High-water mark
681.0972
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.0972 at Smoke in the Spring — 94.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2018-04-06
Smokin Co
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1522
peak 1522 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-03-15
latest 2018-04-06
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.91 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 657.50 (+1.40)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.23
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.27 · weakest Brisket (160.06)
Road miles
548
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 121 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Master avg
657.50 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
WICHITA SWINEMEN has finished one call ahead of Smokin Co 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
4–1
behind in the head-to-head
Theslabs.com ahead in 80% of their meetings
Theslabs.com has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.2
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.21 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.
- Brisket avg 160.06
- Pork Ribs avg 166.27
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Griswold Grillers in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Smoke in the Spring (2016-04-08).
- last seen 2013-05-17
- back 2016-04-08
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
97 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2414 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2421 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Smokin Co did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#2409 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1528
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before Smokin Co's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2426 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smokin Co on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2408 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2428 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWGHOUSE BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Fergolicious BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4284 | 151.3944 | 166.02 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.0116 | 153.1428 | 166.27 | top 36% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7372 | 150.8570 | 165.14 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 152.5372 | 160.06 | top 56% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 6 | 0 | top 48% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 37% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring | 4 | 22 | 0 | top 39% | 2018-04-06 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.1 yrs
2013-03-15 → 2018-04-06
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
6 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.27 · weakest Brisket (160.06)
Walk rate
71%
a top-10 call in 5 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
657.50
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
326
306–207 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
548
7 mapped stops · furthest 121 mi
Schedule strength
1553
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
2013-05-17 → 2016-04-08
Power rating
1522
peak 1522 · #2416 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- First call NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.1426 Smoke In The Spring
- First category win (Pork) Taste of Wheatstock
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7372 Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)
- 2018
- Career-best overall score681.0972 Smoke in the Spring
- Peak power rating (1522) Smoke in the Spring
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.8 | Smoke in the Spring | 2018-04-06 |
| +6.2 | NKC MO State BBQ Championship | 2013-03-15 |
| +5.5 | Smoke in the Spring | 2016-04-08 |
| +4 | Smoke In The Spring | 2013-04-12 |
| +1 | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) | 2017-04-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.3 | *Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off | 2017-03-10 |
| -1.8 | Taste of Wheatstock | 2013-05-17 |
Category scores over time
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 | 100% | top 21% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 67% | 91.3% | 90.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 42% | 91.8% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-06 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 22 / 103 (681.0972) | 48 (167.9656) | 4 (176.0116) | 52 (165.7028) | 22 (171.4172) |
| 2017-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS | 55 / 100 (657.6116) | 63 (164.5372) | 59 (162.8000) | 4 (177.7372) | 83 (152.5372) |
| 2017-03-10 | *Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off Great Bend, KS | 27 / 34 (643.9316) | 33 (151.3944) | 11 (166.8572) | 14 (166.8800) | 27 (158.8000) |
| 2016-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 44 / 109 (658.1716) | 31 (169.1316) | 36 (166.8228) | 88 (154.8344) | 24 (167.3828) |
| 2013-05-17 | Taste of Wheatstock Abilene, KS | 14 / 25 (653.7140) | 8 (169.7142) | 23 (153.1428) | 1 (176.5714) | 18 (154.2856) |
| 2013-04-12 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 27 / 71 (661.1426) | 15 (167.9998) | 9 (170.2856) | 38 (163.4286) | 46 (159.4286) |
| 2013-03-15 | NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO | 25 / 79 (646.8570) | 5 (171.4284) | 14 (168.0000) | 66 (150.8570) | 38 (156.5716) |