High-water mark
671.3600
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.3600 at Bynum School's Best of the Basin — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-04-22
Smokin X
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1515
peak 1531 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2014-04-25
latest 2024-10-30
Best ToY finish
#1557
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.94 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 647.86 (+1.08)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.84
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.93 · weakest Brisket (159.83)
Road miles
1,092
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 619 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$137K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
647.86 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.10 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.
- Brisket avg 159.83
- Pork Ribs avg 165.93
- 0 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
5.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5.1 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2024-10-30).
- last seen 2019-09-12
- back 2024-10-30
Pork Ribs nemesis
5 of 5
shared pork ribs entries lost
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared pork ribs entries.
An April team
Top 26%
average finish in April
Something about April: average finish in the top 26% across 3 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.
- 3 April contests
- top 47% the rest of the year
The metronome
±2.20%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.20% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 90.0% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
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.
89 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2656 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2643 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2655 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smokin X on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2651 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Smokin X's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2654 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#2652 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Smoke Whisperer | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 148.5600 | 160.27 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 154.2744 | 165.93 | top 40% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 154.2400 | 161.83 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 147.3828 | 159.83 | top 52% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 31% | 2015-04-17 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10.5 yrs
2014-04-25 → 2024-10-30
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
4 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 165.93 · weakest Brisket (159.83)
Walk rate
38%
a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
2 of 8 contests
Master average
647.86
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,306
814–1,252 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,092
8 mapped stops · furthest 619 mi
Schedule strength
1548
average field rating faced — tougher than 36% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$136,850
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
5.1 yrs
2019-09-12 → 2024-10-30
Power rating
1515
peak 1531 · #2650 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
- First call Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
- 2016
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3600 Bynum School's Best of the Basin
- Career-best overall score671.3600 Bynum School's Best of the Basin
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7028 Bynum School's Best of the Basin
- 2018
- Peak power rating (1531) 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- 2024
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12 | Bynum School's Best of the Basin | 2016-04-22 |
| +11.9 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship | 2014-04-25 |
| +5.9 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2018-09-15 |
| +1 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2017-09-01 |
| +0.6 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship | 2015-04-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| -7.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2024-10-30 |
| -0.2 | *Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) | 2017-02-03 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 39% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 91.6% | 89.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 15% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 87% | 87% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 15% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 358 / 444 (646.7432) | 396 (157.1316) | 329 (163.9772) | 375 (158.8116) | 234 (166.8228) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 358 / 468 (637.0056) | 349 (159.9428) | 368 (156.5828) | 388 (154.2400) | 195 (166.2400) |
| 2018-09-15 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 181 / 467 (669.0516) | 195 (167.9772) | 123 (170.2856) | 194 (166.8228) | 231 (163.9660) |
| 2017-09-01 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 219 / 407 (659.3144) | 292 (160.5372) | 93 (171.4172) | 184 (166.8456) | 266 (160.5144) |
| 2017-02-03 | *Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) Humble, TX | 68 / 136 (632.5716) | 102 (148.5600) | 46 (165.1656) | 59 (159.4288) | 64 (159.4172) |
| 2016-04-22 | Bynum School's Best of the Basin Midland, TX | 7 / 46 (671.3600) | 6 (170.8572) | 5 (173.7028) | 22 (159.9428) | 13 (166.8572) |
| 2015-04-17 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX | 21 / 44 (626.2172) | 22 (157.7028) | 27 (154.2744) | 9 (166.8572) | 30 (147.3828) |
| 2014-04-25 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX | 9 / 62 (640.5940) | 17 (159.4628) | 7 (172.0228) | 15 (161.6800) | 38 (147.4284) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1557 (165 pts) | #1596 (175 pts) | #1512 (185 pts) | #2236 (75 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2026 (80 pts) | #2118 (75 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #1647 (145 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |