A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Good Grefe! ahead in 100% of their meetings
Good Grefe! has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Epic Smoke BBQ
Epic Smoke BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 14th of 18 at the Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021). They are ranked #3219 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1508 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2019
latest Aug 21, 2021 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.39
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.11 · weakest Chicken (157.36)
Road miles
519
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 156 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Purse competed for
$33K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
318.47 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 ↗ | Backyard | — | #100 (309 pts) | #120 (224 pts) | — | — |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Epic Smoke BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,228 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,236 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Level with Epic Smoke BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,227 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1507
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Epic Smoke BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,232 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,235 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,222 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Epic Smoke BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Bones | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Good Grefe! | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 138.8344 | 157.36 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 155.9428 | 161.11 | top 38% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 44% | May 7, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
2 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
219
finished ahead 168 times, behind 179
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → May 7, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20214 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score327.3828 Minnesota in May
- Career-best overall score327.3828 Minnesota in May
- Peak power rating (1508) Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1
- Most recent contest Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
20193 milestones
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May
- First call Minnesota in May
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.3828 Bring'n Home the Bacon
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.1 | Minnesota in May | May 7, 2021 |
| +2.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon | Jun 21, 2019 |
| +2.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | Jun 11, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.7 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 21, 2021 |
| -1.7 | Minnesota in May | May 10, 2019 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 90.9% | 89.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 90% | 86.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2021 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 14 / 18 (318.8232) | 13 (161.1316) | 13 (157.6916) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 21 / 52 (321.6456) | 11 (165.7028) | 25 (155.9428) | — | — |
| May 7, 2021 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 22 / 60 (327.3828) | 21 (164.5600) | 24 (162.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI | 15 / 37 (323.9428) | 20 (156.5600) | 5 (167.3828) | — | — |
| May 10, 2019 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 29 / 57 (300.5372) | 37 (138.8344) | 10 (161.7028) | — | — |