Their season
2022
their best year
2022 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 54%.
- 4 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 54%
Smokers Anonymous
Smokers Anonymous is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 18 at the Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" (2023). They are ranked #5044 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smoker's Anonymous”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Sep 24, 2021
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.96 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 638.31 (+0.65)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.19
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.08 · weakest Brisket (152.61)
Road miles
15,540
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 3,885 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Purse competed for
$53K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.31 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1067 (88 pts) | #1106 (98 pts) | #736 (247 pts) | #1136 (83 pts) | #1113 (83 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokers Anonymous, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,052 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Fewer contests behind them than Smokers Anonymous has cooked, 7 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#5,057 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,040 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Smokers Anonymous's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,043 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Smokers Anonymous's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,029 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1462
Level with Smokers Anonymous on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,028 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Smokers Anonymous's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMF | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Overland Pig Committee | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Last Years Leftovers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| POWER I BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewey Magoos BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| This is Nice | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hoggy Style BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Velvet Swine | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bourbon Barrel Smokers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 150.8116 | 163.15 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173.7144 | 152.5144 | 164.08 | top 65% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 151.9656 | 160.13 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 141.6916 | 152.61 | top 78% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 72% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 4 | 37 | 0 | top 72% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2 | 47 | 0 | top 72% | Sep 23, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
4 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 11 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
11 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Opponents faced
191
finished ahead 126 times, behind 336
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score658.7660 Shawnee Great Grillers
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20251 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20224 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.9716 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Peak power rating (1488) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- First call Warrior BBQ Ribs Championship - Ribs 1 (One Meat Ribs)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7144 Warrior BBQ Ribs Championship - Ribs 2 (One Meat Ribs )
20211 milestone
- First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 25, 2026 |
| +0.2 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 23, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) | Sep 24, 2021 |
| -8.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 22, 2023 |
| -8.6 | Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" | Nov 10, 2023 |
| -5.7 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 26, 2025 |
| -3.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 27, 2024 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 86% | 87.1% | 86.7% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 54% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 37 / 65 (658.7660) | 35 (167.4172) | 50 (161.6800) | 47 (164.5372) | 33 (165.1316) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 52 / 67 (643.2912) | 33 (167.4056) | 35 (165.6800) | 60 (155.9312) | 59 (154.2744) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 52 / 73 (643.8400) | 27 (170.8456) | 70 (152.5144) | 58 (159.3600) | 42 (161.1200) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" 🏅 Honolulu, HI | 16 / 18 (621.6000) | 14 (159.3944) | 8 (168.5484) | 17 (151.9656) | 17 (141.6916) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" (ONE MEAT RIBS) Honolulu, HI | — | — | 11 (164.5600) | — | — |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 61 / 73 (627.3260) | 70 (150.8116) | 55 (160.5600) | 27 (169.7372) | 67 (146.2172) |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Warrior BBQ Ribs Championship - Ribs 3 (One Meat Ribs) Honolulu, HI | — | — | 10 (163.3944) | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Warrior BBQ Ribs Championship - Ribs 2 (One Meat Ribs ) Honolulu, HI | — | — | 2 (173.7144) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Warrior BBQ Ribs Championship - Ribs 1 (One Meat Ribs) Honolulu, HI | — | — | 7 (166.2856) | — | — |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 47 / 87 (652.9716) | 48 (164.5256) | 23 (170.8460) | 49 (163.3944) | 64 (154.2056) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 78 / 86 (620.4000) | 54 (161.6456) | 69 (157.1316) | 76 (155.9656) | 80 (145.6572) |