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
- Apr 22, 2016
Smokin X
Smokin X is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 7th of 46 at the Bynum School's Best of the Basin (2016). They are ranked #2656 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1515
peak 1531 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Apr 25, 2014
latest Oct 30, 2024 · 10.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
25% 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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.93 · weakest Brisket (159.83)
Road miles
1,092
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 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
647.86 / 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)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin X, each with one reason worth a look.
88 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,649 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1515
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,660 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1522
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,657 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1515
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.
⚔ Compare careers#2,661 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1514
They turned up 10 years after Smokin X did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#2,659 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1527
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,658 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1515
Level with Smokin X 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
By field size and state
Repeat visits (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% | Apr 17, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,297
finished ahead 814 times, behind 1,252
Longest layoff
5.1 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → Oct 30, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20181 milestone
- Peak power rating (1531) 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20163 milestones
- 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
20143 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.1 | Bynum School's Best of the Basin | Apr 22, 2016 |
| +11.9 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship | Apr 25, 2014 |
| +5.8 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
| +1 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| +0.6 | Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship | Apr 17, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| -7.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Oct 30, 2024 |
| -0.2 | Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) | Feb 3, 2017 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | 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) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 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) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 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) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 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) |
| Feb 3, 2017 | Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) Humble, TX | 68 / 136 (632.5716) | 102 (148.5600) | 46 (165.1656) | 59 (159.4288) | 64 (159.4172) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | 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) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | 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) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | 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) |