They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Smokin Hot Babe Bbq
Smokin Hot Babe Bbq is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 7th of 42 at the Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival (2020). They are ranked #2363 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “..Smokin' Hot Babe BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1525
peak 1526 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jul 5, 2019
latest Apr 17, 2021 · 1.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.87 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 670.71 (-0.84)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.74
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.41 · weakest Chicken (163.49)
Road miles
1,933
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 422 mi
Schedule strength
83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1609)
Purse competed for
$52K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.71 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #794 (166 pts) | #1075 (111 pts) | #791 (201 pts) | #762 (186 pts) | #849 (161 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #276 (410 pts) | #389 (305 pts) | #202 (595 pts) | #279 (445 pts) | #251 (475 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1684 (106 pts) | #1759 (106 pts) | #1758 (106 pts) | #1781 (101 pts) | #1317 (176 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin Hot Babe Bbq, each with one reason worth a look.
91 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,375 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1531
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,353 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1525
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before Smokin Hot Babe Bbq's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1525
Level with Smokin Hot Babe Bbq on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,374 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1526
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before Smokin Hot Babe Bbq's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,356 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1525
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 6 years before Smokin Hot Babe Bbq's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,370 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1524
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORKCHOP & BUBBAS | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| B' Mackin BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| 7 SINS BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM WOODSHED | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| MUDVILLE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BULL MARKET BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 150.2512 | 163.49 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.1544 | 162.2516 | 168.65 | top 40% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 170.8228 | 171.41 | top 28% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 163.3828 | 168.95 | top 43% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 47% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2020
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
6 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
151
finished ahead 137 times, behind 139
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Oct 13, 2017 → Jul 5, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- Peak power rating (1526) The Golden State Battle III - Day 1
- Most recent contest The Golden State Battle III - Day 2
20202 milestones
- First overall top-10 Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival
- Career-best overall score685.7028 Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival
20194 milestones
- First call Smoke & Hops
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.9888 Smoke & Hops
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Arizona National BBQ Stampede
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1544 Arizona National BBQ Stampede
20171 milestone
- First tracked contest OC BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.2 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival | Aug 14, 2020 |
| +7.3 | The Golden State Battle II | Jan 24, 2020 |
| +3.5 | Smoke & Hops | Jul 5, 2019 |
| +3.4 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede | Dec 27, 2019 |
| +1.5 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 | Apr 16, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.1 | The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial | Feb 21, 2020 |
| -1.2 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 | Apr 17, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 60% | 94% | 92.8% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 42% | 95.2% | 93.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 54% | 93.9% | 93.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2021 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 🏅 Hollister, CA | 17 / 26 (676.4800) | 25 (162.8344) | 9 (172.5600) | — | 17 (168.5256) |
| Apr 16, 2021 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 🏅 Hollister, CA | 22 / 41 (659.8968) | 25 (161.1200) | 24 (164.5600) | — | 23 (166.8112) |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT | 7 / 42 (685.7028) | 30 (165.7028) | 7 (173.1428) | 17 (170.8572) | 2 (176) |
| Feb 21, 2020 | The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial 🏅 Coachella, CA | 41 / 50 (648.4456) | 50 (150.2512) | 35 (162.2516) | 6 (172.5600) | 28 (163.3828) |
| Jan 24, 2020 | The Golden State Battle II 🏅 Hollister, CA | 13 / 46 (678.8116) | 12 (172.5944) | 20 (165.7260) | 15 (170.8228) | 18 (169.6684) |
| Dec 27, 2019 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede 🏅 Phoenix, AZ | 24 / 44 (669.6112) | 35 (163.9656) | 1 (177.1544) | — | 26 (163.9656) |
| Jul 5, 2019 | Smoke & Hops 🏅 Harmony, CA | 14 / 26 (675.9888) | 14 (167.9884) | 14 (165.1544) | — | 5 (174.2744) |
| Oct 13, 2017 | OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA | — | — | — | — | — |