Smokesdidier bbq

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5520

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1450

peak 1450 · rated over 22 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-06-23

latest 2026-08-07

Best ToY finish

#856

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 23 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

666.7084 / 720

Master · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.37 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 643.38 (+7.99)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Pork Ribs · Smoke on the Bricks

Consistency

±18.08

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.71 · weakest Brisket (158.00)

Road miles

546

mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 49 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$323K

listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 16 state-championship entries

Master avg

643.38 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

666.7084 career-best overall

92.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.7084 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship — 92.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-06-21

Their season

2021 their best year

2021 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 45%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 45%

A tough matchup

16–0 behind in the head-to-head

Fat&Dumb BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Fat&Dumb BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.71 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 5%.

Brisket avg 158.00
Pork Ribs avg 162.71
0 calls in 19 entries

A strong matchup

7–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Brewski and Barbeque in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

13 of 14 shared pork ribs entries lost

HIGH i QUE ahead 93% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HIGH i QUE has out-cooked them in 13 of 14 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Smoke Dat Hog has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 53% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 53% across 4 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 66% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke on the Bricks every year from 2019 to 2022 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 24th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

B&D BBQ

#5535 of the rated field

1450 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Smokesdidier bbq)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 32 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

GERTIE AND BABS SPICE AND PROVISION CO BBQ TEAM

#5509 of the rated field

1450 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to Smokesdidier bbq)

Fewer contests behind them than Smokesdidier bbq has cooked, 6 to 23, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

HAMOUFLAGE

#5532 of the rated field

1450 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1450

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2019-08-09

⚔ Head-to-head

LITTLE BOB'S BBQ

#5503 of the rated field

1450 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Smokesdidier bbq's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 27 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

PIG APPROVED BBQ

#5516 of the rated field

1450 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

No shared contest yet.

32 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 32 contests
last seen 2017-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

BOB-A-QUE

#5507 of the rated field

1450 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2021-05-28

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Fat&Dumb BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
MAD MUTT'S BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
KC Meat Sweats	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Hawg Wild	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
Smoke Me Tender BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	0	166.2972	152.5256	161.65	top 69%
Pork Ribs	19	1	174.2628	149.0856	162.71	top 57%
Pork	19	1	171.4056	146.2744	161.02	top 66%
Brisket	19	0	168.5372	140.5488	158.00	top 67%

“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
KS	19	0	top 68%
MO	3	0	top 42%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 65%
Medium (20–39)	1	top 21%
Large (40+)	18	top 68%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Bricks	7	24	top 72%	2026-08-07
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	184	top 60%	2023-09-27
American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off	2	7	top 64%	2026-03-20
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2	25	top 38%	2021-06-25

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 9.1 yrs 2017-06-23 → 2026-08-07

Busiest season 2019 5 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 10 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 20 of 23 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 19 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 162.71 · weakest Brisket (158.00)

Walk rate 4% a top-10 call in 1 of 23 contests

Overall top-10 rate 13% 3 of 23 contests

Master average 643.38 out of 720 · 19 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,652 1,181–2,801 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 546 23 mapped stops · furthest 49 mi

Schedule strength 1567 average field rating faced — tougher than 52% of rated contests

Purse competed for $322,925 listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 16 state-championship entries

Power rating 1450 peak 1450 · #5520 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
Jun 23 First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Jun 23 Peak power rating (1487) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
2019
May 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6228 Smoke on the Bricks
Jun 21 Career-best overall score666.7084 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Aug 31 First call Crimson & Blue BBQ
Aug 31 First overall top-10 Crimson & Blue BBQ
2020
Aug 21 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Bricks
2026
Aug 7 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2628 Smoke on the Bricks
Aug 7 Most recent contest Smoke on the Bricks

