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 pork ribs.
- Pork Ribs ×1
Double S Smokers
Double S Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 6th of 12 at the Roast N Boast (2023). They are ranked #2061 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Double "S" Smokers”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1536
peak 1536 · rated over 6 contests4 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
Aug 27, 2021
latest Oct 30, 2024 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
15% of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
677.30 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 675.93 (+1.37)
Walk rate
23%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.23
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.40 · weakest Chicken (167.30)
Road miles
1,745
across 13 mapped stops · furthest 523 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$331K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
675.93 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
514.77 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #938 (120 pts) | #1011 (120 pts) | #1053 (140 pts) | #989 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #986 (120 pts) | #1051 (120 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #610 (259 pts) | #739 (214 pts) | #512 (389 pts) | #635 (259 pts) | #683 (239 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Double S Smokers, each with one reason worth a look.
74 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,073 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1536
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Double S Smokers)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Double S Smokers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,060 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1567
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Double S Smokers)
They've been 1567 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,051 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1536
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Double S Smokers)
Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,074 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1536
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#2,065 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1536
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 43% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,071 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1538
Level with Double S Smokers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHICKEN FRIED BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| MUDVILLE BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| InTheRedZoneBBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| ATLANTA BBQ STORE | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 158.8228 | 167.30 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 180 🔥 | 163.9428 | 172.40 | top 36% |
| Pork | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 157.1200 | 168.66 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 157.6684 | 168.80 | top 46% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 46% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 3 | 42 | 0 | top 44% | Sep 27, 2023 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 115 | 0 | top 38% | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Roast N Boast | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 46% | Oct 20, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
4 contests
Contests a season
2.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
10 of 13 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
3 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
11 entries · 2 wins · 3 calls
Opponents faced
972
finished ahead 1,551 times, behind 1,213
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
May 10, 2019 → Aug 27, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Peak power rating (1536) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20231 milestone
- 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20214 milestones
- First overall top-10 Roast-N-Boast
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Roast-N-Boast
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.2168 Roast-N-Boast
- Career-best overall score689.1084 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST
20193 milestones
- First tracked contest Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz
- First call Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
| +7.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 2023 |
| +5.9 | Roast N Boast | Oct 20, 2023 |
| +5.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| +3.9 | Roast-N-Boast | Aug 27, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 95.4% | 93.6% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 57% | 95.3% | 94.3% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 39% | 95.7% | 94% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33% | top 30% | 95.7% | 92.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 103 / 444 (686.8456) | 155 (172.0344) | 110 (173.7028) | 199 (169.6912) | 113 (171.4172) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 165 / 169 (661.0400) | 106 (170.2628) | 154 (164.5600) | 162 (159.3828) | 134 (166.8344) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 6 / 12 (514.7656) | 2 (174.2628) | 8 (169.6800) | 5 (170.8228) | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 179 / 211 (669.5540) | 182 (165.6800) | 194 (163.9428) | 54 (174.2628) | 159 (165.6684) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 172 / 487 (679.9768) | 105 (173.7256) | 21 (177.7144) | 161 (170.8684) | 399 (157.6684) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 271 / 505 (664.5600) | 371 (162.2628) | 174 (170.2744) | 427 (157.1200) | 46 (174.9028) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 61 / 249 (689.0856) | 148 (170.2628) | 83 (172.5600) | 104 (171.4172) | 40 (174.8456) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 115 / 467 (476.6056) | 360 (158.8228) | 97 (171.9772) | 186 (166.8228) | 249 (163.3940) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 42 / 185 (689.1084) | 162 (163.4172) | 45 (174.8456) | 23 (175.4400) | 32 (175.4056) |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 8 / 19 (682.2168) | 15 (162.2972) | 1 (180) | 9 (170.8112) | 10 (169.1084) |
| May 10, 2019 | Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz 🏅 Marion, AR | — | — | 1 (177.1428) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.