33 Smokers

33 Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 16 at the Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (2021). They are ranked #5601 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,601

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1448

peak 1505 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 20, 2013

latest Sep 18, 2026 · 13 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#921

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

673.0060 / 720

Master · 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.43 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.59 (+12.83)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Brisket · 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

Consistency

±17.43

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.64 · weakest Pork (158.70)

Road miles

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Purse competed for

$40K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

644.59 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

673.0060 career-best overall

93.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.0060 at 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out — 93.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 18, 2026

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

T'S SMOKIN PIT has finished one call ahead of 33 Smokers 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.94 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 21%.

Pork avg 158.70
Chicken avg 163.64
0 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Tri R BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out (Sep 17, 2021).

last seen Sep 20, 2019
back Sep 17, 2021

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

T'S SMOKIN PIT has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.42% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.42% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.5% of a perfect score
14 contests

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A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 11th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#921 (96 pts)	#1019 (86 pts)	#1073 (91 pts)	#1015 (76 pts)	#575 (276 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#1131 (65 pts)	#1476 (55 pts)	#927 (150 pts)	#923 (125 pts)	#1453 (55 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1164 (81 pts)	#907 (156 pts)	#1336 (86 pts)	#1620 (51 pts)	#1066 (116 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1612 (58 pts)	#921 (163 pts)	#1666 (58 pts)	#1622 (58 pts)	#1624 (58 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1020 (111 pts)	#1123 (101 pts)	#744 (216 pts)	#1061 (111 pts)	#1075 (106 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#2507 (56 pts)	#1973 (71 pts)	#2522 (56 pts)	#2512 (56 pts)	#2509 (56 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2014 (105 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2175 (75 pts)	#2916 (55 pts)	#2042 (115 pts)	#2141 (95 pts)	#2921 (55 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2055 (75 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#1245 (235 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2449 (74 pts)	#2128 (84 pts)	#2096 (89 pts)	#2129 (84 pts)	#2482 (74 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 33 Smokers, each with one reason worth a look.

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

JACKWAGON BBQ

#5,611 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 33 Smokers)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 33 Smokers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

Cherrywood BBQ Smoke Team

#5,594 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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RACK TIME

#5,595 of the rated field

1449 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1449

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before 33 Smokers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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SKINT BACK BBQ

#5,609 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2021

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ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS

#5,603 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

Level with 33 Smokers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 4, 2021

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FULL METAL PORK

#5,614 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
T'S SMOKIN PIT	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
One Slab at a Time	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
Wabash BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ELVISES	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLAS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Flower of the Flames	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Tri R BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Flower of the Flame	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
A BBQ TEAM - MO	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THREE LEGS AND A PIG	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	3	0	0	176	151.3944	163.64	top 62%
Pork Ribs	14	2	0	1	174.8800	146.2060	163.11	top 62%
Pork	14	0	0	0	171.9656	149.6572	158.70	top 77%
Brisket	14	3	1	2	177.7028	138.1944	159.14	top 63%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 69%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 79%
Large (40+)	3	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	13	0	top 72%
KS	1	0	top 70%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	8	11	0	top 71%	Sep 17, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 2 contests

Contests a season 1.1 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 13 of 14 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 262 finished ahead 141 times, behind 319

Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 20, 2019 → Sep 17, 2021

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

20264 milestones

Sep 18 First category win (Brisket) 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 18 Career-best overall score673.0060 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 18 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 18 Most recent contest 38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

20221 milestone

Sep 16 10th tracked contest 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

20134 milestones

Sep 20 First tracked contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 20 First call Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1200 Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 20 Peak power rating (1505) Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.1	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 20, 2013
+1.5	38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 18, 2026
+0.1	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 18, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 20, 2019
-10.5	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 14, 2018
-10	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 15, 2017
-5.7	34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 16, 2022
-5.6	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 16, 2016

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	1	100%	top 62%	93.5%	93.5%
2025	1	0	100%	top 77%	91.4%	91.4%
2024	1	0	0%	top 72%	90.9%	90.9%
2023	1	0	100%	top 73%	91.4%	91.4%
2022	1	0	100%	top 85%	89.3%	89.3%
2021	1	0	100%	top 69%	91.3%	91.3%
2019	1	0	0%	top 97%	84.3%	84.3%
2018	1	0	0%	top 91%	87.4%	87.4%
2017	1	0	0%	top 89%	85.5%	85.5%
2016	2	0	0%	top 72%	88.5%	88.2%
2015	1	0	100%	top 54%	90.5%	90.5%
2014	1	0	0%	top 59%	90.6%	90.6%
2013	1	0	100%	top 38%	90.7%	90.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 18, 2026	38th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	16 / 26 (673.0060)	18 (166.2400)	17 (165.1088)	20 (163.9544)	1 (177.7028)
Sep 19, 2025	37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	23 / 30 (658.0912)	28 (155.9428)	8 (171.9772)	11 (171.9656)	28 (158.2056)
Sep 20, 2024	36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	23 / 32 (654.6856)	20 (169.6684)	29 (157.0628)	27 (159.4172)	15 (168.5372)
Sep 15, 2023	35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	19 / 26 (658.1144)	7 (173.1200)	18 (163.9544)	26 (150.2172)	12 (170.8228)
Sep 16, 2022	34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	28 / 33 (643.2344)	7 (176)	27 (158.2516)	30 (156.5028)	28 (152.4800)
Sep 17, 2021	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	11 / 16 (657.5772)	13 (158.8000)	3 (174.8800)	11 (166.8344)	12 (157.0628)
Sep 20, 2019	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	30 / 31 (607.1772)	22 (162.8456)	31 (146.2060)	26 (157.6456)	30 (140.4800)
Sep 14, 2018	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	32 / 35 (629.6008)	34 (151.3944)	19 (168.5488)	35 (150.2288)	26 (159.4288)
Sep 15, 2017	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	33 / 37 (615.7372)	16 (168.5256)	33 (159.3600)	36 (149.6572)	37 (138.1944)
Sep 16, 2016	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	26 / 35 (637.0400)	26 (157.6456)	20 (164.5600)	27 (158.2744)	25 (156.5600)
Apr 29, 2016	Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS	21 / 30 (633.6348)	25 (152.5144)	13 (166.2744)	17 (159.4172)	25 (155.4288)
Sep 18, 2015	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	22 / 41 (651.3140)	31 (159.9656)	32 (157.0856)	28 (160.5600)	3 (173.7028)
Sep 19, 2014	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	29 / 49 (651.9660)	23 (168)	22 (165.6916)	23 (166.2972)	40 (151.9772)
Sep 20, 2013	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	20 / 53 (653.1200)	8 (170.2856)	23 (164.5372)	48 (150.8572)	6 (167.4400)

33 Smokers

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)