SMOKERS WILD

SMOKERS WILD is a competition barbecue team with 59 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Cass County (2014), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #530 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#530

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1671

peak 1709 · rated over 56 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Jan 27, 2023 · 9.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#86

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

22 podiums

Overall top-10s

41% of 59 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 33%

overall standings

Best overall

702.8116 / 720

Master · Grand Lake BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.25 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 670.44 (-14.19)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Smokin Blues & BBQ

Consistency

±15.68

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.52)

Road miles

16,600

across 59 mapped stops · furthest 741 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

670.44 / 720

59 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (20 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

4.0002 points from the title

Came within 4.0002 points of the Grand Championship at It's A Smokin Good Thang (Jun 7, 2013).

Among the elite

#530 of 6,485 rated teams

In the top 8% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1671 puts them #530 of 6,485 rated teams — the top 8% of the field.

rating 1671
peak 1709
56 rated contests

Against the odds

35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 65 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Grand Lake BBQ Festival (May 16, 2014) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 35-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GILLY'S BBQ.

Giant slayer

35 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 35-team field at Cass County.

Aug 8, 2014

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Cass County is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 14%

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 Grand Lake BBQ Festival (May 16, 2014).

Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

78% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 46 of 59 contests

A top-10 category call in 78% of their 59 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

702.8116 career-best overall

97.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 702.8116 at Grand Lake BBQ Festival — 97.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 16, 2014

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

CAVEMAN CUISINE has finished one call ahead of SMOKERS WILD 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 2 Grand Championships

2014 was the year it came together: 18 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 20%.

18 contests
12 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 20%

A tough matchup

18–2 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 20 shared contests.

The drought

27 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Cass County on Aug 8, 2014 — 27 contests and 12.2 years ago.

last GC Aug 8, 2014
12.2 years ago

A strong matchup

13–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of INDIGO PIG in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The comeback

5.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5.8 years, then back at SJV Winter Rub (Jan 27, 2023).

last seen Apr 7, 2017
back Jan 27, 2023

Chicken nemesis

19 of 27 shared chicken entries lost

CAVEMAN CUISINE ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CAVEMAN CUISINE has out-cooked them in 19 of 27 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 14% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 14% across 5 contests, versus top 33% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 33% the rest of the year

The long haul

16,600 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 16,600 miles across 59 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 741 miles to Chillin & Grillin In The Glades.

59 mapped stops
furthest 741 mi

The metronome

±2.18% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.18% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.1% of a perfect score
59 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 4th

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#864 (410 pts)	#844 (450 pts)	#927 (405 pts)	#974 (385 pts)	#809 (465 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#306 (1,162 pts)	#133 (1,632 pts)	#334 (1,062 pts)	#251 (1,222 pts)	#336 (1,052 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#86 (2,091 pts)	#84 (1,924 pts)	#135 (1,698 pts)	#45 (2,129 pts)	#79 (2,010 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#99 (1,954 pts)	#87 (1,880 pts)	#108 (1,696 pts)	#122 (1,609 pts)	#124 (1,687 pts)

Overall rank by season

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UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ

#532 of the rated field

1671 power rating

Contests: 138
GCs: 9
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1820

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKERS WILD)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKERS WILD has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 136 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ

#528 of the rated field

1671 power rating

Contests: 186
GCs: 14
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1868

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKERS WILD)

They've been 1868 at their best, 197 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 184 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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SMOKIN BUTT CREW

#531 of the rated field

1671 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1715

Careers of much the same size, 58 contests to 59, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 58 contests
last seen Dec 1, 2023

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VETERAN PORK PULLERS

#529 of the rated field

1671 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1678

Their rating is built on 4 Grand Championships in 49 contests, alongside a 61% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Mar 15, 2024

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OM BBQ COMPANY

#533 of the rated field

1671 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1671

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

rated over 38 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2026
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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Go Pig or Go Home

#534 of the rated field

1670 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 78
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1677

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKERS WILD)

