SmokeStack BBQ

SmokeStack BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Honeybee BBQ Competition (2022). They are ranked #5981 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smoke Stack BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,981

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1435

peak 1435 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 6, 2013

latest May 25, 2024 · 10.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1182

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 9% of the time

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

656.4344 / 720

Master · World Barbecue Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

627.00 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 587.26 (+39.74)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1316

Brisket · Smoke, Wind & Fire

Consistency

±79.12

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 155.61 · weakest Chicken (145.66)

Road miles

6,531

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 2,073 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

587.26 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

505.61 / 540

1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 1 GC

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 2 entries at contests carrying the title.

2 state-championship entries

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

Homestead Smoke Shack ahead in 100% of their meetings

Homestead Smoke Shack has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.9 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.95 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 22%.

Chicken avg 145.66
Brisket avg 155.61
2 calls in 11 entries

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Honeybee BBQ Competition (Jun 3, 2022).

last seen May 31, 2019
back Jun 3, 2022

Boom or bust

±11.04% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±11.04% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 82.7% of a perfect score
best 93.6%

The long haul

6,531 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,531 miles across 11 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,073 miles to San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition.

11 mapped stops
furthest 2,073 mi

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	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SmokeStack BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Smokin' And Pokin'

#5,978 of the rated field

1435 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SmokeStack BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SmokeStack BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jan 24, 2020

⚔ Head-to-head

Vegan Tears BBQ

#5,985 of the rated field

1435 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1435

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2025

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Rollin Smoke Barbeque

#5,980 of the rated field

1435 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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Disco Balls

#5,987 of the rated field

1435 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 22, 2022

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Porkganic BBQ

#5,976 of the rated field

1436 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1436

They turned up 6 years after SmokeStack BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jan 22, 2026

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Hog Heaven BBQ

#5,989 of the rated field

1435 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

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

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jul 23, 2022

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	2	1	169.6800	20	145.66	top 74%
Pork Ribs	11	1	1	168.5372	132.5488	152.55	top 75%
Pork	11	3	1	169.6800	126.2854	154.32	top 64%
Brisket	9	2	0	173.1316	142.2288	155.61	top 67%

“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 100%
Medium (20–39)	8	1	top 78%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 73%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	3	1	top 57%
AB	2	0	top 95%
CA	2	0	top 72%
SK	1	0	top 96%
AL	1	0	top 80%
FL	1	0	top 97%
MT	1	0	top 95%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Honeybee BBQ Competition	2	1	1	top 38%	Jun 3, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 3 of 11 contests · 7 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 10 1 of them more than once

First title Jun 3, 2022 Honeybee BBQ Competition

Opponents faced 356 finished ahead 101 times, behind 306

Longest layoff 3 yrs May 31, 2019 → Jun 3, 2022

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

20241 milestone

May 25 Most recent contest Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship

20232 milestones

Jul 20 Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1316 Smoke, Wind & Fire
Sep 23 10th tracked contest Smoke 'N the Valley

20224 milestones

Jun 3 First overall top-10 Honeybee BBQ Competition
Jun 3 First overall podium Honeybee BBQ Competition
Jun 3 First Grand Championship Honeybee BBQ Competition
Jun 3 First state championship Honeybee BBQ Competition

20172 milestones

Nov 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4344 World Barbecue Championship
Nov 8 Career-best overall score656.4344 World Barbecue Championship

20133 milestones

Jul 6 First tracked contest Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 6 First call Montana BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 6 Peak power rating (1486) Montana BBQ Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+19.1	Honeybee BBQ Competition	Jun 3, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14	Montana BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 6, 2013
-13.2	Smoke, Wind & Fire	Jul 20, 2023
-13.2	When Pigs Fly South	Dec 2, 2016
-10.5	Smoke 'N the Valley	Sep 23, 2023
-9	Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship	May 25, 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	GCs	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 90%	85.7%	85.7%
2023	2	0	0	50%	top 98%	87%	85.2%
2022	1	1	1	100%	top 4%	93.6%	93.6%
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 73%	90.5%	90.5%
2017	2	0	0	0%	top 86%	91.2%	90.1%
2016	2	0	0	0%	top 87%	83.2%	70.9%
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 67%	85.4%	85.4%
2013	1	0	0	100%	top 95%	61.8%	61.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 25, 2024	Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB	35 / 39 (617.0064)	32 (162.2400)	33 (155.9660)	27 (156.5716)	37 (142.2288)
Sep 23, 2023	Smoke 'N the Valley Lumsden, SK	25 / 26 (599.9660)	25 (160.5828)	26 (132.5488)	25 (147.9656)	21 (158.8688)
Jul 20, 2023	Smoke, Wind & Fire Raymond, AB	12 / 12 (626.2056)	12 (150.2740)	11 (141.0972)	10 (161.7028)	4 (173.1316)
Jun 3, 2022	Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA	1 / 25 (505.6116)	2 (169.6800)	3 (168.5372)	2 (167.3944)	—
May 31, 2019	Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 LaFayette, GA	16 / 22 (651.4060)	19 (157.7260)	13 (163.9772)	4 (169.1200)	13 (160.5828)
Dec 1, 2017	Smokin up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	28 / 30 (640.4116)	29 (158.2400)	18 (166.8344)	19 (166.8228)	29 (148.5144)
Nov 8, 2017	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	74 / 93 (656.4344)	65 (166.2628)	89 (155.3944)	30 (169.6800)	59 (165.0972)
Dec 2, 2016	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	35 / 36 (422.2856)	36 (133.7488)	31 (153.6912)	35 (134.8456)	—
Oct 21, 2016	San Francisco BBQ Festival BBQ Competition San Francisco, CA	29 / 38 (598.7768)	24 (158.8456)	30 (150.8572)	34 (143.3712)	26 (145.7028)
Jun 26, 2015	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	33 / 49 (615.0060)	10 (164.6400)	35 (150.3088)	31 (153.7372)	37 (146.3200)
Jul 6, 2013	Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT	21 / 22 (445.1426)	21 (20)	20 (138.8572)	19 (126.2854)	7 (160)

SmokeStack BBQ

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

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

State champions

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Boom or bust

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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)