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
- Jul 26, 2019
DC Smokers
DC Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 15th of 39 at the Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition (2019). They are ranked #4723 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “D. C. Smokers”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 10, 2016
latest Oct 18, 2019 · 3.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.54 · weakest Brisket (143.73)
Road miles
324
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 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
617.80 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to DC Smokers, each with one reason worth a look.
157 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,707 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1469
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to DC Smokers)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DC Smokers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,709 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
They've been 1500 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,706 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,705 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1510
Level with DC Smokers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1468
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Compare careers#4,719 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 |
| BOB'S 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 | 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 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
164
finished ahead 64 times, behind 183
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- 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
20164 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.9 | Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition | Jul 26, 2019 |
| +2.7 | The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest | Jul 29, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic | Jun 10, 2016 |
| -11 | Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest | Jul 28, 2017 |
| -5.7 | Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off | Jul 1, 2016 |
| -3.6 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest | Jul 27, 2018 |
| -2.9 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Oct 18, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2019 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ 🏅 Harper, KS | 19 / 25 (659.4060) | 20 (161.7144) | 13 (167.3828) | 20 (160.0344) | 8 (170.2744) |
| Jul 26, 2019 | 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) |
| Jul 27, 2018 | 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) |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | 41 / 43 (510.2172) | 29 (165.1428) | 43 (20) | 20 (168.5600) | 35 (156.5144) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | 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) |
| Jul 1, 2016 | Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS | 31 / 38 (650.8232) | 27 (166.2972) | 28 (161.6916) | 29 (161.1200) | 28 (161.7144) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS | 31 / 31 (520.5260) | 7 (172.5600) | 20 (163.4060) | 21 (164.5600) | 31 (20) |