LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS SD
Rating
1505
peak 1510
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2019-07-19
latest 2025-08-29
Best ToY finish
#52
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.01
last 4 vs career avg 669.01 (+0.00)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.58
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.26 · weakest Brisket (163.95)
Road miles
724
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 250 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, SD first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 160.5028 | 170.26 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7372 | 160.5028 | 168.27 | top 51% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 161.0856 | 166.53 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 157.6456 | 163.95 | top 61% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 22% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in SD (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 669.01
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 689.1088 | 689.11 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 657.5540 | 657.55 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 676.4684 | 664.69 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway Brandon, SD | 8 / 44 (689.1088) | 9 (174.8572) | 2 (177.7372) | 6 (174.8456) | 36 (161.6688) |
| 2020-09-11 | Ribs, Rod and Rock N Roll Vermillion, SD | 25 / 29 (657.5540) | 11 (170.2628) | 16 (168.5600) | 23 (161.0856) | 25 (157.6456) |
| 2019-08-23 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 27 / 31 (652.9140) | 29 (160.5028) | 28 (160.5028) | 23 (161.6456) | 9 (170.2628) |
| 2019-07-19 | Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD | 10 / 40 (676.4684) | 5 (175.4172) | 22 (166.2628) | 15 (168.5600) | 18 (166.2284) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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 (1582 pts) | #313 (1132 pts) | #150 (1591 pts) | #177 (1496 pts) | #163 (1614 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #74 (2153 pts) | #94 (1791 pts) | #14 (2468 pts) | #52 (2047 pts) | #51 (2121 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #125 (1899 pts) | #105 (1804 pts) | #186 (1509 pts) | #141 (1629 pts) | #112 (1859 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #52 (2263 pts) | #31 (2277 pts) | #23 (2293 pts) | #86 (1791 pts) | #49 (2145 pts) |