HABITUAL SMOKERS

HABITUAL SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 71 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 39 at the 15th Annual Bordertown Bash (2016), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion 4 times. They are ranked #788 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “HABITUAL SMOKERS - IN”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#788

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1629

peak 1740 · rated over 71 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 1, 2013

latest Nov 5, 2025 · 12.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#163

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

4 reserve

Category wins

29 podiums

Overall top-10s

41% of 71 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 36%

overall standings

Best overall

698.3088 / 720

Master · Bikes Blues & BBQ

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

662.42 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 675.79 (-13.36)

Walk rate

76%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · 15th Annual Bordertown Bash

Consistency

±14.75

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.92 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.01)

Road miles

17,416

across 71 mapped stops · furthest 716 mi

Schedule strength

73%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)

Purse competed for

$376K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

675.79 / 720

71 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (17 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

3.9772 points from the title

Came within 3.9772 points of the Grand Championship at Bikes Blues & BBQ (Sep 25, 2015).

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×1
Pork ×1

Happy hunting ground

Top 11% average finish here

Boots & BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 11% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 11%

They almost always walk

76% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 54 of 71 contests

A top-10 category call in 76% of their 71 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

698.3088 career-best overall

97.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.3088 at Bikes Blues & BBQ — 97.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 20, 2013

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

BUTCHER BBQ has finished one call ahead of HABITUAL SMOKERS 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 11 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 23%.

11 contests
6 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 23%

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A tough matchup

27–11 behind in the head-to-head

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ ahead in 71% of their meetings

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has come out ahead in 27 of their 38 shared contests.

A strong matchup

13–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 81% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MOOCHEWSOOEY in 13 of their 16 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (Sep 16, 2021).

last seen Sep 12, 2019
back Sep 16, 2021

Pork nemesis

25 of 38 shared pork entries lost

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ ahead 66% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has out-cooked them in 25 of 38 shared pork entries.

Announced themselves early

2nd at their very first contest

Finished 2 of 28 at their very first tracked contest, Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Mar 1, 2013).

Mar 1, 2013
28-team field

Always the bridesmaid

4 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 4 times against 0 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

0 Grand Championships
71 contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A March team

Top 27% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 27% across 11 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.

11 March contests
top 36% the rest of the year

The long haul

17,416 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 17,416 miles across 71 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 716 miles to Taste of Grand Rapids 2014.

71 mapped stops
furthest 716 mi

The metronome

±2.05% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.05% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.9% of a perfect score
71 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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)
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#933 (140 pts)	#1124 (115 pts)	#912 (180 pts)	#890 (175 pts)	#695 (265 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#924 (299 pts)	#1050 (259 pts)	#752 (439 pts)	#1061 (259 pts)	#924 (324 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#707 (473 pts)	#710 (503 pts)	#697 (513 pts)	#678 (543 pts)	#688 (528 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#389 (951 pts)	#446 (866 pts)	#334 (1,086 pts)	#368 (1,021 pts)	#386 (991 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#310 (1,146 pts)	#504 (806 pts)	#370 (1,021 pts)	#238 (1,331 pts)	#329 (1,116 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#163 (1,670 pts)	#106 (1,744 pts)	#291 (1,176 pts)	#129 (1,660 pts)	#77 (1,960 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#207 (1,477 pts)	#159 (1,583 pts)	#175 (1,552 pts)	#161 (1,551 pts)	#218 (1,426 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#176 (1,513 pts)	#217 (1,228 pts)	#206 (1,308 pts)	#161 (1,438 pts)	#180 (1,403 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HABITUAL SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Smoke 'n Magic

#790 of the rated field

1629 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1687

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to HABITUAL SMOKERS)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Smoke 'n Magic ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 62 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin Hot J's

#791 of the rated field

1628 power rating

Contests: 55
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1668

6–1 in 7 shared contests (86% to HABITUAL SMOKERS)

