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 brisket.
- Brisket ×1
SmokeEaters BarBQ
SmokeEaters BarBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 28th of 92 at the Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff (2025). They are ranked #2930 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1515 · rated over 6 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Sep 16, 2021
latest Sep 30, 2026 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
673.03 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 664.94 (+8.09)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.02
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.11 · weakest Brisket (159.63)
Road miles
2,537
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 631 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$418K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
664.94 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SmokeEaters BarBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,948 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SmokeEaters BarBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SmokeEaters BarBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,933 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1507
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before SmokeEaters BarBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,924 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1513
Fewer contests behind them than SmokeEaters BarBQ has cooked, 6 to 10, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#2,941 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1513
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before SmokeEaters BarBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,952 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1521
Level with SmokeEaters BarBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,916 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before SmokeEaters BarBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA PASADITA | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BULLHORN BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Crossed Rifles BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| LC BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rio Valley Meat BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| T-MAC SMOKIN | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Justice BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 167.3828 | 169.11 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 154.8456 | 168.72 | top 48% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 159.3712 | 167.48 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 150.1944 | 159.63 | top 70% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 269 | 0 | top 76% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 96 | 0 | top 44% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 40% | Sep 12, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
990
finished ahead 744 times, behind 1,265
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 16, 2021 → Sep 13, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20251 milestone
- Peak power rating (1515) Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
20243 milestones
- First call Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best overall score687.8968 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8516 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
| +7.6 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | Sep 12, 2025 |
| +2 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | Sep 13, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| -4.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 30, 2026 |
| -2.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Nov 5, 2025 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 93.7% | 93.1% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 35% | 95.5% | 94.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 90.5% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 269 / 360 (666.1256) | 221 (168.5372) | 182 (170.2744) | 282 (164.5256) | 283 (162.7884) |
| 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 | 267 / 401 (665.5656) | 263 (167.3828) | 233 (167.9772) | 118 (173.7028) | 360 (156.5028) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 28 / 92 (674.8340) | 20 (170.8344) | 28 (172) | 27 (171.4056) | 55 (160.5940) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 96 / 444 (687.8968) | 256 (167.9656) | 153 (171.9656) | 242 (167.9656) | 3 (180) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 33 / 67 (670.7200) | 27 (170.2628) | 3 (177.1428) | 17 (173.1200) | 61 (150.1944) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 358 / 467 (637.5768) | 218 (167.3828) | 396 (154.8456) | 339 (159.3712) | 351 (155.9772) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 179 / 185 (651.8516) | 84 (171.4172) | 135 (166.8572) | 168 (162.2400) | 182 (151.3372) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.