A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Glazed and Confused
Glazed and Confused is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 15th of 17 at the Smoke on the Sound (2026). They are ranked #5189 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1458
peak 1458 · rated over 6 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 13.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
594.21 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 600.89 (-6.69)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±80.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.82 · weakest Brisket (149.44)
Road miles
1,833
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,497 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$44K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
600.89 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #933 (92 pts) | #1033 (82 pts) | #1094 (82 pts) | #814 (127 pts) | #906 (112 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Glazed and Confused, each with one reason worth a look.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,193 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Glazed and Confused)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Glazed and Confused has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,185 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Glazed and Confused)
They've been 1501 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,184 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Level with Glazed and Confused on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,202 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before Glazed and Confused's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,200 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 159.4856 | 163.82 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1088 | 149.1200 | 157.87 | top 77% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 125.1656 | 152.31 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 124.0456 | 149.44 | top 77% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 69% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival | 2 | 41 | 0 | top 61% | Aug 22, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 8 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
740
finished ahead 144 times, behind 662
Longest layoff
7.1 yrs
May 6, 2016 → Jun 16, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Sound
20242 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1372 2024 Icebox Cookoff
- Career-best overall score658.1372 2024 Icebox Cookoff
20161 milestone
20132 milestones
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.2972 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival
- Peak power rating (1497) East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival
—1 milestone
- First tracked contest Southern Hotwing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" | Jun 16, 2023 |
| -9.9 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -9.5 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff | Jul 6, 2024 |
| -8.2 | Smoke on the Sound | Sep 25, 2026 |
| -2.6 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival | Aug 23, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | 76.1% | 76.1% |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 88% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 56.8% | 56.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 88.2% | 85.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Smoke on the Sound 🏅 Redmond, WA | 15 / 17 (654.2060) | 17 (161.6572) | 17 (160.0116) | 9 (166.8228) | 11 (165.7144) |
| Jul 6, 2024 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 33 / 37 (658.1372) | 24 (168.5256) | 32 (165.1088) | 33 (164.5600) | 35 (159.9428) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 28 / 29 (621.0172) | 19 (167.4172) | 27 (153.6800) | 26 (154.2400) | 28 (145.6800) |
| May 6, 2016 | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) unrated Kansas City, MO | 24 / 24 (408.6968) | 9 (159.4856) | — | 23 (125.1656) | 24 (124.0456) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 42 / 69 (628.9712) | 36 (160.5484) | 27 (162.2400) | 47 (156.5484) | 50 (149.6344) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 452 / 535 (600.3772) | 238 (162.2628) | 331 (157.0628) | 453 (150.2628) | 516 (130.7888) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 41 / 68 (634.8456) | 14 (166.8572) | 57 (149.1200) | 60 (148.5712) | 11 (170.2972) |
| — | Southern Hotwing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Memphis, TN | 35 (136.9600) | — | — | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.