High-water mark
672.4800
career-best overall
93.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.4800 at Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition — 93.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2019-07-26
DC Smokers
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2016-06-10
latest 2019-10-18
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.66 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 617.80 (+12.85)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±65.30
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.54 · weakest Brisket (143.73)
Road miles
324
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 83 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
617.80 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
CLARK CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−21.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 21.81 points below their pork, and turns into a call 43% of the time against 14%.
- Brisket avg 143.73
- Pork avg 165.54
- 3 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Outlaw BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
166 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4702 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4686 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1500 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4674 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Level with DC Smokers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4675 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1510 at their best, 41 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4709 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after DC Smokers did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#4704 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WICHITA SWINEMEN | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 152.5028 | 163.82 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 20.0000 | 144.71 | top 62% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 160.0344 | 165.54 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 20.0000 | 143.73 | top 57% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.4 yrs
2016-06-10 → 2019-10-18
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.54 · weakest Brisket (143.73)
Walk rate
71%
a top-10 call in 5 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
617.80
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
165
64–183 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
324
7 mapped stops · furthest 83 mi
Schedule strength
1572
average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$15,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Power rating
1469
peak 1469 · #4691 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic
- First call Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1486) Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8232 Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off
- 2019
- Career-best overall score672.4800 Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Harper County Bullseye BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.9 | Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition | 2019-07-26 |
| +2.7 | The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest | 2016-07-29 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic | 2016-06-10 |
| -11.1 | Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest | 2017-07-28 |
| -5.7 | Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off | 2016-07-01 |
| -3.7 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest | 2018-07-27 |
| -2.9 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | 2019-10-18 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 93.4% | 92.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 74% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 70.9% | 70.9% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 78% | 92.2% | 85% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-18 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ 🏅 Harper, KS | 19 / 25 (659.4060) | 20 (161.7144) | 13 (167.3828) | 20 (160.0344) | 8 (170.2744) |
| 2019-07-26 | Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 15 / 39 (672.4800) | 7 (173.1200) | 16 (169.1428) | 3 (177.1428) | 31 (153.0744) |
| 2018-07-27 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | 20 / 27 (647.2112) | 25 (152.5028) | 20 (159.3484) | 15 (164.5372) | 6 (170.8228) |
| 2017-07-28 | Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | 41 / 43 (510.2172) | 29 (165.1428) | 43 (20.0000) | 20 (168.5600) | 35 (156.5144) |
| 2016-07-29 | The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | 19 / 37 (663.9660) | 30 (155.4172) | 10 (172.0116) | 25 (162.8228) | 4 (173.7144) |
| 2016-07-01 | Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS | 31 / 38 (650.8232) | 27 (166.2972) | 28 (161.6916) | 29 (161.1200) | 28 (161.7144) |
| 2016-06-10 | Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS | 31 / 31 (520.5260) | 7 (172.5600) | 20 (163.4060) | 21 (164.5600) | 31 (20.0000) |