SportsPage Smokers

SportsPage Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 16th of 50 at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023). They are ranked #2675 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,675

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1514

peak 1517 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2019

latest Oct 17, 2025 · 6.5 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

334.7884 / 360

Backyard · WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)

Perfect 180s

Current form

326.00 ▲

last 5 Backyard vs avg 324.54 (+1.46)

Walk rate

11%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8228

Pork Ribs · WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)

Consistency

±9.26

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.95 · weakest Chicken (161.59)

Road miles

across 9 mapped stops

Schedule strength

21%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)

Purse competed for

$45K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Backyard avg

324.54 / 360

6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

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

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

334.7884 career-best overall

93.0% of a perfect 360

Their best day on record: 334.7884 at WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) — 93.0% of a perfect 360.

Backyard
Oct 18, 2024

A tough matchup

5–1 behind in the head-to-head

Hickory Hangover ahead in 83% of their meetings

Hickory Hangover has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Boob-B-Q in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

2.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (Aug 13, 2021).

last seen May 3, 2019
back Aug 13, 2021

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The teams rated closest to SportsPage Smokers, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Smoke 30 BBQ

#2,684 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1514

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before SportsPage Smokers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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Hickory Hills BBQ

#2,674 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1514

Fewer contests behind them than SportsPage Smokers has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jul 8, 2016

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Bull and Boar BBQ

#2,693 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1513

They turned up 5 years after SportsPage Smokers did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Apr 25, 2026

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CAPTAIN JACK'S BBQ CREW

#2,687 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1515

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen Mar 2, 2018

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TR's Up In Smoke

#2,688 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1523

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before SportsPage Smokers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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Weasel's Bone Lickin' BBQ

#2,661 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1514

Fewer contests behind them than SportsPage Smokers has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Boob-B-Q	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Boar on the Floor	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Boss Hawgs	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Los Diablos	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Hickory Hangover	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Sweaty Pig	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Just For Fun BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Beefis and Butt-Head	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Uncle Redstone	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Gustoso BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Last Place Chicken	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Happy Grillmore	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Slice to Meat You	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	1	0	0	166.2516	155.9544	161.59	top 56%
Pork Ribs	6	0	0	0	170.8228	154.9028	162.95	top 53%

“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)	2	0	top 82%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 36%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	18	0	top 49%	Oct 17, 2025
Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2	18	0	top 70%	Sep 8, 2022

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 4 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 279 finished ahead 249 times, behind 199

Longest layoff 2.3 yrs May 3, 2019 → Aug 13, 2021

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

20251 milestone

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

20243 milestones

Oct 18 Career-best overall score334.7884 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Oct 18 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8228 WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Oct 18 Peak power rating (1517) WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)

20231 milestone

Oct 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score334.2972 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)

20191 milestone

May 3 First call The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20161 milestone

May 6 First tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.8	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)	Oct 20, 2023
+6.3	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 3, 2019
+6.1	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	Aug 13, 2021
+5.2	WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	Oct 18, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.9	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	Sep 8, 2022
-2.7	WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	Oct 17, 2025

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0%	top 62%	92.2%	92.2%
2024	1	0%	top 36%	93%	93%
2023	1	0%	top 32%	92.9%	92.9%
2022	1	0%	top 103%	87%	87%
2021	1	0%	top 37%	87.8%	87.8%
2019	1	100%	top 39%	88.1%	88.1%
2018	1	0%	—	—	—
2017	1	0%	—	—	—
2016	1	0%	—	—	—

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	24 / 39 (331.9200)	25 (164.5256)	24 (167.3944)	—	—
Oct 18, 2024	WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	18 / 50 (334.7884)	30 (163.9656)	11 (170.8228)	—	—
Oct 20, 2023	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	16 / 50 (334.2972)	20 (166.2516)	20 (168.0456)	—	—
Sep 8, 2022	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	36 / 35 (313.0400)	36 (155.9544)	31 (157.0856)	—	—
Aug 13, 2021	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	18 / 49 (315.9312)	25 (156.4912)	17 (159.4400)	—	—
May 3, 2019	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	21 / 54 (317.2572)	9 (162.3544)	37 (154.9028)	—	—
May 4, 2018	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	—	—	—	—	—
May 5, 2017	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	—	—	—	—	—
May 6, 2016	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	—	—	—	—	—

SportsPage Smokers

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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

Backyard avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

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

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)