AM & PM SMOKERS

AM & PM SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 5th of 25 at the Hog Wild West BBQ Contest (2017). They are ranked #5178 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,178

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1459

peak 1519 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Sep 19, 2025 · 12.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#851

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

5% of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

677.7260 / 720

Master · Hog Wild West BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

637.18 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 647.54 (-10.36)

Walk rate

35%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4400

Pork Ribs · Hog Wild West BBQ Contest

Consistency

±15.22

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.28 · weakest Brisket (157.04)

Road miles

1,111

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 156 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$38K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

647.54 / 720

18 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

677.7260 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.7260 at Hog Wild West BBQ Contest — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 8, 2017

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.23 points below their pork, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 157.04
Pork avg 165.28
1 call in 18 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RIBBED FOR HER PLEASURE in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 7 shared pork entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Circle Z BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 47% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 47% across 3 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 66% the rest of the year

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The metronome

±2.11% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.11% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.9% of a perfect score
20 contests

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
2025 ↗	Master	#851 (127 pts)	#740 (217 pts)	#976 (132 pts)	#929 (122 pts)	#1000 (112 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1493 (57 pts)	#1529 (57 pts)	#1583 (57 pts)	#860 (152 pts)	#1498 (57 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1112 (96 pts)	#1140 (106 pts)	#1271 (101 pts)	#1171 (91 pts)	#1145 (101 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	—	—	#1723 (53 pts)	—	—
2021 ↗	Master	#1072 (101 pts)	#1163 (91 pts)	#999 (126 pts)	#880 (146 pts)	#1144 (86 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#1079 (59 pts)	#1091 (59 pts)	#840 (86 pts)	#1097 (59 pts)	#1083 (59 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1383 (140 pts)	#1080 (245 pts)	#1542 (125 pts)	#1301 (180 pts)	#1448 (140 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1124 (235 pts)	#1377 (175 pts)	#1040 (295 pts)	#957 (330 pts)	#1270 (200 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1163 (255 pts)	#1697 (140 pts)	#1111 (310 pts)	#1213 (265 pts)	#1055 (325 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2008 (109 pts)	#2084 (109 pts)	#2335 (64 pts)	#1552 (184 pts)	#2073 (109 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1985 (88 pts)	#1599 (158 pts)	#2104 (78 pts)	#2129 (78 pts)	#2026 (93 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1827 (124 pts)	#2102 (89 pts)	#1883 (124 pts)	#1592 (169 pts)	#2482 (74 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1407 (164 pts)	#1302 (209 pts)	#1490 (169 pts)	#1294 (209 pts)	#1229 (224 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to AM & PM SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ

#5,169 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1459

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Brother In-Law BBQ

#5,187 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1517

Fewer contests behind them than AM & PM SMOKERS has cooked, 12 to 20, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2026

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MAD PIG BBQ

#5,184 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1459

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before AM & PM SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

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SWEET MAISIE-ROSE BBQ

#5,183 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1459

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2015

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DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE

#5,181 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1519

32 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Aug 2, 2024

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Smoke of Genius

#5,171 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

Level with AM & PM SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLAPS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
RIBBED FOR HER PLEASURE	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
TOADS JUMPIN SMOKE	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
PIG PEN	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
MAKE M' SQUEAL	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN GUNS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	1	0	173.1200	154.2628	163.70	top 61%
Pork Ribs	20	2	1	175.4400	140.4688	160.62	top 68%
Pork	18	6	0	174.2628	152.5144	165.28	top 52%
Brisket	18	1	1	173.7144	145.6572	157.04	top 70%

“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)	2	top 84%
Medium (20–39)	12	top 66%
Large (40+)	4	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	11	0	top 57%
MO	7	0	top 81%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	3	15	top 47%	Jun 8, 2018
Hog Wild West BBQ Contest	2	5	top 40%	Sep 7, 2018
Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest	2	11	top 51%	Sep 11, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 11 of 20 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 14 3 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 20 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Opponents faced 348 finished ahead 194 times, behind 356

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Jul 16, 2022 → Aug 26, 2023

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

20251 milestone

Sep 19 Most recent contest 37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

20182 milestones

Jun 8 Peak power rating (1519) Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge
Sep 7 10th tracked contest Hog Wild West BBQ Contest

20173 milestones

Sep 8 First overall top-10 Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
Sep 8 Career-best overall score677.7260 Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
Sep 8 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 Hog Wild West BBQ Contest

20141 milestone

Sep 12 First call Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest

20132 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8574 Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.8	Hog Wild West BBQ Contest	Sep 8, 2017
+5.8	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest	Sep 12, 2014
+4.9	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	Jun 10, 2016
+3.8	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	Jun 8, 2018
+3.7	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	Jun 9, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	Mozingo Lake BBQ	Sep 5, 2020
-10.8	37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 19, 2025
-8.6	36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 20, 2024
-8.2	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 17, 2021
-6.2	East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival	Aug 26, 2023

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	2	0	0%	top 87%	88.5%	88.2%
2024	1	0	100%	top 88%	88.5%	88.5%
2023	1	0	0%	top 88%	89.1%	89.1%
2022	1	0	0%	—	—	—
2021	1	0	100%	top 81%	88.5%	88.5%
2020	2	0	0%	top 91%	85.6%	85.6%
2019	2	0	0%	top 71%	92.1%	90.7%
2018	3	0	33%	top 59%	91.2%	89.9%
2017	2	1	50%	top 35%	94.1%	92.9%
2016	1	0	100%	top 44%	92%	92%
2015	1	0	100%	top 64%	92.4%	92.4%
2014	1	0	100%	top 38%	91.8%	91.8%
2013	2	0	0%	top 66%	90.4%	88.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 19, 2025	37th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	29 / 30 (637.5200)	14 (169.1084)	26 (157.6688)	22 (162.8000)	29 (147.9428)
Aug 22, 2025	East Central State BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Paola, KS	21 / 27 (632.9720)	14 (171.4056)	20 (159.3832)	25 (152.5144)	24 (149.6688)
Sep 20, 2024	36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	28 / 32 (636.9600)	28 (154.2628)	26 (158.8000)	8 (174.2628)	30 (149.6344)
Aug 26, 2023	East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	14 / 16 (641.4856)	12 (165.6800)	13 (158.2172)	15 (157.6456)	13 (159.9428)
Jul 16, 2022	2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Ribs Cameron, MO	—	—	28 (155.9772)	—	—
Sep 17, 2021	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	13 / 16 (636.9600)	15 (155.3828)	9 (165.0972)	7 (170.8228)	16 (145.6572)
Sep 5, 2020	Mozingo Lake BBQ 🏅 Maryville, MO	31 / 34 (616.3312)	28 (157.0972)	29 (153.6456)	28 (157.6456)	31 (147.9428)
Jul 5, 2020	Front Porch Rib Fest Kansas City, MO	—	—	16 (149.0744)	—	—
Oct 25, 2019	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	29 / 44 (663.3600)	11 (172.5944)	28 (165.1200)	19 (168.5600)	38 (157.0856)
Aug 9, 2019	Route 66 BBQ & Steak Showdown 🏅 Springfiled, MO	19 / 25 (643.2684)	12 (167.9656)	22 (153.6112)	17 (161.7028)	19 (159.9888)
Sep 7, 2018	Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	15 / 25 (642.7316)	24 (154.2628)	11 (164.5716)	5 (174.2628)	19 (149.6344)
Jul 6, 2018	Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Warrensburg, MO	33 / 47 (643.3716)	26 (165.7372)	23 (167.4056)	33 (161.1316)	41 (149.0972)
Jun 8, 2018	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	22 / 46 (656.4340)	29 (163.3828)	16 (170.2628)	18 (165.6800)	31 (157.1084)
Sep 8, 2017	Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	5 / 25 (677.7260)	21 (160.0116)	2 (175.4400)	7 (168.5600)	3 (173.7144)
Jun 9, 2017	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	21 / 42 (660.5604)	23 (164)	29 (162.2632)	15 (168.5828)	17 (165.7144)
Jun 10, 2016	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	15 / 34 (662.2976)	15 (167.4400)	24 (159.4060)	5 (173.1772)	15 (162.2744)
Sep 11, 2015	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	18 / 28 (665.0744)	7 (173.1200)	20 (163.9660)	20 (165.7028)	17 (162.2856)
Sep 12, 2014	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	11 / 29 (661.0744)	18 (162.7884)	11 (169.1772)	6 (169.7028)	21 (159.4060)
Sep 13, 2013	Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	23 / 34 (626.7088)	18 (157.7028)	32 (140.4688)	11 (163.9772)	13 (164.5600)
May 3, 2013	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	16 / 25 (650.8574)	12 (164.5716)	13 (162.8574)	19 (158.2856)	14 (165.1428)

AM & PM 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

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The metronome

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)