A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
WeQ4U ahead in 100% of their meetings
WeQ4U has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Always Smokin Something
Always Smokin Something is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 27th of 40 at the Route 66 Smoke Out (2016). They are ranked #5771 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “ALWAYS SMOKIN' SOMETHING”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1443
peak 1443 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 1, 2015
latest Aug 18, 2023 · 8.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
574.83 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 581.19 (-6.37)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±65.68
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.36 · weakest Brisket (142.61)
Road miles
775
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 209 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Purse competed for
$37K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
581.19 / 720
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2240 (80 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Always Smokin Something, each with one reason worth a look.
77 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,773 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,777 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Level with Always Smokin Something on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
They turned up 9 years after Always Smokin Something did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#5,781 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,780 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,787 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Always Smokin Something's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 143.3828 | 156.17 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 153.1088 | 161.36 | top 60% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 141.6800 | 147.95 | top 95% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9772 | 126.7544 | 142.61 | top 92% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route 66 Smoke Out | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 78% | May 6, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
3 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
170
finished ahead 22 times, behind 205
Longest layoff
3.8 yrs
Oct 18, 2019 → Aug 18, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues
20191 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
20161 milestone
- Career-best overall score629.0168 Route 66 Smoke Out
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
- Peak power rating (1489) Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues | Aug 18, 2023 |
| -11.2 | Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | May 1, 2015 |
| -11.1 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness | Jun 26, 2015 |
| -10.4 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | Aug 16, 2019 |
| -10.3 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | Oct 18, 2019 |
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 100% | 60.8% | 60.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 86.3% | 84.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 85.1% | 83.4% |
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 | 41 / 41 (437.5312) | 34 (163.9656) | — | 41 (146.8112) | 41 (126.7544) |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Munfordville, KY | 31 / 31 (597.5660) | 31 (143.3828) | 31 (153.1088) | 30 (158.2628) | 31 (142.8116) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN | 45 / 47 (621.5084) | 28 (166.2628) | 18 (168) | 47 (142.7656) | 47 (144.4800) |
| May 6, 2016 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 27 / 40 (629.0168) | 31 (155.4172) | 21 (166.2972) | 32 (154.2168) | 29 (153.0856) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 32 / 34 (588.5028) | 31 (150.2972) | 12 (164) | 33 (141.6800) | 34 (132.5256) |
| May 1, 2015 | Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Dwight, IL | 35 / 40 (613.0172) | 31 (157.7144) | 30 (155.3828) | 39 (143.9428) | 31 (155.9772) |