The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Szendo Smoke BBQ Team has finished one call ahead of MONONATION 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
MONONATION
MONONATION is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 14th of 18 at the Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 (2026). They finished #918 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1483
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jul 10, 2026
latest Aug 8, 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.69 · weakest Brisket (157.11)
Road miles
78
across 6 mapped stops
Master avg
660.77 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #918 (98 pts) | #692 (215 pts) | #753 (202 pts) | #904 (113 pts) | #916 (108 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MONONATION, each with one reason worth a look.
MONONATION has 2 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 147 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,003 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,005 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
They were already cooking in 2021, 5 years before MONONATION's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before MONONATION's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,996 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Level with MONONATION on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,990 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before MONONATION's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,007 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before MONONATION's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 165.6684 | 165.89 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 155.3716 | 162.64 | top 83% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 167.9656 | 171.69 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 153.6572 | 157.11 | top 83% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
25
finished ahead 5 times, behind 27
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20266 milestones
- First tracked contest No Smoke, No Glory
- First call No Smoke, No Glory
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8628 No Smoke, No Glory
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4056 No Smoke, No Glory
- Career-best overall score661.6800 Wild West Fest on Fire 2026
- Most recent contest Wild West Fest on Fire 2026
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2026 | Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 Medvode | 14 / 18 (661.6800) | 15 (165.7372) | 12 (167.4172) | 11 (167.9656) | 12 (160.5600) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Medvode | — | 9 (166.2628) | — | — | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Medvode | — | — | 14 (155.3716) | — | — |
| Jul 11, 2026 | No Smoke, No Glory (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Zagreb | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 11, 2026 | No Smoke, No Glory (ONE MEAT RIBS) Zagreb | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | No Smoke, No Glory Zagreb | 15 / 16 (659.8628) | 14 (165.6684) | 13 (165.1316) | 5 (175.4056) | 16 (153.6572) |