The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Smokin in The Hills (Sep 21, 2018).
- last seen Oct 28, 2016
- back Sep 21, 2018
Ole Smokey
Ole Smokey is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 30 at the Smokin in The Hills (2018).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 21, 2018
latest Sep 20, 2019 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 156.85 · weakest Brisket (148.79)
Road miles
655
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 336 mi
Purse competed for
$9,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
611.57 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Ole Smokey, each with one reason worth a look.
Ole Smokey has 2 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 133 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,049 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Ole Smokey)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Ole Smokey has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,039 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,042 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1482
Level with Ole Smokey on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,056 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
They turned up 5 years after Ole Smokey did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#4,035 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1483
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,077 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.0228 | 151.3828 | 151.70 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8572 | 154.8344 | 156.85 | top 80% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 150.7884 | 154.23 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9544 | 137.6228 | 148.79 | top 85% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin in The Hills | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 84% | Sep 20, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
2 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
47
finished ahead 10 times, behind 56
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Oct 28, 2016 → Sep 21, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin in The Hills
20182 milestones
- Career-best overall score621.6228 Smokin in The Hills
- Career-best single call (Brisket)159.9544 Smokin in The Hills
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
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 95% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2019 | Smokin in The Hills 🏅 | 36 / 38 (601.5200) | 36 (151.3828) | 34 (154.8344) | 33 (157.6800) | 38 (137.6228) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Smokin in The Hills Hillsboro, OH | 22 / 30 (621.6228) | 26 (152.0228) | 21 (158.8572) | 28 (150.7884) | 21 (159.9544) |
| Oct 28, 2016 | Dickson County Smoke Fest Dickson, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Smoking in the Foothills Lenoir, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | — | — | — | — | — |