Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.4000 at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
Fat&Dumb BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Fat&Dumb BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMF in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) (2021-09-24).
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with Smoke Monster on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Smoke Monster's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBoth teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir last contest in the data was back in 2013, 8 years before Smoke Monster's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMF | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Overland Pig Committee | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| YARDHOGS BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| POKER SMOKERS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Bubba's Pig-a-licious | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Last Years Leftovers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| HAWG HEAVEN | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Big D & The Briquettes | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| PASSIONS OF THE PIT | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Just Smoked Your Butt | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Fork BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Grilligans Island | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Evening Wood | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 150.8688 | 161.41 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 145.6116 | 162.45 | top 48% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 154.2972 | 162.29 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8688 | 150.8344 | 158.82 | top 54% |
“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.
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) | 4 | 35 | 0 | top 55% | 2021-09-24 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2 | 57 | 0 | top 52% | 2018-09-21 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.1 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) | 2021-09-24 |
| +2.7 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2014-09-26 |
| +0.4 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2017-09-22 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.3 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2015-09-25 |
| -2.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2016-09-23 |
| -0.3 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2018-09-21 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 41% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 43% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-24 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 35 / 86 (664.4000) | 36 (167.3828) | 38 (167.3828) | 15 (172.5600) | 59 (157.0744) |
| 2018-09-21 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 57 / 107 (647.4516) | 68 (161.1772) | 72 (160.0000) | 76 (159.4056) | 32 (166.8688) |
| 2017-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 57 / 112 (647.3260) | 85 (158.2172) | 18 (170.2972) | 53 (164.0344) | 79 (154.7772) |
| 2016-09-23 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 67 / 111 (639.2800) | 32 (166.8456) | 105 (145.6116) | 29 (167.9884) | 57 (158.8344) |
| 2015-09-25 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 86 / 112 (621.1548) | 102 (150.8688) | 43 (165.1544) | 83 (154.2972) | 88 (150.8344) |
| 2014-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 48 / 112 (650.2056) | 52 (163.9772) | 34 (166.2400) | 81 (155.4284) | 31 (164.5600) |