High-water mark
693.6112
career-best overall
96.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 693.6112 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) — 96.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 5, 2014
Lang BBQ Smokers
Lang BBQ Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 35 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1441 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1569
peak 1606 · rated over 35 contests
Contests
35
in the data
First seen
Jan 25, 2013
latest May 23, 2026 · 13.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
12
34% of 35 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
675.21 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 668.36 (+6.84)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.49
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.95)
Road miles
16,541
across 35 mapped stops · furthest 2,090 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Purse competed for
$161K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 11 state-championship entries
Master avg
668.36 / 720
35 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1050 (86 pts) | #1457 (56 pts) | #1134 (106 pts) | #1055 (101 pts) | #728 (201 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1236 (80 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1870 (75 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1746 (115 pts) | #1970 (70 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1530 (163 pts) | #1763 (128 pts) | #1674 (148 pts) | #1597 (163 pts) | #1274 (238 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1025 (315 pts) | #1274 (250 pts) | #1120 (300 pts) | #1130 (305 pts) | #950 (370 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #988 (311 pts) | #997 (336 pts) | #995 (346 pts) | #880 (411 pts) | #1088 (286 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #483 (799 pts) | #618 (624 pts) | #930 (389 pts) | #527 (729 pts) | #577 (639 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #489 (632 pts) | #598 (547 pts) | #620 (542 pts) | #651 (512 pts) | #477 (672 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Lang BBQ Smokers, each with one reason worth a look.
47 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,444 of the rated field
- Contests
- 37
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1571
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Lang BBQ Smokers)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Lang BBQ Smokers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,437 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1587
Careers of much the same size, 35 contests to 35, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,447 of the rated field
- Contests
- 40
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1605
They've been 1605 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#1,443 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1586
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Lang BBQ Smokers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,439 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1571
19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 32% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,438 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 69%
- Peak
- 1573
They turned up 6 years after Lang BBQ Smokers did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| QMEISTERS | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| YES, DEAR BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PeachCoast BBQ | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| ATLANTA BBQ STORE | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Killer B's BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| THE PIT CREW GA | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Backwoods BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 35 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 154.8456 | 167.47 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 174.8456 | 145.0860 | 165.95 | top 49% |
| Pork | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 153.1428 | 167.83 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 35 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 153.7488 | 167.11 | top 43% |
“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) | 18 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 17 | 0 | top 41% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 55% | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 38% | May 13, 2022 |
| The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 67% | Oct 9, 2020 |
| Fitzgerald Pig Pickin | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 37% | Jun 10, 2016 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 29% | May 22, 2015 |
| SC Festival of Discovery | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 27% | Jul 10, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
8 contests
Contests a season
2.9
across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
15 of 35 contests · 14 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
29
6 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,046
finished ahead 950 times, behind 736
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
May 13, 2022 → Apr 12, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
20191 milestone
- 25th tracked contest Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest
20151 milestone
- Peak power rating (1606) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20145 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First Reserve Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
- Career-best overall score693.6112 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
- First category win (Chicken) Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call Smoke In The Spring
- First overall top-10 Smoke In The Spring
- First overall podium Smoke In The Spring
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.8568 Smoke In The Spring
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Sep 5, 2014 |
| +15.1 | Smoke In The Spring | Apr 12, 2013 |
| +13.4 | SC Festival of Discovery | Jul 10, 2014 |
| +12.6 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival | Jan 23, 2014 |
| +12.6 | Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest | Oct 4, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | Poosa Q | May 5, 2022 |
| -10.2 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) | Mar 11, 2016 |
| -10 | The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) | Oct 9, 2015 |
| -8.7 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | Apr 12, 2024 |
| -7.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Sep 6, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 54% | 93.6% | 93% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 69% | 94.6% | 93.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 95.5% | 93.6% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 52% | 95.5% | 93.4% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 95.2% | 94.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 17% | 94.8% | 94.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 50% | 93.3% | 91.8% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 56% | 94% | 91.7% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 94.1% | 93.1% |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100% | top 13% | 96.3% | 94.6% |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38% | top 40% | 94.8% | 91.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 10 / 23 (665.0400) | 14 (166.2400) | 3 (173.1544) | 19 (157.6684) | 8 (167.9772) |
| May 8, 2026 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 27 / 42 (674.1708) | 33 (164.5484) | 6 (174.8456) | 20 (170.8456) | 29 (163.9312) |
| Jul 10, 2025 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 46 / 66 (667.9424) | 46 (165.6568) | 34 (170.2628) | 36 (168.5944) | 50 (163.4284) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) 🏅 Waycross, GA | 18 / 26 (680.9940) | 24 (163.9312) | 14 (170.8228) | 15 (170.8344) | 4 (175.4056) |
| Jul 11, 2024 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 30 / 76 (687.8856) | 37 (171.9656) | 21 (173.1200) | 34 (170.8344) | 34 (171.9656) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 21 / 25 (659.2456) | 20 (165.0856) | 25 (156.5144) | 12 (170.8228) | 14 (166.8228) |
| May 13, 2022 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 10 / 42 (687.3828) | 14 (173.1316) | 28 (165.6684) | 12 (172.5828) | 4 (176) |
| May 5, 2022 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 58 / 72 (657.5768) | 35 (168.5484) | 56 (163.9428) | 61 (161.6800) | 54 (163.4056) |
| Oct 9, 2020 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 23 / 37 (678.7432) | 18 (170.8344) | 17 (168.5488) | 25 (167.3828) | 13 (171.9772) |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA | 21 / 38 (685.0972) | 15 (173.7372) | 26 (169.1200) | 12 (173.1200) | 28 (169.1200) |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest 🏅 Savannah, GA | 4 / 24 (682.7656) | 4 (175.4172) | 1 (174.2628) | 9 (168) | 15 (165.0856) |
| May 11, 2018 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 22 / 42 (659.8284) | 26 (161.6800) | 14 (169.6800) | 23 (163.3828) | 25 (165.0856) |
| Oct 13, 2017 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA | 21 / 29 (654.1260) | 22 (166.2284) | 18 (166.2860) | 22 (160.5144) | 21 (161.0972) |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 19 / 34 (656.5140) | 26 (162.8684) | 27 (159.9772) | 18 (165.1084) | 7 (168.5600) |
| Jun 3, 2017 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 16 / 73 (671.9544) | 46 (158.8228) | 29 (165.1200) | 4 (177.1544) | 14 (170.8572) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Fitzgerald Pig Pickin Fitzgerald, GA | 6 / 26 (676.4568) | 14 (166.2284) | 10 (170.2744) | 12 (167.4056) | 3 (172.5484) |
| May 13, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY | 18 / 29 (662.2288) | 19 (166.2744) | 13 (167.9772) | 19 (164.5600) | 19 (163.4172) |
| Mar 11, 2016 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA | 73 / 89 (642.7088) | 71 (161.6800) | 87 (145.0860) | 16 (169.7144) | 31 (166.2284) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA | 21 / 27 (659.2684) | 10 (173.1200) | 24 (158.2284) | 10 (169.1200) | 23 (158.8000) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Fitzgerald Pig Pickin' Fitzgerald, GA | 10 / 20 (677.6344) | 18 (163.4172) | 9 (172.5600) | 4 (173.1200) | 10 (168.5372) |
| May 22, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA | 12 / 29 (673.1432) | 10 (168.5828) | 7 (172.0116) | 18 (164) | 15 (168.5488) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR | 14 / 50 (691.9200) | 23 (174.2628) | 32 (169.6800) | 6 (175.4172) | 25 (172.5600) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC | 3 / 35 (683.3260) | 1 (178.8572) | 19 (161.6688) | 4 (171.9772) | 5 (170.8228) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Southaven, MS | 2 / 30 (693.6112) | 8 (174.2628) | 13 (170.8228) | 5 (174.2628) | 8 (174.2628) |
| Jul 10, 2014 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 6 / 86 (675.8628) | 32 (167.3828) | 22 (167.3944) | 9 (171.4056) | 15 (169.6800) |
| May 30, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA | 5 / 29 (673.6344) | 15 (166.8456) | 14 (165.0972) | 8 (166.2744) | 3 (175.4172) |
| Jan 23, 2014 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 8 / 69 (668.9712) | 46 (159.9428) | 16 (169.6800) | 7 (171.9656) | 17 (167.3828) |
| Dec 6, 2013 | Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 45 / 65 (660.4116) | 25 (171.4056) | 54 (161.1088) | 17 (170.8344) | 52 (157.0628) |
| Oct 31, 2013 | Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV | 23 / 85 (667.2568) | 19 (171.9656) | 78 (152.5144) | 7 (173.1084) | 17 (169.6684) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Chesapeake, VA | 23 / 30 (641.0856) | 11 (168.5712) | 12 (165.1200) | 26 (153.6456) | 25 (153.7488) |
| Jul 11, 2013 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 36 / 78 (646.7428) | 62 (154.8456) | 21 (166.8228) | 16 (166.8572) | 42 (158.2172) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY | 7 / 27 (646.8566) | 7 (167.9998) | 10 (162.2854) | 17 (153.1428) | 5 (163.4286) |
| May 24, 2013 | Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL | 27 / 70 (655.9998) | 14 (168.5716) | 37 (158.8570) | 21 (167.4284) | 31 (161.1428) |
| Apr 12, 2013 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 3 / 71 (682.8568) | 18 (167.4282) | 6 (171.4286) | 13 (169.7142) | 3 (174.2858) |
| Jan 25, 2013 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 25 / 70 (643.4284) | 35 (161.1428) | 34 (158.2858) | 25 (161.7140) | 21 (162.2858) |