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
- 2013-08-09
Smok'n Louie
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1513
peak 1515 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-08-09
latest 2015-08-07
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 7 contests
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
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.23
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.39 · weakest Brisket (162.59)
Road miles
601
mi 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
Storylines (6 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
RUBBED RITE BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smok'n Louie 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.80 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 29% of the time against 57%.
- Brisket avg 162.59
- Pork Ribs avg 169.39
- 2 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2718 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#2686 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2695 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after Smok'n Louie did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#2690 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smok'n Louie on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2701 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
| OK | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 54% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2014-09-05 |
| CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 38% | 2014-08-08 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-08-09 → 2015-08-07
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
4 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 169.39 · weakest Brisket (162.59)
Walk rate
86%
a top-10 call in 6 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
43%
3 of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
665.04
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
96
78–80 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
601
7 mapped stops · furthest 141 mi
Schedule strength
1558
average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests
Power rating
1513
peak 1515 · #2704 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- 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
- 2014
- 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
- 2015
- Most recent contest CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.8 | CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition | 2013-08-09 |
| +4.8 | Sky's The Limit BBQ Classic Part Two | 2014-09-06 |
| +2.8 | CASA's Grab Root and Growl BBQ Competition | 2014-08-08 |
| +1.5 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic | 2014-09-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic | 2013-09-07 |
| -2 | CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ | 2015-08-07 |
| -1.3 | Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show | 2013-09-06 |
Category scores over time
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-07 | 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) |
| 2014-09-06 | 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) |
| 2014-09-05 | 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) |
| 2014-08-08 | 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) |
| 2013-09-07 | 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) |
| 2013-09-06 | 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) |
| 2013-08-09 | 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) |