High-water mark
669.6688
career-best overall
93.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.6688 at Blues, BBQ & Bargains — 93.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 18, 2014
Smokin Co BBQ
Smokin Co 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 11th of 33 at the Blues, BBQ & Bargains (2014). They are ranked #2516 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1520
peak 1520 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 6, 2014
latest Jul 13, 2018 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.37
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.08 · weakest Brisket (159.73)
Road miles
394
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 156 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Master avg
660.36 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin Co BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,515 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1529
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,524 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1522
Level with Smokin Co BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1520
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,505 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careers#2,514 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1520
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 5 years before Smokin Co BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,517 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1530
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 159.3828 | 169.00 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 151.3716 | 160.55 | top 60% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.2972 | 167.3828 | 171.08 | top 28% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 154.2172 | 159.73 | top 59% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 47% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 49% | Jul 13, 2018 |
| 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 45% | Jun 5, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
160
finished ahead 138 times, behind 110
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Jun 3, 2016 → Jul 13, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Peak power rating (1520) Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
20146 milestones
- First tracked contest Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- First call Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- First category win (Pork) Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4572 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score669.6688 Blues, BBQ & Bargains
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.2 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains | Jul 18, 2014 |
| +4.8 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jul 13, 2018 |
| +4.4 | 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jun 5, 2015 |
| +2.2 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jun 6, 2014 |
| +1.1 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jun 3, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 92% | 92% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 42% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 41% | 93% | 92.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2018 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 21 / 48 (662.7200) | 12 (171.9772) | 25 (164.5600) | 24 (167.3828) | 33 (158.8000) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 30 / 55 (658.2404) | 4 (174.8456) | 49 (151.3716) | 17 (169.1544) | 28 (162.8688) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 27 / 64 (654.6972) | 36 (163.3944) | 57 (152.5028) | 12 (171.4056) | 13 (167.3944) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS | 11 / 33 (669.6688) | 2 (175.4172) | 10 (169.7372) | 12 (169.1428) | 25 (155.3716) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 26 / 54 (656.4572) | 42 (159.3828) | 20 (164.5600) | 1 (178.2972) | 42 (154.2172) |