B&R SMOKE MI
Rating
1502
peak 1516
Contests
41
in the data
First seen
2019-04-05
latest 2026-05-23
Best ToY finish
#449
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 41 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
673.30 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 662.86 (+10.44)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±30.71
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.53 · weakest Brisket (163.58)
Road miles
5330
mi across 41 mapped stops · furthest 481 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BAD HABIT BBQ has finished one call ahead of B&R SMOKE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smokin' Bones Barbecue has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
iBQ'n has come out ahead in 24 of their 26 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Heritage Q in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 48% across 8 contests, versus top 57% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 34 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.2856 | 173.53 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 39 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 175.4288 | 154.8116 | 166.73 | top 53% |
| Pork | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4516 | 151.4284 | 165.09 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 147.3712 | 163.58 | top 64% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI | 16 | 0 | top 53% |
| IN | 10 | 0 | top 59% |
| KY | 3 | 0 | top 58% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 15 | 0 | top 60% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MI (20 of 41 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (39 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 662.86
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 681.1656 | 672.13 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 683.9656 | 678.07 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 669.5652 | 661.46 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 688.4684 | 664.36 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 684.4916 | 674.77 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 693.6800 | 637.68 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 665.2000 | 649.69 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 680.4916 | 668.60 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 106 / 117 (670.1368) | 19 (176.5600) | 114 (161.0856) | 59 (171.4056) | 112 (161.0856) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 2 (180.0000) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 18 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | 21 / 34 (665.0740) | 13 (170.2972) | 29 (162.2284) | 24 (164.5484) | 15 (168.0000) |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 17 (166.8572) | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Coldwater, MI | 25 / 48 (681.1656) | 8 (175.4172) | 34 (166.2972) | 21 (171.4628) | 27 (167.9884) |
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest Coldwater, MI | 5 / 26 (682.7772) | 4 (176.5828) | 1 (175.4288) | 17 (166.8228) | 19 (163.9428) |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 28 / 43 (667.3372) | 14 (172.5600) | 37 (163.9544) | 32 (164.0000) | 24 (166.8228) |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, IN | 13 / 34 (683.9656) | 7 (177.1544) | 9 (174.2628) | 28 (165.0856) | 18 (167.4628) |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 32 / 56 (678.1824) | 33 (170.2628) | 21 (170.8456) | 32 (170.8228) | 41 (166.2512) |
| 2024-09-13 | September Fest Coldwater, MI | 10 / 18 (669.5652) | 3 (174.8456) | 11 (164.5372) | 14 (161.6340) | 6 (168.5484) |
| 2024-08-02 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 25 / 40 (664.9712) | 1 (180.0000) | 33 (161.6456) | 31 (162.2400) | 29 (161.0856) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 27 / 32 (654.2168) | 8 (176.0000) | 6 (172.5600) | 28 (158.2856) | 32 (147.3712) |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition Westland, MI | 22 / 26 (657.0976) | 8 (173.1316) | 21 (163.9772) | 18 (164.0116) | 22 (155.9772) |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 Warsaw, IN | 9 / 23 (688.4684) | 3 (178.8572) | 10 (173.1200) | 9 (171.4056) | 17 (165.0856) |
