On the rise
+28
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 28 points across 4 contests since Jul 19, 2024 — from 1509 up to 1537.
- 4 contests since Jul 19, 2024
- now 1537
Little Smokiez
Little Smokiez is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 28 at the Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1537
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2024
latest Jul 19, 2025 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
75% of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 24%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.38
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.68)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
91%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1630)
Purse competed for
$21K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
334.23 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 165.6800 | 168.54 | top 24% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 161.6800 | 165.68 | top 24% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 21% | Jul 19, 2025 |
| Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 27% | Jul 20, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
95
finished ahead 122 times, behind 63
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20255 milestones
- First overall podium Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2)
- Career-best overall score343.3828 Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9772 Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2)
- Peak power rating (1537) Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2)
20244 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)
- First call Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)
- First overall top-10 Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score329.6572 Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) | Jul 19, 2025 |
| +9.1 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | Jul 19, 2024 |
| +6.1 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) | Jul 18, 2025 |
| +6 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | Jul 20, 2024 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 21% | 95.4% | 93.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 92.4% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2025 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 3 / 28 (343.3828) | 4 (171.9772) | 4 (171.4056) | — | — |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 10 / 32 (331.3716) | 11 (165.6800) | 8 (165.6916) | — | — |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 11 / 33 (332.4916) | 10 (168.5372) | 11 (163.9544) | — | — |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 8 / 37 (329.6572) | 7 (167.9772) | 9 (161.6800) | — | — |