They almost always walk
64%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 7 of 11 contests
A top-10 category call in 64% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Smoking Grannies
Smoking Grannies is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 4th of 10 at the Smoke on the Waters (Day 2) (2022). They are ranked #3971 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1517 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Sep 12, 2020
latest Aug 23, 2024 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
27% of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.45 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 642.49 (-6.05)
Walk rate
64%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.94
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.11 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.55)
Road miles
1,608
across 11 mapped stops
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Purse competed for
$1,800
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
642.49 / 720
11 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 | #544 (326 pts) | #550 (356 pts) | #612 (341 pts) | #529 (376 pts) | #445 (491 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1185 (76 pts) | #1212 (86 pts) | #1407 (66 pts) | #1079 (116 pts) | #1206 (81 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #325 (708 pts) | #260 (883 pts) | #429 (588 pts) | #357 (673 pts) | #319 (738 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smoking Grannies, each with one reason worth a look.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,968 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1484
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smoking Grannies)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smoking Grannies has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,979 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1484
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,981 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1516
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,970 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1512
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Smoking Grannies's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,975 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1512
They were already cooking in 2013, 7 years before Smoking Grannies's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,973 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Osdorp Grillers (NL) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| The BBQ Ranch | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| It's spice that meats you | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Backcorner BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Dutch BBQ Friends - Netherlands | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| The Antwerp Smokers | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| IQ - NETHERLANDS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| VH BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Brothers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Team Laurentius | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ+ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIVERLAND SMOKERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Just wing it BBQ team | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 157.0856 | 166.11 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 166.8340 | 138.7772 | 156.55 | top 73% |
| Pork | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 169.1084 | 151.9772 | 160.59 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173.7256 | 145.6572 | 159.24 | top 57% |
“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 45% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 70% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 68% | Jun 24, 2023 |
| Smoke on the Waters (Day 2) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 45% | Sep 24, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
5 contests
Contests a season
2.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Contests visited
9
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
93
finished ahead 84 times, behind 159
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Sep 12, 2020 → Jun 3, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score663.3596 Smoke in the North
- Most recent contest Smoke in the North
20225 milestones
- First call Tony Stone BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1484 Tony Stone BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2972 Smoke on the Waters (Day 2)
- Peak power rating (1517) Smoke on the Waters (Day 2)
20201 milestone
- First tracked contest Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.3 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest | Sep 10, 2022 |
| +8 | Smoke on the Waters (Day 2) | Sep 24, 2022 |
| +6.3 | Smoke on the Waters (Day 1) | Sep 23, 2022 |
| +4.5 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition | Jun 3, 2022 |
| +3.6 | Smoke in the North | Aug 23, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024 | Apr 20, 2024 |
| -11.6 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ | Sep 12, 2020 |
| -9 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest | Jun 22, 2024 |
| -8.1 | Spitsbroek on Fire | Mar 23, 2024 |
| -6.3 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest | Jun 24, 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 80% | 92.1% | 88.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 91.6% | 91.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2024 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp | 11 / 23 (663.3596) | 21 (157.6684) | 14 (162.8572) | 6 (169.1084) | 2 (173.7256) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest Dodewaard | 21 / 23 (634.2284) | 22 (158.8684) | 14 (163.4288) | 20 (158.2628) | 22 (153.6684) |
| Apr 20, 2024 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024 Terneuzen | 23 / 23 (611.7944) | 20 (159.9656) | 23 (138.7772) | 21 (153.1088) | 18 (159.9428) |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Spitsbroek on Fire Eede Holland | 18 / 22 (628.9828) | 7 (170.8456) | 19 (154.8460) | 20 (153.6456) | 15 (149.6456) |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest Dodewaard | 20 / 26 (643.8628) | 18 (165.0968) | 22 (154.8116) | 12 (167.9656) | 19 (155.9888) |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Smoke on the Waters (Day 2) Devon | 4 / 10 (658.8116) | 2 (174.2972) | 9 (151.4172) | 2 (168.5372) | 4 (164.5600) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Smoke on the Waters (Day 1) Devon | 4 / 8 (658.8224) | 4 (171.4400) | 5 (166.8340) | 6 (156.5600) | 4 (163.9884) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest Dongen | 9 / 28 (659.3484) | 10 (169.1428) | 8 (166.8228) | 15 (165.1200) | 12 (158.2628) |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest Dodewaard | 13 / 22 (656.4800) | 6 (171.9884) | 14 (163.3944) | 21 (151.9772) | 7 (169.1200) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp | 18 / 38 (650.1484) | 6 (170.8456) | 26 (154.8228) | 13 (167.3828) | 17 (157.0972) |
| Sep 12, 2020 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Dongen | 29 / 31 (601.6004) | 26 (157.0856) | 29 (144.0004) | 26 (154.8572) | 30 (145.6572) |