Smokin Reefer BBQ KS
Rating
1542
peak 1567 · rated over 23 contests
Contests
28
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
6
of 28 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
676.90
last 5 Master vs avg 677.12 (-0.22)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.32
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.83 · weakest Brisket (167.40)
Road miles
3788
mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 234 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Purse competed for
$485K
listed at 21 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 23 state-championship entries
Master avg
677.12 / 720
23 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 18 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of WELL SAUCED BBQ in 10 of their 14 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 3 visits.
🗡️ 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 28% across 8 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 18 | 5 | 13 | 28% | ⚔ compare |
| WELL SAUCED BBQ | 14 | 10 | 4 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| HELPING U BBQ | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SCORE ONE SMOKIN' | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM BREW & QUE | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 177.7028 | 164.5372 | 171.83 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 157.0856 | 169.34 | top 46% |
| Pork | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.4912 | 168.77 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 175.4516 | 155.9200 | 167.40 | top 47% |
“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 | 7 | 1 | top 41% |
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 1 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 43% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 22 | 0 | top 19% | 2023-09-27 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 163 | 0 | top 41% | 2025-11-05 |
| Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 79% | 2025-07-26 |
| Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 52% | 2025-06-06 |
| Central Plains Ribfest | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 26% | 2022-06-17 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (15 of 28 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (26 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge (2023-09-02)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 677.12 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-10 — First tracked contest · Grasshopper '19
- 📣 2019-05-31 — First call · Big Blue BBQ Championship
- 🔥 2022-09-29 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
- ⭐ 2022-09-29 — Career-best overall score (695.9312) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
- 🏆 2023-09-02 — First Grand Championship · Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge
- 📈 2024-10-30 — Peak power rating (1567) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- 🎖️ 2025-07-11 — 25th tracked contest · Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.4 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge | 2023-09-02 |
| +16.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
| +14.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2023-09-27 |
| +12.1 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 | 2021-06-19 |
| +10.7 | Central Plains Ribfest | 2019-06-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) | 2025-07-25 |
| -9.3 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown | 2025-07-11 |
| -8.5 | Smoke in the Spring | 2020-10-30 |
| -6.8 | Saucy and Glazed | 2024-07-12 |
| -6.4 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 2022-09-03 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80% | top 69% | 95.6% | 94% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 41% | 95.1% | 94.9% |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 16% | 96.5% | 95.7% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 34% | 96.7% | 94.6% |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 47% | 95.5% | 93% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 94.3% | 92.6% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 32% | 94.4% | 93.9% |
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) |
| 2021-06-19 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 8 / 36 (687.3488) | 12 (173.1200) | 5 (176.5716) | 10 (171.4172) | 24 (166.2400) |
| 2021-06-18 | Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 29 / 40 (658.1484) | 23 (169.7028) | 15 (170.8344) | 35 (156.4912) | 26 (161.1200) |
| 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) |
| 2020-09-05 | Mozingo Lake BBQ 🏅 Maryville, MO | 14 / 34 (678.7884) | 8 (170.8572) | 21 (166.8344) | 4 (174.8456) | 13 (166.2512) |
| 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) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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) |