SMOKE N DUDES

SMOKE N DUDES is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 4th of 70 at the New Holland Summer Fest (2014). They are ranked #2126 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smoken Dudes”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,126

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1533

peak 1537 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 22, 2014

latest Aug 27, 2021 · 7 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

17% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 34%

overall standings

Best overall

669.6112 / 720

Master · New Holland Summer Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.53 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 651.99 (-1.47)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5944

Pork · The Ironman

Consistency

±11.91

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 168.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.45)

Road miles

466

across 6 mapped stops · furthest 114 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Purse competed for

$28K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

651.99 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

669.6112 career-best overall

93.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.6112 at New Holland Summer Fest — 93.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 23, 2019

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 100% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−13.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.80 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 50%.

Pork Ribs avg 154.45
Brisket avg 168.25
0 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of A 2 Z in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

3.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.9 years, then back at The Ironman (Apr 5, 2019).

last seen May 8, 2015
back Apr 5, 2019

Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 70 at their very first tracked contest, New Holland Summer Fest (Aug 22, 2014).

Aug 22, 2014
70-team field

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKE N DUDES, each with one reason worth a look.

80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Rocket BBQ

#2,124 of the rated field

1534 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1534

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKE N DUDES)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKE N DUDES has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Mar 29, 2025

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MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING

#2,118 of the rated field

1534 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1558

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SMOKE N DUDES)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before SMOKE N DUDES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 21 contests

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CLUB CARBONCITO

#2,127 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1533

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Mar 14, 2025

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Butts A Blaze

#2,112 of the rated field

1534 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1534

Level with SMOKE N DUDES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2019

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Richmond County Pit Bros

#2,120 of the rated field

1534 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1539

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before SMOKE N DUDES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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10 In The Pit BBQ

#2,116 of the rated field

1534 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1534

They turned up 12 years after SMOKE N DUDES did, first appearing in 2026.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	2	0	0	173.7028	152.5144	163.60	top 45%
Pork Ribs	6	0	0	0	161.1200	145.1544	154.45	top 69%
Pork	6	2	1	1	176.5944	158.7884	165.69	top 36%
Brisket	6	3	0	0	172.5600	161.6684	168.25	top 16%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
PA	5	0	top 32%
DE	1	0	top 40%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	3	4	0	top 29%	Aug 27, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 4 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 249 finished ahead 231 times, behind 123

Longest layoff 3.9 yrs May 8, 2015 → Apr 5, 2019

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20211 milestone

Aug 27 Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest

20194 milestones

Apr 5 First category win (Pork) The Ironman
Apr 5 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5944 The Ironman
Aug 23 Career-best overall score669.6112 New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 23 Peak power rating (1537) New Holland Summer Fest

20144 milestones

Aug 22 First tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 22 First call New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 22 First overall top-10 New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3368 New Holland Summer Fest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 22, 2014
+9.5	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 23, 2019
+8.9	The Ironman	Apr 5, 2019
+2.8	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival	May 8, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-2.3	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 27, 2021
-1.3	Boo-B-Que	Oct 18, 2019

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 57%	88.4%	88.4%
2019	3	0	1	100%	top 31%	93%	91.6%
2015	1	0	0	0%	top 46%	88.6%	88.6%
2014	1	1	0	100%	top 6%	91.6%	91.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 27, 2021	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	25 / 44 (636.4000)	38 (152.5144)	23 (157.7144)	32 (158.7884)	11 (167.3828)
Oct 18, 2019	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	25 / 63 (650.6856)	39 (158.2172)	43 (155.9656)	26 (164.5372)	7 (171.9656)
Aug 23, 2019	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	16 / 65 (669.6112)	6 (173.7028)	43 (161.1200)	31 (163.3828)	6 (171.4056)
Apr 5, 2019	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	12 / 42 (658.1944)	32 (159.9772)	38 (149.0628)	1 (176.5944)	4 (172.5600)
May 8, 2015	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA	26 / 57 (637.7372)	12 (167.4628)	49 (145.1544)	24 (160.5828)	11 (164.5372)
Aug 22, 2014	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	4 / 70 (659.3368)	9 (169.7028)	36 (157.6912)	7 (170.2744)	17 (161.6684)

SMOKE N DUDES

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Announced themselves early

Teams like this (closest power rating)

By meat

By field size and state

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)