High-water mark
678.1712
career-best overall
94.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.1712 at Smoke on the Bricks — 94.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 25, 2023
Lazy J Smoke Show
Lazy J Smoke Show is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 21st of 44 at the Smoke on the Bricks (2023). They are ranked #3733 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1504 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 25, 2023
latest Aug 7, 2026 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.74
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.56 · weakest Brisket (164.19)
Road miles
59
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Purse competed for
$54K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
665.09 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #754 (180 pts) | #773 (200 pts) | #738 (245 pts) | #788 (185 pts) | #737 (215 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Lazy J Smoke Show, each with one reason worth a look.
142 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,735 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1514
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to Lazy J Smoke Show)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — M2 Smokin' Q ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Lazy J Smoke Show's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,718 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,742 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1489
Level with Lazy J Smoke Show on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,727 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before Lazy J Smoke Show's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,719 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before Lazy J Smoke Show's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Squealin N Dealin BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 163.3828 | 166.70 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 165.0856 | 169.56 | top 52% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 162.8116 | 164.64 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 155.9084 | 164.19 | top 58% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 65% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Bricks | 3 | 21 | 0 | top 63% | Aug 7, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
146
finished ahead 75 times, behind 158
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Oct 4, 2024 → Aug 7, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Bricks
20236 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Bricks
- First call Smoke on the Bricks
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.1712 Smoke on the Bricks
- Career-best overall score678.1712 Smoke on the Bricks
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4056 Smoke on the Bricks
- Peak power rating (1504) Smoke on the Bricks
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.7 | Smoke on the Bricks | Aug 25, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.7 | Meat Inferno | Oct 4, 2024 |
| -4.9 | Smoke on the Bricks | Aug 7, 2026 |
| -2.8 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2024 |
| -1.5 | Smoke on the Bricks | Aug 9, 2024 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 92% | 92% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 92.3% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 94.2% | 94.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 40 / 52 (662.6744) | 42 (166.2284) | 31 (169.6800) | 43 (162.8116) | 41 (163.9544) |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Meat Inferno 🏅 Edgerton, KS | 32 / 38 (659.8400) | 32 (165.0972) | 12 (174.2628) | 30 (163.9428) | 33 (156.5372) |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 30 / 46 (660.3540) | 21 (170.8228) | 31 (165.0856) | 24 (168.5372) | 39 (155.9084) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 40 / 58 (664.4228) | 47 (163.3828) | 36 (167.9656) | 45 (163.9544) | 18 (169.1200) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 21 / 44 (678.1712) | 25 (167.9772) | 18 (170.8228) | 29 (163.9656) | 4 (175.4056) |