A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Smokin' Bill's
Smokin' Bill's is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 7th of 10 at the So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD) (2021). They are ranked #6202 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin Bills”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1422
peak 1422 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2013
latest Oct 11, 2024 · 11 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
18% of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
624.36 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 608.11 (+16.25)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±46.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.93 · weakest Brisket (134.07)
Road miles
870
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Purse competed for
$5,625
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
608.11 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
316.83 / 360
2 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 Smokin' Bill's, each with one reason worth a look.
31 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,204 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1508
They've been 1508 at their best, 86 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#6,198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,199 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Smokin' Bill's's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,197 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
Level with Smokin' Bill's on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#6,200 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1422
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOOTH SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MOKAN MEATHEADS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 146.2400 | 157.49 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 177.7372 | 141.6572 | 154.58 | top 79% |
| Pork | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 148 | 161.93 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5828 | 20 | 134.07 | top 93% |
“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 85% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 93% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 66% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 97% | Nov 8, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
10 of 11 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
10
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
212
finished ahead 38 times, behind 260
Longest layoff
4.2 yrs
Jun 23, 2017 → Sep 11, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
20212 milestones
- First overall top-10 So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD)
- 10th tracked contest So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD)
20164 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4912 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Career-best overall score656.4912 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
20141 milestone
- First call MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival
- Peak power rating (1486) Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival | Sep 27, 2013 |
| -11.1 | Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 11, 2024 |
| -10.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Sep 11, 2015 |
| -9.7 | Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque | Oct 16, 2015 |
| -8.8 | Rockin Apples Festival | Sep 2, 2016 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 83% | 91.2% | 87% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 86.3% | 85.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 97% | 88.8% | 86.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 67.6% | 67.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2024 | Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Stover, MO | 10 / 10 (318.8116) | 9 (162.8116) | 9 (156) | 9 (151.9428) | — |
| Sep 11, 2021 | So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD) Ashland, MO | 7 / 10 (314.8572) | 9 (149.1428) | 3 (165.7144) | — | — |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO | 27 / 35 (638.2056) | 11 (172) | 33 (149.6800) | 19 (164.5484) | 32 (151.9772) |
| Sep 2, 2016 | Rockin Apples Festival Appleton City, MO | 23 / 23 (595.8628) | 22 (153.6800) | 23 (141.6572) | 14 (165.7028) | 23 (134.8228) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 33 / 50 (656.4912) | 42 (157.6800) | 1 (177.7372) | 28 (164.5256) | 41 (156.5484) |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS | 25 / 25 (610.1828) | 25 (146.2400) | 25 (142.2400) | 15 (166.2856) | 20 (155.4172) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO | 28 / 28 (621.0632) | 27 (150.8116) | 28 (152.5488) | 25 (157.1200) | 25 (160.5828) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | 3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO | 25 / 31 (618.1488) | 17 (166.2972) | 22 (155.3828) | 24 (159.4172) | 31 (137.0516) |
| Nov 8, 2014 | MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO | 27 / 27 (639.4176) | 26 (160.5716) | 27 (153.7372) | 3 (176.5600) | 27 (148.5488) |
| Nov 7, 2014 | MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO | 29 / 31 (606.7548) | 29 (147.9544) | 30 (151.9888) | 22 (165.1544) | 30 (141.6572) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival Hermann, MO | 37 / 39 (486.8460) | 21 (165.1888) | 34 (153.6572) | 38 (148) | 39 (20) |