SMOKE SHOW

SMOKE SHOW is a competition barbecue team with 48 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at The Golden State Battle II (2020). They are ranked #2042 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKESHOW”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,042

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1537

peak 1627 · rated over 43 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 2, 2014

latest Sep 19, 2026 · 12.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#296

Backyard 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

18 podiums

Overall top-10s

38% of 48 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

695.3944 / 720

Master · The Golden State Battle II

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

646.97 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 654.06 (-7.09)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival

Consistency

±31.29

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.20 · weakest Brisket (159.90)

Road miles

43,690

across 48 mapped stops · furthest 9,187 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Purse competed for

$238K

listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

654.06 / 720

35 Master contests · 1 GC

Backyard avg

302.99 / 360

9 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.

Storylines (17 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

Against the odds

9-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 91 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at The Golden State Battle II (Jan 24, 2020) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 9-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BIG POPPA SMOKERS.

Giant slayer

46 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 46-team field at The Golden State Battle II.

Jan 24, 2020

Happy hunting ground

Top 10% average finish here

Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 10% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 4th
average top 10%

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival (Jul 8, 2016).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

High-water mark

695.3944 career-best overall

96.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.3944 at The Golden State Battle II — 96.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jan 24, 2020

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 14 entries at contests carrying the title.

14 state-championship entries

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The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES has finished one call ahead of SMOKE SHOW 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 8%.

5 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 8%

A tough matchup

16–3 behind in the head-to-head

SON OF SMOKE ahead in 84% of their meetings

SON OF SMOKE has come out ahead in 16 of their 19 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.29 points below their pork, and turns into a call 28% of the time against 29%.

Brisket avg 159.90
Pork avg 165.20
10 calls in 36 entries

The drought

14 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at The Golden State Battle II on Jan 24, 2020 — 14 contests and 6.7 years ago.

last GC Jan 24, 2020
6.7 years ago

A strong matchup

13–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 76% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RBQ in 13 of their 17 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST (Sep 16, 2021).

last seen Jan 24, 2020
back Sep 16, 2021

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

MAN MEAT BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 28% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 28% across 5 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 45% the rest of the year

The long haul

43,690 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 43,690 miles across 48 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 9,187 miles to Smokin Barrel Fest.

48 mapped stops
furthest 9,187 mi

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
2026 ↗	Backyard	#296 (90 pts)	#290 (95 pts)	#306 (90 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#280 (110 pts)	#263 (130 pts)	—	—
2021 ↗	Master	#595 (271 pts)	#569 (306 pts)	#536 (366 pts)	#595 (281 pts)	#645 (261 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#386 (285 pts)	#807 (95 pts)	#425 (285 pts)	#671 (130 pts)	#521 (210 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#965 (278 pts)	#1353 (173 pts)	#1181 (218 pts)	#1177 (223 pts)	#977 (298 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#893 (339 pts)	#725 (494 pts)	#702 (509 pts)	#1110 (259 pts)	#1134 (249 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#790 (478 pts)	#1044 (348 pts)	#764 (528 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#1199 (260 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#544 (731 pts)	#530 (766 pts)	#395 (991 pts)	#352 (1,066 pts)	#651 (611 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#454 (848 pts)	#533 (733 pts)	#358 (1,018 pts)	#438 (868 pts)	#506 (743 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1048 (295 pts)	#1208 (265 pts)	#1110 (295 pts)	#1111 (295 pts)	#1069 (300 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKE SHOW, each with one reason worth a look.

