A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
MAN MEAT BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Smokin' Diesel Boys
Smokin' Diesel Boys is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 12th of 32 at the Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest (2023). Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKIN' DIESEL BOY'S”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1487
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 11, 2021
latest Jun 7, 2024 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.31 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.97)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Purse competed for
$43K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
632.99 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
305.97 / 360
2 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 150.2516 | 157.31 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 135.9544 | 149.97 | top 68% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1428 | 153.1428 | 153.14 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9200 | 155.9200 | 155.92 | top 88% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 47% | Jun 9, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
101
finished ahead 43 times, behind 103
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 11, 2021 → Jun 9, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- Career-best overall score632.9944 Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.3944 Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
20231 milestone
- Peak power rating (1497) Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
20211 milestone
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest - One Meat Contest - Ribs
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.9 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | Jun 9, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | Jun 7, 2024 |
| -4.5 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | Jun 11, 2021 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 38% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 81.7% | 81.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2024 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 37 / 43 (632.9944) | 36 (163.3944) | 34 (160.5372) | 39 (153.1428) | 38 (155.9200) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 12 / 32 (317.7028) | 13 (158.2856) | 12 (159.4172) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 16 / 28 (294.2400) | 17 (150.2516) | 15 (143.9884) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest - One Meat Contest - Ribs Derby, KS | — | — | 17 (135.9544) | — | — |