Smoke Show BBQ KS
Rating
1530
peak 1530
Contests
32
in the data
First seen
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#1236
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
3
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 32 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
608.04 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 597.68 (+10.36)
Walk rate
16%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±134.63
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.81 · weakest Chicken (164.48)
Road miles
14831
mi across 31 mapped stops · furthest 1218 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of GRILLBILLYS in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.3772 points of the Grand Championship at UMB's Smokin' Vault (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2023-05-12).
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 12 at their very first tracked contest, Dadfest BBQ Cookoff(BACKYARD ONLY) ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 138.2400 | 164.48 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 152.5028 | 166.27 | top 53% |
| Pork | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 178.2972 | 145.6572 | 166.81 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 151.4400 | 165.35 | top 50% |
“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 | 9 | 0 | top 39% |
| TX | 5 | 0 | top 52% |
| MO | 5 | 0 | top 61% |
| AR | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| CT | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 107% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
| RI | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 35% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 18 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (13 of 32 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (28 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 597.68
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 327.9772 | 327.98 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 690.7884 | 676.25 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 694.7656 | 611.80 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 686.2056 | 632.59 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 683.8972 | 565.77 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 630.6516 | 479.86 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 631.2912 | 625.56 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 92 / 158 (684.4456) | 77 (173.1200) | 121 (168.5372) | 85 (170.8228) | 62 (171.9656) |
| 2025-11-05 | 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) |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 73 / 90 (673.5996) | 78 (165.6800) | 65 (169.1084) | 23 (175.4400) | 79 (163.3712) |
| 2025-09-12 | 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) |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway Brandon, SD | 32 / 44 (669.0516) | 15 (173.1200) | 36 (163.3944) | 36 (163.9888) | 19 (168.5484) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 27 / 169 (694.7656) | 34 (175.4172) | 23 (176.5600) | 93 (170.8228) | 70 (171.9656) |
| 2024-10-30 | 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) |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke on the Water Pine Bluff, AR | 21 / 42 (679.3372) | 16 (172.5600) | 17 (169.7144) | 11 (173.1200) | 32 (163.9428) |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH Pierron, IL | 24 / 35 (311.3372) | 20 (158.8344) | 25 (152.5028) | — | — |
| 2024-04-05 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff Cedar Park, TX | 7 / 40 (685.6228) | 12 (168.5256) | 4 (176.0116) | 6 (174.2628) | 13 (166.8228) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | 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) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 90 / 211 (685.6688) | 162 (167.3944) | 98 (171.4172) | 58 (173.7144) | 48 (173.1428) |
| 2023-09-08 | 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) |
| 2023-05-12 | 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) |
| 2023-04-15 | 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) |
| 2023-03-31 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff Cedar Park, TX | 53 / 57 (505.6344) | 34 (163.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | 31 (162.2516) | — |
| 2022-10-21 | 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) |
| 2022-10-14 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 32 / 30 (298.1712) | 35 (144.5028) | 30 (153.6684) | — | — |
| 2022-10-07 | BooBQ BarBQ'N for Boobies Tomball, TX | 4 / 17 (683.8972) | 1 (178.8572) | 11 (167.9656) | 11 (165.0972) | 4 (171.9772) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 137 / 249 (679.9088) | 152 (170.2628) | 232 (161.6572) | 13 (178.2972) | 117 (169.6916) |
| 2022-09-29 | 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) |
| 2022-09-23 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Shawnee, KS | 50 / 87 (649.0288) | 47 (164.5372) | 43 (163.9544) | 55 (161.7256) | 53 (158.8116) |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) Altoona, IA | 14 / 27 (332.0116) | 15 (166.2972) | 12 (165.7144) | — | — |
| 2021-04-23 | Ozarks BBQ Fest Springfield, MO | 27 / 37 (630.6516) | 30 (153.0744) | 32 (153.6804) | 22 (165.0856) | 23 (158.8112) |
| 2021-03-12 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest Kansas City, MO | 14 / 24 (329.0744) | 12 (161.0972) | 12 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2019-09-28 | 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) |
| 2019-07-12 | 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) |
| Dadfest BBQ Cookoff(BACKYARD ONLY) Kansas City, MO | 5 / 12 (327.9772) | 6 (162.2628) | 7 (165.7144) | — | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1212 (75 pts) | #1210 (70 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #1826 (95 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |