A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
LOVE 2 Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LOVE 2 Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Smokey Mountain Boys
Smokey Mountain Boys is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 35th of 73 at the Shawnee Great Grillers (2023). They are ranked #4842 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 18, 2022
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 4.5 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 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.73
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.42 · weakest Chicken (156.43)
Road miles
15
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Purse competed for
$39K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
637.79 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokey Mountain Boys, each with one reason worth a look.
130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,847 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smokey Mountain Boys)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokey Mountain Boys has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,864 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1466
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Smokey Mountain Boys's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,861 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,837 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
They were already cooking in 2016, 6 years before Smokey Mountain Boys's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,845 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Level with Smokey Mountain Boys on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,849 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Smokey Mountain Boys'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOVE 2 Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 146.8572 | 156.43 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 154.2172 | 158.93 | top 81% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 157.0972 | 164.42 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 151.3940 | 158.02 | top 75% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 3 | 35 | 0 | top 74% | Sep 25, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
203
finished ahead 70 times, behind 275
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 27, 2024 → Sep 25, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20233 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1484 Shawnee Great Grillers
- Career-best overall score662.1484 Shawnee Great Grillers
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.9656 Shawnee Great Grillers
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1489) Qlathe BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 22, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 25, 2026 |
| -10.7 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 18, 2022 |
| -7.6 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 27, 2024 |
| -7.4 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 17, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 92% | 90.6% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 60 / 65 (635.2684) | 58 (155.3944) | 48 (162.2400) | 43 (166.2400) | 62 (151.3940) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 59 / 73 (636.4112) | 70 (151.9428) | 56 (158.2400) | 38 (166.8228) | 50 (159.4056) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 35 / 73 (662.1484) | 34 (166.8572) | 57 (159.3828) | 22 (171.9656) | 34 (163.9428) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 59 / 68 (642.1716) | 55 (161.0972) | 58 (160.5600) | 61 (159.9544) | 55 (160.5600) |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 67 / 71 (612.9488) | 70 (146.8572) | 65 (154.2172) | 65 (157.0972) | 58 (154.7772) |