Misfits of Smoke

Misfits of Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 28 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 4th of 27 at the Roast N Boast BBQ (2016). They are ranked #5993 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,993

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1435

peak 1435 · rated over 27 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 23, 2013

latest Oct 17, 2025 · 12.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#653

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

18% of 28 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8228 / 720

Master · Roast N Boast BBQ

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

644.66 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 642.76 (+1.90)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Roast N Boast BBQ

Consistency

±39.11

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.49 · weakest Brisket (159.54)

Road miles

1,849

across 28 mapped stops · furthest 177 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Purse competed for

$40K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.76 / 720

26 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

327.92 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

High-water mark

694.8228 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8228 at Roast N Boast BBQ — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 30, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

RIVER RATS has finished one call ahead of Misfits of Smoke 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

13–2 behind in the head-to-head

BEER-B-QUE BOYS ahead in 87% of their meetings

BEER-B-QUE BOYS has come out ahead in 13 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.96 points below their pork, and turns into a call 12% of the time against 23%.

Brisket avg 159.54
Pork avg 164.49
3 calls in 26 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

12 of 12 shared pork entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 12 of 12 shared pork entries.

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A September team

Top 41% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 41% across 3 contests, versus top 71% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 71% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked Roast N Boast every year from 2018 to 2024 — the contest they never miss.

10 visits in all
best finish 6th

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
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2013 (65 pts)	#2538 (55 pts)	#1900 (80 pts)	#2529 (55 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1047 (257 pts)	#1136 (247 pts)	#1039 (297 pts)	#871 (377 pts)	#1223 (222 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1936 (110 pts)	#2146 (80 pts)	#1785 (125 pts)	#1707 (135 pts)	#2055 (95 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1158 (262 pts)	#1541 (182 pts)	#1233 (262 pts)	#2265 (72 pts)	#1025 (337 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#653 (559 pts)	#652 (589 pts)	#767 (489 pts)	#762 (489 pts)	#560 (664 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#841 (401 pts)	#822 (441 pts)	#775 (471 pts)	#881 (416 pts)	#920 (366 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to Misfits of Smoke, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Dutch BBQ Friends - Netherlands

#5,988 of the rated field

1435 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2024

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F n G BBQ

#5,991 of the rated field

1435 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 28, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jan 4, 2024

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Hog Heaven BBQ

#5,994 of the rated field

1435 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Misfits of Smoke's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 16 contests

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SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT

#6,000 of the rated field

1434 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen May 6, 2022

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Disco Balls

#5,992 of the rated field

1435 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

Level with Misfits of Smoke on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 22, 2022

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Vegan Tears BBQ

#5,990 of the rated field

1435 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1435

They turned up 12 years after Misfits of Smoke did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BEER-B-QUE BOYS	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
HOGG UGLY	11	6	4	55%	⚔ compare
CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
South Pork	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
River Rat Pig Porkers	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
HOGG LEGG SMOKERS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
180 PROOF BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Sloppy Hog BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
SHORT BUS COOKERS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	27	5	0	0	174.8456	142.2516	163.89	top 67%
Pork Ribs	28	6	0	0	177.7144	137.0400	161.51	top 69%
Pork	26	6	0	2	174.2744	156.5028	164.49	top 63%
Brisket	26	3	1	1	180 🔥	145.6344	159.54	top 71%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	6	top 76%
Medium (20–39)	13	top 67%
Large (40+)	8	top 75%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MS	23	top 73%
TN	2	top 61%
AL	2	top 62%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Roast N Boast	10	6	top 80%	Oct 18, 2024
Stand by Your Grill	3	40	top 94%	Aug 19, 2016
Roast N Boast BBQ	2	4	top 33%	Oct 6, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 24 of 28 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 15 3 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 28 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls

Opponents faced 500 finished ahead 287 times, behind 747

Longest layoff 1 yrs Sep 21, 2018 → Oct 4, 2019

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

20251 milestone

Oct 17 Most recent contest Roast N Boast

20221 milestone

Oct 28 25th tracked contest Roast N Boast

20164 milestones

Sep 30 First category win (Brisket) Roast N Boast BBQ
Sep 30 First overall top-10 Roast N Boast BBQ
Sep 30 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Roast N Boast BBQ
Sep 30 Career-best overall score694.8228 Roast N Boast BBQ

20151 milestone

May 15 10th tracked contest Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff

20142 milestones

Jun 20 First call The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off
Jun 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.7316 The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off

20132 milestones

Aug 23 First tracked contest Roast n' Boast
Aug 23 Peak power rating (1486) Roast n' Boast

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.8	Roast N Boast BBQ	Sep 30, 2016
+8.6	Roast N Boast	Oct 28, 2022
+7	Fifth Annual Bull Moose	Apr 3, 2015
+6.4	Roast N Boast	Sep 21, 2018
+5	Hog Wild BBQ Festival	Oct 2, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.5	Roast n' Boast	Aug 23, 2013
-12.2	Stand By Your Grill	Aug 14, 2015
-10.9	Roast N Boast	Oct 18, 2024
-10.8	Stand by Your Grill	Aug 19, 2016
-10.4	Roast N Boast	Oct 4, 2019

