A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
LC BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
LC BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
I'd Smoke That
I'd Smoke That is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 41 at the Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022). They are ranked #3011 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1506
peak 1510 · rated over 9 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
Feb 18, 2022
latest Aug 15, 2026 · 4.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
23% of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
318.15 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 320.38 (-2.23)
Walk rate
31%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.55
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.67 · weakest Brisket (150.14)
Road miles
5,721
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 1,596 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Purse competed for
$233K
listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
611.40 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
320.38 / 360
7 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to I'd Smoke That, each with one reason worth a look.
95 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1521
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to I'd Smoke That)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team I'd Smoke That has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,994 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before I'd Smoke That's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,015 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,008 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
Level with I'd Smoke That on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,997 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1513
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before I'd Smoke That's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,014 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1513
Fewer contests behind them than I'd Smoke That has cooked, 7 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De La 'Que | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Mouth 2 Mouth | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Que's Your Daddy? | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BAD WOLVES | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Dorks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKLANDIA | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| LC BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| P-Ridge Smoke | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Brass Monkey BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BoriBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Floyd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Stone Cold Grillers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 143.9772 | 158.65 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 147.9772 | 163.41 | top 50% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 158.2512 | 164.67 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 125.0632 | 150.14 | top 92% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 78% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 7 | 6 | 0 | top 38% | Aug 15, 2026 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 372 | 0 | top 92% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 2 | 149 | 0 | top 97% | Nov 5, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
4 contests
Contests a season
2.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
7 of 13 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
5
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
724
finished ahead 254 times, behind 1,223
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Aug 20, 2022 → Sep 16, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20253 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7028 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1510) Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20241 milestone
- Career-best overall score658.2060 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
20223 milestones
- First call Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score324.5140 Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
—1 milestone
- First tracked contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.2 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 20, 2022 |
| +8.8 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 5, 2025 |
| +8.4 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 15, 2026 |
| +6.5 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 16, 2023 |
| +4.5 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 24, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Nov 5, 2025 |
| -11 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival | Feb 18, 2022 |
| -7.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
| -3.4 | Smoke-N-Wings | Jun 28, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 83% | 82.1% |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 94% | 94% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 73% | 93.2% | 82.9% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 74% | 91.4% | 90.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 31% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 56% | 90.1% | 86.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 9 / 30 (338.2972) | 12 (166.8572) | 7 (171.4400) | — | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 398 / 401 (465.5888) | 366 (157.6572) | 372 (155.4288) | — | 372 (152.5028) |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 149 / 158 (654.7544) | 153 (158.8116) | 91 (170.8456) | 148 (162.2628) | 139 (162.8344) |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 10 / 38 (335.3600) | 18 (161.6572) | 5 (173.7028) | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 372 / 444 (639.9660) | 358 (161.7256) | 258 (167.9772) | 259 (166.8572) | 424 (143.4060) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 167 / 169 (658.2060) | 169 (155.4172) | 55 (173.1544) | 146 (165.0972) | 143 (164.5372) |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 14 / 36 (326.2516) | 19 (159.3944) | 7 (166.8572) | — | — |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 21 / 28 (653.5316) | 14 (170.8228) | 26 (159.3716) | 11 (170.8572) | 27 (152.4800) |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 11 / 35 (327.3944) | 14 (165.0972) | 19 (162.2972) | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 6 / 41 (324.5140) | 26 (151.3712) | 2 (173.1428) | — | — |
| Feb 18, 2022 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 33 / 34 (596.3544) | 27 (164) | 32 (149.0400) | 30 (158.2512) | 33 (125.0632) |
| — | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 25 / 39 (291.9544) | 30 (143.9772) | 24 (147.9772) | — | — |
| — | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 22 / 38 (298.8804) | 24 (145.7260) | 19 (153.1544) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.