Global Smokers

Global Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 12 at the Smoke on the Ohio (2022). They are ranked #5612 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,612

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1448

peak 1448 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 8, 2017

latest Sep 11, 2026 · 9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1315

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 78%

overall standings

Best overall

673.1088 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Ohio

Perfect 180s

Current form

635.06 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 634.32 (+0.74)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1200

Pork · Smoke on the Ohio

Consistency

±15.91

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.37 · weakest Brisket (156.04)

Road miles

across 9 mapped stops

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)

Purse competed for

$55K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

634.32 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

673.1088 career-best overall

93.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.1088 at Smoke on the Ohio — 93.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 9, 2022

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

GPAs PUB has finished one call ahead of Global Smokers 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.33 points below their pork, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 156.04
Pork avg 161.37
2 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of White Wolf Smokers in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smoke on the Ohio (Sep 10, 2021).

last seen Sep 13, 2019
back Sep 10, 2021

Pork nemesis

8 of 8 shared pork entries lost

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared pork entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BIG RACK SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.21% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.21% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.1% of a perfect score
9 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke on the Ohio every year from 2021 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

9 visits in all
best finish 5th

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	#1315 (51 pts)	#1356 (51 pts)	#1110 (76 pts)	#1315 (51 pts)	#1312 (51 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1725 (98 pts)	#1907 (83 pts)	#1559 (123 pts)	#1749 (108 pts)	#1933 (73 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#2560 (53 pts)	#2555 (53 pts)	#2496 (58 pts)	#2507 (58 pts)	#1867 (88 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

OFF THE GRILL BBQ

#5,618 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2022

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SKINT BACK BBQ

#5,608 of the rated field

1448 power rating

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

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Global Smokers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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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

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 4, 2021

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FULL METAL PORK

#5,613 of the rated field

1448 power rating

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

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2019

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Howlin BBQ

#5,625 of the rated field

1448 power rating

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

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2016

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S&S BEERBQ

#5,621 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Apr 16, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PoCo Porkers	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
TEMPTATION STATION	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BIG RACK SMOKERS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
AbiCue	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
GPAs PUB	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Zillas Bbq	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
DB BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Hickory Pit Stop	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	170.2972	150.2172	159.06	top 75%
Pork Ribs	9	1	170.2972	142.2060	157.86	top 72%
Pork	9	3	173.1200	151.9656	161.37	top 66%
Brisket	9	2	165.1428	147.9544	156.04	top 71%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	2	0	top 61%
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 83%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Ohio	9	5	0	top 78%	Sep 11, 2026

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 1 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 95 finished ahead 44 times, behind 166

Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 13, 2019 → Sep 10, 2021

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

20261 milestone

Sep 11 Most recent contest Smoke on the Ohio

20231 milestone

Sep 8 Career-best single call (Pork)173.1200 Smoke on the Ohio

20223 milestones

Sep 9 First overall top-10 Smoke on the Ohio
Sep 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.1088 Smoke on the Ohio
Sep 9 Career-best overall score673.1088 Smoke on the Ohio

20211 milestone

Sep 10 First call Smoke on the Ohio

20172 milestones

Sep 8 First tracked contest Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL)
Sep 8 Peak power rating (1499) Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.1	Smoke on the Ohio	Sep 9, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.6	Smoke on the Ohio	Sep 11, 2026
-10	Smoke on the Ohio	Sep 8, 2023
-9.7	Smoke on the Ohio	Sep 12, 2025
-9.4	Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 7, 2018
-8.5	Smoke on the Ohio	Sep 13, 2024

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)
2026	1	0	0%	top 100%	86.8%	86.8%
2025	1	0	0%	top 93%	86.2%	86.2%
2024	1	0	0%	top 89%	86.6%	86.6%
2023	1	0	100%	top 88%	88%	88%
2022	1	1	100%	top 42%	93.5%	93.5%
2021	1	0	100%	top 81%	86.2%	86.2%
2019	1	0	0%	top 57%	88.9%	88.9%
2018	1	0	0%	top 89%	87.3%	87.3%
2017	1	0	0%	top 62%	89.5%	89.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 11, 2026	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	26 / 26 (625.0284)	25 (154.2400)	20 (166.2400)	25 (154.8112)	25 (149.7372)
Sep 12, 2025	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	25 / 27 (620.4116)	21 (161.0972)	27 (142.2060)	27 (151.9656)	12 (165.1428)
Sep 13, 2024	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	25 / 28 (623.2344)	19 (162.8000)	21 (158.2516)	26 (154.2172)	25 (147.9656)
Sep 8, 2023	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	22 / 25 (633.4972)	25 (151.9200)	19 (160.5028)	5 (173.1200)	22 (147.9544)
Sep 9, 2022	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	5 / 12 (673.1088)	4 (170.2972)	4 (170.2972)	4 (167.4172)	6 (165.0972)
Sep 10, 2021	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	13 / 16 (620.3776)	14 (150.2172)	14 (146.2060)	7 (161.6916)	9 (162.2628)
Sep 13, 2019	Smoke On the Ohio 🏅 Mt.Vernon, IN	16 / 28 (640.4344)	19 (159.3712)	11 (164.5604)	14 (165.6800)	21 (150.8228)
Sep 7, 2018	Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL) Mt.Vernon, IN	25 / 28 (628.3544)	27 (153.6228)	24 (153.6688)	24 (159.9656)	18 (161.0972)
Sep 8, 2017	Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL) Mt.Vernon, IN	18 / 29 (644.4228)	14 (167.9656)	22 (158.8000)	21 (163.4172)	23 (154.2400)

Global 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 (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

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

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)