CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS

CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Rock'n Freedom (2014). They are ranked #1494 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,494

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1565

peak 1568 · rated over 17 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Jul 3, 2015 · 2.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#374

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 6% of the time

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

28% of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

690.2288 / 720

Master · Rock'n Freedom

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.08 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 660.79 (+6.29)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5714

Brisket · Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival

Consistency

±18.96

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.05)

Road miles

2,390

across 18 mapped stops · furthest 423 mi

Schedule strength

36%

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

Master avg

660.79 / 720

18 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Rock'n Freedom (Jun 20, 2014) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 18-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ.

Giant slayer

33 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 33-team field at Rock'n Freedom.

Jun 20, 2014

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Rock'n Freedom is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 11%

High-water mark

690.2288 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.2288 at Rock'n Freedom — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 20, 2014

A tough matchup

11–1 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 92% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

The drought

9 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Rock'n Freedom on Jun 20, 2014 — 9 contests and 12.3 years ago.

last GC Jun 20, 2014
12.3 years ago

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of EPIC BBQ CRU in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

11 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared chicken entries.

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
2015 ↗	Master	#614 (593 pts)	#858 (423 pts)	#731 (523 pts)	#480 (818 pts)	#587 (643 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#374 (996 pts)	#515 (746 pts)	#495 (806 pts)	#407 (916 pts)	#368 (1,011 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#706 (443 pts)	#1008 (308 pts)	#672 (493 pts)	#772 (433 pts)	#624 (523 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

TEXAS WARPIG BBQ

#1,498 of the rated field

1564 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1580

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Many Moons BBQ

#1,497 of the rated field

1564 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1583

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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Smokin N The Bandits

#1,495 of the rated field

1564 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1577

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 24 contests
last seen May 2, 2025

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3 Blondes and a Bald

#1,496 of the rated field

1564 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1564

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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Lake Rat BBQ

#1,492 of the rated field

1565 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1593

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

rated over 29 contests
last seen Jun 11, 2021

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No Name

#1,493 of the rated field

1565 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 75%
Peak: 1565

They turned up 11 years after CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2026
on a 6-contest top-10 run

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
QUAU	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
K.C. CAN CREW	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
GILLY'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
A Good Rub BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	0	0	176.0116	157.1426	165.99	top 49%
Pork Ribs	18	3	0	174.2628	146.8000	163.05	top 51%
Pork	18	7	2	176.5600	150.8572	165.81	top 44%
Brisket	18	6	2	176.5714	150.2056	165.95	top 38%

“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)	8	1	top 47%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 42%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	11	1	top 41%
OK	3	0	top 52%
IL	2	0	top 21%
KS	1	0	top 58%
IN	1	0	top 90%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Rock'n Freedom	2	1	1	top 11%	Jun 19, 2015
Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2	7	0	top 20%	Apr 24, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 8 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 6 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 11 of 18 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 16 2 of them more than once

First title Jun 20, 2014 Rock'n Freedom

Opponents faced 1,089 finished ahead 937 times, behind 964

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

20152 milestones

Jun 19 Peak power rating (1568) Rock'n Freedom
Jul 3 Most recent contest HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off

20145 milestones

Jun 20 First overall podium Rock'n Freedom
Jun 20 First Grand Championship Rock'n Freedom
Jun 20 Biggest field won (33 teams) Rock'n Freedom
Jun 20 Career-best overall score690.2288 Rock'n Freedom
Jun 26 10th tracked contest 2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off

20135 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Apr 19 First call Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 19 First overall top-10 Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.8568 Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 19 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5714 Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.8	Rock'n Freedom	Jun 20, 2014
+13.4	Smokin' At The Run	Mar 15, 2014
+12.7	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival	Apr 19, 2013
+11.9	Rock'n Freedom	Jun 19, 2015
+11.8	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	Apr 24, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 21, 2013
-9.2	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	Mar 15, 2013
-5.5	Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship)	May 22, 2015
-2.6	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
-2.2	3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off	Jun 26, 2015

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

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	5	0	2	100%	top 44%	95.1%	92.7%
2014	8	1	1	38%	top 38%	95.9%	92.5%
2013	5	0	2	40%	top 54%	94.3%	89.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 3, 2015	HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off Hutchinson, KS	18 / 31 (657.0284)	21 (162.8228)	18 (160.5600)	27 (159.9428)	5 (173.7028)
Jun 26, 2015	3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	18 / 31 (660.4000)	21 (163.3944)	24 (153.6228)	4 (174.2628)	13 (169.1200)
Jun 19, 2015	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	7 / 36 (685.0628)	16 (169.7028)	20 (166.2400)	3 (176.5600)	8 (172.5600)
May 22, 2015	Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship) Kimberling City, MO	19 / 26 (649.5656)	14 (170.2744)	20 (159.9772)	9 (169.1084)	24 (150.2056)
Apr 24, 2015	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	7 / 63 (683.3600)	31 (165.1316)	4 (174.2628)	5 (174.2628)	10 (169.7028)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	288 / 552 (653.0284)	174 (168.5600)	364 (159.3944)	217 (166.2628)	335 (158.8112)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	128 / 165 (656.4456)	30 (173.7372)	123 (162.2284)	155 (153.0628)	79 (167.4172)
Sep 18, 2014	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	11 / 57 (680.4800)	23 (168.5600)	21 (167.9656)	22 (167.3944)	3 (176.5600)
Jun 26, 2014	2nd Annual Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	17 / 35 (643.2684)	16 (166.8456)	16 (165.0972)	22 (161.0856)	21 (150.2400)
Jun 20, 2014	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	1 / 33 (690.2288)	13 (171.9772)	10 (167.9772)	2 (175.4172)	4 (174.8572)
May 9, 2014	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	17 / 57 (652.4116)	27 (161.6800)	12 (166.8344)	23 (161.0972)	16 (162.8000)
Mar 15, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	14 / 72 (688.5144)	11 (176.0116)	17 (172.5600)	51 (166.8228)	13 (173.1200)
Mar 14, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	24 / 43 (660.9828)	32 (164.5372)	28 (161.6572)	6 (171.9656)	29 (162.8228)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	327 / 535 (631.2452)	278 (161.0856)	455 (146.8000)	394 (154.2512)	66 (169.1084)
Jul 5, 2013	Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL	8 / 34 (655.9998)	18 (159.4286)	4 (170.2856)	5 (169.1428)	13 (157.1428)
Jun 21, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	26 / 29 (627.9994)	23 (157.1426)	19 (158.8570)	27 (150.8572)	20 (161.1426)
Apr 19, 2013	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	9 / 68 (678.8568)	26 (163.9998)	15 (168.5716)	16 (169.7140)	3 (176.5714)
Mar 15, 2013	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK	44 / 55 (639.4280)	36 (162.8570)	51 (152)	38 (163.4284)	36 (161.1426)

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

CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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 — 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)