FAIRWAY SMOKERS

FAIRWAY SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 66 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 28 at the 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (2024), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #969 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#969

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1608

peak 1643 · rated over 60 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 6, 2018

latest Sep 5, 2026 · 8.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#128

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

21 podiums

Overall top-10s

17% of 66 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

702.2628 / 720

Master · BBQ & Fly-In on the River

Perfect 180s

5 🔥

Current form

681.92 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 676.54 (+5.38)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Smoke on the River (Day 2)

Consistency

±12.82

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.06 · weakest Brisket (168.32)

Road miles

7,954

across 66 mapped stops · furthest 323 mi

Schedule strength

87%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1619)

Purse competed for

$437K

listed at 51 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 58 state-championship entries

Master avg

676.54 / 720

60 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

The 180 club

5 perfect 180s

5 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 3 different meats.

Pork ×3
Chicken ×1
Brisket ×1

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Smoke on the Water (Oct 15, 2021).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 48 of 66 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 66 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

702.2628 career-best overall

97.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 702.2628 at BBQ & Fly-In on the River — 97.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 16, 2024

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

MAN MEAT BBQ has finished one call ahead of FAIRWAY SMOKERS 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 their best year

2023 was the year it came together: 9 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 36%.

9 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 36%

A strong matchup

14–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 74% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Ambition Que in 14 of their 19 shared contests.

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Pork Ribs nemesis

30 of 43 shared pork ribs entries lost

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MAN MEAT BBQ has out-cooked them in 30 of 43 shared pork ribs entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1619 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 87% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1619 power rating — a tougher draw than 87% of every rated contest in the data.

60 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SIN CIRCLE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 40% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 40% across 11 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

11 August contests
top 50% the rest of the year

The long haul

7,954 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,954 miles across 66 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 323 miles to KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off.

66 mapped stops
furthest 323 mi

The metronome

±2.03% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.03% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.8% of a perfect score
66 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring every year from 2021 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 18th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#620 (230 pts)	#513 (375 pts)	#727 (220 pts)	#567 (285 pts)	#604 (255 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#298 (741 pts)	#317 (716 pts)	#313 (836 pts)	#279 (826 pts)	#271 (861 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#128 (1,316 pts)	#170 (1,161 pts)	#176 (1,171 pts)	#150 (1,211 pts)	#81 (1,563 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#189 (1,056 pts)	#256 (876 pts)	#250 (941 pts)	#168 (1,141 pts)	#90 (1,526 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#272 (842 pts)	#283 (836 pts)	#156 (1,270 pts)	#181 (1,112 pts)	#184 (1,122 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#186 (1,002 pts)	#140 (1,207 pts)	#101 (1,441 pts)	#201 (957 pts)	#170 (1,047 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#413 (265 pts)	#352 (350 pts)	#211 (560 pts)	#553 (180 pts)	#521 (210 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#878 (320 pts)	#881 (345 pts)	#914 (335 pts)	#563 (615 pts)	#908 (330 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1398 (151 pts)	#1399 (171 pts)	#986 (326 pts)	#1540 (131 pts)	#1309 (186 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

The BBQ Asylum

#967 of the rated field

1608 power rating

Contests: 69
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1608

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 61 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 61 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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Wapatui Smokers

#971 of the rated field

1608 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1608

Fewer contests behind them than FAIRWAY SMOKERS has cooked, 35 to 66, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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RUB'N WOOD

#966 of the rated field

1608 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1608

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before FAIRWAY SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 31 contests

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Ribs n Pigs BBQ

#970 of the rated field

1608 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 85%
Peak: 1617

Their rating is built on 5 Grand Championships in 26 contests, alongside a 85% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Aug 1, 2026
on a 10-contest top-10 run

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Pistol Packin' Piggies

#973 of the rated field

1608 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1608

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before FAIRWAY SMOKERS's first contest.

rated over 25 contests
last seen May 29, 2026

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FASTLANE BBQ CREW

#964 of the rated field

1609 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1623

Level with FAIRWAY SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Oct 25, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MAN MEAT BBQ	40	6	34	15%	⚔ compare
TEAM CRAWFORD	27	11	16	41%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	27	6	21	22%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	26	7	19	27%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	25	14	11	56%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	25	13	12	52%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	23	13	10	57%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
Damn Fine Beef & Swine	20	4	16	20%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
Ambition Que	19	14	5	74%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	18	9	9	50%	⚔ compare
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
Cities Edge BBQ	17	11	6	65%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	60	13	2	4	180 🔥	158.2284	169.26	top 53%
Pork Ribs	65	22	0	4	177.1544	159.4172	170.06	top 45%
Pork	60	18	4	5	180 🔥	146.2056	169.05	top 49%
Brisket	60	21	1	8	180 🔥	150.2056	168.32	top 45%

“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)	37	0	top 51%
Large (40+)	24	0	top 48%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	19	top 42%
MO	13	top 50%
NE	13	top 57%
IA	12	top 49%
SD	3	top 60%
MN	1	top 70%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	5	18	top 41%	Apr 11, 2025
BBQ & Fly-In on the River	4	5	top 35%	Aug 14, 2026
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2)	4	22	top 61%	Nov 1, 2025
Smoke on the Water	4	4	top 39%	Oct 10, 2025
Big Blue BBQ Championship	4	4	top 36%	Jun 6, 2025
Smoke on the River (Day 2)	3	11	top 61%	Sep 5, 2026
SJV Winter Rub	3	10	top 61%	Jan 24, 2025
2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off	2	2	top 29%	Jul 12, 2024
Tri City BBQ Fest	2	24	top 76%	Sep 15, 2023
Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll	2	16	top 70%	Sep 9, 2022
Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge	2	15	top 59%	Sep 4, 2021
GOBS Que (DAY 2)	2	6	top 28%	Aug 14, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 13 contests

Contests a season 7.3 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 19 of 66 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 36 12 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 65 entries · 0 wins · 22 calls

Opponents faced 848 finished ahead 1,338 times, behind 1,352

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

20262 milestones

Sep 5 5th perfect 180 Smoke on the River (Day 2)
Sep 5 Most recent contest Smoke on the River (Day 2)

20244 milestones

Jul 12 First Reserve Championship 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off
Jul 12 50th tracked contest 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off
Aug 16 Career-best overall score702.2628 BBQ & Fly-In on the River
Aug 31 Peak power rating (1643) Smoke on the River

20231 milestone

Jul 21 First overall podium Shenandoah ShenDig

20222 milestones

Jun 17 25th tracked contest Central Plains Ribfest
Aug 19 First perfect 180 (Pork) BBQ & Fly-In on the River

20212 milestones

Aug 13 First overall top-10 GOBS Que (DAY 1)
Oct 15 First multi-meat day Smoke on the Water

20201 milestone

Oct 2 10th tracked contest Ottumwa Smoketoberfest

20191 milestone

Jun 28 First category win (Pork) Back To Mayberry

20183 milestones

Jul 6 First tracked contest Back To Mayberry
Jul 6 First call Back To Mayberry
Aug 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.5768 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.5	2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off	Jul 12, 2024
+14	Back to Mayberry Day 1	Jun 26, 2020
+13.3	BBQ & Fly-In on the River	Aug 16, 2024
+13	5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship	Mar 17, 2023
+12.9	Big Blue BBQ Championship	May 31, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.3	Tri City BBQ Fest	Sep 15, 2023
-9.6	Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge	Sep 3, 2022
-9.6	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 11, 2025
-8.7	SJV Winter Rub	Jan 24, 2025
-8.1	SJV Winter Rub	Jan 26, 2024

