Smoke This Drink That BBQ MO
Rating
1720
peak 1720 · rated over 48 contests
Best runs
8
straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Contests
54
in the data
First seen
2022-06-03
latest 2026-04-10
Best ToY finish
#73
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
4
10 reserve
Category wins
9
27 podiums
Overall top-10s
28
of 54 contests
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
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
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Consistency
±17.69
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.93 · weakest Brisket (167.01)
Road miles
3647
mi across 54 mapped stops · furthest 465 mi
Schedule strength
83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)
Purse competed for
$523K
listed at 43 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
3 🏅
GCs in 39 state-championship entries
Master avg
682.99 / 720
30 Master contests · 1 GC
Backyard avg
377.33 / 360
16 Backyard contests · 3 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
HESSHOGS has finished one call ahead of Smoke This Drink That BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 23 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Split Borders BBQ in 18 of their 18 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Finished level on points with the champion at American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off (2024-03-22) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 62-team field at BBQ & Fly-In on the River.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Damn Fine Beef & Swine has out-cooked them in 16 of 23 shared chicken entries.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 15% across 9 contests, versus top 29% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at BBQ & Fly-In on the River (2025-08-15) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 25-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, JANKY LEG BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
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 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2396 | 172.93 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 49 | 30 | 5 | 15 | 180.0000 🔥 | 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 state / province
| 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% |
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% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2025-11-01 |
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off | 5 | 1 | 1 | top 17% | 2025-07-11 |
| Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 35% | 2026-04-10 |
| BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 27% | 2025-08-15 |
| Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 14% | 2023-07-15 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 40 | 0 | top 16% | 2025-11-05 |
| Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 53% | 2025-03-29 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 13% | 2024-03-22 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 224 | 0 | top 66% | 2023-09-27 |
| Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 9% | 2023-07-22 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (20 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (33 of 54 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (49 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2) (2023-07-07)
- Wins it all in 7% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 682.99 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 377.33 / 360
- 3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-06-03 — First tracked contest · Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition
- 📣 2022-07-16 — First call · 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
- 🏆 2023-07-07 — First Grand Championship · Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2)
- 🔥 2023-07-14 — First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) · Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1)
- 🎖️ 2023-10-28 — 25th tracked contest · Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
- ⭐ 2025-08-15 — Career-best overall score (710.8572) · BBQ & Fly-In on the River
- 🎖️ 2025-10-31 — 50th tracked contest · Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1)
- 📈 2026-04-10 — Peak power rating (1720) · Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.3 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) | 2023-07-14 |
| +16.5 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2) | 2023-07-07 |
| +16.3 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 2023-07-07 |
| +15.1 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 2023-07-21 |
| +14.4 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 2023-10-28 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 2024-10-26 |
| -12.8 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 2024-10-25 |
| -11.7 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) | 2025-03-28 |
| -9.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
| -8.3 | Smoke in the Spring | 2024-04-05 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
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% | 99% | 95.6% |
| 2023 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 85% | top 18% | 144.9% | 105.2% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | 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) |
| 2026-04-03 | Smokin in the Valley 🏅 Linn Valley, KS | 11 / 31 (686.7544) | 10 (174.2628) | 8 (170.8344) | 19 (166.2516) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2025-11-05 | 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 (176.0000) |
| 2025-11-01 | 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) |
