Royal Smoke KS
Rating
1457
peak 1457
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2025-08-22
Best ToY finish
#1192
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
577.22 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 580.00 (-2.77)
Walk rate
10%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±127.54
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.25 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.85)
Road miles
638
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 480 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 150.2400 | 163.28 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 20.0000 | 145.85 | top 73% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 156.5944 | 164.25 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 133.0400 | 155.31 | top 68% |
“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 | 9 | 0 | top 70% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 70% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (9 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 580.00
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 602.6288 | 602.63 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 630.7316 | 630.73 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 665.5428 | 502.17 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 649.0288 | 648.73 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 671.3488 | 566.21 |
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 | 26 / 27 (602.6288) | 26 (150.2400) | 21 (158.2172) | 21 (161.1316) | 26 (133.0400) |
| 2024-08-23 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship Paola, KS | 34 / 42 (630.7316) | 30 (162.8572) | 34 (161.6800) | 31 (162.8572) | 38 (143.3372) |
| 2023-08-26 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 9 / 16 (665.5428) | 9 (167.3828) | 10 (167.3828) | 8 (167.3944) | 11 (163.3828) |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 166 / 167 (338.7888) | 11 (173.7028) | 167 (20.0000) | — | 148 (145.0860) |
| 2022-08-26 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 26 / 45 (648.4228) | 27 (165.1084) | 39 (153.6688) | 24 (167.4172) | 25 (162.2284) |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 89 / 164 (649.0288) | 31 (170.2744) | 120 (155.9772) | 72 (166.2744) | 127 (156.5028) |
| 2019-10-25 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 23 / 44 (671.3488) | 35 (162.8344) | 30 (164.5372) | 12 (171.4172) | 11 (172.5600) |
| 2019-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 53 / 66 (636.4916) | 54 (158.8228) | 54 (158.2400) | 57 (156.5944) | 34 (162.8344) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 94 / 183 (640.5032) | 152 (152.5028) | 20 (171.4056) | 127 (157.7488) | 101 (158.8460) |
| 2019-04-26 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) Florence, AL | 38 / 45 (316.4916) | 16 (169.1200) | 41 (147.3716) | 16 (167.3712) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1192 (238 pts) | #1206 (253 pts) | #1184 (263 pts) | #1302 (238 pts) | #1242 (238 pts) |