Smoke This Drink That BBQ

Smoke This Drink That BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 54 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the BBQ & Fly-In on the River (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 10 times. They are ranked #267 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#267

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1733

peak 1733 · rated over 45 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 3, 2022

latest Apr 10, 2026 · 3.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#73

Backyard 2024 · every season

Grand champs

10 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time

Category wins

27 podiums

Overall top-10s

52% of 54 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 29%

overall standings

Best overall

710.8572 / 720

Master · BBQ & Fly-In on the River

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

692.86 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 682.99 (+9.87)

Walk rate

74%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest

Consistency

±17.69

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 172.93 · weakest Brisket (167.01)

Road miles

3,647

across 54 mapped stops · furthest 465 mi

Schedule strength

79%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1603)

Purse competed for

$523K

listed at 43 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

3 🏅

won from 39 state-championship entries

Master avg

682.99 / 720

30 Master contests · 1 GC

Backyard avg

345.91 / 360

13 Backyard contests · 3 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

513.47 / 540

3 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (22 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

Tie level with the champion

Finished level on points with the champion at American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off (Mar 22, 2024) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.

Among the elite

#267 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 4% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1733 puts them #267 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 4% of the field.

rating 1733
peak 1733
45 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Pork Ribs ×2
Chicken ×1

Against the odds

20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at BBQ & Fly-In on the River (Aug 15, 2025) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 20-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SLAPS BBQ.

On the rise

+63 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 63 points across 12 contests since Apr 11, 2025 — from 1670 up to 1733.

12 contests since Apr 11, 2025
now 1733

Giant slayer

62 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 62-team field at BBQ & Fly-In on the River.

Aug 15, 2025

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 14%

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They almost always walk

74% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 40 of 54 contests

A top-10 category call in 74% of their 54 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

710.8572 career-best overall

98.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 710.8572 at BBQ & Fly-In on the River — 98.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 15, 2025

State champions

3 state championships won

They've taken 3 state championships from 39 entries at contests carrying the title.

39 state-championship entries

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

HESSHOGS has finished one call ahead of Smoke This Drink That BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 3 Grand Championships

2023 was the year it came together: 20 contests, 3 Grand Championships and 5 category wins, at an average finish in the top 18%.

20 contests
12 overall top-10s
5 category wins
average top 18%

A tough matchup

17–6 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 74% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 23 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.91 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 29% of the time against 58%.

Brisket avg 167.01
Chicken avg 172.93
9 calls in 31 entries

A strong matchup

18–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Split Borders BBQ in 18 of their 18 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

16 of 23 shared chicken entries lost

Damn Fine Beef & Swine ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Damn Fine Beef & Swine has out-cooked them in 16 of 23 shared chicken entries.

Always the bridesmaid

10 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 10 times against 4 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

4 Grand Championships
54 contests

A big fish in small ponds

Top 20% average finish in small fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 20% finish in small fields against top 35% in large ones.

Small (<20 teams): top 20% (6)
Large (40+): top 35% (23)

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 15% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 15% across 9 contests, versus top 29% the rest of the year.

9 July contests
top 29% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,647 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,647 miles across 54 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 465 miles to 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN.

54 mapped stops
furthest 465 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off every year from 2022 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 1st

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
2026 ↗	Master	#538 (291 pts)	#588 (286 pts)	#741 (211 pts)	#773 (146 pts)	#461 (406 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#91 (1,652 pts)	#74 (1,727 pts)	#101 (1,677 pts)	#166 (1,237 pts)	#153 (1,265 pts)
2024 ↗	Backyard	#73 (751 pts)	#89 (681 pts)	#95 (626 pts)	—	—
2024 ↗	Master	#177 (1,117 pts)	#179 (1,107 pts)	#114 (1,432 pts)	#234 (932 pts)	#257 (862 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smoke This Drink That BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

Smokey Bey's Barbecue

#266 of the rated field

1733 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 68%
Peak: 1743

15–4 in 19 shared contests (79% to Smoke This Drink That BBQ)

