KC SMOKE DAWGS KS
Rating
1605
peak 1605
Contests
22
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#159
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
4
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 22 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
682.89 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 681.92 (+0.97)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.74
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.05 · weakest Pork (168.98)
Road miles
886
mi across 22 mapped stops · furthest 45 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Happy Grillmore has finished one call ahead of KC SMOKE DAWGS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 16 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Pine Tar BBQ in 12 of their 16 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Shawnee Great Grillers is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1656 points of the Grand Championship at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (2022-09-23).
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 11% across 5 contests, versus top 33% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 165.7256 | 174.05 | top 22% |
| Pork Ribs | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 179.4400 | 159.3716 | 169.72 | top 41% |
| Pork | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5600 | 168.98 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 155.9200 | 169.17 | top 37% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 21 | 0 | top 32% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 16 | 0 | top 29% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (21 of 22 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (22 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 681.92
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 697.1088 | 685.65 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 684.4916 | 678.74 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 695.3600 | 686.80 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 708.5600 | 678.65 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 697.6684 | 682.77 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 685.0512 | 680.06 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | 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) |
| 2025-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 8 / 67 (697.1088) | 11 (175.4172) | 3 (177.7144) | 20 (173.1200) | 19 (170.8572) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 64 / 92 (671.2800) | 17 (176.5600) | 82 (162.2400) | 72 (165.0972) | 58 (167.3828) |
| 2024-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 17 / 73 (684.4916) | 33 (168.5600) | 13 (171.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | 30 (165.0972) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 67 / 97 (672.9828) | 63 (167.3944) | 70 (166.2400) | 46 (170.8228) | 54 (168.5256) |
| 2023-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 9 / 73 (695.3600) | 11 (176.0000) | 7 (175.4172) | 16 (174.2628) | 19 (169.6800) |
| 2023-06-02 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual McLouth, KS | 6 / 36 (676.5828) | 6 (173.1544) | 6 (173.1772) | 12 (169.7028) | 24 (160.5484) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 28 / 103 (688.4684) | 16 (176.0000) | 44 (170.8344) | 70 (166.2284) | 16 (175.4056) |
| 2022-10-21 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 19 / 30 (673.5540) | 15 (170.8228) | 19 (168.5256) | 27 (159.3484) | 5 (174.8572) |
| 2022-09-23 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Shawnee, KS | 2 / 87 (708.5600) | 4 (177.7028) | 1 (179.4400) | 10 (176.5600) | 8 (174.8572) |
| 2022-06-03 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual McLouth, KS | 10 / 30 (669.1084) | 8 (172.5944) | 5 (173.1428) | 24 (156.5600) | 10 (166.8112) |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 26 / 77 (682.1828) | 3 (178.8572) | 25 (171.9772) | 48 (163.9656) | 31 (167.3828) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 73 / 94 (659.8632) | 12 (176.0000) | 35 (170.8460) | 86 (157.0972) | 80 (155.9200) |
| 2021-10-22 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 22 / 30 (663.3260) | 1 (179.4400) | 28 (159.3716) | 25 (161.1200) | 22 (163.3944) |
| 2021-10-15 | 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) |
| 2021-09-24 | 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 (176.0000) |
| 2021-06-04 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual Mclouth, KS | 9 / 42 (679.9200) | 8 (173.7144) | 20 (168.5600) | 10 (171.9656) | 19 (165.6800) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 8 / 105 (697.6684) | 1 (180.0000) | 48 (169.1428) | 3 (180.0000) | 58 (168.5256) |
| 2019-10-25 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 16 / 44 (680.5140) | 14 (171.4284) | 33 (162.8344) | 6 (175.4056) | 18 (170.8456) |
| 2019-08-23 | 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) |
| 2019-05-03 | Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS | 7 / 37 (675.8856) | 6 (174.2628) | 22 (165.1200) | 15 (167.3828) | 7 (169.1200) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS | 27 / 104 (678.7996) | 63 (165.7256) | 22 (170.8228) | 39 (167.9884) | 19 (174.2628) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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 | #702 (455 pts) | #642 (535 pts) | #996 (295 pts) | #757 (430 pts) | #764 (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 (1218 pts) | #358 (1053 pts) | #175 (1508 pts) | #236 (1333 pts) | #394 (1008 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #313 (1157 pts) | #212 (1397 pts) | #391 (942 pts) | #297 (1127 pts) | #262 (1267 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #159 (1688 pts) | #146 (1628 pts) | #81 (1927 pts) | #185 (1447 pts) | #238 (1383 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #196 (1415 pts) | #237 (1160 pts) | #279 (1065 pts) | #254 (1115 pts) | #246 (1165 pts) |