Smoking Pallet

Smoking Pallet is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 18th of 43 at the Smoke on the Water (2013). They are ranked #6324 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,324

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1406

peak 1406 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Jul 13, 2018 · 5.2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 86%

overall standings

Best overall

637.7144 / 720

Master · Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

614.91 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 611.41 (+3.50)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

168.0116

Pork Ribs · Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest

Consistency

±14.44

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.26 · weakest Brisket (141.06)

Road miles

277

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Master avg

611.41 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BABE'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smoking Pallet 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 75%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 75%

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

BLACK EYE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BLACK EYE BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−16.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.19 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 141.06
Chicken avg 157.26
1 call in 13 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SILVER FOX BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

BLACK EYE BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BLACK EYE BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 11 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKE, WINE & FUN has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The metronome

±2.01% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.01% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 84.9% of a perfect score
12 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smoking Pallet, each with one reason worth a look.

SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER

#6,322 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1406

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smoking Pallet)

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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Two Fat Guys Burning Meat

#6,326 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1406

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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OLD BOY'S BBQ

#6,321 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1406

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 2, 2017

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ROCKIN' PIG BBQ

#6,327 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1406

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 9, 2022

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Outlaw BBQ

#6,323 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1406

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2024

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LOWLAND SMOKERS

#6,325 of the rated field

1406 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1525

Level with Smoking Pallet on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BLACK EYE BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE BUCKET BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
777 BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE COLLAR BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Lazy Butt BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
F.O.M.S.B.	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
JP CUSTOM SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SILVER FOX BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
DOVER BOYS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Boxer Q BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	0	164.5256	147.4286	157.26	top 73%
Pork Ribs	13	0	168.0116	145.6800	156.56	top 71%
Pork	13	0	166.2856	137.1200	156.53	top 71%
Brisket	13	1	166.8344	116.4688	141.06	top 85%

“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 76%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 87%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	47	top 97%	Jul 13, 2018
2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	51	top 93%	Jun 5, 2015
Sertoma 48 BBQ	2	38	top 94%	May 6, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 12 of 12 contests

Contests visited 7 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 337 finished ahead 85 times, behind 537

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Jun 3, 2016 → Jul 14, 2017

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

20181 milestone

Jul 13 Most recent contest Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

20161 milestone

Jun 3 10th tracked contest Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

20152 milestones

Jul 31 Career-best overall score637.7144 Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest
Jul 31 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.0116 Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest

20133 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 10 Peak power rating (1485) Sertoma 48 BBQ
Oct 11 First call Smoke on the Water

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.4	Smoke on the Water	Oct 11, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.2	Sertoma 48 BBQ	May 10, 2013
-11.6	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 5, 2015
-11.4	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 6, 2014
-10.5	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 7, 2013
-9.1	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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 98%	84.3%	84.3%
2017	1	0%	top 97%	85.9%	85.9%
2016	2	0%	top 93%	86.5%	84.1%
2015	2	0%	top 89%	88.6%	85.4%
2014	3	0%	top 81%	86%	84.6%
2013	3	33%	top 75%	87.9%	85.3%

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	47 / 48 (607.2116)	46 (152.5028)	44 (153.1544)	25 (166.2628)	48 (135.2916)
Jul 14, 2017	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	56 / 58 (618.2516)	43 (164.0228)	45 (161.1772)	32 (166.2856)	58 (126.7660)
Jun 3, 2016	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	53 / 55 (588.4916)	53 (151.4172)	46 (155.4056)	55 (137.1200)	51 (144.5488)
May 6, 2016	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	38 / 42 (622.8796)	39 (151.3828)	27 (162.8800)	32 (163.4856)	41 (145.1312)
Jul 31, 2015	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	37 / 46 (637.7144)	34 (161.7144)	17 (168.0116)	21 (165.7028)	44 (142.2856)
Jun 5, 2015	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	63 / 64 (591.3260)	46 (159.4516)	22 (165.7028)	61 (149.7028)	63 (116.4688)
Oct 10, 2014	Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee Topeka, KS	28 / 37 (610.2628)	22 (161.1428)	34 (145.6800)	28 (153.7028)	22 (149.7372)
Jun 6, 2014	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	51 / 54 (597.6344)	32 (163.9884)	47 (152.0116)	52 (149.6800)	54 (131.9544)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	53 / 73 (619.3828)	33 (164.5256)	51 (154.2628)	33 (162.3544)	67 (138.2400)
Oct 11, 2013	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	18 / 43 (633.0288)	28 (155.9772)	35 (150.2168)	21 (161.1200)	10 (166.8344)
Jun 7, 2013	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	59 / 69 (611.4288)	64 (147.4286)	44 (158.8572)	50 (156.5714)	60 (148.5716)
May 10, 2013	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	48 / 49 (598.2860)	18 (162.8574)	27 (158.8572)	48 (144)	49 (132.5714)

Smoking Pallet

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

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

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 — 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)