A tough matchup
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BIG BULLS BBQ BUNCH in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
113 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokin' Dreams has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headThis is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headThey turned up 6 years after Smokin' Dreams did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with Smokin' Dreams on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B & C SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sublime BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 143.4284 | 153.31 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 137.6800 | 153.70 | top 70% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 144.0000 | 154.83 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 146.2284 | 151.40 | top 71% |
“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.
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 82% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 78% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 3 | 130 | 0 | top 81% | 2015-06-26 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2013-06-21 |
| -10.3 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2014-06-27 |
| -8.7 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| -4.9 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2015-06-26 |
| -4.7 | Border War Barbeque | 2016-10-21 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 83.7% | 83.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 84.2% | 83.4% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-02 | *Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 39 / 61 (621.6112) | 48 (152.5484) | 42 (156.5600) | 17 (166.2744) | 49 (146.2284) |
| 2016-10-21 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 32 / 38 (634.1028) | 37 (150.2284) | 23 (163.9772) | 30 (158.2172) | 26 (161.6800) |
| 2015-06-26 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 130 / 183 (620.5260) | 83 (161.1544) | 119 (155.4400) | 136 (154.8228) | 143 (149.1088) |
| 2014-06-27 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 158 / 184 (602.8004) | 167 (147.9428) | 112 (155.4288) | 164 (144.0000) | 85 (155.4288) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 439 / 535 (606.1600) | 190 (164.5828) | 509 (137.6800) | 395 (154.2400) | 409 (149.6572) |
| 2013-06-21 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 160 / 183 (594.2850) | 168 (143.4284) | 129 (153.1428) | 133 (151.4286) | 144 (146.2852) |