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The Smokey Bandits

The Smokey Bandits is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2021. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition (2014). They are ranked #3441 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,441
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1494
peak 1546 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

19
in the data

First seen

May 10, 2014
latest Oct 23, 2021 · 7.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#779
Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

1
0 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time

Category wins

1
4 podiums

Overall top-10s

5
26% of 19 contests

Best top-10 run

2
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 52%
overall standings

Best overall

685.1084 / 720
Master · Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

627.98 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 634.03 (-6.04)

Walk rate

47%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028
Pork · Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition

Consistency

±39.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 162.00 · weakest Brisket (159.07)

Road miles

10,179
across 19 mapped stops · furthest 4,567 mi

Schedule strength

19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)

Master avg

634.03 / 720
19 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition (Jun 7, 2014) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 26-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, South Pork.

High-water mark

685.1084 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.1084 at Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Jun 7, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ROKENDE REGAHS has finished one call ahead of The Smokey Bandits 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 1 Grand Championship

2014 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 28%.

  • 5 contests
  • 3 overall top-10s
  • 1 category win
  • average top 28%

A tough matchup

14–1 behind in the head-to-head

BBQ+ ahead in 93% of their meetings

BBQ+ has come out ahead in 14 of their 15 shared contests.

The drought

17 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition on Jun 7, 2014 — 17 contests and 12.3 years ago.

  • last GC Jun 7, 2014
  • 12.3 years ago
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A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TEAM ANONIEM in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

12 of 14 shared pork entries lost

BBQ+ ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BBQ+ has out-cooked them in 12 of 14 shared pork entries.

A May team

Top 31% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 31% across 3 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.

  • 3 May contests
  • top 52% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,179 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,179 miles across 19 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,567 miles to Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge.

  • 19 mapped stops
  • furthest 4,567 mi

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2014 ↗ Master #779 (438 pts) #1094 (303 pts) #1189 (263 pts) #954 (373 pts) #915 (368 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to The Smokey Bandits, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Ribbin-1-Out
#3,438 of the rated field
1494 power rating
Contests
19
GCs
0
Top-10s
21%
Peak
1516

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 19 contests
  • last seen May 15, 2026
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DR. BUTTS BBQ
#3,447 of the rated field
1494 power rating
Contests
22
GCs
0
Top-10s
9%
Peak
1520

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 9% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 22 contests
  • last seen Jun 22, 2024
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PE LITTLE THRIGS
#3,463 of the rated field
1494 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1501

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before The Smokey Bandits's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 15 contests
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ALL FIRED UP AND KICKING ASH
#3,431 of the rated field
1494 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
0
Top-10s
14%
Peak
1503

Level with The Smokey Bandits on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 14 contests
  • last seen Jan 27, 2017
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GRILLIN' GRINDES
#3,454 of the rated field
1494 power rating
Contests
27
GCs
1
Top-10s
11%
Peak
1502

They turned up 5 years after The Smokey Bandits did, first appearing in 2019.

  • rated over 27 contests
  • last seen Sep 18, 2026
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Meat Militia
#3,444 of the rated field
1494 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1494

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Jun 6, 2025
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
PUREBBQ 17 5 12 29% ⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ 16 4 12 25% ⚔ compare
BBQ+ 15 1 14 7% ⚔ compare
LOW AND SLOW MEISTER 13 7 6 54% ⚔ compare
SEA SIDE SMOKERS 13 4 9 31% ⚔ compare
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. 13 2 11 15% ⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS 12 1 11 8% ⚔ compare
LOWLAND SMOKERS 11 8 3 73% ⚔ compare
ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM 11 8 3 73% ⚔ compare
Serial Grillaz 11 5 6 45% ⚔ compare
LETZQ 10 5 5 50% ⚔ compare
TEAM ANONIEM 9 8 1 89% ⚔ compare
BR.BQ 9 5 4 56% ⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS 9 3 6 33% ⚔ compare
DE FILOUS 9 2 7 22% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 19 4 0 0 168.6056 114.7780 159.96 top 55%
Pork Ribs 19 6 0 1 170.8916 153.0972 161.52 top 47%
Pork 18 4 0 1 177.7028 150.7772 162.00 top 50%
Brisket 19 3 1 2 175.4516 141.7028 159.07 top 53%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)120top 54%
Large (40+)71top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
EU30top 38%
NL20top 57%
KS10top 89%
NE11top 2%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Regahfest 2017 3 16 0 top 67% Aug 26, 2017
Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition 2 1 1 top 25% May 23, 2015
Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest 2 8 0 top 34% Sep 7, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests
Contests a season 2.4 across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in EU 3 of 19 contests · 4 states and provinces in all
Contests visited 15 3 of them more than once
First title Jun 7, 2014 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
Opponents faced 309 finished ahead 348 times, behind 370
Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Sep 12, 2020 → Oct 23, 2021

