Signature meat
25%
chicken entries won
2 wins from 8 entries
When chicken is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 25% of their entries (2 of 8).
- best 179.4400
- average 168.44
- 5 calls
Smoking Crocus
Smoking Crocus is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 32 at the Barbecue on the Bow (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #3256 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
peak 1526 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Aug 31, 2013
latest Aug 31, 2019 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
25% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
616.37 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 624.77 (-8.40)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.64
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.44 · weakest Brisket (150.34)
Road miles
34
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)
Master avg
624.77 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smoking Crocus, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,263 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Smoking Crocus)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smoking Crocus has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,271 of the rated field
- Contests
- 110
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1620
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Smoking Crocus)
They've been 1620 at their best, 121 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,262 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,248 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1499
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#3,250 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1499
Level with Smoking Crocus on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,253 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before Smoking Crocus's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SMELLAQUE | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Boy BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| The Big LebowsQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKAPALOOZA | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoky Butt BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BARREL Q | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| COWTOWN SMOKE AND GRILLERS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| YOU NEED A BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ TEAM NAIT | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 179.4400 | 158.9144 | 168.44 | top 23% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.8456 | 136.6632 | 151.92 | top 59% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.3200 | 126.3088 | 154.07 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 138.7656 | 150.34 | top 62% |
“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) | 6 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ on the Bow | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 53% | Sep 1, 2018 |
| BBQ on the Bow | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 59% | Sep 3, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 8 contests · 2 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
142
finished ahead 126 times, behind 138
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Aug 30, 2014 → Sep 5, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ on the Bow
20151 milestone
- Peak power rating (1526) BBQ on the Bow
20145 milestones
- First overall top-10 Barbecue on the Bow
- First overall podium Barbecue on the Bow
- First Reserve Championship Barbecue on the Bow
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.5084 Barbecue on the Bow
- Career-best overall score671.5084 Barbecue on the Bow
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ on the Bow
- First call BBQ on the Bow
- First category win (Chicken) BBQ on the Bow
- Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 BBQ on the Bow
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.1 | Barbecue on the Bow | Aug 30, 2014 |
| +7.9 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 5, 2015 |
| +2.7 | BBQ on the Bow | Aug 31, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 3, 2016 |
| -6.7 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 2, 2017 |
| -6.3 | BBQ on the Bow | Aug 31, 2019 |
| -4.1 | BBQ on the Elbow at the Calgary Stampede | Jul 7, 2017 |
| -2.2 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 1, 2018 |
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 51% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 68% | 85.9% | 84.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 71% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 89% | 89% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 6% | 93.3% | 93.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 46% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2019 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary | 19 / 37 (629.6684) | 12 (164) | 19 (157.6800) | 20 (158.2972) | 26 (149.6912) |
| Sep 1, 2018 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary | 26 / 43 (608.3312) | 10 (166.8344) | 30 (146.7884) | 20 (155.9428) | 38 (138.7656) |
| Sep 2, 2017 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary | 30 / 42 (602.2744) | 17 (158.9144) | 38 (142.8228) | 14 (160.5828) | 39 (139.9544) |
| Jul 7, 2017 | BBQ on the Elbow at the Calgary Stampede Calgary | 15 / 23 (618.2400) | 7 (166.8688) | 8 (161.7256) | 21 (138.8228) | 14 (150.8228) |
| Sep 3, 2016 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA | 25 / 35 (623.3372) | 1 (174.2744) | 31 (142.8344) | 20 (157.1656) | 29 (149.0628) |
| Sep 5, 2015 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, AB | 9 / 35 (641.1544) | 3 (172.5828) | 15 (155.9772) | 9 (165.1428) | 25 (147.4516) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Barbecue on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA | 2 / 32 (671.5084) | 14 (164.6056) | 2 (170.8456) | 5 (170.3200) | 5 (165.7372) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA | 12 / 26 (603.6120) | 1 (179.4400) | 23 (136.6632) | 26 (126.3088) | 4 (161.2000) |