SMOKE HOUND BBQ

SMOKE HOUND BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 73 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 75 at the Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (2015), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1105 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKEHOUND BBQ - WI”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,105

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1594

peak 1604 · rated over 73 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 28, 2014

latest Sep 18, 2026 · 12.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#269

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

19% of 73 contests

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

704 / 720

Master · Horse Town Brew n Que Festival

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

685.29 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 664.76 (+20.53)

Walk rate

62%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Horse Town Brew n Que Festival

Consistency

±25.65

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.22 · weakest Brisket (165.42)

Road miles

30,085

across 73 mapped stops · furthest 1,724 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$267K

listed at 28 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 30 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.76 / 720

73 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

4.5828 points from the title

Came within 4.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (May 29, 2015).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

They almost always walk

62% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 45 of 73 contests

A top-10 category call in 62% of their 73 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

704.0000 career-best overall

97.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 704.0000 at Horse Town Brew n Que Festival — 97.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 29, 2015

The one to beat

5× one call ahead of them

LADY OF Q has finished one call ahead of SMOKE HOUND BBQ 5 times — their closest competition in the data.

A strong matchup

23–6 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 79% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 7 SINS BBQ in 23 of their 29 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival (Nov 5, 2021).

last seen Feb 21, 2020
back Nov 5, 2021

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Chicken nemesis

38 of 42 shared chicken entries lost

Burnin and Lootin ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Burnin and Lootin has out-cooked them in 38 of 42 shared chicken entries.

A big fish in small ponds

Top 38% average finish in small fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 38% finish in small fields against top 52% in large ones.

Small (<20 teams): top 38% (4)
Large (40+): top 52% (38)

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

COOL GRILLING has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A February team

Top 35% average finish in February

Something about February: average finish in the top 35% across 3 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.

3 February contests
top 48% the rest of the year

The long haul

30,085 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 30,085 miles across 73 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,724 miles to Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay.

73 mapped stops
furthest 1,724 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ, Boots & Brew every year from 2022 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 13th

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	#617 (231 pts)	#818 (151 pts)	#692 (246 pts)	#745 (161 pts)	#590 (266 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#342 (627 pts)	#279 (807 pts)	#348 (752 pts)	#358 (632 pts)	#342 (672 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#581 (295 pts)	#563 (345 pts)	#548 (415 pts)	#637 (280 pts)	#624 (285 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#467 (412 pts)	#437 (507 pts)	#582 (372 pts)	#495 (412 pts)	#404 (512 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#269 (850 pts)	#274 (855 pts)	#319 (815 pts)	#332 (735 pts)	#221 (1,010 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#521 (185 pts)	#696 (120 pts)	#459 (255 pts)	#466 (245 pts)	#554 (185 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#361 (884 pts)	#388 (844 pts)	#290 (1,019 pts)	#473 (729 pts)	#293 (1,054 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#478 (750 pts)	#572 (655 pts)	#417 (870 pts)	#421 (855 pts)	#457 (795 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1005 (330 pts)	#961 (400 pts)	#899 (435 pts)	#861 (455 pts)	#1161 (275 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#567 (695 pts)	#679 (595 pts)	#597 (680 pts)	#708 (565 pts)	#744 (520 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#653 (559 pts)	#1087 (294 pts)	#573 (679 pts)	#686 (554 pts)	#616 (614 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#334 (1,084 pts)	#378 (993 pts)	#278 (1,236 pts)	#304 (1,140 pts)	#251 (1,349 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKE HOUND BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Still Workin' On It

#1,104 of the rated field

1594 power rating

Contests: 66
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1637

They've been 1637 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 66 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

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SinBin BBQ

#1,107 of the rated field

1594 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1596

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKE HOUND BBQ has cooked, 32 to 73, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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PB&J's BBQ

#1,109 of the rated field

1594 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1594

32 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 22% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2026

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First Class BBQ

#1,106 of the rated field

1594 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1601

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

rated over 30 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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MAXIMUM LOIN

#1,108 of the rated field

1594 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1594

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before SMOKE HOUND BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 24 contests

