Perfect scores on the board
4 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.
- Pork ×3
- Brisket ×1
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
4 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100
Their Grand Championship at The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest (2016-07-29) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 13-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, CLARK CREW BBQ.
Took the Grand Championship over a 37-team field at The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest.
They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at *Derby BBQ Festival (2016-09-09).
A call in 34 of 46 contests
A top-10 category call in 74% of their 46 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
97.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 698.8916 at The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest — 97.1% of a perfect 720.
Smoke-A-Holics has finished one call ahead of WICHITA SWINEMEN 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
2016 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 5 category wins, at an average finish in the top 27%.
CLARK CREW BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings
CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 19 of their 21 shared contests.
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.92 points below their pork, and turns into a call 26% of the time against 48%.
Their last Grand Championship came at The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest on 2016-07-29 — 16 contests and 10.1 years ago.
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN ELVISES in 16 of their 20 shared contests.
JP CUSTOM SMOKE ahead 70% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, JP CUSTOM SMOKE has out-cooked them in 16 of 23 shared pork entries.
CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER has landed one call behind them 3 times.
Something about July: average finish in the top 25% across 8 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,470 miles across 46 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 161 miles to Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK.
Their overall lands within ±2.40% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
They've cooked Harper County Bullseye BBQ every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — LAZY BACON BBQ ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-headThey've been 1672 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head174 contests to 46: their number has had years to settle where WICHITA SWINEMEN's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head55 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 31% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with WICHITA SWINEMEN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headBoth teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT PLAINS BBQ | 30 | 17 | 13 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| JP CUSTOM SMOKE | 23 | 7 | 16 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | 22 | 10 | 12 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER | 21 | 12 | 9 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| CLARK CREW BBQ | 21 | 2 | 19 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ELVISES | 20 | 16 | 4 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Lucky D's BBQ | 20 | 9 | 11 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke-A-Holics | 20 | 2 | 18 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 19 | 4 | 15 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | 18 | 10 | 8 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 16 | 8 | 8 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 16 | 6 | 10 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| BARREL BOYS BBQ | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| LONGBONE BBQ | 14 | 12 | 2 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 46 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 177.1428 | 153.6684 | 166.99 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 46 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 176.0344 | 154.2744 | 165.89 | top 45% |
| Pork | 46 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.8572 | 170.60 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 46 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 148.5144 | 164.68 | top 47% |
“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.
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 40 | 1 | top 38% |
| OK | 6 | 0 | top 52% |
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 27 | 1 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 19 | 0 | top 49% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper County Bullseye BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | top 46% | 2019-10-18 |
| Smoke in the Spring | 3 | 27 | 0 | top 39% | 2018-04-06 |
| *Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 31% | 2017-09-08 |
| 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 50% | 2015-06-05 |
| *Derby BBQ Festival | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 34% | 2018-06-08 |
| 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2 | 75 | 0 | top 48% | 2017-09-01 |
| *Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 62% | 2017-07-14 |
| Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 21% | 2016-08-19 |
| Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 37% | 2016-07-01 |
| When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 54% | 2014-08-22 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.6 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 2014-06-06 |
| +14.6 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ | 2016-08-19 |
| +14.1 | 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | 2013-04-19 |
| +13.7 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains | 2014-07-18 |
| +13.2 | Wheatstock Grill Off | 2015-05-08 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | 2019-10-18 |
| -10.8 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2019-06-07 |
| -9.6 | Smokin' At The Run | 2014-03-15 |
| -8.6 | Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK | 2013-03-15 |
| -8.2 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 2013-06-07 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 69% | 91.4% | 91.1% |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75% | top 47% | 94.3% | 92.3% |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43% | top 44% | 96% | 93.6% |
| 2016 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 100% | top 27% | 97.1% | 94.1% |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 75% | top 31% | 96% | 93.2% |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 75% | top 39% | 95% | 92.5% |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57% | top 51% | 94.4% | 90.8% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-18 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ 🏅 Harper, KS | 20 / 25 (658.2284) | 10 (172.0000) | 25 (154.2744) | 6 (173.1200) | 21 (158.8340) |
| 2019-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 23 / 39 (653.6796) | 9 (168.5828) | 23 (160.5828) | 17 (166.8228) | 30 (157.6912) |
| 2018-10-19 | *Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 19 / 33 (667.9312) | 22 (164.5600) | 17 (166.2856) | 9 (171.9772) | 20 (165.1084) |
| 2018-07-27 | Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | 5 / 27 (678.8112) | 17 (166.2856) | 16 (162.8228) | 1 (177.7372) | 4 (171.9656) |
| 2018-06-08 | *Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS | 24 / 40 (651.3256) | 21 (166.2856) | 28 (159.4172) | 12 (168.5256) | 33 (157.0972) |
| 2018-04-06 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 53 / 103 (661.0860) | 90 (158.2744) | 69 (161.6800) | 7 (176.0116) | 50 (165.1200) |
| 2017-10-20 | *Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 24 / 47 (673.6800) | 18 (171.4516) | 16 (169.7256) | 33 (163.9656) | 19 (168.5372) |
| 2017-09-08 | *Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS | 15 / 29 (665.6684) | 20 (162.8112) | 9 (167.4744) | 10 (170.8228) | 14 (164.5600) |
| 2017-09-01 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 151 / 407 (669.0856) | 211 (166.2628) | 141 (168.5600) | 63 (173.7028) | 259 (160.5600) |
| 2017-08-31 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 75 / 129 (679.4400) | 92 (167.4284) | 20 (176.0344) | 31 (174.8688) | 116 (161.1084) |
| 2017-07-28 | Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | 8 / 43 (691.4404) | 24 (166.8344) | 16 (170.8572) | 2 (180.0000) | 7 (173.7488) |
| 2017-07-14 | *Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 37 / 58 (658.1716) | 18 (170.2628) | 5 (174.2744) | 46 (161.6916) | 49 (151.9428) |
| 2017-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS | 27 / 100 (678.7884) | 44 (167.4400) | 13 (173.7144) | 30 (170.2512) | 35 (167.3828) |
| 2016-10-14 | *Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 7 / 38 (689.0628) | 8 (174.2628) | 18 (172.0116) | 8 (171.9656) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2016-09-09 | *Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS | 3 / 38 (695.9656) | 1 (176.5600) | 20 (166.8228) | 6 (172.5828) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2016-08-19 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS | 3 / 33 (691.9656) | 3 (173.7144) | 17 (168.5484) | 2 (176.5600) | 5 (173.1428) |
| 2016-07-29 | The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | 1 / 37 (698.8916) | 2 (177.1428) | 6 (173.7716) | 1 (177.7144) | 8 (170.2628) |
| 2016-07-01 | Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS | 12 / 38 (670.8572) | 26 (166.3200) | 25 (164.0000) | 1 (177.7144) | 27 (162.8228) |
| 2016-06-10 | Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS | 7 / 31 (676.5600) | 19 (164.5828) | 11 (167.4172) | 1 (180.0000) | 17 (164.5600) |
| 2016-06-03 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 33 / 55 (654.7656) | 40 (160.5372) | 25 (163.9884) | 10 (173.7028) | 40 (156.5372) |
| 2016-04-29 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 17 / 30 (657.0400) | 20 (163.3944) | 9 (169.1428) | 17 (162.2744) | 17 (162.2284) |
| 2016-04-15 | Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 13 / 63 (679.9084) | 5 (175.4056) | 41 (159.9428) | 12 (172.0000) | 11 (172.5600) |
| 2016-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 43 / 109 (658.3200) | 66 (161.7028) | 63 (160.0344) | 6 (174.8800) | 52 (161.7028) |
| 2015-10-16 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 6 / 34 (685.2116) | 18 (168.0344) | 18 (166.2972) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (170.8800) |
| 2015-09-11 | *Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS | 6 / 26 (662.2744) | 17 (159.9772) | 7 (165.7256) | 9 (164.5600) | 3 (172.0116) |
| 2015-08-21 | Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS | 12 / 36 (672.5488) | 15 (167.4516) | 25 (159.4056) | 1 (176.0116) | 9 (169.6800) |
| 2015-07-24 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS | 4 / 35 (691.3828) | 9 (172.5600) | 5 (173.1428) | 1 (178.8572) | 12 (166.8228) |
| 2015-07-03 | HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off Hutchinson, KS | 13 / 31 (665.7604) | 19 (164.0000) | 17 (161.1660) | 1 (176.0000) | 13 (164.5944) |
| 2015-06-05 | 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 42 / 64 (637.6912) | 57 (154.8456) | 34 (161.6800) | 46 (157.7256) | 22 (163.4400) |
| 2015-05-08 | Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS | 3 / 32 (690.9032) | 6 (173.1428) | 10 (169.1544) | 1 (177.7144) | 9 (170.8916) |
| 2015-04-17 | 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 37 / 75 (661.1088) | 21 (170.2972) | 38 (164.5828) | 14 (173.1544) | 59 (153.0744) |
| 2014-10-17 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 15 / 30 (633.5660) | 7 (166.8228) | 14 (157.1088) | 13 (161.1200) | 26 (148.5144) |
| 2014-09-12 | Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS | 7 / 38 (684.0116) | 2 (174.8572) | 27 (159.9772) | 11 (170.8800) | 2 (178.2972) |
| 2014-08-22 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS | 10 / 36 (681.1316) | 7 (172.5828) | 10 (171.4516) | 18 (169.6800) | 16 (167.4172) |
| 2014-07-18 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS | 4 / 33 (681.6800) | 3 (171.4400) | 8 (170.8572) | 15 (167.3944) | 2 (171.9884) |
| 2014-06-06 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 6 / 54 (679.3940) | 20 (167.4400) | 21 (164.5484) | 17 (167.9656) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2014-05-16 | Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ Abilene, KS | 10 / 27 (666.8228) | 19 (163.4056) | 3 (173.7372) | 11 (165.6800) | 15 (164.0000) |
| 2014-03-15 | Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK | 65 / 72 (649.0288) | 66 (159.9772) | 34 (168.5600) | 53 (166.2400) | 68 (154.2516) |
| 2014-03-14 | Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK | 26 / 41 (654.1256) | 23 (166.8228) | 25 (165.1200) | 35 (158.2400) | 21 (163.9428) |
| 2013-08-23 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS | 24 / 30 (632.5028) | 28 (153.6684) | 23 (156.5944) | 23 (158.8456) | 12 (163.3944) |
| 2013-06-07 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 51 / 69 (631.4282) | 40 (158.8570) | 57 (154.2856) | 27 (165.7142) | 57 (152.5714) |
| 2013-05-31 | Valley Center Spring Fling Valley Center, KS | 13 / 34 (662.2856) | 16 (166.2856) | 11 (168.0000) | 3 (174.8572) | 28 (153.1428) |
| 2013-05-17 | Taste of Wheatstock Abilene, KS | 13 / 25 (656.5718) | 5 (172.0002) | 11 (165.7144) | 22 (154.8572) | 11 (164.0000) |
| 2013-04-26 | R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship Arkansas City, KS | 6 / 25 (680.0004) | 11 (170.2858) | 9 (168.0000) | 2 (177.1428) | 11 (164.5718) |
| 2013-04-19 | 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 6 / 63 (675.4284) | 20 (165.7144) | 9 (170.2856) | 14 (170.8570) | 11 (168.5714) |
| 2013-03-15 | Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK | 43 / 55 (639.4286) | 46 (158.8570) | 27 (164.0002) | 30 (165.1430) | 46 (151.4284) |
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1372 (145 pts) | #1019 (270 pts) | #1575 (120 pts) | #1042 (265 pts) | #1485 (130 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #827 (390 pts) | #1005 (305 pts) | #1007 (315 pts) | #514 (710 pts) | #833 (405 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #683 (564 pts) | #769 (514 pts) | #492 (799 pts) | #583 (689 pts) | #657 (604 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #198 (1539 pts) | #184 (1464 pts) | #416 (959 pts) | #69 (1969 pts) | #268 (1244 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #346 (1083 pts) | #512 (758 pts) | #498 (783 pts) | #142 (1613 pts) | #378 (983 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #337 (1075 pts) | #292 (1155 pts) | #425 (925 pts) | #470 (830 pts) | #277 (1245 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #383 (794 pts) | #449 (704 pts) | #419 (759 pts) | #340 (894 pts) | #446 (714 pts) |