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

STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ

#2,053 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1539

9–2 in 11 shared contests (82% to SMOKE SHOW)

These two have cooked 11 of the same contests — SMOKE SHOW ahead 9–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2017

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Redmule's Bad Ass BBQ

#2,046 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1537

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKE SHOW)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before SMOKE SHOW's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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ROCK'S BARBQUE

#2,044 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1537

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SMOKE SHOW)

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKE SHOW has cooked, 6 to 48, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019

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BEVERAGE BROTHERS

#2,050 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1577

They've been 1577 at their best, 41 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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SHB Customs

#2,032 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1578

30 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Jul 29, 2023

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DUB TOWN SMOKERS

#2,048 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1550

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

rated over 29 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smokey and the Pirate	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF THE PIG	23	14	9	61%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
RBQ	17	13	4	76%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-Q'S-2GO	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
SMOKED SEDUCTION	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
Old Town Franklin BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	46	15	2	6	180 🔥	20	161.39	top 45%
Pork Ribs	45	20	2	7	178.2972	105.6572	162.43	top 42%
Pork	35	10	1	2	177.1428	135.9428	165.20	top 42%
Brisket	36	10	0	3	176	135.9428	159.90	top 51%

“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)	5	0	top 43%
Medium (20–39)	21	0	top 50%
Large (40+)	19	1	top 41%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	27	1	top 37%
IL	5	0	top 78%
MO	4	0	top 48%
KS	2	0	top 40%
OR	2	0	top 48%
WA	1	0	top 40%
GA	1	0	top 96%
TX	1	0	top 81%
KY	1	0	top 25%
NV	1	0	top 43%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	3	28	top 84%	Aug 24, 2024
Trekking for CDH	2	15	top 69%	Sep 19, 2026
Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2)	2	9	top 40%	Jul 15, 2023
Clayton BBQ Cook-off	2	6	top 50%	Jul 12, 2019
Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship	2	4	top 57%	May 3, 2019
Silicon Valley BBQ Championship	2	5	top 24%	Jun 22, 2018
Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	2	4	top 10%	Jul 7, 2017
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	2	19	top 48%	May 28, 2016
Wine Country Big Q	2	10	top 32%	Jul 10, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 8 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 28 of 48 contests · 10 states in all

Contests visited 35 9 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 46 entries · 2 wins · 15 calls

First title Jan 24, 2020 The Golden State Battle II

Opponents faced 1,249 finished ahead 1,394 times, behind 929

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Jan 24, 2020 → Sep 16, 2021

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

20261 milestone

Sep 19 Most recent contest Trekking for CDH

20211 milestone

Sep 16 Peak power rating (1627) American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

20204 milestones

Jan 24 First Grand Championship The Golden State Battle II
Jan 24 First state championship The Golden State Battle II
Jan 24 Biggest field won (46 teams) The Golden State Battle II
Jan 24 Career-best overall score695.3944 The Golden State Battle II

20181 milestone

Apr 20 25th tracked contest Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship

20171 milestone

Sep 15 First overall podium 3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship

20163 milestones

Jul 8 First category win (Chicken) Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival
Jul 8 First multi-meat day Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival
Jul 8 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival

20153 milestones

Mar 27 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 26 First overall top-10 Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
Jul 31 10th tracked contest Oaktown Throwdown

20142 milestones

May 2 First tracked contest Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
Jul 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1256 Wine Country Big Q

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.5	The Golden State Battle II	Jan 24, 2020
+14.7	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	Jun 26, 2015
+14.6	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship	Jun 23, 2017
+14.1	3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship	Sep 15, 2017
+13.7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.9	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship	Apr 29, 2016
-16.7	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	Aug 24, 2024
-16.2	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	Sep 16, 2023
-14.1	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships	Aug 19, 2022
-13.4	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival	Oct 14, 2022