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Char-Cole Grillers

#1,110 of the rated field

1594 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1597

They turned up 9 years after SMOKE HOUND BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 17, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LADY OF Q	55	12	43	22%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	43	11	32	26%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	43	7	36	16%	⚔ compare
Meat Candy Q	42	15	27	36%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	35	14	21	40%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	34	2	32	6%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	30	15	15	50%	⚔ compare
7 SINS BBQ	29	23	6	79%	⚔ compare
TEAM WOODSHED	29	10	19	34%	⚔ compare
BIG RED BBQ	27	16	11	59%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	27	9	18	33%	⚔ compare
B' Mackin BBQ	27	8	19	30%	⚔ compare
WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ	26	16	10	62%	⚔ compare
Sharpe's Woodshed	26	15	11	58%	⚔ compare
COOL GRILLING	25	19	6	76%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	72	15	0	4	178.8572	145.0972	167.22	top 49%
Pork Ribs	72	26	1	4	178.3200	138.2744	166.49	top 44%
Pork	68	17	0	3	177.7028	134.7772	165.67	top 52%
Brisket	72	22	3	4	180 🔥	127.3604	165.42	top 46%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 38%
Medium (20–39)	31	top 45%
Large (40+)	38	top 52%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CA	61	top 41%
WI	11	top 86%
AZ	1	top 58%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2)	5	2	top 38%	May 31, 2025
BBQ, Boots & Brew	4	13	top 56%	Apr 11, 2025
2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival	3	3	top 43%	Nov 4, 2022
Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2)	2	8	top 52%	May 28, 2022
America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL)	2	13	top 48%	Sep 13, 2019
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	2	45	top 94%	Jul 14, 2018
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1	2	49	top 89%	Jul 13, 2018
West Coast BBQ Classic	2	4	top 28%	May 12, 2017
Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2	13	top 24%	Oct 7, 2016
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	2	36	top 78%	Jul 10, 2015
West Coast BBQ Classic	2	27	top 48%	May 8, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 13 contests

Contests a season 5.6 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 61 of 73 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 56 11 of them more than once

Opponents faced 884 finished ahead 1,714 times, behind 1,619

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Feb 21, 2020 → Nov 5, 2021

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

20261 milestone

Sep 18 Most recent contest 22nd Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest

20251 milestone

May 30 Peak power rating (1604) Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1)

20191 milestone

Aug 16 50th tracked contest Turf & Surf BBQ Championship

20161 milestone

Jun 3 25th tracked contest Horse Town Brew n Que Festival

20154 milestones

May 29 First overall podium Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
May 29 First Reserve Championship Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
May 29 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
May 29 Career-best overall score704 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival

20146 milestones

Feb 28 First tracked contest Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship
Feb 28 First call Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship
Feb 28 First overall top-10 Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship
Feb 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.1712 Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship
Jun 6 First category win (Brisket) 3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ
Aug 8 10th tracked contest Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.7	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	May 29, 2015
+15.5	West Coast BBQ Classic	May 13, 2016
+14.8	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 23, 2018
+14.6	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic	Jul 29, 2016
+14.1	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival	Nov 5, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.6	The Masters in May	May 2, 2014
-13.4	Masters in May	Apr 29, 2016
-12.4	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	Jul 15, 2017
-11.5	Masters in May- The Classic	Apr 30, 2016
-11.2	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	Jul 11, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2026	2	0	0	100%	top 38%	95.9%	95.5%
2025	5	2	1	80%	top 48%	97.5%	95.1%
2024	3	1	0	67%	top 46%	94.9%	94.4%
2023	2	1	0	100%	top 30%	96.3%	95.8%
2022	7	2	0	57%	top 56%	96.7%	93.8%
2021	1	1	1	100%	top 9%	96.7%	96.7%
2020	1	0	0	100%	top 24%	93.5%	93.5%
2019	9	2	0	44%	top 50%	94.7%	92.5%
2018	9	1	0	78%	top 53%	95.6%	91.9%
2017	6	0	0	50%	top 58%	93.2%	90.1%
2016	8	2	0	38%	top 48%	96.2%	91.1%
2015	7	1	1	43%	top 46%	97.8%	92.2%
2014	13	1	1	69%	top 48%	94.3%	90.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 18, 2026	22nd Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA	12 / 31 (683.8972)	25 (163.9428)	12 (173.1200)	—	10 (174.8572)
Jan 30, 2026	The Golden State Battle VIII 🏅 Riverside, CA	15 / 41 (690.7772)	18 (174.2628)	12 (173.1200)	—	10 (174.2744)
Sep 12, 2025	21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA	27 / 35 (679.8972)	19 (174.2628)	28 (166.2400)	28 (165.6800)	13 (173.7144)
May 31, 2025	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Norco, CA	10 / 20 (689.1312)	13 (167.9656)	1 (178.3200)	10 (173.7028)	10 (169.1428)
May 30, 2025	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Norco, CA	11 / 27 (682.7544)	2 (175.4056)	11 (171.4288)	19 (162.8116)	6 (173.1084)
May 16, 2025	Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition 🏅 Temecula, CA	3 / 19 (701.6916)	4 (175.4172)	3 (177.7144)	2 (175.4400)	5 (173.1200)
Apr 11, 2025	BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA	14 / 26 (668.4572)	6 (175.4056)	19 (160.5260)	10 (170.8344)	16 (161.6912)
Jun 28, 2024	20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA	18 / 35 (683.3828)	18 (170.8456)	5 (176)	13 (173.1200)	27 (163.4172)
May 31, 2024	Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA	10 / 39 (677.6000)	11 (171.9656)	10 (168.5256)	17 (169.7144)	17 (167.3944)
Apr 12, 2024	BBQ Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA	24 / 39 (676.9940)	13 (173.1200)	18 (170.8228)	35 (160.5028)	12 (172.5484)
May 26, 2023	Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA	4 / 19 (693.0860)	4 (173.1200)	7 (171.9888)	5 (174.2744)	4 (173.7028)
Apr 28, 2023	BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA	13 / 33 (686.2172)	3 (177.1428)	30 (157.6688)	5 (177.7028)	9 (173.7028)
Nov 4, 2022	2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA	17 / 35 (682.7888)	21 (170.2628)	7 (172.5716)	27 (166.2400)	6 (173.7144)
Sep 17, 2022	BBQ on the Bay Day 2 🏅 San Diego, CA	8 / 16 (695.9656)	5 (174.8456)	9 (172.5600)	7 (173.1200)	4 (175.4400)
Sep 16, 2022	BBQ on the Bay Day 1 🏅 San Diego, CA	11 / 17 (672.4112)	13 (167.9656)	7 (169.6800)	13 (166.2400)	9 (168.5256)
May 28, 2022	Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA	8 / 25 (688.5716)	6 (177.1544)	9 (173.1200)	7 (174.2628)	17 (164.0344)
May 27, 2022	Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA	18 / 25 (657.5660)	12 (168.5372)	19 (162.8116)	18 (166.2400)	20 (159.9772)
