Smokin' O's

Smokin' O's is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 17 at the Roast N Boast (2018). They are ranked #2479 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin O's”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,479

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1521

peak 1537 · rated over 13 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 6, 2016

latest Aug 22, 2026 · 10.3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

19% of 16 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

684.4916 / 720

Master · Roast N Boast

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.89 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 668.48 (+2.41)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5716

Pork Ribs · Jack Town Throw Down

Consistency

±8.95

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 168.60 · weakest Brisket (165.19)

Road miles

4,492

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 2,037 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$133K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.48 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 16 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

684.4916 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.4916 at Roast N Boast — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 4, 2019

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 36%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 36%

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SOUTHSIDE BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

4.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.8 years, then back at 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition (Aug 24, 2024).

last seen Oct 25, 2019
back Aug 24, 2024

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

MAGNOLIA has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The long haul

4,492 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,492 miles across 16 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,037 miles to 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition.

16 mapped stops
furthest 2,037 mi

The metronome

±1.24% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.24% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.8% of a perfect score
16 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smokin' O's, each with one reason worth a look.

88 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SLO.MO.QUE

#2,468 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1522

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smokin' O's)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokin' O's has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 15, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Hank's BBQ

#2,464 of the rated field

1522 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1542

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Smokin' O's)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Smokin' O's's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 16 contests

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Kanned Heat

#2,470 of the rated field

1521 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1530

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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BBQ TEAM WEST COAST

#2,478 of the rated field

1521 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1537

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 36% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen May 14, 2022

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DUELIN' J'S

#2,484 of the rated field

1521 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1526

Level with Smokin' O's on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 18, 2018

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The Drunken Sailor

#2,488 of the rated field

1521 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1529

They turned up 7 years after Smokin' O's did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHSIDE BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
PLUMB CRAZY Q	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
THE GRILL DOCTORS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	4	0	0	176.5600	161.0856	167.72	top 53%
Pork Ribs	14	8	1	3	176.5716	158.2288	168.60	top 44%
Pork	14	5	1	1	175.4172	158.2972	166.96	top 49%
Brisket	14	4	0	0	173.7028	147.3712	165.19	top 52%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 59%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 51%
Large (40+)	1	top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MS	10	top 47%
WA	3	top 69%
TN	1	top 49%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Roast N Boast	2	7	top 37%	Oct 4, 2019
Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL)	2	11	top 63%	Sep 16, 2017
Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival	2	11	top 46%	Apr 28, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 11 of 16 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 11 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 299 finished ahead 222 times, behind 213

Longest layoff 4.8 yrs Oct 25, 2019 → Aug 24, 2024

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

20261 milestone

Aug 22 Most recent contest 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition

20192 milestones

Oct 4 Career-best overall score684.4916 Roast N Boast
Oct 4 Peak power rating (1537) Roast N Boast

20182 milestones

Aug 17 First overall top-10 Downtown BBQ Showdown
Aug 17 10th tracked contest Downtown BBQ Showdown

20172 milestones

Mar 31 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5716 Jack Town Throw Down
Apr 28 First category win (Pork Ribs) Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival

20162 milestones

May 6 First call George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge
May 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3028 George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge

20151 milestone

May 1 First tracked contest George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.5	Downtown BBQ Showdown	Aug 17, 2018
+6.6	Jack Town Throw Down	Mar 31, 2017
+6.6	Roast N Boast	Oct 4, 2019
+5.5	Roast N Boast	Sep 21, 2018
+5.1	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival	Apr 28, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition	Aug 16, 2025
-8.8	7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition	Aug 24, 2024
-4.6	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL)	Sep 16, 2017
-3.4	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge	May 6, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0	100%	top 44%	94.3%	94.3%
2025	1	0	0	100%	top 83%	92%	92%
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 78%	90.9%	90.9%
2019	2	1	0	50%	top 41%	95.1%	94.4%
2018	3	2	0	100%	top 36%	94%	92.6%
2017	4	0	2	100%	top 51%	93.3%	93%
2016	3	0	0	67%	top 61%	92.1%	92.1%
2015	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 22, 2026	9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA	12 / 27 (678.8116)	15 (166.8344)	24 (163.9772)	6 (174.2972)	5 (173.7028)
Aug 16, 2025	8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA	25 / 30 (662.1944)	4 (176.5600)	25 (162.8344)	25 (161.1316)	25 (161.6684)
Aug 24, 2024	7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA	21 / 27 (654.7776)	23 (163.9660)	13 (169.1316)	21 (158.2972)	21 (163.3828)
Oct 25, 2019	31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN	48 / 97 (674.1596)	75 (164.5256)	37 (171.9772)	22 (172.5828)	57 (165.0740)
Oct 4, 2019	Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	8 / 25 (684.4916)	13 (168.5372)	2 (175.4516)	6 (173.1084)	9 (167.3944)
Sep 21, 2018	Roast N Boast Columbus, MS	7 / 17 (677.1200)	13 (165.6684)	10 (167.4400)	6 (171.4172)	4 (172.5944)
Aug 17, 2018	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	7 / 30 (672.9940)	10 (170.2628)	5 (170.8344)	15 (167.9656)	16 (163.9312)
Feb 23, 2018	D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL) D'Iberville, MS	12 / 27 (650.1368)	11 (167.3828)	16 (163.4172)	6 (171.9656)	21 (147.3712)
Sep 16, 2017	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL) Ridgeland, MS	13 / 17 (669.5888)	7 (171.9772)	16 (158.2288)	1 (175.4172)	13 (163.9656)
Sep 15, 2017	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) (JUDGES LIST FULL) Ridgeland, MS	11 / 22 (668.4688)	8 (171.4172)	9 (166.2516)	11 (166.2744)	12 (164.5256)
Apr 28, 2017	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	11 / 27 (667.3484)	21 (161.0856)	1 (175.4400)	16 (161.7028)	11 (169.1200)
Mar 31, 2017	Jack Town Throw Down Jackson, MS	13 / 34 (671.8972)	17 (165.1200)	3 (176.5716)	29 (159.9312)	9 (170.2744)
May 27, 2016	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	13 / 25 (663.3712)	12 (167.9656)	10 (167.4400)	16 (164.0228)	12 (163.9428)
May 6, 2016	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	19 / 27 (663.3028)	16 (166.8344)	7 (171.4172)	24 (159.3484)	16 (165.7028)
Apr 29, 2016	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA	—	—	—	—	—
May 1, 2015	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	—	—	—	—	—

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Smokin' O's

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)