WORTH SMOKIN' BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#792

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1628

peak 1628 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-02-22

latest 2015-10-03

Best ToY finish

#316

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 25%

overall standings

Best overall

690.7884 / 720

Master · The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake

Perfect 180s

Current form

571.36 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 642.89 (-71.53)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7028

Chicken · Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge

Consistency

±122.95

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.20 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.45)

Road miles

1,600

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 301 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.89 / 720

16 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (14 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

Against the odds

20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake (2014-04-11) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 20-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, TRUEBUD BBQ.

Giant slayer

54 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 54-team field at The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake.

2014-04-11

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships here

The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 10%

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 16 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

690.7884 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.7884 at The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-04-11

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DIRT ROAD BBQ has finished one call ahead of WORTH SMOKIN' BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–3 behind in the head-to-head

JAESTAR BBQ ahead in 73% of their meetings

JAESTAR BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.76 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 19% of the time against 50%.

Pork Ribs avg 166.45
Chicken avg 171.20
3 calls in 16 entries

The drought

8 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake on 2014-04-11 — 8 contests and 12.4 years ago.

last GC 2014-04-11
12.4 years ago

A strong matchup

7–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Three Brothers Different Mothers in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BURNT FINGER BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±17.08% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±17.08% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 89.3% of a perfect score
best 95.9%

An April team

Top 17% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 17% across 3 contests, versus top 25% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 25% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

33 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

FRONT DOOR GANG

#790 of the rated field

1628 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1641

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to WORTH SMOKIN' BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — WORTH SMOKIN' BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 29 contests
last seen 2016-08-05

⚔ Head-to-head

KCQ

#791 of the rated field

1628 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1638

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to WORTH SMOKIN' BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 35 contests to 16.

rated over 34 contests
last seen 2019-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN' N THE DARK

#789 of the rated field

1628 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 75%
Peak: 1628

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2017-03-03

⚔ Head-to-head

HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE

#794 of the rated field

1628 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1628

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 27 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2024-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

FAT ANDY'S BBQ

#793 of the rated field

1628 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1633

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 30 contests
last seen 2017-09-08

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKEN DUDES BBQ

#788 of the rated field

1628 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1644

No shared contest yet.

Level with WORTH SMOKIN' BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 33 contests
last seen 2018-09-28

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
JAESTAR BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
Three Brothers Different Mothers	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
TRUEBUD BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
KC SMOKE DAWGS	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
PORK PATROL BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	8	1	3	177.7028	162.2854	171.20	top 29%
Pork Ribs	16	3	0	1	177.1428	153.1428	166.45	top 43%
Pork	16	4	0	0	173.1428	161.7142	167.62	top 38%
Brisket	16	7	2	4	176.5600	157.6684	168.23	top 32%

“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
MO	10	1	top 20%
KS	2	0	top 24%
NE	1	0	top 42%
IA	1	0	top 27%
AR	1	0	top 64%
OK	1	0	top 27%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 17%
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 26%
Large (40+)	9	1	top 26%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2	1	1	top 10%	2014-04-11

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.6 yrs 2013-02-22 → 2015-10-03

Busiest season 2014 7 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 5.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 10 of 16 contests · 6 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 15 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 16 entries · 1 win · 8 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 171.20 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.45)

Walk rate 69% a top-10 call in 11 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 50% 8 of 16 contests

Wins it all 6% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve

First title 2014-04-11 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 642.89 out of 720 · 16 contests · 1 GC

Opponents faced 1,069 1,480–347 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,600 16 mapped stops · furthest 301 mi

Schedule strength 1548 average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Power rating 1628 peak 1628 · #792 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Feb 22 First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First call Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8564 Polar Bear Challenge
Apr 12 First category win (Brisket) The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Apr 12 First overall top-10 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
2014
Apr 11 First overall podium The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Apr 11 First Grand Championship The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Apr 11 Biggest field won (54 teams) The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Apr 11 Career-best overall score690.7884 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
May 9 10th tracked contest BBQ in the Bluffs
2015
Sep 5 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
Oct 3 Peak power rating (1628) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
Oct 3 Most recent contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.8	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2014-04-11
+13	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-09-27
+11.6	Bates County BBQ State Championship	2013-10-25
+11.5	Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival	2014-09-05
+10.8	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2014-10-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-1.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	2013-10-18

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	2	0	0	1	50%	top 24%	95%	93.8%
2014	7	1	4	1	71%	top 23%	95.9%	93.9%
2013	7	0	4	1	71%	top 28%	94.8%	93.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	38 / 606 (683.9428)	110 (171.4056)	73 (172.0000)	78 (172.0000)	161 (168.5372)
2015-09-05	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	13 / 31 (666.1600)	1 (177.7028)	15 (163.3944)	22 (162.8228)	18 (162.2400)
2014-10-18	Sons of the American Legion Red White & Blue II BBQ Contest Smithville, MO	3 / 18 (688.5488)	10 (168.5716)	2 (177.1428)	11 (169.1316)	3 (173.7028)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	51 / 552 (682.7884)	20 (177.7028)	116 (170.2628)	101 (171.4056)	243 (163.4172)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	104 / 165 (665.0396)	110 (165.7028)	101 (165.7256)	103 (166.2284)	83 (167.3828)
2014-09-05	Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival 🏅 Butler, MO	5 / 43 (680.4684)	2 (177.7028)	22 (163.3828)	8 (171.4056)	9 (167.9772)
2014-05-09	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	9 / 33 (665.1200)	2 (176.0228)	11 (168.0000)	15 (162.2628)	19 (158.8344)
2014-05-02	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO	11 / 33 (658.7084)	7 (168.5256)	4 (167.9772)	15 (164.5372)	18 (157.6684)
2014-04-11	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	1 / 54 (690.7884)	4 (174.2628)	15 (167.9656)	4 (172.0000)	1 (176.5600)
2013-10-25	Bates County BBQ State Championship 🏅 Butler, MO	4 / 33 (679.3256)	14 (166.8228)	7 (169.7028)	7 (169.6800)	3 (173.1200)
2013-10-18	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	32 / 50 (676.4340)	35 (170.2628)	39 (166.2400)	14 (171.9656)	37 (167.9656)
2013-10-11	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	8 / 30 (682.2056)	5 (176.0000)	16 (169.6800)	25 (162.2628)	6 (174.2628)
2013-09-27	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	5 / 29 (676.4456)	8 (171.9772)	20 (166.2400)	12 (167.4056)	5 (170.8228)
2013-04-19	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS	22 / 73 (646.8566)	17 (166.8568)	47 (153.1428)	28 (161.7142)	21 (165.1428)
2013-04-12	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	9 / 48 (666.2854)	16 (167.4284)	30 (159.4284)	22 (164.0000)	1 (175.4286)
2013-02-22	Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO	12 / 46 (666.8564)	30 (162.2854)	25 (162.8568)	5 (173.1428)	13 (168.5714)

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

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1429 (176 pts)	#990 (341 pts)	#1559 (166 pts)	#1725 (131 pts)	#1599 (151 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#316 (1132 pts)	#267 (1207 pts)	#419 (937 pts)	#440 (867 pts)	#373 (1002 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#395 (771 pts)	#576 (566 pts)	#722 (461 pts)	#513 (641 pts)	#330 (936 pts)