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

20211 milestone
  1. Most recent contest KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees
20152 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1546) Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
  2. 10th tracked contest 3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off
201410 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship
  2. First call Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship
  3. First overall top-10 Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship
  4. First overall podium Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
  5. First Grand Championship Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
  6. First overall past 90% of a perfect score685.1084 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
  7. Biggest field won (43 teams) Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
  8. Career-best overall score685.1084 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
  9. Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
  10. First category win (Brisket) BBQ Society Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+16Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ CompetitionJun 7, 2014
+10.9Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ ContestSep 8, 2018
+10.5BBQ Society Cook-OffOct 18, 2014
+10.1Ruhrpott BBQOct 10, 2014
+9.1Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ ChampionshipMay 10, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-16.52nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015Sep 25, 2015
-14.5Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQSep 12, 2020
-9.7Smoke Out Hunger BBQ ChallengeJun 8, 2018
-8.9Regahfest 2017Aug 26, 2017
-8.7EUregio BBQ FestivalSep 20, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20211000 0% top 83% 88.1% 88.1%
20201000 0% top 100% 80.7% 80.7%
20191000 0% top 47% 90.1% 90.1%
20182010 50% top 55% 92% 88.6%
20172000 50% top 57% 90.8% 89.1%
20162000 0% top 57% 90.4% 89.8%
20155010 80% top 57% 90.8% 85%
20145131 60% top 28% 95.2% 90.8%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Oct 23, 2021 KCBS International BBQ contest Vuur en Vlees Liesselseweg, Deurne 25 / 30 (634.2172) 19 (163.9884) 18 (161.7144) 24 (154.8344) 29 (153.6800)
Sep 12, 2020 Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Dongen 31 / 31 (580.9612) 31 (114.7780) 23 (154.2288) 25 (155.9772) 20 (155.9772)
Sep 7, 2019 Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen 18 / 38 (649.0396) 20 (162.8340) 14 (162.8456) 18 (161.6800) 16 (161.6800)
Sep 8, 2018 Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen 8 / 40 (662.2056) 28 (161.6800) 10 (169.7028) 4 (172) 19 (158.8228)
Jun 8, 2018 Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS 41 / 46 (613.4968) 44 (149.0972) 35 (157.0856) 31 (161.0740) 41 (146.2400)
Sep 9, 2017 Farm Meat Dongen 12 / 38 (653.6000) 31 (157.7028) 6 (169.1200) 23 (159.3828) 8 (167.3944)
Aug 26, 2017 Regahfest 2017 The Hague 23 / 28 (629.0056) 19 (160) 21 (153.6800) 14 (161.6684) 24 (153.6572)
Aug 27, 2016 Regahfest 2016 Den Hagg, NL 23 / 35 (650.8344) 18 (168.6056) 18 (162.8688) 31 (157.1200) 24 (162.2400)
Mar 19, 2016 Meat the East Enschede, NL 16 / 33 (642.8116) 23 (161.7372) 26 (153.1544) 13 (163.3828) 15 (164.5372)
Oct 10, 2015 3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off Hoofddorp Netherlands 28 / 42 (627.8740) 11 (167.4056) 32 (153.0972) 12 (165.6684) 39 (141.7028)
Sep 25, 2015 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW 65 / 67 (490.7656) 46 (159.4056) 4 (169.6800) — 24 (161.6800)
Aug 29, 2015 Regahfest Den Haag, Zuid-Holland 16 / 30 (646.7768) 7 (166.8684) 15 (161.7028) 21 (156.5256) 15 (161.6800)
May 23, 2015 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands 33 / 68 (641.7488) 54 (154.3316) 40 (158.2972) 7 (170.2972) 34 (158.8228)
May 9, 2015 Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Kapermolenpark / Hasselt / Bel 8 / 38 (653.6916) 22 (161.1200) 3 (170.8916) 17 (161.1428) 12 (160.5372)
Oct 18, 2014 BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp Netherlands, EU 4 / 22 (662.2404) 5 (168) 5 (168.0116) 21 (150.7772) 1 (175.4516)
Oct 10, 2014 Ruhrpott BBQ Gelsenkirchen, Germany, EU 11 / 58 (652.4916) 14 (165.7144) 18 (162.2628) 14 (166.2400) 20 (158.2744)
Sep 20, 2014 EUregio BBQ Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein, EU 16 / 21 (630.7888) 11 (161.7144) 17 (157.1428) 15 (157.6800) 18 (154.2516)
Jun 7, 2014 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, NE 1 / 43 (685.1084) 7 (167.4284) 9 (164.5600) 3 (177.7028) 2 (175.4172)
May 10, 2014 Beer, Fries & BBQ! - The Belgian Low & Slow BBQ Championship Kapermolenpark, Hasselt, Be 7 / 29 (638.8232) 6 (166.8344) 13 (158.8116) 6 (162.8800) 16 (150.2972)

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