East Texas Smokers KS
Rating
1549
peak 1549
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2021-09-16
latest 2025-09-12
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Best overall
686.2744
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
681.20 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 634.56 (+46.64)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±144.73
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.84 · weakest Brisket (168.08)
Road miles
3703
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 630 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of The BBQ Mavens in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 160.5028 | 169.07 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 178.2972 | 157.7028 | 170.84 | top 42% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 152.5828 | 170.17 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 178.2972 | 158.8228 | 168.08 | top 47% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 5 | 0 | top 54% |
| TX | 2 | 0 | top 29% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 44% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (6 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (11 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 634.56
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 682.2284 | 682.23 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 682.8344 | 682.83 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 686.2744 | 678.03 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 678.7656 | 678.77 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 666.7656 | 410.81 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-12 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 17 / 92 (682.2284) | 8 (174.8572) | 6 (177.7028) | 31 (170.8456) | 63 (158.8228) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 155 / 444 (682.8344) | 315 (164.5256) | 14 (178.2972) | 15 (177.7144) | 318 (162.2972) |
| 2023-10-27 | Smoke on the Water - Saracen Casino PB Pine Bluff, AR | 26 / 49 (678.1600) | 13 (174.2628) | 33 (166.2516) | 19 (173.1084) | 33 (164.5372) |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 23 / 81 (686.2744) | 36 (168.5944) | 29 (173.1316) | 13 (174.2856) | 36 (170.2628) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 203 / 487 (677.1428) | 57 (176.0000) | 17 (177.7144) | 455 (152.5828) | 137 (170.8456) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 146 / 211 (676.4800) | 173 (166.8228) | 159 (167.4288) | 77 (173.1200) | 123 (169.1084) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 39 / 99 (670.2284) | 62 (162.8456) | 80 (157.7028) | 2 (178.8572) | 20 (170.8228) |
| 2023-04-28 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff Brandon, MS | 18 / 28 (679.8856) | 27 (160.5028) | 9 (175.4172) | 15 (169.7028) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 30 / 83 (678.7656) | 13 (175.4172) | 62 (166.2400) | 56 (166.8456) | 32 (170.2628) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 183 / 467 (154.8456) | 185 (167.9772) | 172 (168.5600) | 205 (166.2628) | 6 (178.2972) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 154 / 185 (666.7656) | 132 (167.9772) | 92 (170.8456) | 116 (168.5372) | 174 (159.4056) |