High-water mark
682.2972
career-best overall
94.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 682.2972 at CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition — 94.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 9, 2013
Smok'n Louie
Smok'n Louie is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 7th of 15 at the Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two (2014). They are ranked #2711 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1513
peak 1515 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 9, 2013
latest Aug 7, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
43% of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
662.71 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 665.04 (-2.33)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.23
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.39 · weakest Brisket (162.59)
Road miles
601
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 141 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Master avg
665.04 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smok'n Louie, each with one reason worth a look.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,719 of the rated field
- Contests
- 29
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1513
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smok'n Louie)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smok'n Louie has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,700 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,705 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
They turned up 7 years after Smok'n Louie did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#2,694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1515
Level with Smok'n Louie on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,695 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1523
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,725 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WILDCATTERS Q CREW | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 161.7372 | 168.57 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 165.1428 | 169.39 | top 40% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 156.6056 | 164.49 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 158.8456 | 162.59 | top 57% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 54% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 61% | Sep 5, 2014 |
| CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 38% | Aug 8, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
96
finished ahead 78 times, behind 80
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ
20142 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8572 Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two
- Peak power rating (1515) Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition
- First call CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.2972 CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score682.2972 CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.8 | CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition | Aug 9, 2013 |
| +4.8 | Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two | Sep 6, 2014 |
| +2.8 | CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition | Aug 8, 2014 |
| +1.5 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic | Sep 5, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic | Sep 7, 2013 |
| -2 | CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ | Aug 7, 2015 |
| -1.3 | Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show | Sep 6, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 51% | 93.4% | 92.4% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 51% | 94.8% | 92.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2015 | CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Woodward, OK | 17 / 26 (652.5368) | 16 (166.2856) | 16 (166.2628) | 22 (156.6056) | 10 (163.3828) |
| Sep 6, 2014 | Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two Garden City, KS | 7 / 15 (672.4800) | 13 (166.8344) | 2 (174.8572) | 8 (168.5372) | 11 (162.2512) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic Garden City, KS | 8 / 14 (666.2856) | 5 (170.8456) | 7 (168.0228) | 7 (168.5600) | 11 (158.8572) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK | 13 / 26 (657.6912) | 5 (171.4400) | 10 (165.1428) | 16 (161.1428) | 16 (159.9656) |
| Sep 7, 2013 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic Garden City, KS | 17 / 26 (664.5484) | 10 (169.6800) | 11 (169.7256) | 15 (166.2972) | 21 (158.8456) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show Scott City, KS | 17 / 28 (659.4400) | 19 (161.7372) | 14 (170.8572) | 21 (161.1200) | 12 (165.7256) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK | 8 / 30 (682.2972) | 5 (173.1544) | 8 (170.8456) | 10 (169.1772) | 8 (169.1200) |