Apr 8, 2022	BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA	20 / 29 (667.3372)	21 (166.8228)	13 (168.5716)	26 (162.2628)	13 (169.6800)
Jan 14, 2022	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	34 / 59 (663.8856)	37 (165.1200)	52 (157.1200)	19 (170.8228)	11 (170.8228)
Nov 5, 2021	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA	3 / 33 (696.5488)	6 (175.4172)	8 (171.4288)	16 (170.2628)	1 (179.4400)
Feb 21, 2020	The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial 🏅 Coachella, CA	12 / 50 (673.0516)	30 (165.7028)	10 (172.5716)	5 (173.1200)	34 (161.6572)
Nov 1, 2019	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA	26 / 37 (655.3484)	31 (157.6340)	13 (169.7144)	30 (158.8800)	12 (169.1200)
Sep 13, 2019	America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 San Diego, CA	13 / 30 (675.8856)	7 (174.2628)	4 (174.8572)	25 (157.6572)	12 (169.1084)
Aug 16, 2019	Turf & Surf BBQ Championship 🏅 Del Mar, CA	14 / 35 (671.9088)	8 (171.4172)	18 (166.2516)	—	16 (168.5256)
Aug 2, 2019	10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic 🏅 Vista, CA	8 / 34 (682.1944)	30 (163.3828)	12 (170.2744)	—	7 (173.1200)
May 31, 2019	Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Norco, CA	31 / 49 (642.1604)	—	—	—	—
May 24, 2019	Big Bear Grill & Chill 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA	4 / 25 (680.5372)	7 (168.5256)	6 (170.3088)	14 (165.6800)	3 (176.0228)
Mar 30, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA	38 / 47 (660.5028)	37 (165.1200)	32 (165.1200)	41 (159.9772)	17 (170.2856)
Mar 29, 2019	8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA	42 / 70 (658.2632)	32 (166.8228)	55 (158.8348)	52 (161.7256)	18 (170.8800)
Feb 15, 2019	The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA	28 / 49 (669.5884)	22 (167.9772)	24 (168.5600)	32 (166.2284)	28 (166.8228)
Nov 3, 2018	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 2 (JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA	18 / 33 (675.3828)	3 (178.8572)	17 (165.1200)	24 (166.8456)	25 (164.5600)
Nov 2, 2018	Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival DAY 1 (JUDGES FULL) Indio, CA	20 / 33 (671.9316)	21 (168.5600)	3 (175.4172)	25 (164.5600)	26 (163.3944)
Sep 14, 2018	America's Finest BBQ State Championship 🏅 San Diego, CA	21 / 40 (661.5544)	25 (165.6800)	29 (158.2172)	4 (176.5716)	24 (161.0856)
Jul 14, 2018	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	45 / 49 (623.9084)	47 (150.8228)	35 (161.7372)	37 (161.0856)	48 (150.2628)
Jul 13, 2018	9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA	11 / 37 (682.2172)	25 (162.8116)	10 (170.8572)	4 (176.5600)	12 (171.9884)
Jul 13, 2018	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	50 / 54 (610.7892)	32 (162.2744)	34 (161.1200)	33 (160.0344)	54 (127.3604)
Jun 1, 2018	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival Norco, CA	24 / 57 (677.6572)	45 (162.2744)	29 (167.9656)	12 (173.1200)	6 (174.2972)
May 25, 2018	Big Bear Memorial Weekend BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Big Bear Lake, CA	13 / 29 (661.0860)	18 (162.8344)	8 (169.7372)	17 (161.6800)	10 (166.8344)
Mar 23, 2018	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	5 / 78 (688.5372)	22 (171.4172)	10 (172)	18 (169.6800)	5 (175.4400)
Oct 13, 2017	OC BBQ Competition Costa Messa, CA	22 / 56 (670.1944)	10 (174.2744)	14 (170.8228)	42 (159.9428)	27 (165.1544)
Jul 15, 2017	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	47 / 49 (611.8632)	48 (145.0972)	47 (149.6916)	36 (161.0972)	40 (155.9772)
Jul 14, 2017	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	49 / 58 (614.1944)	50 (154.2628)	47 (152.0116)	29 (162.2744)	56 (145.6456)
Jun 9, 2017	California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA	16 / 39 (666.7772)	22 (164.5716)	22 (163.9656)	3 (176)	22 (162.2400)
May 12, 2017	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	19 / 40 (658.1832)	31 (159.9544)	10 (170.8688)	17 (165.6800)	21 (161.6800)
Mar 31, 2017	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	31 / 77 (670.8688)	11 (176.0572)	15 (172.0228)	41 (165.7144)	54 (157.0744)
