Smokin T's BBQ

Smokin T's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 40 at the Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #2223 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,223

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1530

peak 1532 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 29, 2013

latest Nov 7, 2014 · 1.6 years on the trail

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

677.7140 / 720

Master · Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.50 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 664.21 (-2.70)

Walk rate

71%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7142

Pork · Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off

Consistency

±6.80

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.36)

Road miles

2,214

across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,711 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)

Master avg

664.21 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

1.7144 points from the title

Came within 1.7144 points of the Grand Championship at Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off (Mar 29, 2013).

High-water mark

677.7140 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.7140 at Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 29, 2013

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 31%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
1 category win
average top 31%

A tough matchup

5–1 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 83% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.20 points below their pork, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 33%.

Pork Ribs avg 157.36
Pork avg 168.56
1 call in 7 entries

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Smoke on the River Bands, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) (Aug 26, 2016).

last seen Nov 7, 2014
back Aug 26, 2016

Announced themselves early

2nd at their very first contest

Finished 2 of 40 at their very first tracked contest, Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off (Mar 29, 2013).

Mar 29, 2013
40-team field

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#2,216 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1530

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Smokin T's BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokin T's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 13 contests
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DOWNHOMEQUE

#2,236 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1536

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rated over 6 contests
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Disco Pigs

#2,231 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1530

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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Smokin' Cowboys

#2,235 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1530

Level with Smokin T's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
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Sugar Daddy Bacon BBQ Team

#2,230 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1530

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rated over 7 contests
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CABIN CREEK BBQ CO.

#2,219 of the rated field

1530 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1530

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
One2BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	1	0	1	176.5600	143.4856	165.38	top 49%
Pork Ribs	7	1	0	0	168	145.7028	157.36	top 68%
Pork	6	2	1	1	177.7142	157.1428	168.56	top 36%
Brisket	6	3	0	0	176	154.2396	167.31	top 38%

“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
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 61%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 31%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IL	3	top 40%
MO	2	top 61%
KY	1	top 5%

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 3 of 7 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 6 a different one every time

Opponents faced 211 finished ahead 169 times, behind 102

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Nov 7, 2014 → Aug 26, 2016

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

20161 milestone

Aug 26 Most recent contest Smoke on the River Bands, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD)

20141 milestone

Oct 17 Peak power rating (1532) Casino Queen BBQ Competition

20139 milestones

Mar 29 First tracked contest Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
Mar 29 First call Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
Mar 29 First category win (Pork) Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
Mar 29 First overall top-10 Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
Mar 29 First overall podium Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
Mar 29 First Reserve Championship Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
Mar 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.7140 Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
Mar 29 Career-best overall score677.7140 Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
Mar 29 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7142 Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off	Mar 29, 2013
+5.8	Central Illinois Bragging Rights	Oct 11, 2013
+5.7	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off	Sep 19, 2013
+3.3	1st Annual BBQ BIVOUAC	Nov 8, 2013
+2.2	Casino Queen BBQ Competition	Oct 17, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-2.3	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC	Nov 7, 2014

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2014	2	0	0	50%	top 62%	92.2%	92.1%
2013	4	1	1	100%	top 31%	94.1%	92.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 26, 2016	Smoke on the River Bands, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) Ceres, CA	—	20 (143.4856)	14 (145.7028)	—	—
Nov 7, 2014	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	23 / 31 (663.8284)	26 (163.9772)	23 (163.9544)	16 (169.6684)	21 (166.2284)
Oct 17, 2014	Casino Queen BBQ Competition Greater St. Louis, IL	22 / 44 (662.2056)	22 (169.1200)	24 (163.9888)	4 (174.8572)	34 (154.2396)
Nov 8, 2013	1st Annual BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	16 / 33 (663.3832)	11 (170.2744)	30 (154.8116)	13 (168.0228)	6 (170.2744)
Oct 11, 2013	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	18 / 53 (654.7656)	2 (176.5600)	46 (149.0972)	34 (157.1428)	6 (171.9656)
Sep 19, 2013	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	27 / 76 (663.3372)	28 (167.4172)	64 (155.9544)	36 (163.9656)	7 (176)
Mar 29, 2013	Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off Benton, KY	2 / 40 (677.7140)	19 (166.8572)	9 (168)	1 (177.7142)	17 (165.1426)

Smokin T's BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Announced themselves early

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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