A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
AUTO"BE"GRILLIN ahead in 100% of their meetings
AUTO"BE"GRILLIN has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BOONDOCK SMOKERS
BOONDOCK SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 21st at the Southern Hotwing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) (). They are ranked #5580 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Boon Dock Smokers”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1449
peak 1449 · rated over 5 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 9, 2016
latest Apr 22, 2022 · 5.6 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 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±69.21
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.53 · weakest Brisket (148.38)
Road miles
32
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
584.09 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BOONDOCK SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,583 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,574 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
They turned up 7 years after BOONDOCK SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#5,581 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
Level with BOONDOCK SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,572 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before BOONDOCK SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,575 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,556 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1450
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 149.6456 | 156.53 | top 92% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 145.1428 | 153.11 | top 92% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2400 | 152.5484 | 155.74 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3944 | 129.6344 | 148.38 | top 89% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southaven Springfest | 3 | 28 | 0 | top 94% | Oct 29, 2021 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
143
finished ahead 25 times, behind 170
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
Apr 26, 2019 → Oct 29, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- Career-best overall score637.0168 Southaven Springfest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.4056 Southaven Springfest
- Most recent contest Southaven Springfest
20161 milestone
- Peak power rating (1488) International Goat Days Championship BBQ
—2 milestones
- First tracked contest Southern Hotwing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score168.5140 Southern Hotwing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ | Sep 9, 2016 |
| -11.3 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 27, 2018 |
| -9.7 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 26, 2019 |
| -9.2 | Southaven Springfest | Oct 29, 2021 |
| -8.4 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 22, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 62.6% | 62.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2022 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 33 / 36 (637.0168) | 32 (163.4056) | 32 (160.5484) | 32 (158.2400) | 31 (154.8228) |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 34 / 36 (627.2916) | 34 (155.9772) | 32 (159.3944) | 33 (156.5256) | 30 (155.3944) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 28 / 31 (622.7088) | 29 (158.2400) | 29 (153.0972) | 29 (157.7028) | 29 (153.6688) |
| Apr 27, 2018 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 33 / 34 (450.7084) | 32 (149.6456) | 32 (147.3828) | 32 (153.6800) | — |
| Sep 9, 2016 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN | 27 / 29 (582.7312) | 26 (155.4056) | 27 (145.1428) | 25 (152.5484) | 27 (129.6344) |
| — | Southern Hotwing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Memphis, TN | 21 (168.5140) | — | — | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.