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
- 2015-09-11
SMOKIN GOOD BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1387
peak 1509 · rated over 23 contests ⓘ
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2013-05-03
latest 2024-08-09
Best ToY finish
#524
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
585.47 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 615.38 (-29.91)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±40.98
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.57 · weakest Brisket (151.55)
Road miles
11,947
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 1478 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 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
615.38 / 720
23 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
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 (2023-08-25).
- last seen 2019-08-30
- back 2023-08-25
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
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
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
#6345 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1387
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 26 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6343 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1387
No shared contest yet.
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#6342 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1387
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than SMOKIN GOOD BBQ has cooked, 10 to 23, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#6349 of the rated field
- Contests
- 36
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1386
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#6341 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1387
No shared contest yet.
23 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#6346 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ 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 | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.7828 | 141.6112 | 157.57 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2744 | 142.1828 | 157.12 | top 69% |
| Pork | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 135.9998 | 155.73 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 22 | 3 | 0 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 9 | 0 | top 85% |
| TX | 6 | 0 | top 91% |
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 88% |
| VA | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| OR | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 14 | 0 | top 86% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 4 | 39 | 0 | top 87% | 2016-09-03 |
| Smoke on the Bricks | 2 | 40 | 0 | top 90% | 2024-08-09 |
| Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 57 | 0 | top 97% | 2019-08-30 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
11.3 yrs
2013-05-03 → 2024-08-09
Busiest season
2015
6 contests
Contests a season
2.6
across 9 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
9 of 23 contests · 6 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
18
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
23 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 157.57 · weakest Brisket (151.55)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 4 of 23 contests
Overall top-10 rate
9%
2 of 23 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
615.38
out of 720 · 23 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
763
202–873 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
11,947
23 mapped stops · furthest 1,478 mi
Schedule strength
1538
average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$34,500
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
4 yrs
2019-08-30 → 2023-08-25
Power rating
1387
peak 1509 · #6344 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
- First call Covington Cork and Pork Festival
- First overall top-10 Covington Cork and Pork Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5710 Covington Cork and Pork Festival
- Peak power rating (1509) Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival
- 2015
- 10th tracked contest Smokin' in the Ville
- Career-best overall score666.7772 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2744 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest
- 2024
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Bricks
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.2 | Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival | 2013-08-23 |
| +8.8 | Covington Cork and Pork Festival | 2013-06-28 |
| +4.9 | Battle of the Bones | 2015-06-26 |
| +2.3 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off | 2013-05-17 |
| +1.6 | 1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship | 2015-10-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.9 | Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off | 2013-05-03 |
| -14.1 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2014-08-30 |
| -11.8 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2015-09-04 |
| -11.7 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2013-08-31 |
| -11.5 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | 2014-05-16 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 63.3% | 63.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 85.3% | 84.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 89% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 70% | 92.6% | 88.6% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 87.1% | 83.8% |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-09 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 40 / 46 (638.1024) | 43 (153.6568) | 25 (167.4172) | 38 (161.0740) | 38 (155.9544) |
| 2023-08-25 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 41 / 44 (612.3660) | 43 (143.9200) | 40 (159.9660) | 41 (155.9544) | 37 (152.5256) |
| 2019-08-30 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX | 57 / 58 (456.0456) | 35 (166.3316) | 57 (142.8456) | 54 (146.8684) | — |
| 2018-08-31 | *Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 71 / 74 (606.7996) | 66 (152.5944) | 65 (154.2512) | 52 (161.1884) | 74 (138.7656) |
| 2017-10-13 | 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS | 53 / 55 (614.0456) | 54 (147.9200) | 53 (147.9428) | 46 (161.6572) | 49 (156.5256) |
| 2017-04-21 | 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) |
| 2016-09-03 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 39 / 58 (641.1084) | 36 (161.7600) | 42 (157.6456) | 27 (166.8800) | 45 (154.8228) |
| 2016-05-13 | 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) |
| 2015-10-09 | Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS | 35 / 36 (619.2460) | 31 (158.2172) | 33 (158.2516) | 36 (149.1200) | 32 (153.6572) |
| 2015-10-02 | 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) |
| 2015-09-11 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS | 17 / 28 (666.7772) | 20 (165.7028) | 11 (174.2744) | 16 (167.4172) | 23 (159.3828) |
| 2015-09-04 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 67 / 70 (608.5144) | 56 (156.0000) | 67 (145.6572) | 66 (151.9656) | 58 (154.8916) |
| 2015-06-26 | Battle of the Bones Central Point, OR | 11 / 25 (645.1084) | 7 (169.1200) | 8 (164.0000) | 22 (149.1428) | 8 (162.8456) |
| 2015-04-24 | Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS | 20 / 29 (640.4684) | 26 (155.4172) | 17 (164.5600) | 29 (151.3828) | 11 (169.1084) |
| 2014-08-30 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 76 / 76 (567.6912) | 74 (141.6112) | 74 (142.1828) | 22 (166.8800) | 76 (117.0172) |
| 2014-05-16 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 45 / 50 (615.9432) | 29 (161.1428) | 42 (152.5488) | 49 (148.5372) | 41 (153.7144) |
| 2014-04-11 | 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) |
| 2013-09-13 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 32 / 53 (630.8572) | 30 (160.5600) | 36 (158.2628) | 44 (152.5600) | 27 (159.4744) |
| 2013-08-31 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 77 / 89 (594.1028) | 76 (148.5256) | 63 (153.6800) | 25 (163.9656) | 86 (127.9316) |
| 2013-08-23 | Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA | 4 / 28 (636.0000) | 15 (153.6800) | 12 (154.8800) | 7 (160.0000) | 2 (167.4400) |
| 2013-06-28 | Covington Cork and Pork Festival Covington, VA | 7 / 25 (656.5710) | 24 (150.8570) | 3 (168.0000) | 7 (165.1428) | 2 (172.5712) |
| 2013-05-17 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off Chesapeake, VA | 16 / 34 (622.8568) | 11 (159.4284) | 13 (157.7144) | 25 (151.4282) | 16 (154.2858) |
| 2013-05-03 | 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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |