High-water mark
683.8972
career-best overall
95.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 683.8972 at Trekking for CDH — 95.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 19, 2026
Smoke This BBQ
Smoke This BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 9th of 26 at the Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship (2015). They are ranked #3943 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smoke This BBQ - MO”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1484 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Apr 5, 2013
latest Sep 19, 2026 · 13.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.50 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 636.70 (+10.80)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.05
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.66 · weakest Brisket (156.40)
Road miles
1,725
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1,591 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Purse competed for
$8,300
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
636.70 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smoke This BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
160 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,916 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to Smoke This BBQ)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — D'S SMOKEHOUSE ahead 4–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Smoke This BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,953 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1484
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,952 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
They turned up 5 years after Smoke This BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#3,931 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,924 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Level with Smoke This BBQ 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 154.8572 | 163.66 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 142.8570 | 158.49 | top 66% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 153.1426 | 159.91 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 142.2856 | 156.40 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 64% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
5 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
237
finished ahead 133 times, behind 236
Longest layoff
11.1 yrs
Aug 7, 2015 → Sep 19, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score683.8972 Trekking for CDH
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4172 Trekking for CDH
- Most recent contest Trekking for CDH
20153 milestones
- First call Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2404 Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV
- Peak power rating (1493) The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9 | Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship | Aug 7, 2015 |
| +1.4 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | Aug 16, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.3 | 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship | Dec 27, 2013 |
| -6.9 | The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV | Apr 5, 2013 |
| -5.3 | 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -3 | Trekking for CDH | Sep 19, 2026 |
| -2.5 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Oct 4, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 95% | 95% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 92% | 92% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 88.3% | 86.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 17 / 27 (683.8972) | 20 (170.8344) | 22 (169.1200) | 22 (168.5256) | 6 (175.4172) |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Trekking for CDH (ONE MEAT RIBS) Pierron, IL | — | — | 5 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship Kirksville, MO | 9 / 26 (662.2404) | 3 (174.2972) | 19 (158.8576) | 8 (168.5600) | 12 (160.5256) |
| Dec 27, 2013 | 4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA | 24 / 28 (620.5368) | 15 (164.5484) | 25 (152.5600) | 20 (161.1428) | 27 (142.2856) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 62 / 99 (634.8228) | 70 (157.6800) | 75 (155.4056) | 64 (156.5944) | 31 (165.1428) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA | 32 / 63 (635.9888) | 36 (160.5716) | 21 (163.4516) | 37 (156) | 29 (155.9656) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA | 49 / 70 (618.2856) | 30 (162.8570) | 45 (154.8574) | 49 (153.1426) | 52 (147.4286) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA | 35 / 48 (601.1424) | 30 (154.8572) | 39 (142.8570) | 27 (155.4282) | 38 (148) |