SMOKIN O BBQ

SMOKIN O BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 74 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Smokin on the Lake (2014), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #472 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin' O BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#472

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1683

peak 1714 · rated over 71 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 22, 2013

latest Oct 11, 2019 · 6.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#192

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve · wins it all 1% of the time

Category wins

31 podiums

Overall top-10s

36% of 74 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

695.3828 / 720

Master · Anchor City Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.61 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 668.55 (+1.06)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · Anchor City Cook Off

Consistency

±13.35

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.08 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.50)

Road miles

9,302

across 74 mapped stops · furthest 340 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$83K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.55 / 720

73 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (18 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.5256 points from the title

Came within 0.5256 points of the Grand Championship at 10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff (Jul 7, 2017).

Among the elite

#472 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 7% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1683 puts them #472 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 7% of the field.

rating 1683
peak 1714
71 rated contests

Against the odds

23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Smokin on the Lake (May 17, 2014) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, QUAU.

Happy hunting ground

Top 15% average finish here

Hott Butts BBQ Contest is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 15%

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 Smokin on the Lake (May 17, 2014).

Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 51 of 74 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 74 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

695.3828 career-best overall

96.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.3828 at Anchor City Cook Off — 96.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 13, 2017

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The one to beat

6× one call ahead of them

OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN O BBQ 6 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

36–7 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 84% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 36 of their 43 shared contests.

The drought

55 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Smokin on the Lake on May 17, 2014 — 55 contests and 12.4 years ago.

last GC May 17, 2014
12.4 years ago

A strong matchup

23–8 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 74% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of POLITICAL PORK in 23 of their 31 shared contests.

Always the bridesmaid

3 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 1 Grand Championship — close enough to touch it, over and over.

1 Grand Championship
74 contests

Going the wrong way

-30 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 30 points across 5 contests since Oct 12, 2018 — from 1714 down to 1683.

5 contests since Oct 12, 2018
now 1683

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A June team

Top 23% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 23% across 10 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.

10 June contests
top 37% the rest of the year

The long haul

9,302 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,302 miles across 74 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 340 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional).

74 mapped stops
furthest 340 mi

The metronome

±1.94% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.94% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
74 contests

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked Anchor City Cook off every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 2nd

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
2019 ↗	Master	#796 (370 pts)	#713 (475 pts)	#881 (350 pts)	#885 (345 pts)	#672 (500 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#442 (807 pts)	#333 (1,007 pts)	#581 (642 pts)	#449 (812 pts)	#466 (787 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#240 (1,351 pts)	#276 (1,191 pts)	#369 (1,016 pts)	#228 (1,336 pts)	#275 (1,251 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#278 (1,252 pts)	#218 (1,347 pts)	#409 (967 pts)	#260 (1,267 pts)	#391 (1,017 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#224 (1,405 pts)	#203 (1,429 pts)	#232 (1,319 pts)	#302 (1,110 pts)	#192 (1,515 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#192 (1,538 pts)	#125 (1,733 pts)	#201 (1,460 pts)	#259 (1,250 pts)	#174 (1,568 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#317 (969 pts)	#325 (934 pts)	#286 (1,044 pts)	#320 (929 pts)	#169 (1,459 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN O BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

Lazy Butt BBQ

#473 of the rated field

1683 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1683

5–1 in 6 shared contests (83% to SMOKIN O BBQ)

These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — SMOKIN O BBQ ahead 5–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Apr 10, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow

#474 of the rated field

1683 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 59%
Peak: 1683

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to SMOKIN O BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Mar 6, 2020

⚔ Head-to-head

BULL IN THE RING

#471 of the rated field

1684 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1693

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKIN O BBQ has cooked, 49 to 74, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

MIDNIGHT STOKERS

#467 of the rated field

1685 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1685

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to SMOKIN O BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before SMOKIN O BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 31 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Big Boots BBQ

#468 of the rated field

1685 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1689

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN O BBQ)

