They almost always walk
73%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 8 of 11 contests
A top-10 category call in 73% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Smokin Mo's
Smokin Mo's is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 37 at the Beltway BBQ Showdown (2019). They are ranked #1344 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin' Mo's”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1576
peak 1576 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
May 2, 2013
latest Jun 8, 2019 · 6.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
9% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
675.66 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 669.13 (+6.54)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.70
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.79 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.07)
Road miles
6,587
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 1,838 mi
Schedule strength
78%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)
Purse competed for
$26K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
669.13 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin Mo's, each with one reason worth a look.
39 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,345 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1576
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,346 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1576
Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,343 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1576
16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 56% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,348 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1578
Level with Smokin Mo's on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,341 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1594
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#1,342 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1579
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 156.5714 | 168.79 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 153.7142 | 165.07 | top 52% |
| Pork | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173.1428 | 154.2172 | 167.18 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 157.1428 | 167.86 | top 40% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 34% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 30% | Oct 27, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
3 of 11 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited
9
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
11 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
424
finished ahead 394 times, behind 191
Longest layoff
5.8 yrs
Jun 8, 2019 → Mar 14, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20193 milestones
- First overall top-10 Beltway BBQ Showdown
- 10th tracked contest Beltway BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1576) Beltway BBQ Showdown
20181 milestone
- Career-best overall score688.4684 Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2
20171 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
- First call Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
- First category win (Pork) Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8570 West Coast BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.5 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 | Mar 24, 2018 |
| +13.1 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 21, 2016 |
| +11 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | Jun 8, 2019 |
| +10.9 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 27, 2017 |
| +10.3 | West Coast BBQ Classic | May 10, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2 | BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) | Mar 23, 2019 |
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% | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 93.7% | 92.1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 95.6% | 94.9% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 40% | 95.2% | 94.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 27% | 95.1% | 95.1% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 34% | 92.1% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 58 (162.8000) | — | — |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD | 7 / 37 (674.7544) | 17 (164.5256) | 4 (173.1544) | 14 (167.3944) | 6 (169.6800) |
| Mar 23, 2019 | BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 35 / 52 (651.7944) | 36 (165.0972) | 46 (157.0744) | 47 (154.2172) | 6 (175.4056) |
| Mar 24, 2018 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 18 / 79 (688.4684) | 4 (176) | 47 (168.5372) | 23 (173.1200) | 33 (170.8112) |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 30 / 84 (677.6000) | 9 (175.4172) | 58 (165.1200) | 19 (173.1200) | 58 (163.9428) |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 32 / 95 (685.7028) | 18 (175.4400) | 18 (174.2628) | 23 (173.1428) | 71 (162.8572) |
| Jun 24, 2017 | Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 Artesia, NM | 17 / 37 (677.6348) | 2 (177.7144) | 25 (160.5488) | 12 (173.1200) | 21 (166.2516) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 26 / 96 (684.4568) | 15 (174.2628) | 15 (175.4172) | 39 (168.5484) | 62 (166.2284) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ Fillmore, CA | 14 / 36 (652.0002) | 18 (161.1428) | 13 (164) | 29 (154.2858) | 3 (172.5716) |
| May 10, 2013 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 11 / 54 (662.8570) | 22 (161.7142) | 23 (161.1428) | 19 (166.2856) | 4 (173.7144) |
| May 2, 2013 | Smoke on the Water NEVADA BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV | 11 / 25 (635.9998) | 18 (156.5714) | 20 (153.7142) | 1 (168.5714) | 13 (157.1428) |