A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
LAZY BACON BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
LAZY BACON BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SMOKING AND THE BANDITS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1423
peak 1423 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-04-26
latest 2023-09-27
Best ToY finish
#1255
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
614.72 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 618.39 (-3.66)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.53
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.05 · weakest Brisket (152.75)
Road miles
803
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Purse competed for
$76K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
618.39 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−5.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.30 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 152.75
- Chicken avg 158.05
- 0 calls in 8 entries
The comeback
6.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.5 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2023-09-27).
- last seen 2017-03-24
- back 2023-09-27
Chicken nemesis
5 of 5
shared chicken entries lost
LAZY BACON BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, LAZY BACON BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±2.02%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.02% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 85.9% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
33 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6122 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1424
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6121 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1424
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6126 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1423
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before SMOKING AND THE BANDITS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#6125 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1423
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#6127 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#6124 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1423
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKING AND THE BANDITS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAZY BACON BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GREAT PLAINS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 149.6800 | 158.05 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 141.6800 | 153.40 | top 88% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9998 | 140.5256 | 154.19 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4284 | 148.5372 | 152.75 | top 87% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 92% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 94% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 97% | 2014-08-22 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10.4 yrs
2013-04-26 → 2023-09-27
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 158.05 · weakest Brisket (152.75)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
618.39
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
628
37–689 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
803
8 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi
Schedule strength
1561
average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$75,940
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
6.5 yrs
2017-03-24 → 2023-09-27
Power rating
1423
peak 1423 · #6123 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4280 R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score651.4280 R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.7144 R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1493) R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship
- 2023
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In | 2013-08-23 |
| -10.5 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In | 2014-08-22 |
| -10.2 | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival | 2015-05-23 |
| -9.4 | Smoked & Sauced a BBQ for Badges | 2017-03-24 |
| -8.7 | Ol' Glory BBQ Bash | 2014-06-20 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 86.5% | 85.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 86.5% | 85.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 90.5% | 86.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 467 / 487 (611.3260) | 373 (162.2972) | 475 (147.9316) | 458 (152.0000) | 455 (149.0972) |
| 2017-03-24 | Smoked & Sauced a BBQ for Badges Spring Hill, KS | 27 / 27 (618.1144) | 24 (157.6456) | 26 (157.1200) | 27 (152.5260) | 27 (150.8228) |
| 2015-09-11 | *Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS | 23 / 26 (622.7088) | 21 (157.6456) | 24 (151.3828) | 12 (162.8344) | 24 (150.8460) |
| 2015-05-23 | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS | 61 / 62 (606.7084) | 62 (149.6800) | 39 (162.8572) | 62 (140.5256) | 50 (153.6456) |
| 2014-08-22 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS | 34 / 36 (614.7656) | 28 (158.2856) | 33 (151.4400) | 34 (156.5028) | 35 (148.5372) |
| 2014-06-20 | Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS | 37 / 42 (622.6744) | 37 (156.5488) | 37 (152.5028) | 38 (159.3712) | 36 (154.2516) |
| 2013-08-23 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS | 30 / 30 (599.3712) | 25 (156.5712) | 30 (141.6800) | 30 (145.7256) | 20 (155.3944) |
| 2013-04-26 | R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship Arkansas City, KS | 19 / 25 (651.4280) | 18 (165.7144) | 18 (162.2854) | 15 (163.9998) | 20 (159.4284) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2935 (52 pts) | #2827 (57 pts) | #2926 (52 pts) | #2917 (52 pts) | #2914 (52 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2689 (61 pts) | #2703 (61 pts) | #2708 (61 pts) | #2706 (61 pts) | #2698 (61 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1631 (135 pts) | #1650 (140 pts) | #1683 (140 pts) | #1534 (155 pts) | #1483 (155 pts) |