SMOKIN BAD HABIT

SMOKIN BAD HABIT is a competition barbecue team with 64 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Holmes Drywall Supply, Inc (BACKYARD ONLY INVITE ONLY) (2017), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #711 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#711

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1640

peak 1675 · rated over 62 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Oct 2, 2018 · 5.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#146

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

28 podiums

Overall top-10s

28% of 64 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

699.9544 / 720

Master · Holmes Drywall Supply, Inc (BACKYARD ONLY INVITE ONLY)

Perfect 180s

Current form

632.23 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 665.33 (-33.11)

Walk rate

66%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Border War Barbecue

Consistency

±24.47

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.76 · weakest Brisket (165.62)

Road miles

6,723

across 64 mapped stops · furthest 238 mi

Schedule strength

57%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

665.33 / 720

64 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Multi-meat days

3 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 3 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Holmes Drywall Supply, Inc (BACKYARD ONLY INVITE ONLY) (Oct 11, 2017).

Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

66% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 42 of 64 contests

A top-10 category call in 66% of their 64 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

699.9544 career-best overall

97.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 699.9544 at Holmes Drywall Supply, Inc (BACKYARD ONLY INVITE ONLY) — 97.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 11, 2017

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

Lucky D's BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN BAD HABIT 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

25–1 behind in the head-to-head

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 96% of their meetings

DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 25 of their 26 shared contests.

A strong matchup

14–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 74% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LOVE 2 Q in 14 of their 19 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

22 of 26 shared pork entries lost

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 22 of 26 shared pork entries.

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Always the bridesmaid

3 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 2 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

2 Grand Championships
64 contests

Built for the big stage

Top 38% average finish in large fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 38% finish in large fields against top 48% in small ones.

Large (40+): top 38% (32)
Small (<20 teams): top 48% (5)

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

R BUTTS R SMOKIN has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The long haul

6,723 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,723 miles across 64 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 238 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional).

64 mapped stops
furthest 238 mi

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
2016 ↗	Master	#677 (567 pts)	#796 (492 pts)	#509 (807 pts)	#670 (602 pts)	#648 (612 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#341 (1,098 pts)	#354 (1,033 pts)	#255 (1,263 pts)	#309 (1,083 pts)	#326 (1,078 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#161 (1,675 pts)	#188 (1,465 pts)	#210 (1,418 pts)	#65 (1,984 pts)	#175 (1,567 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#146 (1,660 pts)	#189 (1,336 pts)	#171 (1,406 pts)	#107 (1,665 pts)	#132 (1,645 pts)

Overall rank by season

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GCs: 2
Top-10s: 40%
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1640 power rating

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GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1655

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1640 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1640

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1640 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 1
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1640 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 32%
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#713 of the rated field

1640 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1640

4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DIRT ROAD BBQ	26	1	25	4%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	24	13	11	54%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	23	10	13	43%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	23	8	15	35%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	20	6	14	30%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	19	14	5	74%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
NAUGHTY NURSES BBQ	18	10	8	56%	⚔ compare
BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	18	7	11	39%	⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	63	17	1	3	177.7028	154.2056	166.42	top 48%
Pork Ribs	64	21	5	9	179.4400	154.2400	167.14	top 39%
Pork	64	27	3	10	179.4400	153.0628	168.76	top 37%
Brisket	64	20	3	6	177.7028	149.6456	165.62	top 43%

“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)	5	2	top 48%
Medium (20–39)	27	0	top 39%
Large (40+)	32	0	top 38%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	37	0	top 35%
MO	19	2	top 41%
OK	5	0	top 53%
NE	2	0	top 48%
AR	1	0	top 60%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	4	13	top 31%	Apr 6, 2018
Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off	2	2	top 41%	Jul 1, 2016
Smoke out in the Valley	2	12	top 61%	Jun 18, 2016
Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief	2	41	top 61%	Apr 1, 2016
Sugar Mound BBQ Festival	2	27	top 41%	May 23, 2015
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	6	top 28%	May 8, 2015
Ol' Glory BBQ Bash	2	11	top 38%	Jun 20, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 17 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 10.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 37 of 64 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 55 7 of them more than once

First title Oct 11, 2016 Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff (Invitational Competitor's Series)

Opponents faced 1,583 finished ahead 2,485 times, behind 1,288

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

20181 milestone

Oct 2 Most recent contest Holmes Drywall Supply BBQ Cook-off (INVITATIONAL ONLY GRILLING SERIES)

20171 milestone

Oct 11 Career-best overall score699.9544 Holmes Drywall Supply, Inc (BACKYARD ONLY INVITE ONLY)

20163 milestones

Aug 12 50th tracked contest Smokin' Trackside BBQ & Brew Bash
Oct 11 First Grand Championship Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff (Invitational Competitor's Series)
Oct 11 10th category win Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff (Invitational Competitor's Series)

20152 milestones

Jul 3 First multi-meat day HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 17 Peak power rating (1675) 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ

20141 milestone

Aug 8 25th tracked contest Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway

20139 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 First call Smokin' On Big Creek
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2854 Smokin' On Big Creek
Sep 13 First category win (Pork Ribs) 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off
Sep 13 First overall top-10 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off
Sep 13 First overall podium 5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off
Oct 11 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Water
Oct 18 First Reserve Championship Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest
Oct 25 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Border War Barbecue

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.9	Holmes Drywall Supply, Inc (BACKYARD ONLY INVITE ONLY)	Oct 11, 2017
+11.9	Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest	Oct 18, 2013
+11.6	5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off	Sep 13, 2013
+11.3	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 7, 2013
+11.2	HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 3, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 25, 2015
-10.3	Smoke out in the Valley	Jun 18, 2016
-9.9	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off	Jul 1, 2016
-9.1	The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig	Jul 22, 2016
-7.7	21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort	May 13, 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)
2018	6	0	1	0	33%	top 53%	94.9%	88.9%
2017	1	1	1	2	100%	top 13%	97.2%	97.2%
2016	17	1	2	2	53%	top 55%	96.1%	92%
2015	10	0	3	2	60%	top 40%	94.8%	92.9%
2014	17	0	7	3	71%	top 27%	95.2%	93.2%
2013	13	0	4	3	92%	top 28%	95.9%	92.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 2, 2018	Holmes Drywall Supply BBQ Cook-off (INVITATIONAL ONLY GRILLING SERIES) unrated Kansas City, MO	8 / 8 (496.4576)	—	3 (168.5488)	5 (163.9428)	6 (163.9660)
Jun 1, 2018	Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAMS FULL) Marysville, KS	15 / 42 (664.4684)	35 (156.5600)	12 (168.5256)	10 (171.4172)	14 (167.9656)
May 11, 2018	The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) De Soto, KS	41 / 56 (649.5544)	35 (165.6916)	45 (158.8116)	48 (161.0856)	40 (163.9656)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	42 / 103 (667.3148)	43 (168.5488)	40 (168.5488)	23 (170.8456)	67 (159.3716)
Mar 24, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 2 Shawnee, OK	30 / 79 (683.3372)	63 (166.2516)	17 (173.7028)	17 (174.2628)	37 (169.1200)
Mar 23, 2018	Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK	24 / 84 (680.5144)	29 (172)	53 (165.6800)	34 (170.2744)	19 (172.5600)
Oct 11, 2017	Holmes Drywall Supply, Inc (BACKYARD ONLY INVITE ONLY) Kansas City, MO	1 / 8 (699.9544)	2 (176)	1 (176.5600)	4 (169.6916)	1 (177.7028)
Oct 21, 2016	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	16 / 38 (671.3604)	31 (159.9660)	5 (174.2744)	20 (165.6800)	12 (171.4400)
Oct 11, 2016	Holmes Drywall BBQ Cookoff (Invitational Competitor's Series) unrated Kansas City, MO	1 / 10 (691.9200)	1 (177.7028)	1 (171.4172)	2 (173.1200)	3 (169.6800)
