SaucyRossyBBQ KCBS Helper

← All teams

OFF IN THE SMOKER

OFF IN THE SMOKER is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 13th of 23 at The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast (2013). They are ranked #4033 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Off-in-the-Smoker”.

⚔ Compare with another team

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,033
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1483
peak 1483 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

5
in the data

First seen

Jul 12, 2013
latest Aug 15, 2014 · 1.1 years on the trail

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0
0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 67%
overall standings

Best overall

664.4572 / 720
Master · KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off

Perfect 180s

0

Walk rate

40%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8572
Pork Ribs · Smokefest

Consistency

±16.11
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs
avg 163.53 · weakest Brisket (158.48)

Road miles

270
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi

Schedule strength

19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)

Master avg

645.64 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

664.4572 career-best overall

92.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.4572 at KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off — 92.3% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Sep 13, 2013

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

Eggspert BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Eggspert BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.05 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 40%.

  • Brisket avg 158.48
  • Pork Ribs avg 163.53
  • 1 call in 5 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TEAM PIT in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

TWOLITTLEPIGSBBQ.COM has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to OFF IN THE SMOKER, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Heritage BBQ
#4,039 of the rated field
1482 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
20%
Peak
1482

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Sep 11, 2026
⚔ Compare careers
Patti's Pit Stop
#4,042 of the rated field
1482 power rating
Contests
6
GCs
0
Top-10s
17%
Peak
1482

They turned up 8 years after OFF IN THE SMOKER did, first appearing in 2021.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Jun 26, 2026
⚔ Compare careers
Rusty Junk BBQ
#4,056 of the rated field
1482 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1482

Level with OFF IN THE SMOKER on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Apr 10, 2026
⚔ Compare careers
Big J's BBQ
#4,035 of the rated field
1483 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
40%
Peak
1483

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Oct 3, 2025
⚔ Compare careers
Outlaw Attitude BBQ
#4,026 of the rated field
1483 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1503

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Oct 18, 2019
⚔ Compare careers
Midwest Meat Masters
#4,023 of the rated field
1483 power rating
Contests
5
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1483

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 5 contests
  • last seen Sep 15, 2018
⚔ Compare careers

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

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Good Ol Boys BBQ 5 2 3 40% ⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
Eggspert BBQ 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare
SPITFIRE 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare
SONS OF BUTCHERS 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 5 0 0 0 170.2628 157.1428 161.94 top 72%
Pork Ribs 5 2 0 0 170.8572 152 163.53 top 48%
Pork 5 0 0 0 167.9656 154.8000 161.69 top 63%
Brisket 5 1 0 0 170.2744 150.2400 158.48 top 64%

“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)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Smokefest 2 21 0 top 73% Aug 15, 2014
The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast 2 13 0 top 71% Jul 11, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 3 contests
Contests a season 2.5 across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in MN 5 of 5 contests
Contests visited 3 2 of them more than once
Opponents faced 81 finished ahead 52 times, behind 94

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

20142 milestones
  1. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8572 Smokefest
  2. Most recent contest Smokefest
20135 milestones
  1. First tracked contest The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast
  2. First call The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast
  3. First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5144 The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast
  4. Peak power rating (1499) The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast
  5. Career-best overall score664.4572 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+3.4KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-offSep 13, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-8.9The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque BlastJul 11, 2014
-8.7SmokefestAug 16, 2013
-2.6SmokefestAug 15, 2014
-0.7The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque BlastJul 12, 2013

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20142000 50% top 75% 89.9% 89%
20133000 33% top 61% 92.3% 90.1%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Aug 15, 2014 Smokefest Marshall, MN 21 / 32 (647.3372) 23 (161.1544) 5 (170.8572) 28 (154.8000) 21 (160.5256)
Jul 11, 2014 The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN 22 / 26 (634.8116) 21 (161.1200) 21 (158.8228) 18 (161.1544) 22 (153.7144)
Sep 13, 2013 KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN 18 / 39 (664.4572) 14 (170.2628) 13 (168.5716) 18 (167.9656) 27 (157.6572)
Aug 16, 2013 Smokefest Marshall, MN 25 / 31 (621.0856) 23 (160.0228) 25 (152) 19 (158.8228) 25 (150.2400)
Jul 12, 2013 The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN 13 / 23 (660.5144) 22 (157.1428) 7 (167.3944) 12 (165.7028) 4 (170.2744)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Heading out? 🔥

Are you sure you want to leave the KCBS Helper Tool and go to SaucyRossyBBQ.com?

Yes, take me there

Hey, I’m Ross

Most folks know me as SaucyRossyBBQ. I built this Helper App myself and put it out for free, because I wanted the tool to exist for our sport — no paywall, no account needed.

If you’ve got it in you to chip in, it means a whole lot. And if you’ve already bought me a coffee — thank you so much. Your support pays the server and hosting bills that keep a system like this running.

Buy me a coffee

You won’t see this again for a month. Now get back to it — good luck at your next cook. 🔥