Oct 7, 2016	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	13 / 75 (678.2400)	36 (166.8228)	13 (170.2972)	13 (172.5828)	18 (168.5372)
Jul 29, 2016	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	4 / 42 (690.7772)	10 (171.9656)	5 (174.8572)	13 (170.8344)	6 (173.1200)
Jul 8, 2016	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI	48 / 66 (637.1316)	39 (164.0344)	55 (153.7144)	53 (156.5256)	35 (162.8572)
Jun 3, 2016	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	18 / 58 (677.0172)	16 (171.9772)	21 (169.6800)	7 (174.8456)	40 (160.5144)
May 13, 2016	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	4 / 44 (692.5372)	3 (176)	3 (173.1316)	17 (169.1200)	11 (174.2856)
Apr 30, 2016	Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI	54 / 58 (606.1944)	23 (167.9884)	49 (154.3204)	58 (134.7772)	52 (149.1084)
Apr 29, 2016	Masters in May Appleton, WI	57 / 59 (606.7204)	40 (161.1200)	47 (151.4060)	59 (139.4056)	47 (154.7888)
Apr 1, 2016	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA	39 / 72 (658.1368)	39 (166.2856)	40 (162.8000)	41 (164.5256)	37 (164.5256)
Oct 2, 2015	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	38 / 75 (663.8628)	44 (165.6800)	43 (165.6800)	57 (160.5144)	19 (171.9884)
Jul 10, 2015	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	56 / 80 (629.6808)	17 (170.2744)	61 (155.3944)	52 (158.8916)	67 (145.1204)
Jun 19, 2015	Stagecoach Days 1st Annual State BBQ Championship Banning, CA	12 / 29 (678.7428)	25 (167.9656)	4 (176.5600)	17 (168.5372)	17 (165.6800)
May 29, 2015	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	2 / 75 (704)	27 (170.2856)	6 (176.5716)	7 (177.1428)	1 (180)
May 8, 2015	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	29 / 57 (665.5772)	26 (169.1200)	14 (170.2628)	6 (173.7028)	51 (152.4916)
May 1, 2015	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	39 / 57 (628.4800)	17 (164.5828)	40 (152.5600)	24 (162.8572)	50 (148.4800)
Mar 20, 2015	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	36 / 100 (675.4060)	60 (166.8228)	12 (173.7028)	60 (162.8688)	20 (172.0116)
Oct 17, 2014	Blazin' BBQ Throwdown Lancaster, CA	14 / 29 (665.0740)	15 (163.9656)	8 (172.0228)	21 (159.9656)	11 (169.1200)
Oct 2, 2014	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	29 / 97 (672.4916)	24 (171.4056)	28 (169.1544)	9 (175.4172)	70 (156.5144)
Aug 9, 2014	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 Huntington Beach, CA	14 / 38 (678.8000)	12 (172)	21 (167.4172)	27 (165.1200)	8 (174.2628)
Aug 8, 2014	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 Huntington Beach, CA	23 / 39 (669.6228)	12 (172.5600)	11 (170.8344)	27 (162.2856)	26 (163.9428)
Jul 25, 2014	6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA	15 / 60 (676.5028)	35 (166.8228)	18 (168)	9 (173.7028)	22 (167.9772)
Jul 11, 2014	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	36 / 42 (590.1944)	27 (153.7028)	40 (138.2744)	28 (152)	34 (146.2172)
Jun 20, 2014	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	16 / 65 (671.3716)	26 (169.6800)	38 (162.8344)	18 (168.0116)	14 (170.8456)
Jun 6, 2014	3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ Valley Center, CA	11 / 32 (664.4800)	14 (166.8228)	15 (163.3828)	21 (158.8572)	1 (175.4172)
May 9, 2014	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	27 / 59 (650.7540)	50 (153.1428)	4 (173.1084)	40 (159.3600)	18 (165.1428)
May 2, 2014	Best of the Best BBQ Championship & Boat Show Lake Elsinore, CA	15 / 27 (641.0400)	17 (158.8228)	22 (150.8000)	3 (168.5716)	8 (162.8456)
May 2, 2014	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	61 / 62 (589.5884)	57 (145.6800)	56 (144.5828)	50 (151.9312)	55 (147.3944)
Mar 21, 2014	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	34 / 69 (641.6000)	53 (157.7028)	10 (168.0116)	39 (156.5028)	29 (159.3828)
Feb 28, 2014	Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship Havasu Landing, CA	7 / 28 (670.1712)	11 (166.8228)	10 (166.8228)	12 (169.6684)	7 (166.8572)

SMOKE HOUND BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

A big fish in small ponds

Looking over their shoulder

A February team

The long haul

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)