The one to beat
3×
one call ahead of them
Dutch BBQ Friends - Netherlands has finished one call ahead of Serial Soul Smokers 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
Serial Soul Smokers
Serial Soul Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 15th of 15 at the 3rd De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest (2023). They are ranked #6087 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1430
peak 1430 · rated over 15 contests
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
Jun 3, 2017
latest Sep 7, 2024 · 7.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.25 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 629.99 (-11.74)
Walk rate
27%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.74
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.84 · weakest Brisket (154.45)
Road miles
719
across 15 mapped stops
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Master avg
629.99 / 720
15 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 | #1147 (68 pts) | #1182 (78 pts) | #1136 (108 pts) | #1491 (58 pts) | #1130 (78 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #818 (163 pts) | #746 (223 pts) | #908 (183 pts) | #886 (153 pts) | #778 (203 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #937 (139 pts) | #1005 (134 pts) | #1054 (139 pts) | #951 (154 pts) | #867 (174 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1105 (91 pts) | #1075 (111 pts) | #887 (161 pts) | #1127 (96 pts) | #1207 (71 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #777 (91 pts) | #779 (106 pts) | #800 (101 pts) | #772 (111 pts) | #1095 (56 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1170 (200 pts) | #916 (320 pts) | #1188 (215 pts) | #1301 (180 pts) | #957 (305 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1368 (160 pts) | #1418 (165 pts) | #1329 (185 pts) | #1454 (155 pts) | #1586 (120 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1802 (120 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1743 (130 pts) | #1794 (120 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Serial Soul Smokers, each with one reason worth a look.
53 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,085 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1430
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,081 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1430
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,082 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1430
17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#6,089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1504
Level with Serial Soul Smokers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,088 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Serial Soul Smokers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,083 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1430
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQ - NETHERLANDS | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| RIVERLAND SMOKERS | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Osdorp Grillers (NL) | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| Backcorner BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ+ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Team Laurentius | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| It's spice that meats you | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUGHOUSE SMOKERS | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PARKSTAD SMOKERS | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOWLAND SMOKERS | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Dutch BBQ Friends - Netherlands | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| The Popes White Smoke | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| WETTELS ON FIRE | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 148.4796 | 162.84 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2512 | 151.3828 | 157.88 | top 63% |
| Pork | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7484 | 129.6572 | 154.82 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0344 | 131.3600 | 154.45 | top 69% |
“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 97% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 65% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 85% | Sep 7, 2024 |
| Tony Stone BBQ Competition | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 64% | Jun 3, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
1.9
across 8 seasons in the data
Contests visited
13
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
219
finished ahead 160 times, behind 368
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 12, 2020 → Sep 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7028 Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2)
20221 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Meetjesland International BBQ Contest
20191 milestone
- First call Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest
20183 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6916 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score653.6916 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1490) Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
20171 milestone
- First tracked contest Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.2 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | May 19, 2018 |
| +4.9 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition | Jun 8, 2019 |
| +0.9 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ | Sep 12, 2020 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | Jun 3, 2017 |
| -11.5 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest | May 14, 2022 |
| -11.2 | 3rd De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest | May 6, 2023 |
| -7.9 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024 | Apr 20, 2024 |
| -6.6 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) | Sep 10, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 87% | 88.1% | 87.8% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 93% | 85.8% | 84.9% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86.8% | 85.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 59% | 90.6% | 88.8% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 90.8% | 89.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.9% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2024 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen | 20 / 24 (634.1484) | 10 (169.7028) | 18 (156.5372) | 24 (142.7884) | 13 (165.1200) |
| Apr 20, 2024 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024 Terneuzen | 21 / 23 (630.1144) | 19 (162.2628) | 13 (161.0856) | 23 (149.6800) | 19 (157.0860) |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen | 20 / 23 (605.0860) | 13 (160.5600) | 16 (153.6916) | 23 (129.6572) | 12 (161.1772) |
| May 6, 2023 | 3rd De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest Terneuzen | 15 / 15 (617.5312) | 10 (163.4284) | 15 (151.3828) | 14 (154.2056) | 15 (148.5144) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp | 31 / 38 (604.3656) | 37 (148.4796) | 24 (157.6916) | 36 (150.2400) | 31 (147.9544) |
| May 14, 2022 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter | 18 / 19 (625.0284) | 19 (156.5256) | 19 (151.3944) | 15 (158.7884) | 11 (158.3200) |
| Sep 25, 2021 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Terneuzen | 16 / 21 (634.8228) | 12 (164.0228) | 6 (166.2512) | 15 (159.4288) | 20 (145.1200) |
| Sep 12, 2020 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Dongen | 18 / 31 (639.3368) | 15 (164.0112) | 16 (161.1200) | 14 (165.1200) | 28 (149.0856) |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen | 21 / 38 (643.9544) | 7 (168) | 24 (158.2744) | 32 (150.8456) | 11 (166.8344) |
| Jun 8, 2019 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp | 25 / 55 (652.5372) | 21 (166.2740) | 29 (161.1544) | 41 (157.0744) | 14 (168.0344) |
| May 11, 2019 | Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark, Hasselt | 38 / 49 (621.5084) | 22 (166.2628) | 19 (161.6572) | 28 (162.2284) | 48 (131.3600) |
| Sep 1, 2018 | 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland | 32 / 44 (633.0292) | 33 (159.9772) | 24 (158.8000) | 30 (158.8344) | 25 (155.4176) |
| May 19, 2018 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp | 17 / 60 (653.6916) | 16 (167.3944) | 13 (165.1544) | 18 (165.7484) | 33 (155.3944) |
| Oct 7, 2017 | 5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp | 34 / 47 (639.8744) | 25 (165.7028) | 41 (152.5144) | 23 (165.1428) | 34 (156.5144) |
| Jun 3, 2017 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands | 54 / 56 (614.8112) | 42 (160.0228) | 49 (151.4400) | 53 (152.5140) | 48 (150.8344) |