SMOKED OUT BBQ

SMOKED OUT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 53 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 (2019). They are ranked #1535 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKEDOUT BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,535

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1562

peak 1623 · rated over 53 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 27, 2014

latest Jan 16, 2026 · 11.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#343

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 53 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

702.2400 / 720

Master · Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

640.11 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 655.40 (-15.29)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Down Town Barbecue Throwdown

Consistency

±32.66

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.75 · weakest Brisket (160.19)

Road miles

34,783

across 53 mapped stops · furthest 1,333 mi

Schedule strength

72%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1592)

Purse competed for

$80K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.40 / 720

53 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×1
Pork ×1

Against the odds

8-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 92 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 (Mar 22, 2019) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 8-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, CLARK CREW BBQ.

Giant slayer

74 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 74-team field at Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1.

Mar 22, 2019

High-water mark

702.2400 career-best overall

97.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 702.2400 at Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) — 97.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 23, 2018

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 11 entries at contests carrying the title.

11 state-championship entries

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Texas-car-b-que has finished one call ahead of SMOKED OUT BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

22–1 behind in the head-to-head

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead in 96% of their meetings

CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 22 of their 23 shared contests.

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The weak link

−6.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.56 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 26%.

Brisket avg 160.19
Chicken avg 166.75
9 calls in 53 entries

The drought

9 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 on Mar 22, 2019 — 9 contests and 7.5 years ago.

last GC Mar 22, 2019
7.5 years ago

A strong matchup

15–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 94% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DJS SMOKIN' BBQ in 15 of their 16 shared contests.

The comeback

3.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.8 years, then back at Ozarks BBQ Fest (Jun 9, 2023).

last seen Aug 16, 2019
back Jun 9, 2023

Chicken nemesis

17 of 23 shared chicken entries lost

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CLARK CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 17 of 23 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKERS PURGATORY has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 43% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 43% across 3 contests, versus top 55% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 55% the rest of the year

The long haul

34,783 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 34,783 miles across 53 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,333 miles to Hudson Valley Ribfest.

53 mapped stops
furthest 1,333 mi

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	#1372 (145 pts)	#1261 (190 pts)	#1324 (175 pts)	#1513 (130 pts)	#1322 (175 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#506 (708 pts)	#393 (907 pts)	#381 (928 pts)	#572 (653 pts)	#540 (678 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#343 (1,072 pts)	#121 (1,717 pts)	#459 (852 pts)	#300 (1,167 pts)	#442 (892 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1427 (188 pts)	#1536 (183 pts)	#1200 (273 pts)	#1314 (243 pts)	#1450 (198 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKED OUT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO

#1,530 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1562

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKED OUT BBQ)

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

rated over 40 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Lucky D's BBQ

#1,548 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 73
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1691

2–7 in 9 shared contests (22% to SMOKED OUT BBQ)

They've been 1691 at their best, 129 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 71 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

MILLER'S BARNYARD BARBEQUE

#1,550 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1563

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKED OUT BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before SMOKED OUT BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 31 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN SUZY

#1,545 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1562

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKED OUT BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKED OUT BBQ has cooked, 25 to 53, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

THE DEVIL MADE ME Q IT

#1,533 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1572

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKED OUT BBQ)

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 63% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Sep 10, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKED

#1,546 of the rated field

1562 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1585

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKED OUT BBQ)

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CLARK CREW BBQ	23	1	22	4%	⚔ compare
All About Smokin Q	19	7	12	37%	⚔ compare
SCOTTS BBQ SHACK	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	16	15	1	94%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	15	7	8	47%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
Rise N Swine	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	53	14	3	5	180 🔥	135.9656	166.75	top 48%
Pork Ribs	53	14	0	3	176.5600	139.9772	164.78	top 50%
Pork	51	12	1	2	180 🔥	20	163.45	top 52%
Brisket	53	9	0	2	178.2972	129.0856	160.19	top 61%

