Smoking Section

Smoking Section is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 4th of 21 at the De Vliegende Hollander BBQ (2021). They are ranked #3333 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,333

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1497

peak 1497 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 30, 2019

latest Sep 25, 2021 · 2.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#328

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

33% of 9 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

674.3088 / 720

Master · Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.22 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 621.89 (+32.32)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Pork Ribs · Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2

Consistency

±40.09

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.07 · weakest Brisket (150.77)

Road miles

319

across 9 mapped stops

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Master avg

621.89 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+30 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 30 points across 3 contests since Aug 13, 2021 — from 1467 up to 1497.

3 contests since Aug 13, 2021
now 1497

High-water mark

674.3088 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.3088 at Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2 — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 14, 2021

Their season

2021 their best year

2021 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 18%.

3 contests
3 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 18%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

IQ - NETHERLANDS ahead in 100% of their meetings

IQ - NETHERLANDS has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.30 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 56%.

Brisket avg 150.77
Chicken avg 162.07
3 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Osdorp Grillers (NL) in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1 (Aug 13, 2021).

last seen Nov 30, 2019
back Aug 13, 2021

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Chicken nemesis

6 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 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	#328 (591 pts)	#334 (616 pts)	#304 (691 pts)	#604 (276 pts)	#417 (481 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#1093 (56 pts)	#643 (141 pts)	#840 (86 pts)	#1106 (56 pts)	#1095 (56 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#796 (370 pts)	#649 (525 pts)	#812 (395 pts)	#885 (345 pts)	#859 (360 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smoking Section, each with one reason worth a look.

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

92 BB Crew

#3,339 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1497

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jan 22, 2026

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RUBBIN RACKS & SMOKIN BUTTS

#3,337 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1506

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before Smoking Section's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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PECULIAR SMOKE

#3,323 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 1, 2016

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PIG PAK

#3,324 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1525

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Smoking Section's first contest.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2014

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We Be Porken

#3,330 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2014

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MACK DADDYS BBQ

#3,336 of the rated field

1497 power rating

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

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 16, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
PARKSTAD SMOKERS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY THE BOAR	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
RFS Barbecue Team	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	5	1	1	174.8800	147.3828	162.07	top 53%
Pork Ribs	9	3	1	2	177.1544	138.8688	157.84	top 60%
Pork	9	0	0	0	161.7256	135.9656	151.21	top 86%
Brisket	9	3	0	0	169.6800	137.1432	150.77	top 69%

“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)	1	top 21%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 60%
Large (40+)	2	top 99%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2	2	4	0	top 54%	Aug 14, 2021
Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1	2	4	0	top 59%	Aug 13, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 6 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Contests visited 7 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 79 finished ahead 79 times, behind 188

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Nov 30, 2019 → Aug 13, 2021

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

20217 milestones

Aug 13 First category win (Chicken) Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1
Aug 13 First overall top-10 Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1
Aug 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2516 Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1
Aug 14 Career-best overall score674.3088 Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2
Aug 14 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1544 Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2
Sep 25 Peak power rating (1497) De Vliegende Hollander BBQ
Sep 25 Most recent contest De Vliegende Hollander BBQ

20192 milestones

Mar 30 First tracked contest Spring Break BBQ Contest
Sep 21 First call Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.8	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1	Aug 13, 2021
+16.4	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2	Aug 14, 2021
+14	De Vliegende Hollander BBQ	Sep 25, 2021
+3	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland	Sep 21, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.2	Spring Break BBQ Contest	Mar 30, 2019
-12	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI	May 11, 2019
-11	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1	Apr 19, 2019
-10.2	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2	Apr 20, 2019
-5.7	Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition	Nov 30, 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)
2021	3	0	3	2	100%	top 18%	93.7%	93.1%
2019	6	0	0	0	33%	top 88%	89%	83%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 25, 2021	De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Terneuzen	4 / 21 (670.7772)	5 (170.8572)	3 (174.2972)	14 (160.5256)	7 (165.0972)
Aug 14, 2021	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2 Meerbeke	4 / 26 (674.3088)	5 (170.2744)	1 (177.1544)	16 (161.7256)	9 (165.1544)
Aug 13, 2021	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1 Meerbeke	4 / 19 (666.2516)	1 (174.8800)	4 (172.0116)	18 (149.6800)	4 (169.6800)
Nov 30, 2019	Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition Helshoven	26 / 31 (619.3028)	9 (167.4056)	19 (152.5600)	29 (151.3828)	28 (147.9544)
Sep 21, 2019	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas	20 / 36 (640.4456)	8 (172)	26 (157.1200)	29 (155.3828)	22 (155.9428)
May 11, 2019	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark, Hasselt	48 / 49 (566.2056)	41 (153.6684)	46 (138.8688)	49 (135.9656)	45 (137.7028)
Apr 20, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 Ninove	27 / 29 (597.0632)	28 (151.3828)	20 (158.8804)	28 (146.2284)	28 (140.5716)
Apr 19, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 Ninove	24 / 25 (582.2056)	24 (150.8000)	25 (146.3088)	24 (147.4284)	24 (137.6684)
Mar 30, 2019	Spring Break BBQ Contest Lommel	40 / 40 (580.4916)	39 (147.3828)	40 (143.3828)	34 (152.5828)	38 (137.1432)

Smoking Section

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 (8 found in their record)

On the rise

High-water mark

Their season

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)