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	0	0	0%	top 56%	83.9%	83.9%
2025	2	0	1	0	50%	top 61%	87.4%	86.3%
2024	1	0	0	0	0%	top 94%	68.1%	68.1%
2023	3	0	2	0	67%	top 56%	89%	86.7%
2022	4	0	0	1	25%	top 82%	88.5%	85.1%
2021	3	0	2	0	33%	top 45%	96.1%	93.8%
2020	1	1	1	1	100%	top 2%	96.6%	96.6%
2019	6	0	3	0	50%	top 46%	94.3%	91.5%
2018	3	0	1	0	67%	top 37%	92.7%	92.2%
2017	5	0	3	1	80%	top 8%	96%	95.2%
2016	7	0	3	2	71%	top 43%	92.8%	88.3%
2015	8	0	2	0	88%	top 38%	94%	91.3%
2014	4	0	0	0	0%	top 50%	90.3%	88.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 19, 2026	Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL	15 / 27 (302.1600)	14 (154.2744)	15 (147.8856)	—	—
Sep 13, 2025	Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL	22 / 27 (314.7428)	23 (153.6456)	21 (161.0972)	—	—
Jun 14, 2025	Smokin Barrel Fest Nanson, WA	4 / 10 (306.8000)	3 (154.8228)	4 (151.9772)	—	—
Aug 24, 2024	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL	34 / 36 (245.0856)	34 (139.4284)	36 (105.6572)	—	—
Sep 16, 2023	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL	31 / 35 (304.5716)	23 (158.8344)	33 (145.7372)	—	—
Jul 15, 2023	Smokin in the Electric City (Day 2) 🏅 Butler, MO	9 / 21 (310.7660)	8 (161.6688)	9 (149.0972)	—	—
Jul 14, 2023	Smokin in the Electric City (Day 1) 🏅 Butler, MO	10 / 27 (320.5260)	10 (149.6916)	8 (170.8344)	—	—
Oct 14, 2022	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival 🏅 Grovetown, GA	49 / 51 (637.5312)	40 (166.2400)	49 (154.2056)	47 (163.4056)	48 (153.6800)
Oct 14, 2022	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken Grovetown, GA	—	38 (145.0856)	—	—	—
Aug 20, 2022	Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL	28 / 41 (305.7372)	1 (169.1772)	37 (136.5600)	—	—
Aug 19, 2022	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX	48 / 59 (589.5312)	39 (157.0856)	37 (160.5600)	51 (135.9428)	50 (135.9428)
Oct 15, 2021	Lassen Annual BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Susanville, CA	6 / 11 (663.8968)	4 (170.2628)	3 (169.1084)	5 (167.4056)	7 (157.1200)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	9 / 467 (518.7884)	269 (163.9656)	18 (177.1772)	48 (173.7028)	324 (158.2628)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	143 / 185 (670.7656)	100 (170.8112)	178 (157.7260)	38 (174.2628)	114 (167.9656)
Jan 24, 2020	The Golden State Battle II 🏅 Hollister, CA	1 / 46 (695.3944)	18 (170.8228)	1 (176.0116)	11 (172.5600)	4 (176)
Oct 4, 2019	Kentucky's Fort Harrod Beef Festival Grill-Off (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Harrodsburg, KY	3 / 12 (667.5312)	—	—	—	6 (167.4512)
Sep 20, 2019	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out 🏅 Kearney, MO	15 / 31 (667.8856)	11 (167.9772)	12 (165.1200)	14 (168.5256)	17 (166.2628)
Jul 12, 2019	Clayton BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Clayton, CA	21 / 31 (646.7312)	22 (163.3712)	20 (161.7028)	16 (165.0972)	22 (156.5600)
Jul 5, 2019	Cameron Cruise N Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Cameron, MO	5 / 8 (316.5140)	2 (162.8228)	5 (153.6912)	—	—
May 3, 2019	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship 🏅 Elk Grove, CA	4 / 27 (678.8228)	15 (167.9772)	9 (171.9772)	11 (168.6056)	3 (170.2628)
Jan 25, 2019	The Golden State Battle 🏅 Santa Ynez, CA	29 / 48 (657.4968)	36 (166.2284)	32 (164.5256)	34 (162.8000)	24 (163.9428)
Jul 13, 2018	2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA	6 / 19 (667.3372)	2 (173.1200)	10 (161.6800)	8 (167.4172)	9 (165.1200)
Jun 22, 2018	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	20 / 49 (661.7032)	11 (173.1428)	11 (166.8688)	34 (160.5488)	26 (161.1428)