They've been 1668 at their best, 40 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 53 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS

#786 of the rated field

1629 power rating

Contests: 113
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1689

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to HABITUAL SMOKERS)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 113 contests to 71.

rated over 109 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

JAMBO PITS

#787 of the rated field

1629 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1629

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to HABITUAL SMOKERS)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before HABITUAL SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Southern Life BBQ

#789 of the rated field

1629 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1629

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 71% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Nov 14, 2025

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SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ

#796 of the rated field

1628 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 57
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1694

12–4 in 16 shared contests (75% to HABITUAL SMOKERS)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 55 contests
last seen Oct 26, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	38	11	27	29%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	37	17	20	46%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	34	13	21	38%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	33	17	16	52%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	29	12	17	41%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	29	7	22	24%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	29	6	23	21%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	27	6	21	22%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	26	9	17	35%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	25	7	18	28%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	24	0	24	0%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	23	7	16	30%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	20	6	14	30%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	18	11	7	61%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	71	22	2	6	180 🔥	155.9428	168.88	top 45%
Pork Ribs	71	26	1	6	178.2972	138.8568	168.01	top 42%
Pork	71	34	2	10	180 🔥	135.3712	169.92	top 35%
Brisket	71	29	1	7	178.8572	142.2856	168.98	top 36%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	42	0	top 35%
Large (40+)	29	0	top 37%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OK	21	top 36%
AR	18	top 36%
LA	11	top 27%
KS	9	top 53%
MO	4	top 20%
TN	2	top 41%
KY	2	top 31%
GA	1	top 25%
IN	1	top 96%
MS	1	top 30%
MI	1	top 9%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	5	5	top 46%	May 18, 2018
Hammond BBQ	4	5	top 28%	Mar 22, 2019
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	181	top 49%	Sep 27, 2023
Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	3	7	top 38%	Jun 1, 2018
Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival	3	7	top 34%	Oct 21, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	3	19	top 49%	Sep 30, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	3	4	top 35%	Sep 23, 2016
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	338	top 82%	Nov 5, 2025
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	5	top 31%	May 12, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	4	top 22%	Mar 4, 2016
Bikes Blues & BBQ	2	2	top 13%	Sep 25, 2015
Biggest Buck and Best Rack	2	3	top 16%	Sep 11, 2015
Boots & BBQ Festival	2	3	top 11%	May 8, 2015
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	2	top 19%	Mar 7, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 13 contests

Contests a season 5.9 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 21 of 71 contests · 11 states in all

Contests visited 47 14 of them more than once

Opponents faced 2,946 finished ahead 4,700 times, behind 3,299

Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021

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

20251 milestone

Nov 5 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

20172 milestones

Mar 24 Peak power rating (1740) Hammond BBQ
Jun 2 50th tracked contest Boots and BBQ Festival

20151 milestone

Mar 27 25th tracked contest Smokin Blues & BBQ

20141 milestone

Sep 12 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Biggest Buck and Best Rack

20139 milestones

Mar 1 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 1 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 1 First category win (Chicken) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 1 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 1 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 1 First Reserve Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score685.7144 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Sep 20 Career-best overall score698.3088 Bikes Blues & BBQ
Oct 11 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 1, 2013
+14.4	Bikes Blues & BBQ	Sep 20, 2013
+13.4	Boots & BBQ Festival	May 10, 2013
+13.3	Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino	Aug 30, 2013
+13	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Oct 11, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-21.9	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness	Jun 16, 2017
-13.4	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Nov 5, 2025
-12.5	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Oct 30, 2024
-11.2	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019
-10.6	Beats, Brews, & BBQ	Apr 1, 2022

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0	0%	top 84%	89.8%	89.8%
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 80%	89.8%	89.8%
2023	1	0	0	0%	top 59%	92.6%	92.6%
2022	3	0	0	33%	top 63%	95%	93.3%
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 39%	92.8%	92.8%
2019	3	0	1	67%	top 41%	94.7%	93.3%
2018	6	1	0	67%	top 52%	95.1%	92.8%
2017	10	2	0	70%	top 43%	95.6%	93.4%
2016	9	4	0	89%	top 32%	95.7%	94.4%
2015	13	8	2	92%	top 26%	96.8%	94.7%
2014	12	8	1	92%	top 29%	96.6%	94.1%
2013	11	6	2	82%	top 23%	97%	94.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	338 / 401 (646.6860)	172 (171.4288)	359 (157.6572)	256 (167.3828)	377 (150.2172)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	357 / 444 (646.8112)	173 (171.4172)	64 (175.4172)	384 (157.6912)	428 (142.2856)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	287 / 487 (666.8112)	389 (160.5372)	215 (169.7256)	349 (162.2856)	59 (174.2628)
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	252 / 505 (667.9088)	162 (170.8228)	376 (162.2632)	136 (171.4400)	288 (163.3828)
Jul 1, 2022	Lowell's Smokin' In the Ozarks-Arkansas State Challenge 🏅 Lowell, AR	20 / 30 (683.8972)	27 (161.0856)	12 (171.9772)	13 (175.4172)	4 (175.4172)
Apr 1, 2022	Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	22 / 30 (664.4228)	25 (163.9428)	14 (169.1200)	18 (167.4056)	24 (163.9544)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	181 / 467 (667.9544)	112 (171.4172)	258 (165.1544)	103 (170.8228)	294 (160.5600)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	258 / 468 (655.8968)	401 (155.9428)	202 (166.3200)	129 (170.2512)	244 (163.3828)
Apr 6, 2019	Smoke On the Border 🏅 Gravette, AR	12 / 29 (677.6112)	9 (172.5484)	17 (161.6800)	9 (171.4056)	9 (171.9772)
Mar 22, 2019	Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA	13 / 48 (681.6572)	27 (168.5600)	1 (176.0344)	38 (163.9428)	12 (173.1200)
Sep 28, 2018	Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR	23 / 49 (662.1712)	4 (176.5944)	29 (161.6456)	42 (157.1084)	18 (166.8228)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	309 / 467 (647.9200)	320 (162.2628)	298 (162.8344)	144 (169.1084)	379 (153.7144)
Jul 13, 2018	17th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	23 / 32 (661.0284)	30 (158.8456)	26 (165.1316)	19 (168.5256)	15 (168.5256)
Jun 1, 2018	Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Claremore, OK	7 / 30 (684.6060)	16 (168.5944)	7 (170.8572)	7 (172.5716)	8 (172.5828)
May 18, 2018	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	15 / 26 (683.9428)	20 (166.2628)	17 (168.5600)	9 (174.8572)	12 (174.2628)
Mar 23, 2018	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	22 / 48 (670.2056)	33 (165.1544)	9 (172.5600)	17 (167.9656)	31 (164.5256)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	105 / 407 (677.0512)	295 (160.5256)	69 (172.5600)	35 (175.4400)	135 (168.5256)
Jul 7, 2017	16th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	9 / 31 (680.5140)	23 (166.8684)	11 (170.2744)	6 (175.4056)	10 (167.9656)
Jun 30, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Bartlett, TN	17 / 30 (688.4684)	21 (173.1084)	6 (175.4172)	27 (166.2400)	11 (173.7028)
Jun 16, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Alpharetta, GA	7 / 28 (682.7540)	14 (170.8228)	22 (162.2628)	5 (174.2628)	5 (175.4056)
Jun 16, 2017	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	24 / 25 (609.5888)	23 (158.2860)	22 (156.5028)	25 (135.3712)	20 (159.4288)
Jun 2, 2017	Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	15 / 28 (662.2172)	6 (170.2628)	5 (172.5716)	18 (162.8228)	19 (156.5600)
May 19, 2017	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	15 / 36 (682.7196)	8 (174.2628)	2 (176.5600)	17 (169.1084)	29 (162.7884)
May 12, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY	13 / 29 (682.8116)	14 (171.4172)	19 (167.3944)	14 (169.7256)	6 (174.2744)
Apr 1, 2017	Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce Gravette, AR	11 / 37 (676.4912)	27 (162.2628)	17 (167.3828)	2 (174.2972)	5 (172.5484)
Mar 24, 2017	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	17 / 55 (678.7196)	12 (174.2628)	17 (170.8228)	28 (167.4056)	29 (166.2284)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	107 / 557 (674.3088)	442 (156.0116)	70 (172.5600)	70 (172.5828)	52 (173.1544)
Oct 21, 2016	Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival FortGibson, OK	11 / 28 (671.9540)	18 (163.4400)	13 (166.2628)	10 (170.2628)	6 (171.9884)
Sep 30, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	29 / 50 (685.6340)	42 (169.1428)	40 (167.3828)	6 (176.5600)	25 (172.5484)
Sep 23, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	6 / 30 (689.0740)	10 (172.5600)	7 (173.1200)	9 (171.9884)	11 (171.4056)
Jul 8, 2016	15th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	2 / 39 (687.9888)	14 (170.2972)	21 (164.5716)	3 (180)	3 (173.1200)
May 20, 2016	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	29 / 46 (671.3372)	34 (167.4172)	6 (176.5716)	45 (156.5256)	19 (170.8228)
May 13, 2016	Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	10 / 28 (685.0516)	14 (171.4172)	9 (168.5372)	5 (175.4172)	13 (169.6800)
Mar 25, 2016	Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA	21 / 58 (677.0628)	49 (161.7144)	20 (169.1200)	5 (175.4056)	16 (170.8228)
Mar 4, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA	4 / 30 (674.7540)	11 (166.2628)	8 (169.6800)	6 (169.7028)	7 (169.1084)
Oct 23, 2015	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	11 / 26 (678.7888)	18 (160.5372)	12 (167.9772)	9 (171.4172)	1 (178.8572)
Oct 9, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	26 / 50 (689.7376)	5 (178.3200)	46 (165.7144)	33 (170.8344)	18 (174.8688)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	127 / 606 (671.8972)	423 (159.3828)	80 (171.9772)	250 (165.6800)	32 (174.8572)
Sep 25, 2015	Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR	2 / 35 (685.0628)	5 (171.4172)	5 (172.5600)	8 (168.5256)	4 (172.5600)
Sep 18, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Southaven, MS	9 / 30 (687.3828)	9 (172.5828)	5 (174.8572)	21 (167.9656)	20 (171.9772)
Sep 11, 2015	Biggest Buck and Best Rack Alma, AR	5 / 25 (686.2056)	3 (177.1428)	19 (163.3828)	1 (178.8572)	13 (166.8228)
Jul 24, 2015	Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff Shawnee, OK	8 / 32 (683.9544)	6 (174.2972)	18 (167.9772)	13 (166.8344)	4 (174.8456)
Jul 10, 2015	14th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	8 / 44 (674.2288)	29 (162.2628)	30 (159.9544)	4 (174.2972)	2 (177.7144)
Jun 19, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY	5 / 29 (687.9772)	9 (172.0344)	12 (170.2744)	9 (171.4056)	6 (174.2628)
May 15, 2015	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	13 / 35 (679.8856)	10 (174.2972)	28 (158.2172)	11 (173.1084)	4 (174.2628)
May 8, 2015	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	3 / 29 (697.1200)	3 (176.5828)	10 (171.9772)	6 (173.1544)	2 (175.4056)
Mar 27, 2015	Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA	16 / 56 (671.8740)	16 (169.7028)	8 (172.5600)	38 (162.7884)	24 (166.8228)
