Smoke'Em All

Smoke'Em All is a competition barbecue team with 22 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 12 at the Viva La BBQ Fest (2019). They are ranked #1998 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smoke Em All”, “Smoke 'Em All”, “Smoke-Em-All”, “*Smoke 'Em All” and “Smoke' em All”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,998

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1538

peak 1558 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 13, 2013

latest Oct 17, 2025 · 12.3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

36% of 22 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

668.0228 / 720

Master · Smoking Hot BBQ CoCo Beach

Perfect 180s

Current form

336.73

last 5 Backyard vs avg 336.55 (+0.18)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL)

Consistency

±5.74

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.93 · weakest Brisket (159.65)

Road miles

16,395

across 22 mapped stops · furthest 1,782 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)

Purse competed for

$45K

listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

650.71 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

336.55 / 360

12 Backyard contests · 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.

High-water mark

668.0228 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 668.0228 at Smoking Hot BBQ CoCo Beach — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Feb 18, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Los Diablos has finished one call ahead of Smoke'Em All 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

NORALA BBQ TEAM ahead in 100% of their meetings

NORALA BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.28 points below their pork, and turns into a call 56% of the time against 60%.

Brisket avg 159.65
Pork avg 167.93
5 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Cocineros del Este in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

4.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.1 years, then back at Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) (Aug 4, 2023).

last seen Jun 21, 2019
back Aug 4, 2023

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Bonnie Blue BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A February team

Top 18% average finish in February

Something about February: average finish in the top 18% across 4 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.

4 February contests
top 52% the rest of the year

The long haul

16,395 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 16,395 miles across 22 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,782 miles to Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1.

22 mapped stops
furthest 1,782 mi

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smoke'Em All, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Secondhand Smoke BBQ Team

#1,987 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1539

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smoke'Em All)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smoke'Em All has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 5, 2023

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NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ

#1,995 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1539

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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Big Fork BBQ

#2,006 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1543

Careers of much the same size, 24 contests to 22, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Jack9 BBQ-CA

#1,992 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1552

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 12% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2023

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16 Mesh BBQ

#1,988 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1539

They turned up 9 years after Smoke'Em All did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2025

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TASTY LICKS BBQ SUPPLY

#1,983 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1539

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 11 years before Smoke'Em All's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 16 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
NORALA BBQ TEAM	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
LEE LA Q	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Deviant Smoke	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Modest Meats	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Wee Daddy's BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Electro-Que-ted	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Say My Name BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Gustoso BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Mad Rocket Barbecue	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Cocineros del Este	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Last Place Chicken	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Bonnie Blue BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	5	0	0	176.5600	146.2400	165.14	top 56%
Pork Ribs	21	5	0	1	178.8572	150.8684	165.64	top 56%
Pork	10	6	1	4	177.7600	152.5028	167.93	top 37%
Brisket	9	5	0	0	166.2400	138.2288	159.65	top 46%

“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)	3	top 58%
Medium (20–39)	12	top 53%
Large (40+)	6	top 46%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AL	12	top 58%
PR	4	top 18%
CA	2	top 96%
TN	1	top 78%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	11	0	top 36%	Oct 17, 2025
Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	18	0	top 59%	Jun 13, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 5 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 12 of 22 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 19 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 464 finished ahead 385 times, behind 392

Longest layoff 4.1 yrs Jun 21, 2019 → Aug 4, 2023

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

20251 milestone

Oct 17 Most recent contest WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)

20232 milestones

Aug 4 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL)
Sep 22 Peak power rating (1558) O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1

20191 milestone

Jun 21 10th tracked contest Viva La BBQ Fest

20172 milestones

Feb 18 First category win (Pork) Smoking Hot BBQ CoCo Beach
Feb 18 Career-best overall score668.0228 Smoking Hot BBQ CoCo Beach

20161 milestone

Feb 20 First overall podium 9th Annual Smoking Hot BBQ San Juan

20141 milestone

Feb 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4568 Cattlemen's Caribbean BBQ Competition

20133 milestones

Jul 13 First tracked contest Cattlemen's BBQ Competition
Jul 13 First call Cattlemen's BBQ Competition
Jul 13 First overall top-10 Cattlemen's BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	9th Annual Smoking Hot BBQ San Juan	Feb 20, 2016
+12.9	Smoking Hot BBQ CoCo Beach	Feb 18, 2017
+12	Cattlemen's BBQ Competition	Jul 13, 2013
+11.2	Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL)	Aug 4, 2023
+9.6	Cattlemen's Caribbean BBQ Competition	Feb 21, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1	Aug 8, 2014
-11.8	Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)	Sep 6, 2024
-11.6	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2	Aug 9, 2014
-9.3	O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1	May 2, 2025
-4.3	Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	Apr 26, 2024