Apr 20, 2018	Lodi Beerfest & BBQ Championship Lodi, CA	18 / 48 (662.1484)	13 (169.6800)	2 (174.2972)	34 (159.3828)	34 (158.7884)
Sep 15, 2017	3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	3 / 48 (691.3828)	8 (173.1200)	1 (178.2972)	26 (163.9656)	2 (176)
Jul 15, 2017	2017 Clayton BBQ Cook-off a KCBS (Competitor Series) event Sponsored by the CBCA Clayton, CA	—	4 (169.6684)	2 (170.8572)	—	—
Jul 7, 2017	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	5 / 50 (685.0968)	6 (172)	7 (173.1084)	16 (165.7028)	2 (174.2856)
Jun 23, 2017	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	5 / 62 (679.9200)	3 (175.4056)	20 (164)	7 (171.9772)	14 (168.5372)
Jun 2, 2017	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 21, 2016	San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition San Francisco, CA	10 / 38 (666.7312)	20 (160.5256)	20 (162.2284)	2 (172.5600)	4 (171.4172)
Sep 16, 2016	2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	36 / 61 (632.3536)	38 (161.6340)	30 (162.2628)	40 (157.0856)	48 (151.3712)
Aug 19, 2016	Oaktown Throwdown BBQ Oakland, CA	4 / 21 (667.8740)	5 (170.8112)	4 (166.2856)	4 (171.9772)	12 (158.8000)
Jul 8, 2016	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	4 / 38 (668.4800)	1 (180)	2 (172.5600)	1 (177.1428)	32 (138.7772)
Jun 24, 2016	Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA	22 / 54 (650.2396)	15 (167.4400)	4 (173.7256)	37 (157.1084)	38 (151.9656)
May 28, 2016	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	20 / 43 (649.1088)	19 (165.7028)	26 (161.6800)	13 (168.5944)	31 (153.1316)
Apr 29, 2016	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	30 / 30 (514.7888)	30 (20)	5 (169.1660)	4 (171.9772)	14 (153.6456)
Nov 13, 2015	Indio California State BBQ Championship- JUDGES FULL Indio, CA	21 / 34 (664.4228)	28 (161.0856)	3 (174.2628)	18 (165.6800)	21 (163.3944)
Oct 2, 2015	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	24 / 75 (676.4452)	35 (168.5484)	12 (173.7028)	23 (170.8112)	41 (163.3828)
Jul 31, 2015	Oaktown Throwdown Oakland, CA	12 / 27 (646.1712)	16 (159.3484)	17 (156.0116)	4 (166.2628)	11 (164.5484)
Jul 10, 2015	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	10 / 38 (654.7884)	16 (164.5372)	7 (168.5828)	20 (159.9428)	10 (161.7256)
Jun 26, 2015	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	4 / 49 (669.7488)	6 (170.3200)	6 (172.5828)	8 (168.5716)	17 (158.2744)
May 22, 2015	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	19 / 38 (661.0740)	4 (171.4400)	26 (160.5600)	33 (161.6796)	19 (167.3944)
May 1, 2015	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	11 / 32 (644.9828)	13 (164.5600)	23 (152.5144)	12 (160.5256)	5 (167.3828)
Mar 27, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV	13 / 30 (640.9596)	12 (164.5828)	7 (169.6800)	9 (165.0856)	23 (141.6112)
Oct 2, 2014	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	62 / 97 (647.8972)	48 (167.4056)	39 (166.8228)	20 (170.8800)	93 (142.7888)
Aug 8, 2014	Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show Brentwood, CA	13 / 26 (619.8624)	12 (162.8000)	12 (153.1540)	12 (154.7884)	16 (149.1200)
Jul 11, 2014	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	17 / 44 (650.1256)	24 (161.6684)	18 (163.4172)	23 (157.6572)	13 (167.3828)
May 2, 2014	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	16 / 33 (637.1428)	15 (161.1428)	15 (160.5944)	16 (162.2856)	16 (153.1200)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SMOKE SHOW

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Storylines (17 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

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