SMOKIN BRETHREN

SMOKIN BRETHREN is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 16 at the GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship (2023). They are ranked #2154 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,154

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1532

peak 1533 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 23, 2019

latest Jun 21, 2024 · 4.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#518

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

40% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

704.0116 / 720

Master · GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±15.00

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 175.08 · weakest Brisket (167.08)

Road miles

684

across 5 mapped stops · furthest 215 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Purse competed for

$63K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

684.65 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

704.0116 career-best overall

97.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 704.0116 at GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship — 97.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 9, 2023

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SinBin BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN BRETHREN 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

Burnin and Lootin ahead in 100% of their meetings

Burnin and Lootin has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.00 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 60%.

Brisket avg 167.08
Chicken avg 175.08
1 call in 5 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TWO FAT GUY'S BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship (Jun 9, 2023).

last seen Aug 14, 2020
back Jun 9, 2023

Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 37 at their very first tracked contest, Wild West BBQ Shoot Out (Aug 23, 2019).

Aug 23, 2019
37-team field

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	#1038 (94 pts)	#1074 (109 pts)	#762 (229 pts)	#1478 (59 pts)	#1111 (84 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#701 (216 pts)	#907 (156 pts)	#887 (191 pts)	#686 (241 pts)	#867 (166 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#518 (187 pts)	#459 (247 pts)	#588 (177 pts)	#525 (202 pts)	#599 (167 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1139 (210 pts)	#1115 (235 pts)	#1872 (85 pts)	#1001 (285 pts)	#1745 (100 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN BRETHREN, each with one reason worth a look.

82 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BENT NAIL BBQ

#2,157 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1532

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before SMOKIN BRETHREN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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BIG BOB GIBSON BBQ

#2,145 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1533

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 8 contests to 5.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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HURRICANE COOKERS

#2,147 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1533

3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2023

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ALL SMOKE NO KNICKERS

#2,155 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1533

Level with SMOKIN BRETHREN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2021
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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RED MISTRESS BBQ

#2,162 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1532

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2019

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Hogaholics BBQ

#2,143 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1533

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before SMOKIN BRETHREN's first contest.

rated over 6 contests
last seen May 15, 2015

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	3	0	1	178.8572	169.1428	175.08	top 33%
Pork Ribs	5	2	0	1	177.1544	163.3828	170.38	top 38%
Pork	5	3	1	2	178.8572	165.0972	172.11	top 41%
Brisket	5	1	0	0	171.4400	161.1200	167.08	top 53%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 19%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 35%
Large (40+)	1	top 74%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
UT	4	0	top 46%
NV	1	0	top 11%

More numbers

Busiest season 2020 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in UT 4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 a different one every time

Opponents faced 101 finished ahead 90 times, behind 61

Longest layoff 2.8 yrs Aug 14, 2020 → Jun 9, 2023

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

20241 milestone

Jun 21 Most recent contest Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship

20234 milestones

Jun 9 First overall podium GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship
Jun 9 Career-best overall score704.0116 GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship
Jun 9 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship
Jun 9 Peak power rating (1533) GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship

20195 milestones

Aug 23 First tracked contest Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
Aug 23 First call Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
Aug 23 First category win (Pork) Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
Aug 23 First overall top-10 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score693.0744 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.6	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	Aug 23, 2019
+12	GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship	Jun 9, 2023
+8	Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship	Jun 19, 2020

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.2	Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival	Aug 14, 2020
-0.1	Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship	Jun 21, 2024

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	0	100%	top 59%	94.7%	94.7%
2023	1	1	0	100%	top 19%	97.8%	97.8%
2020	2	0	0	50%	top 54%	95.2%	93.4%
2019	1	1	1	100%	top 11%	96.3%	96.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 21, 2024	Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT	17 / 29 (681.6228)	14 (174.2856)	3 (176.5600)	24 (165.0972)	19 (165.6800)
Jun 9, 2023	GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT	3 / 16 (704.0116)	6 (176.5600)	4 (177.1544)	2 (178.8572)	5 (171.4400)
Aug 14, 2020	Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT	31 / 42 (658.8000)	24 (169.1428)	26 (163.3828)	33 (165.1544)	31 (161.1200)
Jun 19, 2020	Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Riverdale, UT	11 / 32 (685.7256)	5 (176.5600)	13 (168.5600)	9 (173.7256)	15 (166.8800)
Aug 23, 2019	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out 🏅 Wendover, NV	4 / 37 (693.0744)	3 (178.8572)	20 (166.2400)	1 (177.7144)	17 (170.2628)

SMOKIN BRETHREN

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Announced themselves early

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)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)