Splitlog Smokers

Splitlog Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 43rd of 81 at the SMOKIN on the Summit (2013). They are ranked #6133 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,133

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1427

peak 1427 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2013

latest Sep 30, 2026 · 13.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1182

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 23 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

658.0800 / 720

Master · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

629.19 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 623.26 (+5.93)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.9772

Pork · American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

Consistency

±15.39

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 158.80 · weakest Brisket (150.77)

Road miles

212

across 23 mapped stops

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Purse competed for

$431K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

623.26 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

15–2 behind in the head-to-head

Sons of a Brisket ahead in 88% of their meetings

Sons of a Brisket has come out ahead in 15 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.03 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 150.77
Chicken avg 158.80
0 calls in 18 entries

A strong matchup

10–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Pig Riggin BBQ in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (Sep 16, 2021).

last seen Sep 12, 2019
back Sep 16, 2021

Chicken nemesis

17 of 17 shared chicken entries lost

Sons of a Brisket ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Sons of a Brisket has out-cooked them in 17 of 17 shared chicken entries.

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1182 (225 pts)	#1237 (225 pts)	#1271 (225 pts)	#1231 (225 pts)	#1223 (225 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Splitlog Smokers, each with one reason worth a look.

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

PORK RADIO 810

#6,139 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

7–5 in 12 shared contests (58% to Splitlog Smokers)

These two have cooked 12 of the same contests — Splitlog Smokers ahead 7–5 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Mercer BBQ

#6,129 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Splitlog Smokers)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 10, 2026

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BACKDRAFT BBQ SC

#6,141 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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SMOKE-N-ASHES

#6,137 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Splitlog Smokers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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Why Not Smoke

#6,130 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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PAPPO'S BBQ

#6,136 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

Level with Splitlog Smokers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 10, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLAPS BBQ	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
HI-TECH SMOKERS	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
ROADKILL BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
S&S BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
PARK AVENUE PORK	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
Wabash BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	167.9772	147.4172	158.80	top 73%
Pork Ribs	18	170.8344	145.7144	156.87	top 75%
Pork	18	171.9772	139.9200	156.82	top 74%
Brisket	18	162.8460	125.0516	150.77	top 80%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	10	0	top 72%
MO	8	0	top 77%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	4	47	top 70%	Sep 30, 2026
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	353	top 90%	Nov 5, 2025
Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	2	46	top 84%	Oct 5, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 15 of 23 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 13 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 2,365 finished ahead 1,479 times, behind 4,637

Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021

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

20262 milestones

Sep 30 Career-best overall score658.0800 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Sep 30 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides

20211 milestone

Sep 16 Career-best single call (Pork)171.9772 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

20191 milestone

Sep 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score494.7540 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST

20181 milestone

Sep 15 10th tracked contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20132 milestones

Jun 7 First tracked contest SMOKIN on the Summit
Jun 7 Peak power rating (1499) SMOKIN on the Summit

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.5	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
+13.3	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
-9.5	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Sep 27, 2023
-8.6	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	Sep 29, 2022
-8.1	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Oct 30, 2024
-7.6	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	Sep 11, 2015

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0%	top 82%	91.4%	91.4%
2025	2	0%	top 88%	89.3%	89.3%
2024	2	0%	top 93%	86%	86%
2023	2	0%	top 96%	84.6%	84.6%
2022	2	0%	top 92%	85.7%	85.7%
2021	1	0%	top 10%	92.6%	92.6%
2019	1	0%	top 14%	91.6%	91.6%
2018	2	0%	top 85%	85.8%	85.7%
2017	2	0%	top 86%	86.6%	85.4%
2016	1	0%	top 74%	88.2%	88.2%
2015	2	0%	top 87%	85.5%	84.5%
2014	1	0%	top 76%	87.5%	87.5%
2013	3	0%	top 66%	88.7%	88.3%

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	294 / 360 (658.0800)	318 (161.6572)	162 (170.8344)	287 (163.9428)	293 (161.6456)
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	353 / 401 (642.7088)	345 (160.5256)	283 (165.1316)	312 (163.9656)	368 (153.0860)
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	412 / 444 (619.2456)	254 (167.9772)	418 (152.5372)	414 (153.1084)	413 (145.6228)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	469 / 487 (608.9256)	459 (151.9200)	363 (162.8000)	467 (150.2284)	467 (143.9772)
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	467 / 505 (616.9948)	282 (166.2972)	441 (156.5488)	496 (139.9200)	429 (154.2288)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	47 / 467 (500.0456)	266 (163.9772)	295 (163.4172)	80 (171.9772)	458 (125.0516)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	66 / 468 (494.7540)	415 (154.2856)	378 (155.9656)	440 (146.8344)	452 (137.6116)
Oct 5, 2018	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	46 / 56 (617.6000)	21 (165.1316)	53 (146.2400)	51 (149.0856)	35 (157.1428)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	411 / 467 (616.8680)	440 (151.3712)	331 (161.1084)	433 (149.6228)	373 (154.7656)
Oct 6, 2017	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	66 / 76 (605.4972)	60 (153.0972)	67 (147.3828)	66 (152.5028)	56 (152.5144)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	345 / 407 (623.8512)	277 (161.6684)	367 (150.8572)	270 (162.2512)	356 (149.0744)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	412 / 557 (634.7432)	368 (160.5484)	477 (151.9544)	407 (159.3944)	266 (162.8460)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	554 / 606 (601.6688)	516 (153.1428)	565 (145.7144)	481 (154.8572)	515 (147.9544)
Sep 11, 2015	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	63 / 76 (615.3376)	72 (147.4172)	38 (161.1544)	38 (161.1544)	69 (145.6116)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	420 / 552 (630.2288)	324 (163.3828)	491 (150.2744)	413 (157.7372)	330 (158.8344)
Sep 6, 2013	Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO	49 / 72 (633.6228)	48 (160)	57 (155.4172)	40 (164.5484)	50 (153.6572)
Jul 26, 2013	Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	44 / 58 (638.7888)	36 (162.8800)	34 (162.8344)	42 (158.2628)	48 (154.8116)
Jun 7, 2013	SMOKIN on the Summit Lees Summit, MO	43 / 81 (635.4284)	67 (153.1430)	31 (163.4286)	28 (163.4286)	47 (155.4282)

Splitlog Smokers

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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

Storylines (5 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

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 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 — 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)