Dewey, Smoke'm and Howe

Dewey, Smoke'm and Howe is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 16th of 27 at the 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off (2025). Also listed in KCBS results as “Dewey Smokem and Howe”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1476

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 24, 2021

latest Sep 19, 2025 · 4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 86%

overall standings

Best overall

678.1712 / 720

Master · 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Brisket · 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off

Consistency

±30.97

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.81 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.53)

Road miles

225

across 4 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi

Schedule strength

91%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1629)

Purse competed for

$43K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

633.96 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

678.1712 career-best overall

94.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.1712 at 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off — 94.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 9, 2025

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

JANKY LEG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

JANKY LEG BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off (May 9, 2025).

last seen Sep 23, 2022
back May 9, 2025

They cook the hard rooms

1629 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 91% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1629 power rating — a tougher draw than 91% of every rated contest in the data.

4 rated contests

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	0	0	166.8112	143.3600	157.23	top 91%
Pork Ribs	4	0	0	169.1200	149.6572	156.53	top 85%
Pork	4	0	0	165.1084	150.7768	160.81	top 86%
Brisket	4	1	1	177.7144	147.3600	159.39	top 74%

“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 78%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 94%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IL	3	0	top 95%
MO	1	0	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard	2	43	0	top 94%	Sep 19, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 3 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 118 finished ahead 18 times, behind 146

Longest layoff 2.6 yrs Sep 23, 2022 → May 9, 2025

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

20255 milestones

May 9 First call 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off
May 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.1712 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off
May 9 Career-best overall score678.1712 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off
May 9 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7144 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off
Sep 19 Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard

20212 milestones

Sep 24 First tracked contest Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off
Sep 24 Peak power rating (1489) Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.6	43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off	May 9, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off	Sep 24, 2021
-8.5	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard	Sep 19, 2025
-8.2	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard	Sep 23, 2022

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)
2025	2	50%	top 77%	94.2%	92.1%
2022	1	0%	top 93%	84.3%	84.3%
2021	1	0%	top 97%	83.8%	83.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 19, 2025	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	53 / 56 (647.8052)	49 (165.1084)	55 (155.9312)	51 (165.1084)	54 (161.6572)
May 9, 2025	43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO	16 / 27 (678.1712)	23 (166.8112)	13 (169.1200)	20 (164.5256)	2 (177.7144)
Sep 23, 2022	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	43 / 46 (606.6516)	44 (143.3600)	45 (149.6572)	38 (162.8116)	43 (150.8228)
Sep 24, 2021	Praise the Lard Murphysboro BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	38 / 39 (603.2108)	37 (153.6568)	37 (151.4172)	37 (150.7768)	39 (147.3600)