A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SMOKIN' HOT TA TA'S
SMOKIN' HOT TA TA'S is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 21st of 25 at the Smoking in the Golden Valley (2018). They finished #1894 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin' Hot Ta-Ta's” and “Smokin Hot TaTas”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 7, 2017
latest Sep 28, 2018 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.06
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.68 · weakest Brisket (153.39)
Road miles
620
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 533 mi
Schedule strength
73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1592)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
627.72 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1894 (70 pts) | #1598 (120 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #1781 (110 pts) | #1963 (65 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN' HOT TA TA'S, each with one reason worth a look.
SMOKIN' HOT TA TA'S has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 146 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,498 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,466 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1474
They turned up 5 years after SMOKIN' HOT TA TA'S did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,460 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Level with SMOKIN' HOT TA TA'S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,493 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
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⚔ Compare careers#4,497 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1312 | 158.2056 | 161.68 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 141.6116 | 153.53 | top 85% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 153.7372 | 159.13 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1088 | 148.5488 | 153.39 | top 78% |
“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 87% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking in the Golden Valley | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 90% | Sep 28, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
94
finished ahead 25 times, behind 107
Longest layoff
2.6 yrs
Dec 5, 2014 → Jul 7, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Career-best overall score643.2000 Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL)
- Most recent contest Smoking in the Golden Valley
20172 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.1312 Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1495) Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Smoking in the Golden Valley | Sep 29, 2017 |
| -7.8 | Smoking in the Golden Valley | Sep 28, 2018 |
| -4.6 | Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge | Jul 7, 2017 |
| -2.5 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL) | Jul 6, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 89.3% | 87.8% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87.8% | 86.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2018 | Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO | 21 / 25 (620.9032) | 11 (163.9656) | 23 (141.6116) | 13 (162.2516) | 22 (153.0744) |
| Jul 6, 2018 | Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Warrensburg, MO | 34 / 47 (643.2000) | 41 (158.2056) | 37 (158.7884) | 27 (165.0972) | 26 (161.1088) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Smoking in the Golden Valley Clinton, MO | 28 / 29 (614.2860) | 22 (159.4172) | 28 (152.5828) | 26 (153.7372) | 26 (148.5488) |
| Jul 7, 2017 | Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO | 28 / 35 (632.5028) | 23 (165.1312) | 25 (161.1200) | 32 (155.4400) | 28 (150.8116) |
| Dec 5, 2014 | Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL | — | — | — | — | — |