SMAAKMAKERS (BE)

SMAAKMAKERS (BE) is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 11th of 28 at the Oslofjord BBQ Challenge (2016). They are ranked #3342 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,342

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1497

peak 1502 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2014

latest Sep 15, 2018 · 4.3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

658.9144 / 720

Master · Eastern BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.09 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 638.89 (+5.20)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

168.5600

Chicken · Eastern BBQ Contest

Consistency

±11.52

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.63 · weakest Brisket (158.57)

Road miles

1,658

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 575 mi

Schedule strength

17%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)

Master avg

638.89 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

MISS PIGGY'S U.K. ahead in 100% of their meetings

MISS PIGGY'S U.K. has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 6 shared pork entries lost

White Squirrel BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, White Squirrel BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

LOW AND SLOW MEISTER has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.60% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.60% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.7% of a perfect score
10 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMAAKMAKERS (BE), each with one reason worth a look.

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

SALE & PEPE

#3,353 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1522

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMAAKMAKERS (BE))

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMAAKMAKERS (BE) has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2019

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Hoochie Que

#3,349 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1502

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 May 9, 2025

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KCKing BBQ

#3,357 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1525

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 18% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2022

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MACK DADDYS BBQ

#3,336 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1507

Level with SMAAKMAKERS (BE) on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 16, 2021

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IN THE KEY OF QUE

#3,340 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1505

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 May 6, 2016

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92 BB Crew

#3,339 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1497

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 Jan 22, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DE FILOUS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LETZQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE AND FIRE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	168.5600	151.4284	159.20	top 61%
Pork Ribs	10	1	168.0344	154.2744	159.49	top 53%
Pork	10	1	167.4400	152.5028	161.63	top 47%
Brisket	10	2	163.9772	140.0456	158.57	top 51%

“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)	8	0	top 58%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
DE	1	top 43%
BE	1	top 52%
NO	1	top 39%
SE	1	top 71%
NE	1	top 56%

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in DE 1 of 10 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 10 a different one every time

Opponents faced 211 finished ahead 163 times, behind 191

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Sep 24, 2016 → Mar 24, 2018

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

20184 milestones

Mar 31 Career-best overall score658.9144 Eastern BBQ Contest
Mar 31 Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5600 Eastern BBQ Contest
Sep 15 10th tracked contest Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland
Sep 15 Most recent contest Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland

20161 milestone

Aug 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7832 Oslofjord BBQ Challenge

20152 milestones

Apr 11 First call Baseball & BBQ Cookoff
Apr 11 Peak power rating (1502) Baseball & BBQ Cookoff

20141 milestone

Jun 7 First tracked contest Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7	Eastern BBQ Contest	Mar 31, 2018
+5.7	Oslofjord BBQ Challenge	Aug 13, 2016
+3.8	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016	Sep 24, 2016
+3.3	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff	Apr 11, 2015
+1.4	Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland	Sep 17, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.4	Regahfest	Aug 29, 2015
-6.5	Springbreak BBQ Contest	Mar 24, 2018
-4.9	Smoke in the North	Aug 6, 2016
-1.5	Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland	Sep 15, 2018
-1.1	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	Jun 7, 2014

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)
2018	3	33%	top 57%	91.5%	89.5%
2016	4	50%	top 51%	90.2%	88.8%
2015	2	50%	top 65%	88.4%	88.1%
2014	1	0%	top 56%	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	Het 5DE BBQKampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas	19 / 31 (648.6288)	19 (162.3200)	20 (158.3316)	14 (165.6800)	15 (162.2972)
Mar 31, 2018	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove	12 / 33 (658.9144)	8 (168.5600)	20 (160.5944)	11 (167.4400)	15 (162.3200)
Mar 24, 2018	Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium	29 / 39 (625.0284)	30 (154.2856)	12 (160.5256)	31 (152.5028)	20 (157.7144)
Sep 24, 2016	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE	29 / 67 (643.9544)	33 (162.2972)	43 (156.5372)	19 (166.8456)	40 (158.2744)
Sep 17, 2016	Het BBQ Kampionenschap Van Het Waasland Nikiaas, Belgium	15 / 29 (643.9316)	23 (154.2744)	17 (161.1200)	9 (164.5600)	10 (163.9772)
Aug 13, 2016	Oslofjord BBQ Challenge OSLO, Norway, NO	11 / 28 (649.7832)	20 (159.4172)	5 (168.0344)	11 (162.3088)	14 (160.0228)
Aug 6, 2016	Smoke in the North Gothenburg, Sweden	22 / 31 (621.1768)	18 (159.9772)	15 (158.3200)	11 (162.8340)	29 (140.0456)
Aug 29, 2015	Regahfest Den Haag, Zuid-Holland	26 / 30 (632.4800)	29 (151.4284)	25 (154.2744)	14 (162.8000)	11 (163.9772)
Apr 11, 2015	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff Hoofddorp Netherlands	14 / 33 (636.5824)	15 (158.8684)	16 (158.3200)	20 (157.1200)	10 (162.2740)
Jun 7, 2014	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, NE	24 / 43 (628.4684)	20 (160.5828)	21 (158.8228)	29 (154.2172)	26 (154.8456)

SMAAKMAKERS (BE)

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 (5 found in their record)

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

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)

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)