VICTORY SMOKERS

VICTORY SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 42 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the Smoke on the Water (2017), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #215 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings and hold 1 all-time KCBS record.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

KCBS records held

1 🥇

the 180 grand slam

Power ranking

#215

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1752

peak 1752 · rated over 41 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 24, 2013

latest Sep 20, 2019 · 6.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#126

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time

Category wins

30 podiums

Overall top-10s

50% of 42 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 26%

overall standings

Best overall

697.7144 / 720

Master · Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off

Perfect 180s

7 🔥

Current form

687.12 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 678.73 (+8.39)

Walk rate

88%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off

Consistency

±12.36

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.44 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.25)

Road miles

9,929

across 42 mapped stops · furthest 598 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$9,000

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

678.73 / 720

41 Master contests · 3 GCs

Storylines (19 found in their record)

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

Riding a hot streak

5 straight overall top-10s

Currently on a 5-contest overall top-10 run.

career best 5

The heartbreaker

3.4284 points from the title

Came within 3.4284 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin in The Hills (Sep 20, 2019).

Among the elite

#215 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 3% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1752 puts them #215 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 3% of the field.

rating 1752
peak 1752
41 rated contests

The 180 club

7 perfect 180s

7 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 4 different meats.

Pork ×3
Brisket ×2
Chicken ×1
Pork Ribs ×1

Against the odds

27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Squealin' on the Square (Oct 2, 2015) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 27-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA.

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Smoke on the Water is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 7%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off (Jul 13, 2018).

Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

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They almost always walk

88% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 37 of 42 contests

A top-10 category call in 88% of their 42 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

697.7144 career-best overall

96.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 697.7144 at Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off — 96.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 22, 2016

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

YELLOW RIVER BBQ has finished one call ahead of VICTORY SMOKERS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 2 Grand Championships

2017 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 20%.

10 contests
7 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 20%

A tough matchup

12–3 behind in the head-to-head

GREY STREET BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

GREY STREET BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 15 shared contests.

The drought

13 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Smoke on the Water on May 6, 2017 — 13 contests and 9.4 years ago.

last GC May 6, 2017
9.4 years ago

A strong matchup

11–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ACME BBQ in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

10 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

GREY STREET BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GREY STREET BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 15 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A March team

Top 12% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 12% across 3 contests, versus top 26% the rest of the year.

3 March contests
top 26% the rest of the year

The long haul

9,929 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,929 miles across 42 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 598 miles to Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier).

42 mapped stops
furthest 598 mi

The metronome

±1.72% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.72% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.3% of a perfect score
42 contests

Holds 1 KCBS record (on 1 all-time board)

Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.

🥇 🏵️ The 180 grand slam 4 different meats scored perfect in · first in 2016 · 7 contests to complete the set · May 5, 2017 · shared with at least 9 others

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	#1004 (260 pts)	#1523 (130 pts)	#1399 (155 pts)	#1130 (235 pts)	#1124 (235 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#489 (733 pts)	#555 (673 pts)	#692 (518 pts)	#550 (678 pts)	#374 (928 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#126 (1,815 pts)	#242 (1,275 pts)	#250 (1,270 pts)	#55 (2,020 pts)	#204 (1,430 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#222 (1,441 pts)	#244 (1,292 pts)	#244 (1,341 pts)	#291 (1,191 pts)	#166 (1,611 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#289 (1,200 pts)	#411 (930 pts)	#374 (980 pts)	#253 (1,220 pts)	#279 (1,210 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#730 (481 pts)	#596 (656 pts)	#899 (406 pts)	#942 (376 pts)	#609 (606 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to VICTORY SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

SMOKE-N-PEPPERS

#214 of the rated field

1752 power rating

Contests: 96
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1782

5–0 in 5 shared contests (100% to VICTORY SMOKERS)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — VICTORY SMOKERS ahead 5–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 93 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

WHO CARES BBQ

#216 of the rated field

1752 power rating

Contests: 153
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1921

6–0 in 6 shared contests (100% to VICTORY SMOKERS)

They've been 1921 at their best, 169 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 144 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

PITMASTERIQ BBQ

#213 of the rated field

1753 power rating

Contests: 72
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1774

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 72 contests to 42.

rated over 64 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ

#217 of the rated field

1752 power rating

Contests: 69
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1781

Their rating is built on 7 Grand Championships in 69 contests, alongside a 65% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 67 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2019

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K.C. CAN CREW

#209 of the rated field

1754 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1757

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to VICTORY SMOKERS)

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

rated over 53 contests
last seen Jan 27, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC

#210 of the rated field

1753 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 225
GCs: 28
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1922

3–3 in 6 shared contests (50% to VICTORY SMOKERS)

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

rated over 207 contests
last seen Oct 24, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GREY STREET BBQ	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
HISTORIC BBQ	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	11	11	0	100%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
CHARCOAL & MORE	10	10	0	100%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
BARK BROTHERS BBQ	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	42	17	1	6	180 🔥	153.6228	170.44	top 33%
Pork Ribs	41	15	3	5	180 🔥	151.3716	168.25	top 39%
Pork	42	23	3	9	180 🔥	159.4284	170.35	top 31%
Brisket	41	23	4	10	180 🔥	151.9998	169.99	top 29%

