High-water mark
670.8116
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.8116 at Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 2, 2017
Smoke 30 BBQ
Smoke 30 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 6th of 46 at the Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) (2017). They are ranked #2687 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1514
peak 1514 · rated over 6 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 31, 2013
latest Sep 12, 2019 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.74 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 654.31 (+6.43)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.23
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.67 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.77)
Road miles
1,416
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 451 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$106K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
654.31 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smoke 30 BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,698 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1529
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Smoke 30 BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smoke 30 BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,680 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smoke 30 BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 13 contests to 7.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,679 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
They turned up 6 years after Smoke 30 BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#2,678 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1514
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before Smoke 30 BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,700 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1514
Level with Smoke 30 BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,696 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 8 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 159.3828 | 166.67 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 143.3828 | 161.77 | top 55% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 153.1772 | 164.08 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 151.3828 | 161.78 | top 56% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 50% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 28% | Aug 31, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
3 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
651
finished ahead 339 times, behind 516
Longest layoff
3.1 yrs
Aug 31, 2013 → Oct 7, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
- Most recent contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
20181 milestone
- Peak power rating (1514) Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
20172 milestones
- First overall top-10 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score670.8116 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
20162 milestones
- First call Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9084 Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.6 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Sep 2, 2017 |
| +5.5 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship | Oct 7, 2016 |
| +4.3 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 31, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.7 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 31, 2013 |
| -3.9 | Canadian County CASA's All Fired Up for Kids BBQ | Jul 27, 2018 |
| -0.2 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 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 | 0% | top 64% | 92.8% | 92.4% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 91.8% | 90.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 13% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 176 / 468 (668.0236) | 14 (177.1544) | 184 (166.8572) | 158 (168.5716) | 359 (155.4404) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 122 / 135 (662.7428) | 83 (170.2628) | 122 (159.9656) | 122 (163.3828) | 85 (169.1316) |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 32 / 74 (661.0972) | 43 (163.4172) | 42 (161.6800) | 21 (168.5828) | 28 (167.4172) |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Canadian County CASA's All Fired Up for Kids BBQ El Reno, OK | 18 / 23 (641.0400) | 16 (161.1200) | 12 (163.9772) | 16 (164.5600) | 19 (151.3828) |
| Sep 2, 2017 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bedford, TX | 6 / 46 (670.8116) | 25 (159.3828) | 5 (172.5944) | 9 (167.9772) | 8 (170.8572) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR | 11 / 27 (663.9084) | 4 (171.9772) | 13 (163.9656) | 11 (162.2856) | 12 (165.6800) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 59 / 89 (612.5484) | 27 (163.4056) | 80 (143.3828) | 57 (153.1772) | 61 (152.5828) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.