The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
D'Vine Swine has finished one call ahead of The Smokin' Irish 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
The Smokin' Irish
The Smokin' Irish is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 27th of 31 at the Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival (2017). They are ranked #6112 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1429
peak 1429 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Aug 21, 2015
latest Aug 18, 2023 · 8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
589.21 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 602.33 (-13.12)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±44.68
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.11 · weakest Chicken (139.97)
Road miles
460
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 154 mi
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Purse competed for
$33K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
602.33 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The Smokin' Irish, each with one reason worth a look.
45 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,115 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1429
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to The Smokin' Irish)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team The Smokin' Irish has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,104 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1429
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,118 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1428
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before The Smokin' Irish's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,117 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1428
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,106 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1429
Level with The Smokin' Irish on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,119 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1428
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 12 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Beachdogs 502 BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ACME BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Bluedog BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHARCOAL & MORE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| House of Swine | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH ON THE HAWG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GREY STREET BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2860 | 20 | 139.97 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 148.4800 | 152.87 | top 90% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 149.0972 | 157.11 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 143.9428 | 152.38 | top 89% |
“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 87% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 93% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 3 | 41 | 0 | top 95% | Aug 20, 2021 |
| Jim Beam BBQ Classic | 2 | 40 | 0 | top 95% | Oct 5, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
5 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
188
finished ahead 30 times, behind 329
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Aug 16, 2019 → Aug 20, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues
20172 milestones
- Career-best overall score634.7432 Jim Beam BBQ Classic
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2860 Jim Beam BBQ Classic
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1490) Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | Aug 16, 2019 |
| -10.2 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Oct 5, 2018 |
| -10.2 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | Aug 21, 2015 |
| -9.9 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues | Aug 18, 2023 |
| -9.5 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | Aug 20, 2021 |
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 98% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 67.8% | 67.8% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.2% | 87.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2023 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues 🏅 Madison, IN | 40 / 41 (602.1028) | 39 (149.6800) | 39 (150.7772) | 33 (157.7028) | 39 (143.9428) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN | 41 / 43 (614.0684) | 43 (150.7772) | 40 (151.9200) | 40 (153.6684) | 37 (157.7028) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN | 47 / 47 (607.3144) | 47 (149.1200) | 43 (153.1088) | 40 (156.5712) | 44 (148.5144) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 42 / 42 (487.8400) | 42 (20) | 40 (155.3828) | 38 (157.6684) | 39 (154.7888) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 40 / 44 (634.7432) | 22 (170.2860) | 44 (149.0972) | 39 (162.2744) | 42 (153.0856) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 42 / 55 (634.1256) | 41 (162.2628) | 32 (162.8228) | 48 (149.0972) | 37 (159.9428) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY | 27 / 31 (624.9488) | 26 (155.9544) | 29 (151.3600) | 21 (161.6800) | 28 (155.9544) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 58 / 64 (613.5200) | 48 (161.6916) | 61 (148.4800) | 47 (158.2284) | 57 (145.1200) |