“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)	19	3	top 24%
Large (40+)	22	0	top 27%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
OH	10	0	top 32%
IN	8	2	top 20%
GA	7	0	top 30%
NC	5	0	top 14%
KY	3	0	top 26%
SC	3	1	top 18%
WI	1	0	top 57%
MI	1	0	top 15%
TN	1	0	top 49%
WV	1	0	top 41%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Flames on the Flint	3	5	0	top 12%	Mar 9, 2018
Smoke on the Water	2	1	1	top 7%	May 5, 2018
Squealin' on the Square	2	1	1	top 8%	Oct 2, 2015
Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2	3	0	top 14%	Jul 13, 2018
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	2	10	0	top 24%	Oct 6, 2017
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	2	7	0	top 32%	Oct 14, 2016
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	2	6	0	top 26%	Aug 21, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 11 contests

Contests a season 6 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OH 10 of 42 contests · 10 states in all

Contests visited 33 7 of them more than once

First title Oct 2, 2015 Squealin' on the Square

Opponents faced 810 finished ahead 1,341 times, behind 426

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Aug 3, 2018 → Sep 20, 2019

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

20193 milestones

Sep 20 First Reserve Championship Smokin in The Hills
Sep 20 Peak power rating (1752) Smokin in The Hills
Sep 20 Most recent contest Smokin in The Hills

20182 milestones

Jun 1 5th perfect 180 Friends Of OBR Pitmaster Challenge (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
Jul 13 10th category win Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off

20164 milestones

Apr 22 Career-best overall score697.7144 Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
Jul 8 First multi-meat day Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
Jul 8 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
Sep 30 25th tracked contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic

20152 milestones

May 22 10th tracked contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 2 First Grand Championship Squealin' on the Square

20143 milestones

Oct 3 First category win (Chicken) Squealin' on the Square
Oct 3 First overall top-10 Squealin' on the Square
Oct 3 First overall podium Squealin' on the Square

20133 milestones

May 24 First tracked contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
May 24 First call Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
May 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4282 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.7	Squealin' on the Square	Oct 3, 2014
+14.1	Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig)	Apr 10, 2015
+13.8	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	Aug 21, 2015
+13.8	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off	Apr 22, 2016
+13.3	Squealin' on the Square	Oct 2, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)	May 24, 2013
-3.3	Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue	Sep 27, 2013
-3.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 15, 2017
-2.9	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff	Jul 11, 2014
-0.3	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest	Apr 1, 2016

