10	0	167.4400	139.9200	152.82	top 75%

“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)	6	0	top 82%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 64%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day	2	19	0	top 70%	Aug 13, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 9 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 145 finished ahead 100 times, behind 253

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Oct 18, 2019 → Jun 4, 2021

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

20212 milestones

Aug 13 10th tracked contest Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day
Aug 13 Most recent contest Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day

20194 milestones

Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.6856 LuLu's Brew & Que
Aug 9 First call Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day
Aug 9 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4516 Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day
Oct 18 Career-best overall score658.7084 Meat Scream BBQ Competition

20182 milestones

May 26 First tracked contest CSU BBQ Showdown
May 26 Peak power rating (1489) CSU BBQ Showdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.1	Meat Scream BBQ Competition	Oct 18, 2019
+1.5	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day	Aug 9, 2019
+1.4	Greeley Blues Jam	Jun 4, 2021
+0.2	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival	Oct 19, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	CSU BBQ Showdown	May 26, 2018
-10.9	Buskers, Brews & BBQ	Jun 8, 2018
-8.8	BBBrew For Hope	Jul 27, 2018
-6.4	National Western BBQ Throwdown	Jan 11, 2019
-4.3	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day	Aug 13, 2021

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	2	0%	top 67%	90.5%	89.4%
2019	4	25%	top 67%	91.5%	89.7%
2018	4	0%	top 86%	89%	84.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 13, 2021	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	32 / 42 (634.7428)	31 (161.7144)	17 (166.8572)	30 (161.6456)	39 (144.5256)
Jun 4, 2021	Greeley Blues Jam 🏅 Greeley, CO	19 / 33 (651.9320)	18 (167.3944)	18 (162.8804)	23 (160.5372)	19 (161.1200)
Oct 18, 2019	Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO	21 / 46 (658.7084)	26 (165.6800)	12 (169.7028)	18 (167.3828)	34 (155.9428)
Aug 9, 2019	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	19 / 30 (651.3600)	22 (162.8112)	9 (171.4516)	18 (162.2972)	23 (154.8000)
Apr 26, 2019	LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO	28 / 40 (650.6856)	31 (163.9312)	15 (169.1200)	30 (159.9772)	30 (157.6572)
Jan 11, 2019	National Western BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Denver, CO	34 / 38 (621.5888)	27 (164.5256)	28 (160.5372)	37 (150.2860)	35 (146.2400)
Oct 19, 2018	Meat Scream BBQ Competition at Halloween Harvest Festival Westminster, CO	30 / 48 (641.0624)	41 (157.0968)	34 (158.8344)	36 (157.6912)	13 (167.4400)
Jul 27, 2018	BBBrew For Hope Fort Collins, CO	31 / 35 (610.0568)	18 (165.1200)	30 (152.5028)	32 (151.8968)	35 (140.5372)
Jun 8, 2018	Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO	29 / 31 (588.8228)	22 (159.9656)	31 (124.3544)	31 (144.5140)	18 (159.9888)
May 26, 2018	CSU BBQ Showdown Estes Park, CO	20 / 20 (591.8628)	13 (167.4056)	20 (149.7488)	20 (134.7884)	19 (139.9200)

SMOKIN SOMBRERO

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)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

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)