High-water mark
667.3140
career-best overall
92.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.3140 at Minnesota in May — 92.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 12, 2023
Smoke'm Like U Stole'm
Smoke'm Like U Stole'm is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 12th of 16 at the Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024). They are ranked #2810 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smoke' M Like U Stole' M”, “Smoke M Like U Stole M” and “Smokem like u stolem”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
peak 1515 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2019
latest Jul 5, 2024 · 5.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.07
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 167.41 · weakest Pork (163.38)
Road miles
249
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
Purse competed for
$49K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
667.31 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
327.68 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smoke'm Like U Stole'm, each with one reason worth a look.
102 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,815 of the rated field
- Contests
- 59
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1585
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Smoke'm Like U Stole'm)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smoke'm Like U Stole'm has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,805 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1519
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,819 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 7 years before Smoke'm Like U Stole'm's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,813 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1517
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Smoke'm Like U Stole'm's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,803 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Level with Smoke'm Like U Stole'm on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 10 years before Smoke'm Like U Stole'm's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY GQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| DAD BOD BARBEQUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 155.9772 | 165.45 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 160.5256 | 164.00 | top 42% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 163.3828 | 163.38 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 167.4056 | 167.41 | top 46% |
“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 75% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 38% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 43% | May 10, 2024 |
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 33% | May 7, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
243
finished ahead 218 times, behind 181
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 7, 2021 → May 12, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Minnesota in May
- Peak power rating (1515) Minnesota in May
- Most recent contest Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY)
20232 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3140 Minnesota in May
- Career-best overall score667.3140 Minnesota in May
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May
- First call Minnesota in May
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10 | Minnesota in May | May 10, 2019 |
| +9.5 | Minnesota in May | May 10, 2024 |
| +0.5 | Minnesota in May | May 7, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.7 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jul 5, 2024 |
| -4.6 | Minnesota in May | May 12, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 94.3% | 93% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 21% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2024 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 12 / 16 (330.2056) | 10 (163.9428) | 9 (166.2628) | — | — |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 15 / 58 (339.3828) | 3 (178.8572) | 32 (160.5256) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 35 / 59 (667.3140) | 36 (168.5256) | 27 (168) | 43 (163.3828) | 27 (167.4056) |
| May 7, 2021 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 27 / 60 (323.4284) | 30 (159.9656) | 23 (163.4628) | — | — |
| May 10, 2019 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 12 / 57 (317.7144) | 21 (155.9772) | 9 (161.7372) | — | — |