High-water mark
687.9316
career-best overall
95.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 687.9316 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 95.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 5, 2025
Smokin Los BBQ
Smokin Los BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 32nd of 67 at the Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff (2024). They are ranked #2463 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1521
peak 1521 · rated over 5 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Sep 8, 2023
latest Nov 5, 2025 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
676.59 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 670.89 (+5.69)
Walk rate
10%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.70
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.69 · weakest Brisket (165.12)
Road miles
1,891
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 631 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
Purse competed for
$418K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.89 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin Los BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,462 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1530
4–3 in 7 shared contests (57% to Smokin Los BBQ)
These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — Smokin Los BBQ ahead 4–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,470 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1521
Fewer contests behind them than Smokin Los BBQ has cooked, 6 to 10, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#2,450 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1522
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Smokin Los BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1522
They were already cooking in 2017, 6 years before Smokin Los BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,478 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
Level with Smokin Los BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,457 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1532
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before Smokin Los BBQ'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BULLHORN BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Crossed Rifles BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Kanned Heat | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Sure Shot BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Regi-Q BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Show BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Candy Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| The Pitfather BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LC BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| InTheRedZoneBBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| KYOTEE KOOKERS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 164.5256 | 169.69 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 159.9544 | 168.12 | top 56% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 160.5372 | 167.96 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 155.9540 | 165.12 | top 61% |
“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 | 110 | 0 | top 33% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 2 | 127 | 0 | top 85% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 48% | Sep 13, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
4 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
832
finished ahead 906 times, behind 1,121
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Oct 30, 2024 → Nov 5, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20255 milestones
- 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best overall score687.9316 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Peak power rating (1521) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20233 milestones
- First tracked contest Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First call Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9312 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Nov 5, 2025 |
| +7.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
| +2 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | Sep 13, 2024 |
| +1.8 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | Sep 8, 2023 |
| +0.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 95.5% | 94.5% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 94.6% | 93.6% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 68% | 92.5% | 91.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 110 / 401 (687.9316) | 174 (171.4172) | 179 (170.2628) | 33 (177.7028) | 178 (168.5488) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 127 / 158 (673.0400) | 140 (164.5256) | 74 (172.0116) | 98 (169.6800) | 114 (166.8228) |
| 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 | 168 / 444 (681.0628) | 100 (174.8572) | 38 (176.5600) | 361 (160.5372) | 177 (169.1084) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 150 / 169 (669.5428) | 139 (167.3828) | 142 (166.2400) | 96 (170.8228) | 141 (165.0972) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 32 / 67 (671.3488) | 13 (173.1316) | 54 (163.3944) | 25 (170.8228) | 34 (164) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 201 / 211 (654.1144) | 170 (166.8228) | 203 (159.9544) | 185 (163.9428) | 178 (163.3944) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 294 / 487 (666.1712) | 152 (171.9772) | 376 (161.6800) | 320 (164.5140) | 210 (168) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 47 / 99 (663.9312) | 40 (167.4400) | 10 (174.8572) | 57 (165.6800) | 71 (155.9540) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.