Every Man A Smoker

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

Power ranking

#5702

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1445

peak 1445 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-21

latest 2026-06-26

Best ToY finish

#1236

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

668.0004 / 720

Master · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.97 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 622.47 (+23.50)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Pork Ribs · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Consistency

±28.51

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.10 · weakest Chicken (153.02)

Road miles

1,670

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 306 mi

Schedule strength

17%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)

Purse competed for

$103K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

622.47 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

High-water mark

668.0004 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 668.0004 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2023-06-23

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

I.B.M. has finished one call ahead of Every Man A Smoker 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.1 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.08 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Chicken avg 153.02
Pork avg 160.10
0 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

10–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of All Fired Up in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2021-06-25).

last seen 2019-06-21
back 2021-06-25

Pork nemesis

12 of 13 shared pork entries lost

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has out-cooked them in 12 of 13 shared pork entries.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 44th

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.

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

BACKDRAFT BBQ SC

#5690 of the rated field

1445 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-07-09

⚔ Head-to-head

PIGHEADED IRISHMAN B-B-Q

#5693 of the rated field

1445 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Every Man A Smoker's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Blowin Smoke BBQ

#5703 of the rated field

1445 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2025-09-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Pork & Boots

#5698 of the rated field

1445 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

⚔ Head-to-head

SULTANS OF SWINE

#5707 of the rated field

1445 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2017-06-16

⚔ Head-to-head

Flying W North BBQ

#5695 of the rated field

1445 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1445

No shared contest yet.

Level with Every Man A Smoker on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2024-08-09

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
No Clue BBQ	13	10	3	77%	⚔ compare
Nice Rack	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
Slow Cookin' Cats	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
Too Hot to Handle	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
The Drizzlers	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
KC Rib doctor	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
Smokin Engineers	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
Can't Beat Our Meat	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
Hogs Breath BBQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
Animal House BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
B&D BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
Beware of the Hog BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
Grill on Grill Action	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
Mad Cow BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	0	0	166.8228	126.2858	153.02	top 74%
Pork Ribs	16	1	1	177.7372	134.8572	155.75	top 66%
Pork	16	0	0	174.2856	145.7142	160.10	top 54%
Brisket	16	0	0	169.1200	135.9200	153.61	top 65%

“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 66%
IL	3	0	top 89%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 92%
Large (40+)	15	0	top 69%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	6	44	0	top 59%	2026-06-26
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	4	111	0	top 77%	2016-06-24

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 13 yrs 2013-06-21 → 2026-06-26

Busiest season 2016 2 contests

Contests a season 1.2 across 13 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 13 of 16 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 16 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 160.10 · weakest Chicken (153.02)

Walk rate 6% a top-10 call in 1 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 16 contests

Master average 622.47 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 697 770–1,596 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,670 16 mapped stops · furthest 306 mi

Schedule strength 1524 average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests

Purse competed for $103,350 listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 12 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2019-06-21 → 2021-06-25

Power rating 1445 peak 1445 · #5702 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 21 First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 21 Peak power rating (1485) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
2019
Jun 21 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
2021
Jun 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8976 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
2023
Jun 23 First call The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 23 Career-best overall score668.0004 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 23 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
2026
Jun 26 Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2023-06-23
+8.1	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2021-06-25

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2013-06-21
-11.1	Q the Lou	2013-09-13
-10.8	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2019-06-21
-10.7	Casino Queen BBQ Competition	2014-10-17
-7.8	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2014-06-27

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0%	top 66%	89.2%	89.2%
2025	1	0%	top 62%	89.9%	89.9%
2024	1	0%	top 69%	88.1%	88.1%
2023	1	100%	top 26%	92.8%	92.8%
2022	1	0%	top 69%	88.6%	88.6%
2021	1	0%	top 37%	90.5%	90.5%
2019	1	0%	top 93%	82.9%	82.9%
2018	1	0%	top 62%	86.8%	86.8%
2017	1	0%	top 61%	87%	87%
2016	2	0%	top 69%	90%	88.4%
2015	1	0%	top 73%	85.9%	85.9%
2014	2	0%	top 88%	84.6%	83.8%
2013	2	0%	top 95%	79.1%	78.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-06-26	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	104 / 157 (642.0916)	65 (166.8228)	132 (155.9316)	91 (163.4172)	114 (155.9200)
2025-06-27	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	98 / 159 (647.4404)	156 (149.1200)	81 (165.7260)	69 (166.3200)	63 (166.2744)
2024-06-21	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	118 / 172 (634.0916)	87 (162.8116)	164 (144.5028)	80 (165.0972)	81 (161.6800)
2023-06-23	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	44 / 167 (668.0004)	125 (157.6916)	2 (177.7372)	51 (169.6916)	75 (162.8800)
2022-06-24	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	113 / 164 (638.2400)	143 (152.0228)	61 (165.6916)	99 (162.8344)	115 (157.6912)
2021-06-25	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	53 / 145 (651.8976)	36 (166.2744)	103 (157.0972)	76 (161.6916)	39 (166.8344)
2019-06-21	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	171 / 183 (596.9488)	105 (159.3944)	147 (151.3600)	166 (150.2744)	171 (135.9200)
2018-06-22	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	115 / 185 (625.0284)	148 (152.0000)	95 (159.9428)	135 (153.0856)	73 (160.0000)
2017-06-23	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	112 / 184 (626.1484)	165 (147.3944)	101 (159.3600)	36 (167.9656)	122 (151.4284)
2016-09-23	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	50 / 64 (647.8628)	54 (159.9656)	53 (159.3944)	12 (174.2856)	54 (154.2172)
2016-06-24	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	111 / 183 (625.6572)	147 (150.8228)	106 (157.7144)	151 (148.0000)	26 (169.1200)
2015-06-26	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	134 / 183 (618.2288)	73 (162.3200)	148 (150.8228)	27 (168.0344)	172 (137.0516)
2014-10-17	Casino Queen BBQ Competition Greater St. Louis, IL	43 / 44 (598.1144)	44 (145.0972)	39 (147.3600)	41 (151.9772)	35 (153.6800)
2014-06-27	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	145 / 184 (609.0288)	170 (146.2288)	64 (161.6912)	38 (165.1772)	177 (135.9316)
2013-09-13	Q the Lou Litchfield, IL	23 / 25 (569.6112)	23 (144.0000)	25 (134.8572)	20 (147.9540)	22 (142.8000)
2013-06-21	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	178 / 183 (561.1426)	180 (126.2858)	164 (142.8570)	156 (145.7142)	143 (146.2856)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1536 (185 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)