302SMOKE

302SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 11th of 46 at the Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition (2017). They are ranked #2086 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “302 Smoke”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,086

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1536

peak 1539 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 1, 2015

latest Oct 18, 2019 · 4.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1955

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

667.4632 / 720

Master · Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

646.51 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 647.53 (-1.02)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1200

Chicken · Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition

Consistency

±13.45

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.00 · weakest Brisket (160.55)

Road miles

539

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$9,400

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

647.53 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

667.4632 career-best overall

92.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.4632 at Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition — 92.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 9, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ has finished one call ahead of 302SMOKE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

SAUCE THIS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SAUCE THIS BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.45 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 40%.

Brisket avg 160.55
Chicken avg 165.00
2 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BLIND CHERRY BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared chicken entries.

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The metronome

±1.87% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.87% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.9% of a perfect score
10 contests

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#1846 (90 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#1973 (65 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 302SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Drunkin Brothers BBQ

#2,088 of the rated field

1535 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1535

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jan 22, 2026

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Smokin Q BBQ

#2,094 of the rated field

1535 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1535

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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IOWA BONEHEAD BBQ

#2,093 of the rated field

1535 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1538

Level with 302SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2018

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DADDY GRAY'S

#2,074 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1537

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 19, 2017

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Stew's Que

#2,080 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1547

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2019

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TACKLE THE TABLE BBQ

#2,092 of the rated field

1535 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1550

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before 302SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GUZZY-Q	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
HOG STREET BULLIES	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
TRIBAL SMOKERS	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
LINCOLN CITY BBQ COMPANY	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	4	1	173.1200	153.6228	165.00	top 38%
Pork Ribs	10	2	0	170.2972	146.8116	161.41	top 43%
Pork	10	1	1	171.4400	154.2856	160.57	top 51%
Brisket	10	2	0	172.0228	142.8000	160.55	top 49%

“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)	1	0	top 38%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 46%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
DE	7	0	top 51%
MD	3	0	top 31%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Boo-B-Que	3	30	0	top 56%	Oct 19, 2018
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	11	0	top 36%	Jun 8, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in DE 7 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 267 finished ahead 300 times, behind 271

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

20192 milestones

Oct 18 10th tracked contest Boo-B-Que
Oct 18 Most recent contest Boo-B-Que

20182 milestones

Jun 8 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
Oct 19 Peak power rating (1539) Boo-B-Que

20171 milestone

Jun 9 Career-best overall score667.4632 Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition

20153 milestones

May 1 First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
May 1 First call Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
May 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5596 Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.3	Boss Frogs BBQ	Apr 7, 2017
+10.4	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	Jun 9, 2017
+9.6	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	May 1, 2015
+7.5	Smokin on The Dock of the Bay	Aug 17, 2018
+4	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	Jun 8, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.2	Boo-B-Que	Oct 20, 2017
-3.7	Boo-B-Que	Oct 18, 2019
-3.4	Boo B Que By the Sea	Oct 30, 2015

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 49%	89.5%	89.5%
2018	3	67%	top 43%	91.3%	90.8%
2017	3	67%	top 43%	92.7%	90.4%
2016	1	100%	top 45%	88.6%	88.6%
2015	2	50%	top 47%	91.2%	88.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 18, 2019	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	31 / 63 (644.4340)	45 (155.9084)	19 (164.5372)	36 (160.5828)	24 (163.4056)
Oct 19, 2018	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	33 / 73 (651.3944)	34 (164.5372)	28 (164.5716)	53 (154.2856)	22 (168)
Aug 17, 2018	Smokin on The Dock of the Bay Crisfield, MD	12 / 32 (657.0744)	6 (169.1544)	18 (157.1084)	14 (163.4288)	10 (167.3828)
Jun 8, 2018	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	20 / 42 (651.9316)	3 (173.1200)	38 (146.8116)	25 (159.9772)	4 (172.0228)
Oct 20, 2017	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	53 / 69 (627.7140)	61 (153.6228)	42 (160.5256)	39 (159.3600)	50 (154.2056)
Jun 9, 2017	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	11 / 46 (667.4632)	7 (170.8916)	6 (167.4172)	13 (166.8572)	24 (162.2972)
Apr 7, 2017	Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD	13 / 45 (657.6912)	17 (166.8228)	6 (170.2972)	40 (154.2856)	16 (166.2856)
Oct 21, 2016	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	30 / 67 (638.2516)	7 (171.4172)	26 (161.1544)	28 (160.5828)	60 (145.0972)
Oct 30, 2015	Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE	40 / 59 (622.7540)	22 (162.8228)	20 (162.2628)	37 (154.8684)	52 (142.8000)
May 1, 2015	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	17 / 64 (656.5596)	30 (161.7256)	32 (159.4056)	2 (171.4400)	25 (163.9884)

302SMOKE

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 (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

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

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 — 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)