Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse

Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 30 at the 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) (2019). They are ranked #4443 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “CASEYS BBQ & SMOKEHOUSE”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,443

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1474

peak 1474 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 23, 2013

latest Aug 24, 2019 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1083

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 13 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

683.3600 / 720

Master · 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1)

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.77 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 632.88 (+33.89)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1)

Consistency

±30.79

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.84 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.80)

Road miles

651

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 77 mi

Schedule strength

83%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1610)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

632.88 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

683.3600 career-best overall

94.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.3600 at 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) — 94.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 23, 2019

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 48%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
1 category win
average top 48%

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead in 100% of their meetings

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.05 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 23% of the time against 8%.

Pork Ribs avg 155.80
Chicken avg 160.84
3 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Pig In or Pig Out in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at Masters in May (Apr 29, 2016).

last seen Aug 23, 2013
back Apr 29, 2016

Chicken nemesis

11 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared chicken entries.

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They cook the hard rooms

1610 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 83% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1610 power rating — a tougher draw than 83% of every rated contest in the data.

13 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKE INFUSION has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 63% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 63% across 8 contests, versus top 73% the rest of the year.

8 August contests
top 73% the rest of the year

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	#1083 (234 pts)	#1579 (124 pts)	#830 (384 pts)	#1008 (284 pts)	#822 (384 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKIN TRIGGERS

#4,448 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 152
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1708

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 144 contests
last seen Aug 11, 2023

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SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF

#4,450 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1474

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2024

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MEATATARIAN'S

#4,467 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1474

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Mar 25, 2023

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Team Sunrise BBQ

#4,457 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1474

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 43% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2026
on a 6-contest top-10 run

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PORK FICTION

#4,449 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1518

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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PIG FARMER'S BBQ

#4,440 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

Level with Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jan 17, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKE INFUSION	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
Freeman Brothers BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
Littles BBQ Co	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	11	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
PLASTERED PORK BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
WICKED SMOKE BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	1	0	1	171.4516	151.3828	160.84	top 69%
Pork Ribs	13	3	0	1	175.4400	143.9428	155.80	top 71%
Pork	13	2	1	1	174.2744	141.6228	157.90	top 67%
Brisket	13	3	1	1	178.8572	131.3600	158.34	top 63%

“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)	7	0	top 58%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 91%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	2	7	top 44%	Aug 24, 2019
7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	2	8	top 36%	Aug 24, 2018
6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	2	34	top 92%	Aug 25, 2017

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Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 10 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 147 finished ahead 105 times, behind 391

Longest layoff 2.7 yrs Aug 23, 2013 → Apr 29, 2016

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

20193 milestones

Aug 23 Career-best overall score683.3600 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1)
Aug 23 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1)
Aug 24 Most recent contest 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)

20185 milestones

Apr 27 First call The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.8976 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1)
Aug 23 10th tracked contest 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1)
Aug 24 First category win (Pork) 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)
Aug 24 First overall top-10 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)

20132 milestones

Aug 23 First tracked contest Death's Door Barbecue
Aug 23 Peak power rating (1490) Death's Door Barbecue

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14	7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	Aug 24, 2018
+10.3	7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1)	Aug 23, 2018
+10.2	8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1)	Aug 23, 2019
+1.8	8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	Aug 24, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.6	Masters in May	Apr 29, 2016
-9.7	Death's Door Barbecue	Aug 23, 2013
-9.2	Master In May-The Classic	May 6, 2017
-8	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1)	Aug 24, 2017
-7	Masters in May- The Classic	Apr 30, 2016

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	1	1	100%	top 44%	98.1%	95.4%
2018	3	1	1	100%	top 48%	93.6%	91.8%
2017	4	0	0	0%	top 93%	87%	84.6%
2016	3	0	0	0%	top 88%	87.2%	85.7%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 82%	84.3%	84.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 24, 2019	8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	19 / 29 (667.9200)	22 (164.5372)	10 (169.1544)	20 (163.4172)	15 (170.8112)
Aug 23, 2019	8th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	7 / 30 (176.5600)	27 (155.3484)	2 (175.4400)	4 (173.7144)	1 (178.8572)
Aug 24, 2018	7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI	8 / 27 (673.6348)	22 (159.3828)	8 (167.9888)	1 (174.2744)	5 (171.9888)
Aug 23, 2018	7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI	11 / 26 (671.8976)	13 (167.9772)	16 (166.2516)	14 (165.6916)	8 (171.9772)
Apr 27, 2018	The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest Manawa, WI	19 / 26 (637.0404)	2 (170.8572)	19 (155.9772)	19 (157.0972)	23 (153.1088)
Aug 25, 2017	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI	34 / 39 (626.1256)	36 (154.2284)	39 (146.2400)	20 (165.1200)	26 (160.5372)
Aug 24, 2017	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI	39 / 40 (602.0804)	38 (151.3828)	38 (150.2288)	38 (146.2056)	35 (154.2632)
May 6, 2017	Master In May-The Classic Appleton, WI	49 / 50 (583.2456)	35 (161.7028)	49 (143.9428)	49 (146.2400)	49 (131.3600)
May 5, 2017	The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) Appleton, WI	50 / 56 (624.4460)	49 (160.5256)	54 (146.2516)	34 (162.2744)	42 (155.3944)
Aug 26, 2016	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI	33 / 42 (627.7720)	11 (171.4516)	38 (147.9088)	35 (154.7772)	32 (153.6344)
Apr 30, 2016	Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI	50 / 58 (621.5316)	33 (163.9428)	43 (156.5716)	57 (141.6228)	36 (159.3944)
Apr 29, 2016	Masters in May Appleton, WI	58 / 59 (601.6344)	56 (154.2400)	43 (153.1200)	55 (149.1544)	57 (145.1200)
Aug 23, 2013	Death's Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	23 / 28 (606.6972)	21 (155.3828)	24 (146.2628)	23 (153.0972)	18 (151.9544)

Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

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

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)