Smokin Carr BBQ

Smokin Carr BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 16th of 29 at the Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) (2017). They are ranked #5837 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin' Carr BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,837

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1441

peak 1441 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 9, 2016

latest Jun 13, 2025 · 8.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1227

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

663.8168 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.54 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.11 (+6.43)

Walk rate

15%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0116

Pork · Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest

Consistency

±11.39

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.03 · weakest Brisket (161.29)

Road miles

across 13 mapped stops

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)

Purse competed for

$83K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

650.11 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

663.8168 career-best overall

92.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.8168 at Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest — 92.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 7, 2024

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

IMAT BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

IMAT BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest (Jun 11, 2021).

last seen Jun 7, 2019
back Jun 11, 2021

Pork nemesis

7 of 7 shared pork entries lost

Lucky D's BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Lucky D's BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

ALWAYS SAUCED has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.58% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.58% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.3% of a perfect score
13 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023 ↗	Master	#1227 (67 pts)	#1597 (57 pts)	#1693 (57 pts)	#1070 (117 pts)	#985 (122 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smokin Carr BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

83 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

DOUBLE DUN RANCH BBQ

#5,840 of the rated field

1441 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1441

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smokin Carr BBQ)

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Apr 24, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoking Our Butts Off

#5,826 of the rated field

1441 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1441

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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OL SMOKEY

#5,829 of the rated field

1441 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1441

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before Smokin Carr BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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BBQ CARTEL

#5,834 of the rated field

1441 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1441

Fewer contests behind them than Smokin Carr BBQ has cooked, 9 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

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TEAM MEAT BBQ

#5,832 of the rated field

1441 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1441

Level with Smokin Carr BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2021

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CHUCK'SWAGON BBQ

#5,833 of the rated field

1441 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1441

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
IMAT BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
ALWAYS SAUCED	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
BEER DART BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ELVISES	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Lucky D's BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BARREL BOYS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
POP'S HOBO BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
MUNNY'S STOVE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DR. LOVE'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Scrappy's BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
KS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	0	169.6684	150.2516	162.89	top 73%
Pork Ribs	10	1	170.8572	150.7772	161.90	top 70%
Pork	10	0	172.0116	158.2172	164.03	top 68%
Brisket	10	1	171.4400	144	161.29	top 64%

“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)	8	0	top 75%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest	4	19	top 73%	Jun 9, 2023
Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest	2	32	top 83%	Jun 13, 2025
Derby BBQ Festival	2	27	top 73%	Jun 8, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.1 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 5 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 226 finished ahead 87 times, behind 351

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jun 7, 2019 → Jun 11, 2021

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

20251 milestone

Jun 13 Most recent contest Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest

20241 milestone

Jun 7 Career-best overall score663.8168 Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest

20221 milestone

Jun 10 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest

20211 milestone

Jun 11 Career-best single call (Pork)172.0116 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest

20172 milestones

Sep 8 First call Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Sep 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.5544 Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

20161 milestone

Sep 9 Peak power rating (1494) Derby BBQ Festival

20131 milestone

Sep 6 First tracked contest National Bar-B-Que Derby

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.5	Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 8, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest	Jun 11, 2021
-9.7	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest	Jun 13, 2025
-6.9	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest	Jun 9, 2023
-6.8	Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off	Apr 28, 2017
-6.6	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest	Jun 10, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0%	top 92%	88.5%	88.5%
2024	1	0%	top 74%	92.2%	92.2%
2023	1	0%	top 72%	92%	92%
2022	1	0%	top 66%	91.7%	91.7%
2021	1	0%	top 86%	91.5%	91.5%
2019	1	0%	top 69%	89.1%	89.1%
2018	1	100%	top 68%	89.1%	89.1%
2017	2	50%	top 70%	91.3%	89.4%
2016	1	0%	top 79%	90%	90%
2015	1	0%	—	—	—
2014	1	0%	—	—	—
2013	1	0%	—	—	—

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 13, 2025	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	33 / 36 (637.5084)	32 (162.2744)	35 (153.0512)	33 (158.8000)	32 (163.3828)
Jun 7, 2024	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	32 / 43 (663.8168)	27 (169.6684)	38 (159.9428)	33 (166.8228)	24 (167.3828)
Jun 9, 2023	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	23 / 32 (662.7432)	28 (164.5488)	28 (157.6572)	13 (171.4172)	12 (169.1200)
Jun 10, 2022	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	19 / 29 (659.8856)	20 (166.8228)	20 (165.1200)	22 (163.4172)	16 (164.5256)
Jun 11, 2021	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	24 / 28 (658.7660)	27 (157.1316)	18 (169.1200)	11 (172.0116)	25 (160.5028)
Jun 7, 2019	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	27 / 39 (641.5656)	21 (163.9884)	36 (150.7772)	21 (165.6800)	21 (161.1200)
Jun 8, 2018	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	27 / 40 (641.6232)	38 (150.2516)	7 (170.8572)	34 (158.8000)	25 (161.7144)
Sep 8, 2017	Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS	16 / 29 (657.5544)	17 (165.0972)	20 (162.8000)	22 (158.2172)	5 (171.4400)
Apr 28, 2017	Chisholm Trail BBQ Cook Off Wellington, KS	27 / 32 (629.7260)	25 (160.5944)	19 (164.5488)	26 (160.5828)	29 (144)
Sep 9, 2016	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	30 / 38 (647.9088)	15 (168.5600)	22 (165.1544)	24 (164.5256)	35 (149.6688)
Sep 11, 2015	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 12, 2014	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 6, 2013	National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS	—	—	—	—	—

Smokin Carr BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

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)