HI-TECH SMOKERS KS
Rating
1414
peak 1414 · rated over 13 contests
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2026-04-24
Best ToY finish
#875
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.47 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 620.71 (+12.76)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.62
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.01 · weakest Chicken (152.47)
Road miles
187
mi across 17 mapped stops
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$402K
listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 13 state-championship entries
Master avg
620.71 / 720
13 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BonePileBBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 11 shared pork ribs entries.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 62% across 5 contests, versus top 81% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Wabash BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Dog BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 129.0396 | 152.47 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 148.4912 | 157.01 | top 88% |
| Pork | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 136.4456 | 155.93 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 142.8000 | 155.30 | top 83% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 7 | 0 | top 94% |
| KS | 6 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 76% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest | 5 | 26 | 0 | top 91% | 2026-04-24 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 57 | 0 | top 65% | 2023-09-27 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 373 | 0 | top 90% | 2025-11-05 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (10 of 17 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 620.71 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-26 — First tracked contest · Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest
- 📈 2019-09-12 — Peak power rating (1499) · 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
- ⭐ 2024-04-26 — Career-best overall score (642.1600) · Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| +8.4 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | West Bottoms BBQ Contest | 2019-09-28 |
| -12.3 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) | 2022-04-22 |
| -11.7 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ | 2023-04-21 |
| -10.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
| -9.5 | Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest | 2019-04-26 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 93% | 89% | 89% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 87% | 87% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 89.2% | 88.5% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 86.4% | 85.3% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 86.6% | 84.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 12% | — | — |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 89.1% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 26 / 28 (640.4576) | 27 (161.6800) | 27 (159.3716) | 25 (161.1316) | 24 (158.2744) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 373 / 401 (626.1372) | 389 (151.3828) | 384 (151.9772) | 361 (158.2400) | 266 (164.5372) |
| 2025-04-25 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 39 / 40 (626.6856) | 37 (160.5600) | 38 (164.5372) | 40 (143.3600) | 36 (158.2284) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 389 / 444 (631.9316) | 418 (151.4172) | 334 (163.9656) | 403 (154.8572) | 330 (161.6916) |
| 2024-04-26 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 39 / 44 (642.1600) | 36 (162.2512) | 35 (165.6800) | 24 (167.4516) | 42 (146.7772) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 450 / 487 (622.2056) | 477 (143.9428) | 470 (148.5716) | 321 (164.0228) | 276 (165.6684) |
| 2023-04-21 | Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 50 / 51 (606.0800) | 48 (145.6572) | 42 (159.3600) | 46 (158.2628) | 50 (142.8000) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 460 / 505 (623.3024) | 342 (163.9656) | 470 (152.5256) | 482 (146.2856) | 353 (160.5256) |
| 2022-04-22 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 34 / 35 (596.2396) | 33 (152.5256) | 33 (157.0628) | 34 (136.4456) | 33 (150.2056) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 57 / 467 (497.6456) | 456 (129.0396) | 409 (153.1200) | 412 (152.5028) | 383 (153.0856) |
| 2019-09-28 | West Bottoms BBQ Contest 🏅 Kansas City, MO | 29 / 29 (641.6224) | 20 (167.9656) | 19 (164.5484) | 29 (156.5256) | 29 (152.5828) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 71 / 468 (492.4684) | 461 (141.5884) | 440 (148.4912) | 171 (168.0000) | 421 (148.5600) |
| 2019-04-26 | Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 34 / 42 (618.0800) | 37 (150.1828) | 36 (151.9656) | 29 (159.9772) | 30 (155.9544) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1161 (53 pts) | #1201 (53 pts) | #1240 (53 pts) | #1159 (53 pts) | #1118 (58 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #875 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #1020 (120 pts) | #935 (120 pts) | #920 (120 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #986 (120 pts) | #1051 (120 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1012 (112 pts) | #894 (147 pts) | #995 (127 pts) | #1057 (112 pts) | #945 (122 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1639 (114 pts) | #1496 (139 pts) | #1460 (144 pts) | #1711 (114 pts) | #1680 (114 pts) |