Texas Smoke KS
Rating
1488
peak 1488 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-08-23
latest 2023-09-08
Best ToY finish
#856
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
556.36
last 5 Master vs avg 556.36 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±210.46
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.99 · weakest Brisket (158.58)
Road miles
2124
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 631 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$44K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
556.36 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Smoke Show BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 54% across 3 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST (2022-09-29).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 159.9428 | 167.11 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 147.4172 | 160.12 | top 68% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7256 | 162.2628 | 169.99 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 136.4688 | 158.58 | top 64% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (3 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Brisket (5 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 556.36 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-08-23 — First tracked contest · Big Island BBQ
- ⭐ 2022-09-29 — Career-best overall score (686.7424) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
- 📈 2022-09-29 — Peak power rating (1495) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.7 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
| +1.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.4 | Big Island BBQ | 2019-08-23 |
| -7 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 2023-09-08 |
| -2.1 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 2020-02-14 |
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 75% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 43% | 95.4% | 93.8% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 19% | 19% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 74 / 99 (644.3996) | 29 (170.8112) | 81 (157.6800) | 72 (162.2628) | 76 (153.6456) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 81 / 249 (686.7424) | 132 (170.8456) | 40 (175.4056) | 78 (173.1084) | 160 (167.3828) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 272 / 505 (664.5144) | 271 (166.8344) | 403 (159.9888) | 93 (173.7256) | 279 (163.9656) |
| 2020-02-14 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX | 28 / 42 (649.6572) | 31 (159.9428) | 39 (147.4172) | 12 (170.8572) | 12 (171.4400) |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN | 50 / 50 (136.4688) | — | — | — | 48 (136.4688) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #986 (120 pts) | #1051 (120 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #682 (125 pts) | #670 (125 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2155 (85 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |