High-water mark
666.2636
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.2636 at 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 19, 2017
Social Smokers
Social Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 26 at the Grillstock (2015). They are ranked #3168 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1501
peak 1517 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2013
latest Aug 14, 2026 · 13.2 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 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.79
last 5 Master vs avg 643.51 (+0.28)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.86
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.34 · weakest Brisket (156.84)
Road miles
9,547
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 4,343 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
643.51 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Social Smokers, each with one reason worth a look.
107 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,163 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Social Smokers)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Social Smokers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,173 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1530
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Social Smokers)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Social Smokers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,174 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Social Smokers)
Fewer contests behind them than Social Smokers has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,159 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Social Smokers)
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,175 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Social Smokers)
Level with Social Smokers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,153 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 149.6572 | 163.70 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7260 | 138.2172 | 158.63 | top 59% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 152.5714 | 164.34 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3940 | 145.0744 | 156.84 | top 62% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 51% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,150
finished ahead 805 times, behind 713
Longest layoff
5 yrs
May 19, 2017 → Jun 3, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival
20172 milestones
- Career-best overall score666.2636 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort
- Peak power rating (1517) 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort
20151 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2516 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
- First call 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best single call (Pork)176 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| +3.5 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| +3.5 | 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort | May 19, 2017 |
| +2.9 | Grillstock | Sep 5, 2015 |
| +0.8 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition | Jun 3, 2022 |
| -6.5 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival | Aug 14, 2026 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 87% | 87% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 48% | 90.3% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 41% | 89.6% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 23 / 29 (651.8972) | 19 (169.1084) | 24 (161.1316) | 21 (164.5600) | 24 (157.0972) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 35 / 41 (626.6740) | 26 (163.4172) | 41 (138.2172) | 34 (157.6456) | 19 (167.3940) |
| May 19, 2017 | 22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | 27 / 59 (666.2636) | 11 (172.5716) | 18 (169.7260) | 18 (169.6800) | 51 (154.2860) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 321 / 606 (650.2516) | 91 (172) | 470 (155.3944) | 367 (161.7256) | 315 (161.1316) |
| Sep 5, 2015 | Grillstock London | 11 / 26 (623.8628) | 20 (149.6572) | 5 (164.5828) | 7 (164.5484) | 19 (145.0744) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 222 / 535 (644.5716) | 184 (165.1200) | 304 (157.7372) | 10 (176) | 448 (145.7144) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 58 / 183 (639.4288) | 50 (163.4286) | 41 (164.5716) | 130 (152.5714) | 84 (158.8572) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS | 25 / 49 (645.1422) | 43 (154.2856) | 39 (157.7140) | 11 (167.9998) | 12 (165.1428) |