B & C SMOKERS KS
Rating
1533
peak 1544
Contests
32
in the data
First seen
2019-04-05
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#132
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 32 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.83 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 662.40 (-4.57)
Walk rate
31%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±32.18
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.84 · weakest Brisket (165.28)
Road miles
2378
mi across 32 mapped stops · furthest 220 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Scorched Deck BBQ has finished one call ahead of B & C SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 19 of their 21 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Hawg Wild in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 2 visits.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 33% across 3 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 155.9656 | 167.30 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 176.5828 | 143.9772 | 167.45 | top 45% |
| Pork | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.1544 | 155.9084 | 167.84 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 151.9656 | 165.28 | top 48% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 22 | 0 | top 43% |
| MO | 7 | 0 | top 62% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 22 | 0 | top 43% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (24 of 32 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (30 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 662.40
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 661.6344 | 661.63 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 669.5888 | 658.74 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 658.7424 | 655.01 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 692.5712 | 692.57 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 673.6112 | 662.29 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 694.8460 | 648.50 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 682.8572 | 676.93 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 677.6228 | 667.07 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 65 / 157 (661.6344) | 87 (163.4172) | 31 (172.0116) | 81 (165.1200) | 87 (161.0856) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 254 / 401 (669.5888) | 290 (165.6684) | 290 (165.1088) | 180 (170.8344) | 201 (167.9772) |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 97 / 159 (647.8856) | 130 (157.6572) | 157 (143.9772) | 40 (171.4056) | 11 (174.8456) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 320 / 444 (658.7424) | 303 (165.1084) | 353 (162.2628) | 339 (162.2628) | 175 (169.1084) |
| 2024-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 78 / 172 (651.2800) | 69 (165.6800) | 70 (165.1200) | 99 (162.2628) | 105 (158.2172) |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 5 / 167 (692.5712) | 13 (173.1428) | 37 (170.2972) | 14 (174.8456) | 15 (174.2856) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 263 / 505 (666.1712) | 149 (171.4172) | 391 (161.0856) | 169 (170.2856) | 294 (163.3828) |
| 2022-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 28 / 28 (640.9828) | 25 (162.2856) | 24 (158.8228) | 17 (166.2400) | 28 (153.6344) |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 54 / 164 (661.6340) | 132 (155.9656) | 41 (167.9656) | 58 (168.0000) | 29 (169.7028) |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 43 / 77 (669.0284) | 44 (166.8572) | 36 (169.6684) | 44 (165.1200) | 32 (167.3828) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 51 / 94 (673.6112) | 18 (174.8572) | 31 (171.4400) | 25 (173.1200) | 82 (154.1940) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 53 / 467 (498.3316) | 304 (162.8116) | 233 (166.2744) | 88 (171.4172) | 188 (166.8228) |
| 2021-08-06 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 19 / 26 (666.1600) | 19 (165.1084) | 7 (171.9772) | 13 (171.9656) | 22 (157.1088) |
| 2021-07-09 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 31 / 43 (663.2568) | 35 (163.3828) | 31 (166.8344) | 28 (167.3828) | 25 (165.6568) |
| 2021-06-25 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 11 / 145 (683.9088) | 62 (163.3944) | 11 (174.2744) | 25 (170.8228) | 5 (175.4172) |
| 2021-06-04 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 19 / 28 (659.3828) | 28 (158.8572) | 8 (171.4400) | 16 (167.3828) | 22 (161.7028) |
| 2021-05-07 | Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 24 / 53 (673.5888) | 12 (175.4056) | 26 (169.1316) | 18 (170.8228) | 33 (158.2288) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 11 / 105 (694.8460) | 61 (168.0000) | 34 (171.9888) | 10 (177.1544) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2020-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 20 / 31 (682.8572) | 17 (173.1544) | 17 (170.9144) | 27 (163.9428) | 5 (174.8456) |
| 2020-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 15 / 29 (682.8112) | 27 (165.1200) | 1 (176.5828) | 11 (170.2856) | 8 (170.8228) |
| 2020-07-10 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 39 / 61 (665.1088) | 42 (164.0000) | 33 (167.4172) | 42 (163.4288) | 23 (170.2628) |
| 2019-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 27 / 66 (668.5256) | 6 (174.8456) | 19 (170.2972) | 12 (171.4172) | 54 (151.9656) |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 38 / 68 (666.7200) | 12 (173.1316) | 17 (171.9656) | 27 (167.9656) | 58 (153.6572) |
| 2019-07-20 | Smoking on the Osage BBQ contest and Car show Osceola, MO | 18 / 27 (652.9600) | 14 (170.8228) | 20 (161.6688) | 22 (155.9084) | 16 (164.5600) |
| 2019-07-12 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 29 / 59 (669.6456) | 19 (170.2972) | 30 (168.0000) | 50 (159.9428) | 15 (171.4056) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 52 / 183 (655.3144) | 66 (164.0000) | 25 (170.2628) | 129 (157.6572) | 69 (163.3944) |
| 2019-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 10 / 29 (672.5144) | 7 (173.7028) | 12 (168.0116) | 11 (168.5372) | 20 (162.2628) |
| 2019-05-03 | Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character St. Joseph, MO | 8 / 39 (677.6228) | 27 (162.8000) | 11 (168.5944) | 2 (176.5600) | 10 (169.6684) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS | 45 / 104 (669.5656) | 30 (171.9656) | 47 (166.8344) | 49 (167.3828) | 63 (163.3828) |
| 2019-04-05 | VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits Overland Park, KS | 19 / 53 (670.7884) | 3 (176.0000) | 33 (163.4056) | 28 (165.7028) | 23 (165.6800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #791 (60 pts) | #866 (60 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #814 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #629 (293 pts) | #612 (328 pts) | #695 (298 pts) | #599 (333 pts) | #657 (293 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #318 (609 pts) | #403 (499 pts) | #308 (674 pts) | #338 (619 pts) | #286 (709 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #441 (245 pts) | #514 (210 pts) | #292 (435 pts) | #476 (240 pts) | #304 (400 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #429 (761 pts) | #283 (1071 pts) | #455 (756 pts) | #390 (876 pts) | #465 (731 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #269 (1185 pts) | #425 (850 pts) | #283 (1100 pts) | #342 (990 pts) | #197 (1415 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1392 (180 pts) | #1493 (180 pts) | #1506 (180 pts) | #1489 (180 pts) | #1476 (180 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #276 (1260 pts) | #365 (1040 pts) | #399 (985 pts) | #121 (1695 pts) | #260 (1280 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #222 (1408 pts) | #215 (1383 pts) | #279 (1208 pts) | #163 (1513 pts) | #272 (1233 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #162 (1669 pts) | #167 (1547 pts) | #136 (1694 pts) | #261 (1247 pts) | #298 (1172 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #132 (1716 pts) | #191 (1321 pts) | #213 (1274 pts) | #188 (1336 pts) | #74 (2020 pts) |