| 2025-10-31 | 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) |
| 2025-10-17 | Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 11 / 23 (689.0400) | 5 (176.5600) | 8 (170.8344) | 10 (173.1200) | 15 (168.5256) |
| 2025-09-19 | 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) |
| 2025-08-22 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Paola, KS | 2 / 27 (698.7884) | 12 (171.9656) | 2 (177.1428) | 4 (174.2744) | 6 (175.4056) |
| 2025-08-15 | 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) |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 3 / 36 (698.8116) | 5 (177.7144) | 11 (174.8572) | 13 (171.9656) | 5 (174.2744) |
| 2025-06-13 | 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) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 31 / 92 (687.3372) | 63 (167.3828) | 71 (166.8344) | 11 (177.7028) | 10 (175.4172) |
| 2025-03-29 | 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) |
| 2025-03-28 | 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) |
| 2024-10-30 | 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) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-26 | 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) |
| 2024-10-25 | 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) |
| 2024-09-13 | Buds Blues and BBQ 🏅 Columbia, MO | 5 / 16 (680.5604) | 8 (170.2628) | 1 (177.7028) | 12 (165.7604) | 6 (166.8344) |
| 2024-08-16 | 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) |
| 2024-08-09 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 4 / 46 (694.8112) | 4 (177.1428) | 16 (171.9656) | 8 (174.2972) | 15 (171.4056) |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 10 / 28 (683.9088) | 1 (179.4400) | 7 (174.2628) | 20 (165.0972) | 14 (165.1088) |
| 2024-06-28 | Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 2 / 28 (701.1088) | 11 (173.1316) | 2 (177.7144) | 7 (176.5600) | 10 (173.7028) |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 2 / 47 (356.5716) | 3 (177.7144) | 2 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | 62 / 118 (682.7544) | 67 (171.9772) | 31 (173.1316) | 103 (164.5256) | 43 (173.1200) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 61 / 97 (677.0056) | 65 (167.3828) | 22 (174.2744) | 64 (166.8228) | 56 (168.5256) |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 2 / 42 (350.8228) | 7 (174.2628) | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 3 / 31 (350.8572) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 2 / 10 (180.0000) | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Oak Grove, MO | — | 5 (176.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 1 / 40 (352.5600) | 7 (173.7028) | 2 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 26 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 4 / 47 (349.6800) | 5 (177.7028) | 5 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Stover, MO | 2 / 16 (501.0852) | 13 (154.2396) | 1 (178.3200) | 4 (168.5256) | — |
| 2023-09-27 | 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) |
| 2023-09-08 | Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Belton, MO | 3 / 11 (347.3828) | 6 (167.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2023-08-25 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship (BACKYARD) - Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 2 / 9 (340.5028) | 3 (168.5256) | 2 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 3 / 28 (521.6688) | 13 (171.9772) | 11 (170.8344) | 1 (178.8572) | — |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Osceola, MO | — | — | 24 (154.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 2 / 31 (517.6572) | 2 (177.7028) | 1 (178.8572) | 12 (161.0972) | — |
| 2023-07-15 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) 🏅 Butler, MO | 5 / 21 (335.9316) | 4 (170.8228) | 6 (165.1088) | — | — |
| 2023-07-14 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) 🏅 Butler, MO | 1 / 27 (357.1428) | 2 (177.1428) | 2 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2) Cameron, MO | 1 / 12 (349.7028) | 3 (172.0000) | 1 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 2 / 30 (349.1428) | 2 (177.7372) | 8 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2023-06-23 | 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) |
| 2023-06-09 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 14 / 44 (681.0400) | 8 (174.2744) | 2 (178.8572) | 36 (165.6684) | 36 (162.2400) |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 20 / 51 (680.4456) | 26 (166.2284) | 10 (174.2628) | 9 (175.4172) | 31 (164.5372) |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 6 / 37 (342.2744) | 12 (169.1200) | 6 (173.1544) | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | 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) |
| 2022-09-09 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 26 / 37 (649.5888) | 15 (171.4056) | 28 (161.6916) | 23 (165.1200) | 34 (151.3716) |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 7 / 25 (314.2284) | 7 (161.7144) | 7 (152.5140) | — | — |
| 2022-06-03 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 33 / 41 (632.4456) | 22 (166.8228) | 27 (160.5600) | 32 (159.3944) | 36 (145.6684) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #461 (291 pts) | #526 (286 pts) | #646 (211 pts) | #682 (146 pts) | #396 (406 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #91 (1652 pts) | #74 (1727 pts) | #101 (1677 pts) | #166 (1237 pts) | #153 (1265 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #73 (751 pts) | #89 (681 pts) | #95 (626 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #177 (1117 pts) | #179 (1107 pts) | #114 (1432 pts) | #234 (932 pts) | #257 (862 pts) |