A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Smokin Paws BBQ
Smokin Paws BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 18th of 20 at the Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) (2023). They are ranked #4272 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 8, 2022
latest Apr 20, 2024 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.83
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.16)
Road miles
1,062
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1,041 mi
Schedule strength
81%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1605)
Purse competed for
$59K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
651.89 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #865 (125 pts) | #919 (140 pts) | #1126 (110 pts) | #1021 (110 pts) | #620 (290 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1170 (80 pts) | #1195 (90 pts) | #1368 (75 pts) | #676 (245 pts) | #1221 (75 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #986 (120 pts) | #1051 (120 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #961 (150 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin Paws BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,267 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smokin Paws BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokin Paws BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,275 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,278 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
They were already cooking in 2016, 6 years before Smokin Paws BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 4 years before Smokin Paws BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Level with Smokin Paws BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,276 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Smokin Paws BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 161.6572 | 165.12 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 152.5028 | 159.16 | top 82% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.0228 | 152.5028 | 163.76 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 149.0400 | 163.86 | top 57% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 90% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 69% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 90% | Apr 20, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
210
finished ahead 72 times, behind 232
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)
20232 milestones
- First call Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1)
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.0228 Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1)
20224 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4520 Smoke in the Spring
- Career-best overall score659.8744 Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1496) Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition | Apr 29, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | Apr 20, 2024 |
| -5.1 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 8, 2022 |
| -4.6 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) | Apr 28, 2023 |
| -4 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) | Apr 19, 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 | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 90% | 90.1% | 89.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 90% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2024 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 24 / 25 (642.0916) | 22 (161.6572) | 24 (159.3716) | 25 (152.5028) | 17 (168.5600) |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 21 / 25 (648.9828) | 20 (163.9428) | 24 (153.6688) | 23 (156.5256) | 4 (174.8456) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 18 / 20 (649.0628) | 16 (164.5600) | 19 (152.5028) | 2 (176.0228) | 19 (155.9772) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 45 / 77 (659.8744) | 27 (171.9656) | 41 (165.6916) | 19 (173.1772) | 57 (149.0400) |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 74 / 94 (659.4520) | 71 (163.4516) | 64 (164.5716) | 77 (160.5716) | 31 (170.8572) |