“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)	1	0	top 22%
Medium (20–39)	28	0	top 57%
Large (40+)	24	1	top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	11	0	top 62%
AZ	10	0	top 45%
OK	9	1	top 57%
NM	6	0	top 37%
NV	5	0	top 46%
CO	4	0	top 70%
CA	4	0	top 61%
MO	1	0	top 90%
NY	1	0	top 94%
AR	1	0	top 42%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)	4	4	top 35%	Jun 29, 2019
Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	3	8	top 38%	Jan 18, 2019
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	2	16	top 71%	May 10, 2019
Del Mar BBQ Championship	2	23	top 65%	Aug 18, 2017
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	54	top 73%	Mar 25, 2017
Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	2	20	top 79%	Jul 24, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 18 contests

Contests a season 6.6 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 11 of 53 contests · 10 states in all

Contests visited 44 6 of them more than once

First title Mar 22, 2019 Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1

Opponents faced 1,222 finished ahead 1,123 times, behind 1,426

Longest layoff 3.8 yrs Aug 16, 2019 → Jun 9, 2023

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

20261 milestone

Jan 16 Most recent contest 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

20196 milestones

Mar 22 First overall podium Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1
Mar 22 First Grand Championship Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1
Mar 22 First state championship Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1
Mar 22 Biggest field won (74 teams) Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1
Mar 23 Peak power rating (1623) Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2
Jul 26 50th tracked contest Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition

20181 milestone

Jun 23 Career-best overall score702.2400 Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)

20173 milestones

Jan 20 First overall top-10 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
Jan 20 10th tracked contest Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
Oct 20 25th tracked contest Harper County Bullseye BBQ

20162 milestones

Aug 12 First category win (Pork) CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ
Aug 12 First perfect 180 (Pork) CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ

20151 milestone

Jul 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8628 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off

20142 milestones

Jun 27 First tracked contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
Jun 27 First call Silicon Valley BBQ Championships

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.9	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1	Mar 22, 2019
+14.6	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)	Jun 23, 2018
+14.5	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 20, 2017
+13.3	Logandale Fall Festival	Oct 20, 2017
+12.6	City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown	May 4, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.6	Hudson Valley Ribfest	Aug 16, 2019
-14.8	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	Jul 25, 2014
-13.5	Ozarks BBQ Fest	Jun 9, 2023
-12.1	11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	Jan 16, 2026
-9.2	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown	Jun 3, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2026	1	0	0	0	0%	top 89%	88.3%	88.3%
2023	1	0	0	0	0%	top 90%	88.7%	88.7%
2019	9	1	1	0	33%	top 51%	97.5%	91.8%
2018	15	0	5	1	60%	top 43%	97.5%	92.7%
2017	18	0	2	2	61%	top 54%	95.1%	92.1%
2016	5	0	0	1	60%	top 75%	92.1%	89.5%
2015	1	0	0	0	100%	top 57%	90.5%	90.5%
2014	3	0	0	0	67%	top 71%	85.3%	78.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 16, 2026	11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	47 / 53 (635.8056)	39 (166.2628)	51 (153.6800)	50 (158.8000)	47 (157.0628)
Jun 9, 2023	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	27 / 30 (638.7656)	26 (157.6684)	27 (158.8688)	22 (166.2628)	23 (155.9656)
Aug 16, 2019	Hudson Valley Ribfest 🏅 New Paltz, NY	50 / 53 (591.9544)	44 (156.0572)	53 (139.9772)	32 (160)	52 (135.9200)
Jul 26, 2019	Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition 🏅 Dodge City, KS	24 / 39 (665.0516)	18 (169.7144)	6 (173.1544)	29 (163.3828)	26 (158.8000)
Jun 29, 2019	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) 🏅 Artesia, NM	20 / 34 (668.9824)	19 (168.5256)	11 (171.4172)	—	25 (160.5140)
Jun 28, 2019	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) 🏅 Artesia, NM	16 / 41 (675.2912)	15 (168.5256)	14 (170.2628)	—	16 (166.2400)
May 10, 2019	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	16 / 28 (644.9368)	15 (162.7884)	14 (164.5372)	8 (166.2628)	25 (151.3484)
May 3, 2019	7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down 🏅 Show Low, AZ	31 / 45 (651.8860)	29 (166.8228)	38 (155.9660)	32 (162.8344)	14 (166.2628)
Mar 23, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK	28 / 62 (677.0512)	14 (174.2972)	50 (163.3828)	38 (167.4056)	21 (171.9656)
Mar 22, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	1 / 74 (701.6916)	7 (174.2628)	17 (170.2744)	2 (178.8572)	2 (178.2972)
Jan 18, 2019	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ	20 / 63 (670.7884)	11 (173.1200)	36 (162.8456)	23 (168.5372)	28 (166.2856)
Dec 14, 2018	Down Town Barbecue Throwdown Las Vegas, NV	8 / 32 (683.3600)	1 (180)	11 (170.8916)	23 (163.9428)	13 (168.5256)
Oct 5, 2018	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR	11 / 26 (659.4288)	7 (169.6916)	4 (172.0572)	11 (163.4400)	19 (154.2400)
Sep 28, 2018	Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ	12 / 40 (666.7544)	19 (165.0972)	3 (173.1544)	19 (167.4056)	23 (161.0972)
Sep 1, 2018	BBQ on the Bow Calgary	20 / 43 (616.5484)	11 (165.7028)	28 (148)	27 (149.1428)	23 (153.7028)
Jul 27, 2018	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	10 / 27 (669.5656)	7 (171.4172)	2 (172.5600)	24 (160.5144)	11 (165.0740)
Jun 23, 2018	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) Artesia, NM	4 / 32 (702.2400)	11 (174.2628)	5 (176.5600)	4 (177.7144)	7 (173.7028)
Jun 22, 2018	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) Artesia, NM	12 / 39 (679.9768)	13 (170.2856)	7 (173.1200)	20 (166.2856)	9 (170.2856)
Jun 22, 2018	2018 Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest Leadville, CO	16 / 31 (642.6628)	25 (156.5144)	25 (149.0744)	10 (169.1084)	10 (167.9656)
May 25, 2018	Burnt Ends Oklahoma Barbeque Championship Oklahoma City, OK	9 / 24 (679.9656)	17 (163.9656)	3 (173.7144)	10 (169.1428)	6 (173.1428)
May 25, 2018	Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV	17 / 30 (663.2680)	3 (174.2628)	14 (166.8228)	21 (161.6340)	21 (160.5484)
May 4, 2018	City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	10 / 52 (685.1084)	14 (173.7028)	11 (174.2628)	21 (168)	14 (169.1428)
Mar 24, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK	58 / 79 (670.2632)	37 (170.8576)	60 (166.8572)	47 (168.5828)	58 (163.9656)
Mar 23, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK	65 / 84 (653.5424)	72 (158.7884)	57 (165.1200)	61 (163.9656)	48 (165.6684)
Mar 3, 2018	Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 Cheney, KS	16 / 42 (678.2400)	12 (173.7144)	22 (168.5600)	17 (170.8456)	31 (165.1200)
Jan 19, 2018	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	43 / 70 (662.1600)	32 (169.6800)	52 (162.8344)	35 (166.2628)	47 (163.3828)
Dec 15, 2017	Down Town Barbecue Throw down (JUDGES FULL) Las Vegas, NV	15 / 30 (669.6344)	3 (178.8800)	19 (163.3944)	20 (164.5600)	23 (162.8000)
Oct 20, 2017	Logandale Fall Festival Logandale, NV	4 / 18 (675.9316)	8 (167.9884)	10 (162.8344)	8 (170.8344)	2 (174.2744)
Oct 20, 2017	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	31 / 47 (662.2516)	16 (173.1200)	33 (164.5716)	28 (165.1200)	37 (159.4400)
Sep 29, 2017	Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival Payson, AZ	12 / 36 (675.3260)	1 (177.7144)	9 (170.8460)	6 (173.7028)	29 (153.0628)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	264 / 407 (647.8288)	297 (160.5028)	281 (160.5372)	191 (166.8228)	271 (159.9660)
Aug 18, 2017	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	23 / 52 (664.4344)	24 (166.2628)	15 (170.2628)	12 (171.9772)	41 (155.9316)
Aug 11, 2017	Casa Grab, Root & Growl Woodward, OK	18 / 25 (670.2060)	19 (163.4060)	9 (173.1200)	20 (163.9428)	9 (169.7372)
Jul 28, 2017	Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	27 / 43 (655.2912)	38 (159.9428)	4 (176)	31 (162.7884)	33 (156.5600)
Jun 24, 2017	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 Artesia, NM	19 / 37 (669.6000)	1 (178.8800)	21 (163.9544)	18 (169.6800)	28 (157.0856)
Jun 23, 2017	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 Artesia, NM	13 / 43 (668.5028)	4 (174.8572)	15 (164.5716)	15 (169.1084)	27 (159.9656)
May 12, 2017	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	26 / 31 (625.5660)	23 (160.5028)	18 (160.0116)	23 (163.4288)	27 (141.6228)
May 5, 2017	City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	13 / 36 (675.3028)	9 (174.2628)	25 (163.9772)	7 (170.8344)	13 (166.2284)
Apr 28, 2017	Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off Wellington, KS	14 / 32 (664.6172)	15 (166.2972)	17 (164.5944)	4 (176.0228)	26 (157.7028)
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	64 / 77 (654.1372)	13 (176.5600)	75 (157.0972)	19 (174.2744)	74 (146.2056)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	54 / 87 (663.3024)	39 (168.5256)	13 (174.2972)	70 (159.9656)	70 (160.5140)
Mar 17, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	17 / 29 (667.8740)	8 (174.8456)	22 (162.8228)	11 (170.8228)	22 (159.3828)
Mar 10, 2017	Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off Great Bend, KS	29 / 34 (639.9432)	28 (157.1200)	16 (164.5716)	16 (166.2744)	32 (151.9772)
Jan 20, 2017	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	8 / 40 (685.0740)	4 (176)	22 (163.9428)	8 (173.7256)	8 (171.4056)
Dec 9, 2016	Down Town Throw Down Barbecue Championships Las Vegas, NV	21 / 28 (663.3148)	23 (163.3944)	19 (165.6916)	12 (171.4056)	19 (162.8232)
Aug 12, 2016	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Woodward, OK	18 / 29 (638.7884)	28 (135.9656)	18 (160.5600)	1 (180)	17 (162.2628)
Jul 29, 2016	The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	25 / 37 (653.6688)	24 (161.1316)	7 (173.7488)	34 (157.0856)	22 (161.7028)
Jul 15, 2016	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	40 / 47 (642.7544)	39 (161.1316)	44 (150.8000)	35 (165.6684)	30 (165.1544)
Jun 3, 2016	Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO	26 / 30 (624.5032)	24 (157.7144)	10 (167.4172)	23 (156.5600)	30 (142.8116)
Jul 24, 2015	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS	20 / 35 (651.8628)	33 (155.3484)	15 (167.9772)	24 (158.2628)	8 (170.2744)
Aug 8, 2014	Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show Brentwood, CA	17 / 26 (589.5424)	10 (163.4056)	20 (141.0740)	10 (155.9772)	23 (129.0856)
Jul 25, 2014	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS	30 / 30 (487.2800)	28 (155.9312)	22 (159.9888)	30 (20)	26 (151.3600)
Jun 27, 2014	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	23 / 48 (614.2168)	32 (152.0228)	7 (166.8456)	20 (158.8456)	40 (136.5028)

SMOKED OUT BBQ

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 (15 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

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

Overall rank by season

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)