SMOKIN T'S

SMOKIN T'S is a competition barbecue team with 32 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest (2013). They are ranked #855 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#855

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1621

peak 1627 · rated over 29 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Oct 12, 2018 · 5.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#209

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

44% of 32 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 36%

overall standings

Best overall

687.3256 / 720

Master · Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

665.70 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 664.73 (+0.97)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · Wabash Ribber Fest

Consistency

±14.13

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.43 · weakest Brisket (164.59)

Road miles

4,622

across 32 mapped stops · furthest 351 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Master avg

664.73 / 720

32 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

Giant slayer

56 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 56-team field at Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest.

Aug 23, 2013

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 5%

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 24 of 32 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 32 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

687.3256 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.3256 at Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 23, 2013

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Its 5 Oclock Somewhere has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN T'S 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 1 Grand Championship

2013 was the year it came together: 9 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 23%.

9 contests
7 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 23%

A tough matchup

18–0 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 18 shared contests.

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The drought

24 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest on Aug 23, 2013 — 24 contests and 13.1 years ago.

last GC Aug 23, 2013
13.1 years ago

A strong matchup

12–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOBBIE BAR-B-Q in 12 of their 14 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

11 of 18 shared pork ribs entries lost

One2BBQ ahead 61% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, One2BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 18 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

QUAU has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 21% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 21% across 3 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 36% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,622 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,622 miles across 32 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 351 miles to 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL).

32 mapped stops
furthest 351 mi

The metronome

±1.96% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.96% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.3% of a perfect score
32 contests

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1931 (65 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1844 (95 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1521 (135 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#934 (373 pts)	#1076 (328 pts)	#958 (398 pts)	#932 (403 pts)	#946 (383 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#712 (530 pts)	#648 (635 pts)	#675 (600 pts)	#652 (620 pts)	#1048 (325 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1128 (255 pts)	#1163 (265 pts)	#899 (395 pts)	#1427 (205 pts)	#959 (355 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#478 (805 pts)	#583 (670 pts)	#498 (800 pts)	#509 (755 pts)	#468 (800 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#209 (1,370 pts)	#288 (1,010 pts)	#205 (1,310 pts)	#182 (1,360 pts)	#297 (1,015 pts)

Overall rank by season

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BARREL BOYS BBQ

#854 of the rated field

1621 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1653

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to SMOKIN T'S)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — BARREL BOYS BBQ ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

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SIN CITY SMOKERS

#856 of the rated field

1621 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1631

Careers of much the same size, 28 contests to 32, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 28 contests
last seen May 24, 2019

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#859 of the rated field

1621 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1630

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 31 contests, alongside a 45% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 31 contests
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The Docfather BBQ

#853 of the rated field

1621 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1648

Level with SMOKIN T'S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 32 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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STEEL CITY BBQ

#857 of the rated field

1621 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1632

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2020

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Eleven Thirteen Q

#851 of the rated field

1622 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1622

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
One2BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	15	9	6	60%	⚔ compare
RURAL ROUTE BBQ	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
HOBBIE BAR-B-Q	14	12	2	86%	⚔ compare
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
SON SEEKERS BBQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
Z SMOKE	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
QUAU	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
BIG RACK SMOKERS	10	9	1	90%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY'S Q	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
Hickory Pit Stop	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	32	9	1	2	178.8572	157.6456	167.00	top 41%
Pork Ribs	32	16	1	4	178.8572	155.9428	167.43	top 35%
Pork	32	10	0	3	175.4056	149.0628	165.71	top 41%
Brisket	32	11	0	1	174.8456	142.7428	164.59	top 43%

“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)	14	0	top 39%
Large (40+)	18	1	top 33%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IL	12	0	top 33%
MO	8	1	top 37%
IN	5	0	top 31%
KY	4	0	top 34%
KS	2	0	top 54%
TN	1	0	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2	1	1	top 5%	Aug 19, 2016
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	104	0	top 54%	Sep 1, 2017
Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2	8	0	top 34%	Apr 28, 2017
Grillin N Chillin BBQ	2	10	0	top 34%	Sep 25, 2015
Super City Blues & Ques	2	4	0	top 20%	Jun 27, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 9 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 12 of 32 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 27 5 of them more than once

First title Aug 23, 2013 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

Opponents faced 1,492 finished ahead 1,771 times, behind 1,162

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Sep 8, 2017 → Oct 12, 2018

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

20181 milestone

Oct 12 Most recent contest CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

20171 milestone

Sep 1 Peak power rating (1627) 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20161 milestone

Aug 19 25th tracked contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

20151 milestone

Apr 24 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Wabash Ribber Fest

20141 milestone

Apr 3 10th tracked contest 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out

