SMOOTH SMOKE

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#459

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1686

peak 1818 · rated over 116 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Contests

121

in the data

First seen

2013-04-05

latest 2025-08-22

Best ToY finish

#56

Master 2018

Grand champs

3 reserve

Category wins

64 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 121 contests

Avg finish

top 32%

overall standings

Best overall

702.2284 / 720

Master · Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

671.30 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 675.24 (-3.93)

Walk rate

76%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±20.70

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.63 · weakest Brisket (167.27)

Road miles

13,620

mi across 121 mapped stops · furthest 596 mi

Schedule strength

69%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)

Purse competed for

$311K

listed at 26 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 28 state-championship entries

Master avg

675.24 / 720

120 Master contests · 5 GCs

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Storylines (19 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

Among the elite

#459 of 6,413 rated teams

In the top 7% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1686 puts them #459 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 7% of the field.

rating 1686
peak 1818
116 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.

Chicken ×1
Brisket ×1

Against the odds

24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ (2018-10-05) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 24-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ.

Giant slayer

79 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 79-team field at Smokin on the Summit.

2014-06-06

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships here

Smokin' On The Summit is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 4 visits.

4 visits
best finish 1st
average top 9%

They almost always walk

76% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 92 of 121 contests

A top-10 category call in 76% of their 121 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

702.2284 career-best overall

97.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 702.2284 at Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ — 97.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-07-28

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

GETTIN' BASTED has finished one call ahead of SMOOTH SMOKE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 2 Grand Championships

2017 was the year it came together: 14 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 21%.

14 contests
7 overall top-10s
4 category wins
average top 21%

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.35 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 34% of the time against 44%.

Brisket avg 167.27
Chicken avg 171.63
41 calls in 121 entries

The drought

31 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ on 2018-10-05 — 31 contests and 7.9 years ago.

last GC 2018-10-05
7.9 years ago

A strong matchup

19–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PIG NEWTON in 19 of their 23 shared contests.

The comeback

1.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff (2021-05-01).

last seen 2019-10-18
back 2021-05-01

Chicken nemesis

39 of 61 shared chicken entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 39 of 61 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-25 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 25 points across 4 contests since 2024-08-23 — from 1712 down to 1686.

4 contests since 2024-08-23
now 1686

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

SLAPS BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

An August team

Top 24% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 24% across 13 contests, versus top 32% the rest of the year.

13 August contests
top 32% the rest of the year

The long haul

13,620 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 13,620 miles across 121 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 596 miles to Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES).

121 mapped stops
furthest 596 mi

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 1st

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

KISS MY RACK

#460 of the rated field

1686 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1686

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to SMOOTH SMOKE)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — KISS MY RACK ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 37 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

WOODY'S Q SHACK

#457 of the rated field

1687 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1701

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOOTH SMOKE)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before SMOOTH SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 35 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

MACHETE BOYS BBQ

#458 of the rated field

1687 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 118
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1739

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1739 at their best, 53 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 109 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

The Swine Doctor's BBQ

#461 of the rated field

1686 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 55
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1686

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than SMOOTH SMOKE has cooked, 55 to 121, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 54 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

PORKRASTINATORS

#456 of the rated field

1687 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1714

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 58 contests, alongside a 48% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 51 contests
last seen 2026-06-13

⚔ Head-to-head

BAD AZZ MULE BBQ

#463 of the rated field

1685 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 89
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1761

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOOTH SMOKE)

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

rated over 84 contests
last seen 2025-06-20

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	61	12	49	20%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	55	15	40	27%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	48	12	36	25%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	46	27	19	59%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	45	17	28	38%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	45	7	38	16%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	42	15	27	36%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	40	12	28	30%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	37	17	20	46%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	36	19	17	53%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	34	18	16	53%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	34	17	17	50%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	34	16	18	47%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	34	13	21	38%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	32	16	16	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	121	53	7	25	180.0000 🔥	155.9656	171.63	top 31%
Pork Ribs	120	48	3	12	178.8572	149.0972	169.08	top 35%
Pork	121	42	1	15	178.8800	151.3828	168.60	top 41%
Brisket	121	41	4	12	180.0000 🔥	149.0512	167.27	top 39%

“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
MO	59	2	top 33%
KS	50	3	top 28%
OK	8	0	top 47%
AR	3	0	top 30%
GA	1	0	top 78%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	0	top 37%
Medium (20–39)	53	3	top 35%
Large (40+)	64	2	top 30%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ	6	1	1	top 18%	2021-07-23
*Smokin on Oak	5	1	1	top 12%	2017-08-18
Table Rock Boats and Bones	5	3	0	top 33%	2018-09-22
Smokin' On The Summit	4	1	1	top 9%	2017-06-02
Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ	4	9	0	top 59%	2025-05-16
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	2	0	top 7%	2019-07-12
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	2	0	top 24%	2017-04-28
Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	3	11	0	top 35%	2017-03-31
*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	2	1	1	top 12%	2018-10-05
Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	2	4	0	top 16%	2021-09-17
Sertoma 48 BBQ	2	4	0	top 19%	2019-04-26
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	33	0	top 35%	2018-09-15
Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off	2	3	0	top 54%	2018-06-29
*Smokin On Big Creek	2	2	0	top 13%	2018-03-23
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	16	0	top 57%	2017-09-08
BBQ and Fly In on the River	2	9	0	top 17%	2016-08-19
Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque	2	6	0	top 28%	2015-10-16
Rock'n Freedom	2	17	0	top 54%	2015-06-19
Sugar Mound BBQ Festival	2	17	0	top 33%	2015-05-23
Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2	5	0	top 13%	2015-04-24
MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC	2	9	0	top 38%	2014-11-08

The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12.4 yrs 2013-04-05 → 2025-08-22

Busiest season 2015 19 contests

Contests a season 10.1 across 12 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 59 of 121 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 83 21 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 121 entries · 7 wins · 53 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 171.63 · weakest Brisket (167.27)

Walk rate 76% a top-10 call in 92 of 121 contests

Overall top-10 rate 42% 51 of 121 contests

Wins it all 4% 5 Grand Championships · 3 reserve

First title 2014-06-06 Smokin on the Summit

Best top-10 run 5 straight contests

Master average 675.24 out of 720 · 120 contests · 5 GCs

Perfect 180s 2 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 2,926 6,302–2,637 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 13,620 121 mapped stops · furthest 596 mi

Schedule strength 1586 average field rating faced — tougher than 69% of rated contests

Purse competed for $310,945 listed at 26 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 28 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs 2019-10-18 → 2021-05-01

Power rating 1686 peak 1818 · #459 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 5 First tracked contest Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.4282 Smokin' On Big Creek
May 10 First call Boots & BBQ Festival
May 10 First overall top-10 Boots & BBQ Festival
Jul 5 First overall podium Fin to Fur's Red White & Blue BBQ Blowout 2013
Aug 23 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin' on Oak
2014
Mar 14 10th tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Shootout
Mar 15 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Smokin' At The Run
Jun 6 First Grand Championship Smokin on the Summit
Jun 6 Biggest field won (79 teams) Smokin on the Summit
Oct 2 25th tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
2015
May 8 First Reserve Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2016
Apr 29 50th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2017
May 19 10th category win Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
Jul 28 Career-best overall score702.2284 Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ
2018
Oct 5 5th Grand Championship *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
Oct 26 Peak power rating (1818) *Border War Barbeque
2019
Aug 9 100th tracked contest Route 66 BBQ & Steak Showdown
2025
Aug 22 Most recent contest East Central State BBQ Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.6	Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ at the Allen County Fair	2014-07-25
+12.9	SMOKIN on the Summit	2013-06-07
+12.7	Smokin on the Summit	2014-06-06
+12.2	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	2013-09-20
+12.2	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	2017-07-28

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-22.1	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off	2018-06-29
-18.9	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)	2024-07-19
-15.2	Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q)	2022-05-13
-14.5	Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff	2021-05-01
-13	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ	2025-05-16

