SMOKIN ELVISES

SMOKIN ELVISES is a competition barbecue team with 95 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 18 at the Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #5740 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin' Elvises”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,740

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1445

peak 1607 · rated over 90 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Sep 18, 2026 · 13.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#334

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

8% of 95 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

803.9660 / 900

Master · Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.61 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 657.74 (-6.13)

Walk rate

47%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Brisket · 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ

Consistency

±14.31

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 165.15 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.18)

Road miles

13,206

across 95 mapped stops · furthest 527 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Purse competed for

$629K

listed at 32 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 35 state-championship entries

Master avg

657.74 / 720

89 Master contests · 0 GCs

Master (5-meat) avg

803.97 / 900

1 Master (5-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Master (5-meat) out of 900), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.5600 points from the title

Came within 0.5600 points of the Grand Championship at Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ (Aug 16, 2019).

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

4 LEGS UP BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN ELVISES 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 36%.

6 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 36%

A tough matchup

34–6 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 85% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 34 of their 40 shared contests.

A strong matchup

14–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 93% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 14 of their 15 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

29 of 35 shared brisket entries lost

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CLARK CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 29 of 35 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMELL WHATS COOKIN has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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An August team

Top 44% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 44% across 9 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

9 August contests
top 56% the rest of the year

The long haul

13,206 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 13,206 miles across 95 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 527 miles to 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge.

95 mapped stops
furthest 527 mi

The metronome

±2.03% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.03% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.3% of a perfect score
95 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 14th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#813 (121 pts)	#866 (126 pts)	#901 (136 pts)	#815 (126 pts)	#836 (121 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#612 (255 pts)	#651 (275 pts)	#724 (250 pts)	#683 (235 pts)	#568 (310 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#472 (405 pts)	#484 (440 pts)	#531 (425 pts)	#444 (470 pts)	#319 (690 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#596 (317 pts)	#604 (337 pts)	#704 (292 pts)	#629 (317 pts)	#447 (512 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#519 (326 pts)	#508 (371 pts)	#591 (311 pts)	#545 (331 pts)	#479 (401 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#839 (85 pts)	#862 (80 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#393 (818 pts)	#299 (1,018 pts)	#381 (863 pts)	#448 (768 pts)	#395 (838 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#554 (642 pts)	#449 (807 pts)	#550 (687 pts)	#512 (712 pts)	#560 (647 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#629 (615 pts)	#686 (590 pts)	#545 (740 pts)	#758 (535 pts)	#514 (770 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#703 (540 pts)	#723 (555 pts)	#719 (560 pts)	#684 (590 pts)	#614 (655 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#351 (1,057 pts)	#225 (1,357 pts)	#410 (908 pts)	#298 (1,122 pts)	#246 (1,317 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#466 (828 pts)	#650 (583 pts)	#510 (773 pts)	#360 (1,028 pts)	#342 (1,063 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#334 (921 pts)	#302 (976 pts)	#303 (1,001 pts)	#275 (1,046 pts)	#253 (1,151 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN ELVISES, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Flying W North BBQ

#5,734 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1445

3–3 in 6 shared contests (50% to SMOKIN ELVISES)

These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2024

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PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q

#5,722 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to SMOKIN ELVISES)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 11, 2017

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Damn It's Good BBQ

#5,732 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1445

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN ELVISES)

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKIN ELVISES has cooked, 10 to 95, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 31, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKEANATOR BBQ TEAM

#5,746 of the rated field

1444 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1444

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN ELVISES)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before SMOKIN ELVISES's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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BIG BOYZ BBQ

#5,741 of the rated field

1444 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 2%
Peak: 1444

41 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 2% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque

#5,727 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

Level with SMOKIN ELVISES on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 27 contests
last seen May 30, 2025

