Smoke Show BBQ KS
Rating
1504
peak 1510 · rated over 37 contests
Contests
42
in the data
First seen
2019-06-14
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#1148
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
3
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 42 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
669.39 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 652.65 (+16.75)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±35.91
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.43 · weakest Brisket (161.40)
Road miles
19241
mi across 41 mapped stops · furthest 1554 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Purse competed for
$715K
listed at 34 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 28 state-championship entries
Master avg
652.65 / 720
31 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
342.21 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 16 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Kanned Heat in 9 of their 11 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.3772 points of the Grand Championship at UMB's Smokin' Vault (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2023-05-12).
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 16 shared pork entries.
🐣 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)
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 |
| CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | 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 |
| RAZORRACKS | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| LC BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 38 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 138.2400 | 163.87 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 38 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.8000 | 164.97 | top 55% |
| Pork | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 178.2972 | 145.6572 | 165.43 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 137.6228 | 161.40 | top 59% |
“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 | 15 | 0 | top 48% |
| TX | 5 | 0 | top 52% |
| MO | 5 | 0 | top 61% |
| AR | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| CT | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 107% |
| OR | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| RI | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 51% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 24 | 0 | top 54% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 3 | 77 | 0 | top 54% | 2025-06-27 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 37% | 2025-11-05 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 82 | 0 | top 21% | 2025-11-05 |
| Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2 | 44 | 0 | top 63% | 2025-09-12 |
| Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 55% | 2024-04-05 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 103 | 0 | top 42% | 2023-09-27 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 2 | 90 | 0 | top 49% | 2023-09-27 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (19 of 42 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (38 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 652.65 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 342.21 / 360
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Dadfest BBQ Cookoff(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 — First call · Dadfest BBQ Cookoff(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 🔥 2023-03-31 — First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) · Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
- 🎖️ 2023-09-27 — 25th tracked contest · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- ⭐ 2024-10-30 — Career-best overall score (694.7656) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- 📈 2024-10-30 — Peak power rating (1510) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 2024-10-30 |
| +13.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2023-09-27 |
| +13.6 | BooBQ BarBQ'N for Boobies | 2022-10-07 |
| +13.3 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | 2024-04-05 |
| +12.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.5 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | 2019-06-14 |
| -12.9 | 2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) | 2019-07-12 |
| -12 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 2025-03-21 |
| -11.4 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-04-14 |
| -11 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | 2023-03-31 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 95.9% | 92% |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13% | top 42% | 96.5% | 92.6% |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22% | top 61% | 126.3% | 93% |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20% | top 61% | 95% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 91.4% | 88.7% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87.7% | 86.3% |
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) |
| 2025-06-27 | 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) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 68 / 70 (625.4628) | 55 (166.2284) | 67 (150.8000) | 67 (154.7772) | 67 (153.6572) |
| 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) | — | — |
| 2024-08-23 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship 🏅 Paola, KS | 32 / 42 (642.1372) | 25 (167.3828) | 37 (158.8344) | 39 (158.8000) | 29 (157.1200) |
| 2024-06-21 | 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) |
| 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) |
| 2023-06-23 | 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) |
| 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) |
| 2023-04-14 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) 🏅 Chelsea, AL | 17 / 17 (454.6968) | 17 (141.6572) | 13 (160.5140) | 16 (152.5256) | — |
| 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) |
| 2022-06-24 | 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) |
| 2022-05-28 | 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) |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) Altoona, IA | 14 / 27 (332.0116) | 15 (166.2972) | 12 (165.7144) | — | — |
| 2021-07-16 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI | 22 / 27 (627.7828) | 26 (155.3600) | 15 (160.5372) | 21 (155.9656) | 24 (155.9200) |
| 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) |
| 2019-06-14 | Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 30 / 31 (612.9712) | 28 (160.5140) | 29 (154.2400) | 25 (160.5944) | 31 (137.6228) |
| Dadfest BBQ Cookoff(BACKYARD ONLY) Kansas City, MO | 5 / 12 (327.9772) | 6 (162.2628) | 7 (165.7144) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | #1957 (60 pts) | #1826 (95 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |