B&R SMOKE MI
Rating
1503
peak 1515 · rated over 33 contests
Contests
43
in the data
First seen
2019-04-05
latest 2026-07-31
Best ToY finish
#449
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 43 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
675.46 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 663.32 (+12.14)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±30.35
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.45 · weakest Brisket (163.82)
Road miles
5781
mi across 43 mapped stops · furthest 478 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Purse competed for
$212K
listed at 35 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 32 state-championship entries
Master avg
663.32 / 720
33 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Shiggin aint easy has finished one call ahead of B&R SMOKE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
JAYBIRD'S BBQ 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 Thin Blue BBQ 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)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iBQ'n | 26 | 2 | 24 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| BooyaQ | 25 | 6 | 19 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| THE REAL SMOKIN ACES | 24 | 5 | 19 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| Shiggin aint easy | 24 | 3 | 21 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Mac Attack BBQ | 21 | 7 | 14 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| KEVLAR BBQ | 21 | 4 | 17 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-JITSU | 19 | 7 | 12 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| TIRE SMOKE BBQ | 19 | 3 | 16 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD HABIT BBQ | 19 | 3 | 16 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 18 | 2 | 16 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| FIREHOUSE SMOKE | 17 | 4 | 13 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| DAT'S BBQ | 16 | 10 | 6 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| BO B Q BBQ | 16 | 7 | 9 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| PB&J's BBQ | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Bleacher Bums BBQ | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 35 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.2856 | 173.45 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 41 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 176.5716 | 154.8116 | 166.93 | top 53% |
| Pork | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4516 | 151.4284 | 165.27 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 147.3712 | 163.82 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI | 17 | 0 | top 54% |
| 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+) | 16 | 0 | top 60% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All American BBQ Throwdown | 7 | 12 | 0 | top 51% | 2026-07-31 |
| September Fest | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 37% | 2025-09-19 |
| Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 80% | 2024-05-03 |
| Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 52% | 2022-07-15 |
| CCSFEST | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 54% | 2022-04-08 |
| Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 39% | 2021-10-15 |
| Rockin BBQ | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 74% | 2020-05-29 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MI (22 of 43 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (41 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 663.32 / 720
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-05 — First tracked contest · CCSFest
- 📣 2019-04-05 — First call · CCSFest
- ⭐ 2021-10-15 — Career-best overall score (693.6800) · Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off
- 📈 2022-08-05 — Peak power rating (1515) · All American BBQ Throwdown
- 🎖️ 2023-08-04 — 25th tracked contest · All American BBQ Throwdown
- 🔥 2024-08-02 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · All American BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.3 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) | 2022-05-13 |
| +11.2 | CCSFest | 2019-04-05 |
| +9.7 | September Fest | 2025-09-19 |
| +9.3 | All American BBQ Throwdown | 2022-08-05 |
| +9.2 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 2022-07-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | 2021-09-10 |
| -10.1 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw | 2023-05-19 |
| -8.9 | CCSFEST | 2022-04-08 |
| -7.7 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition | 2024-05-03 |
| -7.7 | Rockin BBQ | 2020-05-29 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38% | top 66% | 94.6% | 93.6% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 45% | 95% | 94.2% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 72% | 93% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71% | top 67% | 95.6% | 92.3% |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 42% | 95.1% | 93.7% |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 96.3% | 88.6% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 92.4% | 90.2% |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60% | top 44% | 94.5% | 92.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI | 26 / 45 (678.1484) | 29 (170.8112) | 36 (165.0972) | 18 (170.8228) | 16 (171.4172) |
| 2026-07-31 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 4 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #500 (259 pts) | #247 (684 pts) | #296 (630 pts) | #485 (299 pts) | #447 (334 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) |