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLAPS BBQ	40	6	34	15%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	37	4	33	11%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	36	6	30	17%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	35	0	34	0%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	33	10	23	30%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	32	0	32	0%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	29	2	27	7%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	28	4	24	14%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	28	0	28	0%	⚔ compare
Lucky D's BBQ	27	8	19	30%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	26	3	23	12%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	26	1	25	4%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	25	7	18	28%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	25	4	21	16%	⚔ compare
Fergolicious BBQ	25	3	22	12%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	90	16	1	4	178.2972	135.3828	164.91	top 56%
Pork Ribs	90	14	0	1	176.5944	144.5488	163.18	top 58%
Pork	88	17	0	2	176.0572	149.6684	164.26	top 58%
Brisket	90	22	2	7	178.8800	148.5028	165.15	top 47%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 11%
Medium (20–39)	38	top 55%
Large (40+)	51	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	56	top 55%
MO	18	top 54%
OK	14	top 60%
CO	3	top 77%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)	8	6	top 73%	Apr 10, 2026
Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	5	14	top 44%	Sep 15, 2017
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	119	top 52%	Sep 27, 2023
Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest	3	20	top 63%	Jun 9, 2023
Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	3	13	top 61%	Sep 8, 2017
Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	3	6	top 37%	Jul 24, 2015
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	313	top 77%	Nov 5, 2025
Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2)	2	16	top 84%	Jul 15, 2023
Border War Barbeque	2	27	top 85%	Oct 22, 2021
Derby BBQ Festival	2	12	top 32%	Jun 8, 2018
Harper County Bullseye BBQ	2	14	top 50%	Oct 14, 2016
Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest	2	18	top 56%	Aug 5, 2016
Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	2	28	top 66%	May 16, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 14 contests

Contests a season 6.8 across 14 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 60 of 95 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 65 13 of them more than once

Opponents faced 3,269 finished ahead 4,320 times, behind 5,445

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Sep 27, 2023 → Oct 30, 2024

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

20261 milestone

Sep 18 Most recent contest 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

20192 milestones

Aug 16 First overall podium Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ
Aug 16 First Reserve Championship Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ

20182 milestones

Mar 24 50th tracked contest Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2
Mar 24 Peak power rating (1607) Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2

20152 milestones

May 15 25th tracked contest 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 17 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8800 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ

20137 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Apr 19 First call 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.7144 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Jul 26 Career-best overall score803.9660 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
Sep 6 First category win (Brisket) National Bar-B-Que Derby
Sep 13 First overall top-10 Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
Oct 3 10th tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.3	Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ	Aug 16, 2019
+13.4	11th Annual WildBlue BBQ	Jul 17, 2015
+11.2	BBQ and Fly In on the River	Aug 18, 2017
+10.6	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	Jul 25, 2014
+10.4	McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual	Jun 6, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.6	Smokin' At The Run Shootout	Mar 14, 2014
-11.4	LuLu's Brew & Que	Apr 26, 2019
-11.3	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day	Aug 9, 2019
-10.6	Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition	Jul 26, 2019
-10.3	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest	Jun 10, 2022

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2026	2	0	0	0%	top 92%	90.4%	89.8%
2025	5	0	0	20%	top 82%	92.1%	90.4%
2024	2	0	0	0%	top 76%	90.6%	90.6%
2023	7	0	0	43%	top 71%	94%	91.9%
2022	7	1	0	14%	top 75%	94.9%	91.1%
2021	5	0	0	20%	top 66%	92.6%	90%
2020	2	0	0	0%	top 66%	93.2%	92.8%
2019	11	1	1	27%	top 59%	96.1%	90.8%
2018	8	0	0	50%	top 51%	94.4%	92.3%
2017	6	1	0	83%	top 36%	94.5%	93.1%
2016	6	0	0	67%	top 53%	94.1%	92.1%
2015	14	2	0	71%	top 48%	94.6%	91.8%
2014	10	2	1	50%	top 51%	95%	91.1%
2013	10	1	1	80%	top 43%	92.5%	90.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 18, 2026	38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	23 / 26 (642.1144)	22 (162.8116)	20 (163.9772)	22 (163.9428)	23 (151.3828)
Apr 10, 2026	Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS	96 / 101 (650.6512)	98 (160.5256)	96 (162.2400)	97 (161.6456)	73 (166.2400)
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	313 / 401 (655.3144)	117 (173.1772)	344 (160.5144)	330 (162.2400)	334 (159.3828)
Sep 19, 2025	37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	21 / 30 (663.2340)	17 (167.3828)	22 (163.9428)	27 (159.3484)	10 (172.5600)
Jun 13, 2025	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	32 / 36 (646.7200)	33 (161.6916)	31 (159.4056)	32 (160.5256)	28 (165.0972)
Apr 11, 2025	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	85 / 92 (638.7204)	70 (166.2628)	91 (150.1944)	80 (161.1544)	73 (161.1088)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	337 / 444 (652.4916)	372 (160.5372)	364 (161.6688)	271 (166.2744)	285 (164.0112)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	255 / 487 (671.3828)	430 (157.1312)	75 (174.2972)	326 (163.9544)	29 (176)
Jul 15, 2023	Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) 🏅 Butler, MO	16 / 21 (676.9940)	7 (174.2628)	21 (159.3484)	16 (170.2628)	6 (173.1200)
Jul 14, 2023	Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) 🏅 Butler, MO	25 / 27 (642.1836)	25 (157.7144)	14 (166.8460)	22 (166.8460)	27 (150.7772)
Jun 9, 2023	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	20 / 32 (670.7660)	30 (163.3944)	22 (162.2516)	10 (172.5600)	6 (172.5600)
Apr 7, 2023	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	86 / 103 (635.2688)	75 (166.8344)	91 (157.6688)	75 (162.2628)	98 (148.5028)
Mar 17, 2023	5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	42 / 68 (673.6000)	29 (170.8228)	60 (158.8000)	38 (169.1200)	5 (174.8572)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	398 / 505 (642.7656)	437 (157.6684)	262 (166.8572)	475 (150.8344)	206 (167.4056)
Sep 16, 2022	34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	26 / 33 (645.5084)	27 (153.6572)	26 (159.9428)	27 (159.3484)	16 (172.5600)
Jun 10, 2022	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	20 / 29 (659.2800)	16 (169.1200)	27 (153.0744)	20 (163.9656)	3 (173.1200)
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	72 / 94 (659.8740)	75 (162.2284)	76 (162.8000)	37 (170.8456)	60 (164)
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke in the Spring (Steak) Osage City, KS	6 (170.8228)	—	—	—	—
Mar 18, 2022	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	52 / 71 (644.3888)	37 (166.8344)	63 (155.9428)	47 (165.0972)	55 (156.5144)
Oct 22, 2021	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	27 / 30 (636.9484)	24 (163.9656)	29 (156.5028)	27 (156.5372)	27 (159.9428)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	119 / 467 (471.8284)	219 (166.8800)	311 (162.8112)	414 (152)	236 (163.9772)
Jul 9, 2021	Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition 🏅 Newton, KS	16 / 21 (650.1372)	9 (168.5484)	20 (149.6572)	15 (166.8344)	10 (165.0972)
Apr 23, 2021	16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	31 / 41 (655.2912)	33 (159.3712)	24 (165.1316)	31 (161.0856)	17 (169.7028)
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	68 / 105 (666.8116)	73 (166.2744)	91 (159.4172)	54 (168.5600)	24 (172.5600)
Nov 13, 2020	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS	78 / 94 (670.7428)	87 (163.9428)	15 (176.5600)	—	89 (162.2400)
Aug 7, 2020	15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK	26 / 54 (665.0056)	20 (169.1200)	21 (168.5600)	—	29 (165.0856)
Oct 25, 2019	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	35 / 44 (654.7428)	34 (162.8456)	21 (166.8344)	40 (153.0856)	14 (171.9772)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	60 / 468 (495.4172)	394 (156.0116)	315 (161.6800)	375 (155.9540)	209 (165.1316)
Aug 16, 2019	Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ 🏅 Newton, KS	2 / 18 (691.9656)	1 (175.4056)	2 (172.5828)	6 (171.4172)	6 (172.5600)
Aug 9, 2019	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	27 / 30 (600.4344)	29 (135.3828)	26 (150.8572)	23 (157.6800)	20 (156.5144)
Jul 26, 2019	Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition 🏅 Dodge City, KS	30 / 39 (653.0172)	25 (166.2400)	24 (166.2744)	22 (168.5600)	32 (151.9428)
Jun 14, 2019	26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	32 / 55 (650.2632)	29 (166.2972)	37 (158.2744)	15 (168.5716)	36 (157.1200)
Jun 7, 2019	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	22 / 39 (657.0628)	6 (171.4056)	15 (165.1316)	27 (160)	25 (160.5256)
Apr 26, 2019	LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO	33 / 40 (636.9596)	34 (160.5484)	29 (158.8344)	34 (158.2284)	29 (159.3484)
Apr 12, 2019	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO	21 / 54 (669.6112)	9 (171.4056)	40 (159.9772)	27 (166.8228)	12 (171.4056)
Mar 23, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	49 / 62 (658.0684)	23 (171.9656)	57 (158.2172)	50 (163.9428)	45 (163.9428)
Mar 22, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	50 / 74 (657.6916)	65 (159.9772)	24 (169.1772)	59 (161.1544)	32 (167.3828)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	363 / 467 (635.3256)	365 (159.3484)	320 (161.6800)	397 (153.7144)	297 (160.5828)
Jul 27, 2018	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	13 / 27 (661.0628)	8 (170.8456)	13 (164.0116)	19 (163.3828)	15 (162.8228)
Jun 8, 2018	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	12 / 40 (671.9312)	17 (169.1084)	10 (168.5944)	22 (163.9656)	7 (170.2628)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	69 / 103 (647.3256)	72 (162.8456)	18 (173.1544)	96 (149.6684)	59 (161.6572)
Mar 24, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK	37 / 79 (679.3944)	36 (171.4056)	51 (167.4516)	8 (176)	57 (164.5372)
Mar 23, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK	38 / 84 (674.8456)	59 (164.5944)	41 (166.8800)	17 (173.7028)	33 (169.6684)
Mar 3, 2018	Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 Cheney, KS	17 / 42 (677.6112)	2 (178.2972)	23 (168)	13 (173.1084)	39 (158.2056)
Mar 2, 2018	Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Cheney, KS	24 / 47 (670.2400)	26 (167.4056)	18 (168.5944)	36 (164.5372)	21 (169.7028)
Sep 15, 2017	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	14 / 37 (666.7424)	4 (176.0228)	18 (166.8112)	25 (163.3828)	19 (160.5256)
Sep 8, 2017	Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS	13 / 29 (667.8860)	19 (164.5600)	16 (163.9544)	13 (165.1088)	2 (174.2628)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	212 / 407 (660.4912)	288 (161.0968)	237 (163.4400)	160 (167.9772)	142 (167.9772)
Aug 18, 2017	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	13 / 65 (680.5028)	32 (166.2744)	8 (172.5600)	9 (173.1544)	21 (168.5140)
Jul 14, 2017	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS	8 / 26 (670.7200)	12 (167.9656)	11 (165.6800)	16 (165.1088)	3 (171.9656)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	30 / 100 (676.5716)	33 (169.6800)	4 (176.5944)	62 (163.4400)	36 (166.8572)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	281 / 557 (654.7540)	366 (160.5600)	316 (162.8456)	296 (163.9656)	171 (167.3828)
Oct 14, 2016	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	22 / 38 (668.0232)	17 (171.4516)	28 (163.4060)	31 (163.4400)	14 (169.7256)
Sep 16, 2016	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	16 / 35 (665.5424)	24 (159.3484)	6 (173.7028)	8 (173.1084)	22 (159.3828)
Sep 9, 2016	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	13 / 38 (677.2000)	8 (173.7372)	12 (169.1428)	19 (167.4744)	21 (166.8456)
Aug 5, 2016	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	18 / 29 (659.4172)	20 (162.2972)	24 (155.9656)	9 (172.0228)	8 (169.1316)
Jun 17, 2016	Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	17 / 26 (654.2860)	16 (164.5944)	19 (159.4172)	18 (162.2744)	5 (168)
Oct 16, 2015	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	14 / 34 (666.2404)	11 (170.2972)	11 (168.5832)	32 (154.8116)	7 (172.5484)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	271 / 606 (655.9312)	276 (164.5600)	361 (161.7028)	352 (162.2628)	181 (167.4056)
Sep 18, 2015	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	17 / 41 (659.9884)	5 (173.7028)	20 (165.1656)	34 (157.7144)	21 (163.4056)
Sep 11, 2015	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	15 / 26 (646.7312)	4 (169.1428)	15 (159.4172)	23 (157.0856)	15 (161.0856)
