High-water mark
686.7424
career-best overall
95.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 686.7424 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST — 95.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 29, 2022
Texas Smoke
Texas Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 28th of 42 at the Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (2020). They are ranked #5411 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 12 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 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 14 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
556.36 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 596.28 (-39.92)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±136.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.42 · weakest Brisket (156.23)
Road miles
4,768
across 14 mapped stops · furthest 903 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Purse competed for
$44K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
596.28 / 720
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Texas Smoke, each with one reason worth a look.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Texas Smoke)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Texas Smoke has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,414 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,415 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Texas Smoke's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,390 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#5,387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA PASADITA | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKING BUTT HEADS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HONKY-TONK SMOKERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| TEXAS WARPIG BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Texas-car-b-que | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD 99 MEAT CO. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 139.4628 | 157.56 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 131.9884 | 158.74 | top 60% |
| Pork | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7256 | 138.8456 | 160.42 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 136.4688 | 156.23 | top 67% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 4 | 47 | 0 | top 78% | Jun 10, 2016 |
| Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 70% | Feb 14, 2020 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 10 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
6 of 14 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
9
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Brisket
13 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
1,115
finished ahead 678 times, behind 971
Longest layoff
2.6 yrs
Feb 14, 2020 → Sep 29, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
20222 milestones
- Career-best overall score686.7424 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4056 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST
20201 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
20171 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4568 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL)
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1495) Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.1 | Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) | Feb 3, 2017 |
| +4.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| +3.7 | Humble Rodeo and BBQ | Feb 2, 2018 |
| +1 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | Feb 14, 2020 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 26, 2016 |
| -11.7 | Big Island BBQ | Aug 23, 2019 |
| -9.9 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 12, 2015 |
| -9.1 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 10, 2016 |
| -5.4 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 14, 2013 |
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 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% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 47% | 87% | 87% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 91.2% | 89.9% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 86.3% | 81.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 90% | 90% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
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 | 74 / 99 (644.3996) | 29 (170.8112) | 81 (157.6800) | 72 (162.2628) | 76 (153.6456) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | 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) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS | 81 / 249 (686.7424) | 132 (170.8456) | 40 (175.4056) | 78 (173.1084) | 160 (167.3828) |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX | 28 / 42 (649.6572) | 31 (159.9428) | 39 (147.4172) | 12 (170.8572) | 12 (171.4400) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN | 50 / 50 (136.4688) | — | — | — | 48 (136.4688) |
| Feb 2, 2018 | Humble Rodeo and BBQ Humble, TX | 68 / 145 (626.2516) | 120 (143.9772) | 95 (154.2516) | 58 (162.3200) | 38 (165.7028) |
| Feb 16, 2017 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (JUDGES FULL) Huntsville, TX | 30 / 41 (656.4568) | 27 (162.8112) | 20 (167.4172) | 32 (164.5484) | 30 (161.6800) |
| Feb 3, 2017 | Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) Humble, TX | 58 / 136 (638.1368) | 108 (146.2400) | 14 (170.8228) | 31 (167.4284) | 82 (153.6456) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 72 / 72 (547.4396) | 70 (139.4628) | 70 (131.9884) | 70 (138.8456) | 70 (137.1428) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 68 / 76 (621.1084) | 65 (157.7372) | 64 (155.3828) | 74 (154.2856) | 64 (153.7028) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 70 / 78 (606.7312) | 63 (157.1428) | 68 (150.2400) | 65 (151.4056) | 67 (147.9428) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 47 / 73 (647.9544) | 38 (164.5828) | 23 (167.4172) | 64 (152.5372) | 40 (163.4172) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 67 / 97 (625.7142) | 81 (150.2858) | 20 (166.8570) | 81 (153.7142) | 64 (154.8572) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.