LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS

LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS is a competition barbecue team with 84 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 10 Grand Championships, most recently at the SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 4 times. They are ranked #295 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings and hold 1 all-time KCBS record.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

KCBS records held

1 🥇

longest span between titles

Power ranking

#295

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1725

peak 1758 · rated over 80 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 22, 2013

latest Sep 4, 2026 · 13.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#52

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

4 reserve · wins it all 12% of the time

Category wins

68 podiums

Overall top-10s

64% of 84 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 28%

overall standings

Best overall

701.1316 / 720

Master · SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

675.44 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 670.05 (+5.39)

Walk rate

86%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · 2015 Colorado Rockies Championship

Consistency

±22.47

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.58 · weakest Pork (167.15)

Road miles

36,850

across 84 mapped stops · furthest 1,499 mi

Schedule strength

43%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)

Purse competed for

$47K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

670.05 / 720

83 Master contests · 10 GCs

Storylines (20 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.8456 points from the title

Came within 2.8456 points of the Grand Championship at Bliss, Brews & Que (Oct 9, 2015).

Among the elite

#295 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 5% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1725 puts them #295 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 5% of the field.

rating 1725
peak 1758
80 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Pork ×1
Brisket ×1

Against the odds

29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway (Sep 4, 2026) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 29-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, HOT DADDY'S BBQ.

Giant slayer

47 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 47-team field at Pony Express BBQ Challenge.

Apr 26, 2013

Happy hunting ground

2× Grand Championships here

Montana BBQ Cook-Off is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 4 visits.

4 visits
best finish 1st
average top 15%

Multi-meat days

7 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 7 times — the best of them 3 category wins at Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair (Aug 12, 2014).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

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They almost always walk

86% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 72 of 84 contests

A top-10 category call in 86% of their 84 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

701.1316 career-best overall

97.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.1316 at SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway — 97.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 4, 2026

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 6 entries at contests carrying the title.

6 state-championship entries

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES has finished one call ahead of LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 5 Grand Championships

2013 was the year it came together: 22 contests, 5 Grand Championships and 7 category wins, at an average finish in the top 22%.

22 contests
16 overall top-10s
7 category wins
average top 22%

A tough matchup

29–8 behind in the head-to-head

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS ahead in 78% of their meetings

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has come out ahead in 29 of their 37 shared contests.

A strong matchup

19–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN JERKS in 19 of their 19 shared contests.

The comeback

5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5 years, then back at SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway (Aug 29, 2025).

last seen Sep 11, 2020
back Aug 29, 2025

Chicken nemesis

27 of 37 shared chicken entries lost

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 27 of 37 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

6× one call behind them

JO-BAWB'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 6 times.

A May team

Top 14% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 14% across 7 contests, versus top 28% the rest of the year.

7 May contests
top 28% the rest of the year

The long haul

36,850 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 36,850 miles across 84 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,499 miles to World Food Championships.

84 mapped stops
furthest 1,499 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 2nd

Holds 1 KCBS record (on 1 all-time board)

Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.

🥇 ⏳ Longest span between titles 13.4 yrs from a first title to the last · 2013 → 2026 · 10 titles · Sep 4, 2026

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	#784 (155 pts)	#888 (145 pts)	#705 (260 pts)	#795 (175 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#730 (516 pts)	#783 (506 pts)	#792 (506 pts)	#1188 (276 pts)	#606 (651 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#184 (1,582 pts)	#313 (1,132 pts)	#150 (1,591 pts)	#177 (1,496 pts)	#163 (1,614 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#74 (2,153 pts)	#94 (1,791 pts)	#14 (2,468 pts)	#52 (2,047 pts)	#51 (2,121 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#125 (1,899 pts)	#105 (1,804 pts)	#186 (1,509 pts)	#141 (1,629 pts)	#112 (1,859 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#52 (2,263 pts)	#31 (2,277 pts)	#23 (2,293 pts)	#86 (1,791 pts)	#49 (2,145 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS, each with one reason worth a look.

Eggspert BBQ

#297 of the rated field

1725 power rating

Contests: 80
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1735

8–6 in 14 shared contests (57% to LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS)

These two have cooked 14 of the same contests — LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS ahead 8–6 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 77 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE

#294 of the rated field

1725 power rating

Contests: 147
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1798

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS)

They've been 1798 at their best, 73 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 123 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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BooyaQ

#296 of the rated field

1725 power rating

Contests: 66
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1728

Careers of much the same size, 66 contests to 84, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 63 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL

#298 of the rated field

1724 power rating

Contests: 63
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1727

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 63 contests

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501 BBQ

#299 of the rated field

1724 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1724

Their rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 44 contests, alongside a 48% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG

#290 of the rated field

1726 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 78
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1763

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS)

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

rated over 77 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
JO-BAWB'S BBQ	47	25	22	53%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	37	8	29	22%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	28	19	9	68%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ	28	19	9	68%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	28	15	13	54%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	28	14	14	50%	⚔ compare
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	22	14	8	64%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	20	9	11	45%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN JERKS	19	19	0	100%	⚔ compare
Grate Expectations	18	13	5	72%	⚔ compare
G "QUE"	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
BIG DADDY QUE	17	12	5	71%	⚔ compare
SCORCH AND RESQUE	16	13	3	81%	⚔ compare
QUAU	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	83	40	7	15	179.4400	150.8228	168.58	top 35%
Pork Ribs	84	51	10	21	178.8800	143.4172	168.55	top 31%
Pork	83	38	6	14	180 🔥	145.6000	167.15	top 38%
Brisket	84	44	10	18	180 🔥	145.0400	167.73	top 33%

“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)	4	1	top 29%
Medium (20–39)	49	8	top 29%
Large (40+)	30	1	top 27%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
SD	19	1	top 35%
MT	13	5	top 15%
WY	13	3	top 26%
CO	11	0	top 24%
NV	5	0	top 69%
TX	4	0	top 12%
NE	4	1	top 13%
TN	3	0	top 40%
OK	2	0	top 32%
IA	2	0	top 38%
MO	2	0	top 13%
MN	2	0	top 26%
AL	1	0	top 41%
FL	1	0	top 29%
CT	1	0	top 40%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ	5	2	0	top 45%	Aug 23, 2019
Montana BBQ Cook-Off	4	1	2	top 15%	Jun 23, 2018
Smokin' on the Prairie	3	1	1	top 9%	Aug 7, 2015
Cookin On Kampeska	3	4	0	top 35%	Jul 19, 2019
Griller's Cup	3	9	0	top 54%	Jul 15, 2016
Original SD BBQ Championships	3	6	0	top 20%	Jun 3, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	3	15	0	top 73%	Apr 24, 2015
SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway	2	1	1	top 11%	Sep 4, 2026
Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair	2	1	1	top 8%	Aug 11, 2015
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	2	16	0	top 46%	Oct 23, 2015
Smokin' Brew BBQ	2	10	0	top 20%	Sep 5, 2015
Best of the West BBQ Fest	2	5	0	top 24%	Aug 28, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 22 contests · 5 GCs

Contests a season 8.4 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in SD 19 of 84 contests · 15 states in all

Contests visited 61 12 of them more than once

First title Apr 26, 2013 Pony Express BBQ Challenge

Opponents faced 1,851 finished ahead 2,735 times, behind 915

Longest layoff 5 yrs Sep 11, 2020 → Aug 29, 2025

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

20264 milestones

Sep 4 First state championship SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway
Sep 4 10th Grand Championship SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway
Sep 4 Career-best overall score701.1316 SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway
Sep 4 Most recent contest SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway

20171 milestone

Jul 14 Peak power rating (1758) Cookin On Kampeska

20152 milestones

Aug 11 50th tracked contest Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair
Aug 28 25th category win Best of the West BBQ Fest

20144 milestones

Apr 26 25th tracked contest Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship
Aug 8 First Reserve Championship Smokin' on the Prairie
Aug 12 10th category win Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair
Sep 19 First perfect 180 (Pork) Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships

201311 milestones

Mar 22 First tracked contest Heatin' Up the Bricks
Mar 22 First call Heatin' Up the Bricks
Mar 22 First overall top-10 Heatin' Up the Bricks
Mar 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2852 Heatin' Up the Bricks
Apr 26 First overall podium Pony Express BBQ Challenge
Apr 26 First Grand Championship Pony Express BBQ Challenge
Apr 26 Biggest field won (47 teams) Pony Express BBQ Challenge
May 3 First category win (Pork Ribs) North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival
Jul 6 10th tracked contest Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Aug 9 First multi-meat day Smokin' on the Prairie
Sep 6 5th Grand Championship Best of the West BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	Pony Express BBQ Challenge	Apr 26, 2013
+13	2015 Colorado Rockies Championship	Sep 18, 2015
+13	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 6, 2013
+12.5	Smokin' on the Prairie	Aug 9, 2013
+12.4	Montana State BBQ Championships at Montana Fair	Aug 14, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-21.8	Griller's Cup	Jul 17, 2015
-18.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Apr 25, 2014
-17	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ	Aug 23, 2019
-14.6	Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll	Sep 11, 2020
-13.4	Cookin On Kampeska	Jul 20, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	1	1	1	100%	top 3%	97.4%	97.4%
2025	1	0	1	0	100%	top 18%	95.7%	95.7%
2020	1	0	0	0	0%	top 86%	91.3%	91.3%
2019	2	0	1	0	100%	top 56%	94%	92.3%
2018	3	0	2	1	67%	top 40%	95.1%	92.4%
2017	6	0	2	2	100%	top 34%	95.7%	94.1%
2016	11	0	8	2	91%	top 24%	95.2%	93.3%
2015	20	2	12	12	90%	top 27%	96.7%	92.9%
2014	17	2	11	8	76%	top 33%	95.9%	92.9%
2013	22	5	16	7	86%	top 22%	95.3%	92.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 4, 2026	SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD	1 / 31 (701.1316)	16 (170.8228)	1 (178.2972)	2 (178.8800)	13 (173.1316)
Aug 29, 2025	SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD	8 / 44 (689.1088)	9 (174.8572)	2 (177.7372)	6 (174.8456)	36 (161.6688)
Sep 11, 2020	Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll 🏅 Vermillion, SD	25 / 29 (657.5540)	11 (170.2628)	16 (168.5600)	23 (161.0856)	25 (157.6456)
Aug 23, 2019	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ 🏅 Hill City, SD	27 / 31 (652.9140)	29 (160.5028)	28 (160.5028)	23 (161.6456)	9 (170.2628)
Jul 19, 2019	Cookin On Kampeska 🏅 Watertown, SD	10 / 40 (676.4684)	5 (175.4172)	22 (166.2628)	15 (168.5600)	18 (166.2284)
Jul 20, 2018	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	32 / 45 (639.7940)	22 (167.4172)	41 (154.2400)	34 (162.7884)	36 (155.3484)
Jun 23, 2018	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	5 / 26 (685.0400)	1 (178.8572)	8 (171.9772)	14 (166.8228)	8 (167.3828)
Jun 15, 2018	Miles City Cowtown Cook Off Miles City, MT	8 / 27 (671.9084)	11 (167.3828)	11 (166.2972)	3 (175.4056)	14 (162.8228)
Nov 8, 2017	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	38 / 93 (672.4684)	41 (169.6684)	7 (175.4172)	70 (162.8228)	61 (164.5600)
Sep 8, 2017	Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD	15 / 31 (674.1940)	8 (173.7028)	13 (166.8572)	5 (174.2628)	22 (159.3712)
Aug 25, 2017	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	14 / 26 (666.1484)	19 (163.9312)	19 (163.3944)	9 (169.7028)	10 (169.1200)
Jul 14, 2017	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	4 / 48 (689.0856)	8 (176)	15 (171.4172)	31 (164.5256)	2 (177.1428)
Jun 24, 2017	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	11 / 35 (679.9084)	12 (169.1200)	1 (178.8800)	18 (164.5256)	14 (167.3828)
Jun 16, 2017	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff Miles City, MT	5 / 26 (681.6340)	3 (172.5484)	13 (162.8228)	11 (167.9656)	1 (178.2972)
Sep 23, 2016	Carnivores Classic Missoula, MT	5 / 25 (670.7884)	11 (163.3712)	7 (170.8916)	5 (169.7028)	11 (166.8228)
Aug 26, 2016	Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	11 / 31 (678.2516)	11 (170.8572)	7 (170.2744)	28 (159.3828)	1 (177.7372)
Aug 12, 2016	Best of the West Sheridan, WY	14 / 26 (656.9824)	8 (170.8456)	24 (154.2400)	19 (159.9312)	8 (171.9656)
Jul 22, 2016	Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	6 / 35 (678.2400)	10 (169.7028)	2 (173.1200)	19 (166.2744)	9 (169.1428)
Jul 15, 2016	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	9 / 27 (670.1712)	17 (164.5256)	8 (172.0116)	5 (171.4056)	17 (162.2284)
Jun 3, 2016	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	6 / 44 (685.6116)	13 (169.6800)	8 (173.1316)	11 (169.6800)	5 (173.1200)
May 13, 2016	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	5 / 33 (672.4568)	5 (171.9656)	3 (173.7028)	4 (171.4056)	27 (155.3828)
Apr 22, 2016	Bynum School's Best of the Basin Midland, TX	5 / 46 (673.1428)	19 (159.4400)	17 (163.4400)	1 (177.7028)	5 (172.5600)
Apr 1, 2016	Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX	5 / 67 (655.3712)	48 (150.8228)	30 (160.5484)	12 (166.2972)	2 (177.7028)
Mar 25, 2016	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	23 / 66 (677.6804)	53 (161.6916)	20 (170.8228)	13 (173.7372)	21 (171.4288)
Feb 25, 2016	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	10 / 42 (667.9084)	33 (158.2284)	3 (176)	16 (166.8228)	13 (166.8572)
Nov 3, 2015	World Food Championships Kissimmee, FL	17 / 58 (680.4572)	15 (173.1200)	3 (177.7144)	27 (170.2628)	48 (159.3600)
Oct 23, 2015	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	16 / 93 (682.7884)	21 (173.7028)	32 (170.2744)	44 (166.8456)	18 (171.9656)
Oct 16, 2015	Grills and Grilles Broken Arrow, OK	11 / 38 (671.8512)	6 (173.1200)	6 (171.9772)	9 (170.8456)	22 (155.9084)
Oct 9, 2015	Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX	2 / 40 (683.9428)	6 (169.7028)	9 (164.5600)	1 (177.7028)	1 (171.9772)
Sep 18, 2015	2015 Colorado Rockies Championship Denver, CO	5 / 35 (695.9428)	13 (174.2628)	8 (174.2972)	24 (167.3828)	2 (180)
Sep 5, 2015	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	10 / 49 (677.0628)	26 (166.2400)	13 (168.5600)	8 (172.5828)	12 (169.6800)
Aug 28, 2015	Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY	7 / 25 (677.0744)	1 (174.2744)	5 (173.7028)	9 (163.4056)	13 (165.6916)
Aug 21, 2015	Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	11 / 26 (674.2172)	16 (162.8344)	2 (173.1428)	3 (173.1428)	13 (165.0972)
Aug 14, 2015	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	5 / 26 (677.0172)	15 (164.5256)	2 (174.2744)	8 (168.5372)	7 (169.6800)
Aug 11, 2015	Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT	3 / 25 (690.8228)	9 (166.8456)	1 (178.2972)	1 (176.5600)	6 (169.1200)
Aug 7, 2015	Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY	4 / 26 (689.6568)	1 (179.4400)	7 (174.2628)	7 (171.4056)	11 (164.5484)
Jul 17, 2015	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	29 / 29 (508.5944)	17 (164)	8 (169.7144)	—	2 (174.8800)
Jul 3, 2015	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	1 / 29 (696.5828)	3 (173.1428)	1 (173.7028)	2 (170.2972)	1 (179.4400)
Jun 19, 2015	Miles City Cowtown Cook-Off Miles City, MT	5 / 26 (667.9084)	13 (161.0856)	1 (176.5600)	16 (158.8228)	3 (171.4400)
Jun 13, 2015	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	21 / 52 (658.2172)	39 (159.3484)	10 (169.6916)	28 (161.7144)	14 (167.4628)
Jun 5, 2015	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	11 / 41 (661.6228)	23 (161.7028)	6 (170.8572)	23 (160.5144)	9 (168.5484)
May 29, 2015	Carnivores Classic Missoula, MT	1 / 20 (682.7656)	5 (169.1084)	1 (176.0116)	1 (173.7028)	6 (163.9428)
May 8, 2015	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	3 / 26 (674.2632)	11 (168)	1 (174.8572)	12 (162.2744)	5 (169.1316)
Apr 24, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	22 / 30 (666.7200)	14 (171.4056)	15 (169.1316)	24 (162.2400)	20 (163.9428)
Apr 17, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO	9 / 30 (656.4456)	13 (163.9772)	5 (168.5372)	24 (157.0856)	7 (166.8456)
Nov 13, 2014	World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV	—	—	16 (170.2744)	16 (168)	34 (160.5600)
Oct 24, 2014	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	68 / 92 (656.5484)	36 (169.1200)	77 (158.2972)	45 (166.2856)	60 (162.8456)
Oct 11, 2014	WinnaVegas Rib Master Classic Sloan, IA	16 / 34 (660.4228)	8 (171.4056)	3 (174.2744)	33 (145.6000)	13 (169.1428)
Sep 19, 2014	Taste of Autumn BBQ Championships Sprearfish, SD	2 / 29 (685.0972)	15 (165.6800)	17 (159.9772)	1 (180)	1 (179.4400)
Sep 5, 2014	Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY	5 / 25 (646.7424)	3 (169.1428)	5 (162.8456)	2 (167.9656)	16 (146.7884)
Aug 30, 2014	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	5 / 48 (681.0744)	4 (173.7028)	20 (163.9772)	5 (173.1200)	6 (170.2744)
Aug 22, 2014	Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	2 / 25 (686.2056)	2 (175.4056)	8 (167.9656)	12 (165.6800)	1 (177.1544)
Aug 15, 2014	Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY	1 / 25 (682.7772)	2 (176)	5 (169.1200)	14 (161.6572)	1 (176)
Aug 12, 2014	Montana State BBQ Championship at Montana Fair Billings, MT	1 / 26 (690.2972)	1 (174.2856)	7 (163.9772)	1 (177.1772)	1 (174.8572)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY	2 / 25 (689.6800)	7 (170.2856)	8 (167.9772)	3 (176)	1 (175.4172)
Jul 25, 2014	Colorado Rockies Invitational BBQ Championship (Competitor's Series) unrated Denver, CO	17 / 20 (679.8628)	15 (171.9656)	12 (173.1200)	20 (163.9544)	14 (170.8228)
Jun 13, 2014	Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT	5 / 17 (659.8972)	8 (159.9428)	8 (163.4172)	2 (171.4172)	6 (165.1200)
Jun 6, 2014	SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	10 / 42 (661.6912)	7 (170.2856)	21 (158.2972)	9 (170.8456)	17 (162.2628)
May 2, 2014	North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival North Platte, NE	4 / 25 (670.7996)	11 (162.2284)	2 (174.2856)	6 (168)	11 (166.2856)
Apr 26, 2014	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	35 / 51 (642.6628)	10 (171.9656)	36 (158.2516)	14 (167.4056)	48 (145.0400)
Apr 25, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	29 / 30 (634.6284)	12 (169.1084)	30 (148.5144)	29 (152.4684)	17 (164.5372)
Apr 18, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Denver, CO	7 / 30 (669.6000)	9 (168.5256)	15 (162.8000)	7 (169.1544)	7 (169.1200)
Oct 31, 2013	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	49 / 85 (652.4228)	49 (163.9772)	29 (166.2628)	40 (165.0972)	57 (157.0856)
