Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.
- Chicken ×1
Smoking O's
Smoking O's is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 16 at the D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival (2019). They are ranked #2508 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1520
peak 1522 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
Oct 10, 2014
latest Aug 24, 2019 · 4.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
42% of 12 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
662.42 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 653.48 (+8.94)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±38.02
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.74 · weakest Chicken (152.60)
Road miles
1,449
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 218 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$67K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
653.48 / 720
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #579 (570 pts) | #665 (515 pts) | #577 (600 pts) | #484 (710 pts) | #568 (595 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smoking O's, each with one reason worth a look.
74 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,499 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1528
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,515 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1541
Level with Smoking O's on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,520 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1551
They've been 1551 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#2,509 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1534
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#2,518 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1543
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,521 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1525
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BLUE BLOODS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOTYQUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| CAJUN BLAZE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHSIDE BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| RED EYED SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| South Pork | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 20 | 152.60 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 159.9772 | 167.21 | top 46% |
| Pork | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 177.1544 | 160.5256 | 167.74 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 159.9428 | 165.93 | top 48% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 40% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
5 contests
Contests a season
2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
9 of 12 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
12
a different one every time
Opponents faced
314
finished ahead 183 times, behind 251
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Oct 7, 2016 → Oct 20, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- Peak power rating (1522) D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival
- 10th tracked contest Poosa-Q
- Most recent contest Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2)
20181 milestone
- Career-best overall score679.8856 Jack Town Throw Down
20171 milestone
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Downtown BBQ Showdown
20145 milestones
- First tracked contest The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival
- First call The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival
- First category win (Pork Ribs) The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival
- First overall top-10 The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.7316 The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.3 | Jack Town Throw Down | Mar 2, 2018 |
| +11.5 | Downtown BBQ Showdown | Oct 20, 2017 |
| +8.5 | D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival | Feb 22, 2019 |
| +5.3 | The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival | Oct 10, 2014 |
| +1 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) | Aug 24, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown | Oct 7, 2016 |
| -2.6 | Poosa-Q | Jun 14, 2019 |
| -1.8 | World Barbecue Championship | Nov 8, 2017 |
| -1 | 'Que at the View | Apr 8, 2016 |
| -0.8 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | May 24, 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 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80% | top 49% | 93.7% | 92% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 50% | 93.8% | 92.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 81% | 91.5% | 82.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 44% | 93.7% | 93.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2019 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) 🏅 Brandon, MS | 16 / 28 (661.0516) | 15 (165.7256) | 18 (162.2516) | 18 (163.9428) | 14 (169.1316) |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Hometown BBQ Bash 🏅 Hoover, AL | 9 / 15 (661.6000) | 8 (166.8228) | 7 (171.9772) | 12 (160.5256) | 10 (162.2744) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 27 / 48 (674.8000) | 43 (161.1084) | 31 (167.4172) | 3 (177.1544) | 26 (169.1200) |
| May 24, 2019 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 11 / 26 (655.3140) | 21 (153.6684) | 17 (160.5028) | 6 (172.5600) | 8 (168.5828) |
| Feb 22, 2019 | D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival 🏅 Diberville, MS | 5 / 16 (659.3256) | 7 (165.1200) | 3 (166.8228) | 10 (162.2628) | 5 (165.1200) |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Jack Town Throw Down Ridgeland, MS | 6 / 31 (679.8856) | 12 (170.8344) | 9 (169.1200) | 5 (172.5600) | 13 (167.3712) |
| Nov 8, 2017 | World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL | 68 / 93 (659.8628) | 46 (169.1200) | 41 (168.5372) | 72 (162.2628) | 76 (159.9428) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS | 5 / 19 (675.3600) | 1 (180) | 8 (165.1200) | 10 (167.4172) | 11 (162.8228) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown Hattiesburg, MS | 26 / 26 (530.8916) | 26 (20) | 5 (170.2744) | 1 (174.2972) | 7 (166.3200) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | 'Que at the View Gulfport, MS | 27 / 43 (658.7544) | 33 (162.2628) | 31 (165.6800) | 15 (168.5716) | 29 (162.2400) |
| May 29, 2015 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 18 / 31 (650.1712) | 30 (151.3940) | 23 (159.9772) | 8 (167.3828) | 8 (171.4172) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | The Shed BBQ & Blues Festival Ocean Springs, MS | 7 / 16 (674.7316) | 11 (165.0972) | 1 (178.8572) | 10 (163.9544) | 6 (166.8228) |