A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
DRY 2 DA BONE ahead in 100% of their meetings
DRY 2 DA BONE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Smoke Eaters
Smoke Eaters is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 6th of 24 at the Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ (2014). They are ranked #4809 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
Jul 26, 2013
latest Aug 20, 2021 · 8.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
8% of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
622.05 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 616.63 (+5.42)
Walk rate
8%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±27.52
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.42 · weakest Chicken (150.48)
Road miles
6,233
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 1,571 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
616.63 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smoke Eaters, each with one reason worth a look.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1467
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Smoke Eaters)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smoke Eaters has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,828 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1511
They've been 1511 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,832 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Smoke Eaters's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,826 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,822 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,803 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Level with Smoke Eaters on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0116 | 133.7028 | 150.48 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 122.3200 | 155.42 | top 67% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 166.9256 | 147.9428 | 159.42 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 134.2400 | 151.32 | top 65% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 75% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
3 of 12 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
Opponents faced
271
finished ahead 96 times, behind 258
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Aug 16, 2019 → Aug 20, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
20171 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
20145 milestones
- First call Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ
- First category win (Pork) Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ
- First overall top-10 Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.9256 Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ
- Peak power rating (1498) Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score645.0516 6th Annual Big Island BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.6 | Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ | May 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Jul 26, 2013 |
| -9.6 | Windy City BBQ Classic | Sep 11, 2015 |
| -8.2 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | Aug 16, 2019 |
| -8 | Big Island BBQ | Aug 22, 2014 |
| -3.3 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | Aug 20, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 82% | 82% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 89% | 87.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 53% | 88.3% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 89.6% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 21 / 30 (625.6576) | 27 (151.4288) | 18 (160) | 23 (157.6800) | 21 (156.5488) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 26 / 30 (590.6284) | 29 (141.6572) | 23 (153.6916) | 28 (147.9428) | 23 (147.3368) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club Franklin, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL | 52 / 61 (617.5428) | 57 (152.5256) | 41 (157.0972) | 44 (159.9656) | 50 (147.9544) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN | 31 / 47 (640.5488) | 33 (160.0116) | 17 (165.1316) | 21 (165.7372) | 40 (149.6684) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 44 / 54 (635.8972) | 45 (157.7028) | 41 (161.7144) | 32 (163.9544) | 43 (152.5256) |
| May 2, 2014 | Nassau Bahamas Smokin' Hot BBQ Nassau Bahamas | 6 / 24 (557.1884) | 17 (133.7028) | 23 (122.3200) | 1 (166.9256) | 8 (134.2400) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | 6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 29 / 50 (645.0516) | 36 (159.9772) | 30 (162.2400) | 38 (158.2628) | 14 (164.5716) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 57 / 66 (620.5488) | 64 (146.8344) | 40 (161.1428) | 60 (154.8572) | 44 (157.7144) |