High-water mark
685.6916
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.6916 at A Celebration of Our Heroes — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 3, 2021
SMOKIN' SAUCED
SMOKIN' SAUCED is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 5th of 20 at the A Celebration of Our Heroes (2021). They are ranked #3145 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin Sauced”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1502
peak 1504 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Sep 19, 2013
latest Sep 21, 2023 · 10 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
9% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
670.31 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 649.51 (+20.79)
Walk rate
27%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.03
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.13 · weakest Chicken (159.87)
Road miles
340
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 66 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$53K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
649.51 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #489 (362 pts) | #532 (347 pts) | #487 (412 pts) | #444 (427 pts) | #416 (482 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1849 (75 pts) | #1824 (95 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #1496 (135 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN' SAUCED, each with one reason worth a look.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,142 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1511
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN' SAUCED)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN' SAUCED has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,132 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 54%
- Peak
- 1521
Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,144 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1508
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before SMOKIN' SAUCED's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,134 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1506
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#3,130 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1517
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#3,151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1510
Level with SMOKIN' SAUCED on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Party Q | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Dewey Smokem & Howe | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| One2BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Backdraft Cooking Systems | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| CARBONDALE PORK DISTRICT | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| QUAU | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 137.6800 | 159.87 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.1544 | 151.9544 | 164.18 | top 53% |
| Pork | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 151.9884 | 165.13 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.3084 | 144.5256 | 160.34 | top 58% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 68% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | 3 | 25 | 0 | top 76% | Sep 25, 2015 |
| Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 56% | Aug 19, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
8 of 11 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
8
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
311
finished ahead 191 times, behind 349
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 23, 2016 → Sep 20, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20216 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) A Celebration of Our Heroes
- First overall top-10 A Celebration of Our Heroes
- Career-best overall score685.6916 A Celebration of Our Heroes
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1544 A Celebration of Our Heroes
- 10th tracked contest Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1504) Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off
20191 milestone
- First call Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
20151 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0168 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.9 | A Celebration of Our Heroes | Sep 3, 2021 |
| +7.6 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off | Sep 20, 2019 |
| +5.4 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | Sep 25, 2015 |
| +4.1 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 20, 2021 |
| +3.4 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off | Sep 24, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | Sep 18, 2014 |
| -10.3 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off | Sep 19, 2013 |
| -8.8 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Sep 23, 2016 |
| -2.1 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | Sep 21, 2023 |
| -0.4 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 21, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 42% | 95.2% | 93.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 93.1% | 93.1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 88% | 87.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 92.4% | 89.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2023 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 35 / 50 (658.1600) | 31 (163.9544) | 40 (162.2400) | 37 (165.6800) | 29 (166.2856) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 21 / 39 (670.7080) | 24 (166.2284) | 20 (165.6684) | 15 (169.6800) | 19 (169.1312) |
| Sep 3, 2021 | A Celebration of Our Heroes 🏅 Madison, IL | 5 / 20 (685.6916) | 11 (169.6800) | 1 (177.1544) | 6 (172.5716) | 8 (166.2856) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest 🏅 Cape Girardeau, MO | 13 / 27 (666.8228) | 6 (172.0116) | 24 (155.3828) | 7 (169.1200) | 2 (170.3084) |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 22 / 54 (670.1484) | 18 (169.6800) | 25 (167.9772) | 10 (172.5600) | 38 (159.9312) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 57 / 64 (631.8400) | 58 (156.5028) | 54 (159.3828) | 52 (161.1428) | 53 (154.8116) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 27 / 51 (633.5772) | 32 (156.5600) | 42 (151.9544) | 11 (168.5600) | 23 (156.5028) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 25 / 55 (665.0168) | 24 (168.5600) | 12 (170.8228) | 43 (158.2284) | 20 (167.4056) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 34 / 58 (620.9712) | 50 (149.0972) | 35 (159.9428) | 15 (167.4056) | 46 (144.5256) |
| Sep 18, 2014 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 55 / 57 (618.2860) | 56 (137.6800) | 23 (166.8688) | 45 (159.4744) | 51 (154.2628) |
| Sep 19, 2013 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL | 66 / 76 (623.4168) | 72 (148.6056) | 15 (168.5372) | 69 (151.9884) | 59 (154.2856) |