These two have cooked 19 of the same contests — Smoke This Drink That BBQ ahead 15–4 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Wrecking Crew BBQ

#270 of the rated field

1732 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 79%
Peak: 1734

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Smoke This Drink That BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 40 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Brinkerhoff BBQ

#269 of the rated field

1732 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1740

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smoke This Drink That BBQ)

Careers of much the same size, 60 contests to 54, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 56 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ

#271 of the rated field

1731 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 79
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1731

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smoke This Drink That BBQ)

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 79 contests, alongside a 42% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 75 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

WOOD HOOK BBQ

#265 of the rated field

1733 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 157
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1752

7–7 in 14 shared contests (50% to Smoke This Drink That BBQ)

They were already cooking in 2016, 6 years before Smoke This Drink That BBQ's first contest.

rated over 141 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Killer B's BBQ

#268 of the rated field

1732 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 119
GCs: 21
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1838

Level with Smoke This Drink That BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 115 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MAN MEAT BBQ	32	17	15	53%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	30	15	14	50%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	25	11	14	44%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	25	8	16	32%	⚔ compare
Aww Shucks BBQ	23	18	5	78%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	23	15	8	65%	⚔ compare
Damn Fine Beef & Swine	23	13	10	57%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	23	6	17	26%	⚔ compare
Can Country Outlaw BBQ	22	10	11	45%	⚔ compare
Bushwood BBQ	21	15	6	71%	⚔ compare
Smokey Bey's Barbecue	19	15	4	79%	⚔ compare
Ambition Que	19	13	6	68%	⚔ compare
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	19	12	7	63%	⚔ compare
Squealin N Dealin BBQ	19	9	9	47%	⚔ compare
Split Borders BBQ	18	18	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	48	28	3	10	180 🔥	154.2396	172.93	top 30%
Pork Ribs	49	30	5	15	180 🔥	152.5140	172.27	top 29%
Pork	34	11	1	1	178.8572	159.3944	170.08	top 46%
Brisket	31	9	0	1	177.7028	145.6684	167.01	top 51%

“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)	6	1	top 20%
Medium (20–39)	19	1	top 24%
Large (40+)	23	2	top 35%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	29	4	top 29%
KS	16	0	top 31%
TN	2	0	top 28%
IA	1	0	top 5%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2)	6	1	1	top 41%	Nov 1, 2025
Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off	5	1	1	top 17%	Jul 11, 2025
Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)	3	7	0	top 35%	Apr 10, 2026
BBQ & Fly-In on the River	2	1	1	top 27%	Aug 15, 2025
Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2)	2	1	1	top 14%	Jul 15, 2023
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	40	0	top 16%	Nov 5, 2025
Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2)	2	10	0	top 53%	Mar 29, 2025
American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest	2	3	0	top 13%	Mar 22, 2024
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	224	0	top 66%	Sep 27, 2023
Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)	2	2	0	top 9%	Jul 22, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 20 contests · 3 GCs

Contests a season 10.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 33 of 54 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 30 10 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 49 entries · 5 wins · 30 calls

First title Jul 7, 2023 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2)

Opponents faced 1,410 finished ahead 2,513 times, behind 1,424

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

20262 milestones

Apr 10 Peak power rating (1733) Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)
Apr 10 Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)

20253 milestones

Aug 15 Biggest field won (62 teams) BBQ & Fly-In on the River
Aug 15 Career-best overall score710.8572 BBQ & Fly-In on the River
Oct 31 50th tracked contest Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1)

20238 milestones

Jun 23 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jul 7 First category win (Pork Ribs) Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2)
Jul 7 First overall podium Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2)
Jul 7 First Reserve Championship Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off
Jul 7 First Grand Championship Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2)
Jul 14 First state championship Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1)
Jul 14 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1)
Oct 28 25th tracked contest Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)

