A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
POLISH Bbq KING - SMOKER
POLISH Bbq KING - SMOKER is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 78th of 83 at the Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) (2022). Also listed in KCBS results as “*Polish BBQ King-Smoker”, “Polish BBQ King-Smoker” and “Polish Bbq KING@- Smoker”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 16 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Oct 25, 2013
latest Oct 10, 2025 · 12 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Best overall
650.7544 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
629.92 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 620.04 (+9.87)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
170.2972
Consistency
±26.00
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.96 · weakest Brisket (153.68)
Road miles
23
across 7 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$69K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
620.04 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to POLISH Bbq KING - SMOKER, each with one reason worth a look.
POLISH Bbq KING - SMOKER has 1 rated contest, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 117 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,376 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,370 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1496
They turned up 8 years after POLISH Bbq KING - SMOKER did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,371 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 5 years before POLISH Bbq KING - SMOKER's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,400 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
Level with POLISH Bbq KING - SMOKER on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,392 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before POLISH Bbq KING - SMOKER's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,401 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 11 years before POLISH Bbq KING - SMOKER's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Black Forest | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 146.8228 | 159.96 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 135.9656 | 153.86 | top 94% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 138.8112 | 156.28 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2516 | 143.9772 | 153.68 | top 91% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 5 | 78 | 0 | top 97% | Oct 10, 2025 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
463
finished ahead 29 times, behind 601
Longest layoff
5 yrs
Oct 25, 2013 → Oct 26, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
20223 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7544 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
- Career-best overall score650.7544 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2972 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 79.3% | 79.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2025 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 87 / 90 (646.1944) | 59 (169.6800) | 87 (159.9772) | 88 (154.8228) | 84 (161.7144) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 85 / 87 (623.8628) | 87 (149.6456) | 85 (155.4172) | 72 (163.9656) | 81 (154.8344) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 81 / 81 (620.9368) | 68 (163.9428) | 80 (153.1200) | 81 (151.3712) | 81 (152.5028) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 78 / 83 (650.7544) | 36 (170.2972) | 77 (161.1316) | 48 (167.9656) | 83 (151.3600) |
| Oct 25, 2019 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 97 / 97 (610.2056) | 87 (158.8228) | 97 (148) | 85 (159.4056) | 95 (143.9772) |
| Oct 26, 2018 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | 86 / 102 (643.8168) | 84 (160.5256) | 79 (163.4056) | 90 (157.6340) | 74 (162.2516) |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 94 / 97 (570.6852) | 94 (146.8228) | 95 (135.9656) | 92 (138.8112) | 80 (149.0856) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.