Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 74%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 74%
L&C Smokin BBQ
L&C Smokin BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 27th of 53 at the Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2013). They are ranked #5979 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “L&C' SMOKIN BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1436
peak 1436 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Mar 15, 2013
latest Nov 5, 2025 · 12.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
588.25 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 599.20 (-10.95)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.28
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.67 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.28)
Road miles
109
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$205K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
599.20 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to L&C Smokin BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
47 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,974 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1436
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to L&C Smokin BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team L&C Smokin BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,982 of the rated field
- Contests
- 92
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1607
0–6 in 6 shared contests (0% to L&C Smokin BBQ)
They've been 1607 at their best, 172 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,977 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before L&C Smokin BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,975 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,983 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1435
Level with L&C Smokin BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1435
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Brothers Different Mothers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ELVISES | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Wabash BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Flower of the Flames | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ROADKILL BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKERS PURGATORY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of a Brisket | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Moolicious Intentions | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 138.2856 | 155.67 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0344 | 124.4344 | 145.28 | top 86% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.3316 | 146.2284 | 152.15 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 118.2972 | 146.10 | top 77% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 74% | Sep 19, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,414
finished ahead 109 times, behind 1,955
Longest layoff
5 yrs
Sep 19, 2014 → Sep 12, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.8572 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score645.1776 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
- Peak power rating (1492) Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.2 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 20, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.5 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out | Sep 19, 2014 |
| -12.7 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -11 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| -9.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Nov 5, 2025 |
| -9.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 2023 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 82.3% | 82.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 83.7% | 83.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 79.6% | 79.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 89.6% | 84.7% |
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 | 392 / 401 (592.3660) | 392 (149.1200) | 397 (124.4344) | 393 (147.9544) | 127 (170.8572) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 471 / 487 (602.7540) | 362 (162.8684) | 482 (138.8000) | 474 (146.2284) | 420 (154.8572) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 457 / 468 (573.1084) | 360 (158.8456) | 442 (147.4400) | 430 (148.5256) | 464 (118.2972) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 48 / 49 (597.0056) | 40 (158.8684) | 48 (145.6800) | 42 (156.5256) | 48 (135.9316) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 503 / 535 (576) | 519 (138.2856) | 418 (150.8572) | 473 (148.0572) | 491 (138.8000) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 27 / 53 (645.1776) | 22 (164.5828) | 24 (164.0344) | 14 (166.3316) | 40 (150.2288) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO | 62 / 79 (608.0002) | 51 (157.1428) | 69 (145.7142) | 61 (151.4288) | 47 (153.7144) |