SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1500

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1564

peak 1564 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-20

latest 2023-08-19

Best ToY finish

#865

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

690.2856 / 720

Master · Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

631.14 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 646.87 (-15.73)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · *Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival

Consistency

±44.28

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.44 · weakest Chicken (161.77)

Road miles

16,172

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 2678 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Purse competed for

$24K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

646.87 / 720

13 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (12 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.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship (2013-07-20).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 16 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

690.2856 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.2856 at Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-07-20

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

Rooftop BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Rooftop BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.7 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.67 points below their pork, and turns into a call 23% of the time against 38%.

Chicken avg 161.77
Pork avg 169.44
3 calls in 13 entries

The drought

15 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship on 2013-07-20 — 15 contests and 13.1 years ago.

last GC 2013-07-20
13.1 years ago

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Rob's Smokin and Grillin BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

5.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5.2 years, then back at Warrior BBQ Ribs Championship - Ribs 1 (One Meat Ribs) (2022-11-11).

last seen 2017-09-15
back 2022-11-11

Pork nemesis

4 of 5 shared pork entries lost

Rooftop BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Rooftop BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 5 shared pork entries.

Announced themselves early

1st at their very first contest

Finished 1 of 13 at their very first tracked contest, Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship (2013-07-20).

2013-07-20
13-team field

The long haul

16,172 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 16,172 miles across 16 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,678 miles to Warrior BBQ Ribs Championship - Ribs 1 (One Meat Ribs).

16 mapped stops
furthest 2,678 mi

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41 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Meadow Creek BBQ

#1495 of the rated field

1564 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1578

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA has cooked, 11 to 16, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-07-17

⚔ Head-to-head

TOO POOR TO SCORE

#1502 of the rated field

1564 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1564

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-06-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Cook Shak BBQ MS

#1494 of the rated field

1564 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1564

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 12 years after SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-05-02

⚔ Head-to-head

DUVALL'S PORK PIT CREW

#1496 of the rated field

1564 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 70%
Peak: 1564

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 10 contests, alongside a 70% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-04-25

⚔ Head-to-head

Oak Park Boys BBQ

#1499 of the rated field

1564 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1564

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2021-06-25

⚔ Head-to-head

Tojos Smoke Me Tender

#1497 of the rated field

1564 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1564

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.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2024-07-27

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DANCES WITH SMOKE BARBEQUE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SLOW PORKIN	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
TEAM AMERICA	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
PIGGY D'S BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	3	0	1	173.1200	145.1316	161.77	top 56%
Pork Ribs	16	6	1	2	174.2972	145.1088	164.06	top 48%
Pork	13	5	2	3	180.0000 🔥	160.0000	169.44	top 29%
Brisket	13	4	1	1	175.4172	154.7772	164.85	top 42%

“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
WA	5	1	top 32%
NV	3	0	top 50%
MO	2	0	top 46%
ID	1	0	top 14%
NJ	1	0	top 38%
CA	1	0	top 42%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	1	top 8%
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 43%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 38%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	4	0	top 38%	2017-03-31

The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 10.1 yrs 2013-07-20 → 2023-08-19

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WA 5 of 16 contests · 7 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 16 entries · 1 win · 6 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 169.44 · weakest Chicken (161.77)

Walk rate 69% a top-10 call in 11 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 19% 3 of 16 contests

Wins it all 6% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve

First title 2013-07-20 Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship

Master average 646.87 out of 720 · 13 contests · 1 GC

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 859 749–399 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 16,172 16 mapped stops · furthest 2,678 mi

Schedule strength 1535 average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests

Purse competed for $24,200 listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 5.2 yrs 2017-09-15 → 2022-11-11

Power rating 1564 peak 1564 · #1500 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Jul 20 First tracked contest Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
Jul 20 First call Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
Jul 20 First category win (Pork Ribs) Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
Jul 20 First overall top-10 Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
Jul 20 First overall podium Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
Jul 20 First Grand Championship Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
Jul 20 First multi-meat day Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
Jul 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score690.2856 Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
Jul 20 Career-best overall score690.2856 Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
2015
Oct 3 10th tracked contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
2017
Sep 15 First perfect 180 (Pork) *Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival
2023
Aug 19 Peak power rating (1564) DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition
Aug 19 Most recent contest DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.4	Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship	2013-07-20
+12.7	*Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival	2017-09-15
+11.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-04-03
+10.9	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship	2013-08-31
+10.2	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2015-04-24
-3.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-03-31
-0.4	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	2013-08-23

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	100%	top 40%	92.9%	92.9%
2022	3	0	0	0	100%	—	—	—
2017	2	0	1	1	50%	top 37%	95.2%	92.1%
2015	4	0	1	0	25%	top 46%	92.4%	86.1%
2014	2	0	0	0	100%	top 39%	89.7%	88.9%
2013	4	1	1	3	75%	top 31%	95.9%	91.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-08-19	DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA	12 / 30 (669.0976)	23 (164.5372)	16 (165.7032)	12 (171.4172)	9 (167.4400)
2022-11-12	Warrior BBQ Ribs Championship - Ribs 2 (One Meat Ribs ) Honolulu, HI	—	—	4 (173.1316)	—	—
2022-11-12	Warrior BBQ Ribs Championship - Ribs 3 (One Meat Ribs) Honolulu, HI	—	—	3 (174.2972)	—	—
2022-11-11	Warrior BBQ Ribs Championship - Ribs 1 (One Meat Ribs) Honolulu, HI	—	—	6 (167.3944)	—	—
2017-09-15	*Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival Boise, ID	4 / 28 (685.0972)	5 (173.1200)	10 (165.7144)	1 (180.0000)	14 (166.2628)
2017-03-31	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	18 / 30 (641.0400)	18 (163.4056)	28 (152.5372)	11 (162.2744)	12 (162.8228)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	61 / 606 (497.0740)	489 (155.9200)	54 (173.1772)	109 (170.3084)	266 (163.9772)
2015-10-02	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	154 / 187 (659.3256)	165 (162.2400)	109 (166.8572)	112 (167.4056)	147 (162.8228)
2015-04-24	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	23 / 30 (665.6116)	13 (171.9772)	28 (156.5372)	17 (169.1200)	14 (167.9772)
2015-04-03	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	4 / 28 (656.4800)	10 (165.1200)	20 (158.2628)	5 (168.0000)	11 (165.0972)
2014-10-03	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	25 / 65 (634.6512)	51 (149.6228)	23 (159.9884)	4 (170.2628)	29 (154.7772)
2014-04-04	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	12 / 30 (646.1828)	21 (158.2628)	11 (161.1312)	11 (165.0972)	10 (161.6916)
2013-08-31	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	11 / 54 (657.1088)	27 (160.5600)	12 (164.0344)	13 (166.2628)	14 (166.2516)
2013-08-23	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	18 / 34 (643.4060)	12 (163.4400)	34 (145.1088)	2 (173.1544)	18 (161.7028)
2013-07-26	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA	11 / 26 (647.3716)	21 (145.1316)	7 (166.8228)	16 (160.0000)	1 (175.4172)
2013-07-20	Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship Snohomish, WA	1 / 13 (690.2856)	2 (169.7028)	1 (174.2856)	1 (179.4400)	7 (166.8572)

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	#938 (120 pts)	#1305 (65 pts)	#384 (646 pts)	#989 (120 pts)	#937 (140 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#865 (388 pts)	#945 (363 pts)	#1224 (253 pts)	#915 (393 pts)	#964 (353 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1393 (195 pts)	#1666 (150 pts)	#1392 (210 pts)	#998 (350 pts)	#1405 (205 pts)