Oct 8, 2016	Leavenworth Break-out BBQ Levenworth, KS	11 / 22 (676.4572)	12 (169.6800)	14 (164.5372)	3 (172.5600)	13 (169.6800)
Oct 7, 2016	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	26 / 56 (667.8860)	34 (164.5372)	22 (168.5256)	22 (170.8344)	32 (163.9888)
Sep 17, 2016	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	20 / 43 (671.3024)	34 (162.2284)	19 (169.1084)	24 (167.3828)	11 (172.5828)
Sep 9, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO	9 / 30 (674.2404)	9 (169.6916)	3 (171.4400)	18 (165.1200)	10 (167.9888)
Sep 3, 2016	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	29 / 45 (651.2800)	38 (158.8000)	12 (166.2628)	24 (165.0972)	32 (161.1200)
Aug 12, 2016	Smokin' Trackside BBQ & Brew Bash Winston, MO	12 / 17 (655.8744)	15 (160.5144)	5 (173.7372)	11 (167.4056)	14 (154.2172)
Aug 5, 2016	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	17 / 29 (662.6972)	7 (174.2628)	21 (158.8116)	3 (175.4172)	26 (154.2056)
Jul 22, 2016	The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig Desoto, KS	42 / 49 (668.4456)	44 (163.4056)	13 (174.8572)	28 (169.6800)	44 (160.5028)
Jul 2, 2016	Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK	13 / 27 (666.7544)	24 (158.8116)	17 (161.6800)	2 (176.5600)	7 (169.7028)
Jul 1, 2016	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS	29 / 38 (655.2224)	38 (154.2056)	17 (166.8228)	24 (164.5256)	15 (169.6684)
Jun 18, 2016	Smoke out in the Valley Buckner, MO	24 / 30 (634.6512)	14 (167.3828)	25 (154.2400)	25 (153.0856)	21 (159.9428)
May 13, 2016	21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	32 / 51 (640.4344)	27 (164.5372)	38 (155.9772)	30 (162.8344)	35 (157.0856)
Apr 29, 2016	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	18 / 26 (659.3260)	23 (155.9888)	8 (172)	13 (167.3944)	17 (163.9428)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	40 / 109 (661.5200)	72 (160.5028)	62 (160.5028)	10 (173.1316)	25 (167.3828)
Apr 1, 2016	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	46 / 72 (650.7200)	39 (164.5716)	24 (165.7028)	66 (153.0628)	18 (167.3828)
Sep 25, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	28 / 30 (654.7088)	26 (163.4056)	18 (167.3944)	22 (165.0972)	27 (158.8116)
Jul 24, 2015	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	11 / 26 (670.1716)	11 (169.6916)	16 (163.3944)	4 (171.9772)	17 (165.1084)
Jul 17, 2015	11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	16 / 48 (673.0628)	13 (170.2856)	27 (163.9544)	16 (168.5600)	14 (170.2628)
Jul 3, 2015	HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off Hutchinson, KS	2 / 31 (682.7772)	16 (166.2628)	1 (176.0116)	20 (162.8000)	1 (177.7028)
Jun 20, 2015	Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO	12 / 29 (661.0860)	4 (173.7144)	16 (157.1428)	8 (167.9772)	14 (162.2516)
Jun 19, 2015	Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	8 / 27 (677.0856)	3 (170.2856)	6 (170.8572)	7 (172.5600)	16 (163.3828)
May 23, 2015	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	32 / 62 (665.5884)	32 (168.5256)	2 (176.5600)	51 (160.5372)	41 (159.9656)
May 8, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	6 / 30 (681.0284)	20 (163.9428)	5 (173.1428)	9 (169.6684)	5 (174.2744)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	27 / 97 (664.3996)	26 (169.1200)	28 (167.4056)	31 (167.3828)	49 (160.4912)
Apr 3, 2015	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	41 / 71 (655.8056)	62 (154.7772)	54 (158.8000)	11 (173.1200)	20 (169.1084)
Oct 18, 2014	Sons of the American Legion Red White & Blue II BBQ Contest Smithville, MO	8 / 18 (674.7660)	8 (170.2744)	10 (168.5600)	15 (165.1088)	5 (170.8228)
Oct 17, 2014	Balloons Bikes Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	16 / 26 (656.4116)	17 (165.0972)	5 (170.8344)	15 (166.2744)	22 (154.2056)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	88 / 552 (675.2912)	251 (166.2284)	82 (172)	70 (173.1084)	233 (163.9544)
