SMOKIN ELVISES KS
Rating
1400
peak 1400
Contests
40
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2026-04-10
Best ToY finish
#334
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 40 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.93 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 632.27 (+18.65)
Walk rate
23%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±86.25
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.78)
Road miles
5417
mi across 40 mapped stops · furthest 558 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 27 of their 29 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Heat's Neat in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5600 points of the Grand Championship at Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ (2019-08-16).
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 50% across 3 contests, versus top 69% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 175.4056 | 135.3828 | 164.14 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 149.6572 | 161.78 | top 70% |
| Pork | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 150.8344 | 162.83 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 148.5028 | 164.98 | 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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 24 | 0 | top 68% |
| MO | 5 | 0 | top 71% |
| OK | 4 | 0 | top 68% |
| CO | 3 | 0 | top 77% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 22 | 0 | top 67% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (28 of 40 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork (39 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 632.27
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 650.6512 | 650.65 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 663.2340 | 651.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 652.4916 | 652.49 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 676.9940 | 661.70 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 659.8740 | 570.44 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 666.8116 | 616.20 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 670.7428 | 667.87 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 691.9656 | 638.66 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | 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) |
| 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 | 313 / 401 (655.3144) | 117 (173.1772) | 344 (160.5144) | 330 (162.2400) | 334 (159.3828) |
| 2025-09-19 | 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 21 / 30 (663.2340) | 17 (167.3828) | 22 (163.9428) | 21 (151.9200) | 10 (172.5600) |
| 2025-06-13 | 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) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 85 / 92 (638.7204) | 70 (166.2628) | 91 (150.1944) | 80 (161.1544) | 73 (161.1088) |
| 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 | 337 / 444 (652.4916) | 372 (160.5372) | 364 (161.6688) | 271 (166.2744) | 285 (164.0112) |
| 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 | 255 / 487 (671.3828) | 430 (157.1312) | 75 (174.2972) | 326 (163.9544) | 29 (176.0000) |
| 2023-07-15 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) Butler, MO | 16 / 21 (676.9940) | 7 (174.2628) | 21 (159.3484) | 6 (158.8116) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2023-07-14 | 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) |
| 2023-06-09 | 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) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 86 / 103 (635.2688) | 75 (166.8344) | 91 (157.6688) | 75 (162.2628) | 98 (148.5028) |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 42 / 68 (673.6000) | 29 (170.8228) | 60 (158.8000) | 38 (169.1200) | 5 (174.8572) |
| 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 | 398 / 505 (642.7656) | 437 (157.6684) | 262 (166.8572) | 475 (150.8344) | 206 (167.4056) |
| 2022-09-16 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 26 / 33 (645.5084) | 27 (153.6572) | 26 (159.9428) | 17 (157.0972) | 16 (172.5600) |
| 2022-06-10 | 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) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 72 / 94 (659.8740) | 75 (162.2284) | 76 (162.8000) | 37 (170.8456) | 60 (164.0000) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring (Steak) Osage City, KS | 6 (170.8228) | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 52 / 71 (644.3888) | 37 (166.8344) | 63 (155.9428) | 47 (165.0972) | 55 (156.5144) |
| 2021-10-22 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 27 / 30 (636.9484) | 24 (163.9656) | 29 (156.5028) | 27 (156.5372) | 27 (159.9428) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 119 / 467 (471.8284) | 219 (166.8800) | 311 (162.8112) | 414 (152.0000) | 236 (163.9772) |
| 2021-07-09 | 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) |
| 2021-04-23 | 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) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 68 / 105 (666.8116) | 73 (166.2744) | 91 (159.4172) | 54 (168.5600) | 24 (172.5600) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 78 / 94 (670.7428) | 87 (163.9428) | 15 (176.5600) | 69 (168.0000) | 89 (162.2400) |
| 2020-08-07 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 26 / 54 (665.0056) | 20 (169.1200) | 21 (168.5600) | 37 (162.2400) | 29 (165.0856) |
| 2019-10-25 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 35 / 44 (654.7428) | 34 (162.8456) | 21 (166.8344) | 40 (153.0856) | 14 (171.9772) |
| 2019-09-12 | 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) |
| 2019-08-16 | 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) |
| 2019-08-09 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day Milliken, CO | 27 / 30 (600.4344) | 29 (135.3828) | 26 (150.8572) | 23 (157.6800) | 20 (156.5144) |
| 2019-07-26 | 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) |
| 2019-06-14 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 32 / 55 (650.2632) | 29 (166.2972) | 37 (158.2744) | 15 (168.5716) | 36 (157.1200) |
| 2019-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 22 / 39 (657.0628) | 6 (171.4056) | 15 (165.1316) | 27 (160.0000) | 25 (160.5256) |
| 2019-04-26 | LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO | 33 / 40 (636.9596) | 34 (160.5484) | 29 (158.8344) | 34 (158.2284) | 29 (159.3484) |
| 2019-04-12 | 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) |
| 2019-03-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 49 / 62 (658.0684) | 23 (171.9656) | 57 (158.2172) | 50 (163.9428) | 45 (163.9428) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 50 / 74 (657.6916) | 65 (159.9772) | 24 (169.1772) | 59 (161.1544) | 32 (167.3828) |
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 | #791 (60 pts) | #866 (60 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #814 (60 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 | #397 (818 pts) | #302 (1018 pts) | #385 (863 pts) | #450 (768 pts) | #398 (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 (1057 pts) | #225 (1357 pts) | #410 (908 pts) | #298 (1122 pts) | #246 (1317 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #466 (828 pts) | #650 (583 pts) | #510 (773 pts) | #360 (1028 pts) | #342 (1063 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #334 (921 pts) | #302 (976 pts) | #303 (1001 pts) | #275 (1046 pts) | #253 (1151 pts) |