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	2	0	0	0	0%	top 74%	91.8%	91.4%
2024	4	0	2	0	75%	top 47%	96.7%	94.9%
2023	2	0	0	0	100%	top 53%	94.7%	93.7%
2022	5	0	0	0	60%	top 59%	94.5%	92.9%
2021	4	0	3	0	75%	top 35%	95.9%	94.6%
2019	11	0	3	3	82%	top 37%	96.5%	94.4%
2018	16	1	11	0	81%	top 24%	97.2%	93.7%
2017	14	2	7	4	79%	top 21%	97.5%	95%
2016	16	0	5	1	69%	top 36%	95.6%	93.4%
2015	19	0	7	2	84%	top 30%	95.9%	94%
2014	19	2	8	3	79%	top 32%	96.9%	93.2%
2013	9	0	5	2	67%	top 22%	94.6%	93%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-08-22	East Central State BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Paola, KS	19 / 27 (654.6628)	22 (160.5144)	14 (167.9656)	18 (163.9428)	19 (162.2400)
2025-05-16	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	21 / 27 (660.9944)	20 (165.0972)	11 (172.5944)	24 (160.5028)	20 (162.8000)
2024-10-04	Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS	17 / 38 (685.6344)	29 (166.8228)	24 (170.8344)	14 (174.2628)	7 (173.7144)
2024-08-23	East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship 🏅 Paola, KS	10 / 42 (695.9428)	5 (177.7144)	5 (177.7144)	5 (176.5600)	24 (163.9540)
2024-07-19	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	33 / 37 (659.2804)	26 (170.8460)	34 (162.2516)	24 (170.2628)	35 (155.9200)
2024-05-17	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	9 / 31 (693.6572)	12 (174.8572)	10 (172.5600)	2 (177.7144)	16 (168.5256)
2023-07-28	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	14 / 25 (667.3372)	11 (171.4400)	16 (165.0972)	20 (161.6800)	10 (169.1200)
2023-06-09	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	15 / 30 (681.6228)	18 (167.3828)	18 (169.1200)	9 (174.2972)	14 (170.8228)
2022-09-16	34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	19 / 33 (678.1368)	14 (171.9656)	14 (169.6800)	22 (165.6800)	17 (170.8112)
2022-08-26	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	20 / 48 (678.2288)	20 (169.1200)	8 (172.0000)	23 (167.9772)	21 (169.1316)
2022-07-29	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	12 / 16 (661.5656)	13 (159.9772)	6 (171.9656)	12 (166.2400)	11 (163.3828)
2022-05-13	Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q) 🏅 Lansing, KS	22 / 28 (646.1372)	19 (168.0000)	25 (159.3828)	18 (164.5372)	24 (154.2172)
2022-04-22	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest (JUDGE'S FULL) 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	14 / 35 (680.4684)	15 (171.4056)	9 (172.5716)	8 (174.2628)	26 (162.2284)
2021-09-17	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	4 / 16 (687.9084)	2 (176.5716)	6 (170.2512)	3 (172.5600)	7 (168.5256)
2021-07-23	Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	7 / 28 (681.0512)	20 (162.2628)	4 (173.7028)	3 (174.2628)	10 (170.8228)
2021-06-04	Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO	8 / 55 (690.1828)	7 (176.5600)	14 (170.8344)	4 (175.4172)	16 (167.3712)
2021-05-01	Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO	29 / 39 (666.6968)	15 (172.5484)	11 (171.9772)	33 (165.1200)	35 (157.0512)
2019-10-18	Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Roswell, GA	25 / 32 (669.5540)	4 (177.7028)	24 (167.3828)	32 (161.6456)	27 (162.8228)
2019-09-21	Bikes Boats & Bones BBQ & Steak Showdown 🏅 Kimberling City, MO	16 / 28 (678.1716)	2 (176.5600)	9 (170.8344)	19 (166.2400)	24 (164.5372)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	50 / 135 (686.2628)	4 (178.8800)	37 (172.5716)	118 (163.9884)	68 (170.8228)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	208 / 468 (663.3596)	246 (165.1084)	94 (170.8800)	301 (162.2628)	213 (165.1084)
2019-08-09	Route 66 BBQ & Steak Showdown 🏅 Springfiled, MO	11 / 25 (673.5996)	10 (169.1312)	5 (172.5600)	13 (164.5256)	12 (167.3828)
2019-07-26	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	16 / 41 (675.9540)	8 (174.8800)	26 (164.5600)	20 (166.2284)	10 (170.2856)
2019-07-12	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	7 / 59 (689.6572)	4 (176.5600)	1 (177.1544)	18 (172.0000)	33 (163.9428)
2019-05-31	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO	15 / 56 (673.0284)	12 (171.4056)	18 (166.8344)	19 (167.3828)	18 (167.4056)
2019-05-10	Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS	9 / 53 (694.7768)	21 (173.1084)	2 (178.2972)	14 (173.7028)	26 (169.6684)
2019-04-26	Sertoma 48 BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS	11 / 38 (674.1596)	1 (177.7028)	23 (163.3828)	13 (167.9884)	16 (165.0856)
2019-04-06	Smoke On the Border 🏅 Gravette, AR	8 / 29 (687.3256)	1 (178.8572)	5 (175.4172)	11 (170.2628)	19 (162.7884)
2018-11-09	Smoke EM IF You Got EM Springfield, MO	17 / 30 (664.5256)	16 (165.1428)	16 (165.1428)	11 (169.6800)	19 (164.5600)
2018-10-26	*Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	9 / 56 (689.1428)	22 (169.7028)	11 (173.7144)	6 (176.0572)	25 (169.6684)
2018-10-12	*Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	4 / 33 (686.2172)	3 (176.5600)	17 (165.6800)	18 (167.4172)	3 (176.5600)
2018-10-05	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	1 / 56 (699.9312)	10 (171.4056)	2 (178.8572)	10 (174.2628)	4 (175.4056)
2018-09-22	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	3 / 35 (691.9428)	3 (176.0000)	6 (171.9772)	4 (173.7028)	8 (170.2628)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	33 / 467 (689.7140)	101 (172.5484)	85 (172.0000)	132 (169.1656)	19 (176.0000)
2018-09-14	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	104 / 164 (678.7540)	91 (170.8456)	52 (172.5600)	146 (162.2400)	61 (173.1084)
2018-08-10	Route 66 Barbeque Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Springfield, MO	5 / 19 (685.6228)	2 (176.5600)	5 (166.8344)	4 (173.7028)	7 (168.5256)
2018-07-27	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	5 / 27 (685.6572)	8 (172.5600)	17 (167.9656)	2 (174.8572)	5 (170.2744)
2018-07-13	*Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	3 / 48 (692.5256)	6 (174.2628)	14 (169.1200)	3 (175.4400)	4 (173.7028)
2018-06-29	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	52 / 52 (501.0628)	6 (176.5600)	—	38 (163.3828)	34 (161.1200)
2018-06-08	*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	11 / 46 (678.2056)	2 (175.4400)	9 (173.1316)	13 (167.4172)	24 (162.2168)
2018-05-25	*Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off Branson, MO	3 / 50 (693.0856)	17 (171.9656)	4 (175.4400)	2 (177.1428)	20 (168.5372)
2018-05-04	*Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	4 / 41 (685.6340)	12 (169.1084)	9 (170.2744)	4 (175.4056)	9 (170.8456)
2018-04-20	10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	8 / 46 (679.9200)	18 (169.6684)	10 (171.9772)	2 (177.1428)	31 (161.1316)
2018-03-23	*Smokin On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	2 / 39 (691.3712)	9 (173.1428)	2 (174.2628)	2 (176.0000)	13 (167.9656)
2017-10-13	14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS	3 / 55 (700.5372)	7 (176.5600)	6 (175.4172)	7 (174.8572)	12 (173.7028)
2017-10-06	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	17 / 76 (678.1712)	10 (172.5600)	16 (169.6800)	13 (171.4056)	32 (164.5256)
2017-09-22	Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR	6 / 38 (679.9656)	9 (170.2628)	15 (166.8344)	2 (177.1428)	16 (165.7256)
2017-09-16	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	15 / 47 (681.6800)	31 (167.4056)	7 (175.4288)	23 (169.7028)	19 (169.1428)
2017-09-08	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO	17 / 28 (668.5140)	16 (168.5256)	12 (168.0344)	23 (162.8112)	11 (169.1428)
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	40 / 407 (688.5596)	139 (170.2512)	119 (169.7028)	74 (172.5828)	14 (176.0228)
2017-08-18	*Smokin on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	1 / 28 (697.6912)	2 (175.4400)	7 (170.2856)	2 (177.7028)	4 (174.2628)
2017-07-28	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	1 / 27 (702.2284)	6 (174.2628)	2 (176.5600)	4 (175.4056)	2 (176.0000)
2017-07-14	*Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	2 / 58 (690.2744)	36 (166.2972)	15 (173.1316)	7 (173.1428)	1 (177.7028)
2017-06-23	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	3 / 35 (697.6800)	4 (178.2972)	23 (160.5028)	2 (178.8800)	1 (180.0000)
2017-06-02	Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO	15 / 65 (669.6000)	14 (171.9656)	26 (164.5716)	6 (172.5600)	34 (160.5028)
2017-05-19	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	10 / 36 (689.6456)	24 (168.5256)	1 (177.7028)	13 (171.4172)	11 (172.0000)
2017-04-28	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	12 / 30 (671.3256)	24 (160.5256)	11 (168.5372)	15 (168.5256)	1 (173.7372)
2017-03-31	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO	26 / 59 (658.1712)	11 (172.0228)	40 (159.9772)	30 (165.0856)	30 (161.0856)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	97 / 557 (676.5372)	188 (167.4744)	188 (167.9772)	93 (171.4172)	127 (169.6684)
2016-10-14	Balloons Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	9 / 39 (685.1428)	11 (171.9884)	6 (174.2972)	9 (170.2972)	16 (168.5600)
2016-10-07	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	24 / 56 (669.6228)	2 (178.8572)	27 (165.6800)	50 (155.9312)	14 (169.1544)
2016-09-17	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	16 / 43 (677.0400)	27 (166.2400)	28 (165.0972)	18 (169.7028)	2 (176.0000)
2016-09-09	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO	16 / 30 (667.3484)	25 (163.4056)	19 (163.4288)	3 (177.7028)	19 (162.8112)
2016-08-26	Smokin' On Oak Bonner Springs, KS	4 / 37 (688.4568)	12 (169.6800)	5 (173.7028)	8 (173.1084)	2 (171.9656)
2016-08-19	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	12 / 56 (686.8000)	16 (171.4172)	8 (175.4172)	30 (166.2628)	3 (173.7028)
2016-07-29	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	4 / 36 (678.1944)	3 (174.8572)	20 (164.5372)	1 (177.7028)	19 (161.0972)
2016-07-22	The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig Desoto, KS	41 / 49 (669.0396)	28 (170.8456)	29 (169.7028)	41 (166.2284)	40 (162.2628)
2016-07-08	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO	21 / 40 (663.8512)	16 (169.1428)	24 (164.5256)	11 (171.9656)	22 (158.2172)
2016-06-24	Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	23 / 49 (658.1600)	19 (171.9884)	16 (166.2744)	26 (161.6916)	33 (158.2056)
2016-06-03	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	15 / 67 (673.6116)	27 (167.9656)	33 (163.4176)	12 (171.9656)	8 (170.2628)
2016-05-13	2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition Greenwood, MO	10 / 30 (683.4168)	19 (168.5484)	2 (176.5944)	22 (165.1656)	7 (173.1084)
2016-04-29	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	8 / 30 (668.4568)	11 (167.9656)	19 (162.2628)	13 (167.4056)	3 (170.8228)
2016-04-15	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	26 / 53 (653.6228)	19 (168.0000)	11 (170.2744)	20 (166.2972)	47 (149.0512)
2016-04-01	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	33 / 72 (658.7084)	13 (173.1428)	4 (172.5600)	54 (160.5028)	62 (152.5028)
2015-10-16	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	8 / 25 (670.2288)	16 (166.8112)	16 (161.6916)	6 (170.2860)	5 (171.4400)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	110 / 606 (673.6452)	206 (167.4056)	85 (171.4284)	385 (161.1084)	46 (173.7028)
2015-10-02	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	135 / 187 (665.6112)	100 (169.1200)	102 (167.4056)	184 (151.3828)	6 (177.7028)
2015-09-25	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	19 / 30 (662.7884)	11 (171.9884)	29 (159.9656)	30 (155.3944)	4 (175.4400)
2015-09-19	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	16 / 33 (672.4456)	17 (166.2628)	8 (170.2744)	6 (173.1084)	18 (162.8000)
2015-09-11	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	19 / 76 (667.8744)	2 (176.5600)	60 (153.6688)	24 (167.3828)	11 (170.2628)
2015-08-28	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	10 / 42 (685.1084)	7 (173.7028)	14 (169.1200)	14 (172.0000)	14 (170.2856)
2015-08-14	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	9 / 67 (681.0628)	9 (173.1200)	30 (166.8228)	7 (174.2744)	22 (166.8456)
2015-07-24	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	3 / 26 (685.6456)	8 (170.2628)	3 (174.2628)	11 (169.1200)	5 (172.0000)
2015-07-17	11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	25 / 48 (666.1940)	17 (169.1312)	6 (171.9772)	31 (163.4172)	31 (161.6684)
2015-06-26	3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	3 / 31 (689.0744)	3 (175.4056)	4 (175.4288)	9 (170.2628)	16 (167.9772)
2015-06-19	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	20 / 36 (666.6856)	6 (174.2628)	24 (163.9544)	26 (163.3828)	17 (165.0856)
2015-06-05	Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	3 / 78 (685.0856)	13 (170.8112)	29 (162.2744)	6 (173.1428)	1 (178.8572)
2015-05-23	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	17 / 62 (678.1368)	1 (177.7028)	28 (167.9656)	36 (166.2400)	29 (166.2284)
2015-05-08	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	2 / 30 (690.8000)	3 (173.7028)	2 (174.2744)	6 (169.7028)	7 (173.1200)
