BUGHOUSE SMOKERS

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1162

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1589

peak 1646 · rated over 45 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-01-14

latest 2025-06-28

Best ToY finish

#155

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

17 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 46 contests

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

680.5256 / 720

Master · Eastern BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

624.58 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 651.40 (-26.83)

Walk rate

96%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8800

Pork · Beer,Fries & BBQ VI

Consistency

±31.84

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.80)

Road miles

14,208

mi across 46 mapped stops · furthest 4867 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

651.40 / 720

46 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

They almost always walk

96% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 44 of 46 contests

A top-10 category call in 96% of their 46 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

680.5256 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.5256 at Eastern BBQ Contest — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-03-31

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

Backcorner BBQ has finished one call ahead of BUGHOUSE SMOKERS 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 13 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 29%.

13 contests
7 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 29%

A tough matchup

31–6 behind in the head-to-head

IQ - NETHERLANDS ahead in 84% of their meetings

IQ - NETHERLANDS has come out ahead in 31 of their 37 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.33 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 38% of the time against 35%.

Pork Ribs avg 159.80
Chicken avg 166.13
17 calls in 45 entries

A strong matchup

21–7 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBQ Team Laurentius in 21 of their 28 shared contests.

Built for the big stage

Top 31% average finish in large fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 31% finish in large fields against top 57% in small ones.

Large (40+): top 31% (12)
Small (<20 teams): top 57% (4)

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Backcorner BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 27% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 27% across 7 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.

7 May contests
top 41% the rest of the year

The long haul

14,208 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 14,208 miles across 46 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,867 miles to BBQ, Bikes and Blues.

46 mapped stops
furthest 4,867 mi

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q

#1167 of the rated field

1588 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1680

3–12 in 15 shared contests (20% to BUGHOUSE SMOKERS)

These two have cooked 15 of the same contests — BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q ahead 12–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 56 contests
last seen 2026-05-23

⚔ Head-to-head

BEHIND BBQ

#1159 of the rated field

1589 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1601

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 44 contests to 46, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 44 contests
last seen 2024-05-25

⚔ Head-to-head

Big Reds Backyard BBQ

#1161 of the rated field

1589 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1610

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 46 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 42 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

JOHN'S TWISTED Q

#1158 of the rated field

1589 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1589

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2019-06-01

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoking OCD

#1155 of the rated field

1589 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1589

No shared contest yet.

Level with BUGHOUSE SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2024-12-06

⚔ Head-to-head

3D BBQ

#1160 of the rated field

1589 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1589

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2026-06-05

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
IQ - NETHERLANDS	37	6	31	16%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	31	5	26	16%	⚔ compare
Backcorner BBQ	30	7	23	23%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	30	6	24	20%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	28	21	7	75%	⚔ compare
PARKSTAD SMOKERS	28	8	20	29%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	26	16	10	62%	⚔ compare
WETTELS ON FIRE	24	19	5	79%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
Osdorp Grillers (NL)	23	18	5	78%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	22	11	11	50%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	22	9	13	41%	⚔ compare
RIVERLAND SMOKERS	21	13	8	62%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TONY'S COCKNEY Q	21	10	11	48%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	46	16	1	6	176.5600	152.5144	166.13	top 44%
Pork Ribs	45	17	1	6	174.2744	20.0000	159.80	top 45%
Pork	46	22	0	2	178.8800	152.5600	165.25	top 44%
Brisket	46	27	1	3	176.5600	139.3944	163.69	top 37%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
BZ	3	0	top 40%
MO	1	0	top 51%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 57%
Medium (20–39)	30	top 43%
Large (40+)	12	top 31%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest	3	6	top 49%	2022-09-10
KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees	3	6	top 32%	2019-06-29
W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest	3	9	top 40%	2019-01-19
Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2)	2	13	top 73%	2025-06-28
Tony Stone BBQ Competition	2	5	top 31%	2022-06-03
Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	2	15	top 36%	2018-05-12
Eastern BBQ Contest	2	3	top 24%	2018-03-31

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8.5 yrs 2017-01-14 → 2025-06-28

Busiest season 2019 14 contests

Contests a season 5.1 across 9 seasons in the data

Cooks most in BZ 3 of 46 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 36 7 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 46 entries · 1 win · 16 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.80)

Walk rate 96% a top-10 call in 44 of 46 contests

Overall top-10 rate 43% 20 of 46 contests

Best top-10 run 6 straight contests

Master average 651.40 out of 720 · 46 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 404 936–569 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 14,208 46 mapped stops · furthest 4,867 mi

Schedule strength 1550 average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests

Purse competed for $10,400 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs 2023-03-25 → 2024-06-22

Power rating 1589 peak 1646 · #1162 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
Jan 14 First tracked contest W.E.S.T.Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
Jan 14 First call W.E.S.T.Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
Jan 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3600 W.E.S.T.Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
Jun 10 First overall top-10 *KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees
2018
Jan 13 10th tracked contest W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
Mar 31 First overall podium Eastern BBQ Contest
Mar 31 Career-best overall score680.5256 Eastern BBQ Contest
Jun 23 First category win (Pork Ribs) KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees
2019
Mar 30 25th tracked contest Spring Break BBQ Contest
May 11 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8800 Beer,Fries & BBQ VI
Nov 30 Peak power rating (1646) Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition
2025
Jun 28 Most recent contest Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.7	Eastern BBQ Contest	2018-03-31
+13.2	*EUregio Barbeque Festival	2018-08-18
+12	Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival- BBQ on Ice	2018-02-17
+10.5	Tony Stone BBQ Competition	2019-06-08
+9.3	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI	2019-05-11

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-18.8	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest	2022-09-10
-15.6	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	2017-06-03
-13.3	Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2)	2025-06-28
-8.2	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ	2020-09-12
-6.2	KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees	2021-10-23

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0	0%	top 89%	87.8%	87.8%
2024	1	0	0	100%	top 57%	92.2%	92.2%
2023	1	1	0	100%	top 56%	91.3%	91.3%
2022	3	0	0	100%	top 66%	89.7%	83.7%
2021	3	1	0	100%	top 47%	92.1%	91.3%
2020	1	0	0	100%	top 65%	88.7%	88.7%
2019	14	10	2	100%	top 30%	93.9%	92.3%
2018	13	7	1	92%	top 29%	94.5%	91.8%
2017	9	1	0	100%	top 54%	92.1%	87.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-06-28	Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) Dodewaard, 6669 BZ	16 / 18 (632.3200)	17 (159.3828)	18 (149.6460)	13 (165.0856)	11 (158.2056)
2024-06-22	Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 BZ Dodewaard,	13 / 23 (663.8972)	12 (168.5600)	18 (160.5144)	13 (164.0000)	5 (170.8228)
2023-03-25	Spring Break BBQ Contest 4 Lommel, 3920	10 / 18 (657.1200)	15 (162.2856)	11 (160.5716)	8 (170.8228)	9 (163.4400)
2022-09-10	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC	28 / 28 (523.3600)	2 (175.4400)	28 (20.0000)	10 (170.2744)	13 (157.6456)
2022-06-03	Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, 2134CG	20 / 38 (646.1832)	30 (161.0856)	21 (157.7144)	10 (168.5372)	16 (158.8460)
2022-03-26	Spring Break BBQ Contest III Lommel, 3920	14 / 31 (638.2512)	12 (168.5828)	11 (159.4400)	9 (164.5256)	27 (145.7028)
2021-10-23	KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees Liesselseweg, Deurne, 5752 SC	18 / 30 (654.7772)	16 (165.1428)	27 (154.2744)	7 (172.5600)	17 (162.8000)
2021-09-25	De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Terneuzen, 4538AP	11 / 21 (654.2172)	15 (163.3828)	13 (160.0228)	7 (167.3944)	9 (163.4172)
2021-09-11	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen, 5106NC	8 / 29 (663.2916)	6 (168.0116)	4 (171.9772)	7 (168.5256)	20 (154.7772)
2020-09-12	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Dongen, 5106NC	20 / 31 (638.7428)	8 (168.0228)	11 (166.2860)	23 (159.3828)	31 (145.0512)
2019-11-30	Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition Helshoven, 3800	7 / 31 (660.0116)	7 (168.0000)	12 (160.0116)	9 (167.9656)	9 (164.0344)
2019-09-07	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC	12 / 38 (659.8972)	11 (165.7028)	33 (153.6688)	9 (170.8228)	7 (169.7028)
2019-08-31	3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland, 3891 DM	14 / 31 (649.6572)	5 (171.9884)	27 (147.3944)	17 (158.2744)	2 (172.0000)
2019-08-17	EUregio Barbecue Festival Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren, 52525	6 / 28 (658.7772)	18 (159.9428)	2 (168.5600)	14 (162.8228)	5 (167.4516)
2019-06-29	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5753 PN	8 / 22 (660.4912)	7 (167.9656)	5 (166.8572)	7 (170.2628)	17 (155.4056)
2019-06-08	Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, 2314CG	5 / 55 (675.9544)	16 (168.0000)	2 (173.1428)	38 (159.9544)	5 (174.8572)
2019-05-25	Brew N Q Open Leicestershire, LE672FY	8 / 34 (666.7652)	4 (174.8456)	14 (165.1772)	18 (162.7768)	13 (163.9656)
2019-05-24	Brew N Q Invitational unrated Leicestershire, LE672FY	4 / 26 (671.3828)	1 (176.5600)	8 (164.5600)	21 (159.9884)	3 (170.2744)
2019-05-11	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark,Hasselt, 3800	7 / 49 (671.4284)	12 (170.8112)	24 (158.3544)	2 (178.8800)	17 (163.3828)
2019-04-26	BBQ, Bikes and Blues 🏅 Washington, MO	20 / 39 (671.8968)	22 (165.6912)	6 (172.0000)	30 (158.7884)	5 (175.4172)
2019-04-13	Meat the East Hengelo, 7534 MK	9 / 41 (674.1824)	11 (169.6684)	30 (155.9656)	5 (171.9884)	1 (176.5600)
2019-03-30	Spring Break BBQ Contest Lommel,	9 / 40 (659.9316)	36 (152.5144)	5 (169.1544)	11 (168.0000)	7 (170.2628)
2019-02-16	Austrian BBQ Festival BARBECUE on ICE Weissensee, 9762	7 / 12 (671.4400)	3 (173.7600)	11 (162.2856)	7 (166.2744)	5 (169.1200)
2019-01-19	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ	14 / 30 (655.2684)	23 (157.0856)	13 (164.5256)	13 (167.9772)	10 (165.6800)
2018-09-08	Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC	6 / 40 (666.2856)	24 (163.4400)	14 (165.7256)	11 (169.1200)	7 (168.0000)
