Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills

Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 9th of 18 at the La Classique What the Pork? (2025). They are ranked #3995 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “*Smokin Boys & Hot Grills” and “Smokin Boys & Hot Grills”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,995

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1483

peak 1511 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 21, 2016

latest Aug 1, 2025 · 8.8 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

13% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

680.4796 / 720

Master · Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.38 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 661.85 (-4.48)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · La Classique What the Pork?

Consistency

±19.11

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.19 · weakest Chicken (164.05)

Road miles

2,717

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 2,174 mi

Schedule strength

72%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1592)

Purse competed for

$22K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.85 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

680.4796 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.4796 at Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 27, 2017

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

BOGGS HOG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BOGGS HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

4.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.5 years, then back at New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Apr 22, 2022).

last seen Oct 27, 2017
back Apr 22, 2022

Pork nemesis

4 of 4 shared pork entries lost

BOGGS HOG BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BOGGS HOG BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 4 shared pork entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills, each with one reason worth a look.

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

NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM

#3,975 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1484

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2026

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THERMAL CHAOS BBQ

#3,993 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1501

Level with Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Pit Snipe BBQ

#3,985 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1484

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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kc windustrial pipe dream smokin' team

#3,969 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1484

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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BIG BOYS BBQ NL

#3,996 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jun 29, 2019

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NAKED PIG BBQ

#4,008 of the rated field

1483 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1483

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Top Gun Barbecue	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	1	1	175.4172	147.3600	164.05	top 68%
Pork Ribs	8	1	0	170.8228	158.2628	164.18	top 71%
Pork	8	2	0	174.2628	161.6912	167.19	top 51%
Brisket	8	2	0	173.7028	147.9428	164.12	top 60%

“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 50%
Medium (20–39)	2	top 66%
Large (40+)	4	top 69%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NJ	4	top 75%
TN	2	top 54%
QC	1	top 50%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	2	16	0	top 66%	Apr 20, 2024
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	2	43	0	top 54%	Oct 27, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NJ 4 of 8 contests · 4 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 5 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 267 finished ahead 129 times, behind 277

Longest layoff 4.5 yrs Oct 27, 2017 → Apr 22, 2022

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

20253 milestones

Aug 1 First overall top-10 La Classique What the Pork?
Aug 1 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 La Classique What the Pork?
Aug 1 Most recent contest La Classique What the Pork?

20221 milestone

Apr 23 First call New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20172 milestones

Oct 27 Career-best overall score680.4796 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
Oct 27 Peak power rating (1511) Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

20161 milestone

Oct 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.6112 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

20141 milestone

Nov 13 First tracked contest World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.3	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	Oct 27, 2017
+2.3	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	Oct 21, 2016
+1.7	La Classique What the Pork?	Aug 1, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Apr 22, 2022
-7.3	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	Apr 19, 2024
-6.4	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Apr 23, 2022
-3.4	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	Apr 20, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	1	100%	top 50%	94.2%	94.2%
2024	2	0	100%	top 66%	93.5%	92.5%
2022	2	0	50%	top 85%	91.2%	88.6%
2017	1	0	0%	top 45%	94.5%	94.5%
2016	1	0	0%	top 63%	92.4%	92.4%
2014	1	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 1, 2025	La Classique What the Pork? Sainte-Perpetue, QC	9 / 18 (678.1940)	3 (175.4172)	10 (167.9656)	12 (165.1084)	10 (169.7028)
Apr 20, 2024	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	16 / 27 (673.0860)	18 (167.3944)	17 (167.9772)	6 (170.2744)	13 (167.4400)
Apr 19, 2024	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	21 / 29 (659.3144)	27 (162.2400)	23 (162.8000)	6 (173.1544)	24 (161.1200)
Apr 23, 2022	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	31 / 41 (656.4460)	39 (158.8116)	34 (159.3944)	27 (164.5372)	5 (173.7028)
Apr 22, 2022	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	45 / 48 (619.8400)	46 (147.3600)	41 (158.2628)	26 (166.2744)	45 (147.9428)
Oct 27, 2017	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	43 / 95 (680.4796)	64 (166.8456)	40 (170.8228)	20 (174.2628)	50 (168.5484)
Oct 21, 2016	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	60 / 96 (665.6112)	41 (170.2856)	74 (162.2744)	76 (162.2284)	33 (170.8228)
Nov 13, 2014	World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV	—	—	36 (163.9772)	33 (161.6912)	41 (153.6684)

Smokin' Boys & Hot Grills

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

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

Storylines (4 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

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)