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SMOKIN OFF THE GRID

SMOKIN OFF THE GRID is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Downtown BBQ Throwdown (2017). They are ranked #1708 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,708
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1552
peak 1552 · rated over 10 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

11
in the data

First seen

Nov 20, 2015
latest Sep 1, 2017 · 1.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#574
Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

1
0 reserve · wins it all 9% of the time

Category wins

0
2 podiums

Overall top-10s

1
9% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 46%
overall standings

Best overall

689.1084 / 720
Master · Downtown BBQ Throwdown

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

670.57 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 667.64 (+2.93)

Walk rate

55%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0116
Pork · Flames on the Flint

Consistency

±15.03
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs
avg 170.68 · weakest Brisket (160.65)

Road miles

2,410
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 1,259 mi

Schedule strength

71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)

State championships

0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

667.64 / 720
11 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Downtown BBQ Throwdown (Feb 17, 2017) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 16-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, HOT WACHULA'S.

On the rise

+58 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 58 points across 8 contests since Nov 18, 2016 — from 1494 up to 1552.

  • 8 contests since Nov 18, 2016
  • now 1552

High-water mark

689.1084 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.1084 at Downtown BBQ Throwdown — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Feb 17, 2017

A tough matchup

6–2 behind in the head-to-head

HOT WACHULA'S ahead in 75% of their meetings

HOT WACHULA'S has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.03 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 55%.

  • Brisket avg 160.65
  • Pork Ribs avg 170.68
  • 1 call in 11 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The metronome

±2.09% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.09% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 92.7% of a perfect score
  • 11 contests

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2017 ↗ Master #574 (686 pts) #666 (606 pts) #423 (916 pts) #405 (946 pts) #706 (561 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #1775 (120 pts) #1883 (120 pts) #1475 (195 pts) #1872 (120 pts) #1729 (140 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #2158 (60 pts) #2209 (60 pts) #1565 (165 pts) #1964 (110 pts) #2214 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN OFF THE GRID, each with one reason worth a look.

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

STICKS-N-CHICKS BBQ
#1,698 of the rated field
1552 power rating
Contests
18
GCs
0
Top-10s
17%
Peak
1571
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN OFF THE GRID)

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

  • rated over 18 contests
  • last seen Sep 1, 2017
⚔ Head-to-head
Last Best BBQ
#1,710 of the rated field
1552 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
40%
Peak
1552

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 10 contests
  • last seen Aug 28, 2026
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BLACKSTRAP BBQ
#1,716 of the rated field
1551 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
45%
Peak
1551

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Jun 16, 2017
  • on a 3-contest top-10 run
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Big Dogg BBQ
#1,701 of the rated field
1552 power rating
Contests
9
GCs
1
Top-10s
33%
Peak
1560

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 9 contests
  • last seen Sep 11, 2026
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Big Daddy G's
#1,707 of the rated field
1552 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
30%
Peak
1555

Level with SMOKIN OFF THE GRID on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 9 contests
  • last seen Nov 21, 2020
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DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ
#1,703 of the rated field
1552 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
50%
Peak
1552

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

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Jun 21, 2019
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA 8 3 5 38% ⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S 8 2 6 25% ⚔ compare
Uncle Kenny's Take-Away 7 2 5 29% ⚔ compare
BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 11 1 0 1 174.8456 158.2056 166.88 top 54%
Pork Ribs 11 6 0 0 176 158.2172 170.68 top 24%
Pork 11 3 0 1 176.0116 154.2172 169.43 top 32%
Brisket 11 1 0 0 176 144.5372 160.65 top 63%

“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)21top 41%
Large (40+)90top 47%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
GA30top 44%
FL31top 46%
KS20top 44%
NE20top 50%
SC10top 52%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) 2 71 0 top 44% Sep 1, 2017
Flames on the Flint 2 22 0 top 45% Mar 10, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 8 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season 3.7 across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in GA 3 of 11 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited 9 2 of them more than once
First title Feb 17, 2017 Downtown BBQ Throwdown
Opponents faced 705 finished ahead 646 times, behind 408

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

20178 milestones
  1. First overall top-10 Downtown BBQ Throwdown
  2. First overall podium Downtown BBQ Throwdown
  3. First Grand Championship Downtown BBQ Throwdown
  4. Career-best overall score689.1084 Downtown BBQ Throwdown
  5. Career-best single call (Pork)176.0116 Flames on the Flint
  6. 10th tracked contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
  7. Peak power rating (1552) 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
  8. Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20153 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest
  2. First call Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest
  3. First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1828 Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+17.9Downtown BBQ ThrowdownFeb 17, 2017
+1238th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)Sep 1, 2017
+10.4Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1Aug 4, 2017
+9.2Flames on the FlintMar 10, 2017
+6.7Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)May 26, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-7.9Plant City Pig JamNov 18, 2016
-0.1Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ ContestNov 20, 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)
20178110 50% top 40% 95.7% 93.7%
20162000 50% top 68% 91.6% 89.8%
20151000 100% top 55% 90.9% 90.9%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Sep 1, 2017 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS 71 / 407 (682.3200) 109 (171.4400) 17 (176) 110 (170.2744) 194 (164.6056)
Aug 31, 2017 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS 92 / 129 (675.3368) 94 (167.4056) 43 (173.1200) 50 (173.1200) 112 (161.6912)
Aug 5, 2017 Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2 Omaha, NE 33 / 50 (666.7656) 27 (170.8228) 4 (176) 4 (175.4056) 48 (144.5372)
Aug 4, 2017 Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1 Omaha, NE 18 / 54 (672) 23 (169.1428) 5 (171.4288) 20 (169.1428) 33 (162.2856)
Jul 6, 2017 SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC 46 / 89 (656.4456) 43 (165.6800) 28 (169.6800) 36 (166.2400) 60 (154.8456)
May 26, 2017 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA 29 / 67 (679.2796) 23 (173.1084) 29 (169.6800) 18 (170.8228) 39 (165.6684)
Mar 10, 2017 Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA 22 / 67 (675.3372) 59 (158.2056) 9 (173.7028) 4 (176.0116) 32 (167.4172)
Feb 17, 2017 Downtown BBQ Throwdown Boca Raton, FL 1 / 26 (689.1084) 3 (174.8456) 7 (165.1428) 3 (173.1200) 4 (176)
Nov 18, 2016 Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL 30 / 38 (633.4512) 30 (158.7884) 26 (158.2172) 31 (154.2172) 21 (162.2284)
Mar 11, 2016 Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA 50 / 89 (659.8284) 60 (164.5256) 10 (173.1200) 39 (166.2400) 70 (155.9428)
Nov 20, 2015 Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Plant City, FL 27 / 49 (654.1828) 32 (161.7028) 7 (171.4172) 15 (169.1084) 36 (151.9544)

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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