Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
Dr. Smoke
Dr. Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 31 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 25 at the 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off (2026). They are ranked #3747 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “DR Smoke”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1524 · rated over 22 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
31
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 13 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
3% of 31 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
681.97 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 674.19 (+7.78)
Walk rate
48%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
180 🔥
Consistency
±14.37
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.82 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.65)
Road miles
5,897
across 31 mapped stops · furthest 575 mi
Schedule strength
83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1609)
Purse competed for
$218K
listed at 21 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 20 state-championship entries
Master avg
674.19 / 720
24 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #228 (835 pts) | #169 (1,063 pts) | #288 (784 pts) | #179 (985 pts) | #129 (1,180 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #333 (640 pts) | #355 (650 pts) | #284 (887 pts) | #355 (635 pts) | #202 (1,080 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1048 (92 pts) | #652 (277 pts) | #1203 (87 pts) | #1505 (57 pts) | #899 (127 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Dr. Smoke, each with one reason worth a look.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1521
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Dr. Smoke)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Dr. Smoke has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 43
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1489
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Dr. Smoke)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 37 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,759 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1488
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Dr. Smoke)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Dr. Smoke's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,733 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Dr. Smoke)
Fewer contests behind them than Dr. Smoke has cooked, 8 to 31, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1514
27 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#3,764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Mulkey's BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| Kermit's Ex | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wicked Pig BBQ | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| Take It Easy BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Glamping Grillers | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLIND HOG BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| 1Bite Stand | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Kith n' Kin | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 152.4800 | 168.86 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 148.5488 | 166.65 | top 68% |
| Pork | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 143.3484 | 166.69 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 24 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 180 🔥 | 159.9656 | 171.82 | top 39% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 63% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trekking for CDH | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 57% | Sep 19, 2026 |
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 53% | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 83% | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 | 60 | 0 | top 71% | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 68% | Sep 26, 2025 |
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 80% | Jul 19, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
14 contests
Contests a season
6.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
12 of 31 contests · 8 states in all
Contests visited
18
6 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
28 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
1,240
finished ahead 856 times, behind 1,199
Longest layoff
6.9 yrs
Oct 6, 2017 → Sep 14, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First overall top-10 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off
- Career-best overall score698.2744 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off
- 25th tracked contest 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026)
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026)
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20251 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
20243 milestones
- First call Trekking for CDH
- First category win (Chicken) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1524) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4912 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.3 | 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off | May 8, 2026 |
| +10.3 | Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) | Feb 3, 2017 |
| +7.7 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| +5.8 | Smoke on the Ohio | Sep 12, 2025 |
| +5.3 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | Aug 14, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 14, 2025 |
| -10.3 | Poosa Q | Jun 20, 2025 |
| -9.1 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) | Mar 28, 2025 |
| -6.8 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) | Jul 19, 2025 |
| -6.4 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) | Jul 17, 2026 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57% | top 58% | 97% | 95% |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45% | top 79% | 94.6% | 92.9% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 51% | 95.8% | 95.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 20% | 92% | 92% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 90.6% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 58 / 71 (671.3256) | 59 (166.8228) | 65 (162.2400) | 53 (168) | 23 (174.2628) |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 20 / 27 (678.1832) | 9 (174.2744) | 23 (168.5488) | 8 (173.7144) | 23 (161.6456) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 41 / 83 (684.4800) | 45 (171.4056) | 15 (177.1544) | 76 (161.6572) | 13 (174.2628) |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 12 / 32 (693.6800) | 13 (174.8456) | 25 (168.5372) | 19 (171.4400) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 22 / 32 (682.1828) | 32 (161.6456) | 20 (170.2628) | 2 (177.1544) | 12 (173.1200) |
| May 23, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 72 / 117 (681.6344) | 47 (173.7144) | 110 (163.3944) | 103 (164.5256) | 8 (180) |
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | 49 (170.8456) | — | — | — |
| May 8, 2026 | 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 7 / 25 (698.2744) | 6 (176.5716) | 14 (172) | 11 (173.7028) | 8 (176) |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 18 / 33 (687.3256) | 4 (178.8572) | 22 (167.9772) | 22 (170.8228) | 20 (169.6684) |
| Mar 28, 2026 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO | — | — | 10 (164.5256) | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 20 / 26 (677.0400) | 9 (175.4172) | 25 (158.8228) | 23 (168.5372) | 14 (174.2628) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 60 / 125 (684.4800) | 77 (169.6800) | 71 (169.1316) | 62 (171.9656) | 32 (173.7028) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 34 (171.4400) | — | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 64 (165.0856) | — | — |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest) 🏅 Jackson, TN | 20 / 25 (663.2456) | 23 (152.4800) | 14 (170.2628) | 19 (163.9428) | 5 (176.5600) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 19 / 26 (673.0056) | 25 (158.2284) | 17 (168.5256) | 15 (173.1200) | 13 (173.1316) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 12 / 27 (669.5424) | 22 (160.4912) | 16 (165.1200) | 16 (167.3712) | 3 (176.5600) |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 24 / 28 (675.9200) | 15 (173.1316) | 17 (171.9656) | 27 (163.4172) | 24 (167.4056) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 24 / 32 (678.2056) | 12 (176.5600) | 28 (165.1200) | 29 (162.2628) | 7 (174.2628) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (ONE MEAT RIBS) Osceola, MO | — | — | 5 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 40 / 42 (657.5660) | 42 (161.1088) | 37 (163.9544) | 38 (165.6800) | 30 (166.8228) |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 22 / 30 (680.9940) | 25 (165.0972) | 16 (173.1200) | 22 (169.6684) | 10 (173.1084) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 24 / 27 (668.5028) | 21 (169.1544) | 23 (167.3944) | 24 (162.2284) | 16 (169.7256) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 93 / 100 (650.1600) | 81 (166.2400) | 98 (148.5488) | 71 (166.8456) | 57 (168.5256) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 67 (155.3944) | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 17 / 27 (683.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | 18 (170.2744) | 24 (161.1200) | 10 (173.7256) |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 14 / 35 (689.6228) | 34 (163.3828) | 23 (169.6800) | 5 (177.7028) | 3 (178.8572) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Decatur, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 3, 2017 | Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) Humble, TX | 27 / 136 (662.2400) | 42 (163.9656) | 60 (163.9772) | 38 (165.7372) | 23 (168.5600) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 150 / 174 (636.5256) | 74 (167.4400) | 79 (165.1428) | 173 (143.3484) | 117 (160.5944) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 157 / 535 (652.4912) | 104 (168.5828) | 97 (167.4056) | 352 (156.5372) | 243 (159.9656) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.