SMOKETASTIC BBQ

SMOKETASTIC BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 42 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Que & Cruz (2017). They are ranked #1035 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,035

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1601

peak 1622 · rated over 42 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Nov 1, 2019 · 6.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#212

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

17 podiums

Overall top-10s

31% of 42 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

678.2744 / 720

Master · Que & Cruz

Perfect 180s

Current form

660.83 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 646.41 (+14.42)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Chicken · The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown

Consistency

±29.70

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.11 · weakest Pork (161.14)

Road miles

5,181

across 42 mapped stops · furthest 171 mi

Schedule strength

55%

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

Purse competed for

$31K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

646.41 / 720

42 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Que & Cruz (Oct 6, 2017) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE.

High-water mark

678.2744 career-best overall

94.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.2744 at Que & Cruz — 94.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 4, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Serial Griller has finished one call ahead of SMOKETASTIC BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 1 Grand Championship

2017 was the year it came together: 14 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 35%.

14 contests
7 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 35%

A tough matchup

22–5 behind in the head-to-head

LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER ahead in 81% of their meetings

LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER has come out ahead in 22 of their 27 shared contests.

The drought

12 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Que & Cruz on Oct 6, 2017 — 12 contests and 9 years ago.

last GC Oct 6, 2017
9 years ago

A strong matchup

9–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOLDIN' MY BBQ in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

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Pork Ribs nemesis

21 of 27 shared pork ribs entries lost

LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER has out-cooked them in 21 of 27 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

GRATE SMOKE has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A September team

Top 36% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 36% across 6 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

6 September contests
top 45% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,181 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,181 miles across 42 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 171 miles to Keystone Classic Barbeque.

42 mapped stops
furthest 171 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
2020 ↗	Master	#821 (75 pts)	#807 (95 pts)	#701 (120 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#819 (85 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#816 (356 pts)	#819 (396 pts)	#759 (436 pts)	#991 (291 pts)	#677 (496 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#614 (550 pts)	#658 (560 pts)	#633 (580 pts)	#475 (775 pts)	#730 (490 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#212 (1,446 pts)	#214 (1,361 pts)	#213 (1,396 pts)	#181 (1,456 pts)	#230 (1,371 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1539 (170 pts)	#1137 (295 pts)	#1475 (195 pts)	#1772 (140 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#549 (686 pts)	#625 (616 pts)	#646 (601 pts)	#643 (591 pts)	#433 (876 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1589 (150 pts)	#1267 (245 pts)	#1416 (205 pts)	#1563 (175 pts)	#1452 (195 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#858 (348 pts)	#648 (503 pts)	#1018 (303 pts)	#965 (328 pts)	#1107 (263 pts)

Overall rank by season

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2 RHODIES BBQ

#1,039 of the rated field

1601 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1606

7–5 in 12 shared contests (58% to SMOKETASTIC BBQ)

These two have cooked 12 of the same contests — SMOKETASTIC BBQ ahead 7–5 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2019

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Sweet Swine O'Mine

#1,038 of the rated field

1601 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1649

They've been 1649 at their best, 48 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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1 Bite BBQ

#1,036 of the rated field

1601 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1601

Careers of much the same size, 31 contests to 42, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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MEAT SWEATS BBQ AB

#1,037 of the rated field

1601 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1601

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 20 contests, alongside a 40% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2025

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REED BOYZ BBQ

#1,050 of the rated field

1600 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1617

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SMOKETASTIC BBQ)

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

rated over 28 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

FIRE FIGHTING BBQ TEAM

#1,042 of the rated field

1600 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1605

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKETASTIC BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 5 years before SMOKETASTIC BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	27	6	21	22%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	27	5	22	19%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	25	4	21	16%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	24	13	11	54%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	24	4	20	17%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	23	4	19	17%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare
Serial Griller	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
NEW REVOLUTION Q	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	42	15	0	6	177.7372	20	161.31	top 45%
Pork Ribs	42	11	0	2	173.1544	146.8456	162.11	top 45%
Pork	42	10	1	4	177.7144	139.3712	161.14	top 50%
Brisket	42	13	0	5	176.5600	141.6912	161.85	top 45%

“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)	1	0	top 25%
Medium (20–39)	16	1	top 46%
Large (40+)	25	0	top 45%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
VA	21	1	top 48%
MD	8	0	top 50%
DE	5	0	top 27%
PA	5	0	top 32%
NC	2	0	top 78%
WV	1	0	top 24%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Jamboree (Day 2)	3	24	top 57%	May 4, 2019
Boo-B-Que	3	10	top 27%	Oct 19, 2018
Que & Cruz	2	7	top 63%	Oct 4, 2019
Smoke in the Park	2	8	top 25%	Sep 28, 2018
BBQ Gives Back	2	29	top 60%	Mar 23, 2018
The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown	2	16	top 48%	Mar 2, 2018
Keystone Classic Barbeque	2	17	top 49%	Oct 2, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 14 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 6 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 21 of 42 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 33 7 of them more than once

First title Oct 6, 2017 Que & Cruz

Opponents faced 687 finished ahead 1,084 times, behind 858

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

20192 milestones

Oct 4 Career-best overall score678.2744 Que & Cruz
Nov 1 Most recent contest Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival

20176 milestones

Mar 3 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown
May 19 25th tracked contest Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off
Oct 6 First overall podium Que & Cruz
Oct 6 First Grand Championship Que & Cruz
Oct 20 First category win (Pork) Boo-B-Que
Oct 20 Peak power rating (1622) Boo-B-Que

20151 milestone

Jul 31 10th tracked contest Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ

20134 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Sep 6 First call Pickin' in the Panhandle
Sep 6 First overall top-10 Pickin' in the Panhandle
Sep 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6000 Pickin' in the Panhandle

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	Apr 28, 2017
+13.8	Que & Cruz	Oct 6, 2017
+13.5	Boo B Que By the Sea	Oct 30, 2015
+12	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 28, 2017
+11.6	Grill Cook Master	Sep 25, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.4	Que & Cruz	Oct 5, 2018
-9.1	BBQ Jamboree- Day 2 (JUDGES FULL)	May 12, 2017
-8.5	BBQ Gives Back	Mar 23, 2018
-8.4	Currituck Heritage Festival	Sep 15, 2017
-8.4	Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival	Nov 1, 2019

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	4	0	1	0	25%	top 55%	94.2%	91.3%
2018	6	0	1	0	67%	top 55%	93.7%	87.7%
2017	14	1	7	1	71%	top 35%	94%	91.7%
2016	4	0	0	0	50%	top 39%	92.7%	90.6%
2015	7	0	2	0	43%	top 47%	91.7%	89.1%
2014	4	0	0	0	25%	top 59%	87.8%	86.5%
2013	3	0	2	0	67%	top 40%	90.2%	88%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 1, 2019	Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival 🏅 Powells Point, NC	20 / 25 (645.0516)	16 (163.4172)	11 (168.0344)	23 (151.9428)	18 (161.6572)
Oct 18, 2019	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	26 / 63 (649.5540)	23 (166.2400)	11 (166.2856)	53 (151.9428)	21 (165.0856)
Oct 4, 2019	Que & Cruz 🏅 Louisa, VA	7 / 28 (678.2744)	10 (171.4172)	10 (167.4400)	13 (166.2972)	2 (173.1200)
May 4, 2019	BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	24 / 33 (656.4456)	16 (170.8572)	26 (161.6800)	30 (158.2284)	21 (165.6800)
Oct 19, 2018	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	12 / 73 (674.8228)	19 (168.5256)	19 (166.8800)	3 (176)	35 (163.4172)
Oct 5, 2018	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	25 / 25 (498.7432)	25 (20)	16 (161.0972)	15 (161.1316)	18 (156.5144)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	10 / 31 (671.9316)	3 (176)	11 (164)	9 (168.5372)	19 (163.3944)
May 12, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 Fredericksburg, VA	20 / 38 (665.6228)	28 (165.6684)	10 (169.1428)	30 (160.5372)	9 (170.2744)
Mar 23, 2018	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	56 / 75 (635.3028)	61 (158.2400)	60 (155.4056)	56 (157.6456)	32 (164.0116)
Mar 2, 2018	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	16 / 29 (643.2916)	22 (159.3600)	21 (158.8228)	5 (169.7144)	27 (155.3944)
Oct 20, 2017	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	10 / 69 (676.4916)	28 (167.4056)	9 (173.1544)	1 (177.7144)	44 (158.2172)
Oct 13, 2017	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	16 / 30 (650.1828)	18 (160.5256)	5 (169.1316)	22 (158.2628)	11 (162.2628)
Oct 6, 2017	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	1 / 28 (677.0740)	5 (170.2856)	9 (163.4056)	3 (167.9656)	2 (175.4172)
Sep 22, 2017	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	8 / 44 (667.3716)	10 (169.7028)	23 (161.1088)	3 (169.7028)	14 (166.8572)
Sep 15, 2017	Currituck Heritage Festival Powells Point, NC	19 / 25 (643.9544)	17 (164)	23 (149.0972)	11 (166.3200)	13 (164.5372)
Jul 28, 2017	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	6 / 51 (671.3712)	7 (170.8456)	2 (173.1200)	8 (169.7600)	34 (157.6456)
Jun 9, 2017	Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD	4 / 29 (676.4796)	6 (171.4056)	2 (173.1428)	16 (162.7884)	4 (169.1428)
May 19, 2017	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA	6 / 34 (655.8856)	8 (166.8456)	14 (164.5944)	9 (162.8000)	6 (161.6456)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree- Day 2 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	37 / 43 (635.2916)	29 (165.1200)	25 (160.5600)	43 (148.5028)	27 (161.1088)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree-Day 1 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	28 / 54 (653.5084)	36 (163.3828)	14 (171.4172)	47 (151.3256)	14 (167.3828)
May 5, 2017	Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD	18 / 37 (650.7656)	30 (154.2628)	25 (159.9428)	15 (163.9656)	5 (172.5944)
Apr 28, 2017	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA	4 / 46 (673.0284)	2 (174.8456)	9 (168.5372)	31 (157.6684)	3 (171.9772)
Mar 24, 2017	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	29 / 64 (654.7312)	28 (169.6684)	40 (160.5600)	24 (166.8228)	38 (157.6800)
Mar 3, 2017	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	20 / 50 (653.0400)	2 (177.7372)	30 (157.0972)	43 (149.0856)	8 (169.1200)
Oct 21, 2016	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	33 / 67 (636.5144)	37 (161.6800)	35 (158.8572)	21 (162.2856)	39 (153.6916)
May 20, 2016	Chesapeake Jubilee Chesapeake, VA	11 / 26 (653.0512)	3 (171.4056)	23 (146.8456)	12 (165.1200)	5 (169.6800)
May 13, 2016	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	24 / 72 (652.4000)	33 (164.5256)	30 (162.8344)	56 (154.2172)	12 (170.8228)
Apr 29, 2016	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA	15 / 48 (667.3600)	3 (176.5600)	10 (168.5828)	25 (162.8228)	26 (159.3944)
Oct 30, 2015	Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE	9 / 59 (658.2512)	37 (155.9884)	12 (164.5600)	21 (161.1428)	3 (176.5600)
Oct 2, 2015	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	17 / 57 (658.1712)	17 (166.2628)	26 (162.8344)	34 (159.3940)	8 (169.6800)
Sep 25, 2015	Grill Cook Master Harrisonburg, VA	4 / 16 (660.4800)	4 (165.6800)	6 (164.5716)	7 (160.5600)	2 (169.6684)
Aug 21, 2015	VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA	23 / 46 (649.0744)	20 (162.8800)	22 (165.7144)	32 (160.5028)	25 (159.9772)
Jul 31, 2015	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	44 / 54 (602.2052)	30 (159.9884)	42 (150.8228)	48 (149.7028)	48 (141.6912)
May 1, 2015	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	38 / 64 (631.9660)	53 (152.5828)	50 (150.2632)	15 (165.1200)	24 (164)
Apr 17, 2015	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA	31 / 46 (630.1600)	38 (150.8344)	24 (160.5600)	22 (162.8228)	27 (155.9428)
Oct 3, 2014	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	36 / 53 (618.1484)	44 (150.8344)	14 (165.7028)	50 (139.3712)	16 (162.2400)
May 9, 2014	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	41 / 64 (613.1316)	54 (149.0856)	29 (158.2860)	14 (162.8916)	55 (142.8684)
May 2, 2014	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	26 / 59 (632.4916)	8 (169.1428)	40 (153.6916)	20 (163.4400)	47 (146.2172)
Apr 4, 2014	Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival Lanexa, VA	25 / 41 (626.7548)	15 (162.8228)	12 (160.0344)	20 (158.8460)	35 (145.0516)
Sep 20, 2013	Smokin' on the Track BBQ Shenandoah, VA	10 / 26 (638.7084)	6 (165.1200)	19 (153.6800)	10 (160.5256)	10 (159.3828)
Sep 6, 2013	Pickin' in the Panhandle Inwood, WV	9 / 37 (649.6000)	2 (169.1084)	9 (163.4172)	12 (166.2744)	30 (150.8000)
Apr 19, 2013	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	62 / 106 (612.5710)	71 (154.8568)	49 (153.7144)	39 (158.2856)	77 (145.7142)

SMOKETASTIC BBQ

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Against the odds

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

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)