Smoke Sergeant BBQ KS
Rating
1502
peak 1514 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2023-09-27
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#147
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
676.12 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 677.70 (-1.58)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.44
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.55 · weakest Chicken (166.88)
Road miles
1127
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 216 mi
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$273K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
677.70 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
334.22 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Can Country Outlaw BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smoke Sergeant BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Squealin N Dealin BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Smoke Me Tender BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking Dog BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke This Drink That BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Squealin N Dealin BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bushwood BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Go Pig or Go Home | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| WOOD HOOK BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Dr. Squealgood BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2744 | 154.2628 | 166.88 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 163.9656 | 169.95 | top 48% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 179.4400 | 161.7028 | 169.41 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 164.5256 | 170.55 | 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 | 8 | 0 | top 52% |
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 50% |
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 | 2 | 247 | 0 | top 68% | 2025-11-05 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (9 of 14 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (13 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 677.70 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 334.22 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-09-27 — First tracked contest · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- 📈 2023-09-27 — Peak power rating (1514) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- 📣 2024-05-17 — First call · RTrowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (BACKYARD)
- ⭐ 2024-08-23 — Career-best overall score (695.3828) · East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2023-09-27 |
| +11 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship | 2024-08-23 |
| +2.2 | Smoke in the Spring | 2025-04-11 |
| +1.1 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | 2025-03-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2024-10-30 |
| -5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2024-03-22 |
| -3.9 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off | 2025-07-11 |
| -3.7 | 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life | 2025-06-13 |
| -2.6 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2024-03-29 |
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 | 20% | top 59% | 95% | 93.9% |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 96.6% | 93.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 15% | 95.7% | 95.7% |
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 | 247 / 401 (670.7656) | 269 (166.8344) | 168 (170.8228) | 333 (161.7028) | 120 (171.4056) |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 23 / 36 (677.5772) | 24 (168.5372) | 16 (173.1200) | 22 (169.6800) | 22 (166.2400) |
| 2025-06-13 | 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 21 / 30 (669.6000) | 20 (166.2628) | 23 (165.0972) | 17 (169.7028) | 13 (168.5372) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 41 / 92 (683.8856) | 66 (166.8228) | 62 (167.3944) | 39 (171.9656) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 40 / 70 (678.7656) | 40 (169.6916) | 18 (173.1084) | 50 (169.1200) | 44 (166.8456) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 326 / 444 (656.4684) | 408 (154.2628) | 145 (172.0000) | 288 (165.6800) | 283 (164.5256) |
| 2024-08-23 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship 🏅 Paola, KS | 11 / 42 (695.3828) | 29 (163.3828) | 11 (175.4172) | 2 (179.4400) | 6 (177.1428) |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - Backyard A Cameron, MO | 7 / 10 (340.5028) | 2 (174.2744) | 8 (166.2284) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Cameron, MO | — | — | 6 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | RTrowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (BACKYARD) Derby, KS | 9 / 14 (335.4056) | 7 (171.4400) | 10 (163.9656) | — | — |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 29 / 42 (331.3716) | 31 (165.1316) | 24 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 22 / 31 (329.6112) | 23 (162.2284) | 18 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 73 / 487 (689.1544) | 112 (173.7028) | 48 (175.4400) | 244 (168.0000) | 95 (172.0116) |
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 | #538 (325 pts) | #586 (325 pts) | #551 (385 pts) | #534 (350 pts) | #422 (520 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #147 (395 pts) | #125 (505 pts) | #108 (560 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #735 (190 pts) | #977 (120 pts) | #602 (350 pts) | #584 (320 pts) | #701 (235 pts) |