Smokin Reefer BBQ KS
Rating
1540
peak 1564
Contests
25
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#509
Master 2025
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 25 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
676.90 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 662.06 (+14.85)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±69.63
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.92 · weakest Brisket (167.83)
Road miles
3365
mi across 25 mapped stops · furthest 234 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 18 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HELPING U BBQ in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 34-team field at Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 27% across 7 contests, versus top 45% 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 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 177.7028 | 164.5372 | 171.92 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 157.0856 | 169.07 | top 47% |
| Pork | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5028 | 168.95 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 175.4516 | 155.9200 | 167.83 | top 46% |
“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 | 13 | 0 | top 47% |
| NE | 5 | 1 | top 39% |
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 1 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 40% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (15 of 25 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (23 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge (2023-09-02)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 662.06
- 1 perfect 180 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 688.5032 | 676.90 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 685.0400 | 683.53 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 694.8228 | 577.29 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 695.9312 | 681.42 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 663.9428 | 663.94 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 654.7200 | 654.72 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 679.9540 | 675.92 |
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 | 183 / 401 (679.3600) | 50 (176.0000) | 341 (160.5600) | 251 (167.3944) | 51 (175.4056) |
| 2025-07-26 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) Dodge City, KS | 13 / 19 (688.5032) | 10 (174.2860) | 15 (169.1200) | 15 (169.6800) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2025-07-25 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) Dodge City, KS | 16 / 18 (672.9828) | 17 (168.5372) | 17 (166.2400) | 17 (165.0856) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2025-07-11 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown Papillion, NE | 18 / 24 (664.9600) | 2 (175.4172) | 8 (170.8228) | 20 (162.8000) | 21 (155.9200) |
| 2025-06-06 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 19 / 29 (678.7084) | 8 (175.4056) | 22 (163.9428) | 20 (166.2400) | 9 (173.1200) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 163 / 444 (681.6456) | 114 (174.2628) | 319 (164.5716) | 116 (172.5600) | 152 (170.2512) |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 8 / 30 (685.0400) | 11 (171.9656) | 6 (173.1200) | 3 (176.5716) | 22 (163.3828) |
| 2024-07-12 | Saucy and Glazed Newton, KS | 7 / 12 (683.8972) | 3 (174.2628) | 3 (173.7144) | 8 (170.8228) | 9 (165.0972) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 30 / 487 (694.8228) | 72 (175.4056) | 23 (177.7144) | 52 (175.4400) | 256 (166.2628) |
| 2023-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge Omaha, NE | 1 / 34 (353.7144) | 16 (170.2628) | 18 (167.3944) | 34 (156.5028) | 4 (175.4516) |
| 2023-07-21 | Shenandoah ShenDig Shenandoah, IA | 14 / 37 (683.3368) | 20 (169.1200) | 18 (170.2628) | 10 (174.8456) | 14 (169.1084) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 22 / 505 (695.9312) | 32 (177.7028) | 78 (174.2628) | 4 (180.0000) | 280 (163.9656) |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 30 / 45 (670.7200) | 37 (164.5372) | 17 (171.9772) | 19 (170.8228) | 29 (163.3828) |
| 2022-06-17 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 9 / 29 (677.6000) | 17 (169.6684) | 13 (168.5716) | 14 (168.5372) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 222 / 467 (663.9428) | 8 (177.1544) | 201 (167.4172) | 293 (162.8228) | 346 (156.5484) |
| 2021-05-30 | Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest C Omaha, NE | — | — | 12 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2021-05-30 | Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest B Omaha, NE | — | — | 11 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2021-05-30 | Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest A Omaha, NE | — | — | 3 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 77 / 93 (654.7200) | 75 (164.5372) | 84 (157.0856) | 81 (158.8228) | 12 (174.2744) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 152 / 468 (671.8968) | 149 (169.1312) | 136 (169.1200) | 183 (167.9656) | 205 (165.6800) |
| 2019-06-14 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 6 / 30 (679.9540) | 3 (173.1200) | 12 (165.7028) | 7 (174.2856) | 13 (166.8456) |
| 2019-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 11 / 29 (671.8972) | 13 (167.3944) | 9 (170.2628) | 15 (166.8572) | 11 (167.3828) |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 DeSoto, KS | 20 / 53 (679.9200) | 26 (170.2628) | 12 (173.7028) | 25 (170.8572) | 37 (165.0972) |
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 | #509 (360 pts) | #384 (600 pts) | #547 (390 pts) | #552 (330 pts) | #405 (540 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #523 (352 pts) | #514 (397 pts) | #524 (442 pts) | #485 (422 pts) | #681 (252 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1220 (69 pts) | #1149 (104 pts) | #1306 (94 pts) | #1554 (59 pts) | #765 (209 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #719 (439 pts) | #737 (464 pts) | #754 (444 pts) | #829 (384 pts) | #870 (359 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1617 (144 pts) | #1665 (149 pts) | #1212 (269 pts) | #1593 (164 pts) | #1923 (119 pts) |