Smokin Q BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2105

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1534

peak 1534 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-04-24

latest 2019-04-26

Best ToY finish

#1309

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

677.5884 / 720

Master · Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.21 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 660.25 (+6.96)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Brisket · Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival

Consistency

±11.44

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 169.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.28)

Road miles

211

mi across 10 mapped stops

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$20K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.25 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

677.5884 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.5884 at Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-04-20

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.9 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.91 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 50%.

Pork Ribs avg 159.28
Brisket avg 169.19
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TAILGATE GUYS BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

7 of 9 shared brisket entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared brisket entries.

An April team

Top 31% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 31% across 5 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.

5 April contests
top 47% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.59% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.59% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.7% of a perfect score
10 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

TEAM DANNY

#2111 of the rated field

1533 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2022-06-16

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Family Tradition BBQ

#2123 of the rated field

1533 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1534

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

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SMOKEY GOODNESS

#2100 of the rated field

1534 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before Smokin Q BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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Gettin Piggy With It Backyard BBQ

#2117 of the rated field

1533 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2024-09-13

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HILLBILLY SHEEK

#2119 of the rated field

1533 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1533

No shared contest yet.

Level with Smokin Q BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2019-09-12

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10 In The Pit BBQ

#2101 of the rated field

1534 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1534

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 11 years after Smokin Q BBQ did, first appearing in 2026.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BLOWN AWAY BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
A Good Rub BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
ROO-B-QUE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
QUAU	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BIG WOODIE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
YELLOW JACKET BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	2	0	173.1428	161.6456	167.23	top 46%
Pork Ribs	10	0	0	167.3828	147.9316	159.28	top 64%
Pork	10	1	0	169.7144	158.8228	164.55	top 47%
Brisket	10	5	1	177.7028	159.4172	169.19	top 30%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 65%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 35%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2	9	0	top 35%	2019-04-26

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

On the trail 4 yrs 2015-04-24 → 2019-04-26

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 9 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 169.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.28)

Walk rate 70% a top-10 call in 7 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 20% 2 of 10 contests

Master average 660.25 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 245 242–190 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 211 10 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1565 average field rating faced — tougher than 51% of rated contests

Purse competed for $20,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1534 peak 1534 · #2105 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Apr 24 First tracked contest Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 24 First call Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
Jun 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.5720 Rock'n Freedom
2018
Apr 20 First overall top-10 Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 20 Career-best overall score677.5884 Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 20 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
2019
Apr 26 10th tracked contest Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 26 Peak power rating (1534) Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 26 Most recent contest Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.7	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2019-04-26
+9.6	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival	2018-04-20
+6.7	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2016-04-22
+6.1	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival	2017-04-21
+2.5	Table Rock Boats and Bones	2015-09-19

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.8	Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship)	2015-05-22

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)
2019	1	1	100%	top 23%	93.8%	93.8%
2018	2	1	100%	top 40%	94.1%	93.2%
2017	2	0	0%	top 47%	91.6%	91.6%
2016	1	0	0%	top 28%	91.7%	91.7%
2015	4	0	100%	top 62%	92.3%	90.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-04-26	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival 🏅 Springfield, MO	9 / 40 (675.3600)	8 (168.5256)	14 (166.8228)	11 (166.2744)	5 (173.7372)
2018-05-25	*Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off Branson, MO	28 / 50 (664.5032)	16 (171.9772)	40 (158.8688)	38 (160.5372)	9 (173.1200)
2018-04-20	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	10 / 43 (677.5884)	22 (166.2628)	16 (167.3828)	12 (166.2400)	2 (177.7028)
2017-06-23	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	21 / 35 (659.3140)	14 (170.2628)	16 (164.5372)	24 (158.8228)	18 (165.6912)
2017-04-21	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	19 / 55 (659.3028)	11 (173.1428)	29 (161.1200)	26 (163.9428)	24 (161.0972)
2016-04-22	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	17 / 61 (660.5144)	30 (161.6456)	21 (164.5488)	11 (169.1656)	19 (165.1544)
2015-09-19	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	18 / 33 (659.2916)	9 (170.8344)	32 (152.5028)	16 (165.0972)	12 (170.8572)
2015-06-19	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	22 / 36 (664.5720)	25 (165.1772)	30 (159.4060)	24 (164.5716)	5 (175.4172)
2015-05-22	Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship) Kimberling City, MO	22 / 26 (641.0404)	22 (162.2400)	25 (149.6688)	7 (169.7144)	20 (159.4172)
2015-04-24	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	30 / 63 (641.0060)	40 (162.2400)	51 (147.9316)	37 (161.1200)	9 (169.7144)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2037 (100 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2240 (80 pts)	#1818 (130 pts)	#2166 (90 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1309 (201 pts)	#1454 (186 pts)	#1535 (171 pts)	#1171 (281 pts)	#873 (406 pts)