Smokeritaville KS
Rating
1499
peak 1514
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2021-09-24
latest 2025-09-26
Best ToY finish
#1255
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.49 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 656.80 (-5.31)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
177.1428
Consistency
±23.49
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.45 · weakest Pork (159.56)
Road miles
163
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 148.5028 | 161.28 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 161.7028 | 167.50 | top 51% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 149.6456 | 159.56 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 159.9772 | 168.45 | 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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (8 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 656.80
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 668.3996 | 668.40 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 626.0912 | 626.09 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 685.6112 | 654.32 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 683.3484 | 683.35 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 29 / 67 (668.3996) | 40 (165.6684) | 21 (170.8344) | 42 (164.5256) | 29 (167.3712) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 442 / 487 (626.0912) | 469 (148.5028) | 374 (161.7028) | 469 (149.6456) | 264 (166.2400) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 396 / 505 (643.2912) | 432 (158.2400) | 322 (164.5828) | 454 (154.7656) | 241 (165.7028) |
| 2022-09-23 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Shawnee, KS | 12 / 87 (685.6112) | 20 (171.9656) | 20 (173.1200) | 35 (166.2400) | 9 (174.2856) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 83 / 94 (634.0684) | 81 (160.4912) | 77 (162.8000) | 90 (150.8000) | 75 (159.9772) |
| 2021-09-24 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) Shawnee, KS | 13 / 86 (683.3484) | 42 (162.8344) | 24 (171.9656) | 17 (171.4056) | 6 (177.1428) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |