SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ OK
Rating
1593
peak 1602
Contests
62
in the data
First seen
2019-01-11
latest 2022-11-12
Best ToY finish
#81
Master 2020
Grand champs
1
2 reserve
Category wins
7
21 podiums
Overall top-10s
13
of 62 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
678.89 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 667.56 (+11.33)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±36.28
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.16 · weakest Brisket (166.47)
Road miles
12281
mi across 62 mapped stops · furthest 688 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
LA PASADITA has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Three Hog Night Smokers has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
4 LEGS UP BBQ has come out ahead in 31 of their 40 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HOLLOW Q in 13 of their 17 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke on the Bricks is their spot: an average finish in the top 9% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1428 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) (2020-07-17).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 61-team field at Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 35% across 10 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest (2020-07-10) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 18-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BOOMERANG BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OK first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 58 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5256 | 169.63 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 61 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2284 | 170.16 | top 39% |
| Pork | 58 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 178.2972 | 158.2056 | 167.64 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 58 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 177.1428 | 154.1940 | 166.47 | top 51% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 21 | 0 | top 54% |
| KS | 16 | 1 | top 39% |
| MO | 8 | 0 | top 46% |
| CO | 8 | 0 | top 41% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 36% |
| Medium (20–39) | 25 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 31 | 1 | top 52% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (19 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OK (23 of 62 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (61 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest (2020-07-10)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 667.56
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 697.6800 | 679.02 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 697.0972 | 663.79 |
| 2020 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 698.8684 | 678.03 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 677.7028 | 651.12 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 54 / 61 (674.1828) | 53 (166.2972) | 44 (169.6800) | 52 (167.3828) | 40 (170.8228) |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | 40 / 91 (681.6000) | 23 (174.2628) | 11 (175.4172) | 48 (169.6800) | 71 (162.2400) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 118 / 249 (682.1940) | 165 (169.1428) | 128 (170.8228) | 122 (170.8228) | 94 (171.4056) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 160 / 505 (678.2284) | 198 (169.6684) | 159 (170.8572) | 115 (172.5600) | 251 (165.1428) |
| 2022-09-16 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 13 / 39 (678.2288) | 22 (167.3828) | 4 (173.7144) | 26 (167.4288) | 14 (169.7028) |
| 2022-09-16 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (One Meat Ribs) Ponca City, OK | — | — | 7 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-08-26 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 2 / 48 (697.6800) | 17 (169.7144) | 1 (180.0000) | 16 (171.9656) | 6 (176.0000) |
| 2022-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 12 / 26 (684.5028) | 15 (169.6800) | 4 (177.7028) | 17 (167.4172) | 12 (169.7028) |
| 2022-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 8 / 28 (685.6340) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (176.0000) | 16 (166.2628) | 15 (166.8112) |
| 2022-07-01 | The Art of BBQ Sterling, CO | 6 / 28 (677.5540) | 23 (160.4912) | 5 (170.8344) | 8 (170.8228) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2022-06-10 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 7 / 29 (680.4456) | 11 (173.1084) | 1 (176.5716) | 12 (168.5256) | 21 (162.2400) |
| 2022-05-20 | City of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 13 / 25 (682.7428) | 2 (177.7028) | 16 (166.2516) | 13 (171.9656) | 14 (166.8228) |
| 2022-05-20 | City of Springs BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Sulphur, OK | — | — | 6 (161.6456) | — | — |
| 2022-05-06 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 20 / 38 (670.7428) | 17 (170.8228) | 18 (166.8228) | 8 (174.2744) | 26 (158.8228) |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin Derby, KS | 5 / 16 (689.6572) | 12 (166.2744) | 9 (171.9772) | 4 (174.2628) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin - One Meat Ribs Derby, KS | — | — | 1 (177.7372) | — | — |
| 2022-04-15 | Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK | 21 / 29 (657.5312) | 26 (161.6572) | 8 (173.1200) | 22 (162.8112) | 24 (159.9428) |
| 2022-04-01 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 23 / 30 (664.3884) | 20 (167.3828) | 11 (170.8228) | 26 (161.6572) | 20 (164.5256) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 13 / 92 (697.0972) | 41 (174.2628) | 19 (176.0116) | 40 (172.5600) | 23 (174.2628) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 94 / 111 (660.4800) | 96 (162.2744) | 28 (171.9772) | 68 (169.1428) | 103 (157.0856) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 54 / 467 (498.2400) | 154 (169.1544) | 300 (163.3828) | 241 (164.5712) | 191 (166.2628) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 155 / 185 (666.2284) | 101 (170.3200) | 100 (170.2744) | 148 (165.6684) | 173 (159.9656) |
| 2021-09-10 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 4 / 25 (694.2056) | 9 (169.6684) | 4 (176.5600) | 3 (178.2972) | 9 (169.6800) |
| 2021-08-20 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 6 / 46 (689.1084) | 15 (171.4056) | 13 (168.5600) | 5 (176.0000) | 7 (173.1428) |
| 2021-08-06 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 15 / 26 (671.8628) | 2 (174.2972) | 20 (163.9544) | 15 (169.6684) | 18 (163.9428) |
| 2021-07-24 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 2 Osceola, MO | 18 / 25 (669.5656) | 17 (169.7028) | 10 (170.8344) | 17 (167.3944) | 18 (161.6340) |
| 2021-07-23 | Smokin on the Osage - Day 1 Osceola, MO | 12 / 25 (675.8740) | 2 (177.7028) | 3 (173.7144) | 9 (170.2628) | 21 (154.1940) |
| 2021-07-16 | County Seat Cookoff Jay, OK | 6 / 15 (678.8000) | 6 (174.2628) | 3 (175.4172) | 10 (166.8344) | 12 (162.2856) |
| 2021-07-09 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 24 / 43 (674.1940) | 19 (172.5828) | 15 (170.8456) | 15 (171.9772) | 35 (158.7884) |
| 2021-06-11 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 11 / 25 (679.3140) | 2 (177.1428) | 16 (165.6916) | 11 (171.4056) | 16 (165.0740) |
| 2021-03-26 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge St. Roberts, MO | 38 / 52 (666.7084) | 30 (168.5256) | 31 (167.3944) | 41 (163.3828) | 30 (167.4056) |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 34 / 50 (675.3028) | 16 (173.7028) | 42 (163.9544) | 49 (162.2400) | 7 (175.4056) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 46 / 56 (659.9312) | 21 (172.0000) | 43 (164.0000) | 41 (165.1428) | 50 (158.7884) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 75 / 94 (673.0056) | 80 (165.6800) | 23 (174.2628) | 77 (166.2400) | 74 (166.8228) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 50 / 93 (672.9940) | 31 (171.9656) | 64 (165.6800) | 78 (160.5028) | 11 (174.8456) |
| 2020-10-24 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 24 / 58 (688.4684) | 26 (174.2628) | 1 (179.4400) | 52 (162.8000) | 25 (171.9656) |
| 2020-10-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 18 / 64 (690.2056) | 15 (174.8456) | 13 (173.1200) | 48 (167.9772) | 14 (174.2628) |
| 2020-09-19 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 51 / 56 (659.9316) | 55 (158.8344) | 15 (171.4400) | 47 (163.9772) | 38 (165.6800) |
| 2020-09-18 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 32 / 56 (673.6232) | 42 (165.6916) | 47 (163.9544) | 30 (169.7144) | 16 (174.2628) |
| 2020-09-11 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 24 / 48 (678.7656) | 20 (171.9772) | 24 (168.5372) | 15 (171.4400) | 30 (166.8112) |
| 2020-08-07 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 33 / 54 (658.7428) | 29 (167.3828) | 23 (166.8572) | 26 (166.8228) | 42 (157.6800) |