Level with SMOKERS WILD on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 72 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	30	14	16	47%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	27	10	17	37%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	24	10	14	42%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	23	8	15	35%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	22	9	13	41%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	21	10	11	48%	⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY	20	6	14	30%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	20	5	15	25%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
K.C. CAN CREW	19	11	8	58%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	19	11	8	58%	⚔ compare
OLD STYLE BBQ	18	10	8	56%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	17	12	5	71%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	17	9	8	53%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	59	25	3	9	178.8572	153.6456	169.34	top 37%
Pork Ribs	59	18	0	3	176.5600	147.3944	166.52	top 41%
Pork	59	22	2	5	178.8572	149.0972	167.58	top 38%
Brisket	59	23	3	5	177.7028	149.7144	167.00	top 37%

“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)	25	2	top 34%
Large (40+)	34	0	top 32%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	22	0	top 27%
MO	10	0	top 31%
OK	10	1	top 40%
LA	5	0	top 37%
NE	4	1	top 22%
CO	4	0	top 43%
VA	1	0	top 96%
AR	1	0	top 34%
IN	1	0	top 15%
IL	1	0	top 47%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)	5	4	0	top 24%	Apr 7, 2017
Wild West BBQ	3	3	0	top 39%	May 8, 2015
Cass County	2	1	1	top 14%	Aug 8, 2014
Grand Lake BBQ Festival	2	1	1	top 18%	May 16, 2014
Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque	2	4	0	top 32%	Oct 16, 2015
Sugar Mound BBQ Festival	2	12	0	top 18%	May 23, 2015
When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In	2	5	0	top 21%	Aug 22, 2014
Rock'n Freedom	2	6	0	top 18%	Jun 20, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 20 contests

Contests a season 9.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 22 of 59 contests · 10 states in all

Contests visited 47 8 of them more than once

First title May 16, 2014 Grand Lake BBQ Festival

Opponents faced 1,865 finished ahead 3,408 times, behind 1,252

Longest layoff 5.8 yrs Apr 7, 2017 → Jan 27, 2023

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

20231 milestone

Jan 27 Most recent contest SJV Winter Rub

20152 milestones

Mar 27 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Smokin Blues & BBQ
Oct 2 50th tracked contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational

20146 milestones

May 9 25th tracked contest Wild West BBQ
May 16 First Grand Championship Grand Lake BBQ Festival
May 16 First multi-meat day Grand Lake BBQ Festival
May 16 Career-best overall score702.8116 Grand Lake BBQ Festival
Aug 8 Biggest field won (35 teams) Cass County
Oct 17 Peak power rating (1709) Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque

20138 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Mar 15 First call Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.4282 Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Mar 29 First overall top-10 Slidell BBQ Challenge
Mar 29 First overall podium Slidell BBQ Challenge
Jun 7 First category win (Brisket) It's A Smokin Good Thang
Jun 7 First Reserve Championship It's A Smokin Good Thang
Jul 5 10th tracked contest Crossroads BBQ Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	Slidell BBQ Challenge	Mar 29, 2013
+14.1	It's A Smokin Good Thang	Jun 7, 2013
+13.8	Smoke In The Spring	Apr 12, 2013
+12.4	Grand Lake BBQ Festival	May 16, 2014
+11.7	Sunflower Barbecue	Jun 14, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-17.9	Chillin & Grillin In The Glades	Jul 8, 2016
-13.1	Hamond BBQ	Mar 25, 2016
-11.6	Wild West BBQ	May 8, 2015
-9.9	Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino	Aug 30, 2013
-8.9	Balloons Blues and Barbeque	Oct 14, 2016

