SMOKED IGUANA BBQ & SAUCE COMPANY

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3179

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1500

peak 1514 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-10-03

latest 2025-11-05

Best ToY finish

#1148

Master 2025

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6688 / 720

Master · 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.77 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 595.37 (+62.41)

Walk rate

29%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

Consistency

±166.24

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.73 · weakest Chicken (161.19)

Road miles

564

mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 155 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)

Purse competed for

$61K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

595.37 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

681.6688 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6688 at 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-10-29

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 46%

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

PORKY BUTTS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

PORKY BUTTS BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.5 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.54 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.

Chicken avg 161.19
Pork avg 168.73
0 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

8.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 8.3 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025-11-05).

last seen 2017-07-28
back 2025-11-05

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104 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SILENCE OF THE HAMS BBQ TEAM

#3167 of the rated field

1501 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKED IGUANA BBQ & SAUCE COMPANY)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKED IGUANA BBQ & SAUCE COMPANY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2021-09-16

⚔ Head-to-head

BEER GUT BAR-B-QUE

#3161 of the rated field

1501 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKED IGUANA BBQ & SAUCE COMPANY)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before SMOKED IGUANA BBQ & SAUCE COMPANY's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

WOODSHED BBQ

#3174 of the rated field

1501 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SMOKED IGUANA BBQ & SAUCE COMPANY)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2016-10-29

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All Four Aces BBQ

#3177 of the rated field

1501 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1523

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKED IGUANA BBQ & SAUCE COMPANY)

19 contests to 7: their number has had years to settle where SMOKED IGUANA BBQ & SAUCE COMPANY's is still finding its level.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2024-06-21

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BBQ Aloha

#3165 of the rated field

1501 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

SOFA KING SWEET BBQ

#3175 of the rated field

1501 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after SMOKED IGUANA BBQ & SAUCE COMPANY did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-04-24

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
S&S BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
TEMPLETON RYE WOODFELLAS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	0	0	166.2744	151.3828	161.19	top 71%
Pork Ribs	7	1	0	173.1200	159.9544	166.60	top 47%
Pork	7	1	1	176.5600	157.1200	168.73	top 38%
Brisket	7	1	0	169.7144	151.3944	161.54	top 57%

“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	Avg finish
KS	3	top 52%
MO	3	top 57%
IA	1	top 73%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 71%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 47%

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 10.1 yrs 2015-10-03 → 2025-11-05

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 3 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 168.73 · weakest Chicken (161.19)

Walk rate 29% a top-10 call in 2 of 7 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 7 contests

Master average 595.37 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,217 941–759 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 564 7 mapped stops · furthest 155 mi

Schedule strength 1586 average field rating faced — tougher than 68% of rated contests

Purse competed for $60,910 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 8.3 yrs 2017-07-28 → 2025-11-05

Power rating 1500 peak 1514 · #3179 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Oct 3 First tracked contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
2016
May 6 First call Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q
May 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0744 Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q
Oct 29 Career-best overall score681.6688 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
Oct 29 Peak power rating (1514) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
2025
Nov 5 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Nov 5 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.8	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2016-10-29
+2.7	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q	2016-05-06
+1.4	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.8	*Grillin and Chillin	2017-06-30
-5.6	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2016-06-03
-3.5	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2025-11-05
-2.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-07-28

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0%	top 71%	92%	92%
2017	2	0%	top 81%	91.2%	90.6%
2016	3	67%	top 46%	94.7%	91.8%
2015	1	0%	top 30%	21.7%	21.7%

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	285 / 401 (662.2172)	388 (151.3828)	147 (171.4628)	51 (176.5600)	292 (162.8116)
2017-07-28	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ankeny, IA	22 / 30 (656.5832)	22 (166.2744)	15 (166.8572)	16 (167.4172)	28 (156.0344)
2017-06-30	*Grillin and Chillin Chillicothe, MO	24 / 27 (647.3712)	18 (165.6684)	20 (161.7028)	19 (164.5716)	23 (155.4284)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	56 / 557 (681.6688)	240 (166.2628)	96 (171.4288)	21 (175.4172)	141 (168.5600)
2016-06-03	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	42 / 55 (641.0288)	51 (154.2400)	38 (159.9544)	49 (157.1200)	6 (169.7144)
2016-05-06	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO	16 / 31 (661.0744)	17 (164.5600)	6 (173.1200)	3 (172.0000)	24 (151.3944)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	180 / 606 (156.5372)	401 (159.9544)	371 (161.6572)	172 (168.0228)	200 (166.8112)

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	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1686 (127 pts)	#1629 (157 pts)	#1500 (182 pts)	#1481 (182 pts)	#1943 (117 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1292 (221 pts)	#1382 (216 pts)	#1152 (291 pts)	#998 (371 pts)	#1117 (296 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)