Oct 25, 2013	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	28 / 97 (669.0744)	8 (173.1200)	55 (164.5372)	51 (164.5600)	38 (166.8572)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	22 / 174 (677.1432)	79 (166.8572)	39 (169.7260)	82 (165.7028)	15 (174.8572)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	72 / 535 (665.1428)	195 (164.5600)	19 (174.2972)	180 (164.6056)	206 (161.6800)
Sep 20, 2013	Taste of Autumn BBQ Cook-off Spearfish, SD	6 / 17 (680.5144)	2 (174.8572)	4 (173.1544)	5 (167.9772)	7 (164.5256)
Sep 6, 2013	Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY	1 / 15 (682.2740)	1 (173.7028)	4 (168.5944)	4 (169.1312)	3 (170.8456)
Aug 30, 2013	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	10 / 53 (675.3944)	24 (166.8800)	4 (173.1544)	24 (163.3828)	7 (171.9772)
Aug 23, 2013	1st Annual Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD	7 / 16 (648.4796)	5 (167.4056)	15 (143.4172)	4 (169.1312)	4 (168.5256)
Aug 16, 2013	9th Annual Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY	5 / 25 (665.6916)	1 (178.8800)	3 (168.5600)	2 (170.2972)	18 (147.9544)
Aug 14, 2013	Montana State BBQ Championships at Montana Fair Billings, MT	1 / 26 (684.0116)	2 (174.2972)	1 (171.4516)	9 (162.2628)	2 (176)
Aug 9, 2013	Smokin' on the Prairie Gillette, WY	1 / 25 (686.2516)	6 (166.8572)	1 (176.5600)	8 (165.1200)	1 (177.7144)
Jul 19, 2013	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	9 / 33 (670.7312)	15 (162.8000)	7 (171.9884)	7 (170.8228)	6 (165.1200)
Jul 6, 2013	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	1 / 22 (650.2858)	1 (169.7142)	5 (160.0002)	5 (157.1428)	4 (163.4286)
Jul 3, 2013	Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA	7 / 25 (661.1424)	13 (166.2854)	9 (162.2858)	13 (161.1424)	3 (171.4288)
Jun 15, 2013	Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN	23 / 68 (674.8568)	35 (167.4284)	6 (176.5714)	48 (161.7142)	25 (169.1428)
May 31, 2013	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	8 / 41 (666.2856)	10 (168.5714)	17 (162.2858)	15 (164.5714)	5 (170.8570)
May 17, 2013	Minnesota in May Faribault, MN	9 / 49 (675.9994)	5 (174.2856)	22 (163.9998)	22 (166.8570)	12 (170.8570)
May 3, 2013	North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival North Platte, NE	4 / 38 (685.1424)	8 (165.7140)	1 (178.8572)	12 (167.4284)	5 (173.1428)
Apr 26, 2013	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE	1 / 47 (681.1426)	6 (168.5714)	7 (168.5714)	5 (171.4284)	5 (172.5714)
Apr 19, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	15 / 30 (646.8566)	21 (161.1426)	21 (157.1428)	16 (162.8570)	4 (165.7142)
Mar 29, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Thornton, CO	6 / 30 (653.1426)	2 (169.7140)	2 (169.1428)	14 (157.1430)	12 (157.1428)
Mar 22, 2013	Heatin' Up the Bricks Kearney, NE	9 / 40 (666.2852)	27 (155.9998)	8 (169.1428)	6 (169.1426)	4 (172)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

KCBS records held

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (20 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

A standing appointment

Holds 1 KCBS record (on 1 all-time board)

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

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

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Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)

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

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