Smokin' The Rite Way

Smokin' The Rite Way is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 39th of 67 at the BBQ and Fly In on the River (2015). They are ranked #5886 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKIN THE RITEWAY” and “Smokin The Rite Way”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,886

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1439

peak 1439 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 16, 2013

latest Aug 15, 2025 · 12 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#2158

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 84%

overall standings

Best overall

649.6684 / 720

Master · BBQ and Fly In on the River

Perfect 180s

Current form

623.40 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 624.45 (-1.04)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.7028

Pork · BBQ and Fly In on the River

Consistency

±16.39

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.07 · weakest Brisket (152.47)

Road miles

across 10 mapped stops

Schedule strength

70%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)

Purse competed for

$35K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

624.45 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.61 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 152.47
Pork avg 161.07
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LOCOMOTIVE #1 in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4 years, then back at BBQ & Fly-In on the River (Aug 18, 2023).

last seen Aug 16, 2019
back Aug 18, 2023

Pork nemesis

10 of 10 shared pork entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 10 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.28% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.28% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 86.7% of a perfect score
10 contests

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ and Fly In on the River every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 39th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

High Voltage BBQ

#5,891 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1439

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2025

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SWEET OLD BUZZARDS

#5,884 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Smokin' The Rite Way's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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Motor Boatin' BBQ

#5,878 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ

#5,876 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1440

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

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JURASSIC PORK BBQ TEAM

#5,889 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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MEN AT PORK

#5,887 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

Level with Smokin' The Rite Way on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLAPS BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
LOCOMOTIVE #1	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BRISKETBONE BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
S&S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PIG NEWTON	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
POLITICAL PORK	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Owen Lumber Woodticks	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
WOTS SMOKERS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
K CASS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	166.2284	145.1544	156.19	top 83%
Pork Ribs	10	166.2516	141.6572	154.72	top 83%
Pork	10	169.7028	151.3716	161.07	top 72%
Brisket	10	160	139.3256	152.47	top 82%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ and Fly In on the River	7	39	0	top 82%	Aug 16, 2019
BBQ & Fly-In on the River	3	47	0	top 86%	Aug 15, 2025

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 2 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 298 finished ahead 101 times, behind 502

Longest layoff 4 yrs Aug 16, 2019 → Aug 18, 2023

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

20252 milestones

Aug 15 10th tracked contest BBQ & Fly-In on the River
Aug 15 Most recent contest BBQ & Fly-In on the River

20161 milestone

Aug 19 Career-best single call (Pork)169.7028 BBQ and Fly In on the River

20152 milestones

Aug 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6684 BBQ and Fly In on the River
Aug 14 Career-best overall score649.6684 BBQ and Fly In on the River

20132 milestones

Aug 16 First tracked contest BBQ and Fly In on the River
Aug 16 Peak power rating (1488) BBQ and Fly In on the River

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.1	BBQ and Fly In on the River	Aug 14, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.5	BBQ and Fly In on the River	Aug 16, 2013
-9.8	BBQ and Fly In on the River	Aug 15, 2014
-7.5	BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL)	Aug 17, 2018
-6.7	BBQ & Fly-In on the River	Aug 16, 2024
-6.2	BBQ and Fly In on the River	Aug 16, 2019

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0%	top 85%	88.4%	88.4%
2024	1	0%	top 91%	87.7%	87.7%
2023	1	0%	top 82%	88.6%	88.6%
2019	1	0%	top 88%	85.2%	85.2%
2018	1	0%	top 89%	83%	83%
2017	1	0%	top 80%	87%	87%
2016	1	0%	top 79%	88.5%	88.5%
2015	1	0%	top 58%	90.2%	90.2%
2014	1	0%	top 88%	84.7%	84.7%
2013	1	0%	top 94%	83.8%	83.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 15, 2025	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	53 / 62 (636.4116)	59 (156.5372)	45 (166.2516)	54 (162.2628)	57 (151.3600)
Aug 16, 2024	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	59 / 65 (631.3828)	58 (156.5484)	63 (151.9772)	42 (166.2972)	51 (156.5600)
Aug 18, 2023	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	47 / 57 (638.1600)	47 (158.8344)	42 (162.8344)	42 (163.9656)	47 (152.5256)
Aug 16, 2019	BBQ and Fly In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	60 / 68 (613.5200)	60 (159.3712)	63 (148.5372)	65 (151.3716)	57 (154.2400)
Aug 17, 2018	BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL) Excelsior Springs, MO	51 / 57 (597.5312)	46 (155.9884)	49 (149.1316)	51 (153.0856)	56 (139.3256)
Aug 18, 2017	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	52 / 65 (626.7424)	56 (156.5140)	60 (149.7028)	38 (163.9884)	47 (156.5372)
Aug 19, 2016	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	44 / 56 (637.5312)	52 (153.0628)	46 (161.1200)	20 (169.7028)	44 (153.6456)
Aug 14, 2015	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	39 / 67 (649.6684)	27 (166.2284)	37 (163.4172)	45 (160.0228)	40 (160)
Aug 15, 2014	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	45 / 51 (610.1600)	42 (153.6684)	48 (141.6572)	29 (165.1544)	45 (149.6800)
Aug 16, 2013	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	62 / 66 (603.3488)	62 (145.1544)	55 (152.5256)	60 (154.8916)	54 (150.7772)

Smokin' The Rite Way

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (7 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

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)