2015-04-24	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	11 / 63 (674.8120)	26 (166.8576)	19 (167.4288)	16 (167.3828)	6 (173.1428)
2015-04-03	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	11 / 71 (679.3940)	10 (173.7028)	34 (164.5600)	6 (174.2856)	25 (166.8456)
2015-03-21	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	45 / 82 (678.1712)	18 (176.5600)	41 (168.5600)	66 (166.2284)	59 (166.8228)
2015-03-20	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	22 / 87 (681.5768)	72 (166.2284)	18 (173.1084)	26 (171.4172)	16 (170.8228)
2014-11-08	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	9 / 27 (687.9772)	18 (168.5256)	12 (171.4744)	15 (170.2744)	4 (177.7028)
2014-11-07	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	13 / 31 (681.6684)	7 (174.2628)	8 (170.2856)	23 (164.5600)	7 (172.5600)
2014-10-17	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	6 / 26 (681.0856)	1 (177.7028)	7 (169.7028)	8 (169.1428)	12 (164.5372)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	79 / 552 (677.0512)	47 (174.8456)	31 (174.8572)	372 (159.9428)	158 (167.4056)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	53 / 165 (677.1428)	38 (173.1200)	49 (170.8916)	112 (164.5828)	70 (168.5484)
2014-09-13	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	14 / 34 (663.3716)	2 (177.1544)	5 (170.2856)	24 (159.9428)	27 (155.9888)
2014-09-05	Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival 🏅 Butler, MO	15 / 43 (661.1316)	4 (177.1772)	5 (173.7144)	36 (157.1316)	29 (153.1084)
2014-08-22	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	3 / 30 (682.8000)	3 (174.2856)	5 (172.5832)	5 (171.4056)	9 (164.5256)
2014-08-08	Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS	5 / 53 (693.7256)	2 (179.4400)	19 (167.4400)	2 (177.7144)	16 (169.1312)
2014-07-25	Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ at the Allen County Fair Iola, KS	1 / 21 (697.6800)	1 (178.2972)	2 (178.8572)	7 (170.2628)	3 (170.2628)
2014-07-11	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	23 / 41 (658.1484)	25 (167.3828)	27 (160.5372)	21 (165.1200)	19 (165.1084)
2014-06-20	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	17 / 33 (662.7316)	7 (174.2628)	16 (165.6916)	20 (164.5372)	25 (158.2400)
2014-06-06	Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	1 / 79 (686.8004)	11 (171.4172)	11 (171.4288)	2 (175.4172)	10 (168.5372)
2014-05-24	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	34 / 87 (661.5196)	2 (177.7028)	57 (158.2284)	65 (158.2056)	27 (167.3828)
2014-05-09	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	5 / 57 (678.7312)	5 (173.7028)	2 (173.1200)	21 (162.2284)	6 (169.6800)
2014-04-25	Smokin' N the Ville Edwardsville, KS	5 / 27 (669.7484)	1 (177.1428)	7 (165.7028)	13 (161.7372)	8 (165.1656)
2014-04-04	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	16 / 40 (620.5712)	12 (159.4056)	27 (149.0972)	9 (158.3200)	16 (153.7484)
2014-03-15	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	47 / 72 (670.7200)	2 (180.0000)	7 (174.2744)	61 (162.8228)	70 (153.6228)
2014-03-14	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	34 / 43 (641.5084)	17 (168.5256)	41 (150.2172)	25 (165.1200)	36 (157.6456)
2013-11-01	Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff Harrison, AR	12 / 25 (671.2800)	1 (177.1428)	15 (162.8000)	15 (169.6800)	14 (161.6572)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	153 / 535 (653.6456)	368 (155.9656)	204 (162.2400)	22 (173.7256)	202 (161.7144)
2013-09-20	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	4 / 53 (675.4176)	13 (168.5484)	7 (169.7144)	22 (164.0004)	2 (173.1544)
2013-09-06	Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO	25 / 72 (662.1368)	20 (167.9772)	31 (163.9428)	14 (172.5484)	40 (157.6684)
2013-08-23	Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS	4 / 38 (668.5028)	4 (170.8572)	1 (176.5600)	24 (157.1200)	11 (163.9656)
2013-07-05	Fin to Fur's Red White & Blue BBQ Blowout 2013 Thayer, MO	3 / 15 (681.1428)	2 (176.5716)	6 (168.5714)	5 (169.1426)	4 (166.8572)
2013-06-07	SMOKIN on the Summit Lees Summit, MO	7 / 81 (674.2856)	16 (166.2858)	10 (169.7142)	17 (167.4284)	5 (170.8572)
2013-05-10	Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	8 / 36 (674.8570)	4 (175.4286)	15 (166.2858)	21 (162.8570)	8 (170.2856)
2013-04-05	Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	16 / 74 (667.4282)	32 (165.1428)	26 (166.2856)	27 (167.4286)	19 (168.5712)

