Smokin' Hooligans

Smokin' Hooligans is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 9th of 58 at the Lakeland Pig Festival (2019). They are ranked #2194 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin Hooligans”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,194

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1532

peak 1532 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Nov 15, 2013

latest Jan 26, 2024 · 10.2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

18% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

675.4632 / 720

Master · When Pigs Fly South

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1544

Chicken · When Pigs Fly South

Consistency

±31.24

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 164.48 · weakest Chicken (160.77)

Road miles

across 11 mapped stops

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

Purse competed for

$100K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

638.71 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

333.61 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

Backyard (4-meat) avg

652.66 / 720

3 Backyard (4-meat) contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), 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.

High-water mark

675.4632 career-best overall

93.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.4632 at When Pigs Fly South — 93.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 15, 2013

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HOT WACHULA'S has finished one call ahead of Smokin' Hooligans 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

Barely Sober BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Barely Sober BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Gourmet Rednecks in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Lakeland Pig Festival (Jan 28, 2022).

last seen Jan 24, 2020
back Jan 28, 2022

A January team

Top 25% average finish in January

Something about January: average finish in the top 25% across 4 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.

4 January contests
top 40% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smokin' Hooligans, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Team Smoke Showin'

#2,181 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1539

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to Smokin' Hooligans)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Smokin' Hooligans ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

HAT CREEK Q

#2,189 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1536

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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FIRECRAFT

#2,190 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1533

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2016

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SMOKE ON THE LAKES

#2,185 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1538

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 10 years before Smokin' Hooligans's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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3 Grate Minds BBQ

#2,188 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1532

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2019

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Our Butt's Insured

#2,186 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1532

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2015

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Gourmet Rednecks	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
The Rusty Pig	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
GOOD AS ANY BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
SWAMP BOYS	6	3	2	50%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	6	1	4	17%	⚔ compare
Evans Ranch BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Two Crackers Cooking	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
2nd Hand Smoke	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Sons of Hamarchy	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
92 BB Crew	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Accutech BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Barely Sober BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	3	2	173.1544	132.4228	160.77	top 43%
Pork Ribs	7	0	0	170.8572	153.1200	162.66	top 46%
Pork	7	2	1	172.5828	145.0744	161.19	top 46%
Brisket	7	4	1	172.5600	153.0740	164.48	top 31%

“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)	1	0	top 67%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 35%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Lakeland Pig Festival	4	9	0	top 25%	Jan 26, 2024
When Pigs Fly South	2	24	0	top 80%	Dec 2, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 2 contests

Contests a season 1.2 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in FL 11 of 11 contests

Contests visited 3 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 350 finished ahead 379 times, behind 175

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jan 24, 2020 → Jan 28, 2022

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

20242 milestones

Jan 26 Peak power rating (1532) Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 26 Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival

20221 milestone

Jan 28 10th tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival

20136 milestones

Nov 15 First tracked contest When Pigs Fly South
Nov 15 First call When Pigs Fly South
Nov 15 First overall top-10 When Pigs Fly South
Nov 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.4632 When Pigs Fly South
Nov 15 Career-best overall score675.4632 When Pigs Fly South
Nov 15 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1544 When Pigs Fly South

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.9	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 25, 2019
+11.6	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 28, 2022
+11.2	When Pigs Fly South	Nov 15, 2013
+8.3	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 26, 2024
+4.4	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 24, 2020

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.8	When Pigs Fly South	Nov 7, 2014
-4.1	When Pigs Fly South	Dec 2, 2016

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)
2024	1	0	100%	top 28%	92.7%	92.7%
2022	1	0	100%	top 18%	91.3%	91.3%
2020	1	0	100%	top 38%	89.3%	89.3%
2019	1	1	100%	top 16%	91.4%	91.4%
2017	1	0	0%	—	—	—
2016	2	0	0%	top 67%	89.1%	89.1%
2015	1	0	0%	—	—	—
2014	2	0	0%	top 93%	83.2%	83.2%
2013	1	1	100%	top 18%	93.8%	93.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 26, 2024	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	17 / 61 (333.6112)	19 (166.2284)	20 (167.3828)	26 (163.4400)	3 (172.5600)
Jan 28, 2022	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	11 / 60 (657.0172)	5 (169.6800)	12 (167.3944)	30 (154.7656)	10 (165.1772)
Jan 24, 2020	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	20 / 53 (642.8000)	44 (148.5028)	37 (154.2744)	3 (171.4400)	5 (168.5828)
Jan 25, 2019	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	9 / 58 (658.1600)	3 (173.1316)	41 (153.1200)	19 (162.7884)	5 (169.1200)
Jan 27, 2017	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	—	—	—	—	—
Dec 2, 2016	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	24 / 36 (641.5660)	23 (162.2516)	28 (157.0972)	29 (158.2512)	20 (163.9660)
Jan 29, 2016	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	—	—	—	—	—
Jan 30, 2015	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 7, 2014	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	39 / 42 (599.0968)	42 (132.4228)	11 (168.5256)	42 (145.0744)	30 (153.0740)
Jan 23, 2014	The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 15, 2013	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	9 / 49 (675.4632)	3 (173.1544)	11 (170.8572)	6 (172.5828)	25 (158.8688)

Smokin' Hooligans

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

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Backyard (4-meat) avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

A January team

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

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)