SMOKIN GOOD BBQ

SMOKIN GOOD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 4th of 28 at the Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival (2013). They are ranked #6421 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKIN GOOD BBQ - CA”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,421

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1386

peak 1509 · rated over 23 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Aug 9, 2024 · 11.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#524

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 23 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 76%

overall standings

Best overall

666.7772 / 720

Master · Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

585.47 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 615.38 (-29.91)

Walk rate

17%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2744

Pork Ribs · Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest

Consistency

±40.98

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.57 · weakest Brisket (151.55)

Road miles

11,947

across 23 mapped stops · furthest 1,478 mi

Schedule strength

28%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)

Purse competed for

$35K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

615.38 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

666.7772 career-best overall

92.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.7772 at Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest — 92.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 11, 2015

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 56%.

6 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 56%

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.02 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 9%.

Brisket avg 151.55
Chicken avg 157.57
3 calls in 22 entries

The comeback

4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Smoke on the Bricks (Aug 25, 2023).

last seen Aug 30, 2019
back Aug 25, 2023

Chicken nemesis

5 of 5 shared chicken entries lost

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared chicken entries.

The long haul

11,947 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,947 miles across 23 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,478 miles to Battle of the Bones.

23 mapped stops
furthest 1,478 mi

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A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 39th

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	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	—
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2910 (55 pts)	#2124 (100 pts)	#2167 (95 pts)	#2918 (55 pts)	#2921 (55 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1218 (232 pts)	#1180 (260 pts)	#1150 (277 pts)	#1399 (212 pts)	#1194 (247 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1589 (150 pts)	#1395 (215 pts)	#1653 (150 pts)	#1668 (150 pts)	#1664 (150 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#524 (595 pts)	#779 (420 pts)	#558 (595 pts)	#660 (505 pts)	#424 (740 pts)

Overall rank by season

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1386 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

They've been 1504 at their best, 118 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jun 11, 2021

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#6,422 of the rated field

1386 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1386

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rated over 26 contests
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2 GUYS AND A CHICK

#6,420 of the rated field

1387 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1387

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before SMOKIN GOOD BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 18 contests

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Smoke & Beer BBQ

#6,419 of the rated field

1387 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1387

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Smoke Shack

#6,418 of the rated field

1387 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1387

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Nov 22, 2019

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Just Smoked Your Butt

#6,426 of the rated field

1385 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1385

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN GOOD BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN GOOD BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 36 contests
last seen Sep 9, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ELLIS COUNTY BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN PENDEJOS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	2	1	173.7828	141.6112	157.57	top 69%
Pork Ribs	23	2	1	174.2744	142.1828	157.12	top 69%
Pork	23	2	0	167.4172	135.9998	155.73	top 74%
Brisket	22	3	2	172.5712	117.0172	151.55	top 73%

“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
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 62%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 86%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	9	top 85%
TX	6	top 91%
MO	3	top 88%
VA	3	top 30%
CA	1	top 56%
OR	1	top 44%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	4	39	top 87%	Sep 3, 2016
Smoke on the Bricks	2	40	top 90%	Aug 9, 2024
Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	2	57	top 97%	Aug 30, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 9 of 23 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 18 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 758 finished ahead 202 times, behind 873

Longest layoff 4 yrs Aug 30, 2019 → Aug 25, 2023

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20241 milestone

Aug 9 Most recent contest Smoke on the Bricks

20153 milestones

Apr 24 10th tracked contest Smokin' in the Ville
Sep 11 Career-best overall score666.7772 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
Sep 11 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2744 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest

20135 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
Jun 28 First call Covington Cork and Pork Festival
Jun 28 First overall top-10 Covington Cork and Pork Festival
Jun 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5710 Covington Cork and Pork Festival
Aug 23 Peak power rating (1509) Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.2	Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival	Aug 23, 2013
+8.8	Covington Cork and Pork Festival	Jun 28, 2013
+4.9	Battle of the Bones	Jun 26, 2015
+2.3	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off	May 17, 2013
+1.6	1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship	Oct 2, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.8	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	May 3, 2013
-14.1	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	Aug 30, 2014
-11.8	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	Sep 4, 2015
-11.7	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	Aug 31, 2013
-11.5	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	May 16, 2014

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	0%	top 87%	88.6%	88.6%
2023	1	0	0%	top 93%	85.1%	85.1%
2019	1	0	0%	top 98%	63.3%	63.3%
2018	1	0	0%	top 96%	84.3%	84.3%
2017	2	0	0%	top 97%	85.3%	84.3%
2016	2	0	0%	top 80%	89%	88.1%
2015	6	0	33%	top 70%	92.6%	88.6%
2014	3	0	0%	top 90%	87.1%	83.8%
2013	6	2	33%	top 56%	91.2%	86.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 9, 2024	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	40 / 46 (638.1024)	43 (153.6568)	25 (167.4172)	38 (161.0740)	38 (155.9544)
Aug 25, 2023	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	41 / 44 (612.3660)	43 (143.9200)	40 (159.9660)	41 (155.9544)	37 (152.5256)
Aug 30, 2019	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX	57 / 58 (456.0456)	35 (166.3316)	57 (142.8456)	54 (146.8684)	—
Aug 31, 2018	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	71 / 74 (606.7996)	66 (152.5944)	65 (154.2512)	52 (161.1884)	74 (138.7656)
Oct 13, 2017	14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS	53 / 55 (614.0456)	54 (147.9200)	53 (147.9428)	46 (161.6572)	49 (156.5256)
Apr 21, 2017	9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	62 / 64 (599.7140)	57 (153.0856)	54 (151.9200)	64 (144.5028)	55 (150.2056)
Sep 3, 2016	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	39 / 58 (641.1084)	36 (161.7600)	42 (157.6456)	27 (166.8800)	45 (154.8228)
May 13, 2016	2016 Smokin in the Wood BBQ Competition Greenwood, MO	28 / 30 (627.8400)	16 (169.1428)	17 (166.8112)	29 (150.2628)	30 (141.6232)
Oct 9, 2015	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	35 / 36 (619.2460)	31 (158.2172)	33 (158.2516)	36 (149.1200)	32 (153.6572)
Oct 2, 2015	1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	23 / 41 (645.7144)	2 (173.7828)	25 (160.5716)	26 (159.9656)	30 (151.3944)
Sep 11, 2015	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	17 / 28 (666.7772)	20 (165.7028)	11 (174.2744)	16 (167.4172)	23 (159.3828)
Sep 4, 2015	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	67 / 70 (608.5144)	56 (156)	67 (145.6572)	66 (151.9656)	58 (154.8916)
Jun 26, 2015	Battle of the Bones Central Point, OR	11 / 25 (645.1084)	7 (169.1200)	8 (164)	22 (149.1428)	8 (162.8456)
Apr 24, 2015	Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS	20 / 29 (640.4684)	26 (155.4172)	17 (164.5600)	29 (151.3828)	11 (169.1084)
Aug 30, 2014	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	76 / 76 (567.6912)	74 (141.6112)	74 (142.1828)	22 (166.8800)	76 (117.0172)
May 16, 2014	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	45 / 50 (615.9432)	29 (161.1428)	42 (152.5488)	49 (148.5372)	41 (153.7144)
Apr 11, 2014	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	43 / 54 (626.7656)	12 (168.0112)	36 (158.8344)	39 (159.9656)	52 (139.9544)
Sep 13, 2013	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	32 / 53 (630.8572)	30 (160.5600)	36 (158.2628)	44 (152.5600)	27 (159.4744)
Aug 31, 2013	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	77 / 89 (594.1028)	76 (148.5256)	63 (153.6800)	25 (163.9656)	86 (127.9316)
Aug 23, 2013	Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA	4 / 28 (636)	15 (153.6800)	12 (154.8800)	7 (160)	2 (167.4400)
Jun 28, 2013	Covington Cork and Pork Festival Covington, VA	7 / 25 (656.5710)	24 (150.8570)	3 (168)	7 (165.1428)	2 (172.5712)
May 17, 2013	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off Chesapeake, VA	16 / 34 (622.8568)	11 (159.4284)	13 (157.7144)	25 (151.4282)	16 (154.2858)
May 3, 2013	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	33 / 33 (581.1424)	28 (153.7142)	30 (151.4286)	33 (135.9998)	32 (139.9998)

SMOKIN GOOD BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The long haul

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)