SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT

SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 8th of 30 at the W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest (2019). They are ranked #3269 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,269

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1499

peak 1520 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 19, 2019

latest Sep 14, 2019

Best ToY finish

#411

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

43% of 7 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

673.1772 / 720

Master · W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.26 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 655.27 (-6.02)

Walk rate

86%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.2000

Pork · W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest

Consistency

±13.48

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.05 · weakest Pork (160.01)

Road miles

665

across 7 mapped stops · furthest 218 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Master avg

655.27 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

673.1772 career-best overall

93.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.1772 at W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest — 93.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jan 19, 2019

A tough matchup

5–1 behind in the head-to-head

COOKLOUNGE BBQ ahead in 83% of their meetings

COOKLOUNGE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.0 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.04 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 43%.

Pork avg 160.01
Chicken avg 166.05
2 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WILD HOGS BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

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
2019 ↗	Master	#411 (780 pts)	#375 (855 pts)	#286 (1,030 pts)	#454 (760 pts)	#352 (920 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT, each with one reason worth a look.

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

NYARSPOLGAR BBQ

#3,272 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1531

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 10, 2019

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WILD HOGS BBQ

#3,261 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 110
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1620

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT)

They've been 1620 at their best, 121 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 109 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

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The Eagle BBQ Colorado

#3,280 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1501

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 Sep 20, 2019

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HIGH OCTANE BBQ

#3,255 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1505

They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT's first contest.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 6, 2019

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PICK'N OUR BUTTS

#3,274 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1511

Level with SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 4, 2018

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FARGO BARBECUE

#3,263 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

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 Aug 18, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BROS HOG	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
COOKLOUNGE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LUNA SMOKE - Italy	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
STICKY FINGERS BARBECUE TEAM	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	3	0	0	171.4516	156	166.05	top 50%
Pork Ribs	7	4	0	1	175.4056	160.5716	166.02	top 41%
Pork	6	2	0	1	177.2000	142.8228	160.01	top 68%
Brisket	7	2	1	1	175.4628	153.1428	162.87	top 54%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 81%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 52%
Large (40+)	1	top 34%

More numbers

Most contests held in BZ 1 of 7 contests

Contests visited 7 a different one every time

Opponents faced 94 finished ahead 84 times, behind 83

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

20199 milestones

Jan 19 First tracked contest W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
Jan 19 First call W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
Jan 19 First overall top-10 W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
Jan 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.1772 W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
Jan 19 Career-best overall score673.1772 W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
Jan 19 Career-best single call (Pork)177.2000 W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
Mar 22 First category win (Brisket) Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day1
Mar 23 Peak power rating (1520) Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day2
Sep 14 Most recent contest Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.2	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest	Jan 19, 2019
+7.7	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 20, 2019
+5.1	Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day1	Mar 22, 2019
+4.3	Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day2	Mar 23, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia	May 11, 2019
-9.1	The War of Barbeque	Jun 22, 2019
-7.5	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2)	Sep 14, 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)

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 14, 2019	Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2) Carugate MI	10 / 13 (644.5832)	5 (169.1772)	7 (162.8116)	10 (154.8800)	11 (157.7144)
Jul 20, 2019	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	15 / 44 (651.4976)	22 (162.8916)	28 (160.5716)	—	11 (165.7716)
Jun 22, 2019	The War of Barbeque Jesolo, Venezia	16 / 19 (648.4916)	10 (168)	14 (162.8116)	12 (163.4056)	18 (154.2744)
May 11, 2019	BBQ Friui Venezia Giulia Lignano Sabbiadoro, Udine	21 / 23 (633.6800)	4 (171.4516)	4 (166.2628)	23 (142.8228)	20 (153.1428)
Mar 23, 2019	Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day2 Torreglia	11 / 25 (668.0344)	12 (169.1544)	4 (170.2744)	20 (161.1656)	13 (167.4400)
Mar 22, 2019	Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day1 Torreglia	9 / 20 (667.4512)	20 (156)	3 (175.4056)	15 (160.5828)	1 (175.4628)
Jan 19, 2019	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ	8 / 30 (673.1772)	13 (165.6912)	14 (163.9888)	3 (177.2000)	8 (166.2972)

SMOKIN' HOT BBQ TEAM - IT

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

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)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

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)

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)