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)
2023	1	0	0	0	100%	top 48%	92.4%	92.4%
2017	1	0	0	0	0%	top 44%	92.7%	92.7%
2016	5	0	1	1	60%	top 56%	96.7%	91%
2015	14	0	3	1	79%	top 42%	94.8%	92.8%
2014	18	2	12	3	89%	top 20%	97.6%	94.4%
2013	20	0	8	3	75%	top 31%	95.8%	92.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 27, 2023	SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE	15 / 31 (665.0744)	23 (161.1428)	19 (165.0972)	6 (174.2856)	19 (164.5488)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	44 / 100 (667.3028)	56 (166.2400)	42 (167.9656)	45 (166.8344)	39 (166.2628)
Oct 14, 2016	Balloons Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	29 / 39 (649.5768)	10 (172)	30 (158.8228)	21 (165.1200)	32 (153.6340)
Sep 17, 2016	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	4 / 43 (696.5488)	5 (176)	11 (171.4288)	14 (171.4172)	1 (177.7028)
Jul 8, 2016	Chillin & Grillin In The Glades Wise, VA	25 / 26 (602.7660)	24 (156.5600)	23 (147.3944)	26 (149.0972)	25 (149.7144)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	21 / 109 (673.5540)	23 (170.8228)	8 (174.2628)	28 (169.1200)	60 (159.3484)
Mar 25, 2016	Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA	46 / 58 (653.5428)	42 (165.0856)	57 (156.5144)	11 (172)	49 (159.9428)
Oct 16, 2015	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	12 / 25 (665.6000)	4 (173.1200)	17 (161.0972)	17 (165.1428)	8 (166.2400)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	115 / 606 (673.0512)	19 (176.5600)	191 (167.9772)	383 (161.1084)	180 (167.4056)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	138 / 187 (665.1316)	33 (174.8800)	160 (160.5600)	140 (164.5716)	135 (165.1200)
Sep 18, 2015	BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE	3 / 25 (675.3944)	3 (172)	11 (163.9888)	2 (173.1428)	11 (166.2628)
Aug 21, 2015	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	7 / 36 (678.2056)	3 (176.5600)	4 (173.1200)	25 (164.5256)	21 (164)
Jul 24, 2015	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	8 / 26 (674.2056)	10 (169.7028)	5 (172)	8 (170.2628)	20 (162.2400)
Jul 10, 2015	14th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	15 / 44 (669.0288)	26 (164.5372)	9 (169.1316)	13 (168.5256)	18 (166.8344)
May 23, 2015	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	12 / 62 (682.7656)	6 (174.2628)	26 (169.1200)	10 (173.7028)	34 (165.6800)
May 15, 2015	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	23 / 35 (662.1368)	9 (174.8572)	31 (151.3828)	19 (168.5256)	20 (167.3712)
May 8, 2015	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	18 / 26 (641.0056)	17 (164.5944)	19 (157.0972)	23 (151.9084)	7 (167.4056)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	32 / 97 (661.5884)	55 (162.7884)	68 (159.3828)	4 (176.5944)	38 (162.8228)
Mar 27, 2015	Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA	29 / 56 (663.2916)	1 (178.8572)	29 (163.3944)	50 (154.2056)	23 (166.8344)
Mar 21, 2015	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	44 / 82 (678.1944)	70 (167.3944)	63 (165.1200)	41 (169.6800)	7 (176)
Mar 20, 2015	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	55 / 87 (667.8856)	34 (171.9656)	30 (170.2628)	61 (164.5372)	65 (161.1200)
Oct 17, 2014	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	4 / 26 (686.8000)	2 (176)	2 (173.1428)	9 (169.1200)	8 (168.5372)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	72 / 165 (673.0628)	35 (173.1428)	53 (170.8344)	136 (161.0856)	73 (168)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	3 / 552 (700.5484)	91 (172.5600)	15 (176.5600)	11 (177.1428)	35 (174.2856)
Sep 12, 2014	Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Junction, CO	26 / 47 (658.7772)	37 (159.3828)	13 (167.9772)	32 (160.5716)	7 (170.8456)
Aug 22, 2014	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS	9 / 36 (682.7428)	13 (170.8228)	12 (169.1316)	1 (178.8572)	23 (163.9312)
Aug 15, 2014	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	9 / 60 (677.0400)	10 (171.4056)	21 (165.6916)	10 (170.2628)	12 (169.6800)
Aug 8, 2014	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	1 / 35 (685.6568)	14 (166.2512)	5 (173.7372)	6 (170.2628)	2 (175.4056)
Jul 25, 2014	Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ at the Allen County Fair Iola, KS	5 / 21 (681.0856)	9 (165.6800)	4 (176.5600)	2 (173.7256)	5 (165.1200)
