Smoking & Toasting BBQ KS
Rating
1527
peak 1527 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2025-11-05
latest 2026-07-24
Best ToY finish
#471
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
684.90
last 4 Master vs avg 684.90 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.14
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 173.41 · weakest Brisket (168.25)
Road miles
1485
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 622 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$132K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
684.90 / 720
4 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 32-team field at Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off (2026-07-24) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 18-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Colorado Bulldawg BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.8572 | 158.2056 | 170.39 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.0116 | 169.7028 | 172.85 | top 28% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 168.5372 | 173.41 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 164.5256 | 168.25 | top 53% |
“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 | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
| WY | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 50% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (3 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off (2026-07-24)
- Wins it all in 20% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 684.90 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-11-05 — First tracked contest · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- 📣 2026-07-24 — First call · Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off
- 🏆 2026-07-24 — First Grand Championship · Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off
- ⭐ 2026-07-24 — Career-best overall score (699.9656) · Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off
- 📈 2026-07-24 — Peak power rating (1527) · Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.8 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off | 2026-07-24 |
| +15.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
| +1.4 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off | 2026-04-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 2025-11-05 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 26% | 97.2% | 95.5% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 96.6% | 94.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY | 1 / 32 (699.9656) | 8 (174.8456) | 7 (172.5600) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (173.7028) |
| 2026-04-10 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 20 / 41 (675.8624) | 14 (169.6684) | 15 (169.7028) | 12 (171.9656) | 28 (164.5256) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 140 / 158 (668.4112) | 154 (158.2056) | 69 (173.1200) | 113 (168.5372) | 99 (168.5484) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 45 / 401 (695.3716) | 14 (178.8572) | 36 (176.0116) | 108 (174.2628) | 235 (166.2400) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #471 (282 pts) | #714 (152 pts) | #741 (162 pts) | #507 (282 pts) | #662 (162 pts) |