20224 milestones

Jun 3 First tracked contest Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition
Jul 16 First call 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
Jul 16 First overall top-10 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
Sep 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.5888 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.3	Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1)	Jul 14, 2023
+17.4	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off	Jul 7, 2023
+16.8	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2)	Jul 7, 2023
+16.2	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)	Jul 21, 2023
+15.2	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)	Oct 28, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.7	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)	Oct 26, 2024
-11.8	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)	Oct 25, 2024
-11	Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1)	Mar 28, 2025
-7.9	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	Sep 29, 2022
-7.1	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 5, 2024

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2026	2	0	1	0	100%	top 21%	97.1%	96.3%
2025	12	1	6	1	83%	top 28%	98.7%	96.3%
2024	15	0	8	3	67%	top 33%	100%	95.9%
2023	20	3	12	5	85%	top 18%	99.2%	95.6%
2022	5	0	1	0	20%	top 66%	90.2%	88.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 10, 2026	Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS	7 / 101 (699.3944)	8 (178.2972)	51 (171.9772)	51 (171.4172)	6 (177.7028)
Apr 3, 2026	Smokin in the Valley 🏅 Linn Valley, KS	11 / 31 (686.7544)	10 (174.2628)	8 (170.8344)	19 (166.2516)	3 (175.4056)
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	40 / 401 (695.9888)	13 (178.8572)	67 (174.8688)	269 (166.2628)	44 (176)
Nov 1, 2025	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	17 / 50 (691.3948)	18 (176.0116)	12 (175.4172)	22 (173.1316)	35 (166.8344)
Oct 31, 2025	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	24 / 53 (690.7656)	11 (176.5600)	3 (178.8572)	36 (169.6684)	46 (165.6800)
Oct 17, 2025	Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	11 / 23 (689.0400)	5 (176.5600)	8 (170.8344)	10 (173.1200)	15 (168.5256)
Sep 19, 2025	37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	10 / 30 (684.4224)	8 (173.1200)	10 (170.8228)	12 (171.9656)	15 (168.5140)
Aug 22, 2025	East Central State BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Paola, KS	2 / 27 (698.7884)	12 (171.9656)	2 (177.1428)	4 (174.2744)	6 (175.4056)
Aug 15, 2025	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	1 / 62 (710.8572)	1 (179.4400)	5 (177.1544)	5 (178.8572)	12 (175.4056)
Jul 11, 2025	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	3 / 36 (698.8116)	5 (177.7144)	11 (174.8572)	13 (171.9656)	5 (174.2744)
Jun 13, 2025	11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	2 / 30 (701.0740)	3 (177.7028)	6 (174.2628)	6 (174.2628)	4 (174.8456)
Apr 11, 2025	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	31 / 92 (687.3372)	63 (167.3828)	71 (166.8344)	11 (177.7028)	10 (175.4172)
Mar 29, 2025	Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO	10 / 25 (691.9084)	4 (177.7028)	19 (169.1200)	13 (170.8228)	4 (174.2628)
Mar 28, 2025	Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO	18 / 27 (683.3484)	9 (177.7028)	3 (178.2972)	21 (169.6800)	27 (157.6684)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	99 / 444 (687.3712)	62 (176.5600)	71 (174.8800)	186 (170.2628)	262 (165.6684)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 26, 2024	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	46 / 56 (671.3372)	49 (165.1200)	5 (175.4172)	49 (166.2628)	45 (164.5372)
Oct 25, 2024	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	39 / 53 (676.4340)	32 (170.8456)	42 (166.2400)	10 (175.4172)	46 (163.9312)
Sep 13, 2024	Buds Blues and BBQ 🏅 Columbia, MO	5 / 16 (680.5604)	8 (170.2628)	1 (177.7028)	12 (165.7604)	6 (166.8344)
Aug 16, 2024	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	34 / 65 (676.4800)	30 (171.4056)	4 (176.5716)	46 (165.6800)	45 (162.8228)
Aug 9, 2024	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	4 / 46 (694.8112)	4 (177.1428)	16 (171.9656)	8 (174.2972)	15 (171.4056)
