Riding a hot streak
5
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 5-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 5
Smokin' Love BBQ
Smokin' Love BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2024. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival (2024). They are ranked #1814 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1547
peak 1547 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Oct 7, 2022
latest Oct 4, 2024 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 9% of the time
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
64% of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
344.31 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 339.82 (+4.49)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.93
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.06 · weakest Pork (157.09)
Road miles
870
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 152 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Purse competed for
$65K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
339.82 / 360
8 Backyard contests · 1 GC
Backyard (3-meat) avg
493.33 / 540
2 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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' Love BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
71 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,815 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1551
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Smokin' Love BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1547
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1546
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,817 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1547
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1547
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Smokin' Love BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#1,807 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1547
Level with Smokin' Love BBQ 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Smokin Goat | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| O' Town Que | 7 | 3 | 3 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| BULL IN THE RING | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SUPER SWINE | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Fine As* Swine BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Money$hot BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| CEO BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLLOW Q | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| B Team BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 157.1200 | 168.43 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 180 🔥 | 159.9656 | 170.06 | top 43% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6572 | 156.5144 | 157.09 | top 91% |
“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) | 4 | 1 | top 36% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 44% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Views & BBQ | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 24% | Apr 5, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
5 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
3.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
10 of 11 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
9
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
11 entries · 1 win · 7 calls
First title
Sep 13, 2024
Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival
Opponents faced
153
finished ahead 169 times, behind 127
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20248 milestones
- First overall podium Lake Views & BBQ
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Smokin on the Route
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival
- First Grand Championship Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival
- First state championship Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival
- 10th tracked contest Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1547) Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY)
20231 milestone
- First overall top-10 Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ)
20224 milestones
- First tracked contest Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1
- First call Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score497.0400 Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1
- Career-best overall score497.0400 Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.6 | Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival | Sep 13, 2024 |
| +14.6 | Lake Views & BBQ | Apr 5, 2024 |
| +11.1 | Smokin on the Route | Jul 26, 2024 |
| +6.7 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) | Mar 31, 2023 |
| +5.5 | Que' For a Cause | Aug 4, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2 | Oct 8, 2022 |
| -6.1 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1 | Oct 7, 2022 |
| -0.6 | City of Springs BBQ Championship | May 12, 2023 |
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 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 100% | top 25% | 97% | 95.6% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% | top 41% | 94.7% | 92.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 80% | 92% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2024 | Red White & Q (BACKYARD ONLY) Henryetta, OK | 4 / 9 (343.4056) | 3 (173.1200) | 5 (170.2856) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Moore, OK | 1 / 19 (349.1428) | 6 (170.2628) | 1 (178.8800) | — | — |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 5 / 27 (340.5260) | 8 (160.5260) | 2 (180) | — | — |
| May 17, 2024 | RTrowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (BACKYARD) Derby, KS | 6 / 14 (345.0856) | 4 (174.2628) | 9 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Lake Views & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 3 / 21 (343.3944) | 10 (165.6800) | 2 (177.7144) | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 14 / 36 (341.0972) | 16 (171.4056) | 13 (169.6916) | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Que' For a Cause (ONE MEAT RIBS) Tahlequah, OK | — | — | 22 (163.9544) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | City of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK | 8 / 16 (334.2400) | 8 (166.2400) | 7 (168) | — | — |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 10 / 29 (321.6572) | 13 (157.1200) | 6 (164.5372) | — | — |
| Oct 8, 2022 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2 Tahlequah, OK | 28 / 32 (489.6228) | 9 (172) | 27 (159.9656) | 29 (157.6572) | — |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1 Tahlequah, OK | 23 / 32 (497.0400) | 5 (173.7028) | 16 (166.8228) | 29 (156.5144) | — |