Royal Smoke KS
Rating
1457
peak 1457 · rated over 10 contests
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 Master vs avg 609.28 (-32.05)
Walk rate
10%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±97.48
std dev of Master 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
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Purse competed for
$73K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
609.28 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
316.49 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
BULL CREEK BBQ 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.
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, MAN MEAT BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared pork entries.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2022-06-24).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNN UP BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| BEAUX HAWG BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BULL CREEK BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Wigs BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
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% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2 | 94 | 0 | top 75% | 2023-06-23 |
| East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 69% | 2022-08-26 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (9 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 609.28 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 316.49 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-26 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY)
- 📈 2019-06-21 — Peak power rating (1490) · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- ⭐ 2019-10-25 — Career-best overall score (671.3488) · Border War Barbeque
- 📣 2023-08-26 — First call · East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival | 2023-08-26 |
| +2.4 | Border War Barbeque | 2019-10-25 |
| +0.5 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival | 2022-08-26 |
| +0.2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2019-06-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2023-06-23 |
| -10.7 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) | 2019-04-26 |
| -10.5 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff | 2025-08-22 |
| -8.1 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | 2019-08-23 |
| -5.7 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship | 2024-08-23 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 83.7% | 83.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 78% | 92.4% | 69.7% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 93.2% | 89.6% |
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) | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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) |