| 2023-08-25 | Rockin' BBQ Take 2 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN | — | 4 (175.4056) | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 28 / 44 (663.4748) | 1 (178.2972) | 36 (160.5716) | 42 (154.2860) | 12 (170.3200) |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 5 (173.7260) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 31 / 35 (642.6740) | 22 (169.6800) | 34 (157.0512) | 26 (166.2628) | 32 (149.6800) |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 15 (164.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-05-05 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition Westland, MI | 19 / 25 (662.8116) | 5 (175.4744) | 18 (166.8344) | 19 (163.4172) | 23 (157.0856) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 14 / 50 (681.6572) | 2 (178.2972) | 21 (168.5372) | 23 (166.8456) | 21 (167.9772) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI | — | — | 12 (169.7144) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 9 / 30 (682.8460) | 6 (177.1428) | 21 (164.5488) | 9 (172.0000) | 12 (169.1544) |
| 2022-07-15 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl (One Meat Ribs) Sault Ste Marie, MI | — | — | 10 (168.5828) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) Warsaw, IN | 7 / 36 (684.4916) | 4 (177.7144) | 2 (175.4288) | 29 (162.8000) | 21 (168.5484) |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST Indianapolis, IN | 38 / 42 (650.1028) | 17 (172.5600) | 39 (157.6456) | 42 (157.0972) | 34 (162.8000) |
| 2021-10-15 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 10 / 27 (693.6800) | 3 (179.4400) | 22 (164.5256) | 6 (175.4516) | 13 (174.2628) |
| 2021-09-10 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 27 / 28 (510.2856) | 7 (170.3084) | 8 (170.2744) | — | 12 (169.7028) |
| 2021-08-06 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 12 / 32 (666.2972) | 16 (169.1772) | 15 (165.1200) | 15 (165.7028) | 15 (166.2972) |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 Warsaw, IN | 27 / 41 (666.1940) | 3 (174.8456) | 18 (167.4056) | 35 (162.2628) | 35 (161.6800) |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN | — | — | 17 (169.1428) | — | — |
| 2021-05-01 | Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL | 32 / 44 (651.9316) | 23 (167.9656) | 35 (154.8116) | 26 (164.5372) | 27 (164.6172) |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 18 / 42 (665.2000) | 29 (162.2856) | 26 (163.4172) | 12 (168.6172) | 8 (170.8800) |
| 2020-07-17 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 23 / 31 (642.8456) | 19 (162.2972) | 10 (167.4172) | 29 (151.4284) | 20 (161.7028) |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 52 / 66 (641.0172) | 10 (170.2856) | 40 (161.0972) | 51 (157.0972) | 63 (152.5372) |
| 2019-10-18 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 13 / 31 (680.4452) | 7 (173.1084) | 19 (168.5256) | 23 (166.2628) | 12 (172.5484) |
| 2019-09-20 | Smokin in The Hills | 17 / 38 (670.8116) | 17 (170.3200) | 16 (167.4060) | 14 (170.2628) | 23 (162.8228) |
| 2019-08-02 | Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 18 / 40 (659.9432) | 8 (171.4400) | 10 (168.5488) | 23 (163.3944) | 29 (156.5600) |
| 2019-05-10 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 29 / 42 (651.3140) | 17 (169.7028) | 18 (168.0228) | 22 (163.9656) | 40 (149.6228) |
| 2019-04-05 | CCSFest Indianapois, IN | 7 / 40 (680.4916) | 9 (172.5600) | 19 (167.4172) | 4 (174.2628) | 22 (166.2516) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #471 (199 pts) | #196 (624 pts) | #376 (363 pts) | #497 (204 pts) | #453 (229 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #461 (415 pts) | #423 (540 pts) | #435 (560 pts) | #619 (270 pts) | #577 (300 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #573 (301 pts) | #287 (801 pts) | #547 (416 pts) | #606 (301 pts) | #561 (341 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #535 (333 pts) | #223 (954 pts) | #400 (617 pts) | #572 (333 pts) | #558 (333 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #449 (480 pts) | #326 (740 pts) | #351 (728 pts) | #602 (330 pts) | #595 (340 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #917 (120 pts) | #570 (305 pts) | #671 (252 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #957 (120 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #471 (221 pts) | #418 (281 pts) | #465 (251 pts) | #474 (241 pts) | #399 (296 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #905 (311 pts) | #793 (416 pts) | #936 (326 pts) | #1086 (251 pts) | #1092 (251 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #714 (469 pts) | #637 (584 pts) | #689 (519 pts) | #834 (409 pts) | #570 (639 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #549 (713 pts) | #864 (453 pts) | #425 (913 pts) | #540 (728 pts) | #532 (743 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #654 (589 pts) | #583 (694 pts) | #538 (774 pts) | #626 (644 pts) | #574 (699 pts) |