Mountain High Smokers

Mountain High Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 38 at the Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (2019). They are ranked #3850 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,850

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1486

peak 1486 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 18, 2016

latest Sep 7, 2019 · 3.2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

13% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

652.4456 / 720

Master · Delft BBQ Fest 2016

Perfect 180s

Current form

633.03 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 634.88 (-1.85)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2744

Chicken · Regahfest 2018 Green

Consistency

±14.57

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.13 · weakest Brisket (153.81)

Road miles

342

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 72 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Master avg

634.88 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 5 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

BBQ+ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BBQ+ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.31 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 38%.

Brisket avg 153.81
Chicken avg 162.13
0 calls in 8 entries

Chicken nemesis

7 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

IQ - NETHERLANDS ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IQ - NETHERLANDS has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.38% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.38% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.7% of a perfect score
8 contests

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The teams rated closest to Mountain High Smokers, each with one reason worth a look.

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

The Woodhouse Grill

#3,844 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1528

They've been 1528 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Mar 13, 2026

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KANSAS CITY PETERBILT

#3,875 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1516

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rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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Smokey Boys

#3,840 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1510

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 8 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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BRAAI-BERY & QUE-RRUPTION

#3,870 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 75%
Peak: 1506

5 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2023

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NEONS BBQ

#3,847 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1502

Level with Mountain High Smokers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019

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SUPPERTIME

#3,855 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1486

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 4, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
IQ - NETHERLANDS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BUGHOUSE SMOKERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Backcorner BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
010 BRAAI	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	3	1	174.2744	148.5600	162.13	top 59%
Pork Ribs	8	1	0	169.1544	147.3600	159.12	top 64%
Pork	8	1	0	165.1084	157.6456	159.82	top 65%
Brisket	8	0	0	161.6688	149.0628	153.81	top 78%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 78%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 65%
Large (40+)	1	top 50%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest	2	3	0	top 29%	Sep 7, 2019
KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees	2	21	0	top 94%	Jun 23, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NL 1 of 8 contests

Contests visited 6 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 106 finished ahead 92 times, behind 133

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

20193 milestones

Sep 7 First overall top-10 Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest
Sep 7 First overall podium Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest
Sep 7 Most recent contest Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest

20181 milestone

Aug 25 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2744 Regahfest 2018 Green

20165 milestones

Jun 18 First tracked contest Delft BBQ Fest 2016
Jun 18 First call Delft BBQ Fest 2016
Jun 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4456 Delft BBQ Fest 2016
Jun 18 Career-best overall score652.4456 Delft BBQ Fest 2016
Jun 18 Peak power rating (1493) Delft BBQ Fest 2016

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest	Sep 7, 2019
+8.2	Regahfest 2018 Green	Aug 25, 2018
+2.8	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest	Sep 8, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees	Jun 23, 2018
-10.8	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees	Jun 10, 2017
-8.5	Regahfest 2017	Aug 26, 2017
-6.9	Delft BBQ Fest 2016	Jun 18, 2016

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	1	0%	top 8%	83.7%	83.7%
2018	4	0	50%	top 65%	90.3%	88.2%
2017	2	0	100%	top 87%	88.2%	87.6%
2016	1	0	100%	top 78%	90.6%	90.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 7, 2019	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen	3 / 38 (301.1884)	19 (163.3828)	29 (155.9888)	26 (157.6456)	34 (149.0628)
Sep 8, 2018	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen	20 / 40 (646.7544)	23 (164)	11 (168.5716)	27 (157.6572)	23 (156.5256)
Aug 25, 2018	Regahfest 2018 Green The Hague	15 / 35 (650.1720)	3 (174.2744)	29 (154.8116)	20 (159.4172)	18 (161.6688)
Aug 25, 2018	RegahFest 2018 Yellow The Hague	20 / 29 (636.5600)	10 (166.8572)	24 (155.9544)	22 (157.7484)	25 (156)
Jun 23, 2018	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne	22 / 22 (605.5772)	22 (148.5600)	20 (147.3600)	18 (157.6684)	18 (151.9888)
Aug 26, 2017	Regahfest 2017 The Hague	24 / 28 (626.1828)	28 (152.5372)	16 (160)	9 (163.9656)	26 (149.6800)
Jun 10, 2017	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne	21 / 24 (635.2912)	18 (157.6684)	4 (169.1544)	19 (159.3828)	20 (149.0856)
Jun 18, 2016	Delft BBQ Fest 2016 Delft, NL	14 / 18 (652.4456)	8 (169.7256)	14 (161.1088)	11 (165.1084)	14 (156.5028)

Mountain High Smokers

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

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

They almost always walk

A tough matchup

The weak link

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

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)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 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)