2018-09-01	2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland, 3891 DM	8 / 44 (666.7428)	12 (168.5372)	5 (171.4056)	7 (168.5372)	21 (158.2628)
2018-08-25	RegahFest 2018 Yellow The Hague, 2266HA	14 / 29 (651.9428)	21 (160.5600)	28 (149.0972)	3 (175.4628)	8 (166.8228)
2018-08-25	Regahfest 2018 Green The Hague, 2266HA	22 / 35 (642.0684)	30 (157.6456)	10 (164.5372)	28 (155.9428)	11 (163.9428)
2018-08-18	*EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW, 52525	3 / 32 (677.0284)	3 (174.8572)	5 (169.1200)	13 (165.6684)	6 (167.3828)
2018-06-23	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5753 PN	6 / 22 (658.1716)	5 (166.2400)	1 (171.4172)	20 (154.8000)	5 (165.7144)
2018-05-19	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp , 2314CG	15 / 60 (655.8744)	27 (163.9772)	32 (159.3828)	17 (166.2400)	9 (166.2744)
2018-05-12	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt, 3800	16 / 51 (656.6288)	15 (168.6172)	34 (156.0116)	12 (169.1428)	20 (162.8572)
2018-05-11	Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) Hasselt, 3800	15 / 37 (650.6972)	16 (166.8228)	7 (167.4172)	28 (155.3716)	18 (161.0856)
2018-04-14	Meat The East Hengelo, 7534 HK	11 / 34 (654.8340)	2 (173.1084)	17 (160.6056)	32 (152.5600)	6 (168.5600)
2018-03-31	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, 9400	3 / 33 (680.5256)	4 (170.8572)	5 (168.5600)	5 (171.9884)	6 (169.1200)
2018-02-17	Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival- BBQ on Ice Weissensee, 9762	4 / 17 (673.7144)	7 (169.1772)	2 (171.4516)	7 (170.2856)	10 (162.8000)
2018-01-13	W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ	9 / 30 (662.2172)	2 (176.0000)	4 (169.7372)	6 (166.8344)	24 (149.6456)
2017-10-07	5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp, 6515 DE	17 / 47 (661.6344)	11 (170.8228)	38 (154.2516)	6 (170.3200)	11 (166.2400)
2017-09-09	Farm Meat Dongen, 5106NC	25 / 38 (636.4456)	35 (154.2284)	21 (161.0972)	32 (153.1200)	5 (168.0000)
2017-09-02	1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland,	18 / 32 (639.8744)	24 (159.9772)	22 (158.8572)	22 (156.5144)	10 (164.5256)
2017-07-01	BBQ An Der Burg Geestland, , 27574	17 / 25 (637.6688)	9 (165.7028)	3 (167.4400)	8 (165.1316)	23 (139.3944)
2017-06-10	*KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5753 PN	8 / 24 (652.4456)	22 (155.3828)	11 (165.1200)	9 (167.4172)	11 (164.5256)
2017-06-03	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, 2314CG	56 / 56 (502.3316)	13 (170.9144)	—	37 (161.1200)	10 (170.2972)
2017-05-13	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt, 3800	20 / 50 (646.8232)	33 (160.6060)	19 (160.5372)	6 (169.6800)	30 (156.0000)
2017-04-15	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, Belgium, g400	16 / 41 (647.9544)	23 (163.4400)	17 (162.8344)	29 (157.6800)	10 (164.0000)
2017-01-14	W.E.S.T.Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ	13 / 30 (663.3600)	26 (158.8228)	3 (174.2744)	17 (162.8344)	6 (167.4284)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#1048 (88 pts)	#1137 (83 pts)	#1243 (78 pts)	#1049 (103 pts)	#993 (113 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#984 (108 pts)	#1051 (113 pts)	#1221 (83 pts)	#1032 (108 pts)	#814 (173 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1017 (118 pts)	#1188 (93 pts)	#1213 (113 pts)	#927 (138 pts)	#964 (128 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#694 (249 pts)	#511 (434 pts)	#754 (259 pts)	#532 (404 pts)	#680 (274 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#700 (206 pts)	#772 (196 pts)	#887 (161 pts)	#569 (311 pts)	#709 (226 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#443 (242 pts)	#378 (312 pts)	#470 (247 pts)	#517 (207 pts)	#538 (197 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#155 (1532 pts)	#148 (1493 pts)	#132 (1567 pts)	#151 (1474 pts)	#72 (1852 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#158 (1585 pts)	#143 (1580 pts)	#132 (1571 pts)	#176 (1426 pts)	#202 (1405 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#445 (851 pts)	#526 (756 pts)	#391 (976 pts)	#395 (976 pts)	#331 (1126 pts)