High-water mark
664.4692
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.4692 at Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 31, 2019
Smokin' Degenerates
Smokin' Degenerates is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 19th of 49 at the Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) (2019). They are ranked #3464 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin’ Degenerates”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1504 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jan 27, 2017
latest Feb 21, 2020 · 3.1 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 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.89 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 658.15 (-1.26)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.03 · weakest Brisket (162.70)
Road miles
639
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 198 mi
Schedule strength
80%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)
Purse competed for
$41K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
658.15 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin' Degenerates, each with one reason worth a look.
130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,455 of the rated field
- Contests
- 67
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1594
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smokin' Degenerates)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokin' Degenerates has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,471 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1494
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,483 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1505
Level with Smokin' Degenerates on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,452 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before Smokin' Degenerates's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,458 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before Smokin' Degenerates's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,460 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before Smokin' Degenerates's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin it Up BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM WOODSHED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RAD FONDO BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7256 | 156.5600 | 166.03 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 154.8000 | 163.39 | top 66% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 161.6684 | 163.83 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 153.7144 | 162.70 | top 64% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
160
finished ahead 91 times, behind 170
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Jan 27, 2017 → Jul 13, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial
20194 milestones
- First call The Golden State Battle
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7256 The Golden State Battle
- Career-best overall score664.4692 Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Peak power rating (1504) Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL)
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4340 Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.4 | The Golden State Battle | Jan 25, 2019 |
| +0.7 | 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) | Jul 13, 2018 |
| +0.7 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) | May 31, 2019 |
| +0.6 | Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton | Jan 27, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial | Feb 21, 2020 |
| -2.1 | 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic | Aug 2, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 54% | 92.3% | 92% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2020 | The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial 🏅 Coachella, CA | 47 / 50 (636.4804) | 48 (156.5600) | 31 (163.9544) | 39 (162.2516) | 46 (153.7144) |
| Aug 2, 2019 | 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic 🏅 Vista, CA | 23 / 34 (664.3884) | 18 (169.1084) | 25 (162.8000) | — | 21 (163.9428) |
| May 31, 2019 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Norco, CA | 19 / 49 (664.4692) | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 25, 2019 | The Golden State Battle 🏅 Santa Ynez, CA | 27 / 48 (658.7312) | 6 (173.7256) | 44 (154.8000) | 31 (163.9656) | 20 (166.2400) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA | 21 / 37 (660.3884) | 19 (166.2284) | 21 (166.2516) | 29 (161.6684) | 19 (166.2400) |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton Quartzsite, AZ | 24 / 34 (664.4340) | 28 (164.5256) | 15 (169.1200) | 18 (167.4172) | 25 (163.3712) |