20139 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
Apr 5 First overall top-10 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1426 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
Apr 26 First call Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship
Apr 26 First category win (Pork Ribs) Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship
Aug 23 First overall podium Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Aug 23 First Grand Championship Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Aug 23 Biggest field won (56 teams) Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Aug 23 Career-best overall score687.3256 Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	Aug 23, 2013
+12.8	Super City Blues & Ques	Jun 28, 2013
+11.1	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	Sep 18, 2014
+10.8	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	Aug 19, 2016
+10.2	1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out	Apr 5, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.8	EffingHAM Jam	Jul 22, 2016
-7.7	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014
-3.4	Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 8, 2017
-3.2	Randolph County Pig Party	May 17, 2013
-2.6	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	Oct 12, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2018	1	0	0	0	100%	top 53%	90.9%	90.9%
2017	4	0	1	0	50%	top 47%	93.8%	92.9%
2016	5	0	1	1	80%	top 45%	94.3%	91.4%
2015	4	0	2	0	75%	top 31%	93.5%	92.9%
2014	9	0	3	0	67%	top 39%	95.2%	92.5%
2013	9	1	7	1	89%	top 23%	95.5%	92.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 12, 2018	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	24 / 45 (654.1488)	27 (164.5372)	18 (162.8344)	31 (158.2172)	10 (168.5600)
Sep 8, 2017	Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL) Mt.Vernon, IN	15 / 29 (656.4000)	16 (165.6800)	9 (169.6916)	28 (149.0628)	7 (171.9656)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	115 / 407 (675.3256)	26 (176.5600)	45 (173.7144)	268 (162.2628)	233 (162.7884)
Aug 31, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	104 / 129 (670.7660)	107 (163.9772)	110 (163.4060)	88 (168.5372)	29 (174.8456)
Apr 28, 2017	Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Mt.Carmel, IL	8 / 29 (671.8744)	14 (165.0972)	9 (170.2744)	3 (170.8228)	15 (165.6800)
Nov 11, 2016	2nd Annual Brew B-Q Nashville, TN	13 / 25 (679.3028)	1 (177.7028)	16 (167.3944)	5 (171.9656)	23 (162.2400)
Sep 23, 2016	Grillin and Chillin Owensboro, KY	19 / 39 (666.1712)	22 (167.9656)	8 (170.8456)	17 (167.9772)	26 (159.3828)
Aug 19, 2016	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	4 / 51 (676.5028)	5 (169.7028)	9 (167.9656)	6 (170.8572)	9 (167.9772)
Jul 22, 2016	EffingHAM Jam Effingham, IL	22 / 29 (628.3428)	17 (163.3944)	19 (158.8000)	14 (163.4056)	26 (142.7428)
Apr 22, 2016	Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	12 / 30 (640.9828)	16 (158.2400)	4 (167.4172)	6 (165.0856)	24 (150.2400)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	149 / 606 (669.6112)	133 (170.2628)	74 (172)	356 (162.2512)	238 (165.0972)
Sep 25, 2015	Grillin N Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	10 / 38 (671.3260)	9 (171.9888)	22 (162.2400)	20 (163.9772)	3 (173.1200)
Aug 21, 2015	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	32 / 64 (661.6000)	36 (165.1316)	2 (175.4056)	26 (168.5600)	49 (152.5028)
Apr 24, 2015	Wabash Ribber Fest Mt. Carmel, IL	10 / 46 (673.0972)	30 (161.1200)	2 (178.8572)	11 (170.2744)	25 (162.8456)
Nov 8, 2014	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	14 / 27 (682.2284)	20 (167.4056)	7 (173.7372)	14 (170.8228)	15 (170.2628)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	138 / 165 (649.5200)	148 (159.9544)	152 (155.9428)	17 (174.2744)	141 (159.3484)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	362 / 552 (642.1140)	92 (172)	401 (157.6572)	482 (151.3712)	305 (161.0856)
Sep 26, 2014	Grillin N Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	18 / 43 (667.8628)	32 (160.5144)	24 (163.3828)	5 (172.5600)	12 (171.4056)
Sep 18, 2014	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	6 / 57 (685.6344)	14 (170.8228)	7 (173.7144)	20 (168.5372)	10 (172.5600)
Aug 22, 2014	22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	18 / 52 (652.5144)	29 (161.1428)	19 (167.4172)	22 (163.9544)	23 (160)
Jun 27, 2014	Super City Blues & Ques Metropolis, IL	9 / 33 (673.0632)	17 (165.1088)	6 (171.9772)	18 (162.8572)	7 (173.1200)
Apr 25, 2014	Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	9 / 50 (670.7540)	2 (178.8572)	37 (156.5256)	28 (162.2628)	9 (173.1084)
Apr 3, 2014	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	11 / 64 (667.3140)	8 (171.4172)	13 (169.1428)	50 (157.6340)	7 (169.1200)
Sep 27, 2013	Grillin and Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	8 / 45 (678.8116)	5 (175.4172)	12 (168.5716)	11 (170.2972)	22 (164.5256)
Aug 23, 2013	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	1 / 56 (687.3256)	19 (166.8344)	3 (176.5600)	2 (175.4056)	8 (168.5256)
Aug 16, 2013	Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN	10 / 60 (670.1600)	43 (157.6456)	8 (169.1200)	7 (171.9772)	10 (171.4172)
Jun 28, 2013	Super City Blues & Ques Metropolis, IL	4 / 34 (682.2852)	7 (174.2856)	20 (163.4284)	6 (172)	7 (172.5712)
Jun 14, 2013	Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series) unrated Marion, IL	7 / 29 (654.2856)	5 (168.5714)	9 (163.4284)	11 (161.7144)	11 (160.5714)
May 17, 2013	Randolph County Pig Party Steeleville, IL	15 / 25 (642.2852)	11 (162.8570)	8 (164)	8 (164.5712)	19 (150.8570)
May 10, 2013	2013 Optimist Kick-Off Cook-Off Florissant, MO	6 / 25 (656.5716)	9 (165.7144)	6 (164.5716)	2 (170.8572)	17 (155.4284)
Apr 26, 2013	Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	11 / 36 (655.9996)	21 (159.4284)	1 (177.1430)	31 (152.5712)	11 (166.8570)
Apr 5, 2013	1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	10 / 50 (657.1426)	13 (164.5714)	28 (160.5712)	13 (165.7144)	11 (166.2856)

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

SMOKIN T'S

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

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