SMOKERS PURGATORY AZ
Rating
1469
peak 1549
Contests
44
in the data
First seen
2018-12-28
latest 2026-03-27
Best ToY finish
#138
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 44 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.24 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 656.90 (+12.35)
Walk rate
45%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±76.74
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.10 · weakest Pork (164.82)
Road miles
16058
mi across 44 mapped stops · furthest 1256 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Big Boys BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKERS PURGATORY 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Rhythm n QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 23 of their 25 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HI-TECH SMOKERS in 7 of their 9 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 49% across 6 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AZ first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 44 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 177.7372 | 155.9428 | 169.10 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 44 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 154.7656 | 167.23 | top 54% |
| Pork | 44 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 148.4568 | 164.82 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 44 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 147.3372 | 167.19 | top 49% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 19 | 0 | top 61% |
| KS | 8 | 0 | top 55% |
| CA | 5 | 0 | top 48% |
| MO | 5 | 0 | top 67% |
| IA | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
| NV | 3 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| Medium (20–39) | 17 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 26 | 0 | top 55% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AZ (19 of 44 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (44 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 656.90
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 669.6228 | 663.86 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 687.3600 | 666.55 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 677.0168 | 665.98 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 687.8856 | 669.53 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 682.1944 | 666.40 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 645.0740 | 645.07 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 683.9540 | 672.92 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 678.7772 | 618.13 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 661.0396 | 661.04 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition Lake Havasu City, AZ | 26 / 33 (669.6228) | 31 (163.3828) | 21 (168.0000) | 19 (169.7028) | 21 (168.5372) |
| 2026-01-16 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 43 / 53 (658.1028) | 51 (155.9428) | 32 (168.5372) | 27 (169.6684) | 36 (163.9544) |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 28 / 90 (687.3600) | 22 (174.8572) | 72 (165.6800) | 35 (171.9772) | 17 (174.8456) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 336 / 401 (647.2228) | 355 (158.8116) | 375 (154.7656) | 266 (166.8228) | 229 (166.8228) |
| 2025-08-22 | Cruisin' and BBQin' Hampton, IA | 8 / 18 (683.9088) | 8 (173.1316) | 3 (174.2744) | 13 (166.2400) | 10 (170.2628) |
| 2025-05-23 | Best Dam BBQ Boulder City, NV | 23 / 29 (666.1252) | 18 (167.3712) | 17 (169.1200) | 26 (162.2284) | 19 (167.4056) |
| 2025-03-28 | Q's & Brews Lake Havasu, AZ | 15 / 26 (673.0284) | 11 (173.1200) | 17 (165.6800) | 18 (164.5256) | 11 (169.7028) |
| 2025-02-21 | Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 25 / 29 (663.8168) | 19 (169.6684) | 17 (168.5372) | 27 (161.6456) | 24 (163.9656) |
| 2025-01-17 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 39 / 48 (644.3660) | 22 (169.6800) | 30 (165.6916) | 34 (161.6572) | 45 (147.3372) |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 62 / 74 (662.8116) | 67 (160.0000) | 12 (173.7260) | 71 (151.3828) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2024-02-23 | Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 22 / 25 (658.1256) | 6 (171.9656) | 20 (165.0972) | 17 (165.0856) | 24 (155.9772) |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 28 / 58 (677.0168) | 13 (174.2856) | 31 (168.5372) | 40 (164.5256) | 23 (169.6684) |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio Indio, CA | 34 / 40 (678.1944) | 33 (169.1084) | 1 (178.8572) | 33 (167.9772) | 38 (162.2516) |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic Mesa, AZ | 16 / 26 (665.6112) | 3 (175.4400) | 21 (162.2284) | 25 (158.8228) | 11 (169.1200) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 341 / 487 (654.7544) | 422 (158.2284) | 405 (158.8116) | 197 (169.7028) | 206 (168.0116) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 38 / 90 (687.8856) | 17 (176.5600) | 75 (162.8000) | 48 (171.9656) | 9 (176.5600) |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 14 / 28 (685.6572) | 5 (176.5600) | 13 (171.4172) | 18 (169.1200) | 18 (168.5600) |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 29 / 31 (660.4112) | 24 (168.0000) | 28 (162.8000) | 28 (163.9312) | 23 (165.6800) |
| 2023-03-10 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 23 / 32 (665.6000) | 21 (169.7028) | 21 (165.6916) | 27 (159.9428) | 11 (170.2628) |
| 2023-01-13 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 27 / 45 (658.1024) | 24 (167.3828) | 5 (171.4056) | 44 (149.6340) | 13 (169.6800) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 284 / 505 (663.3828) | 304 (165.6800) | 361 (162.8228) | 193 (169.1428) | 237 (165.7372) |
| 2022-09-16 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 13 / 33 (682.1944) | 20 (163.9656) | 9 (173.1200) | 6 (176.5600) | 20 (168.5488) |
| 2022-04-08 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 23 / 29 (656.9596) | 12 (170.8456) | 22 (164.5372) | 29 (148.4568) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2022-02-18 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival Yuma, AZ | 19 / 34 (682.1940) | 16 (171.9884) | 9 (175.4172) | 19 (170.8228) | 24 (163.9656) |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 42 / 59 (647.2456) | 38 (165.0856) | 40 (164.5372) | 50 (157.0972) | 36 (160.5256) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 327 / 467 (645.0740) | 92 (172.0228) | 278 (163.9772) | 351 (158.2284) | 392 (150.8456) |
| 2020-07-18 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Cameron, MO | 24 / 32 (664.4452) | 27 (165.1656) | 19 (169.1200) | 24 (162.7884) | 20 (167.3712) |
| 2020-07-17 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Cameron, MO | 32 / 42 (667.9768) | 33 (163.9884) | 22 (170.8228) | 31 (166.2628) | 24 (166.9028) |
| 2020-07-10 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 20 / 61 (683.9540) | 27 (169.7028) | 12 (174.2856) | 23 (170.8228) | 28 (169.1428) |
| 2020-06-26 | Back to Mayberry Day 1 Rodney, IA | 31 / 53 (661.7140) | 5 (175.4056) | 22 (166.8916) | 46 (160.0228) | 41 (159.3940) |
| 2020-02-28 | Best in the Desert Southwest KCBS BBQ Competition Yuma, AZ | 15 / 29 (675.8972) | 2 (177.7028) | 16 (168.5488) | 25 (155.3828) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2020-02-21 | The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial Coachella, CA | 4 / 50 (681.0968) | 20 (167.9884) | 21 (168.5600) | 2 (174.2628) | 8 (170.2856) |
| 2020-01-17 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 14 / 59 (675.3712) | 27 (169.1428) | 33 (163.4172) | 9 (170.8228) | 8 (171.9884) |
| 2019-12-27 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ | 32 / 44 (663.3024) | 15 (170.8228) | 22 (168.5600) | 40 (159.9656) | 27 (163.9540) |
| 2019-09-27 | Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ | 9 / 33 (674.2284) | 12 (167.9884) | 22 (163.3944) | 16 (167.9656) | 3 (174.8800) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 153 / 468 (153.6112) | 70 (172.5828) | 247 (165.1316) | 110 (170.8228) | 49 (174.2628) |
| 2019-07-12 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 30 / 59 (669.6340) | 23 (169.7028) | 39 (163.3828) | 33 (167.4056) | 22 (169.1428) |
| 2019-06-28 | Back To Mayberry Rodney, IA | 22 / 28 (661.5996) | 24 (166.2628) | 15 (167.4056) | 21 (166.2628) | 24 (161.6684) |
| 2019-06-14 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 14 / 31 (672.3996) | 7 (171.4056) | 19 (161.6456) | 17 (167.3828) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2019-05-03 | 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down Show Low, AZ | 10 / 45 (678.7772) | 1 (177.7372) | 18 (165.6800) | 14 (169.1200) | 15 (166.2400) |
| 2019-02-15 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA | 17 / 49 (673.1092) | 31 (163.4172) | 33 (163.9772) | 11 (171.9888) | 5 (173.7260) |
| 2019-01-25 | The Golden State Battle Santa Ynez, CA | 16 / 48 (676.4800) | 17 (171.4056) | 14 (171.9772) | 28 (166.8228) | 19 (166.2744) |
| 2019-01-18 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 34 / 63 (658.1256) | 42 (165.6800) | 31 (164.5600) | 41 (162.8000) | 34 (165.0856) |
| 2018-12-28 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ | 32 / 47 (661.0396) | 24 (171.4056) | 7 (174.8572) | 44 (154.2284) | 36 (160.5484) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #505 (178 pts) | #560 (193 pts) | #578 (198 pts) | #493 (208 pts) | #438 (238 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #393 (537 pts) | #369 (627 pts) | #353 (742 pts) | #441 (477 pts) | #339 (687 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #605 (281 pts) | #401 (571 pts) | #484 (491 pts) | #658 (261 pts) | #600 (306 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #469 (411 pts) | #414 (541 pts) | #443 (551 pts) | #522 (381 pts) | #353 (606 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #612 (302 pts) | #616 (322 pts) | #652 (332 pts) | #582 (347 pts) | #568 (362 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #148 (756 pts) | #120 (896 pts) | #170 (676 pts) | #151 (771 pts) | #132 (816 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #622 (528 pts) | #726 (468 pts) | #640 (533 pts) | #706 (473 pts) | #492 (688 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #186 (1463 pts) | #162 (1498 pts) | #127 (1602 pts) | #217 (1307 pts) | #164 (1533 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #223 (1409 pts) | #230 (1314 pts) | #132 (1684 pts) | #194 (1414 pts) | #341 (1103 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #139 (1770 pts) | #236 (1303 pts) | #108 (1780 pts) | #152 (1568 pts) | #177 (1593 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #301 (1170 pts) | #442 (880 pts) | #352 (1025 pts) | #233 (1270 pts) | #298 (1160 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #344 (1054 pts) | #436 (859 pts) | #320 (1089 pts) | #283 (1194 pts) | #341 (1064 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #138 (1698 pts) | #136 (1539 pts) | #137 (1557 pts) | #221 (1211 pts) | #111 (1783 pts) |