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	1	0	1	0	100%	top 5%	96%	96%
2018	5	0	4	3	100%	top 16%	96.1%	95.3%
2017	10	2	7	2	100%	top 20%	96.8%	94.9%
2016	11	0	4	4	82%	top 24%	96.9%	94.6%
2015	8	1	4	1	100%	top 21%	95.5%	94.6%
2014	5	0	1	1	60%	top 42%	94.8%	92%
2013	2	0	0	0	50%	top 72%	90.5%	90.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 20, 2019	Smokin in The Hills 🏅	2 / 38 (691.3484)	11 (173.1200)	8 (170.8456)	3 (174.2628)	3 (173.1200)
Aug 3, 2018	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH	7 / 35 (675.8856)	7 (169.1200)	8 (172.5484)	19 (164.5256)	8 (169.6916)
Jul 13, 2018	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	8 / 40 (686.7772)	6 (173.7028)	36 (153.0744)	1 (180)	1 (180)
Jun 1, 2018	Friends Of OBR Pitmaster Challenge (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Louisville, KY	—	2 (173.1200)	—	1 (180)	—
May 5, 2018	Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN	3 / 28 (689.6572)	2 (177.1544)	5 (168.5372)	10 (169.6800)	3 (174.2856)
Mar 9, 2018	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	5 / 42 (691.9084)	21 (169.6800)	12 (171.9656)	6 (173.1200)	2 (177.1428)
Oct 20, 2017	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off Munfordville, KY	11 / 36 (677.5772)	17 (169.6800)	12 (169.6800)	13 (169.6800)	8 (168.5372)
Oct 6, 2017	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	10 / 44 (687.3372)	5 (177.7028)	30 (163.9544)	5 (176)	19 (169.6800)
Sep 22, 2017	Smokin in The Hills (Limited to the first 25 teams) Hillsboro, OH	6 / 25 (676.4684)	8 (169.1200)	19 (159.9772)	6 (175.4056)	4 (171.9656)
Sep 15, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	17 / 30 (666.1600)	27 (159.9428)	8 (169.1544)	2 (175.4056)	24 (161.6572)
Sep 1, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI	4 / 27 (682.2056)	15 (162.8228)	1 (176.5600)	2 (176.5944)	11 (166.2284)
Aug 18, 2017	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	14 / 55 (679.3028)	19 (171.9656)	11 (170.8344)	9 (174.2628)	33 (162.2400)
Jul 7, 2017	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	3 / 41 (686.1828)	11 (170.8112)	20 (166.8344)	5 (171.9772)	3 (176.5600)
May 6, 2017	Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN	1 / 26 (695.9084)	2 (177.7028)	8 (173.1084)	5 (171.9772)	5 (173.1200)
May 5, 2017	Smoke on the Water Day 1 Liberty, IN	1 / 27 (697.0856)	7 (173.1428)	7 (171.9772)	1 (180)	5 (171.9656)
Mar 10, 2017	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	5 / 67 (684.5028)	34 (166.2400)	33 (166.8228)	2 (177.1428)	8 (174.2972)
Oct 14, 2016	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	7 / 37 (684.5144)	21 (168.5256)	1 (178.8572)	9 (169.1544)	14 (167.9772)
Sep 30, 2016	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	11 / 43 (682.7544)	2 (180)	27 (167.3828)	38 (160.5144)	6 (174.8572)
Aug 26, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) N. Charleston, SC	11 / 30 (683.3488)	5 (174.2744)	6 (174.2744)	8 (172)	23 (162.8000)
Aug 19, 2016	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN	13 / 63 (681.0972)	7 (174.8572)	48 (158.8228)	6 (173.1200)	11 (174.2972)
Jul 8, 2016	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	5 / 34 (687.9200)	32 (153.6228)	1 (180)	5 (174.2972)	1 (180)
Jun 3, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	4 / 27 (682.7772)	12 (167.4056)	17 (167.3944)	6 (171.4172)	1 (176.5600)
May 27, 2016	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	26 / 66 (673.0172)	15 (173.1200)	29 (167.3944)	23 (169.1200)	40 (163.3828)
May 6, 2016	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	16 / 76 (676.5144)	22 (170.8228)	20 (170.2744)	43 (161.7144)	7 (173.7028)
Apr 22, 2016	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	3 / 54 (697.7144)	5 (177.1428)	8 (174.2744)	18 (170.2972)	6 (176)
Apr 1, 2016	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN	30 / 61 (670.7200)	37 (165.1084)	29 (166.2516)	20 (170.8112)	25 (168.5488)
Mar 11, 2016	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	14 / 89 (675.3144)	48 (166.2400)	19 (170.8344)	54 (163.9772)	7 (174.2628)
Nov 13, 2015	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA	11 / 48 (682.7656)	14 (170.8228)	24 (169.1544)	2 (174.2628)	23 (168.5256)
Oct 2, 2015	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	1 / 25 (687.3368)	6 (168.5600)	2 (175.4056)	2 (171.9656)	3 (171.4056)
Aug 21, 2015	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	6 / 64 (683.3140)	21 (169.6684)	3 (174.8572)	7 (173.7028)	29 (165.0856)
Jul 10, 2015	9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	14 / 39 (675.8968)	21 (168.5256)	22 (165.0856)	6 (174.8456)	12 (167.4400)
Jun 19, 2015	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	17 / 41 (675.9428)	27 (166.8684)	27 (165.1088)	13 (169.1200)	5 (174.8456)
May 22, 2015	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	20 / 65 (672.4344)	21 (171.4056)	34 (166.2516)	54 (160.5028)	8 (174.2744)
Apr 24, 2015	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	9 / 60 (684.4684)	19 (170.8228)	10 (172)	42 (162.7884)	1 (178.8572)
Apr 10, 2015	Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) Winston-Salem, NC	6 / 51 (687.4056)	2 (177.7028)	17 (169.7372)	11 (170.8112)	16 (169.1544)
Oct 17, 2014	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	16 / 36 (660.4572)	18 (166.2628)	13 (166.8572)	22 (164.5256)	16 (162.8116)
Oct 3, 2014	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	3 / 25 (682.7424)	1 (173.1428)	7 (169.6684)	12 (165.6684)	2 (174.2628)
Sep 12, 2014	St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off St. Leon, IN	13 / 29 (667.9660)	5 (174.2628)	14 (166.8344)	12 (169.7372)	21 (157.1316)
Aug 15, 2014	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	26 / 60 (662.1484)	14 (170.8228)	44 (157.0972)	39 (161.6340)	7 (172.5944)
Jul 11, 2014	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	28 / 42 (639.9544)	24 (163.4172)	38 (151.3716)	25 (161.7028)	18 (163.4628)
Sep 27, 2013	Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue Xenia, OH	23 / 35 (649.5544)	14 (166.8228)	22 (160.5144)	12 (167.4172)	30 (154.8000)
May 24, 2013	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	37 / 47 (651.4282)	8 (173.1428)	21 (166.8572)	40 (159.4284)	45 (151.9998)

VICTORY SMOKERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

KCBS records held

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 (19 found in their record)

Riding a hot streak

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

The 180 club

Against the odds

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A March team

The long haul

The metronome

Holds 1 KCBS record (on 1 all-time board)

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)