Smoking Wizard KS
Rating
1527
peak 1527 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2023-09-08
latest 2025-11-05
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
678.77
last 3 Master vs avg 678.77 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
176.5828
Consistency
±4.66
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.00 · weakest Brisket (166.06)
Road miles
646
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 631 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$141K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
678.77 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
347.43 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 1 GC
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
⚔️ A tough matchup
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of JCs GOOD OL BOYS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176.5828 | 171.9772 | 174.00 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 163.9544 | 170.84 | top 35% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 167.9772 | 168.73 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 160.5028 | 166.06 | top 53% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| TX | 2 | 1 | top 22% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 10% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (3 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: NSDDF presents the Inaugural Baylor Backyard BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-07-12)
- Wins it all in 20% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 678.77 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 347.43 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-09-08 — First tracked contest · Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- 📣 2023-09-08 — First call · Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- 🏆 2024-07-12 — First Grand Championship · NSDDF presents the Inaugural Baylor Backyard BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2025-11-05 — Career-best overall score (684.4916) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- 📈 2025-11-05 — Peak power rating (1527) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.8 | NSDDF presents the Inaugural Baylor Backyard BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-07-12 |
| +6.2 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2023-09-08 |
| +2.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 2025-11-05 |
| +2.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 95.1% | 94.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 10% | 96.5% | 96.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 93.5% | 93.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 91 / 158 (684.4916) | 80 (172.0000) | 76 (171.9888) | 115 (168.5256) | 55 (171.9772) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 195 / 401 (678.7316) | 159 (171.9772) | 26 (176.5716) | 200 (169.6800) | 324 (160.5028) |
| 2024-07-12 | NSDDF presents the Inaugural Baylor Backyard BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Tomball, TX | 1 / 10 (347.4284) | 1 (176.5828) | 2 (170.8456) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 33 / 99 (673.0744) | 6 (175.4400) | 66 (163.9544) | 47 (167.9772) | 42 (165.7028) |