#MIDNIGHT SMOKERS CO
Rating
1498
peak 1525 · rated over 22 contests
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2019-01-11
latest 2023-06-16
Best ToY finish
#272
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.51 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 664.81 (+4.70)
Walk rate
52%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.79
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.17 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.49)
Road miles
9118
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 1595 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Purse competed for
$390K
listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 22 state-championship entries
Master avg
664.81 / 720
22 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ has finished one call ahead of #MIDNIGHT SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 18 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of CARNIVORES in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, UNCLE J'S has out-cooked them in 11 of 16 shared pork entries.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 41% across 4 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CO first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backdraft BBQ | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE J'S | 16 | 5 | 11 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HONEYMAN BBQ | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| PROUD SOULS BARBECUE | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| LA PASADITA | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOMERANG BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB MY RACK | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| THE CELTIC PIG | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 150.8000 | 166.86 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4516 | 154.8000 | 165.49 | top 56% |
| Pork | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 178.8800 | 150.8800 | 167.17 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 133.0744 | 165.69 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO | 9 | 0 | top 36% |
| KS | 5 | 0 | top 55% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| WY | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 17 | 0 | top 57% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CO (9 of 23 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (23 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 664.81 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-01-11 — First tracked contest · National Western BBQ Throwdown
- 📣 2019-01-11 — First call · National Western BBQ Throwdown
- ⭐ 2019-09-20 — Career-best overall score (690.2172) · Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival
- 📈 2019-10-18 — Peak power rating (1525) · Meat Scream BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.1 | Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival | 2019-09-20 |
| +9.9 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| +7.2 | Buskers, Brews & BBQ | 2019-06-07 |
| +6.7 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| +6 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 | 2020-10-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.6 | Fire it up Frostproof! | 2020-03-06 |
| -15.4 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship | 2019-02-08 |
| -11.1 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| -9.4 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2023-03-17 |
| -9.4 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 | 2020-10-03 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 63% | 93.4% | 92% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29% | top 69% | 94.5% | 91.7% |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 73% | top 44% | 95.9% | 92.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-16 | Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 17 / 42 (672.4572) | 21 (170.2628) | 35 (157.6572) | 11 (171.9656) | 7 (172.5716) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 68 / 80 (652.3884) | 79 (156.5028) | 57 (163.9656) | 27 (171.9656) | 68 (159.9544) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 8 (174.2856) | — | — |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 62 / 467 (496.0456) | 45 (174.2744) | 73 (173.1544) | 198 (166.2744) | 182 (166.8572) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 157 / 185 (664.4800) | 178 (158.2400) | 70 (172.5600) | 59 (172.5600) | 166 (161.1200) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 65 / 94 (677.6572) | 55 (170.3204) | 56 (169.6800) | 49 (171.4056) | 78 (166.2512) |
| 2020-10-24 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 38 / 58 (678.2056) | 39 (170.8456) | 13 (175.4172) | 53 (161.6456) | 33 (170.2972) |
| 2020-10-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 35 / 64 (680.4796) | 38 (170.8228) | 33 (168.5828) | 53 (166.2284) | 11 (174.8456) |
| 2020-10-03 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 2 🏅 Casper, WY | 36 / 41 (652.9828) | 23 (168.5716) | 39 (157.0628) | 11 (173.1084) | 39 (154.2400) |
| 2020-10-02 | Smoke & Soul Fest-Day 1 🏅 Casper, WY | 17 / 41 (676.4920) | 19 (170.8572) | 36 (157.0744) | 5 (175.4172) | 6 (173.1432) |
| 2020-08-21 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 29 / 43 (660.4456) | 31 (166.8456) | 40 (158.2172) | 27 (163.4056) | 7 (171.9772) |
| 2020-03-06 | Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL | 31 / 32 (596.4344) | 28 (154.2400) | 28 (158.2400) | 31 (150.8800) | 32 (133.0744) |
| 2019-10-18 | Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO | 18 / 46 (666.1372) | 8 (173.1200) | 24 (165.0972) | 20 (166.2628) | 27 (161.6572) |
| 2019-09-20 | Constitution Week BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Grand Lake, CO | 2 / 25 (690.2172) | 6 (173.1200) | 4 (172.5600) | 6 (169.6800) | 2 (174.8572) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 77 / 468 (491.3940) | 229 (165.6800) | 23 (175.4516) | 356 (158.2284) | 171 (167.4400) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 124 / 135 (660.4912) | 133 (158.8456) | 124 (158.8344) | 82 (169.1084) | 37 (173.7028) |
| 2019-08-02 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 22 / 54 (673.5540) | 19 (171.4056) | 11 (171.9772) | 44 (158.2056) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2019-06-21 | Leadville BBQ and Brew Fest 🏅 Leadville, CO | 14 / 26 (648.4116) | 13 (164.5372) | 4 (167.9772) | 14 (161.0856) | 14 (154.8116) |
| 2019-06-14 | 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO | 21 / 55 (665.6800) | 9 (173.1428) | 34 (161.7028) | 26 (166.2400) | 24 (164.5944) |
| 2019-06-07 | Buskers, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Aurora, CO | 12 / 38 (674.7308) | 13 (170.2856) | 26 (164.5140) | 6 (171.4056) | 7 (168.5256) |
| 2019-04-26 | LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO | 15 / 40 (673.6232) | 26 (166.8228) | 22 (166.2516) | 10 (169.7144) | 6 (170.8344) |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 Little Rock, AR | 90 / 92 (642.1828) | 92 (150.8000) | 85 (161.1316) | 70 (163.9656) | 56 (166.2856) |
| 2019-01-11 | National Western BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Denver, CO | 13 / 38 (671.3716) | 15 (171.4172) | 33 (154.8000) | 1 (178.8800) | 15 (166.2744) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #829 (160 pts) | #958 (140 pts) | #712 (275 pts) | #777 (190 pts) | #731 (225 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #917 (120 pts) | #978 (120 pts) | #1023 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #957 (120 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #332 (340 pts) | #362 (340 pts) | #348 (360 pts) | #254 (495 pts) | #196 (590 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #277 (1081 pts) | #277 (1076 pts) | #315 (981 pts) | #242 (1157 pts) | #242 (1186 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #587 (586 pts) | #730 (486 pts) | #716 (501 pts) | #599 (621 pts) | #662 (556 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1521 (152 pts) | #1953 (107 pts) | #1947 (107 pts) | #1168 (282 pts) | #1722 (127 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #272 (1258 pts) | #261 (1233 pts) | #276 (1243 pts) | #188 (1443 pts) | #367 (1013 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #436 (701 pts) | #423 (736 pts) | #524 (636 pts) | #451 (726 pts) | #638 (511 pts) |