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 30 contests, alongside a 60% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 27 contests
last seen May 5, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

FIRE DANCER BBQ

#476 of the rated field

1682 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 253
GCs: 17
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1822

3–3 in 6 shared contests (50% to SMOKIN O BBQ)

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

rated over 240 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
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	56	19	37	34%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	43	7	36	16%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	36	5	31	14%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	34	3	31	9%	⚔ compare
POLITICAL PORK	31	23	8	74%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	31	7	24	23%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	30	8	22	27%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	29	7	22	24%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	28	11	17	39%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	28	8	20	29%	⚔ compare
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	26	7	19	27%	⚔ compare
MY 3 SONS BARBEQUE MO	25	20	5	80%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	24	7	17	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BUTTS	23	16	7	70%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	22	10	12	45%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	74	30	1	11	178.8572	150.2400	169.08	top 37%
Pork Ribs	74	17	1	4	177.1428	145.1430	165.50	top 46%
Pork	74	19	1	8	177.1428	150.8456	166.70	top 45%
Brisket	74	30	4	8	179.4400	147.9884	167.25	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)	35	1	top 37%
Large (40+)	38	0	top 37%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	61	1	top 37%
KS	8	0	top 32%
OK	2	0	top 74%
NE	1	0	top 42%
IL	1	0	top 20%
IA	1	0	top 39%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Anchor City Cook off	7	2	top 31%	Oct 11, 2019
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	6	3	top 32%	Aug 2, 2019
BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL)	4	18	top 45%	Aug 17, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	4	7	top 48%	May 5, 2017
Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	3	9	top 51%	May 1, 2015
Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off	2	11	top 29%	Jun 29, 2018
The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2	7	top 27%	Apr 7, 2017
Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2	22	top 36%	Mar 31, 2017
Hott Butts BBQ Contest	2	3	top 15%	Jun 3, 2016
Rock'n Freedom	2	10	top 25%	Jun 19, 2015
The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2	14	top 33%	Apr 11, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 15 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 10.6 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 61 of 74 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 49 11 of them more than once

First title May 17, 2014 Smokin on the Lake

Opponents faced 2,324 finished ahead 4,093 times, behind 2,380

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

20191 milestone

Oct 11 Most recent contest Anchor City Cook off

20181 milestone

Sep 15 Peak power rating (1714) 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20172 milestones

Oct 13 Career-best overall score695.3828 Anchor City Cook Off
Oct 13 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 Anchor City Cook Off

20162 milestones

Aug 5 50th tracked contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Oct 14 First Reserve Championship Anchor City Cook Off

20145 milestones

May 17 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin on the Lake
May 17 First overall podium Smokin on the Lake
May 17 First Grand Championship Smokin on the Lake
May 17 First multi-meat day Smokin on the Lake
Sep 19 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)

20135 milestones

Feb 22 First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2850 Polar Bear Challenge
Apr 12 First call The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
Jun 20 First overall top-10 Rock'n Freedom
Aug 16 10th tracked contest BBQ and Fly In on the River

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	Smokin on the Lake	May 17, 2014
+12.5	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 12, 2013
+11.9	Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival	Sep 27, 2013
+11.9	Anchor City Cook Off	Oct 14, 2016
+11.8	Rock'n Freedom	Jun 20, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.9	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Aug 2, 2019
-10.5	Polar Bear BBQ Challenge	Feb 23, 2018
-10.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 6, 2016
-10	Smokin' On Big Creek	Apr 5, 2013
-8.9	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019

