Riding a hot streak
4
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 4
The Smokin Goat
The Smokin Goat is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 12 at the Saucy and Glazed (2024), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #813 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1627
peak 1627 · rated over 20 contests
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
Oct 1, 2021
latest Sep 20, 2024 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
15
75% of 20 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 28%
overall standings
Best overall
689.0856 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
340.17 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 338.27 (+1.90)
Walk rate
90%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.99
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.40 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.46)
Road miles
2,944
across 20 mapped stops · furthest 225 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Purse competed for
$176K
listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 11 state-championship entries
Master avg
688.79 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
338.27 / 360
13 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
512.64 / 540
5 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #78 (732 pts) | #69 (807 pts) | #92 (647 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #978 (110 pts) | #1152 (85 pts) | #948 (140 pts) | #1064 (100 pts) | #838 (160 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #76 (769 pts) | #81 (770 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #53 (819 pts) | #58 (779 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #986 (120 pts) | #994 (135 pts) | #978 (165 pts) | #1288 (75 pts) | #1188 (95 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #159 (160 pts) | #143 (170 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The Smokin Goat, each with one reason worth a look.
#808 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1627
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1627
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before The Smokin Goat's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#812 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 61%
- Peak
- 1631
Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#805 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 39%
- Peak
- 1628
46 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 39% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#811 of the rated field
- Contests
- 42
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1634
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before The Smokin Goat's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#810 of the rated field
- Contests
- 47
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1689
Level with The Smokin Goat 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BULL IN THE RING | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLLOW Q | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% | ⚔ compare |
| O' Town Que | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Fine As* Swine BBQ | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| Curly Bird BBQ | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | 10 | 6 | 3 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 10 | 6 | 3 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK | 10 | 5 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| CEO BBQ | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| SUPER SWINE | 9 | 6 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| MUNNY'S STOVE | 9 | 6 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN' SANDS BBQ | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoked & Furious | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Love BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Money$hot BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 176 | 162.2628 | 170.06 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 154.2400 | 169.46 | top 32% |
| Pork | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 167.9656 | 172.40 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 169.1200 | 170.55 | top 41% |
“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) | 7 | 0 | top 25% |
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 30% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin on the Route | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 24% | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Lake Views & BBQ | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 26% | Apr 5, 2024 |
| Que' For a Cause | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 28% | Aug 4, 2023 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 36% | Mar 24, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
7 contests
Contests a season
5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
15 of 20 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
15
4 of them more than once
Opponents faced
261
finished ahead 386 times, behind 172
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20245 milestones
- Career-best overall score689.0856 3rd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest
- First category win (Chicken) Saucy and Glazed
- First Reserve Championship Saucy and Glazed
- Peak power rating (1627) Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
20231 milestone
- 10th tracked contest City of Springs BBQ Championship
20222 milestones
- First overall podium American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2
20214 milestones
- First tracked contest Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)
- First call Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)
- First overall top-10 Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score523.9428 Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | Mar 25, 2022 |
| +11.3 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) | Oct 1, 2021 |
| +11 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2 | Oct 8, 2022 |
| +10.9 | Smokin on the Route | Jul 29, 2022 |
| +9.5 | Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 13, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | Mar 24, 2023 |
| -0.4 | 3rd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest | May 3, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100% | top 27% | 95.7% | 94.7% |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 71% | top 34% | 94.9% | 93.2% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 96.5% | 94.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 20% | 97% | 97% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2024 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK | 4 / 26 (339.3484) | 6 (169.6684) | 5 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Grillstock BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Moore, OK | 4 / 19 (339.3828) | 7 (166.2400) | 2 (173.1428) | — | — |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 6 / 27 (338.2288) | 4 (168.5488) | 7 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Saucy and Glazed 🏅 Newton, KS | 2 / 12 (343.9544) | 1 (173.1200) | 2 (170.8344) | — | — |
| May 3, 2024 | 3rd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest 🏅 Alva, OK | 12 / 20 (689.0856) | 17 (170.8572) | 8 (174.8456) | 14 (171.4056) | 6 (171.9772) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Lake Views & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 5 / 21 (339.9428) | 3 (174.8572) | 10 (165.0856) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Rock Island BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Stover, MO | 3 / 16 (500.5712) | 5 (162.2628) | 3 (169.1656) | 3 (169.1428) | — |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Boats Beats & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Grove, OK | 5 / 17 (511.9316) | 9 (165.6800) | 6 (171.9888) | 3 (174.2628) | — |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 13 / 36 (341.6572) | 19 (169.6916) | 12 (171.9656) | — | — |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 8 / 29 (340.5144) | 8 (167.3828) | 5 (173.1316) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | City of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK | 6 / 16 (339.3600) | 4 (174.2628) | 8 (165.0972) | — | — |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 8 / 29 (322.7884) | 5 (168.5484) | 13 (154.2400) | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 22 / 37 (330.1944) | 13 (168.5372) | 27 (161.6572) | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2022 | OKC BBQ Fest 🏅 Oklahoma City, OK | 13 / 35 (688.5028) | 10 (175.4172) | 7 (176) | 22 (167.9656) | 18 (169.1200) |
| Oct 8, 2022 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2 Tahlequah, OK | 4 / 32 (521.0972) | 13 (170.8228) | 7 (172.5600) | 4 (177.7144) | — |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1 Tahlequah, OK | 12 / 32 (505.6340) | 25 (162.7884) | 5 (173.1200) | 17 (169.7256) | — |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Belton, MO | 4 / 13 (344.5600) | 3 (176) | 10 (168.5600) | — | — |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 4 / 19 (333.0744) | 2 (169.1316) | 5 (163.9428) | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 3 / 25 (344.5256) | 4 (175.4056) | 6 (169.1200) | — | — |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Tahlequah, OK | 4 / 20 (523.9428) | 6 (171.9656) | 5 (175.4172) | 4 (176.5600) | — |