A tough matchup
12–1
behind in the head-to-head
Fat&Dumb BBQ ahead in 92% of their meetings
Fat&Dumb BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.
Why Not Smoke
Why Not Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 34th of 68 at the East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival (2013). They are ranked #6130 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1427
peak 1501 · rated over 16 contests
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Sep 26, 2025 · 12.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
628.61 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 621.93 (+6.68)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±44.21
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.20 · weakest Chicken (151.27)
Road miles
183
across 16 mapped stops
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Purse competed for
$37K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 13 state-championship entries
Master avg
621.93 / 720
16 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Why Not Smoke, each with one reason worth a look.
40 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,135 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1427
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Why Not Smoke)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Why Not Smoke has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,131 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1427
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Why Not Smoke)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,137 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1427
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Why Not Smoke's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,133 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1427
Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,136 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1427
21 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#6,129 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1427
They turned up 9 years after Why Not Smoke did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YARDHOGS BBQ | 14 | 10 | 4 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Evening Wood | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Last Years Leftovers | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| Bubba's Pig-a-licious | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| SMF | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Overland Pig Committee | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Grilligans Island | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| F.O.M.S.B. | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| T'S SMOKIN PIT | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| This Little Piggy Got Smoked | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| IHC BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| HAWG HEAVEN | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 20 | 151.27 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 143.4172 | 157.14 | top 69% |
| Pork | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 132.4684 | 158.20 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 141.6684 | 155.32 | top 66% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 7 | 37 | 0 | top 70% | Sep 23, 2022 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 3 | 55 | 0 | top 90% | Sep 26, 2025 |
| East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | 3 | 34 | 0 | top 66% | Aug 28, 2015 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 40% | Sep 21, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
16 of 16 contests
Contests visited
5
4 of them more than once
Opponents faced
485
finished ahead 442 times, behind 964
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 27, 2019 → Sep 24, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20191 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Qlathe BBQ Championship
20182 milestones
- Career-best overall score662.1712 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4400 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
20141 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7656 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival
- Peak power rating (1501) East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 26, 2014 |
| +6.9 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | Sep 21, 2018 |
| +3.1 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | Sep 22, 2017 |
| +0.8 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival | Aug 23, 2013 |
| +0.1 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) | Sep 24, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.3 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 27, 2013 |
| -12.3 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 27, 2024 |
| -10.3 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 26, 2025 |
| -10 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | Aug 22, 2014 |
| -9.9 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87% | 87% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 90% | 90% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 87.8% | 86.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 34% | 92% | 92% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 46% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 88.6% | 87.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 90.9% | 87% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 89.4% | 76.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2025 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 64 / 67 (616.9484) | 66 (147.4056) | 64 (149.6228) | 50 (162.2400) | 51 (157.6800) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 73 / 73 (613.0172) | 66 (155.4400) | 72 (152.5028) | 49 (161.7028) | 71 (143.3716) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 55 / 73 (638.6860) | 48 (163.4172) | 29 (169.1200) | 59 (157.0628) | 63 (149.0860) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 72 / 87 (626.5828) | 63 (160.5256) | 85 (145.6000) | 67 (158.8000) | 43 (161.6572) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 49 / 86 (647.8288) | 47 (162.2744) | 50 (163.4060) | 62 (161.6340) | 45 (160.5144) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 76 / 102 (631.9660) | 56 (164.5600) | 52 (161.7260) | 88 (152.5256) | 77 (153.1544) |
| Mar 15, 2019 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 57 / 64 (613.6116) | 50 (157.1428) | 61 (143.4172) | 53 (155.9084) | 46 (157.1432) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 36 / 107 (662.1712) | 63 (162.2628) | 81 (157.0628) | 17 (171.4400) | 18 (171.4056) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 51 / 112 (650.1828) | 31 (166.2628) | 60 (162.2400) | 26 (168) | 85 (153.6800) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 80 / 111 (629.0052) | 34 (166.8228) | 69 (158.8456) | 69 (161.6684) | 103 (141.6684) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 84 / 112 (623.2684) | 52 (162.8572) | 102 (150.7656) | 68 (157.7028) | 83 (151.9428) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 40 / 65 (637.6572) | 31 (160.5600) | 43 (159.4744) | 44 (159.3828) | 38 (158.2400) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 37 / 112 (654.7656) | 42 (166.2972) | 50 (162.2400) | 59 (163.4056) | 49 (162.8228) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 60 / 69 (598.0572) | 54 (152.5256) | 49 (155.3600) | 65 (143.3600) | 58 (146.8116) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 112 / 114 (463.2572) | 114 (20) | 51 (161.6916) | 114 (132.4684) | 86 (149.0972) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 34 / 68 (643.8976) | 61 (151.9428) | 38 (161.1316) | 25 (163.9544) | 16 (166.8688) |