TNT Smokin' BBQ

TNT Smokin' BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 9th of 18 at the Tri-City BBQ Fest (2015). They are ranked #3946 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,946

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1484

peak 1484 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 19, 2014

latest Sep 21, 2018 · 4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

659.9432 / 720

Master · Tri-City BBQ Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.16 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 651.50 (+1.66)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5600

Chicken · Tri-City BBQ Fest

Consistency

±6.23

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.76 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.08)

Road miles

697

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi

Schedule strength

56%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)

Master avg

651.50 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKERS PURGATORY ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKERS PURGATORY has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.68 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 30%.

Pork Ribs avg 160.08
Chicken avg 167.76
1 call in 10 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKE DOCTOR in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKERS PURGATORY ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKERS PURGATORY has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±0.87% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±0.87% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.5% of a perfect score
10 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Tri City BBQ Fest every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 9th

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The teams rated closest to TNT Smokin' BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Woo Hoo BBQ

#3,941 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1484

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to TNT Smokin' BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TNT Smokin' BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2015

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Boss Hog BBQ

#3,948 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1484

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 Sep 30, 2026

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WEST COAST SMOKE

#3,962 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 4, 2021

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OUTTA THE BOX BBQ

#3,929 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1500

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 2, 2017

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LittleBrothersBBQ

#3,934 of the rated field

1485 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1485

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

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Chillin n grillin

#3,942 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1484

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKERS PURGATORY	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
DIG-IN COOKERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Bohica BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKEHOUSE 72	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKE DOCTOR	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
TREEFROG BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
2 CASE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	172.5600	162.2628	167.76	top 43%
Pork Ribs	10	1	165.1316	154.8116	160.08	top 72%
Pork	10	2	169.1316	147.3372	160.10	top 69%
Brisket	10	4	171.4056	155.9656	163.56	top 52%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	2	0	top 63%
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 67%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Tri City BBQ Fest	5	9	0	top 60%	Sep 21, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IA 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 6 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 138 finished ahead 95 times, behind 175

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

20182 milestones

Sep 21 10th tracked contest Tri City BBQ Fest
Sep 21 Most recent contest Tri City BBQ Fest

20152 milestones

Sep 18 First overall top-10 Tri-City BBQ Fest
Sep 18 Career-best overall score659.9432 Tri-City BBQ Fest

20145 milestones

Sep 19 First tracked contest Tri-City BBQ Fest
Sep 19 First call Tri-City BBQ Fest
Sep 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4684 Tri-City BBQ Fest
Sep 19 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 Tri-City BBQ Fest
Sep 19 Peak power rating (1497) Tri-City BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.8	Tri City BBQ Fest	Sep 16, 2016
+4	Tri-City BBQ Fest	Sep 18, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.5	State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship	Jun 19, 2015
-4.7	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition	Jun 16, 2017
-4.6	State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full)	Jun 17, 2016
-3.4	Tri-City BBQ Fest	Sep 19, 2014
-2.9	Smokin' in the Junction	May 23, 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	100%	top 70%	90.5%	90.5%
2017	3	0	100%	top 68%	90.8%	90.6%
2016	2	0	0%	top 61%	91.4%	91.4%
2015	3	1	67%	top 66%	91.7%	89.9%
2014	1	0	100%	top 71%	90.1%	90.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 21, 2018	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	19 / 27 (651.3828)	12 (166.8228)	23 (155.9656)	9 (167.4516)	20 (161.1428)
Sep 22, 2017	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	23 / 37 (652.9716)	13 (171.4172)	24 (162.8116)	35 (147.3372)	9 (171.4056)
Jun 16, 2017	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA	13 / 17 (649.6228)	6 (171.4172)	14 (159.3828)	15 (158.3200)	10 (160.5028)
Apr 28, 2017	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) Boone, IA	20 / 31 (653.6112)	22 (162.8572)	19 (162.2284)	26 (157.7028)	7 (170.8228)
Sep 16, 2016	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	15 / 34 (658.2056)	22 (162.2628)	19 (163.4172)	14 (168.5828)	15 (163.9428)
Jun 17, 2016	State Center Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Judges Full) State Center, IA	24 / 31 (658.1716)	12 (170.2628)	28 (157.0744)	21 (164)	20 (166.8344)
Sep 18, 2015	Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	9 / 18 (659.9432)	11 (164.5600)	8 (165.1316)	7 (169.1316)	9 (161.1200)
Jun 19, 2015	State Center Rose Festival BBQ Championship State Center, IA	22 / 27 (642.1944)	5 (169.1428)	24 (154.8116)	19 (162.2744)	18 (155.9656)
May 23, 2015	Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA	25 / 37 (640.4576)	16 (166.3088)	27 (157.6800)	30 (154.8116)	18 (161.6572)
Sep 19, 2014	Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	15 / 21 (648.4684)	4 (172.5600)	15 (162.2972)	19 (151.3712)	14 (162.2400)

TNT Smokin' 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)

They almost always walk

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

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)