High-water mark
679.3828
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.3828 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 24, 2022
Smokin' Beaver
Smokin' Beaver is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 19th of 164 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2022). They are ranked #3833 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1521 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 24, 2022
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 4.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
649.60 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 657.28 (-7.68)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.76
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.12 · weakest Brisket (161.02)
Road miles
105
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
56%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$71K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
657.28 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin' Beaver, each with one reason worth a look.
133 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,818 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,854 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1486
They were already cooking in 2016, 6 years before Smokin' Beaver's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,837 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Smokin' Beaver's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,817 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1487
Level with Smokin' Beaver on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,846 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1528
They've been 1528 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#3,842 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1510
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 8 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 913 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 153.1200 | 163.32 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 146.2744 | 168.12 | top 48% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 147.4288 | 165.20 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 153.6344 | 161.02 | top 63% |
“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 82% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 51% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Inferno | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 84% | Sep 11, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
4 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
352
finished ahead 257 times, behind 314
Longest layoff
3.2 yrs
Jun 23, 2023 → Sep 11, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Meat Inferno
20226 milestones
- First tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First call The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.3828 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score679.3828 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.1544 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1521) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| +8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 23, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2023 |
| -6.8 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) | Oct 7, 2022 |
| -6 | Meat Inferno | Sep 11, 2026 |
| -4.9 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 17, 2023 |
| -4.6 | Border War Barbeque | Oct 21, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 82% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 91.8% | 87.7% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 50% | 94.4% | 92.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 27 / 33 (669.0288) | 29 (165.6916) | 19 (170.8228) | 29 (163.3828) | 17 (169.1316) |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) Edgerton, KS | — | — | 7 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 152 / 167 (602.2172) | 138 (153.1200) | 157 (146.2744) | 158 (147.4288) | 114 (155.3940) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 52 / 68 (661.0052) | 60 (156.5028) | 30 (170.2856) | 40 (168.5600) | 45 (165.6568) |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS | 23 / 30 (655.2688) | 23 (165.1316) | 17 (169.1200) | 19 (167.3828) | 28 (153.6344) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 25 / 29 (660.4684) | 21 (167.9884) | 13 (170.2628) | 18 (168.5256) | 26 (153.6916) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 23 / 87 (673.5768) | 25 (170.8228) | 14 (174.2628) | 44 (163.9428) | 36 (164.5484) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 19 / 164 (679.3828) | 78 (163.9772) | 11 (173.1428) | 6 (177.1544) | 52 (165.1084) |