High-water mark
667.3256
career-best overall
92.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.3256 at Connecticut Barbecue Challenge — 92.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 12, 2024
Smokingrillindrinkin
Smokingrillindrinkin is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 18th of 21 at the Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff (2024). They are ranked #4988 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
May 6, 2023
latest Jul 12, 2025 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.96 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 656.66 (+1.29)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.74
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.34 · weakest Brisket (153.59)
Road miles
296
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 83 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$37K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
656.66 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1276 (100 pts) | #950 (130 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokingrillindrinkin, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,002 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Smokingrillindrinkin's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,983 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,999 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,986 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
They were already cooking in 2014, 9 years before Smokingrillindrinkin's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,973 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Level with Smokingrillindrinkin on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
They've been 1500 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELJEFE SMOKE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Let It Smoke Barbecue | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LG bbq | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Titans of BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HOG WASH BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 160.5372 | 168.63 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 159.3944 | 162.91 | top 72% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.1428 | 163.4400 | 172.34 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 137.1088 | 153.59 | top 81% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 69% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 3 | 21 | 0 | top 85% | Sep 21, 2024 |
| Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 65% | Jul 12, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
5 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CT
3 of 8 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
111
finished ahead 58 times, behind 160
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
- Most recent contest Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
20241 milestone
- Career-best overall score667.3256 Connecticut Barbecue Challenge
20235 milestones
- First tracked contest HOGS 4 HEROES
- First call HOGS 4 HEROES
- First category win (Pork) HOGS 4 HEROES
- Peak power rating (1498) HOGS 4 HEROES
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9892 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | Sep 21, 2024 |
| -8.3 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff | Jun 22, 2024 |
| -6.7 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | Sep 23, 2023 |
| -5.9 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | Sep 20, 2024 |
| -2.3 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | Jul 12, 2025 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 82% | 92.7% | 91.1% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 69% | 91.7% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2025 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 20 / 30 (667.3028) | 18 (166.2284) | 21 (162.8344) | 4 (177.1428) | 24 (161.0972) |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 26 / 27 (647.8516) | 21 (166.8460) | 25 (159.9428) | 13 (170.8456) | 27 (150.2172) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 21 / 25 (664.4916) | 22 (160.5372) | 19 (162.2400) | 12 (172.0344) | 8 (169.6800) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 19 / 30 (667.3256) | 14 (172.5484) | 23 (163.9772) | 13 (171.4172) | 19 (159.3828) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Somers, CT | — | 5 (174.2972) | — | — | — |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff 🏅 Schenectady, NY | 18 / 21 (642.8116) | 13 (170.2856) | 17 (159.3944) | 11 (163.4400) | 19 (149.6916) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 32 / 42 (659.9892) | 31 (166.8572) | 17 (169.7144) | 11 (175.4400) | 42 (147.9776) |
| May 6, 2023 | HOGS 4 HEROES 🏅 Jamestown, RI | 31 / 50 (646.8688) | 8 (171.4628) | 32 (162.2628) | 1 (176.0344) | 50 (137.1088) |