The comeback
2.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Porkapalooza BBQ Festival (Jun 16, 2018).
- last seen Apr 22, 2016
- back Jun 16, 2018
We B Smokin'
We B Smokin' is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 6th of 22 at the Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019). They are ranked #4121 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “WE B SMOKIN”, “WE "B" SMOKIN - AL”, “We "B" Smokin” and “We" B" Smokin”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1481 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Sep 19, 2014
latest Jun 15, 2019 · 4.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
10% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Best overall
644.5140 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
172.5600
Consistency
±20.87
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.99 · weakest Pork (150.85)
Road miles
4,674
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1,830 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Purse competed for
$4,300
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
616.04 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
316.93 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to We B Smokin', each with one reason worth a look.
136 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,102 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1502
Fewer contests behind them than We B Smokin' has cooked, 6 to 10, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,110 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1481
Level with We B Smokin' on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,138 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careers#4,109 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1481
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before We B Smokin''s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,136 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,142 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
They've been 1515 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 163.4284 | 142.2172 | 156.33 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 135.3944 | 157.99 | top 54% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 143.9656 | 150.85 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 129.0060 | 151.28 | top 65% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 53% | Jun 15, 2019 |
| Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 45% | Jun 9, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
—
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
3 of 10 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
312
finished ahead 95 times, behind 255
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Apr 22, 2016 → Jun 16, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- First overall top-10 Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 10th tracked contest Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
20143 milestones
- Peak power rating (1487) 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest
- Career-best overall score644.5140 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5600 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
—2 milestones
- First tracked contest Lake Country BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Dells BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.2 | Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 9, 2019 |
| +2.5 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | Jun 16, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest | Sep 19, 2014 |
| -11.3 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship | Apr 22, 2016 |
| -6.5 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 24, 2014 |
| -0.1 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival | Jun 15, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 42% | 87.8% | 87.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 80.6% | 80.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 89.5% | 87.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2019 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton | 25 / 44 (625.6796) | 37 (151.9656) | 23 (157.7256) | — | 20 (159.4172) |
| Jun 9, 2019 | Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 / 22 (316.0456) | 15 (151.4056) | 2 (164.6400) | — | — |
| Jun 16, 2018 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton | 25 / 51 (616.0224) | 15 (163.4056) | 30 (154.2628) | 37 (148.6056) | 34 (149.7484) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship Mt. Carmel, IL | 28 / 30 (580.4456) | 29 (142.2172) | 29 (135.3944) | 24 (150.2856) | 18 (152.5484) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 80 / 92 (644.5140) | 72 (162.2856) | 18 (172.5600) | 91 (143.9656) | 49 (165.7028) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL | 72 / 75 (613.5204) | 54 (160.5488) | 41 (163.4172) | 52 (160.5484) | 75 (129.0060) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Dells BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Wisconsin Dells, WI | 15 / 25 (317.1084) | 3 (163.4284) | 20 (153.6800) | — | — |
| — | Lake Country BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Okauchee, WI | 12 / 19 (317.6456) | 14 (155.3828) | 11 (162.2628) | — | — |