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)
2019	4	0	1	0	75%	top 53%	94.1%	92.9%
2018	7	0	2	1	57%	top 33%	95.5%	93.5%
2017	10	0	4	1	80%	top 30%	96.6%	93.8%
2016	11	0	3	0	73%	top 35%	95.2%	93.2%
2015	13	0	5	2	77%	top 36%	95.2%	93.1%
2014	15	1	8	3	60%	top 36%	98.1%	93.2%
2013	14	0	4	0	64%	top 43%	94.1%	91.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 11, 2019	Anchor City Cook off 🏅 Centralia, MO	11 / 25 (677.6456)	9 (170.8228)	17 (167.9772)	9 (169.7372)	12 (169.1084)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	203 / 468 (663.9084)	264 (163.9772)	381 (155.9428)	36 (174.3200)	136 (169.6684)
Aug 2, 2019	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO	26 / 30 (665.0284)	28 (163.3712)	10 (170.2744)	28 (162.8572)	16 (168.5256)
May 31, 2019	Smokin on the Lake 🏅 Monroe City, MO	9 / 25 (667.8624)	3 (176.5828)	21 (156.5028)	16 (162.8112)	3 (171.9656)
Oct 12, 2018	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	12 / 33 (673.5884)	11 (170.2628)	19 (165.0972)	20 (166.2628)	7 (171.9656)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	85 / 467 (679.9652)	165 (169.6684)	47 (174.2856)	287 (161.7256)	42 (174.2856)
Aug 17, 2018	BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL) Excelsior Springs, MO	28 / 57 (662.7196)	41 (161.6684)	15 (170.8800)	28 (167.3828)	33 (162.7884)
Aug 3, 2018	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	3 / 35 (687.3828)	3 (174.2628)	13 (166.8228)	1 (175.4400)	5 (170.8572)
Jun 29, 2018	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	14 / 52 (681.6684)	2 (177.7144)	19 (169.7028)	39 (162.8456)	8 (171.4056)
Jun 1, 2018	Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO	9 / 48 (681.0512)	9 (169.6800)	14 (169.7028)	4 (176.5600)	19 (165.1084)
Feb 23, 2018	Polar Bear BBQ Challenge Kingdom City, MO	22 / 29 (646.7084)	12 (170.8112)	24 (153.6916)	25 (159.4056)	21 (162.8000)
Oct 13, 2017	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	2 / 27 (695.3828)	10 (171.9772)	9 (170.8228)	5 (173.1428)	1 (179.4400)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	98 / 407 (678.1712)	66 (174.2628)	125 (169.6800)	176 (167.4172)	167 (166.8112)
Aug 18, 2017	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	28 / 65 (666.6968)	8 (174.2744)	30 (166.2284)	50 (158.8112)	26 (167.3828)
Aug 4, 2017	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	3 / 40 (694.2972)	3 (176.0116)	14 (168.5600)	5 (174.2856)	4 (175.4400)
Jul 7, 2017	10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	2 / 25 (687.9772)	10 (168.5600)	4 (175.4172)	2 (175.4400)	8 (168.5600)
Jun 23, 2017	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	11 / 35 (677.0400)	26 (165.6800)	7 (172.0116)	12 (169.6800)	11 (169.6684)
Jun 2, 2017	Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAM FULL) Marysville, KS	9 / 35 (669.6000)	17 (165.6800)	18 (165.0972)	10 (166.8572)	6 (171.9656)
May 5, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	19 / 29 (656.5256)	13 (170.2628)	26 (155.4400)	4 (172.5828)	23 (158.2400)
Apr 7, 2017	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	22 / 54 (664.4684)	8 (174.8572)	23 (168.5484)	33 (166.2744)	38 (154.7884)
Mar 31, 2017	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO	25 / 59 (661.0744)	34 (164)	31 (163.9772)	21 (168.5600)	23 (164.5372)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	181 / 557 (666.1824)	162 (168.5600)	160 (169.1084)	251 (165.6912)	274 (162.8228)
Oct 14, 2016	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	2 / 34 (683.4060)	8 (170.8344)	11 (167.9888)	2 (177.1428)	15 (167.4400)
Sep 3, 2016	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	19 / 45 (659.3140)	13 (170.8456)	10 (168)	30 (162.2628)	38 (158.2056)
