A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
KPMG Pork and Bean Counters
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1449
peak 1449 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-10-03
latest 2025-11-05
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
377.36
last 5 Master vs avg 377.36 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±213.42
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 153.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (134.53)
Road miles
27
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Purse competed for
$266K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
377.36 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−19.2
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 19.19 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 134.53
- Chicken avg 153.72
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 8 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16).
- last seen 2013-10-03
- back 2021-09-16
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
106 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5569 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5570 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before KPMG Pork and Bean Counters's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5576 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
Level with KPMG Pork and Bean Counters on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5572 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5563 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5575 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the Dotte Smokers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow & Easy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUSHWHACKER COOKING CORP. | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Heat's Neat | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 140.5828 | 153.72 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4284 | 69.3144 | 134.53 | top 83% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1428 | 145.6800 | 150.84 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.0856 | 150.2516 | 151.67 | top 83% |
“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.
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 | 346 | 0 | top 93% | 2025-11-05 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 462 | 0 | top 99% | 2023-09-27 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
12.1 yrs
2013-10-03 → 2025-11-05
Busiest season
2025
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 153.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (134.53)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
377.36
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,340
132–2,196 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
27
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1576
average field rating faced — tougher than 61% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$266,185
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
8 yrs
2013-10-03 → 2021-09-16
Power rating
1449
peak 1449 · #5564 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1489) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- 2025
- Career-best overall score643.9428 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4284 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| -11.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2023-09-27 |
| -10.9 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| -10.9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2024-10-30 |
| -6.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 40.6% | 40.6% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 9.6% | 9.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 40% | 40% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
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 | 346 / 401 (643.9428) | 266 (166.8572) | 151 (171.4284) | 382 (152.5716) | 369 (153.0856) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 440 / 444 (292.4572) | — | 437 (140.4800) | 418 (151.9772) | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 487 / 487 (69.3144) | — | 487 (69.3144) | — | — |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 462 / 467 (287.9312) | — | 453 (142.2512) | 440 (145.6800) | — |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 467 / 535 (593.1544) | 512 (140.5828) | 437 (149.1772) | 405 (153.1428) | 396 (150.2516) |