| 2020-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 10 / 31 (694.8116) | 14 (174.2628) | 6 (176.5600) | 12 (172.5716) | 10 (171.4172) |
| 2020-07-17 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 2 / 29 (691.4172) | 20 (170.2744) | 5 (174.2628) | 1 (175.4400) | 6 (171.4400) |
| 2020-07-10 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 1 / 61 (698.8684) | 1 (180.0000) | 19 (172.0228) | 25 (169.7028) | 5 (177.1428) |
| 2020-06-12 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 35 / 55 (667.8740) | 37 (165.6800) | 19 (170.2628) | 43 (163.9656) | 30 (167.9656) |
| 2020-02-14 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 25 / 42 (665.6340) | 14 (171.4400) | 14 (170.2628) | 33 (159.9656) | 24 (163.9656) |
| 2019-10-18 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition Westminster, CO | 13 / 46 (675.3484) | 27 (165.1428) | 2 (174.2628) | 14 (169.1200) | 16 (166.8228) |
| 2019-09-20 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 14 / 28 (658.1140) | 9 (170.2628) | 10 (165.1200) | 20 (162.2284) | 19 (160.5028) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 106 / 468 (469.0052) | 82 (171.9884) | 248 (165.1312) | 230 (165.6912) | 227 (163.9772) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 99 / 135 (671.3484) | 57 (172.5828) | 48 (171.4400) | 130 (159.9544) | 108 (167.3712) |
| 2019-09-06 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge Grand Jct, CO | 10 / 28 (659.3372) | 3 (174.8572) | 13 (163.9772) | 20 (159.4056) | 15 (161.0972) |
| 2019-08-23 | Hill City Wine Brew & BBQ Hill City, SD | 21 / 31 (662.0796) | 30 (157.0628) | 13 (169.6800) | 13 (167.3828) | 15 (167.9540) |
| 2019-08-02 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO | 37 / 54 (654.1256) | 26 (169.1200) | 44 (161.0972) | 23 (167.9656) | 41 (155.9428) |
| 2019-06-21 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest Leadville, CO | 15 / 26 (642.6628) | 2 (172.0000) | 18 (154.8000) | 13 (161.6456) | 15 (154.2172) |
| 2019-06-14 | Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE | 19 / 30 (655.2680) | 25 (156.5256) | 5 (172.5600) | 16 (167.4056) | 22 (158.7768) |
| 2019-06-07 | Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO | 15 / 38 (669.5768) | 4 (174.2972) | 16 (170.2628) | 16 (166.8228) | 23 (158.1940) |
| 2019-05-10 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 5 / 28 (677.7028) | 9 (168.5600) | 1 (176.0000) | 4 (172.0228) | 16 (161.1200) |
| 2019-05-03 | Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS | 12 / 37 (668.5028) | 7 (172.5600) | 14 (166.8572) | 26 (162.2628) | 12 (166.8228) |
| 2019-03-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 43 / 62 (667.8628) | 59 (159.3944) | 10 (173.7028) | 60 (158.2056) | 7 (176.5600) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 34 / 74 (670.1824) | 67 (158.2056) | 16 (170.3200) | 18 (171.9884) | 28 (169.6684) |
| 2019-01-11 | National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO | 22 / 38 (665.6224) | 23 (166.8112) | 34 (154.2284) | 12 (167.4400) | 2 (177.1428) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #938 (120 pts) | #984 (130 pts) | #888 (190 pts) | #989 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #113 (1452 pts) | #156 (1252 pts) | #31 (2061 pts) | #177 (1146 pts) | #138 (1307 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #156 (1136 pts) | #82 (1516 pts) | #130 (1286 pts) | #140 (1201 pts) | #177 (1026 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #81 (1135 pts) | #93 (1025 pts) | #61 (1295 pts) | #108 (930 pts) | #81 (1080 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #277 (1081 pts) | #171 (1380 pts) | #158 (1441 pts) | #266 (1096 pts) | #228 (1216 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #248 (1251 pts) | #387 (916 pts) | #177 (1436 pts) | #251 (1196 pts) | #139 (1601 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #477 (790 pts) | #614 (650 pts) | #316 (1130 pts) | #418 (910 pts) | #340 (1105 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #843 (420 pts) | #791 (495 pts) | #907 (420 pts) | #560 (725 pts) | #827 (455 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #379 (980 pts) | #319 (1119 pts) | #350 (1028 pts) | #389 (950 pts) | #310 (1110 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #361 (1019 pts) | #361 (1024 pts) | #408 (954 pts) | #270 (1234 pts) | #303 (1153 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #565 (549 pts) | #510 (634 pts) | #571 (584 pts) | #556 (594 pts) | #379 (819 pts) |