Aug 5, 2016	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	24 / 50 (668.4228)	22 (167.9772)	37 (162.2400)	23 (166.2400)	10 (171.9656)
Jul 22, 2016	The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig Desoto, KS	20 / 49 (685.0972)	2 (178.8572)	36 (166.8344)	15 (173.7372)	37 (165.6684)
Jul 8, 2016	9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	14 / 26 (666.1944)	10 (170.8344)	23 (157.0972)	20 (163.9772)	5 (174.2856)
Jun 24, 2016	Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	12 / 49 (678.8344)	12 (174.2972)	22 (164.5372)	4 (173.7372)	21 (166.2628)
Jun 3, 2016	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	3 / 22 (678.7656)	2 (174.8572)	13 (159.3600)	2 (176.5600)	7 (167.9884)
May 6, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	24 / 30 (646.2632)	24 (162.8344)	22 (159.4172)	19 (162.8688)	20 (161.1428)
Apr 8, 2016	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	7 / 53 (681.0284)	13 (170.2628)	6 (173.7028)	19 (168.5372)	19 (168.5256)
Apr 1, 2016	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	22 / 72 (670.1828)	25 (170.8228)	18 (167.4172)	37 (166.2628)	22 (165.6800)
Oct 9, 2015	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	11 / 20 (661.0976)	7 (171.9772)	13 (158.2516)	7 (173.7144)	13 (157.1544)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	148 / 606 (669.6116)	128 (170.2744)	227 (166.8344)	68 (172.5600)	344 (159.9428)
Sep 4, 2015	Q'ing for a Cause Columbia, MO	3 / 21 (685.6912)	3 (172.5484)	6 (171.4400)	3 (173.1428)	12 (168.5600)
Aug 7, 2015	Missouri's North Star BBQ Championship Kirksville, MO	13 / 26 (650.2056)	17 (160.5372)	12 (163.9772)	15 (163.4056)	9 (162.2856)
Jul 31, 2015	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	8 / 38 (682.7768)	16 (169.7028)	6 (172.5600)	12 (169.6912)	10 (170.8228)
Jul 10, 2015	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	22 / 31 (646.1028)	26 (161.6456)	29 (153.6916)	24 (162.2400)	11 (168.5256)
Jun 19, 2015	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	11 / 36 (679.3144)	3 (176.0116)	22 (165.0972)	18 (166.2400)	10 (171.9656)
Jun 5, 2015	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	5 / 32 (678.2740)	7 (172)	22 (159.4056)	10 (170.8456)	1 (176.0228)
May 23, 2015	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	25 / 62 (671.3372)	10 (173.7028)	29 (167.4288)	20 (170.2628)	43 (159.9428)
May 15, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	7 / 30 (673.6572)	13 (168.5372)	2 (173.1772)	23 (156.5372)	1 (175.4056)
May 1, 2015	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	9 / 37 (675.3144)	7 (171.9656)	10 (167.9888)	22 (165.0972)	9 (170.2628)
Apr 10, 2015	The Best Damn BBQ Contest Smithville, MO	14 / 52 (669.6340)	12 (170.8456)	7 (172)	20 (167.4056)	31 (159.3828)
Mar 21, 2015	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	59 / 82 (671.8856)	73 (167.3712)	65 (164.0116)	52 (168.5372)	27 (171.9656)
Oct 10, 2014	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	9 / 27 (677.0744)	1 (175.4172)	20 (159.3944)	2 (174.8572)	9 (167.4056)
Oct 2, 2014	Certified BBQ Judging Class unrated Kansas City, MO	3 (176.5828)	3 (176.5828)	21 (156.5028)	16 (162.8112)	3 (171.9656)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	100 / 165 (666.2288)	61 (170.8344)	100 (166.2516)	158 (150.8456)	11 (178.2972)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	255 / 552 (657.0624)	64 (173.7028)	128 (169.7028)	239 (165.6684)	490 (147.9884)
Sep 19, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	22 / 29 (662.6736)	20 (168.5256)	15 (167.9656)	17 (168.5484)	25 (157.6340)