Jul 18, 2014	10th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	5 / 41 (682.8000)	3 (171.4056)	5 (171.4400)	11 (171.9772)	7 (167.9772)
Jun 20, 2014	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	8 / 33 (678.8000)	2 (176.5600)	23 (161.6800)	7 (169.1200)	7 (171.4400)
Jun 6, 2014	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	9 / 54 (673.5768)	25 (166.2168)	22 (164.5372)	8 (170.8228)	8 (172)
May 24, 2014	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	14 / 87 (674.1596)	58 (161.6340)	25 (166.2400)	6 (173.7028)	8 (172.5828)
May 16, 2014	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	1 / 33 (702.8116)	4 (174.2744)	6 (173.1316)	1 (177.7028)	1 (177.7028)
May 9, 2014	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	3 / 29 (670.2056)	5 (167.4172)	10 (165.1084)	14 (163.3828)	2 (174.2972)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	14 / 73 (668.4456)	4 (174.2628)	6 (173.1316)	45 (158.2400)	28 (162.8112)
Mar 21, 2014	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	14 / 61 (677.6572)	9 (174.2744)	17 (169.1428)	28 (164.5600)	24 (169.6800)
Mar 15, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	21 / 72 (685.0744)	57 (166.8344)	51 (165.6800)	3 (178.8572)	12 (173.7028)
Mar 14, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	8 / 41 (676.5144)	33 (161.0972)	16 (169.1200)	4 (174.2972)	5 (172)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	139 / 174 (642.1028)	143 (161.0972)	108 (161.6572)	64 (167.9656)	155 (151.3828)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	24 / 535 (677.6228)	21 (174.2972)	31 (172.5600)	56 (170.8228)	246 (159.9428)
Sep 27, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	13 / 29 (667.3144)	21 (165.0856)	9 (170.8344)	7 (169.6800)	23 (161.7144)
Sep 19, 2013	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	36 / 76 (654.7312)	45 (163.9544)	30 (165.1084)	48 (159.9656)	29 (165.7028)
Sep 6, 2013	National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS	18 / 35 (647.2916)	31 (153.6456)	12 (165.1660)	23 (161.0972)	9 (167.3828)
Aug 30, 2013	Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino Quapaw, OK	26 / 36 (659.8284)	30 (160.5028)	29 (159.9428)	19 (168.5600)	6 (170.8228)
Aug 23, 2013	When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS	5 / 30 (670.2396)	5 (171.9884)	16 (159.4172)	6 (170.8456)	6 (167.9884)
Aug 9, 2013	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	11 / 44 (667.9772)	1 (177.7372)	22 (161.6800)	17 (162.2628)	11 (166.2972)
Aug 2, 2013	United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ Liberal, KS	3 / 25 (677.1312)	1 (174.2972)	10 (168.5828)	13 (161.1084)	4 (173.1428)
Jul 19, 2013	9th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	17 / 40 (662.7312)	25 (165.0740)	21 (163.3944)	11 (169.1200)	16 (165.1428)
Jul 5, 2013	Crossroads BBQ Cook-off Cameron, MO	16 / 40 (662.8572)	11 (169.1430)	23 (162.2858)	21 (163.9998)	10 (167.4286)
Jun 20, 2013	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	6 / 50 (686.2856)	21 (167.4284)	4 (174.2858)	7 (173.1430)	14 (171.4284)
Jun 14, 2013	Sunflower Barbecue Topeka, KS	3 / 34 (673.1428)	9 (170.8570)	21 (162.8572)	4 (174.2858)	10 (165.1428)
Jun 7, 2013	It's A Smokin Good Thang Tecumseh, OK	2 / 27 (689.7140)	7 (171.9998)	2 (175.4286)	13 (165.1426)	1 (177.1430)
May 17, 2013	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	10 / 30 (677.7140)	11 (173.7142)	9 (170.8570)	19 (163.4286)	8 (169.7142)
May 10, 2013	Wild West BBQ Lamar, CO	12 / 31 (643.9998)	12 (165.1430)	3 (169.7144)	25 (153.7140)	20 (155.4284)
Apr 12, 2013	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	4 / 71 (680.5714)	2 (176)	4 (173.1428)	43 (162.2856)	11 (169.1430)
Mar 29, 2013	Slidell BBQ Challenge Slidell, LA	3 / 44 (681.1424)	7 (173.1426)	15 (166.2856)	4 (172.5714)	11 (169.1428)
Mar 22, 2013	Hammond Blues and BBQ Hammond, LA	13 / 50 (668.5712)	21 (167.4284)	17 (166.2856)	17 (166.2858)	11 (168.5714)
Mar 15, 2013	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK	29 / 55 (663.4282)	20 (169.1428)	48 (157.1426)	5 (173.1430)	32 (163.9998)

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

SMOKERS WILD

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (20 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)