I Smell Smoke MO
Rating
1458
peak 1458 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2019-07-27
latest 2026-08-14
Best ToY finish
#894
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
331.94
last 5 Backyard vs avg 331.94 (+0.00)
Walk rate
55%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.83
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.27 · weakest Pork (156.54)
Road miles
3634
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 1183 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Purse competed for
$117K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
639.21 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
331.94 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Poppin Smoke BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Too Sauced BBQ has out-cooked them in 3 of 5 shared chicken entries.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-10-04).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Too Sauced BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.7256 | 158.8344 | 166.27 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 141.1660 | 163.09 | top 67% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 137.7028 | 156.54 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8916 | 152.0228 | 159.41 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 6 | 0 | top 69% |
| VT | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 86% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 68% | 2025-10-03 |
| The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 55% | 2022-07-23 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (8 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (11 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 639.21 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 331.94 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-07-27 — First tracked contest · The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
- 📣 2019-07-27 — First call · The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
- 📈 2019-07-27 — Peak power rating (1493) · The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
- ⭐ 2026-08-14 — Career-best overall score (667.8628) · BBQ & Fly-In on the River
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2026-03-20 |
| +2.8 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-10-03 |
| +1.2 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 2022-07-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| -11 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-05-15 |
| -7.5 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest | 2021-03-12 |
| -7.3 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 2019-07-27 |
| -5.9 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-10-04 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 75% | 94.3% | 92.7% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 90% | 90% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 54% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 75% | 81.9% | 81.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 67 / 83 (667.8628) | 57 (169.1200) | 63 (167.4056) | 61 (167.3828) | 68 (163.9544) |
| 2026-05-15 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) Kansas City, MO | 15 / 16 (327.9200) | 15 (160.5372) | 11 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS Contest #2) Kansas City, MO | — | — | 12 (162.7884) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | West Bottoms Backyard Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Kansas City, MO | — | — | 6 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 17 / 33 (339.3940) | 8 (173.7028) | 22 (165.6912) | — | — |
| 2025-10-03 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 13 / 23 (337.6684) | 8 (173.7256) | 17 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 15 / 19 (323.9316) | 13 (165.0972) | 15 (158.8344) | — | — |
| 2022-07-23 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT | 14 / 25 (647.4064) | 20 (158.8344) | 9 (165.7260) | 20 (155.9544) | 7 (166.8916) |
| 2021-03-12 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest Kansas City, MO | 13 / 24 (330.8000) | 9 (163.3828) | 13 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 448 / 468 (589.7260) | 362 (158.8344) | 457 (141.1660) | 462 (137.7028) | 391 (152.0228) |
| 2019-07-27 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT | 18 / 33 (645.1200) | 4 (169.7372) | 22 (162.2284) | 18 (165.1200) | 27 (154.7772) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #894 (60 pts) | #974 (60 pts) | #1013 (60 pts) | #929 (60 pts) | #917 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1452 (181 pts) | #954 (371 pts) | #1645 (151 pts) | #1581 (171 pts) | #1402 (206 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |