Smokin Cochinos

Smokin Cochinos is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 29th of 40 at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff (2024). They are ranked #5387 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin Cochino's” and “Smokin' Cochinos”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,387

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1454

peak 1454 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2019

latest Apr 10, 2026 · 7 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 87%

overall standings

Best overall

630.1256 / 720

Master · Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

165.7144

Pork · Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off

Consistency

±13.66

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 155.64 · weakest Brisket (148.31)

Road miles

across 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength

28%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)

Purse competed for

$60K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

610.75 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

LA PASADITA ahead in 100% of their meetings

LA PASADITA has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.33 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 148.31
Pork avg 155.64
0 calls in 5 entries

The comeback

2.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off (Jun 4, 2021).

last seen Apr 5, 2019
back Jun 4, 2021

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smokin Cochinos, each with one reason worth a look.

124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Shu-B-Que

#5,384 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jul 27, 2024

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GRILL SERGEANT BARBEQUE

#5,396 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before Smokin Cochinos's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS

#5,374 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Smokin Cochinos's first contest.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

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PROUD AMERICAN BBQ

#5,370 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

Level with Smokin Cochinos on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 17, 2019

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Stubborn Grillers

#5,373 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Smokin Cochinos's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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Pete's Piggy Barn

#5,377 of the rated field

1454 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Smokin Cochinos's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
LA PASADITA	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
PAPPO'S BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Bros	5	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	158.3200	146.8344	151.18	top 85%
Pork Ribs	5	162.2744	148.5028	155.62	top 80%
Pork	5	165.7144	147.9428	155.64	top 80%
Brisket	5	157.0740	134.2516	148.31	top 81%

“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
Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off	4	37	0	top 90%	Apr 10, 2026

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 2 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 177 finished ahead 31 times, behind 210

Longest layoff 2.2 yrs Apr 5, 2019 → Jun 4, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Apr 10 Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off

20212 milestones

Jun 4 Career-best overall score630.1256 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off
Jun 4 Career-best single call (Pork)165.7144 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off

20192 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 5 Peak power rating (1489) Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 1, 2022
-11.6	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off	Apr 10, 2026
-11.5	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 5, 2019
-6.3	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off	Jun 4, 2021
-4.5	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff	Apr 5, 2024

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0%	top 95%	82.7%	82.7%
2024	1	0%	top 73%	86.7%	86.7%
2022	1	0%	top 98%	83.6%	83.6%
2021	1	0%	top 77%	87.5%	87.5%
2019	1	0%	top 90%	83.6%	83.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 10, 2026	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	39 / 41 (595.3600)	38 (148.5372)	39 (148.5028)	37 (152.0228)	36 (146.2972)
Apr 5, 2024	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	29 / 40 (623.9088)	32 (153.6800)	24 (162.2744)	29 (159.4172)	32 (148.5372)
Apr 1, 2022	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	55 / 56 (602.1488)	53 (146.8344)	53 (151.9772)	51 (147.9428)	46 (155.3944)
Jun 4, 2021	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	37 / 48 (630.1256)	46 (148.5144)	35 (158.8228)	29 (165.7144)	28 (157.0740)
Apr 5, 2019	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	55 / 61 (602.1944)	37 (158.3200)	46 (156.5144)	51 (153.1084)	59 (134.2516)

Smokin Cochinos

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (3 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)