BI STATE SMOKERS

BI STATE SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 19th of 37 at the Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2020). They are ranked #6380 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,380

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1395

peak 1395 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 19, 2018

latest Mar 25, 2023 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#486

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 23 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

663.3372 / 720

Master · Smoke in the Grove

Perfect 180s

Current form

642.49 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 638.29 (+4.21)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4288

Brisket · BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)

Consistency

±21.73

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.31 · weakest Brisket (155.75)

Road miles

1,843

across 23 mapped stops · furthest 212 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)

Purse competed for

$162K

listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 18 state-championship entries

Master avg

638.29 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

663.3372 career-best overall

92.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.3372 at Smoke in the Grove — 92.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 30, 2021

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ has finished one call ahead of BI STATE SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2020 their best year

2020 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 64%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 64%

A tough matchup

17–0 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 100% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 17 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.56 points below their pork, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 21%.

Brisket avg 155.75
Pork avg 162.31
2 calls in 19 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Pappy's Q in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

13 of 15 shared pork entries lost

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead 87% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has out-cooked them in 13 of 15 shared pork entries.

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Going the wrong way

-39 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 39 points across 6 contests since Mar 25, 2022 — from 1434 down to 1395.

6 contests since Mar 25, 2022
now 1395

A July team

Top 72% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 72% across 4 contests, versus top 80% the rest of the year.

4 July contests
top 80% the rest of the year

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
2023 ↗	Master	#938 (120 pts)	#1011 (120 pts)	#1118 (120 pts)	#903 (145 pts)	#989 (120 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#706 (240 pts)	#748 (240 pts)	#779 (240 pts)	#702 (260 pts)	#727 (240 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#534 (318 pts)	#511 (368 pts)	#530 (373 pts)	#349 (588 pts)	#432 (458 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#486 (210 pts)	#565 (180 pts)	#479 (240 pts)	#521 (205 pts)	#347 (355 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#995 (263 pts)	#921 (318 pts)	#946 (318 pts)	#687 (488 pts)	#1137 (233 pts)

Overall rank by season

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TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER

#6,382 of the rated field

1395 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1395

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jul 15, 2023

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JAM'N HAMS

#6,378 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1396

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before BI STATE SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 21 contests

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Northwest Smokehouse

#6,379 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1396

Fewer contests behind them than BI STATE SMOKERS has cooked, 12 to 23, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 25, 2024

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ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE

#6,381 of the rated field

1395 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1395

44 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Sep 6, 2024

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STEVE'S PIG PIKINS BBQ

#6,368 of the rated field

1396 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1396

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before BI STATE SMOKERS's first contest.

rated over 19 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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BBQ Blokes

#6,371 of the rated field

1396 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1396

Level with BI STATE SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Zoni-Q	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
smokey anderson bbq	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
RGDBBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	0	0	170.2972	151.3600	162.25	top 75%
Pork Ribs	19	1	0	169.1316	143.3372	157.98	top 76%
Pork	19	4	1	174.8688	138.1828	162.31	top 59%
Brisket	19	2	0	175.4288	128.4916	155.75	top 74%

“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)	5	0	top 74%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 82%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	7	top 87%
PA	5	top 72%
DE	3	top 86%
NJ	2	top 67%
NC	1	top 71%
MD	1	top 92%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	4	33	top 90%	Mar 25, 2023
Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)	4	25	top 72%	Jul 30, 2022
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2	43	top 90%	Mar 26, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 5 contests

Contests a season 2.9 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 9 of 23 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 12 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 367 finished ahead 182 times, behind 994

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

20231 milestone

Mar 25 Most recent contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)

20212 milestones

Mar 27 Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4288 BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)
Jul 30 Career-best overall score663.3372 Smoke in the Grove

20202 milestones

Jul 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6000 Smoke in the Grove
Oct 17 10th tracked contest Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20191 milestone

Aug 16 First call Smokin on the Dock of the Bay

20181 milestone

Oct 19 Peak power rating (1489) Boo-B-Que

20161 milestone

Oct 21 First tracked contest Boo-B-Que

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.6	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Oct 16, 2020
+1.7	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 30, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	Boo-B-Que	Oct 19, 2018
-10	Smokin on the Dock of the Bay	Aug 16, 2019
-9.8	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition	Jun 7, 2019
-9.6	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1)	Jul 29, 2022
-9.5	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)	Mar 26, 2021

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	3	0%	top 92%	91.6%	90.8%
2022	5	0%	top 92%	92.1%	89.2%
2021	4	75%	top 74%	92.1%	89.2%
2020	4	25%	top 64%	92%	90.7%
2019	4	75%	top 80%	88.2%	86.4%
2018	1	0%	top 96%	80.9%	80.9%
2017	1	0%	—	—	—
2016	1	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 25, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	46 / 46 (647.9092)	32 (170.2972)	43 (161.0972)	42 (159.4060)	46 (157.1088)
Mar 24, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	44 / 53 (659.2916)	28 (169.7144)	50 (161.0856)	20 (171.4172)	48 (157.0744)
Mar 24, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 30, 2022	Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	39 / 42 (651.2684)	37 (165.1200)	40 (159.9428)	33 (163.3828)	34 (162.8228)
Jul 29, 2022	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	52 / 54 (614.7204)	49 (157.1200)	50 (153.6800)	53 (144.5372)	40 (159.3832)
Mar 26, 2022	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	49 / 50 (639.2804)	45 (162.2516)	48 (158.8000)	32 (169.1200)	50 (149.1088)
Mar 25, 2022	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	43 / 53 (663.2800)	37 (167.3828)	50 (157.0744)	21 (172)	36 (166.8228)
Mar 25, 2022	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 30, 2021	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	25 / 54 (663.3372)	47 (158.2284)	22 (167.4056)	3 (174.8688)	24 (162.8344)
May 14, 2021	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	34 / 46 (624.3888)	18 (163.9772)	44 (143.3716)	8 (166.8228)	38 (150.2172)
Mar 27, 2021	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	33 / 40 (657.0064)	35 (163.3828)	18 (169.1316)	40 (149.0632)	4 (175.4288)
Mar 26, 2021	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	43 / 46 (624.9148)	40 (158.2516)	45 (143.3372)	29 (167.3944)	42 (155.9316)
Nov 6, 2020	Currituck Bulls & BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC	20 / 28 (657.6572)	17 (169.1200)	19 (162.2628)	20 (164.5600)	23 (161.7144)
Oct 17, 2020	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	33 / 40 (633.5200)	33 (162.2628)	31 (155.9660)	36 (151.9084)	20 (163.3828)
Oct 16, 2020	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	19 / 37 (662.1488)	28 (165.0856)	13 (166.8344)	20 (166.2744)	16 (163.9544)
Jul 24, 2020	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	30 / 59 (657.6000)	50 (157.0972)	40 (159.9772)	29 (166.2400)	7 (174.2856)
Oct 18, 2019	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	46 / 63 (622.6860)	42 (157.6688)	54 (151.3944)	7 (171.9656)	56 (141.6572)
Oct 4, 2019	Que & Cruz 🏅 Louisa, VA	19 / 28 (634.7548)	15 (166.8572)	23 (155.9544)	7 (168.5372)	27 (143.4060)
Aug 16, 2019	Smokin on the Dock of the Bay 🏅 Chrisfield, MD	23 / 25 (618.0916)	16 (163.9428)	9 (166.2744)	15 (159.3828)	23 (128.4916)
Jun 7, 2019	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE	32 / 36 (612.9032)	34 (153.6800)	25 (155.3716)	24 (158.8000)	35 (145.0516)
Oct 19, 2018	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	70 / 73 (582.6744)	64 (151.3600)	53 (152.6172)	70 (138.1828)	69 (140.5144)
Oct 20, 2017	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 21, 2016	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	—	—	—	—	—

BI STATE SMOKERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Going the wrong way

A July team

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)