High-water mark
677.0856
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.0856 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 29, 2022
Smoke Showin
Smoke Showin is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 13th of 38 at the 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam (2026). They are ranked #5156 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1459
peak 1459 · rated over 9 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest Jan 9, 2026 · 12.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.77 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 615.54 (+31.23)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±48.13
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.81 · weakest Brisket (151.21)
Road miles
3,649
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 1,199 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
615.54 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
309.38 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smoke Showin, each with one reason worth a look.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,144 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smoke Showin)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smoke Showin has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,181 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,162 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,145 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Level with Smoke Showin on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,180 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1516
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Smoke Showin's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,146 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 127.3828 | 156.81 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 138.2288 | 153.48 | top 72% |
| Pork | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 179.4400 | 133.6800 | 155.12 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 130.7312 | 151.21 | top 70% |
“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 81% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 79% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition | 2 | 46 | 0 | top 94% | May 6, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
4 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
4 of 12 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
9
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
800
finished ahead 492 times, behind 684
Longest layoff
4.5 yrs
Sep 22, 2017 → Mar 25, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam
20225 milestones
- First call Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0740 Lake Murvaul BBQ Cook-Off
- 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
- Career-best overall score677.0856 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
- Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Green Lane Fire CO's
- Peak power rating (1487) Green Lane Fire CO's
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| +9.2 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | Jan 9, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | Green Lane Fire CO's | May 10, 2013 |
| -12.3 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival | May 8, 2015 |
| -11.3 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition | May 9, 2014 |
| -10.9 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition | May 6, 2016 |
| -6.5 | Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 25, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 67% | 94% | 89.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 77% | 77% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 79% | 79% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 78.8% | 78.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2026 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 St. Augustine, FL | 13 / 38 (332.5144) | 7 (171.4172) | 19 (161.0972) | 14 (169.6916) | 20 (155.4400) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 171 / 505 (677.0856) | 179 (169.7260) | 152 (171.4056) | 276 (166.2512) | 147 (169.7028) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 186 / 249 (672.5600) | 211 (165.1200) | 224 (162.2628) | 7 (179.4400) | 184 (165.7372) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Lake Murvaul BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Carthage, TX | 13 / 16 (661.0740) | 11 (165.6912) | 13 (163.9772) | 13 (160.5600) | 7 (170.8456) |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) Hammond, LA | 22 / 28 (286.2512) | 28 (127.3828) | 7 (158.8684) | — | — |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 77 / 112 (635.3260) | 48 (163.4172) | 81 (156.5144) | 90 (157.7028) | 68 (157.6916) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) Lynchburg, TN | — | 41 (153.6684) | 41 (143.9200) | 34 (159.4056) | — |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club Franklin, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 6, 2016 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition Greenlane, PA | 46 / 47 (587.7940) | 33 (159.4056) | 44 (146.2400) | 40 (151.4172) | 46 (130.7312) |
| May 8, 2015 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA | 56 / 57 (554.0796) | 56 (142.2284) | 54 (138.2288) | 56 (135.9540) | 52 (137.6684) |
| May 9, 2014 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition Green Lane, PA | 49 / 54 (568.9716) | 40 (151.3828) | 39 (143.4516) | 52 (133.6800) | 47 (140.4572) |
| May 10, 2013 | Green Lane Fire CO's Green Lane, PA | 53 / 58 (567.4282) | 29 (155.4284) | 51 (142.2856) | 54 (137.1428) | 55 (132.5714) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.