Smoke Show BBQ

Smoke Show BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 47 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 5 at the UMB's Smokin' Vault (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2023), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #3740 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokeshow BBQ” and “Smokeshow BBQ - KS”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,740

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1489

peak 1489 · rated over 37 contests5 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 26, 2017

latest Sep 4, 2026 · 9.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1012

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% of 47 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

694.7656 / 720

Master · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

664.91 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 632.06 (+32.85)

Walk rate

17%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff

Consistency

±83.75

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.26 · weakest Brisket (159.69)

Road miles

22,082

across 46 mapped stops · furthest 1,554 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$732K

listed at 36 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 30 state-championship entries

Master avg

632.06 / 720

36 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

319.71 / 360

5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

454.70 / 540

1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.3772 points from the title

Came within 2.3772 points of the Grand Championship at UMB's Smokin' Vault (COMPETITOR SERIES) (May 12, 2023).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

High-water mark

694.7656 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.7656 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 30, 2024

Their season

2024 their best year

2024 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 42%.

8 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 42%

A tough matchup

15–1 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 94% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.57 points below their pork, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 159.69
Pork avg 165.26
2 calls in 34 entries

A strong matchup

9–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 82% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Kanned Heat in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

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Pork nemesis

11 of 16 shared pork entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 16 shared pork entries.

Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 12 at their very first tracked contest, Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) ().

12-team field

Boom or bust

±10.77% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±10.77% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 88.0% of a perfect score
best 96.5%

The long haul

22,082 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 22,082 miles across 46 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,554 miles to BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay.

46 mapped stops
furthest 1,554 mi

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
2026 ↗	Master	#1012 (62 pts)	#1087 (62 pts)	#1156 (62 pts)	#1041 (67 pts)	#1046 (62 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1212 (75 pts)	#1210 (70 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#1824 (95 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smoke Show BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Wildhouse BBQ

#3,736 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 2%
Peak: 1510

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smoke Show BBQ)

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

rated over 47 contests
last seen Aug 12, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

M2 Smokin' Q

#3,734 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1514

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Smoke Show BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than Smoke Show BBQ has cooked, 27 to 47, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ

#3,748 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1521

4–0 in 4 shared contests (100% to Smoke Show BBQ)

They've been 1521 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

Dr. Smoke

#3,747 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1524

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smoke Show BBQ)

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

RJ's Bob-E-Que

#3,721 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1489

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smoke Show BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Smoke Show BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SAUWALD BBQ

#3,751 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1488

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Apr 23, 2022

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLAPS BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
MAD MUTT'S BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
CHICKEN FRIED BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
Damn Fine Beef & Swine	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
BULLHORN BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
Crossed Rifles BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
TINY E BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
Sure Shot BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	40	2	1	1	178.8572	138.2400	163.56	top 63%
Pork Ribs	43	6	2	3	180 🔥	145.0516	164.35	top 56%
Pork	38	5	1	1	178.2972	145.6572	165.26	top 55%
Brisket	34	2	0	1	173.1428	116.4572	159.69	top 61%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 51%
Medium (20–39)	14	top 79%
Large (40+)	25	top 56%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	15	top 48%
TX	5	top 52%
MO	5	top 61%
SD	2	top 51%
AR	2	top 62%
IA	2	top 74%
RI	2	top 83%
MN	1	top 100%
TN	1	top 81%
IL	1	top 69%
CT	1	top 65%
AL	1	top 100%
MD	1	top 107%
OR	1	top 85%
MI	1	top 81%
VT	1	top 97%
GA	1	top 100%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	3	77	top 54%	Jun 27, 2025
SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway	2	9	top 51%	Sep 4, 2026
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	82	top 21%	Nov 5, 2025
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest	2	27	top 37%	Nov 5, 2025
Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff	2	44	top 63%	Sep 12, 2025
Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff	2	7	top 55%	Apr 5, 2024
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest	2	90	top 49%	Sep 27, 2023
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	103	top 42%	Sep 27, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 10 contests

Contests a season 4.7 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 19 of 47 contests · 17 states in all

Contests visited 34 8 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 43 entries · 2 wins · 6 calls

