A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Smokeback Mountain
Smokeback Mountain is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 13th of 26 at the BBQ on the Bow (2013). They are ranked #3604 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
peak 1504 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 31, 2013
latest Sep 15, 2023 · 10 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.48 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 629.70 (+4.78)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.30
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.07 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.75)
Road miles
3,221
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1,081 mi
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
629.70 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1565 (57 pts) | #1153 (102 pts) | #1693 (57 pts) | #1203 (82 pts) | #1064 (117 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokeback Mountain, each with one reason worth a look.
158 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1510
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smokeback Mountain)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokeback Mountain has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,623 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1491
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,614 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They turned up 7 years after Smokeback Mountain did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#3,608 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
Level with Smokeback Mountain on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,580 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1491
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Smokeback Mountain's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,633 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Smokeback Mountain'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 151.4400 | 161.07 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 139.9888 | 155.75 | top 58% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0456 | 142.8228 | 156.91 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.2628 | 139.9432 | 155.98 | top 51% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri City BBQ Fest | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 70% | Sep 15, 2023 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
2 of 7 contests · 3 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
169
finished ahead 91 times, behind 130
Longest layoff
5.3 yrs
May 12, 2018 → Sep 15, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20233 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9088 Tri City BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score659.9088 Tri City BBQ Fest
- Most recent contest Tri City BBQ Fest
20161 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2744 Tri City BBQ Fest
20151 milestone
- Peak power rating (1504) BBQ on the Bow
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ on the Bow
- First call BBQ on the Bow
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.1 | BBQ on the Bow | Sep 5, 2015 |
| +1.4 | BBQ on the Bow | Aug 31, 2013 |
| +0.2 | Barbecue on the Bow | Aug 30, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.6 | Tri City BBQ Fest | Sep 15, 2023 |
| -2.9 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch | May 13, 2017 |
| -2.7 | Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch | May 12, 2018 |
| -0.7 | Tri City BBQ Fest | Sep 16, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 62% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 62% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2023 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 25 / 32 (659.9088) | 16 (170.2628) | 29 (153.6572) | 20 (165.7260) | 13 (170.2628) |
| May 12, 2018 | Smokin Q at Lynwood Ranch Aldersyde | 19 / 30 (628.6288) | 20 (157.1772) | 21 (156.0116) | 22 (153.1656) | 11 (162.2744) |
| May 13, 2017 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Okotoks, AB | 21 / 34 (615.3944) | 18 (159.4400) | 31 (139.9888) | 24 (151.4056) | 3 (164.5600) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 21 / 34 (635.9084) | 25 (159.4056) | 5 (174.2744) | 24 (155.4400) | 31 (146.7884) |
| Sep 5, 2015 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, AB | 16 / 35 (632.5596) | 8 (169.7028) | 19 (153.6912) | 13 (161.7484) | 26 (147.4172) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Barbecue on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA | 17 / 32 (632.0688) | 19 (160.0456) | 9 (164.0344) | 6 (168.0456) | 28 (139.9432) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | BBQ on the Bow Calgary, Alberta, CA | 13 / 26 (603.4288) | 20 (151.4400) | 15 (148.5832) | 18 (142.8228) | 5 (160.5828) |