M Squared Smokin' Q KS

Power ranking

#2113

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1476

peak 1476

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-04-12

latest 2023-10-13

Best ToY finish

#255

Master 2023

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 34 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

688.5372

Smoke on the Bricks

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.50 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 657.65 (+15.86)

Walk rate

35%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8800

Chicken · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

Consistency

±19.47

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.20 · weakest Brisket (159.18)

Road miles

1666

mi across 34 mapped stops · furthest 89 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

👀 Looking over their shoulder

ROCK N BLUES BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 27 of their 29 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Blaz'n Weazel BBQ in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

📅 A June team

Something about June: average finish in the top 56% across 3 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)

Splitlog Smokers #2116 · 1476 · KS Sudden Sam's BBQ #2104 · 1477 · KS Pork & Boots #2095 · 1477 · KS Smoke Me Tender BBQ #2139 · 1474 · KS T'S SMOKIN PIT #2086 · 1477 · KS Blind Butt Limitless #2081 · 1477 · KS

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	33	7	1	178.8800	156.5600	168.20	top 55%
Pork Ribs	33	1	0	174.2972	147.3944	164.89	top 61%
Pork	33	4	2	176.5600	142.2512	165.37	top 60%
Brisket	33	3	0	173.7372	133.0400	159.18	top 69%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	32	0	top 66%
MO	1	0	top 60%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 68%
Medium (20–39)	12	top 59%
Large (40+)	20	top 70%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2023 (11 contests)
Cooks mostly in KS (33 of 34 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (33 entries)
All-time average overall score: 657.65

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

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Best overall	Avg overall
2023	11	687.9200	668.76
2022	9	688.5372	667.04
2021	6	660.4800	645.59
2020	3	658.7776	650.17
2019	5	669.0744	637.13

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-10-13	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	25 / 39 (665.5656)	26 (167.3828)	17 (170.8572)	33 (155.9200)	12 (171.4056)
2023-10-06	Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) Edgerton, KS	13 / 19 (675.9204)	7 (175.4400)	12 (168.5372)	17 (160.5260)	6 (171.4172)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS	116 / 487 (685.1428)	8 (178.8800)	117 (172.5944)	109 (173.1200)	350 (160.5484)
2023-09-09	7th Annual Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS	20 / 38 (675.8860)	23 (170.2512)	24 (166.2516)	24 (166.2516)	8 (173.1316)
2023-08-25	Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS	27 / 44 (664.9940)	34 (164.5140)	28 (165.7144)	20 (170.8228)	26 (163.9428)
2023-08-18	BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	34 / 57 (664.9944)	25 (170.8228)	26 (170.8688)	46 (161.6572)	40 (161.6456)
2023-08-11	5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS	85 / 90 (642.6288)	70 (168.5372)	90 (152.4916)	85 (161.6572)	83 (159.9428)
2023-07-28	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS	12 / 25 (670.7316)	15 (167.3944)	15 (168.5600)	3 (171.9772)	19 (162.8000)
2023-06-30	Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS	28 / 33 (656.9600)	27 (167.3828)	30 (161.1088)	12 (173.7028)	27 (154.7656)
2023-06-02	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	5 / 28 (687.9200)	15 (170.8228)	12 (169.7028)	2 (176.5600)	8 (170.8344)
2023-04-07	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	74 / 103 (665.5888)	29 (174.2628)	78 (163.3944)	58 (168.5488)	87 (159.3828)
2022-10-14	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	20 / 28 (651.2460)	7 (174.8456)	25 (154.7888)	25 (159.3716)	17 (162.2400)
2022-10-07	Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) Edgerton, KS	19 / 29 (677.0744)	20 (170.2972)	17 (167.9772)	15 (170.8344)	16 (167.9656)
2022-10-01	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS	428 / 505 (635.8856)	377 (162.2512)	493 (147.3944)	236 (167.9772)	390 (158.2628)
2022-08-26	Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS	10 / 48 (688.5372)	4 (175.4400)	22 (167.3828)	11 (174.8572)	18 (170.8572)
2022-07-01	Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS	9 / 24 (667.9088)	10 (169.7028)	14 (163.9888)	11 (166.8344)	13 (167.3828)
2022-06-03	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	16 / 25 (660.9944)	7 (172.0000)	14 (167.3944)	20 (159.3600)	18 (162.2400)
2022-04-29	Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition Topeka, KS	20 / 77 (688.5028)	41 (168.5256)	30 (170.8228)	7 (175.4172)	12 (173.7372)
2022-04-08	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	65 / 94 (666.1372)	70 (165.0972)	39 (170.2744)	57 (167.9656)	67 (162.8000)
2021-10-15	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	16 / 25 (660.4800)	17 (163.4056)	15 (167.4060)	15 (166.2400)	16 (163.4284)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS	338 / 467 (642.7540)	177 (168.5256)	401 (154.2628)	251 (164.5372)	360 (155.4284)
2021-08-20	Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS	27 / 46 (656.4572)	36 (161.6800)	5 (173.1428)	37 (160.5144)	25 (161.1200)
2021-07-23	Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	26 / 28 (608.3888)	26 (158.8572)	27 (154.2516)	25 (162.2400)	28 (133.0400)
2021-07-09	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	34 / 43 (656.4116)	37 (161.6800)	28 (167.9772)	32 (165.1088)	33 (161.6456)
2021-04-09	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	86 / 105 (649.0396)	96 (156.5600)	18 (174.2972)	69 (165.0856)	93 (153.0968)
2020-10-30	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	71 / 93 (658.7776)	81 (162.2516)	38 (169.1544)	36 (170.2744)	79 (157.0972)
2020-08-21	Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS	39 / 43 (642.7320)	37 (164.5716)	42 (154.7888)	39 (159.9544)	31 (163.4172)
2020-07-10	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	52 / 61 (648.9948)	32 (167.9888)	45 (164.5372)	27 (169.6800)	58 (146.7888)
2019-09-20	Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off Manhattan, KS	11 / 24 (669.0744)	3 (174.8572)	11 (168.5484)	6 (173.1316)	23 (152.5372)
2019-07-26	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	38 / 41 (624.9940)	23 (167.3828)	31 (162.8228)	33 (159.3828)	41 (135.4056)
2019-07-12	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	52 / 59 (638.7316)	31 (167.9772)	52 (158.8116)	51 (159.3944)	56 (152.5484)
2019-05-31	Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS	37 / 49 (629.5888)	20 (166.2400)	24 (163.9772)	41 (155.9660)	48 (143.4056)
2019-04-12	Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS	93 / 104 (623.2684)	14 (174.8572)	43 (167.3828)	103 (142.2512)	102 (138.7772)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023 ↗	Master	#255 (842 pts)	#254 (877 pts)	#322 (792 pts)	#182 (1075 pts)	#217 (967 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#317 (731 pts)	#251 (906 pts)	#415 (611 pts)	#319 (766 pts)	#329 (726 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#467 (388 pts)	#497 (383 pts)	#377 (553 pts)	#474 (393 pts)	#496 (388 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#530 (180 pts)	#565 (180 pts)	#572 (180 pts)	#553 (180 pts)	#565 (180 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#819 (359 pts)	#621 (554 pts)	#871 (364 pts)	#800 (404 pts)	#982 (299 pts)