High-water mark
672.0456
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.0456 at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 25, 2015
Smokearitaville BBQ
Smokearitaville BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 15th of 114 at the Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (2013). They are ranked #2517 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1520
peak 1530 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2013
latest Sep 27, 2019 · 6 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 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.29 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 652.58 (-4.30)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.04 · weakest Brisket (160.22)
Road miles
21
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)
Purse competed for
$6,175
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
652.58 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokearitaville BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,520 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1534
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smokearitaville BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokearitaville BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,525 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1523
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before Smokearitaville BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,509 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1520
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,503 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1530
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,510 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1523
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1520
Level with Smokearitaville BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T'S SMOKIN PIT | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 GUYS WITH WOOD | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB'N WOOD | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Dead Last BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| OVERLAND PORK BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| KCQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| POKER SMOKERS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN IN THE BUSHES | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Til We're Broke | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SMF | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Overland Pig Committee | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| YARDHOGS BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| HAWG HEAVEN | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Last Years Leftovers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Bubba's Pig-a-licious | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 157.6456 | 163.72 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 143.9200 | 165.04 | top 39% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.3200 | 153.0856 | 163.60 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 145.6916 | 160.22 | 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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 5 | 15 | 0 | top 37% | Sep 27, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
812
finished ahead 646 times, behind 611
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 23, 2016 → Sep 21, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
20152 milestones
- Career-best overall score672.0456 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Peak power rating (1530) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- First call Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3372 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.2 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 27, 2013 |
| +10.3 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 25, 2015 |
| +7 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 26, 2014 |
| +5 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 27, 2019 |
| +2.6 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | Sep 21, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 23, 2016 |
| -2.5 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 34% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 41% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 39% | 93.3% | 91.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 13% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2019 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 35 / 102 (660.5028) | 41 (167.3828) | 49 (162.8228) | 24 (170.3200) | 52 (159.9772) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 44 / 107 (656.5256) | 79 (158.7768) | 78 (157.6572) | 40 (166.9372) | 14 (173.1544) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 103 / 111 (609.4856) | 84 (157.6456) | 107 (143.9200) | 100 (153.0856) | 72 (154.8344) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 371 / 606 (642.8688) | 151 (169.1544) | 249 (165.7256) | 346 (162.2972) | 534 (145.6916) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 19 / 112 (672.0456) | 42 (166.2628) | 11 (174.3200) | 47 (164.0572) | 29 (167.4056) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 31 / 112 (659.3256) | 32 (168) | 6 (174.8456) | 64 (162.2400) | 78 (154.2400) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 15 / 114 (667.3372) | 70 (158.8000) | 2 (176) | 29 (166.2972) | 22 (166.2400) |