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CAN'T SMOKE THIS

CAN'T SMOKE THIS is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Bynum School's Best of the Basin (2016). They are ranked #1134 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,134
of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1592
peak 1592 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

15
in the data

First seen

Mar 8, 2013
latest Aug 26, 2016 · 3.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#709
Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

1
0 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time

Category wins

2
4 podiums

Overall top-10s

5
33% of 15 contests

Best top-10 run

2
straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 32%
overall standings

Best overall

683.4628 / 720
Master · Bynum School's Best of the Basin

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

667.98 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.25 (+9.72)

Walk rate

93%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400
Pork · Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship

Consistency

±15.37
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs
avg 165.63 · weakest Brisket (163.49)

Road miles

3,547
across 15 mapped stops · furthest 326 mi

Schedule strength

25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)

Master avg

658.25 / 720
15 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

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 Bynum School's Best of the Basin (Apr 22, 2016) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 27-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, LONESTAR SMOKE RANGERS.

On the rise

+26 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 26 points across 5 contests since Aug 28, 2015 — from 1566 up to 1592.

  • 5 contests since Aug 28, 2015
  • now 1592

They almost always walk

93% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 14 of 15 contests

A top-10 category call in 93% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

683.4628 career-best overall

94.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.4628 at Bynum School's Best of the Basin — 94.9% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Apr 22, 2016

Their season

2016 1 Grand Championship

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 20%.

  • 3 contests
  • 2 overall top-10s
  • 1 category win
  • average top 20%
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A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Big Daddy G's BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

MOE CASON BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 8% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 8% across 3 contests, versus top 32% the rest of the year.

  • 3 April contests
  • top 32% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,547 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,547 miles across 15 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 326 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour.

  • 15 mapped stops
  • furthest 326 mi

The metronome

±2.13% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.13% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 91.4% of a perfect score
  • 15 contests

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2016 ↗ Master #709 (535 pts) #916 (400 pts) #1137 (295 pts) #845 (465 pts) #675 (590 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #1811 (119 pts) #2190 (64 pts) #1967 (104 pts) #1972 (109 pts) #1611 (149 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #721 (485 pts) #624 (610 pts) #794 (460 pts) #853 (430 pts) #853 (405 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #1903 (89 pts) #1660 (139 pts) #1756 (129 pts) #2672 (54 pts) #1898 (99 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CAN'T SMOKE THIS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

RIO VALLEY MEAT
#1,133 of the rated field
1592 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
18%
Peak
1592
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to CAN'T SMOKE THIS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CAN'T SMOKE THIS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 9 contests
  • last seen May 31, 2025
⚔ Head-to-head
MAN VS QUE
#1,137 of the rated field
1591 power rating
Contests
18
GCs
0
Top-10s
28%
Peak
1600

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

  • rated over 17 contests
  • last seen Jun 18, 2016
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Pit Master Matt
#1,136 of the rated field
1592 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
2
Top-10s
85%
Peak
1592

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 Apr 18, 2026
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PORK ILLUSTRATED
#1,130 of the rated field
1592 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
1
Top-10s
50%
Peak
1610

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 14 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Apr 27, 2018
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BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM
#1,138 of the rated field
1591 power rating
Contests
24
GCs
0
Top-10s
33%
Peak
1591

Level with CAN'T SMOKE THIS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 22 contests
  • last seen Sep 17, 2022
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B.S. BARBEQUE
#1,132 of the rated field
1592 power rating
Contests
26
GCs
2
Top-10s
31%
Peak
1620

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

  • rated over 25 contests
  • last seen Sep 1, 2023
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Big Daddy G's BBQ 7 6 1 86% ⚔ compare
Smokin Hot J's 7 3 4 43% ⚔ compare
REDNECK COOKERS 6 5 1 83% ⚔ compare
HONKY-TONK SMOKERS 6 5 1 83% ⚔ compare
JUNIORS UP IN SMOKE 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare
BROKEN T BBQ 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare
JERRY KING MIDLAND TX 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
KISS MY RACK 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM 5 2 3 40% ⚔ compare
CIRCLE R COOKERS 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 15 7 1 1 174.2744 147.4400 164.63 top 41%
Pork Ribs 15 4 0 1 175.4056 155.9772 165.63 top 37%
Pork 15 5 1 1 179.4400 141.7140 164.50 top 40%
Brisket 15 6 0 1 176.5828 153.6800 163.49 top 36%

“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)60top 48%
Large (40+)91top 21%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
TX111top 27%
LA20top 42%
NM10top 25%
OK10top 69%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2 12 0 top 42% Mar 4, 2016
City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 2 15 0 top 33% Sep 4, 2015
Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship 2 3 0 top 11% Apr 17, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 6 contests
Contests a season 3.8 across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in TX 11 of 15 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited 12 3 of them more than once
First title Apr 22, 2016 Bynum School's Best of the Basin
Opponents faced 462 finished ahead 505 times, behind 184

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

20165 milestones
  1. First Grand Championship Bynum School's Best of the Basin
  2. Biggest field won (46 teams) Bynum School's Best of the Basin
  3. Career-best overall score683.4628 Bynum School's Best of the Basin
  4. Peak power rating (1592) Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
  5. Most recent contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
20154 milestones
  1. First category win (Pork) Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
  2. First overall podium Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
  3. Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
  4. 10th tracked contest Smokin' On The Pecos
20142 milestones
  1. First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5032 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20132 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  2. First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+13.7Bynum School's Best of the BasinApr 22, 2016
+12.8Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ ChampionshipApr 17, 2015
+11.2Sam's Club National BBQ TourMar 14, 2014
+10.9Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ ChampionshipApr 25, 2014
+10City of Bedford Blues & BBQ FestivalAug 30, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-3.4Sam's Club National BBQ TourMar 8, 2013
-0.8Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)Sep 19, 2014
-0.6City of Bedford Blues & BBQ FestivalSep 4, 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20163121 100% top 20% 94.9% 93.3%
20156011 83% top 30% 93.5% 92.2%
20145020 100% top 36% 92.1% 90.5%
20131000 100% top 62% 86.2% 86.2%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Aug 26, 2016 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX 10 / 72 (674.8344) 29 (163.4172) 36 (165.1544) 18 (169.6800) 2 (176.5828)
Apr 22, 2016 Bynum School's Best of the Basin Midland, TX 1 / 46 (683.4628) 1 (174.2744) 12 (166.8800) 4 (175.4400) 12 (166.8684)
Mar 4, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA 13 / 30 (657.0972) 27 (153.0856) 14 (163.4288) 7 (169.1428) 4 (171.4400)
Sep 4, 2015 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX 33 / 70 (653.1428) 30 (165.1200) 41 (161.7028) 29 (165.7372) 37 (160.5828)
Aug 28, 2015 Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX 11 / 57 (671.3484) 35 (162.8000) 13 (171.4172) 7 (171.4284) 17 (165.7028)
Jun 26, 2015 Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM 12 / 48 (657.6684) 7 (169.7028) 27 (161.1316) 27 (157.7028) 7 (169.1312)
Apr 17, 2015 Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX 3 / 44 (673.0628) 13 (163.9544) 12 (163.4056) 1 (179.4400) 8 (166.2628)
Mar 6, 2015 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA 12 / 29 (668.4684) 23 (162.8228) 15 (165.7144) 14 (168.5256) 8 (171.4056)
Feb 26, 2015 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX 23 / 61 (657.7484) 10 (169.1428) 13 (169.1656) 29 (162.3200) 37 (157.1200)
Sep 19, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK 20 / 29 (663.3828) 23 (166.2744) 10 (168.5600) 16 (168.5828) 22 (159.9656)
Aug 30, 2014 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX 15 / 76 (659.3600) 8 (169.1200) 23 (165.1316) 24 (166.3200) 33 (158.7884)
Apr 25, 2014 Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX 10 / 62 (639.4284) 48 (147.4400) 3 (175.4056) 26 (157.7028) 12 (158.8800)
Mar 14, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX 6 / 29 (652.5032) 5 (166.8572) 21 (155.9772) 5 (167.4172) 5 (162.2516)
Mar 7, 2014 NBBQA BBQ Bash Cook Off San Marcos, TX 12 / 22 (641.7372) 4 (172.5944) 5 (169.1544) 20 (146.3084) 18 (153.6800)
Mar 8, 2013 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Westworth Village, TX 18 / 29 (620.5708) 9 (162.8570) 10 (162.2856) 29 (141.7140) 16 (153.7142)

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