A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKIN ROYS
SMOKIN ROYS is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 4th of 21 at the Butler Chambers Barbeque & Huckster's Day (2016). They are ranked #2762 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKIN' ROYS” and “SMOKIN ROY'S”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1512
peak 1523 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2013
latest Jul 14, 2023 · 9.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
43% of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.31 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 640.18 (+3.14)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.50
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.57 · weakest Chicken (154.06)
Road miles
18
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Purse competed for
$4,050
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
640.18 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN ROYS, each with one reason worth a look.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,774 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1526
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,767 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1513
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 8 years before SMOKIN ROYS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,780 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
Level with SMOKIN ROYS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,775 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1522
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,778 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before SMOKIN ROYS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.8688 | 146.8000 | 154.06 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 170.8344 | 149.6572 | 161.12 | top 49% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 175.4172 | 153.1084 | 161.51 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 167.9656 | 156.5028 | 161.57 | top 52% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Opponents faced
117
finished ahead 66 times, behind 94
Longest layoff
6.8 yrs
Sep 16, 2016 → Jul 14, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1)
20161 milestone
- Peak power rating (1523) Butler Chambers Barbeque & Huckster's Day
20154 milestones
- First category win (Pork) Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1604 Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day
- Career-best overall score658.1604 Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Community Fisrt Bank BBQ Competition (TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
- First call Community Fisrt Bank BBQ Competition (TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
- First overall top-10 Community Fisrt Bank BBQ Competition (TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.2 | Butler Chambers Barbeque & Huckster's Day | Sep 16, 2016 |
| +9 | Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day | Sep 11, 2015 |
| +6.5 | Community Fisrt Bank BBQ Competition (TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) | Sep 27, 2013 |
| +1.4 | Bates County BBQ State Championship | Oct 25, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) | Jul 14, 2023 |
| -6.4 | Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival | Sep 5, 2014 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 29% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 89.8% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2023 | Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) 🏅 Butler, MO | 26 / 27 (637.5772) | 27 (155.9772) | 24 (158.8572) | 24 (158.8000) | 24 (163.9428) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Smokin in the Electric City (ONE MEAT RIBS) Butler, MO | — | — | 23 (149.6572) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Butler Chambers Barbeque & Huckster's Day Butler, MO | 4 / 21 (657.0856) | 11 (158.8688) | 3 (166.8112) | 8 (163.4400) | 3 (167.9656) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Butler Chamber of Commerce BBQ & Huckster's Day Butler, MO | 4 / 14 (658.1604) | 12 (151.3828) | 3 (170.8344) | 1 (175.4172) | 8 (160.5260) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival 🏅 Butler, MO | 33 / 43 (617.0288) | 40 (146.8000) | 32 (154.2628) | 28 (159.4632) | 25 (156.5028) |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Bates County BBQ State Championship 🏅 Butler, MO | 16 / 33 (646.7204) | 20 (158.2400) | 10 (166.8344) | 22 (158.8460) | 15 (162.8000) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Community Fisrt Bank BBQ Competition (TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Appleton City, MO | 7 / 18 (624.4796) | 9 (153.1200) | 3 (160.5600) | 10 (153.1084) | 9 (157.6912) |