A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Smokey and the Pirate ahead in 100% of their meetings
Smokey and the Pirate has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Bourbon Bros BBQ
Bourbon Bros BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 28th of 38 at the Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival (2016). They are ranked #5024 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 12, 2013
latest Sep 8, 2023 · 10.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±30.86
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 153.59 · weakest Brisket (144.08)
Road miles
6,558
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 2,469 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
597.40 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Bourbon Bros BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,018 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,041 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1462
They turned up 9 years after Bourbon Bros BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#5,042 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Level with Bourbon Bros BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,046 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,016 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,038 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 125.0856 | 153.59 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5600 | 135.9544 | 147.73 | top 83% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.9144 | 141.6800 | 152.00 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5828 | 129.1544 | 144.08 | top 79% |
“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 74% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 82% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wine Country Big Q | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 80% | Jul 11, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
238
finished ahead 58 times, behind 210
Longest layoff
7.2 yrs
Jul 8, 2016 → Sep 8, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20233 milestones
- Career-best overall score645.1888 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.9144 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- Most recent contest Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Wine Country Big Q
- Peak power rating (1486) Wine Country Big Q
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | Wine Country Big Q | Jul 12, 2013 |
| -11.9 | 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin | Apr 29, 2016 |
| -5.3 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival | Jul 8, 2016 |
| -4.6 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | Sep 8, 2023 |
| -2.4 | Wine Country Big Q | Jul 11, 2014 |
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 72% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 81.9% | 80.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 77.8% | 77.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2023 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 71 / 99 (645.1888) | 54 (165.1316) | 84 (156.5600) | 49 (166.9144) | 68 (156.5828) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA | 28 / 38 (589.7036) | 12 (163.9888) | 33 (143.3944) | 24 (153.1660) | 37 (129.1544) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA | 46 / 48 (572.8800) | 48 (125.0856) | 40 (146.2056) | 36 (155.9772) | 40 (145.6116) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA | 28 / 44 (618.7200) | 21 (164.5600) | 29 (156.5600) | 40 (141.6800) | 26 (155.9200) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA | 42 / 44 (560.5028) | 34 (149.1656) | 42 (135.9544) | 38 (142.2400) | 38 (133.1428) |