EUREKA SMOKE

EUREKA SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival (2017), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1725 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “* Eureka Smoke”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,725

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1551

peak 1560 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 31, 2015

latest Nov 5, 2018 · 3.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#803

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 22% of the time

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

56% of 9 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

679.4972 / 720

Master · Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.93 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 660.02 (+1.91)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Pork Ribs · Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival

Consistency

±12.08

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.67 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.04)

Road miles

41,719

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 11,124 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)

Master avg

660.02 / 720

9 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

24-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival (Feb 4, 2017) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 24-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BUNCH OF SWINES.

Giant slayer

43 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 43-team field at Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival.

Feb 4, 2017

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

679.4972 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.4972 at Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Feb 4, 2017

Announced themselves early

1st at their very first contest

Finished 1 of 15 at their very first tracked contest, Melbourne Barbecue Festival (Jan 31, 2015).

Jan 31, 2015
15-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Big Boy BBQ Australia has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

41,719 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 41,719 miles across 9 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 11,124 miles to Yak Ales Perth Barbecue Festival.

9 mapped stops
furthest 11,124 mi

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The metronome

±1.68% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.68% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.7% of a perfect score
9 contests

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1693 (116 pts)	#1736 (116 pts)	#1552 (131 pts)	#1778 (111 pts)	#1583 (121 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#817 (457 pts)	#1198 (272 pts)	#967 (392 pts)	#894 (432 pts)	#947 (382 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#803 (451 pts)	#1051 (331 pts)	#1062 (326 pts)	#942 (401 pts)	#1059 (321 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to EUREKA SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

GRILLKUNST

#1,719 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1573

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to EUREKA SMOKE)

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

rated over 32 contests
last seen Aug 11, 2018

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HOOF-N-HOG SMOKERS

#1,736 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1551

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2019

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RODSTARR BBQ

#1,724 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1551

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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Scuttlebutts

#1,717 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1567

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 38% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2026

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BIG BUTT BBQ

#1,729 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1551

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Apr 22, 2016

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Rooters-N-Tooters

#1,732 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1551

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Big Boy BBQ Australia	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	4	1	1	171.4056	160.5028	165.57	top 41%
Pork Ribs	9	4	1	2	174.8572	154.2400	163.04	top 49%
Pork	9	5	0	3	173.1084	154.8344	166.67	top 33%
Brisket	9	6	0	1	170.8572	151.3600	164.75	top 41%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	2	1	top 9%
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 40%
Large (40+)	3	1	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
TN	3	0	top 74%
AU	2	0	top 12%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	2	56	0	top 74%	Oct 27, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 3 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

First title Jan 31, 2015 Melbourne Barbecue Festival

Opponents faced 299 finished ahead 184 times, behind 178

Longest layoff 1 yrs Oct 27, 2017 → Nov 5, 2018

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

20181 milestone

Nov 5 Most recent contest Heat Beads BBQ Turf Wars

20174 milestones

Feb 4 Biggest field won (43 teams) Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Feb 4 Career-best overall score679.4972 Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Feb 4 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8572 Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Apr 8 Peak power rating (1560) Yak Ales Perth Barbecue Festival

20161 milestone

Jan 29 First Reserve Championship The Yaks Sydney Barbecue Festival

20157 milestones

Jan 31 First tracked contest Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Jan 31 First call Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Jan 31 First category win (Chicken) Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Jan 31 First overall top-10 Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Jan 31 First overall podium Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Jan 31 First Grand Championship Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Jan 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9540 Melbourne Barbecue Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16	Melbourne Barbecue Festival	Jan 31, 2015
+14.6	Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival	Feb 4, 2017
+14.1	The Yaks Sydney Barbecue Festival	Jan 29, 2016
+12	The Yaks Melbourne BBQ Festival	Feb 5, 2016
+7.4	Yak Ales Perth Barbecue Festival	Apr 8, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.7	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	Oct 27, 2017
-5.7	Mid-South Barbecue Festival	Oct 16, 2015
-1.8	Heat Beads BBQ Turf Wars	Nov 5, 2018

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	0	100%	top 52%	92.1%	92.1%
2017	3	1	2	1	67%	top 38%	94.4%	92.2%
2016	2	0	2	0	100%	top 12%	91%	89.7%
2015	3	1	1	1	33%	top 47%	92.7%	92.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 5, 2018	Heat Beads BBQ Turf Wars Cranbourne Victoria	11 / 21 (663.4628)	11 (166.2856)	9 (164.6056)	12 (163.4172)	10 (169.1544)
Oct 27, 2017	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	84 / 95 (644.4456)	76 (163.9428)	84 (161.6800)	90 (154.8344)	68 (163.9884)
Apr 8, 2017	Yak Ales Perth Barbecue Festival Perth	5 / 22 (667.3940)	7 (167.4400)	13 (161.1084)	5 (167.9884)	5 (170.8572)
Feb 4, 2017	Yak Ales Melbourne Barbecue Festival Melbourne	1 / 43 (679.4972)	13 (164)	1 (174.8572)	2 (172.5828)	4 (168.0572)
Feb 5, 2016	The Yaks Melbourne BBQ Festival Melbourne, Australia	4 / 34 (654.8456)	7 (165.1084)	15 (154.2400)	5 (169.7716)	5 (165.7256)
Jan 29, 2016	The Yaks Sydney Barbecue Festival Sydney, Australia	2 / 17 (637.1084)	5 (161.7372)	3 (163.4400)	3 (160.5712)	8 (151.3600)
Oct 23, 2015	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	56 / 93 (667.3140)	29 (171.4056)	68 (163.4172)	21 (171.4056)	68 (161.0856)
Oct 16, 2015	Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	23 / 31 (662.1484)	28 (160.5028)	24 (165.7144)	14 (173.1084)	22 (162.8228)
Jan 31, 2015	Melbourne Barbecue Festival Melbourne, Victoria	1 / 15 (663.9540)	1 (169.7028)	5 (158.2628)	2 (166.3200)	2 (169.6684)

EUREKA SMOKE

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

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Against the odds

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

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)