CHEECH & TONGS UP IN SMOKE BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4585

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1471

peak 1471 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-04-01

latest 2022-10-28

Best ToY finish

#1849

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 77%

overall standings

Best overall

646.1716 / 720

Master · Smokin on the Summit

Perfect 180s

Current form

632.21 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 629.91 (+2.29)

Walk rate

14%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8456

Pork Ribs · Smokin on the Summit

Consistency

±8.72

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.51 · weakest Chicken (154.24)

Road miles

118

mi across 7 mapped stops

Schedule strength

76%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1598)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

629.91 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

Sons of a Brisket ahead in 100% of their meetings

Sons of a Brisket has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.3 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.26 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.

Chicken avg 154.24
Pork Ribs avg 162.51
0 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Lb Town KC BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

3.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.3 years, then back at Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (2022-10-28).

last seen 2019-07-19
back 2022-10-28

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

ACHTERHOEK BROILERS

#4580 of the rated field

1471 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1507 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2018-09-22

⚔ Head-to-head

BROKEBACK BBQ

#4600 of the rated field

1470 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1470

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before CHEECH & TONGS UP IN SMOKE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Thank You for Smoking

#4591 of the rated field

1470 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1470

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2015-09-05

⚔ Head-to-head

You Don't Win Friends with Salad

#4576 of the rated field

1471 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

No shared contest yet.

Level with CHEECH & TONGS UP IN SMOKE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2025-10-17

⚔ Head-to-head

BAR BQ POSSE

#4601 of the rated field

1470 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1470

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-06-21

⚔ Head-to-head

FIREWEED BARBECUE

#4578 of the rated field

1471 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-09-01

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Sons of a Brisket	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ROADKILL BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
The Boys in Que	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	0	161.6572	146.1940	154.24	top 87%
Pork Ribs	7	1	170.8456	151.9544	162.51	top 58%
Pork	7	0	168.5600	147.9428	157.27	top 76%
Brisket	7	0	165.7260	145.7372	155.90	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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 74%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 78%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2	46	0	top 83%	2017-03-31

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.6 yrs 2016-04-01 → 2022-10-28

Busiest season 2018 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 7 of 7 contests

Contests visited 6 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 162.51 · weakest Chicken (154.24)

Walk rate 14% a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 7 contests

Master average 629.91 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 258 83–293 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 118 7 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1598 average field rating faced — tougher than 76% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3.3 yrs 2019-07-19 → 2022-10-28

Power rating 1471 peak 1471 · #4585 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
Apr 1 First tracked contest Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief
Apr 1 Peak power rating (1492) Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief
2019
Jul 19 First call Smokin on the Summit
Jul 19 Career-best overall score646.1716 Smokin on the Summit
Jul 19 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8456 Smokin on the Summit
2022
Oct 28 Most recent contest Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.4	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	2018-10-05
+0.9	Smokin on the Summit	2019-07-19

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.5	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship	2022-10-28
-7.9	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief	2016-04-01
-6.6	*Smokin On Big Creek	2018-03-23
-5.5	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2017-03-31
-4.2	BBQ and Fly In on the River	2017-08-18

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0%	top 95%	87%	87%
2019	1	100%	top 63%	89.7%	89.7%
2018	2	0%	top 69%	88.9%	87.6%
2017	2	0%	top 78%	87.1%	87.1%
2016	1	0%	top 88%	86.3%	86.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-10-28	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	38 / 40 (626.1372)	39 (157.1200)	38 (157.6572)	40 (150.2400)	37 (161.1200)
2019-07-19	Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO	22 / 35 (646.1716)	24 (161.6572)	10 (170.8456)	32 (147.9428)	17 (165.7260)
2018-10-05	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	30 / 56 (639.7940)	55 (146.1940)	26 (166.2400)	21 (168.5600)	32 (158.8000)
2018-03-23	*Smokin On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	33 / 39 (622.0568)	33 (150.8000)	35 (151.9544)	29 (159.9312)	26 (159.3712)
2017-08-18	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	51 / 65 (626.8684)	61 (151.4056)	49 (158.8916)	37 (163.9884)	52 (152.5828)
2017-03-31	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO	46 / 59 (627.2684)	46 (158.2628)	15 (169.1316)	53 (151.9428)	48 (147.9312)
2016-04-01	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	63 / 72 (621.0972)	64 (154.2628)	35 (162.8344)	59 (158.2628)	70 (145.7372)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1849 (75 pts)	#2013 (65 pts)	#1489 (135 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#1745 (100 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#1923 (80 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)