Sep 19, 2014	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	9 / 49 (684.5028)	10 (173.1544)	21 (166.8228)	8 (173.1200)	8 (171.4056)
Aug 30, 2014	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-Eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	9 / 29 (667.3944)	11 (169.7144)	20 (158.2744)	1 (176.5600)	15 (162.8456)
Aug 8, 2014	Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS	14 / 53 (679.9312)	12 (173.7028)	17 (167.9656)	10 (173.1084)	24 (165.1544)
Aug 1, 2014	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	14 / 70 (667.9200)	13 (169.6800)	29 (166.8456)	26 (166.8228)	23 (164.5716)
Jul 25, 2014	Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ at the Allen County Fair Iola, KS	3 / 21 (685.6456)	6 (171.9656)	7 (170.8456)	6 (170.8228)	2 (172.0116)
Jul 18, 2014	10th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	18 / 41 (658.7084)	18 (165.1200)	17 (166.8344)	17 (167.3828)	23 (159.3712)
Jun 21, 2014	Buckner Smoke Out in the Valley Buckner, MO	7 / 35 (666.7312)	8 (167.4056)	8 (167.3712)	10 (168.5256)	10 (163.4288)
Jun 20, 2014	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	17 / 42 (674.7196)	31 (161.6456)	23 (167.4056)	2 (177.1428)	13 (168.5256)
Jun 6, 2014	Smokin n a Rollin St. Joseph, MO	4 / 22 (675.4288)	10 (161.7028)	10 (161.6916)	2 (176.5600)	1 (175.4744)
May 24, 2014	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	27 / 87 (666.1600)	12 (173.1200)	46 (161.6456)	35 (165.6800)	33 (165.7144)
May 2, 2014	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	2 / 26 (674.1828)	4 (171.4172)	1 (173.1084)	10 (167.3944)	12 (162.2628)
Apr 25, 2014	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS	21 / 65 (659.2684)	18 (167.3828)	28 (162.8228)	17 (169.1200)	35 (159.9428)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	13 / 73 (668.4568)	35 (163.4056)	35 (162.8112)	3 (174.2628)	11 (167.9772)
Apr 4, 2014	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	12 / 75 (672.4572)	27 (166.8228)	19 (168.5372)	5 (171.9656)	26 (165.1316)
Nov 1, 2013	Cookin' on the Creek BBQ Cookoff Harrison, AR	15 / 25 (658.6856)	21 (159.3484)	9 (170.8228)	19 (158.2516)	9 (170.2628)
Oct 25, 2013	Border War Barbecue Osawatomie, KS	3 / 27 (686.2516)	6 (171.4056)	15 (161.1316)	1 (179.4400)	5 (174.2744)
Oct 18, 2013	Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest 🏅 Garnett, KS	2 / 25 (690.2284)	15 (164.5256)	2 (178.2972)	1 (177.1428)	4 (170.2628)
Oct 11, 2013	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	6 / 43 (669.0516)	16 (163.3828)	16 (162.8344)	4 (176)	8 (166.8344)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	210 / 535 (646.6740)	272 (161.1200)	78 (168.5256)	123 (167.3828)	411 (149.6456)
Sep 13, 2013	5th Annual Hay Capital BBQ Cook Off Yates Center, KS	3 / 25 (678.2284)	10 (163.9656)	1 (179.4400)	11 (163.4172)	7 (171.4056)
Aug 30, 2013	Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino Quapaw, OK	20 / 36 (666.1716)	6 (174.2972)	19 (162.8344)	25 (166.2400)	20 (162.8000)
Aug 1, 2013	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	11 / 74 (675.3256)	38 (163.9656)	18 (169.6800)	29 (167.9656)	3 (173.7144)
Jul 19, 2013	9th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS	11 / 40 (670.7544)	5 (173.1428)	23 (161.6572)	12 (168.5372)	12 (167.4172)
Jun 14, 2013	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	11 / 31 (662.2856)	5 (173.1428)	17 (165.1428)	5 (173.7144)	27 (150.2856)
Jun 7, 2013	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	11 / 69 (667.4288)	24 (164.5714)	35 (162.8574)	16 (168.5716)	8 (171.4284)
Apr 26, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	11 / 30 (656.5710)	13 (164)	7 (170.2856)	26 (153.7142)	5 (168.5712)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	27 / 74 (658.2854)	22 (168)	35 (163.9998)	6 (173.1428)	63 (153.1428)

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

SMOKIN BAD HABIT

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Always the bridesmaid

Built for the big stage

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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)