Smokin Brothers Pro Team KS
Rating
1579
peak 1579
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2021-07-09
latest 2025-06-27
Best ToY finish
#348
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
686.76 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 680.09 (+6.67)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.92
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.13 · weakest Pork (169.16)
Road miles
764
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 113 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of KC Meat Sweats in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8000 | 170.18 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 176.5600 | 161.0972 | 171.13 | top 36% |
| Pork | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 159.3600 | 169.16 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 162.8000 | 169.93 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 13 | 0 | top 41% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 36% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (14 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (15 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 680.09
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 695.9312 | 695.93 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 686.1944 | 684.47 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 694.7884 | 683.17 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 678.1716 | 668.57 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 10 / 159 (695.9312) | 1 (180.0000) | 47 (171.9656) | 24 (173.7028) | 41 (170.2628) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 34 / 103 (686.1944) | 26 (174.2628) | 69 (166.2400) | 39 (170.8344) | 19 (174.8572) |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 24 / 68 (682.7544) | 45 (166.2400) | 10 (175.4172) | 51 (165.6916) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2022-10-07 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) Edgerton, KS | 11 / 29 (686.1824) | 17 (170.8456) | 10 (173.1084) | 20 (166.8228) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2022-10-07 | Meat Inferno (ONE MEAT RIBS) (JUDGING FULL) Edgerton, KS | — | — | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-09-09 | 6th Annual Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 13 / 37 (682.7428) | 23 (166.2516) | 5 (175.4172) | 9 (174.2628) | 15 (166.8112) |
| 2022-07-08 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition Newton, KS | 7 / 21 (690.7772) | 5 (176.5600) | 7 (174.2744) | 13 (169.6800) | 11 (170.2628) |
| 2022-06-10 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 5 / 36 (694.7884) | 2 (178.8572) | 3 (176.5600) | 25 (167.4056) | 15 (171.9656) |
| 2022-05-13 | Bernard BBQ Battle (Formerly Brew,Blues & Bar-B-Q) Lansing, KS | 8 / 28 (681.6572) | 5 (174.2972) | 7 (171.9772) | 8 (169.7028) | 13 (165.6800) |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 44 / 77 (667.8512) | 48 (166.2400) | 45 (164.5372) | 24 (171.9656) | 37 (165.1084) |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 26 / 71 (678.1716) | 23 (170.8344) | 19 (171.9656) | 9 (172.5716) | 48 (162.8000) |
| 2021-10-22 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 17 / 30 (671.2684) | 27 (158.8000) | 13 (169.6800) | 12 (171.9656) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 25 / 53 (678.1716) | 31 (165.0972) | 8 (175.4172) | 32 (168.5372) | 24 (169.1200) |
| 2021-07-23 | Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 22 / 28 (654.1372) | 24 (159.9428) | 22 (161.0972) | 19 (165.6916) | 16 (167.4056) |
| 2021-07-09 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Saucy & Glazed BBQ Competition Newton, KS | 10 / 21 (670.6972) | 5 (174.2744) | 15 (163.9428) | 20 (159.3600) | 3 (173.1200) |
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 | #823 (135 pts) | #634 (285 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1171 (65 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #920 (125 pts) | #1011 (120 pts) | #877 (195 pts) | #989 (120 pts) | #585 (300 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #348 (663 pts) | #369 (643 pts) | #239 (1011 pts) | #350 (688 pts) | #360 (663 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #507 (344 pts) | #540 (344 pts) | #472 (434 pts) | #539 (334 pts) | #401 (504 pts) |