High-water mark
682.2516
career-best overall
94.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 682.2516 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST — 94.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 29, 2022
WHOLEY SMOKED COOKERS
WHOLEY SMOKED COOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 11th of 16 at the Lake Murvaul BBQ Cook-Off (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1501
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 42 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Feb 14, 2020
latest Sep 29, 2022 · 2.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
673.61 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 665.90 (+7.71)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.80
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.87 · weakest Pork (164.74)
Road miles
1,557
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 580 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1598)
Purse competed for
$99K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
665.90 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to WHOLEY SMOKED COOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.
WHOLEY SMOKED COOKERS has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 114 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,208 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1523
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to WHOLEY SMOKED COOKERS)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WHOLEY SMOKED COOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,181 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,219 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Level with WHOLEY SMOKED COOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,184 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,206 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before WHOLEY SMOKED COOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,203 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
They were already cooking in 2013, 7 years before WHOLEY SMOKED COOKERS's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA PASADITA | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| LC BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| TEXAS OIL DUST | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGGIN' WHISKEY O.G | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 158.8228 | 167.87 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 153.6916 | 167.03 | top 53% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.8800 | 149.7144 | 164.74 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 165.1200 | 166.26 | top 57% |
“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 69% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 56% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2 | 168 | 0 | top 37% | Sep 29, 2022 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2 | 116 | 0 | top 61% | Sep 29, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
698
finished ahead 688 times, behind 770
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Feb 14, 2020 → Sep 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20225 milestones
- First call Lake Murvaul BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score682.2516 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8800 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
- Peak power rating (1501) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
20211 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.8972 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST
20201 milestone
- First tracked contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| +0.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.2 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | Feb 14, 2020 |
| -1.5 | Lake Murvaul BBQ Cook-Off | Jun 24, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 51% | 94.8% | 93.8% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 93.3% | 93.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 192 / 505 (675.2796) | 178 (170.2512) | 190 (169.6800) | 186 (169.6800) | 247 (165.6684) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 116 / 249 (682.2516) | 160 (169.6800) | 186 (166.2744) | 8 (178.8800) | 155 (167.4172) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Lake Murvaul BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Carthage, TX | 11 / 16 (669.0056) | 14 (161.6800) | 4 (174.2628) | 11 (166.2400) | 12 (166.8228) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 168 / 467 (669.6340) | 78 (173.1084) | 232 (166.2972) | 274 (163.3940) | 185 (166.8344) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 141 / 185 (671.8972) | 52 (173.7028) | 79 (171.9772) | 174 (160.5028) | 135 (165.7144) |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX | 35 / 42 (627.3488) | 35 (158.8228) | 37 (153.6916) | 40 (149.7144) | 19 (165.1200) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.