A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
LA PASADITA ahead in 100% of their meetings
LA PASADITA has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Smitty's Meating House
Smitty's Meating House is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 34th of 40 at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff (2024). They are ranked #5584 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1449
peak 1449 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 31, 2017
latest Apr 5, 2024 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
616.27 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 614.14 (+2.13)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.55
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.97 · weakest Brisket (148.36)
Road miles
0
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Purse competed for
$45K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
614.14 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smitty's Meating House, each with one reason worth a look.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,590 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to Smitty's Meating House)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — CapCity Smoke ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,572 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,570 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Level with Smitty's Meating House on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,566 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,588 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,583 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1449
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Smitty's Meating House's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA PASADITA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PAPPO'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BREADMAN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REPUBLIC OF 'QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Bros | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 146.8456 | 153.80 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1660 | 142.2628 | 153.02 | top 80% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0344 | 150.2856 | 158.97 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 136.5488 | 148.36 | top 80% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | 4 | 49 | 0 | top 83% | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 85% | Apr 5, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
220
finished ahead 60 times, behind 287
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Apr 5, 2019 → Apr 1, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
20231 milestone
- Career-best overall score628.5832 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
20191 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.0344 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1492) Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 1, 2022 |
| -9.3 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 6, 2018 |
| -8.2 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Mar 31, 2017 |
| -8.1 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | Apr 5, 2024 |
| -8 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | Mar 31, 2023 |
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 85% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2024 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 34 / 40 (607.2232) | 35 (149.0972) | 37 (153.0744) | 26 (161.7028) | 38 (143.3488) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 48 / 57 (628.5832) | 49 (155.9544) | 40 (161.1660) | 49 (153.1772) | 36 (158.2856) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 51 / 56 (608.5944) | 34 (159.4744) | 49 (155.9428) | 47 (150.2856) | 56 (142.8916) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 49 / 61 (618.8344) | 30 (162.2972) | 59 (142.2628) | 20 (168.0344) | 53 (146.2400) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 57 / 69 (618.1252) | 61 (149.1084) | 65 (146.2056) | 43 (159.9656) | 27 (162.8456) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 54 / 70 (603.4856) | 60 (146.8456) | 27 (159.4628) | 27 (160.6284) | 66 (136.5488) |