SMOKED OUT BBQ NM
Rating
1476
peak 1520
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2026-01-16
Best ToY finish
#506
Master 2018
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
640.11 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 655.50 (-15.39)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±29.96
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.64 · weakest Brisket (159.57)
Road miles
4830
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 1306 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SMOKIN TRIGGERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN ELVISES in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 74-team field at Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 74 at their very first tracked contest, Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 (2019-03-22).
Teams like this (closest power rating, NM first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 156.0572 | 166.46 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 139.9772 | 162.84 | top 58% |
| Pork | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 158.8000 | 166.64 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 135.9200 | 159.57 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NM | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
| OK | 2 | 1 | top 23% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 1 | top 54% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NM (2 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 (2019-03-22)
- Wins it all in 11% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 655.50
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 635.8056 | 635.81 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 638.7656 | 638.77 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 701.6916 | 660.71 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | 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) |
| 2023-06-09 | Ozarks BBQ Fest Springfield, MO | 27 / 30 (638.7656) | 26 (157.6684) | 27 (158.8688) | 22 (166.2628) | 23 (155.9656) |
| 2019-08-16 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 50 / 53 (591.9544) | 44 (156.0572) | 53 (139.9772) | 32 (160.0000) | 52 (135.9200) |
| 2019-07-26 | 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) |
| 2019-06-29 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) Artesia, NM | 20 / 34 (668.9824) | 19 (168.5256) | 11 (171.4172) | 18 (168.5256) | 25 (160.5140) |
| 2019-06-28 | Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) Artesia, NM | 16 / 41 (675.2912) | 15 (168.5256) | 14 (170.2628) | 18 (170.2628) | 16 (166.2400) |
| 2019-05-10 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 16 / 28 (644.9368) | 15 (162.7884) | 14 (164.5372) | 8 (166.2628) | 25 (151.3484) |
| 2019-03-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 28 / 62 (677.0512) | 14 (174.2972) | 50 (163.3828) | 38 (167.4056) | 21 (171.9656) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 1 / 74 (701.6916) | 7 (174.2628) | 17 (170.2744) | 2 (178.8572) | 2 (178.2972) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1922 (65 pts) | #1826 (95 pts) | #1328 (175 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #506 (708 pts) | #523 (703 pts) | #381 (928 pts) | #572 (653 pts) | #540 (678 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1140 (265 pts) | #1116 (305 pts) | #847 (465 pts) | #1249 (255 pts) | #1076 (315 pts) |