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)
2025	1	1	0	100%	top 69%	91.1%	91.1%
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 100%	88.1%	88.1%
2023	1	1	0	100%	top 83%	91.8%	91.8%
2022	2	1	0	50%	top 75%	90.5%	90.5%
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 79%	91%	91%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 94%	86.2%	86.2%
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 92%	86.3%	86.3%
2018	3	1	0	33%	top 70%	93.9%	90.1%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 52%	91.3%	91.3%
2016	2	1	1	50%	top 57%	96.5%	81.1%
2015	7	0	0	14%	top 68%	92.9%	90%
2014	6	0	0	50%	top 64%	94.4%	90.9%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 96%	88%	88%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 17, 2025	Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	9 / 13 (327.9200)	6 (165.1200)	11 (162.8000)	2 (170.8228)	—
Oct 18, 2024	Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	15 / 15 (634.6284)	11 (167.4056)	14 (157.6572)	15 (156.5028)	15 (153.0628)
Oct 20, 2023	Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	10 / 12 (661.0632)	10 (163.3828)	4 (173.7372)	4 (174.2744)	11 (149.6688)
Oct 28, 2022	Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	6 / 8 (651.8404)	6 (165.6916)	5 (170.2628)	6 (161.6688)	7 (154.2172)
Aug 26, 2022	Roast N Boast - Rib Roast (ONE MEAT RIBS) Columbus, MS	—	—	18 (161.6572)	—	—
Aug 27, 2021	Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	15 / 19 (655.3484)	13 (166.3200)	16 (161.6568)	14 (164.5372)	14 (162.8344)
Oct 9, 2020	Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	34 / 36 (620.4340)	36 (142.2516)	32 (156.5484)	26 (166.2512)	31 (155.3828)
Oct 4, 2019	Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	23 / 25 (621.5432)	22 (158.8000)	24 (152.5716)	19 (161.0856)	24 (149.0860)
Sep 21, 2018	Roast N Boast Columbus, MS	8 / 17 (675.9776)	9 (166.8572)	8 (168.5716)	3 (173.7144)	13 (166.8344)
Aug 24, 2018	Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Franklin, TN	30 / 36 (631.2688)	30 (156.5944)	31 (153.6460)	17 (166.8228)	31 (154.2056)
Mar 16, 2018	Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS	29 / 36 (639.2000)	28 (162.2284)	17 (165.6800)	31 (161.0972)	34 (150.1944)
Oct 6, 2017	Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS	13 / 25 (657.5888)	19 (159.9428)	10 (167.3944)	9 (170.8572)	16 (159.3944)
Sep 30, 2016	Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS	4 / 27 (694.8228)	11 (171.9656)	4 (177.7144)	21 (165.1428)	1 (180)
Aug 19, 2016	Stand by Your Grill Fulton, MS	40 / 40 (473.0056)	33 (164.5600)	30 (160.5256)	—	40 (147.9200)
Oct 2, 2015	Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS	23 / 26 (610.6628)	22 (159.3828)	26 (137.0400)	19 (157.1200)	20 (157.1200)
Sep 25, 2015	Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL	16 / 26 (654.1024)	13 (165.7028)	19 (159.9428)	20 (160.4912)	8 (167.9656)
Aug 14, 2015	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	57 / 57 (634.0568)	31 (167.3828)	57 (145.6000)	48 (159.4056)	44 (161.6684)
Jun 19, 2015	Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	20 / 37 (661.5768)	19 (166.2856)	25 (161.6456)	22 (166.2628)	19 (167.3828)
May 15, 2015	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	17 / 27 (665.6344)	19 (167.9656)	12 (166.8572)	21 (162.8344)	14 (167.9772)
Apr 3, 2015	Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	16 / 41 (669.1084)	13 (169.1428)	25 (167.4400)	24 (163.9656)	12 (168.5600)
Mar 13, 2015	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	68 / 94 (640.4000)	60 (164.5256)	73 (156.5144)	68 (160.5256)	59 (158.8344)
Oct 17, 2014	Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS	12 / 25 (648.9716)	12 (164.5256)	20 (153.6572)	8 (171.9772)	14 (158.8116)
Oct 2, 2014	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS	14 / 32 (679.8968)	8 (174.8456)	23 (165.0972)	13 (173.7256)	21 (166.2284)
Aug 15, 2014	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	54 / 65 (643.2684)	45 (165.6684)	44 (163.9772)	59 (157.0856)	56 (156.5372)
Jun 20, 2014	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	26 / 49 (670.7316)	37 (163.9312)	6 (174.2972)	24 (168.5372)	34 (163.9660)
May 2, 2014	Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS	33 / 40 (647.8172)	25 (168.5372)	35 (154.7772)	24 (161.6800)	29 (162.8228)
Mar 14, 2014	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS	68 / 95 (635.3028)	88 (150.8344)	48 (161.1084)	68 (161.6800)	51 (161.6800)
Aug 23, 2013	Roast n' Boast Columbus, MS	26 / 27 (633.4628)	20 (165.0972)	22 (163.9428)	25 (158.7884)	27 (145.6344)

Misfits of Smoke

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

Backyard avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

A September team

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)