Smokin A BBQ

Smokin A BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 19th of 22 at the Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ (2023). They are ranked #6008 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,008

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1434

peak 1434 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 29, 2022

latest Jul 18, 2025 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#631

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 90%

overall standings

Best overall

650.7660 / 720

Master · Shenandoah ShenDig

Perfect 180s

Current form

626.95 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 629.98 (-3.02)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4172

Chicken · Shenandoah ShenDig

Consistency

±15.81

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.06 · weakest Brisket (151.19)

Road miles

568

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi

Schedule strength

58%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)

Purse competed for

$58K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

629.98 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

TEAM CRAWFORD ahead in 100% of their meetings

TEAM CRAWFORD has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.87 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 151.19
Pork avg 160.06
0 calls in 8 entries

Pork nemesis

7 of 8 shared pork entries lost

TEAM CRAWFORD ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TEAM CRAWFORD has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.20% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.20% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.5% of a perfect score
8 contests

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
2025 ↗	Master	#1440 (55 pts)	#1057 (105 pts)	#1535 (55 pts)	#1451 (55 pts)	#1173 (65 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#974 (111 pts)	#1032 (116 pts)	#1014 (121 pts)	#1018 (111 pts)	#902 (126 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#631 (254 pts)	#692 (249 pts)	#752 (259 pts)	#646 (264 pts)	#692 (244 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smokin A BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

3 Smokin Chicks

#6,010 of the rated field

1434 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

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Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers

#6,000 of the rated field

1434 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Mar 28, 2025

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Smokin-N-Pokin

#5,999 of the rated field

1434 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Feb 14, 2025

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Rockin Rotary Roasters

#6,006 of the rated field

1434 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before Smokin A BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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SMOKE DYNASTY

#5,998 of the rated field

1434 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Smokin A BBQ's first contest.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2015

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Whatcha Smokin'

#6,018 of the rated field

1433 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1433

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TEAM CRAWFORD	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Bucknutz BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Chillin N Grillin N Iowa BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKEHOUSE 72	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
TEAM BREW & QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' GRINDES	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Sweet Smokin' Jones	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Backroad BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
FAIRWAY SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	171.4172	143.3600	158.68	top 83%
Pork Ribs	8	165.1200	154.2400	160.04	top 84%
Pork	8	169.7028	150.7888	160.06	top 81%
Brisket	8	162.2744	137.1316	151.19	top 89%

“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)	7	0	top 88%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 100%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Shenandoah ShenDig	2	27	0	top 86%	Jul 18, 2025
Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ	2	19	0	top 91%	Jul 5, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IA 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 6 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 128 finished ahead 25 times, behind 229

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

20253 milestones

Jul 18 Career-best overall score650.7660 Shenandoah ShenDig
Jul 18 Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 Shenandoah ShenDig
Jul 18 Most recent contest Shenandoah ShenDig

20223 milestones

Jul 29 First tracked contest Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship
Jul 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6572 Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship
Jul 29 Peak power rating (1495) Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	King of the Corn	May 19, 2023
-10.5	Tri City BBQ Fest	Sep 15, 2023
-9.2	Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ	Jul 5, 2024
-9	Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ	Jul 19, 2024
-7.8	Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ	Jun 30, 2023

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 90%	90.4%	90.4%
2024	2	0%	top 94%	89.4%	87.2%
2023	4	0%	top 91%	88.3%	86.3%
2022	1	0%	top 74%	90.2%	90.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 18, 2025	Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	27 / 30 (650.7660)	15 (171.4172)	29 (154.2400)	28 (162.8344)	23 (162.2744)
Jul 19, 2024	Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	33 / 36 (643.3832)	24 (166.8456)	32 (163.3944)	27 (162.8916)	34 (150.2516)
Jul 5, 2024	Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ 🏅 Council Bluffs, IA	25 / 26 (611.8404)	25 (143.3600)	23 (157.1200)	26 (150.7888)	22 (160.5716)
Sep 15, 2023	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	31 / 32 (610.0456)	32 (153.0856)	28 (159.3600)	31 (153.6800)	32 (143.9200)
Jul 21, 2023	Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	30 / 37 (618.7312)	35 (152.4912)	26 (161.1200)	32 (156)	29 (149.1200)
Jun 30, 2023	Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ 🏅 Council Bluffs, IA	19 / 22 (636.0004)	20 (159.9656)	18 (160)	17 (161.1660)	21 (154.8688)
May 19, 2023	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	45 / 45 (619.3952)	41 (158.8460)	42 (159.9888)	36 (163.4288)	45 (137.1316)
Jul 29, 2022	Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship 🏅 Shenandoah, IA	20 / 27 (649.6572)	20 (163.4516)	18 (165.1200)	11 (169.7028)	22 (151.3828)

Smokin A BBQ

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 (4 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

Pork nemesis

The metronome

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

Overall rank by season

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

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)

📉 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)