A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SMOAQ
SMOAQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 152nd of 468 at the 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST (2019). They finished #1955 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 1, 2017
latest Sep 16, 2021 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.86
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.69 · weakest Brisket (153.94)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Purse competed for
$129K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
626.58 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 141.1200 | 154.84 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 139.9200 | 158.11 | top 64% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 149.6912 | 159.69 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1088 | 145.0856 | 153.94 | top 76% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
978
finished ahead 538 times, behind 1,266
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5828 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
20191 milestone
- Peak power rating (1498) 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
20182 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.5540 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best overall score649.5540 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20171 milestone
- First tracked contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| -2.1 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -1.3 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 32% | 29.1% | 29.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 422 / 467 (608.3884) | 435 (148.5256) | 458 (139.9200) | 63 (172.5828) | 425 (147.3600) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 152 / 468 (157.1428) | 462 (141.1200) | 173 (167.4172) | 427 (149.6912) | 437 (145.0856) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 301 / 467 (649.5540) | 203 (167.4400) | 219 (166.8228) | 372 (157.0856) | 336 (158.2056) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 271 / 407 (645.0516) | 266 (162.2628) | 306 (158.2628) | 309 (159.4172) | 189 (165.1088) |