SMOKE 'M ALL ST. LOUIS

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

Power ranking

#3452

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1494

peak 1514 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-07-25

latest 2019-04-26

Best ToY finish

#1212

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

659.2572 / 720

Master · BBQ, Bikes and Blues

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.94 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 643.21 (-4.26)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Brisket · BBQ, Bikes and Blues

Consistency

±13.73

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.62 · weakest Brisket (158.32)

Road miles

1,018

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 171 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

643.21 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 49%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 49%

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.30 points below their pork, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 158.32
Pork avg 165.62
1 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BOSS HAWG BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at BBQ, Bikes and Blues (2019-04-26).

last seen 2016-05-06
back 2019-04-26

Pork nemesis

4 of 6 shared pork entries lost

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 6 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.91% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.91% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.3% of a perfect score
9 contests

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

Black Sail BBQ

#3444 of the rated field

1494 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

⚔ Head-to-head

BBQ Bravado

#3472 of the rated field

1494 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKE 'M ALL ST. LOUIS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2022-09-16

⚔ Head-to-head

SOUTH COAST BBQ

#3465 of the rated field

1494 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 5 years before SMOKE 'M ALL ST. LOUIS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

3 Master Basters

#3454 of the rated field

1494 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2023-06-23

⚔ Head-to-head

SPANKY & THE MEAT MAFIA

#3438 of the rated field

1494 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-07-28

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG MOOK'S BBQ

#3448 of the rated field

1494 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before SMOKE 'M ALL ST. LOUIS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
JUGS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	0	172.5600	151.9544	159.60	top 68%
Pork Ribs	9	0	0	165.1200	151.9660	159.67	top 63%
Pork	9	3	1	173.7144	155.9544	165.62	top 41%
Brisket	9	1	0	174.2628	143.9084	158.32	top 57%

“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
MO	7	0	top 63%
IL	2	0	top 49%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 83%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 48%

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.8 yrs 2014-07-25 → 2019-04-26

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 7 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 165.62 · weakest Brisket (158.32)

Walk rate 56% a top-10 call in 5 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 9 contests

Master average 643.21 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 259 176–211 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,018 9 mapped stops · furthest 171 mi

Schedule strength 1558 average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests

Purse competed for $10,400 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3 yrs 2016-05-06 → 2019-04-26

Power rating 1494 peak 1514 · #3452 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Jul 25 First tracked contest Morton BBQ Throwdown
Jul 25 First call Morton BBQ Throwdown
Jul 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.6060 Morton BBQ Throwdown
Aug 22 Peak power rating (1514) 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
2019
Apr 26 Career-best overall score659.2572 BBQ, Bikes and Blues
Apr 26 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2628 BBQ, Bikes and Blues
Apr 26 Most recent contest BBQ, Bikes and Blues

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.9	Morton BBQ Throwdown	2014-07-25
+6.5	22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2014-08-22
+5.7	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2015-04-17
+3.9	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2015-08-21

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Anchor City Cook Off	2014-10-10
-9.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-05-06
-5	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2016-04-15
-4.1	Up In Smoke On The Square	2015-06-05
-0.1	BBQ, Bikes and Blues	2019-04-26

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	100%	top 64%	91.6%	91.6%
2016	2	0%	top 86%	88.4%	87.3%
2015	3	67%	top 49%	91.3%	89.6%
2014	3	67%	top 51%	91.2%	89.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-04-26	BBQ, Bikes and Blues 🏅 Washington, MO	25 / 39 (659.2572)	33 (158.2172)	29 (159.9544)	22 (166.8228)	10 (174.2628)
2016-05-06	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	29 / 30 (620.9256)	29 (151.9544)	19 (162.8344)	20 (162.2284)	29 (143.9084)
2016-04-15	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	40 / 53 (636.4576)	43 (158.2516)	45 (151.9660)	26 (163.9656)	22 (162.2744)
2015-08-21	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	24 / 58 (641.0516)	7 (172.5600)	19 (164.5372)	37 (155.9544)	43 (148.0000)
2015-06-05	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	27 / 40 (637.0288)	39 (153.1200)	31 (154.8688)	14 (166.2400)	20 (162.8000)
2015-04-17	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	19 / 49 (657.7144)	22 (165.7372)	20 (164.0228)	4 (173.7144)	36 (154.2400)
2014-10-10	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	24 / 27 (625.0288)	25 (154.8344)	25 (157.1316)	19 (160.5256)	23 (152.5372)
2014-08-22	22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	17 / 52 (654.8112)	38 (154.2856)	21 (165.1200)	9 (169.1200)	15 (166.2856)
2014-07-25	Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	15 / 48 (656.6060)	15 (167.4400)	31 (156.5944)	2 (172.0000)	16 (160.5716)

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	#1965 (115 pts)	#2029 (115 pts)	#1737 (145 pts)	#1772 (140 pts)	#1772 (130 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1268 (215 pts)	#1070 (300 pts)	#1286 (235 pts)	#931 (385 pts)	#1348 (205 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1212 (238 pts)	#1465 (198 pts)	#1573 (168 pts)	#847 (433 pts)	#1247 (243 pts)