Aug 21, 2015	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	13 / 36 (671.3600)	11 (171.4400)	5 (172.5484)	30 (159.9544)	15 (167.4172)
Jul 31, 2015	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	23 / 46 (659.9088)	3 (173.7028)	44 (144.5488)	5 (173.1316)	12 (168.5256)
Jul 24, 2015	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS	16 / 35 (659.9200)	5 (173.1428)	23 (158.8572)	20 (163.3944)	15 (164.5256)
Jul 17, 2015	11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	7 / 48 (681.1316)	14 (170.2856)	34 (160.5488)	12 (171.4172)	2 (178.8800)
Jun 5, 2015	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	14 / 30 (657.6116)	22 (158.8228)	9 (170.2860)	20 (161.6800)	8 (166.8228)
May 15, 2015	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	22 / 51 (656.4684)	14 (170.2628)	19 (166.2856)	43 (153.6800)	13 (166.2400)
May 8, 2015	Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS	10 / 32 (678.2516)	18 (166.8228)	20 (166.2744)	6 (173.1428)	8 (172.0116)
Apr 3, 2015	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	13 / 34 (649.6000)	8 (167.4172)	29 (148.5256)	3 (170.8572)	13 (162.8000)
Mar 21, 2015	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	77 / 82 (655.3260)	80 (162.8228)	79 (158.8116)	61 (166.3088)	56 (167.3828)
Mar 20, 2015	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	74 / 87 (652.4800)	25 (173.7028)	85 (149.6916)	79 (159.4056)	23 (169.6800)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	158 / 552 (666.8112)	322 (163.4056)	237 (165.7028)	19 (176.0572)	290 (161.6456)
Sep 19, 2014	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	32 / 49 (649.6112)	37 (161.1084)	33 (161.7144)	6 (173.7028)	38 (153.0856)
Sep 12, 2014	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	31 / 38 (645.5768)	27 (161.7028)	25 (161.0856)	28 (161.1200)	27 (161.6684)
Aug 22, 2014	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS	18 / 36 (666.7540)	33 (153.6340)	22 (166.2744)	9 (172)	5 (174.8456)
Aug 1, 2014	Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	14 / 37 (650.1940)	28 (160.5372)	19 (159.9540)	9 (170.2856)	21 (159.4172)
Jul 25, 2014	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS	6 / 30 (684)	19 (161.1200)	9 (170.2972)	3 (174.8800)	1 (177.7028)
Jun 6, 2014	McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual McLouth, KS	7 / 36 (669.1540)	22 (157.7028)	5 (172.5944)	10 (165.1312)	3 (173.7256)
May 16, 2014	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	39 / 50 (630.7772)	22 (164.5600)	43 (152)	47 (153.6800)	27 (160.5372)
Apr 11, 2014	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	25 / 64 (657.6684)	26 (167.4056)	35 (158.8572)	13 (169.1428)	30 (162.2628)
Mar 14, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	37 / 41 (635.8516)	21 (167.9656)	38 (153.0972)	25 (163.4172)	34 (151.3716)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	198 / 535 (647.3372)	124 (167.4056)	30 (172.5716)	372 (155.4056)	373 (151.9544)
Sep 20, 2013	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	16 / 53 (660.5372)	25 (163.9772)	8 (169.1544)	26 (163.4172)	15 (163.9884)
Sep 13, 2013	Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	10 / 34 (646.2856)	17 (157.7256)	5 (168.5828)	6 (166.8800)	24 (153.0972)
Sep 6, 2013	National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS	12 / 35 (656.5260)	30 (153.6800)	10 (168.5600)	16 (162.8688)	1 (171.4172)
Aug 9, 2013	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK	11 / 30 (665.7032)	19 (159.9772)	7 (172.6172)	4 (171.4172)	13 (161.6916)
Jul 26, 2013	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off Dodge City, KS	21 / 47 (803.9660)	3 (172)	35 (154.8344)	31 (154.8228)	27 (156.0116)
May 17, 2013	Taste of Wheatstock Abilene, KS	15 / 25 (651.4290)	17 (158.8574)	8 (167.4286)	21 (155.4286)	6 (169.7144)
May 10, 2013	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	28 / 52 (644)	46 (152.5712)	24 (162.2858)	9 (168.5716)	26 (160.5714)
Apr 19, 2013	8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	16 / 63 (665.7144)	8 (172)	39 (158.8574)	37 (162.8570)	4 (172)
Mar 15, 2013	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK	41 / 55 (643.4288)	53 (149.1430)	40 (160.0002)	18 (169.7142)	29 (164.5714)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SMOKIN ELVISES

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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

Master (5-meat) avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)