A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Next Year's Winner
Next Year's Winner is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 274th of 552 at the 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open (2014). They are ranked #4299 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Sep 15, 2018 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.14 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 634.04 (+1.10)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.09
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.84 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.07)
Road miles
14
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Master avg
634.04 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Next Year's Winner, each with one reason worth a look.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,283 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to Next Year's Winner)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Rub'N & Squeal'N ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,316 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,313 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1477
Level with Next Year's Winner on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,322 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
They turned up 9 years after Next Year's Winner did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,315 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,319 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewski and Barbeque | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork & Boots | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| EXCESSIVE BEHAVIOR | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-CHIPS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| DUSTY ROADS BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Tractor Shed BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| CHILLIN AND GRILLIN CREW | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| HAWG PEN | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| On the Dotte Smokers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ CARTEL | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| WILD FRONTIER BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat Boy barbeque | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 153.0856 | 158.84 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 140.5372 | 158.07 | top 63% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 142.2744 | 158.39 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 145.7144 | 158.75 | top 57% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,492
finished ahead 957 times, behind 2,158
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Oct 3, 2015 → Oct 29, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20144 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7884 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best overall score654.7884 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.6800 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1499) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.2 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -6 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
| -4.3 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| -3.2 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| -3.2 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 378 / 467 (630.2172) | 427 (153.0856) | 205 (167.4056) | 452 (142.2744) | 167 (167.4516) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 358 / 407 (618.2512) | 344 (155.9884) | 401 (140.5372) | 318 (158.8800) | 228 (162.8456) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 389 / 557 (637.6796) | 432 (156.5600) | 425 (156.5600) | 258 (165.1656) | 337 (159.3940) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 428 / 606 (634.7544) | 282 (164.5600) | 194 (167.9772) | 486 (154.8228) | 521 (147.3944) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 274 / 552 (654.7884) | 389 (159.9772) | 310 (162.8112) | 309 (162.3200) | 116 (169.6800) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 338 / 535 (628.5600) | 228 (162.8456) | 390 (153.1200) | 127 (166.8800) | 447 (145.7144) |