Opponents faced 1,832 finished ahead 2,378 times, behind 2,236

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Sep 28, 2019 → Mar 12, 2021

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

20261 milestone

Sep 4 Most recent contest SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway

20241 milestone

Oct 30 Career-best overall score694.7656 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

20234 milestones

Mar 31 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
May 12 First overall podium UMB's Smokin' Vault (COMPETITOR SERIES)
May 12 First Reserve Championship UMB's Smokin' Vault (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Jun 23 25th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

20211 milestone

Jul 16 10th tracked contest Bordertown BBQ Brawl

20181 milestone

Oct 20 First category win (Pork) Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20171 milestone

May 26 Peak power rating (1489) Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)

—4 milestones

First tracked contest Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
First call Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
First overall top-10 Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
First overall past 90% of a perfect score327.9772 Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Sep 27, 2023
+14.8	BooBQ BarBQ'N for Boobies	Oct 7, 2022
+14.2	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff	Apr 5, 2024
+13.9	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Nov 5, 2025
+13.8	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Oct 30, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Sep 8, 2018
-11.4	MN Masters BBQ	Aug 28, 2026
-11	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)	May 26, 2017
-10.7	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition	Jun 14, 2019
-10.1	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff	Mar 31, 2023

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
—	1	1	0	100%	top 42%	91.1%	91.1%
2026	2	1	0	50%	top 65%	96%	89.3%
2025	8	0	0	0%	top 64%	95.9%	92.2%
2024	8	1	0	13%	top 42%	96.5%	92.6%
2023	9	1	2	22%	top 61%	95.3%	87.8%
2022	10	1	1	20%	top 61%	95%	91.1%
2021	3	0	0	0%	top 71%	91.4%	88.7%
2019	3	0	0	0%	top 88%	87.7%	86.3%
2018	2	0	1	50%	top 96%	47%	44.7%
2017	1	0	0	0%	top 100%	82.3%	82.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 4, 2026	SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD	9 / 31 (691.3944)	23 (166.2628)	2 (178.2972)	9 (174.2744)	15 (172.5600)
Aug 28, 2026	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	22 / 22 (594.5604)	22 (151.9544)	22 (145.0516)	21 (160.5028)	22 (137.0516)
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	82 / 401 (690.7884)	242 (168.5140)	97 (173.7028)	18 (178.2972)	144 (170.2744)
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	92 / 158 (684.4456)	77 (173.1200)	121 (168.5372)	85 (170.8228)	62 (171.9656)
Oct 10, 2025	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	73 / 90 (673.5996)	78 (165.6800)	65 (169.1084)	23 (175.4400)	79 (163.3712)
Sep 12, 2025	Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX	44 / 92 (663.3832)	68 (161.0972)	38 (168.5716)	28 (170.8572)	44 (162.8572)
Aug 29, 2025	SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD	32 / 44 (669.0516)	15 (173.1200)	36 (163.3944)	36 (163.9888)	19 (168.5484)
Jun 27, 2025	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	114 / 159 (639.3028)	78 (165.7028)	101 (162.2400)	44 (170.2856)	156 (141.0744)
Mar 21, 2025	7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	68 / 70 (625.4628)	55 (166.2284)	67 (150.8000)	67 (154.7772)	67 (153.6572)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	95 / 444 (687.9200)	317 (164.5256)	19 (177.7144)	103 (173.1200)	79 (172.5600)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	27 / 169 (694.7656)	34 (175.4172)	23 (176.5600)	93 (170.8228)	70 (171.9656)
Sep 20, 2024	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR	21 / 42 (679.3372)	16 (172.5600)	17 (169.7144)	11 (173.1200)	32 (163.9428)
Sep 14, 2024	Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL	24 / 35 (311.3372)	20 (158.8344)	25 (152.5028)	—	—
Aug 23, 2024	East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship 🏅 Paola, KS	32 / 42 (642.1372)	25 (167.3828)	37 (158.8344)	39 (158.8000)	29 (157.1200)