Mar 6, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA	9 / 29 (673.6568)	3 (172.5828)	24 (155.3828)	2 (173.7028)	6 (171.9884)
Oct 24, 2014	Smokin' the Fort - BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	7 / 34 (677.6804)	14 (169.7372)	4 (173.1316)	7 (172.5600)	17 (162.2516)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	114 / 552 (671.9544)	14 (177.7372)	348 (160.5372)	74 (172.5600)	299 (161.1200)
Sep 26, 2014	Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR	6 / 30 (695.3828)	12 (170.8344)	3 (176.5600)	9 (170.8456)	2 (177.1428)
Sep 19, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	21 / 29 (662.8460)	15 (169.7372)	29 (151.9660)	3 (173.7372)	15 (167.4056)
Sep 12, 2014	Biggest Buck and Best Rack Alma, AR	3 / 27 (688.4916)	1 (180)	17 (160.5260)	4 (174.8456)	2 (173.1200)
Aug 22, 2014	Music City BBQ Festival Nashville, TN	10 / 41 (678.7428)	11 (171.4172)	25 (162.8000)	14 (170.2628)	6 (174.2628)
Jul 25, 2014	Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 Grand Rapids, MI	5 / 55 (671.9884)	31 (159.4284)	8 (169.1200)	2 (176)	11 (167.4400)
Jul 11, 2014	13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	15 / 35 (667.3488)	5 (175.4516)	4 (175.4172)	12 (167.9772)	24 (148.5028)
May 16, 2014	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	17 / 33 (669.6000)	28 (156.5028)	14 (169.7144)	10 (169.6800)	8 (173.7028)
May 9, 2014	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	9 / 29 (684.5032)	4 (176)	8 (171.4288)	9 (169.6916)	12 (167.3828)
Mar 21, 2014	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	5 / 61 (684.5260)	7 (174.2972)	9 (170.8688)	6 (173.1200)	33 (166.2400)
Mar 7, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Baton Rouge, LA	7 / 23 (675.3600)	9 (167.9656)	2 (178.2972)	13 (166.2628)	12 (162.8344)
Oct 18, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	19 / 50 (683.4056)	15 (174.8572)	38 (166.8228)	28 (166.3200)	10 (175.4056)
Oct 11, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	4 / 30 (690.8456)	13 (172)	10 (170.8572)	1 (177.7372)	13 (170.2512)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	21 / 535 (677.7372)	40 (172.0344)	141 (165.1544)	66 (169.7256)	47 (170.8228)
Sep 20, 2013	Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR	2 / 49 (698.3088)	16 (170.8800)	15 (170.8344)	3 (177.7372)	4 (178.8572)
Aug 30, 2013	Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino Quapaw, OK	4 / 36 (689.7260)	26 (163.4056)	3 (174.2860)	3 (176.0228)	2 (176.0116)
Jun 20, 2013	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	17 / 50 (672.5712)	18 (168)	15 (169.7144)	36 (162.2854)	9 (172.5714)
May 17, 2013	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	5 / 30 (694.2858)	2 (178.2858)	5 (174.2858)	8 (173.1430)	10 (168.5712)
May 10, 2013	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	4 / 36 (689.1430)	5 (174.2858)	5 (170.2858)	6 (173.1428)	6 (171.4286)
Apr 26, 2013	Smokin' in the Ozarks Rogers, AR	27 / 34 (629.7134)	23 (159.4284)	34 (138.8568)	17 (163.4284)	8 (167.9998)
Mar 22, 2013	Hammond Blues and BBQ Hammond, LA	17 / 50 (665.1420)	26 (166.2854)	21 (164.5712)	15 (166.8570)	15 (167.4284)
Mar 1, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Baton Rouge, LA	2 / 28 (685.7144)	1 (174.8572)	3 (173.1430)	2 (174.8572)	16 (162.8570)

HABITUAL SMOKERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (17 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Announced themselves early

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

A March team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)