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	5	0	0	20%	top 57%	95.9%	93.5%
2024	4	0	0	0%	top 62%	93.6%	92.4%
2023	3	2	0	100%	top 55%	96.5%	94.8%
2019	1	1	0	100%	top 25%	92.8%	92.8%
2017	1	1	1	100%	top 13%	92.8%	92.8%
2016	2	1	0	50%	top 44%	92.8%	92%
2015	2	1	0	50%	top 27%	91%	91%
2014	3	1	0	33%	top 71%	91.7%	87.6%
2013	1	1	0	100%	top 15%	90%	90%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 17, 2025	WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	11 / 39 (345.0856)	6 (176.5600)	22 (168.5256)	—	—
Sep 12, 2025	Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL	14 / 28 (340.5028)	20 (169.6684)	14 (170.8344)	—	—
Jun 13, 2025	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	23 / 35 (336.5488)	19 (170.8572)	22 (165.6916)	—	—
May 2, 2025	O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL	24 / 28 (326.7196)	27 (157.0512)	14 (169.6684)	16 (167.3828)	—
Mar 21, 2025	Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL	24 / 43 (334.7888)	21 (169.6916)	28 (165.0972)	—	—
Oct 18, 2024	WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	22 / 50 (332.5028)	11 (171.9656)	32 (160.5372)	—	—
Sep 6, 2024	Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL	24 / 27 (330.7772)	27 (158.2172)	12 (172.5600)	—	—
Jun 7, 2024	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	18 / 35 (337.0972)	15 (169.6916)	16 (167.4056)	—	—
Apr 26, 2024	Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL	26 / 40 (330.7656)	28 (163.3828)	23 (167.3828)	—	—
Oct 27, 2023	Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 🏅 Madison, AL	16 / 14 (338.2284)	6 (175.4056)	23 (162.8228)	—	—
Sep 22, 2023	O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1 Oneonta, AL	6 / 18 (338.2400)	13 (166.8228)	5 (171.4172)	—	—
Aug 4, 2023	Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL	10 / 58 (347.3828)	26 (168.5256)	2 (178.8572)	—	—
Jun 21, 2019	Viva La BBQ Fest San Juan	3 / 12 (667.8856)	4 (167.9656)	5 (165.1200)	3 (168.5600)	4 (166.2400)
Feb 18, 2017	Smoking Hot BBQ CoCo Beach Rio Grande	3 / 23 (668.0228)	8 (166.2628)	5 (170.2972)	1 (177.7600)	10 (153.7028)
Oct 21, 2016	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	75 / 96 (656.4568)	66 (165.1084)	78 (160.5372)	66 (165.1312)	64 (165.6800)
Feb 20, 2016	9th Annual Smoking Hot BBQ San Juan San Juan, PR	3 / 28 (667.9312)	11 (161.1428)	7 (168.5600)	2 (173.1084)	8 (165.1200)
Jun 5, 2015	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	—	—	—	—	—
Feb 21, 2015	Smokin' Hot BBQ San Juan Puerto Rico San Juan, PR	9 / 33 (655.3368)	20 (158.8228)	15 (162.2512)	5 (170.2972)	6 (163.9656)
Aug 9, 2014	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 Huntington Beach, CA	36 / 38 (629.6000)	35 (158.8344)	38 (153.7028)	36 (152.5028)	25 (164.5600)
Aug 8, 2014	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 Huntington Beach, CA	38 / 39 (602.7884)	37 (154.8456)	38 (150.8684)	34 (158.8456)	38 (138.2288)
Feb 21, 2014	Cattlemen's Caribbean BBQ Competition San Juan, PR	8 / 38 (660.4568)	6 (170.8572)	14 (164.5600)	4 (170.8112)	17 (154.2284)
Jul 13, 2013	Cattlemen's BBQ Competition San Juan, PR	6 / 41 (647.8856)	26 (146.2400)	17 (161.6800)	2 (174.8572)	6 (165.1084)

Smoke'Em All

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

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)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

A February team

The long haul

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 — 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)