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)
2026	3	0	0	67%	top 66%	95.5%	95.1%
2025	8	1	1	63%	top 55%	95.2%	93.7%
2024	11	4	0	91%	top 39%	97.5%	95.2%
2023	9	3	1	78%	top 36%	97.1%	95%
2022	13	0	1	62%	top 57%	95.1%	93.4%
2021	12	3	3	67%	top 45%	96.7%	94.2%
2020	4	0	0	75%	top 49%	93.6%	91.6%
2019	4	0	1	75%	top 66%	93.3%	91.3%
2018	2	0	0	100%	top 74%	90.2%	90.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 5, 2026	Smoke on the River (Day 2) 🏅 Burlington, KS	16 / 25 (687.8740)	2 (180)	20 (167.3828)	21 (167.3828)	13 (173.1084)
Sep 4, 2026	Smoke on the River (Day 1) 🏅 Burlington, KS	20 / 25 (682.7080)	22 (167.3712)	18 (169.1084)	7 (176.5600)	18 (169.6684)
Aug 14, 2026	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	46 / 83 (682.7312)	65 (167.3828)	39 (173.1084)	56 (169.6800)	25 (172.5600)
Nov 1, 2025	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	37 / 50 (675.2800)	48 (163.9544)	19 (173.1316)	32 (171.9656)	37 (166.2284)
Oct 10, 2025	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	14 / 30 (681.0056)	23 (167.3828)	16 (169.6800)	17 (168.5372)	1 (175.4056)
Aug 29, 2025	SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD	17 / 44 (679.3140)	22 (171.9656)	7 (174.2972)	31 (167.3828)	27 (165.6684)
Jul 25, 2025	9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	13 / 31 (674.7316)	8 (171.9656)	12 (169.6916)	19 (168.5372)	19 (164.5372)
Jul 11, 2025	Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown 🏅 Papillion, NE	14 / 24 (676.4344)	8 (171.9772)	16 (167.3944)	7 (174.2628)	18 (162.8000)
Jun 6, 2025	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	10 / 29 (685.6344)	27 (162.8116)	11 (172.5600)	2 (178.8572)	14 (171.4056)
Apr 11, 2025	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	67 / 92 (667.8284)	59 (168.5256)	28 (173.1200)	73 (165.0856)	74 (161.0972)
Jan 24, 2025	SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE	24 / 32 (654.1028)	15 (168.5372)	20 (167.4172)	31 (149.6112)	12 (168.5372)
Oct 26, 2024	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	39 / 56 (675.8164)	44 (169.6684)	52 (163.3712)	37 (169.6684)	8 (173.1084)
Oct 25, 2024	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	22 / 53 (686.7312)	5 (176.5600)	47 (163.9428)	13 (174.2628)	19 (171.9656)
Aug 31, 2024	Smoke on the River 🏅 Burlington, KS	11 / 28 (691.9084)	12 (174.2744)	14 (170.8228)	5 (175.4056)	10 (171.4056)
Aug 16, 2024	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	5 / 65 (702.2628)	13 (176.0116)	21 (172.5484)	4 (180)	16 (173.7028)
Jul 19, 2024	Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	14 / 36 (684.9936)	19 (169.6684)	18 (171.9656)	23 (167.9540)	3 (175.4056)
Jul 12, 2024	2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	2 / 28 (693.6112)	3 (178.8572)	8 (174.2628)	15 (168.5256)	3 (171.9656)
Jul 5, 2024	Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ 🏅 Council Bluffs, IA	10 / 26 (675.3028)	19 (163.9428)	2 (173.1200)	10 (170.2628)	7 (167.9772)
Jun 28, 2024	Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	15 / 28 (687.8856)	14 (173.1200)	7 (174.2628)	14 (170.8228)	18 (169.6800)
May 31, 2024	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	4 / 25 (686.7544)	14 (168.5372)	8 (173.1316)	11 (170.8112)	4 (174.2744)
Apr 5, 2024	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	36 / 97 (687.3140)	79 (165.0856)	41 (171.9656)	32 (172.5600)	7 (177.7028)
Jan 26, 2024	SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE	20 / 26 (668.4344)	22 (165.0972)	22 (163.9772)	12 (169.6800)	15 (169.6800)
Oct 13, 2023	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	21 / 39 (674.1484)	14 (174.2628)	25 (167.4172)	23 (163.9428)	19 (168.5256)
Sep 15, 2023	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	24 / 32 (663.8284)	14 (170.8228)	25 (165.0972)	24 (163.9312)	21 (163.9772)
Aug 18, 2023	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	19 / 57 (689.0168)	9 (176.5600)	9 (176.5600)	40 (165.0856)	17 (170.8112)
Jul 21, 2023	Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	3 / 37 (699.3600)	21 (168.5372)	2 (176.5600)	1 (180)	6 (174.2628)
Jul 7, 2023	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	15 / 30 (681.0172)	30 (159.3484)	16 (170.8344)	8 (173.1316)	2 (177.7028)
Jun 2, 2023	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	11 / 28 (682.1944)	19 (166.8344)	17 (167.9772)	10 (171.9772)	2 (175.4056)
Apr 7, 2023	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	18 / 103 (694.1940)	51 (170.8228)	30 (173.1200)	49 (170.2512)	2 (180)
Mar 17, 2023	5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	10 / 68 (695.3484)	18 (174.8456)	15 (174.2628)	6 (177.7028)	37 (168.5372)
Jan 27, 2023	SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE	10 / 31 (675.9312)	10 (170.8456)	26 (159.4172)	8 (170.8228)	2 (174.8456)
Oct 29, 2022	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	25 / 32 (675.8856)	18 (171.9772)	28 (169.6800)	12 (171.4172)	25 (162.8112)
Oct 28, 2022	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	23 / 40 (675.2912)	34 (163.9772)	13 (173.1200)	28 (166.2284)	16 (171.9656)
Oct 28, 2022	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Oak Grove, MO	—	—	19 (170.8344)	—	—
Oct 14, 2022	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	11 / 28 (682.1600)	15 (168.5372)	10 (171.9772)	8 (169.6800)	8 (171.9656)
Sep 9, 2022	Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	22 / 28 (663.8968)	25 (162.8112)	10 (169.7028)	21 (162.8344)	11 (168.5484)
Sep 3, 2022	Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	37 / 45 (659.2568)	22 (169.6800)	36 (165.0856)	25 (169.1200)	42 (155.3712)
Aug 19, 2022	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	23 / 54 (684.4568)	33 (168.5256)	13 (173.1200)	1 (180)	40 (162.8112)
Jul 29, 2022	Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	15 / 27 (663.2912)	17 (166.2856)	10 (172.5600)	24 (158.2056)	13 (166.2400)
Jul 15, 2022	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	28 / 40 (664.4572)	38 (160.5256)	6 (172.5716)	19 (169.1200)	29 (162.2400)
Jul 15, 2022	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) Worthington, MN	—	—	4 (172.5828)	—	—
Jun 17, 2022	Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE	12 / 29 (675.9084)	8 (172)	22 (162.2400)	15 (168.5256)	3 (173.1428)
Jun 3, 2022	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	14 / 25 (666.6740)	20 (161.6456)	16 (166.2400)	13 (167.3828)	6 (171.4056)
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	26 / 94 (683.9200)	23 (174.2628)	18 (173.7144)	46 (169.6800)	51 (166.2628)
Oct 15, 2021	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	4 / 25 (696.5028)	1 (175.4056)	4 (174.2744)	1 (177.7144)	9 (169.1084)
Sep 10, 2021	Ribs, Rods & Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	16 / 26 (669.6116)	20 (165.7260)	12 (169.6800)	18 (166.8228)	13 (167.3828)
Sep 4, 2021	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	16 / 25 (672.4916)	8 (173.7260)	13 (167.4172)	22 (157.6456)	6 (173.7028)
Aug 20, 2021	BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	19 / 40 (684.4800)	23 (171.4056)	19 (171.4172)	20 (169.6800)	9 (171.9772)
Aug 14, 2021	GOBS Que (DAY 2) 🏅 Arlington, NE	8 / 25 (678.2056)	1 (178.8800)	19 (162.7884)	10 (170.8228)	16 (165.7144)
Aug 13, 2021	GOBS Que (DAY 1) 🏅 Arlington, NE	6 / 26 (682.1828)	5 (172.5484)	5 (170.2744)	9 (170.8228)	11 (168.5372)
Jul 9, 2021	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	19 / 43 (681.0056)	36 (162.8000)	6 (174.2744)	26 (168.5256)	8 (175.4056)
May 30, 2021	Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest A Omaha, NE	—	—	2 (177.1544)	—	—
May 30, 2021	Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest B Omaha, NE	—	—	13 (168.5484)	—	—
May 30, 2021	Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest C Omaha, NE	—	—	10 (170.2628)	—	—
May 28, 2021	9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE	30 / 46 (665.5768)	23 (167.9884)	16 (171.4172)	31 (165.0856)	36 (161.0856)
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	55 / 105 (677.0396)	54 (169.6684)	78 (164.5256)	24 (173.1656)	47 (169.6800)
Oct 2, 2020	Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	26 / 66 (671.2912)	16 (171.9656)	9 (171.4056)	46 (164.5372)	43 (163.3828)
Jun 27, 2020	Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA	18 / 47 (674.1712)	23 (167.3828)	8 (172)	30 (166.8228)	19 (167.9656)
Jun 26, 2020	Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA	15 / 53 (673.5768)	7 (174.8572)	2 (175.4056)	32 (166.2284)	44 (157.0856)
Apr 6, 2020	Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO	96 / 109 (154.8228)	—	—	—	—
Sep 20, 2019	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	26 / 34 (647.2112)	26 (162.2284)	12 (167.4288)	20 (166.2284)	29 (151.3256)
Aug 31, 2019	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	15 / 28 (671.8856)	15 (167.4172)	20 (163.9772)	14 (169.6684)	7 (170.8228)
Jun 28, 2019	Back To Mayberry 🏅 Rodney, IA	16 / 28 (671.3372)	11 (170.2628)	21 (164.5256)	1 (175.4172)	25 (161.1316)
May 31, 2019	8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE	30 / 39 (639.8168)	31 (158.2284)	31 (159.4172)	9 (171.9656)	34 (150.2056)
Aug 10, 2018	26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Arlington, NE	19 / 30 (649.5768)	21 (162.2512)	5 (173.1428)	26 (146.2056)	11 (167.9772)
Jul 6, 2018	Back To Mayberry Rodney, IA	22 / 26 (647.2912)	16 (166.8228)	8 (169.6912)	20 (158.8228)	23 (151.9544)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

FAIRWAY 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 (14 found in their record)

The 180 club

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)