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SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA

SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship (2013). They are ranked #1569 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,569
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1560
peak 1560 · rated over 12 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

16
in the data

First seen

Jul 20, 2013
latest Aug 19, 2023 · 10.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#865
Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

1
0 reserve · wins it all 6% of the time

Category wins

4
7 podiums

Overall top-10s

3
19% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 40%
overall standings

Best overall

690.2856 / 720
Master · Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

663.59 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.39 (+5.20)

Walk rate

69%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥
Pork · Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival

Consistency

±15.90
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 169.44 · weakest Chicken (161.77)

Road miles

16,172
across 16 mapped stops · furthest 2,678 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 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

658.39 / 720
13 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

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 contest 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 (Jul 20, 2013).

  • 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
  • Jul 20, 2013

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 Jul 20, 2013 — 15 contests and 13.2 years ago.

  • last GC Jul 20, 2013
  • 13.2 years ago
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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.

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 (Jul 20, 2013).

  • Jul 20, 2013
  • 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

The metronome

±2.21% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.21% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 91.4% of a perfect score
  • 16 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA, each with one reason worth a look.

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

TRIPLE A COOKERS
#1,567 of the rated field
1560 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1560
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 8 contests
  • last seen Sep 16, 2021
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Flower of the Flames
#1,576 of the rated field
1559 power rating
Contests
33
GCs
1
Top-10s
3%
Peak
1581
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 33 contests to 16.

  • rated over 32 contests
  • last seen Sep 19, 2025
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Rusty Que
#1,568 of the rated field
1560 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
0
Top-10s
7%
Peak
1560

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 15 contests
  • last seen Jun 26, 2026
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STAR CITY BBQ
#1,572 of the rated field
1560 power rating
Contests
9
GCs
0
Top-10s
44%
Peak
1560

They turned up 5 years after SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA did, first appearing in 2018.

  • rated over 9 contests
  • last seen Jun 4, 2021
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Szendo Smoke BBQ Team
#1,574 of the rated field
1559 power rating
Contests
20
GCs
4
Top-10s
70%
Peak
1572

Their rating is built on 4 Grand Championships in 20 contests, alongside a 70% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 19 contests
  • last seen Sep 26, 2026
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SMOKE EM UP BBQ
#1,573 of the rated field
1559 power rating
Contests
20
GCs
0
Top-10s
20%
Peak
1559

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before SMOKEY'S BARBQUE WA's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 20 contests
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin 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

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg 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 🔥 160 169.44 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 field size and state

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)11top 8%
Medium (20–39)80top 43%
Large (40+)40top 44%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
WA51top 32%
NV30top 50%
MO20top 58%
ID10top 14%
NJ10top 38%
CA10top 42%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 3 4 0 top 38% Mar 31, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 4 contests
Contests a season 2.7 across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in WA 5 of 16 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited 11 1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 16 entries · 1 win · 6 calls
First title Jul 20, 2013 Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
Opponents faced 858 finished ahead 662 times, behind 486
Longest layoff 5.2 yrs Sep 15, 2017 → Nov 11, 2022

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

20232 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1560) DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition
  2. Most recent contest DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition
20171 milestone
  1. First perfect 180 (Pork) Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival
20151 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
20139 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
  2. First call Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
  3. First category win (Pork Ribs) Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
  4. First overall top-10 Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
  5. First overall podium Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
  6. First Grand Championship Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
  7. First multi-meat day Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
  8. First overall past 90% of a perfect score690.2856 Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship
  9. Career-best overall score690.2856 Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+16.4Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque ChampionshipJul 20, 2013
+12.9Rock'n Brews & BBQ FestivalSep 15, 2017
+11.3Sam's Club National BBQ TourApr 3, 2015
+10.9Smokin in Mesquite BBQ ChampionshipAug 31, 2013
+5.636th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- OpenOct 3, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-4.9Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)Apr 24, 2015
-3.7Sam's Club National BBQ TourMar 31, 2017
-0.4Wild West BBQ Shoot OutAug 23, 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20231000 100% top 40% 92.9% 92.9%
20223000 100% — — —
20172011 50% top 37% 95.2% 92.1%
20154010 25% top 52% 92.4% 91.8%
20142000 100% top 39% 89.7% 88.9%
20134113 75% top 31% 95.9% 91.6%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Aug 19, 2023 DuPont-Hudson's Bay BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA 12 / 30 (669.0976) 23 (164.5372) 16 (165.7032) 12 (171.4172) 9 (167.4400)
Nov 12, 2022 Warrior BBQ Ribs Championship - Ribs 3 (One Meat Ribs) Honolulu, HI — — 3 (174.2972) — —
Nov 12, 2022 Warrior BBQ Ribs Championship - Ribs 2 (One Meat Ribs ) Honolulu, HI — — 4 (173.1316) — —
Nov 11, 2022 Warrior BBQ Ribs Championship - Ribs 1 (One Meat Ribs) Honolulu, HI — — 6 (167.3944) — —
Sep 15, 2017 Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival Boise, ID 4 / 28 (685.0972) 5 (173.1200) 10 (165.7144) 1 (180) 14 (166.2628)
Mar 31, 2017 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA 18 / 30 (641.0400) 18 (163.4056) 28 (152.5372) 11 (162.2744) 12 (162.8228)
Oct 3, 2015 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO 206 / 606 (663.3828) 489 (155.9200) 54 (173.1772) 109 (170.3084) 266 (163.9772)
Oct 2, 2015 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)
Apr 24, 2015 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)
Apr 3, 2015 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA 4 / 28 (656.4800) 10 (165.1200) 20 (158.2628) 5 (168) 11 (165.0972)
Oct 3, 2014 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)
Apr 4, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA 12 / 30 (646.1828) 21 (158.2628) 11 (161.1312) 11 (165.0972) 10 (161.6916)
Aug 31, 2013 Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV 11 / 54 (657.1088) 27 (160.5600) 12 (164.0344) 13 (166.2628) 14 (166.2516)
Aug 23, 2013 Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV 18 / 34 (643.4060) 12 (163.4400) 34 (145.1088) 2 (173.1544) 18 (161.7028)
Jul 26, 2013 Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA 11 / 26 (647.3716) 21 (145.1316) 7 (166.8228) 16 (160) 1 (175.4172)
Jul 20, 2013 Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship Snohomish, WA 1 / 13 (690.2856) 2 (169.7028) 1 (174.2856) 1 (179.4400) 7 (166.8572)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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