KC SMOKE DAWGS

KC SMOKE DAWGS is a competition barbecue team with 72 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) (2016), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 4 times. They are ranked #389 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#389

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1702

peak 1725 · rated over 70 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Nov 5, 2025 · 12.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#159

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

4 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

34 podiums

Overall top-10s

43% of 72 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 31%

overall standings

Best overall

708.5600 / 720

Master · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

682.89 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 673.40 (+9.49)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Smoke in the Spring

Consistency

±15.12

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.19 · weakest Brisket (166.81)

Road miles

3,274

across 72 mapped stops · furthest 79 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Purse competed for

$240K

listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 25 state-championship entries

Master avg

673.40 / 720

72 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (20 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.5484 points from the title

Came within 0.5484 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin on Oak (Aug 18, 2017).

Among the elite

#389 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 6% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1702 puts them #389 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 6% of the field.

rating 1702
peak 1725
70 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 3 different meats.

Chicken ×1
Pork ×1
Brisket ×1

Against the odds

27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) (Jun 3, 2016) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 27-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, CAVEMAN CUISINE.

Giant slayer

33 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 33-team field at McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full).

Jun 3, 2016

Happy hunting ground

Top 5% average finish here

Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 5% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 5%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Smokin' on Oak (Aug 22, 2014).

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

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They almost always walk

78% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 56 of 72 contests

A top-10 category call in 78% of their 72 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

708.5600 career-best overall

98.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 708.5600 at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship — 98.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 23, 2022

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 25 entries at contests carrying the title.

25 state-championship entries

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Barking Dog BBQ has finished one call ahead of KC SMOKE DAWGS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

21–7 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 21 of their 28 shared contests.

The drought

38 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) on Jun 3, 2016 — 38 contests and 10.3 years ago.

last GC Jun 3, 2016
10.3 years ago

A strong matchup

28–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 28 of their 28 shared contests.

Always the bridesmaid

4 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 4 times against 2 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

2 Grand Championships
72 contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

LOVE 2 Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 19% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 19% across 9 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.

9 August contests
top 31% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,274 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,274 miles across 72 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 79 miles to Johnson County Fair BBQ.

72 mapped stops
furthest 79 mi

The metronome

±2.10% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.10% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.5% of a perfect score
72 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

10 visits in all
best finish 8th

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
2025 ↗	Master	#591 (275 pts)	#629 (290 pts)	#586 (355 pts)	#733 (205 pts)	#705 (210 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1014 (100 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1021 (120 pts)	#629 (285 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#496 (380 pts)	#505 (410 pts)	#551 (400 pts)	#613 (290 pts)	#663 (260 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#382 (595 pts)	#286 (825 pts)	#382 (670 pts)	#552 (370 pts)	#397 (585 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#291 (662 pts)	#192 (972 pts)	#532 (372 pts)	#292 (697 pts)	#393 (512 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#697 (455 pts)	#638 (535 pts)	#991 (295 pts)	#753 (430 pts)	#760 (430 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#664 (514 pts)	#951 (334 pts)	#689 (519 pts)	#735 (489 pts)	#706 (509 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#461 (818 pts)	#381 (983 pts)	#471 (833 pts)	#500 (788 pts)	#527 (748 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#286 (1,218 pts)	#358 (1,053 pts)	#175 (1,508 pts)	#236 (1,333 pts)	#394 (1,008 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#313 (1,157 pts)	#212 (1,397 pts)	#391 (942 pts)	#297 (1,127 pts)	#262 (1,267 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#159 (1,688 pts)	#146 (1,628 pts)	#81 (1,927 pts)	#185 (1,447 pts)	#238 (1,383 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#196 (1,415 pts)	#237 (1,160 pts)	#279 (1,065 pts)	#254 (1,115 pts)	#246 (1,165 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to KC SMOKE DAWGS, each with one reason worth a look.

JaBs BBQ

#390 of the rated field

1702 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1713

Fewer contests behind them than KC SMOKE DAWGS has cooked, 50 to 72, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 48 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Mad Hatter BBQ

#388 of the rated field

1703 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 68%
Peak: 1715

Their rating is built on 4 Grand Championships in 37 contests, alongside a 68% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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LOTTA BULL BBQ

#387 of the rated field

1703 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 93
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1734

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to KC SMOKE DAWGS)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — LOTTA BULL BBQ ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 89 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2019

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3 LIL' MACS BBQ

#392 of the rated field

1701 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1702

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to KC SMOKE DAWGS)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 53 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 53 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2023

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BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS

#386 of the rated field

1703 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 73%
Peak: 1703

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to KC SMOKE DAWGS)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before KC SMOKE DAWGS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 40 contests

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ZIPS BBQ

#383 of the rated field

1703 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 75
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1709

They turned up 5 years after KC SMOKE DAWGS did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 68 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
913 BBQ	35	11	24	31%	⚔ compare
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	28	28	0	100%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	28	7	21	25%	⚔ compare
Boxer Q BBQ	25	12	13	48%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	25	5	20	20%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	25	4	21	16%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG	22	21	1	95%	⚔ compare
Pine Tar BBQ	22	18	4	82%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	22	11	11	50%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	22	9	13	41%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	20	20	0	100%	⚔ compare
777 BBQ	20	14	6	70%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	20	11	9	55%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	20	8	12	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	72	29	4	12	180 🔥	149.6456	170.19	top 31%
Pork Ribs	72	27	5	10	179.4400	147.3944	168.53	top 36%
Pork	72	26	2	7	180 🔥	149.0512	167.86	top 39%
Brisket	72	25	2	5	180 🔥	149.0856	166.81	top 38%

“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)	33	2	top 32%
Large (40+)	39	0	top 30%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	59	1	top 30%
MO	13	1	top 38%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	10	8	top 39%	Apr 11, 2025
Border War Barbeque	5	6	top 42%	Oct 21, 2022
Smokin on Oak	5	2	top 19%	Aug 18, 2017
Shawnee Great Grillers	3	8	top 16%	Sep 26, 2025
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2	2	top 5%	Sep 23, 2022
Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	2	4	top 26%	May 4, 2018
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	63	top 47%	Oct 29, 2016
Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest	2	12	top 41%	Aug 5, 2016
Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	2	10	top 50%	Jul 29, 2016
Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	2	6	top 16%	Jun 13, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 12 contests

Contests a season 6 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 59 of 72 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 47 10 of them more than once

First title Oct 25, 2013 Bates County BBQ State Championship

Opponents faced 2,096 finished ahead 3,519 times, behind 1,832

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Oct 25, 2019 → Apr 9, 2021

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

20251 milestone

Nov 5 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

20221 milestone

Sep 23 Career-best overall score708.5600 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

20212 milestones

Apr 9 10th category win Smoke in the Spring
Sep 24 Peak power rating (1725) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)

20182 milestones

Oct 26 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Border War Barbeque
Oct 26 50th tracked contest Border War Barbeque

20161 milestone

Jun 3 Biggest field won (33 teams) McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full)

20151 milestone

Jun 5 25th tracked contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)

20142 milestones

Apr 11 10th tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
Aug 22 First Reserve Championship Smokin' on Oak