Aug 15, 2014	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	30 / 51 (651.2452)	4 (173.7028)	40 (154.2056)	35 (162.2628)	26 (161.0740)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' with Woods Odessa, MO	10 / 28 (665.6456)	10 (170.2628)	6 (170.2744)	18 (162.2628)	15 (162.8456)
Aug 1, 2014	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	10 / 47 (675.8968)	9 (171.9656)	2 (177.1428)	29 (162.8228)	21 (163.9656)
Jul 11, 2014	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	7 / 41 (679.9084)	13 (172.5484)	19 (166.8344)	20 (166.2628)	5 (174.2628)
Jun 20, 2014	Knights of Columbus Quincy, IL	5 / 25 (675.9656)	8 (171.4284)	11 (166.2856)	3 (171.9772)	8 (166.2744)
May 17, 2014	Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	1 / 25 (690.8800)	6 (170.8456)	1 (175.4516)	18 (165.1428)	1 (179.4400)
May 9, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	7 / 30 (683.3712)	2 (175.4400)	11 (167.4172)	20 (165.1084)	4 (175.4056)
May 2, 2014	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	21 / 35 (661.0056)	15 (166.8344)	19 (165.6916)	12 (169.1200)	28 (159.3596)
Apr 11, 2014	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	14 / 54 (662.8000)	11 (168.5140)	20 (164.5488)	32 (162.2972)	13 (167.4400)
Mar 14, 2014	NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO	13 / 61 (654.1256)	34 (158.2400)	18 (163.9428)	13 (166.2744)	12 (165.6684)
Oct 11, 2013	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	10 / 29 (666.8228)	18 (163.9656)	12 (164.5488)	6 (169.7256)	4 (168.5828)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	208 / 535 (646.7544)	289 (160.5256)	163 (164.5600)	281 (159.9772)	204 (161.6916)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	104 / 174 (655.9544)	171 (150.2400)	115 (160.5488)	49 (169.1428)	11 (176.0228)
Sep 27, 2013	Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival Hermann, MO	5 / 39 (674.7196)	25 (163.9428)	6 (169.7028)	11 (167.9656)	2 (173.1084)
Aug 16, 2013	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	18 / 66 (664.4800)	19 (166.8228)	29 (162.8228)	8 (171.4172)	24 (163.4172)
Jul 19, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	11 / 28 (660.6172)	7 (169.1428)	12 (168.0344)	12 (166.8572)	24 (156.5828)
Jul 12, 2013	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	7 / 42 (677.6568)	4 (173.7028)	9 (172.5600)	31 (158.2512)	4 (173.1428)
Jul 5, 2013	Crossroads BBQ Cook-off Cameron, MO	27 / 40 (646.8564)	14 (167.4284)	18 (165.7142)	33 (158.2856)	32 (155.4282)
Jun 20, 2013	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	10 / 50 (677.1428)	16 (168.5714)	40 (161.1428)	3 (175.4286)	10 (172)
May 10, 2013	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	17 / 49 (649.1428)	27 (160.5712)	32 (155.4288)	26 (160.5714)	5 (172.5714)
May 3, 2013	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	17 / 25 (650.8570)	16 (162.2858)	22 (156)	18 (158.8570)	2 (173.7142)
Apr 12, 2013	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	19 / 48 (656.5708)	35 (155.9994)	2 (174.8572)	44 (152.5714)	4 (173.1428)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	61 / 74 (625.1428)	33 (164.5714)	69 (145.1430)	53 (160)	60 (155.4284)
Feb 22, 2013	Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO	29 / 46 (650.2850)	40 (157.1426)	17 (166.2856)	31 (161.7140)	24 (165.1428)

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

SMOKIN O BBQ

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (18 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Against the odds

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Always the bridesmaid

Going the wrong way

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)