A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers
Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 16th of 19 at the Field, Fire Fork! (2023). They are ranked #6005 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1434
peak 1434 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jan 14, 2022
latest Mar 28, 2025 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
628.19 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 582.51 (+45.67)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±84.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.98 · weakest Brisket (150.24)
Road miles
1,482
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 238 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$69K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
582.51 / 720
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1342 (56 pts) | #1083 (81 pts) | #1434 (56 pts) | #1005 (96 pts) | #1084 (66 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1423 (56 pts) | #1515 (51 pts) | #1572 (51 pts) | #1124 (81 pts) | #1186 (61 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #862 (147 pts) | #817 (187 pts) | #989 (157 pts) | #758 (202 pts) | #934 (142 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #723 (234 pts) | #1051 (120 pts) | #809 (234 pts) | #622 (319 pts) | #733 (239 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers, each with one reason worth a look.
52 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,004 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,997 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#6,011 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,999 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
Level with Old Man Grillin' and The Chain Smokers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,003 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1434
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Candy Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| B' Mackin BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MYA&DJ'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 142.1828 | 156.34 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 135.8972 | 153.03 | top 88% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 133.0972 | 161.98 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3712 | 130.2172 | 150.24 | top 87% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 84% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Boots & Brew | 3 | 29 | 0 | top 95% | Apr 12, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
6 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
166
finished ahead 26 times, behind 257
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Q's & Brews
20231 milestone
- First call Field, Fire Fork!
20224 milestones
- First tracked contest Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Peak power rating (1489) Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4400 Horse Town Brew N Que Festival
- Career-best overall score640.4916 The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | BBQ, Boots & Brew | Apr 8, 2022 |
| -11.2 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 14, 2022 |
| -11 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival | Jun 3, 2022 |
| -9.4 | BBQ, Boots & Brew | Apr 28, 2023 |
| -8 | BBQ Boots & Brew | Apr 12, 2024 |
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 | 0% | top 92% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 89% | 87.4% | 87.1% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 89% | 75% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2025 | Q's & Brews 🏅 Lake Havasu, AZ | 24 / 26 (608.3088) | 26 (142.1828) | 25 (151.9544) | 19 (161.6572) | 23 (152.5144) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | BBQ Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 36 / 39 (637.5540) | 38 (156.5028) | 33 (157.1200) | 26 (166.8112) | 37 (157.1200) |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Field, Fire Fork! 🏅 Los Banos, CA | 16 / 19 (629.0172) | 9 (167.9772) | 14 (160.5484) | 15 (164.5716) | 17 (135.9200) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 31 / 33 (625.5544) | 30 (159.4172) | 33 (135.8972) | 15 (170.8688) | 25 (159.3712) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out 🏅 Fresno, CA | 30 / 43 (640.4916) | 39 (153.6572) | 26 (164.5716) | 20 (164.5944) | 30 (157.6684) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 35 / 37 (638.2400) | 31 (158.3200) | 37 (154.2172) | 15 (171.4400) | 35 (154.2628) |
| Apr 8, 2022 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 29 / 29 (475.3260) | — | 26 (157.6688) | 23 (162.8228) | 24 (154.8344) |
| Jan 14, 2022 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 58 / 59 (405.6000) | — | 58 (142.2856) | 59 (133.0972) | 58 (130.2172) |