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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	#788 (154 pts)	#895 (144 pts)	#766 (229 pts)	#869 (144 pts)	#824 (159 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#452 (436 pts)	#487 (426 pts)	#526 (441 pts)	#355 (621 pts)	#518 (391 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#716 (210 pts)	#768 (210 pts)	#900 (185 pts)	#730 (215 pts)	#708 (235 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#461 (462 pts)	#458 (492 pts)	#411 (622 pts)	#451 (492 pts)	#526 (407 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#341 (564 pts)	#347 (594 pts)	#340 (604 pts)	#287 (714 pts)	#449 (439 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#250 (1142 pts)	#87 (1782 pts)	#171 (1382 pts)	#342 (942 pts)	#400 (832 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#56 (2169 pts)	#114 (1714 pts)	#105 (1699 pts)	#39 (2191 pts)	#150 (1574 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#99 (1935 pts)	#178 (1483 pts)	#158 (1603 pts)	#94 (1825 pts)	#85 (1903 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#242 (1365 pts)	#210 (1385 pts)	#191 (1470 pts)	#198 (1435 pts)	#140 (1695 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#150 (1735 pts)	#75 (1897 pts)	#190 (1475 pts)	#168 (1505 pts)	#150 (1701 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#120 (1915 pts)	#10 (2556 pts)	#99 (1867 pts)	#155 (1572 pts)	#179 (1557 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#208 (1374 pts)	#151 (1444 pts)	#238 (1209 pts)	#332 (914 pts)	#202 (1314 pts)