Silver Bullet Smokers

Silver Bullet Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 12th of 25 at the Taste of Downtown Danville BBQ Competition (2013). They are ranked #3833 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,833

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1486

peak 1486 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 26, 2013

latest Jul 24, 2015 · 2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

650.7888 / 720

Master · Up In Smoke On The Square

Perfect 180s

Current form

635.42 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 637.39 (-1.96)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8800

Brisket · Up In Smoke On The Square

Consistency

±10.33

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 164.70 · weakest Pork (154.59)

Road miles

427

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 70 mi

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)

Master avg

637.39 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Smokey J's BBQ has finished one call ahead of Silver Bullet Smokers 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

QUAU ahead in 100% of their meetings

QUAU has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.1 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.10 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 38%.

Pork avg 154.59
Brisket avg 164.70
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Shantastic BBQ and the Smoked Bird in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

7 of 8 shared brisket entries lost

QUAU ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUAU has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

MEATSMACK has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The metronome

±1.43% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.43% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.5% of a perfect score
8 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Silver Bullet Smokers, each with one reason worth a look.

139 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em

#3,857 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1506

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Silver Bullet Smokers)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Silver Bullet Smokers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 54 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

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The Woodhouse Grill

#3,844 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1528

They've been 1528 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Mar 13, 2026

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Smokey Boys

#3,840 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1510

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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NEONS BBQ

#3,847 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1502

Level with Silver Bullet Smokers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019

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Mountain High Smokers

#3,850 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1486

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2019

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SUPPERTIME

#3,855 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1486

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 4, 2017

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FIDDLIN' FATBACK	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
QUAU	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
All Pork'd Up	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
MEATSMACK	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
NUTHATCH HILL BBQ CO.	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
GILLY'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CLUCK , OINK & MOO BARBECUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MONSTER-QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
RIB TIP TUESDAY	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
KCBEER'S SMOKE SHACK	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Lucky 13 BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	0	170.2628	146.8228	158.84	top 60%
Pork Ribs	8	0	0	169.1660	148.5028	159.26	top 60%
Pork	8	0	0	168.5256	141.1200	154.59	top 73%
Brisket	8	3	2	174.8800	155.3940	164.70	top 35%

“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)	2	0	top 56%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 63%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Central Illinois Bragging Rights	2	24	top 66%	Oct 10, 2014
Up In Smoke On The Square	2	25	top 54%	Aug 22, 2014
Morton BBQ Throwdown	2	30	top 69%	Jul 25, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 5 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 179 finished ahead 131 times, behind 211

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20151 milestone

Jul 24 Most recent contest 5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown

20142 milestones

Aug 22 Career-best overall score650.7888 Up In Smoke On The Square
Aug 22 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8800 Up In Smoke On The Square

20134 milestones

Jul 26 First tracked contest Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)
Jul 26 First call Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7888 Up In Smoke on the Square
Sep 27 Peak power rating (1499) Taste of Downtown Danville BBQ Competition

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3	Taste of Downtown Danville BBQ Competition	Sep 27, 2013
+1.7	Up In Smoke On The Square	Aug 22, 2014
+0.5	Up In Smoke on the Square	Aug 23, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.8	Morton BBQ Throwdown	Jul 25, 2014
-4.7	Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)	Jul 26, 2013
-4.3	Central Illinois Bragging Rights	Oct 11, 2013
-2.7	Central Illinois Bragging Rights	Oct 10, 2014
-2.4	5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown	Jul 24, 2015

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	1	0%	top 66%	87.4%	87.4%
2014	3	67%	top 63%	90.4%	88.9%
2013	4	50%	top 59%	90.4%	88.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 24, 2015	5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	31 / 47 (628.9940)	46 (146.8572)	30 (157.7028)	14 (168.5256)	32 (155.9084)
Oct 10, 2014	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	24 / 37 (637.0056)	10 (168.5600)	29 (154.7884)	34 (151.9428)	17 (161.7144)
Aug 22, 2014	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	27 / 50 (650.7888)	48 (146.8228)	19 (166.8460)	26 (162.2400)	3 (174.8800)
Jul 25, 2014	Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	34 / 48 (632.4684)	42 (151.9656)	25 (161.7144)	21 (163.3944)	31 (155.3940)
Oct 11, 2013	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	36 / 53 (627.8628)	28 (164)	47 (148.5028)	45 (151.9200)	17 (163.4400)
Sep 27, 2013	Taste of Downtown Danville BBQ Competition Danville, IL	12 / 25 (647.8856)	4 (170.2628)	20 (156.5372)	22 (150.2284)	3 (170.8572)
Aug 23, 2013	Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	25 / 46 (650.7888)	16 (168.5600)	14 (169.1660)	44 (147.3828)	18 (165.6800)
Jul 26, 2013	Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) Morton, IL	30 / 45 (623.3144)	32 (153.6572)	23 (158.8228)	44 (141.1200)	7 (169.7144)

Silver Bullet Smokers

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)