Happy hunting ground
Top 16%
average finish here
BBQ, Boots & Brew is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 3rd
- average top 16%
CHULENGO Smoker Team
CHULENGO Smoker Team is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 29 at the BBQ, Boots & Brew (2022). They are ranked #1401 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1571
peak 1587 · rated over 20 contests
Contests
21
in the data
First seen
Nov 1, 2019
latest Oct 3, 2025 · 5.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
33% of 21 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
677.59 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 680.92 (-3.33)
Walk rate
62%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.91
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.72 · weakest Pork (169.65)
Road miles
5,795
across 21 mapped stops · furthest 1,606 mi
Schedule strength
80%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)
Purse competed for
$184K
listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 20 state-championship entries
Master avg
680.92 / 720
20 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #756 (172 pts) | #740 (217 pts) | #871 (172 pts) | #838 (157 pts) | #692 (217 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #400 (523 pts) | #339 (693 pts) | #461 (518 pts) | #369 (593 pts) | #387 (583 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #315 (672 pts) | #408 (552 pts) | #327 (777 pts) | #342 (617 pts) | #295 (757 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #315 (738 pts) | #382 (623 pts) | #433 (583 pts) | #426 (533 pts) | #314 (753 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #809 (79 pts) | #893 (64 pts) | #837 (89 pts) | #802 (99 pts) | #779 (104 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CHULENGO Smoker Team, each with one reason worth a look.
36 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,400 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1597
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to CHULENGO Smoker Team)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CHULENGO Smoker Team has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,399 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1571
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,403 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1589
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 5 years before CHULENGO Smoker Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,405 of the rated field
- Contests
- 28
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1609
Careers of much the same size, 28 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,397 of the rated field
- Contests
- 32
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 28%
- Peak
- 1579
32 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 28% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1571
Level with CHULENGO Smoker Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Candy Q | 17 | 1 | 16 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| B' Mackin BBQ | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| West Coast BBQ Shop | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG RED BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKERS PURGATORY | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| 7 SINS BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| 5TH GEAR BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| B Lee's BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BLAZIN BARRELS BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 160.4796 | 170.72 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 178.2972 | 165.0972 | 170.46 | top 48% |
| Pork | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 175.4288 | 154.2172 | 169.65 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 159.9312 | 169.92 | top 40% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 49% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 44% | Jun 2, 2023 |
| BBQ, Boots & Brew | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 16% | Apr 28, 2023 |
| 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 48% | Nov 4, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
7 contests
Contests a season
3.5
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
11 of 21 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
17
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
745
finished ahead 577 times, behind 510
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Feb 28, 2020 → Feb 18, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest)
20241 milestone
- Peak power rating (1587) Best in the Southwest
20233 milestones
- 10th tracked contest BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest
- First category win (Brisket) Swanner House Autumn Reata Round Up BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Swanner House Autumn Reata Round Up BBQ Contest
20224 milestones
- First call BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival
- First overall top-10 BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival
- Career-best overall score700.5256 BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival
- First overall podium BBQ, Boots & Brew
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.5544 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.2 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival | Feb 18, 2022 |
| +16.5 | BBQ, Boots & Brew | Apr 8, 2022 |
| +11.3 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | Nov 4, 2022 |
| +10.7 | BBQ, Boots & Brew | Apr 28, 2023 |
| +9.4 | Reata Round Up BBQ Contest | Aug 12, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest | Mar 14, 2025 |
| -5.3 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | Jun 28, 2024 |
| -4.7 | Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest) | Oct 3, 2025 |
| -2.7 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | Nov 1, 2019 |
| -2.1 | Golden State Battle of Indio | Nov 17, 2023 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 95.2% | 93.9% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 55% | 94.6% | 94.4% |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 40% | 96.7% | 95.6% |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 71% | top 29% | 97.3% | 95.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 92% | 92% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2025 | Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest) 🏅 Jackson, TN | 18 / 25 (669.0052) | 11 (171.9656) | 15 (169.7028) | 15 (167.4056) | 20 (159.9312) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 17 / 34 (685.5884) | 11 (173.1200) | 19 (171.9772) | 18 (169.6800) | 18 (170.8112) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest 🏅 Fayetteville, AR | 21 / 28 (673.6112) | 18 (169.7028) | 19 (169.6800) | 23 (163.4056) | 11 (170.8228) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 20 / 35 (681.0396) | 15 (173.1084) | 26 (166.2400) | 14 (173.1084) | 19 (168.5828) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Ignite your Passion 🏅 Winchester, CA | 13 / 22 (678.7084) | 22 (160.4912) | 9 (175.4172) | 10 (171.9772) | 6 (170.8228) |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 12 / 25 (679.8740) | 12 (169.7028) | 17 (167.3828) | 10 (169.6800) | 9 (173.1084) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Golden State Battle of Indio 🏅 Indio, CA | 25 / 40 (685.5884) | 8 (175.4056) | 35 (165.0972) | — | 20 (170.8228) |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic 🏅 Mesa, AZ | 7 / 26 (687.3484) | 2 (176) | 5 (173.7144) | 10 (169.6684) | 13 (167.9656) |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Swanner House Autumn Reata Round Up BBQ Contest 🏅 San Juan Capistrano, CA | 9 / 17 (688.4684) | 7 (174.8572) | 11 (168.5256) | — | 1 (178.8572) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 15 / 43 (686.7772) | 22 (169.6800) | 3 (176.5600) | 25 (170.2628) | 15 (170.2744) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 7 / 33 (695.9428) | 18 (173.1200) | 3 (177.7144) | 11 (174.2628) | 13 (170.8456) |
| Mar 10, 2023 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 13 / 32 (683.8856) | 18 (170.2628) | 22 (165.0972) | 6 (174.2628) | 6 (174.2628) |
| Nov 4, 2022 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA | 8 / 35 (688.4916) | 9 (175.4172) | 12 (170.8344) | 7 (175.4288) | 19 (166.8112) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 247 / 505 (668.4796) | 340 (163.9656) | 43 (176) | 239 (167.9656) | 347 (160.5484) |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Reata Round Up BBQ Contest 🏅 San Juan Capistrano, CA | 7 / 25 (681.6344) | 18 (167.4056) | 12 (169.6916) | — | 3 (172.5716) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 20 / 37 (677.6116) | 10 (173.7028) | 25 (166.2516) | 17 (170.8344) | 20 (166.8228) |
| Apr 8, 2022 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 3 / 29 (689.6228) | 5 (175.4056) | 18 (166.8228) | 10 (170.8344) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Feb 18, 2022 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 4 / 34 (700.5256) | 7 (176) | 2 (178.2972) | 13 (173.1084) | 8 (173.1200) |
| Feb 28, 2020 | Best in the Desert Southwest KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 20 / 29 (662.6392) | 23 (160.4796) | 18 (167.9656) | 16 (167.9656) | 15 (166.2284) |
| Nov 1, 2019 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA | 27 / 37 (653.5544) | 25 (164.5256) | 21 (166.2744) | 32 (154.2172) | 14 (168.5372) |