Jun 21, 2024	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	77 / 172 (652.5940)	46 (169.1428)	12 (172.5828)	119 (158.3428)	134 (152.5256)
Apr 5, 2024	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	7 / 40 (685.6228)	12 (168.5256)	4 (176.0116)	6 (174.2628)	13 (166.8228)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	90 / 211 (685.6688)	162 (167.3944)	98 (171.4172)	58 (173.7144)	48 (173.1428)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	103 / 487 (686.2056)	216 (169.6800)	13 (178.2972)	279 (166.8228)	123 (171.4056)
Sep 8, 2023	Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX	78 / 99 (636.4348)	59 (163.9772)	71 (161.7144)	94 (149.0860)	58 (161.6572)
Jun 23, 2023	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	77 / 167 (654.1828)	57 (166.8344)	84 (163.4172)	61 (168.5828)	115 (155.3484)
May 12, 2023	UMB's Smokin' Vault (COMPETITOR SERIES) Kansas City, MO	2 / 5 (621.6000)	4 (138.2400)	1 (161.1428)	4 (165.1316)	3 (157.0856)
Apr 15, 2023	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT	28 / 43 (659.9888)	35 (163.4056)	19 (168.5716)	33 (162.2744)	20 (165.7372)
Apr 14, 2023	Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) 🏅 Chelsea, AL	17 / 17 (454.6968)	17 (141.6572)	13 (160.5140)	16 (152.5256)	—
Mar 31, 2023	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	53 / 57 (505.6344)	34 (163.3828)	1 (180)	31 (162.2516)	—
Oct 21, 2022	Saracen Casino Smoke on the Water 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR	35 / 47 (658.0912)	37 (166.2284)	37 (162.8000)	11 (173.7028)	40 (155.3600)
Oct 14, 2022	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	32 / 30 (298.1712)	35 (144.5028)	30 (153.6684)	—	—
Oct 7, 2022	BooBQ BarBQ'N for Boobies Tomball, TX	4 / 17 (683.8972)	1 (178.8572)	11 (167.9656)	11 (165.0972)	4 (171.9772)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	318 / 505 (659.2568)	296 (166.2284)	374 (162.2744)	406 (159.3484)	108 (171.4056)
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS	137 / 249 (679.9088)	152 (170.2628)	232 (161.6572)	13 (178.2972)	117 (169.6916)
Sep 23, 2022	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	50 / 87 (649.0288)	47 (164.5372)	43 (163.9544)	55 (161.7256)	53 (158.8116)
Jun 24, 2022	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	46 / 164 (664.5144)	83 (162.8344)	36 (168.5484)	41 (170.2972)	71 (162.8344)
May 28, 2022	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	23 / 27 (650.2512)	15 (166.2628)	20 (161.7028)	6 (172.6056)	25 (149.6800)
Apr 1, 2022	Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) Altoona, IA	14 / 27 (332.0116)	15 (166.2972)	12 (165.7144)	—	—
Jul 16, 2021	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	22 / 27 (627.7828)	26 (155.3600)	15 (160.5372)	21 (155.9656)	24 (155.9200)
Apr 23, 2021	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	27 / 37 (630.6516)	30 (153.0744)	32 (153.6804)	22 (165.0856)	23 (158.8112)
Mar 12, 2021	American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest Kansas City, MO	14 / 24 (329.0744)	12 (161.0972)	12 (167.9772)	—	—
Sep 28, 2019	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI	26 / 36 (631.2912)	18 (165.0972)	28 (157.1200)	26 (157.6340)	32 (151.4400)
Jul 12, 2019	2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Cameron, MO	33 / 35 (619.8284)	32 (159.3828)	29 (155.9428)	35 (145.6572)	29 (158.8456)
Jun 14, 2019	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	30 / 31 (612.9712)	28 (160.5140)	29 (154.2400)	25 (160.5944)	31 (137.6228)
Oct 20, 2018	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES West Kingston, RI	35 / 37 (338.2284)	—	7 (167.4056)	1 (170.8228)	—
Sep 8, 2018	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Randolph, VT	32 / 33 (305.6572)	—	25 (155.3944)	30 (150.2628)	—
May 26, 2017	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	67 / 67 (592.4460)	56 (159.4172)	64 (151.9772)	51 (164.5944)	67 (116.4572)
—	Dadfest BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Kansas City, MO	5 / 12 (327.9772)	—	7 (165.7144)	—	—

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Smoke Show BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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

Backyard avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Announced themselves early

Boom or bust

The long haul

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

Overall rank by season

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)