High-water mark
677.2340
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.2340 at Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship — 94.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 23, 2017
The Smokin' Bullies
The Smokin' Bullies is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 5th of 184 at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2017). They are ranked #1925 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “The Smokin Bullies”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1542
peak 1553 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Apr 7, 2023 · 9.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
22% of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.98 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 650.47 (+3.51)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.49
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164.17 · weakest Pork (160.93)
Road miles
67
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 55 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Purse competed for
$54K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
650.47 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The Smokin' Bullies, each with one reason worth a look.
47 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,920 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1542
7–1 in 8 shared contests (88% to The Smokin' Bullies)
These two have cooked 8 of the same contests — The Smokin' Bullies ahead 7–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,922 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1544
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,918 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1542
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,924 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1546
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before The Smokin' Bullies's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,928 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1542
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#1,921 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1542
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Animal House BBQ | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Grill on Grill Action | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| No Clue BBQ | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire in the Hole | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Beware of the Hog BBQ | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Fork BBQ | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogs Breath BBQ | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Meaty Bone BBQ | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 147.4056 | 161.32 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4628 | 154.2172 | 164.05 | top 35% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 139.3828 | 160.93 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 147.9084 | 164.17 | top 35% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 32 | 0 | top 30% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
513
finished ahead 1,060 times, behind 483
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 24, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring
20181 milestone
- Peak power rating (1553) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
20172 milestones
- First overall top-10 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score677.2340 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20153 milestones
- First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7540 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2628 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| +13.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
| +10.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| +9.8 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
| +6.9 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 7, 2023 |
| -2.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
| -1.6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 4% | 93.9% | 93.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 3% | 94.1% | 94.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 20% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 29% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 93 / 103 (620.9828) | 71 (167.3828) | 94 (154.2172) | 102 (139.3828) | 85 (160) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 65 / 164 (656.5028) | 33 (169.7028) | 53 (166.2744) | 116 (159.4056) | 83 (161.1200) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 98 / 183 (639.2452) | 91 (161.1084) | 107 (157.6456) | 71 (164.5600) | 116 (155.9312) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 8 / 185 (675.9540) | 19 (168.5828) | 17 (170.2628) | 16 (172.5484) | 43 (164.5600) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 5 / 184 (677.2340) | 43 (165.1884) | 13 (171.4628) | 31 (168.5600) | 7 (172.0228) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 32 / 183 (659.4400) | 165 (147.4056) | 19 (170.8916) | 33 (167.4400) | 8 (173.7028) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 37 / 183 (654.7540) | 120 (157.1084) | 120 (155.3828) | 32 (168) | 7 (174.2628) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 101 / 184 (627.8400) | 57 (164.5600) | 38 (165.7144) | 142 (149.6572) | 135 (147.9084) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 53 / 183 (642.2858) | 137 (150.8572) | 40 (164.5716) | 94 (158.8570) | 24 (168) |