SMOOTH SMOKE KS
Rating
1547
peak 1565
Contests
28
in the data
First seen
2019-04-06
latest 2025-08-22
Best ToY finish
#56
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 28 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
671.30 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 676.26 (-4.96)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Best single call
178.8800
Consistency
±12.60
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.54 · weakest Brisket (165.73)
Road miles
3119
mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 679 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS has finished one call ahead of SMOOTH SMOKE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Squealin N Dealin BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 16 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of WINGED SWINE in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 32% across 3 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 178.8800 | 159.9772 | 171.54 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 28 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 178.2972 | 159.3828 | 170.37 | top 39% |
| Pork | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 177.7144 | 160.5028 | 168.63 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 154.2172 | 165.73 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 16 | 0 | top 44% |
| MO | 10 | 0 | top 48% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 17 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 28% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (16 of 28 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (28 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 676.26
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 660.9944 | 657.83 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 695.9428 | 683.63 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 681.6228 | 674.48 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 680.4684 | 668.91 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 690.1828 | 681.46 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 694.7768 | 678.71 |
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) 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 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) |
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 | #251 (1142 pts) | #87 (1782 pts) | #171 (1382 pts) | #345 (942 pts) | #403 (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) |