High-water mark
675.8740
career-best overall
93.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.8740 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 93.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 30, 2026
Hillbilly Smokin'
Hillbilly Smokin' is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 43rd of 51 at the Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 21 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 21, 2026
latest Sep 30, 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.73 · weakest Brisket (156.90)
Road miles
547
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 547 mi
Purse competed for
$125K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
653.75 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 161.0856 | 168.73 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 159.3828 | 166.26 | top 68% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 147.9316 | 161.86 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2512 | 143.9540 | 156.90 | top 78% |
“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
More numbers
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
402
finished ahead 161 times, behind 405
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20266 milestones
- First tracked contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- First call Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2744 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.8740 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best overall score675.8740 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 151 / 158 (650.6628) | 90 (170.8228) | 153 (159.3828) | 141 (163.9544) | 155 (156.5028) |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 214 / 360 (675.8740) | 327 (161.0856) | 165 (170.8344) | 108 (173.7028) | 159 (170.2512) |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 43 / 51 (634.7200) | 8 (174.2744) | 31 (168.5600) | 44 (147.9316) | 47 (143.9540) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.