Jul 12, 2024	2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	10 / 28 (683.9088)	1 (179.4400)	7 (174.2628)	20 (165.0972)	14 (165.1088)
Jun 28, 2024	Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	2 / 28 (701.1088)	11 (173.1316)	2 (177.7144)	7 (176.5600)	10 (173.7028)
May 25, 2024	6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN	2 / 47 (356.5716)	3 (177.7144)	2 (178.8572)	—	—
May 24, 2024	6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN	62 / 118 (682.7544)	67 (171.9772)	31 (173.1316)	103 (164.5256)	43 (173.1200)
Apr 5, 2024	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	61 / 97 (677.0056)	65 (167.3828)	22 (174.2744)	64 (166.8228)	56 (168.5256)
Mar 29, 2024	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	2 / 42 (350.8228)	7 (174.2628)	3 (176.5600)	—	—
Mar 22, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO	3 / 31 (350.8572)	1 (180)	10 (170.8572)	—	—
Mar 22, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO	2 / 10 (180)	—	—	—	—
Oct 28, 2023	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	1 / 40 (352.5600)	7 (173.7028)	2 (178.8572)	—	—
Oct 28, 2023	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Oak Grove, MO	—	5 (176.5600)	—	—	—
Oct 28, 2023	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oak Grove, MO	—	—	26 (162.8000)	—	—
Oct 27, 2023	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	4 / 47 (349.6800)	5 (177.7028)	5 (171.9772)	—	—
Oct 13, 2023	Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Stover, MO	2 / 16 (501.0852)	13 (154.2396)	1 (178.3200)	4 (168.5256)	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	224 / 487 (674.8000)	7 (179.4400)	166 (171.4172)	165 (170.8456)	436 (153.0972)
Sep 8, 2023	Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Belton, MO	3 / 11 (347.3828)	6 (167.3828)	1 (180)	—	—
Aug 25, 2023	East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship (BACKYARD) - Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	2 / 9 (340.5028)	3 (168.5256)	2 (171.9772)	—	—
Jul 22, 2023	Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO	3 / 28 (521.6688)	13 (171.9772)	11 (170.8344)	1 (178.8572)	—
Jul 22, 2023	Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Osceola, MO	—	—	24 (154.2628)	—	—
Jul 21, 2023	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	2 / 31 (517.6572)	2 (177.7028)	1 (178.8572)	12 (161.0972)	—
Jul 15, 2023	Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) 🏅 Butler, MO	5 / 21 (335.9316)	4 (170.8228)	6 (165.1088)	—	—
Jul 14, 2023	Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) 🏅 Butler, MO	1 / 27 (357.1428)	2 (177.1428)	2 (180)	—	—
Jul 7, 2023	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	2 / 30 (349.1428)	2 (177.7372)	8 (171.4056)	—	—
Jul 7, 2023	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2) Cameron, MO	1 / 12 (349.7028)	3 (172)	1 (177.7028)	—	—
Jun 23, 2023	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	27 / 167 (678.2856)	23 (171.4172)	34 (170.8456)	4 (176.5828)	97 (159.4400)
Jun 9, 2023	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Kansas City, MO	14 / 44 (681.0400)	8 (174.2744)	2 (178.8572)	36 (165.6684)	36 (162.2400)
Apr 21, 2023	Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	20 / 51 (680.4456)	26 (166.2284)	10 (174.2628)	9 (175.4172)	31 (164.5372)
Mar 24, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO	6 / 37 (342.2744)	12 (169.1200)	6 (173.1544)	—	—
Mar 24, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	434 / 505 (632.5032)	448 (155.9772)	448 (155.9656)	373 (161.1432)	368 (159.4172)
Sep 9, 2022	6th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	26 / 37 (649.5888)	15 (171.4056)	28 (161.6916)	23 (165.1200)	34 (151.3716)
Jul 16, 2022	2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO	7 / 25 (314.2284)	7 (161.7144)	7 (152.5140)	—	—
Jun 3, 2022	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition 🏅 Kansas City, MO	33 / 41 (632.4456)	22 (166.8228)	27 (160.5600)	32 (159.3944)	36 (145.6684)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (22 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

On the rise

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Always the bridesmaid

A big fish in small ponds

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)