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
- Jun 21, 2019
Smokesdidier bbq
Smokesdidier bbq is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 24 at the American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest (2021). They are ranked #5570 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 22 contests
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
Jun 23, 2017
latest Aug 7, 2026 · 9.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
13% of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.37 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 643.38 (+7.99)
Walk rate
4%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.08
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.71 · weakest Brisket (158.00)
Road miles
546
across 23 mapped stops · furthest 49 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Purse competed for
$323K
listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 16 state-championship entries
Master avg
643.38 / 720
19 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokesdidier bbq, 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.
#5,589 of the rated field
- Contests
- 32
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,575 of the rated field
- 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,557 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Smokesdidier bbq)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Smokesdidier bbq's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,545 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1450
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,562 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1450
20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#5,584 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1449
Level with Smokesdidier bbq on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ 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 |
| LOVE 2 Q | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 152.5256 | 161.65 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 149.0856 | 162.71 | top 57% |
| Pork | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 146.2744 | 161.02 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 19 | 0 | 0 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
| Large (40+) | 18 | 0 | top 68% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Bricks | 7 | 24 | 0 | top 72% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 184 | 0 | top 60% | Sep 27, 2023 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 64% | Mar 20, 2026 |
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 38% | Jun 25, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
5 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 10 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
20 of 23 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
12
4 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,643
finished ahead 1,181 times, behind 2,801
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2628 Smoke on the Bricks
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Bricks
20201 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Bricks
20194 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6228 Smoke on the Bricks
- Career-best overall score666.7084 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- First call Crimson & Blue BBQ
- First overall top-10 Crimson & Blue BBQ
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1487) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
| +8.3 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest | Mar 12, 2021 |
| +4 | Smoke on the Bricks | May 31, 2019 |
| +3.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| +2.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| -10.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off | Mar 20, 2026 |
| -9.4 | Smoke In the Springs | Apr 12, 2019 |
| -8.7 | Smoke on the Bricks | Aug 21, 2020 |
| -8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 91.2% | 91% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 91% | 91% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 92.4% | 90.5% |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 94.6% | 75.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20% | top 60% | 92.6% | 89.9% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 89% | 88.9% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 42 / 52 (656.3768) | 43 (166.2284) | 16 (174.2628) | 48 (159.9428) | 46 (155.9428) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 11 (163.4288) | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2025 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 42 / 53 (655.2340) | 48 (155.3600) | 30 (170.2512) | 25 (171.4056) | 43 (158.2172) |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 37 / 46 (648.9944) | 39 (159.9428) | 33 (163.3828) | 39 (158.8344) | 23 (166.8344) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 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) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | 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) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 31 / 48 (649.5200) | 32 (162.2400) | 18 (168.5372) | 42 (153.6456) | 32 (165.0972) |
| Mar 25, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 7 / 11 (159.9428) | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2021 | 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) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 26 / 46 (657.0976) | 26 (166.2972) | 34 (155.9660) | 27 (166.2972) | 16 (168.5372) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | 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) |
| Mar 12, 2021 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest Kansas City, MO | 5 / 24 (170.2972) | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 41 / 43 (635.8628) | 42 (160.5256) | 26 (167.4288) | 32 (163.9656) | 42 (143.9428) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 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) |
| Aug 31, 2019 | Crimson & Blue BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS | 10 / 15 (659.8740) | 11 (166.2512) | 6 (170.3088) | 10 (164.5256) | 13 (158.7884) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | 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) |
| May 31, 2019 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 24 / 49 (661.6228) | 33 (161.6456) | 15 (168) | 27 (164.0116) | 12 (167.9656) |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS | 98 / 104 (608.9944) | 81 (161.6916) | 101 (149.0856) | 101 (146.2744) | 89 (151.9428) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 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) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 86 / 185 (639.3144) | 37 (165.7028) | 158 (149.1316) | 31 (169.1200) | 113 (155.3600) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 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) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | 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) |