High-water mark
673.7260
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.7260 at Keystone Classic Barbeque — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 3, 2014
Smokin Dudes BBQ
Smokin Dudes BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 53 at the Keystone Classic Barbeque (2014).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2014
latest Aug 3, 2018 · 3.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.64
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.40 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.68)
Road miles
504
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 410 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Master avg
652.04 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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Smokin Dudes BBQ has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 122 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,228 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
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- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with Smokin Dudes BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
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⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 156.5256 | 165.41 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 147.3716 | 157.68 | top 69% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.5944 | 156.5028 | 162.55 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176.5828 | 158.2172 | 166.40 | top 44% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 6% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 68% | Aug 3, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OH
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
123
finished ahead 78 times, behind 72
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Jul 8, 2016 → Aug 4, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
20149 milestones
- First tracked contest Keystone Classic Barbeque
- First call Keystone Classic Barbeque
- First category win (Brisket) Keystone Classic Barbeque
- First overall top-10 Keystone Classic Barbeque
- First overall podium Keystone Classic Barbeque
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.7260 Keystone Classic Barbeque
- Career-best overall score673.7260 Keystone Classic Barbeque
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5828 Keystone Classic Barbeque
- Peak power rating (1516) Keystone Classic Barbeque
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.7 | Keystone Classic Barbeque | Oct 3, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | Aug 3, 2018 |
| -7.4 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | Jul 8, 2016 |
| -0.1 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition | Aug 4, 2017 |
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 80% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 79% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 6% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2018 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH | 28 / 35 (629.5544) | 30 (156.5256) | 33 (147.3716) | 25 (160.5372) | 16 (165.1200) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH | 18 / 32 (653.6116) | 23 (161.6800) | 16 (165.6800) | 23 (160.5716) | 14 (165.6800) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 27 / 34 (651.2572) | 8 (172) | 23 (164.5372) | 30 (156.5028) | 29 (158.2172) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 3 / 53 (673.7260) | 7 (171.4172) | 35 (153.1316) | 2 (172.5944) | 1 (176.5828) |