A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS ahead in 100% of their meetings
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The Smoke Show
The Smoke Show is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 14th of 16 at the Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024). They are ranked #5398 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2019
latest Oct 18, 2024 · 5.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.48
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.58 · weakest Brisket (154.99)
Road miles
313
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 255 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
649.16 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
312.47 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The Smoke Show, each with one reason worth a look.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,394 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1454
They turned up 5 years after The Smoke Show did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#5,403 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before The Smoke Show's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,382 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Level with The Smoke Show on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,410 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1454
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 8 years before The Smoke Show's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,384 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 150.8344 | 163.58 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 147.3828 | 160.62 | top 74% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 146.8000 | 159.38 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 143.3488 | 154.99 | top 82% |
“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 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 72% | Aug 24, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
3 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
135
finished ahead 22 times, behind 150
Longest layoff
3.7 yrs
Aug 24, 2019 → Apr 28, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20196 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
- First call Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4344 Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
- Career-best overall score656.4344 Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
- Peak power rating (1500) Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 18, 2024 |
| -9.9 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | May 3, 2024 |
| -9.8 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff | Apr 28, 2023 |
| -7 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 5, 2024 |
| -6.6 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) | Aug 24, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 89.7% | 86.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 90% | 90% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 91.2% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2024 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 49 / 50 (298.2172) | 49 (150.8344) | 47 (147.3828) | — | — |
| May 3, 2024 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 25 / 27 (316.4460) | 26 (157.0744) | 25 (159.3716) | — | — |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 14 / 16 (322.7544) | 11 (165.6800) | 15 (157.0744) | 12 (162.8000) | — |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Brandon, MS | 27 / 28 (647.8404) | 14 (173.1200) | 24 (164.5372) | 21 (166.8344) | 28 (143.3488) |
| Aug 24, 2019 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) 🏅 Brandon, MS | 23 / 28 (643.2116) | 21 (160.5028) | 14 (165.6800) | 25 (161.0972) | 27 (155.9316) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) 🏅 Brandon, MS | 18 / 29 (656.4344) | 3 (174.2628) | 8 (169.6916) | 28 (146.8000) | 14 (165.6800) |