20139 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
Apr 19 First call 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9992 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
Jun 7 First overall top-10 Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Aug 1 First overall podium Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
Oct 25 First category win (Pork Ribs) Bates County BBQ State Championship
Oct 25 First Grand Championship Bates County BBQ State Championship
Oct 25 First state championship Bates County BBQ State Championship
Oct 25 First multi-meat day Bates County BBQ State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	Aug 1, 2013
+14	Bates County BBQ State Championship	Oct 25, 2013
+12.9	Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest	Sep 13, 2013
+12	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	Jun 7, 2013
+11	McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full)	Jun 3, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.3	VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge	Apr 17, 2015
-13.2	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 8, 2022
-11.9	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 11, 2025
-11.1	Border War Barbeque	Oct 22, 2021
-10.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Sep 8, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	3	0	1	0	33%	top 36%	96.8%	95.2%
2024	2	0	0	1	50%	top 46%	95.1%	94.3%
2023	3	0	2	0	67%	top 19%	96.6%	95.4%
2022	5	0	2	1	80%	top 42%	98.4%	94.3%
2021	5	0	3	2	100%	top 31%	96.9%	94.8%
2019	4	0	1	0	75%	top 25%	95.1%	94.5%
2018	4	0	2	2	50%	top 27%	95.9%	94.1%
2017	6	0	2	1	83%	top 33%	96.8%	94.1%
2016	10	1	2	1	80%	top 34%	97.3%	93%
2015	10	0	3	0	70%	top 37%	96.8%	92.6%
2014	12	0	9	3	83%	top 26%	95.2%	92.7%
2013	8	1	4	2	100%	top 22%	96.4%	92.6%

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	106 / 401 (688.5716)	31 (177.1428)	210 (168.5944)	235 (167.9772)	58 (174.8572)
Sep 26, 2025	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	8 / 67 (697.1088)	11 (175.4172)	3 (177.7144)	20 (173.1200)	19 (170.8572)
Apr 11, 2025	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	64 / 92 (671.2800)	17 (176.5600)	82 (162.2400)	72 (165.0972)	58 (167.3828)
Sep 27, 2024	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	17 / 73 (684.4916)	33 (168.5600)	13 (171.9772)	1 (178.8572)	30 (165.0972)
Apr 5, 2024	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	67 / 97 (672.9828)	63 (167.3944)	70 (166.2400)	46 (170.8228)	54 (168.5256)
Sep 22, 2023	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	9 / 73 (695.3600)	11 (176)	7 (175.4172)	16 (174.2628)	19 (169.6800)
Jun 2, 2023	McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	6 / 36 (676.5828)	6 (173.1544)	6 (173.1772)	12 (169.7028)	24 (160.5484)
Apr 7, 2023	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	28 / 103 (688.4684)	16 (176)	44 (170.8344)	70 (166.2284)	16 (175.4056)
Oct 21, 2022	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	19 / 30 (673.5540)	15 (170.8228)	19 (168.5256)	27 (159.3484)	5 (174.8572)
Sep 23, 2022	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	2 / 87 (708.5600)	4 (177.7028)	1 (179.4400)	10 (176.5600)	8 (174.8572)
Jun 3, 2022	McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	10 / 30 (669.1084)	8 (172.5944)	5 (173.1428)	24 (156.5600)	10 (166.8112)
Apr 29, 2022	Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	26 / 77 (682.1828)	3 (178.8572)	25 (171.9772)	48 (163.9656)	31 (167.3828)
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	73 / 94 (659.8632)	12 (176)	35 (170.8460)	86 (157.0972)	80 (155.9200)
Oct 22, 2021	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	22 / 30 (663.3260)	1 (179.4400)	28 (159.3716)	25 (161.1200)	22 (163.3944)
Oct 15, 2021	Smokin In the Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	12 / 27 (676.9940)	10 (170.2628)	13 (166.2400)	14 (168.5256)	9 (171.9656)
Sep 24, 2021	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS	6 / 86 (695.9312)	12 (173.1200)	27 (171.4056)	7 (175.4056)	8 (176)
Jun 4, 2021	Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual 🏅 Mclouth, KS	9 / 42 (679.9200)	8 (173.7144)	20 (168.5600)	10 (171.9656)	19 (165.6800)
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	8 / 105 (697.6684)	1 (180)	48 (169.1428)	3 (180)	58 (168.5256)
Oct 25, 2019	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	16 / 44 (680.5140)	14 (171.4284)	33 (162.8344)	6 (175.4056)	18 (170.8456)
Aug 23, 2019	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	12 / 66 (685.0512)	5 (174.8456)	20 (170.2744)	20 (170.2628)	21 (169.6684)
May 3, 2019	Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q 🏅 Lansing, KS	7 / 37 (675.8856)	6 (174.2628)	22 (165.1200)	15 (167.3828)	7 (169.1200)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS	27 / 104 (678.7996)	63 (165.7256)	22 (170.8228)	39 (167.9884)	19 (174.2628)
Oct 26, 2018	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	6 / 56 (690.2056)	39 (166.2284)	24 (170.8572)	13 (173.1200)	1 (180)
Jun 1, 2018	McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	8 / 36 (678.7884)	17 (165.7028)	1 (179.4400)	5 (173.1200)	23 (160.5256)
May 4, 2018	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	11 / 29 (670.1368)	13 (168.5484)	14 (168.5372)	11 (170.2628)	17 (162.7884)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	38 / 103 (669.6112)	62 (165.0968)	26 (170.2972)	35 (168.5372)	46 (165.6800)
Oct 27, 2017	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	13 / 46 (685.6228)	24 (169.6800)	5 (173.1544)	14 (170.8228)	16 (171.9656)
Sep 8, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO	24 / 28 (654.7540)	12 (169.7028)	24 (159.4172)	20 (165.6684)	25 (159.9656)
Aug 18, 2017	Smokin on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	2 / 28 (697.1428)	1 (176)	5 (171.4400)	4 (174.2856)	2 (175.4172)
Jun 2, 2017	McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	13 / 32 (663.3940)	3 (173.7256)	13 (166.8228)	6 (171.4628)	26 (151.3828)
May 5, 2017	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	4 / 30 (685.0512)	3 (173.7028)	14 (166.2400)	7 (173.1084)	6 (172)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	24 / 100 (680.4796)	62 (164.5484)	5 (176.5600)	43 (167.3712)	15 (172)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	329 / 557 (648.4572)	370 (160.5372)	329 (162.2744)	305 (163.4172)	292 (162.2284)
Oct 28, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	63 / 180 (683.3600)	37 (174.8572)	76 (170.2628)	61 (171.4172)	113 (166.8228)
Sep 16, 2016	Butler Chambers Barbeque & Huckster's Day Butler, MO	12 / 21 (633.5312)	16 (149.6456)	2 (170.2628)	7 (164.5372)	15 (149.0856)
Aug 26, 2016	Smokin' On Oak Bonner Springs, KS	12 / 37 (672.4228)	17 (167.3828)	4 (174.2744)	10 (171.4056)	20 (159.3600)
Aug 5, 2016	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	12 / 29 (677.6112)	15 (167.9656)	5 (172)	13 (169.1200)	10 (168.5256)
Jul 29, 2016	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	22 / 36 (652.4684)	22 (163.4056)	32 (154.8344)	21 (163.4056)	5 (170.8228)
Jun 3, 2016	McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) McLouth, KS	1 / 33 (700.6056)	12 (170.3200)	2 (177.1428)	1 (179.4400)	9 (173.7028)
May 6, 2016	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	6 / 30 (678.7312)	6 (173.1200)	6 (172.5484)	10 (169.1200)	10 (163.9428)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	17 / 109 (675.9772)	9 (175.4056)	7 (174.2972)	67 (161.7372)	41 (164.5372)
Apr 1, 2016	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	14 / 72 (674.1944)	12 (174.2628)	17 (167.4172)	2 (176.0116)	54 (156.5028)
Oct 23, 2015	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	15 / 35 (666.7660)	13 (170.8572)	15 (166.2516)	10 (169.1200)	17 (160.5372)
Sep 11, 2015	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	16 / 76 (675.3140)	11 (171.4056)	29 (165.6800)	12 (171.4172)	22 (166.8112)
Aug 28, 2015	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	9 / 42 (686.7884)	3 (176)	2 (174.8572)	34 (162.8112)	9 (173.1200)
Jul 31, 2015	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	19 / 46 (661.0744)	31 (162.2744)	23 (166.2628)	26 (164.5600)	13 (167.9772)
Jul 24, 2015	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	10 / 26 (670.1716)	4 (171.4172)	20 (161.6572)	9 (170.2628)	15 (166.8344)
Jun 5, 2015	McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	2 / 33 (696.6400)	7 (172)	11 (168.5828)	2 (177.7372)	3 (178.3200)
May 15, 2015	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	20 / 51 (658.1944)	9 (171.9772)	36 (161.0856)	26 (162.8572)	16 (162.2744)
May 1, 2015	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff Lansing, KS	13 / 33 (665.6116)	7 (170.8344)	30 (147.3944)	6 (173.1200)	6 (174.2628)
Apr 17, 2015	VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	37 / 47 (632.2964)	13 (168.5256)	31 (160.5140)	45 (149.0512)	43 (154.2056)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	43 / 97 (654.1484)	50 (163.4172)	63 (160.5256)	73 (157.0856)	8 (173.1200)
Oct 10, 2014	Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee Topeka, KS	8 / 37 (665.0284)	8 (170.2628)	2 (176.5600)	19 (158.8228)	12 (159.3828)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	135 / 165 (651.2800)	51 (171.4288)	117 (162.8112)	153 (155.9428)	133 (161.0972)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	228 / 552 (659.3712)	264 (165.1428)	30 (174.8800)	267 (164.5372)	397 (154.8112)
Sep 5, 2014	Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival 🏅 Butler, MO	9 / 43 (675.4060)	17 (166.2972)	4 (174.2744)	12 (168.5372)	11 (166.2972)
Aug 22, 2014	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	2 / 30 (685.0856)	1 (176.5944)	1 (176)	8 (168.5600)	12 (163.9312)
Aug 1, 2014	Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	4 / 37 (675.9200)	2 (176.5600)	1 (173.1200)	13 (167.4172)	22 (158.8228)
Jul 11, 2014	Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO	8 / 36 (670.1828)	20 (165.1200)	6 (169.1200)	7 (169.1200)	6 (166.8228)
Jun 13, 2014	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	8 / 41 (672.4340)	2 (179.4400)	26 (162.2284)	26 (162.2284)	7 (168.5372)
Jun 6, 2014	McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual McLouth, KS	8 / 36 (666.2628)	3 (172.5944)	18 (161.6916)	11 (164.5712)	8 (167.4056)
May 2, 2014	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO	13 / 33 (657.0400)	20 (158.2744)	5 (167.4172)	14 (165.0856)	8 (166.2628)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	10 / 73 (671.3372)	39 (162.8228)	7 (173.1200)	2 (174.8572)	35 (160.5372)
Mar 14, 2014	NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO	8 / 61 (658.7312)	46 (152.5256)	8 (166.2744)	6 (169.1084)	6 (170.8228)
Oct 25, 2013	Bates County BBQ State Championship 🏅 Butler, MO	1 / 33 (694.2628)	8 (169.1428)	1 (175.4172)	4 (170.2628)	1 (179.4400)
Sep 27, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	15 / 29 (666.7428)	4 (174.2628)	23 (164)	17 (166.2400)	22 (162.2400)
Sep 13, 2013	Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	3 / 34 (666.8456)	2 (169.1656)	19 (159.9656)	19 (159.4172)	2 (178.2972)
Aug 23, 2013	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	11 / 38 (650.1828)	12 (164.5600)	7 (168.5600)	22 (157.6800)	17 (159.3828)
Aug 1, 2013	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	3 / 74 (682.7312)	25 (168.5256)	26 (166.8228)	2 (175.4056)	9 (171.9772)
Jun 7, 2013	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	6 / 49 (661.1424)	15 (165.1428)	7 (169.7142)	12 (167.4284)	27 (158.8570)
May 31, 2013	McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual McLouth, KS	14 / 37 (657.1430)	24 (158.2858)	11 (168.0002)	8 (169.7142)	21 (161.1428)
Apr 19, 2013	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS	19 / 73 (655.9992)	10 (170.2856)	29 (159.4284)	37 (158.2854)	13 (167.9998)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

KC SMOKE DAWGS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (20 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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 contest size

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)