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.6	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2019-06-21
+8.4	American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest	2021-03-12
+4	Smoke on the Bricks	2019-05-31
+3.5	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2022-09-29
+2.5	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle	2018-06-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.7	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2017-06-23
-10.4	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off	2026-03-20
-9.4	Smoke In the Springs	2019-04-12
-8.7	Smoke on the Bricks	2020-08-21
-8	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2023-09-27

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	0%	top 81%	91.2%	91.2%
2025	1	0	0%	top 79%	91%	91%
2024	1	0	0%	top 80%	90.1%	90.1%
2023	1	0	0%	top 88%	87.6%	87.6%
2022	4	1	0%	top 60%	92.4%	91.3%
2021	4	1	0%	top 45%	91.3%	89.7%
2020	1	0	0%	top 95%	88.3%	88.3%
2019	5	1	20%	top 60%	92.6%	89.9%
2018	2	0	0%	top 60%	89%	88.9%
2017	2	0	0%	top 88%	86.6%	84.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-08-07	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	42 / 52 (656.3768)	43 (166.2284)	16 (174.2628)	48 (159.9428)	46 (155.9428)
2026-03-20	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO	11 (163.4288)	—	—	—	—
2025-08-08	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	42 / 53 (655.2340)	48 (155.3600)	30 (170.2512)	25 (171.4056)	43 (158.2172)
2024-08-09	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	37 / 46 (648.9944)	39 (159.9428)	33 (163.3828)	39 (158.8344)	23 (166.8344)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	430 / 487 (630.7084)	365 (162.8572)	399 (159.3712)	450 (153.6456)	421 (154.8344)
2022-10-01	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	267 / 505 (665.5540)	373 (162.2628)	219 (168.5256)	223 (168.5256)	233 (166.2400)
2022-08-26	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	31 / 48 (649.5200)	32 (162.2400)	18 (168.5372)	42 (153.6456)	32 (165.0972)
2022-03-25	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO	7 / 11 (159.9428)	—	—	—	—
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	184 / 467 (154.2856)	320 (161.6684)	88 (172.0800)	259 (163.9884)	362 (155.4056)
2021-08-20	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	26 / 46 (657.0976)	26 (166.2972)	34 (155.9660)	27 (166.2972)	16 (168.5372)
2021-06-25	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	90 / 145 (634.6396)	125 (152.5256)	47 (166.2628)	107 (157.0628)	82 (158.7884)
2021-03-12	American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest Kansas City, MO	5 / 24 (170.2972)	—	—	—	—
2020-08-21	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	41 / 43 (635.8628)	42 (160.5256)	26 (167.4288)	32 (163.9656)	42 (143.9428)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	355 / 468 (637.5424)	274 (163.4284)	274 (163.9428)	389 (154.2284)	354 (155.9428)
2019-08-31	Crimson & Blue BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS	10 / 15 (659.8740)	11 (166.2512)	6 (170.3088)	10 (164.5256)	13 (158.7884)
2019-06-21	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	25 / 183 (666.7084)	102 (159.9312)	43 (167.9888)	26 (170.8228)	41 (167.9656)
2019-05-31	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	24 / 49 (661.6228)	33 (161.6456)	15 (168.0000)	27 (164.0116)	12 (167.9656)
2019-04-12	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	98 / 104 (608.9944)	81 (161.6916)	101 (149.0856)	101 (146.2744)	89 (151.9428)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	344 / 467 (640.4456)	335 (161.1200)	360 (158.8228)	343 (158.8000)	281 (161.7028)
2018-06-22	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	86 / 185 (639.3144)	37 (165.7028)	158 (149.1316)	31 (169.1200)	113 (155.3600)
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	344 / 407 (623.8516)	272 (161.7028)	374 (149.0972)	222 (165.0972)	362 (147.9544)
2017-06-23	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	167 / 184 (598.7656)	79 (159.9656)	148 (149.1084)	158 (149.1428)	168 (140.5488)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#930 (295 pts)	#974 (290 pts)	#914 (335 pts)	#981 (295 pts)	#1019 (280 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)