A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Skinny Pig BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Skinny Pig BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Smokey Bros BBQ
Smokey Bros BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 26 at the Cruisin' and BBQin' (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 9, 2016
latest Jul 31, 2026 · 9.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.06
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.29 · weakest Brisket (150.80)
Road miles
498
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 289 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
597.57 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
324.14 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 147.4056 | 158.26 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 140.5028 | 156.82 | top 75% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8572 | 157.7144 | 158.29 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.8000 | 150.8000 | 150.80 | top 79% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 100% | Jul 12, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
84
finished ahead 39 times, behind 65
Longest layoff
8.8 yrs
Sep 9, 2016 → Jul 11, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20267 milestones
- First call Cruisin' and BBQin'
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Cruisin' and BBQin'
- First overall top-10 Cruisin' and BBQin'
- First overall podium Cruisin' and BBQin'
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score343.3828 Cruisin' and BBQin'
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 Cruisin' and BBQin'
- Most recent contest Cruisin' and BBQin'
20163 milestones
- First tracked contest Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll
- Career-best overall score597.5656 Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll
- Peak power rating (1491) Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17 | Cruisin' and BBQin' | Jul 31, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | Jul 11, 2025 |
| -11.8 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | Jul 12, 2025 |
| -8.8 | Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll | Sep 9, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 12% | 95.4% | 95.4% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 88.6% | 87.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 83% | 83% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | Cruisin' and BBQin' 🏅 Hampton, IA | 3 / 26 (343.3828) | 9 (167.3828) | 1 (176) | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA | 16 / 16 (318.8344) | 16 (156) | 16 (162.8344) | — | — |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 18 / 18 (310.1944) | 16 (162.2400) | 18 (147.9544) | 14 (157.7144) | — |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Ribs, Rods and Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD | 30 / 34 (597.5656) | 33 (147.4056) | 33 (140.5028) | 29 (158.8572) | 27 (150.8000) |