B&R SMOKE

B&R SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 70 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off (2017). They are ranked #1854 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “B & R SMOKE”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,854

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1545

peak 1562 · rated over 57 contests4 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 21, 2013

latest Sep 11, 2026 · 13.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#449

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 1% of the time

Category wins

21 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% of 70 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

693.6800 / 720

Master · Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

676.03 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.51 (+18.53)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026)

Consistency

±28.04

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.81 · weakest Brisket (162.17)

Road miles

9,612

across 70 mapped stops · furthest 629 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)

Purse competed for

$216K

listed at 37 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 33 state-championship entries

Master avg

657.51 / 720

59 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×2

Against the odds

5-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 95 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off (Oct 20, 2017) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 5-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ.

Giant slayer

36 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 36-team field at Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off.

Oct 20, 2017

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 45 of 70 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 70 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.6800 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.6800 at Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 15, 2021

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

BAD HABIT BBQ has finished one call ahead of B&R SMOKE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 1 Grand Championship

2017 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 42%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 42%

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A tough matchup

42–2 behind in the head-to-head

iBQ'n ahead in 95% of their meetings

iBQ'n has come out ahead in 42 of their 44 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.64 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 12% of the time against 49%.

Brisket avg 162.17
Chicken avg 169.81
7 calls in 59 entries

The drought

51 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off on Oct 20, 2017 — 51 contests and 9 years ago.

last GC Oct 20, 2017
9 years ago

A strong matchup

14–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 93% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RAMSHACKLE BBQ in 14 of their 15 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

BO B Q BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An October team

Top 36% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 36% across 5 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

5 October contests
top 56% the rest of the year

The long haul

9,612 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,612 miles across 70 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 629 miles to 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL).

70 mapped stops
furthest 629 mi

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked All American BBQ Throwdown every year from 2020 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

9 visits in all
best finish 9th

In the record book (on 2 all-time boards)

Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.

#3 📌 Most consecutive seasons 14 years running without missing one · 2013 → 2026, no gaps · Dec 31, 2026
#6 🃏 Biggest upset 5-in-100 pre-contest odds on the champion · over a 36-team rated field · Oct 20, 2017

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
2026 ↗	Master	#450 (395 pts)	#215 (925 pts)	#278 (822 pts)	#379 (515 pts)	#433 (440 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	#897 (311 pts)	#788 (416 pts)	#930 (326 pts)	#1080 (251 pts)	#1084 (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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to B&R SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.

69 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BONEHEAD BBQ

#1,860 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 78
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1577

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to B&R SMOKE)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — BONEHEAD BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 77 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

56 SMOKEHOUSE

#1,861 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1554

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to B&R SMOKE)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before B&R SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 21 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BURNT BEAN CO.

#1,853 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1545

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to B&R SMOKE)

Fewer contests behind them than B&R SMOKE has cooked, 7 to 70, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Nov 30, 2018

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TOO SAUCED

#1,859 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1562

59 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 59 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

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LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS

#1,844 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1566

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

rated over 29 contests
last seen Jul 13, 2018

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HD BBQ

#1,855 of the rated field

1545 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1545

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 26 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
iBQ'n	44	2	42	5%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	42	6	36	14%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	38	10	28	26%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKE	32	5	27	16%	⚔ compare
BAD HABIT BBQ	30	4	26	13%	⚔ compare
KEVLAR BBQ	28	6	22	21%	⚔ compare
BO B Q BBQ	27	14	13	52%	⚔ compare
AWW HELL	27	5	22	19%	⚔ compare
Q-JITSU	26	13	13	50%	⚔ compare
BooyaQ	25	6	19	24%	⚔ compare
Shiggin aint easy	24	3	21	13%	⚔ compare
BAD WOLF BBQ	21	8	13	38%	⚔ compare
RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	20	6	14	30%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
PapaDads BBQ	19	11	8	58%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	61	30	2	11	180 🔥	141.6912	169.81	top 36%
Pork Ribs	68	18	2	5	176.5716	146.8572	165.43	top 52%
Pork	58	12	0	2	175.4516	147.3256	163.67	top 59%
Brisket	59	7	0	3	174.9028	125.1426	162.17	top 59%

“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)	3	0	top 58%
Medium (20–39)	36	1	top 55%
Large (40+)	20	0	top 56%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MI	36	0	top 57%
IN	12	0	top 57%
KY	5	1	top 43%
TN	2	0	top 77%
KS	2	0	top 27%
IL	1	0	top 73%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
All American BBQ Throwdown	9	9	0	top 51%	Jul 31, 2026
Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off	4	1	1	top 30%	Oct 15, 2021
September Fest	3	5	0	top 42%	Sep 11, 2026
Rockin BBQ	3	17	0	top 65%	May 29, 2020
Blues.Brews & Barbecue	3	14	0	top 66%	Jul 29, 2016
Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition	2	19	0	top 80%	May 3, 2024
Bordertown BBQ Brawl	2	9	0	top 52%	Jul 15, 2022
CCSFEST	2	7	0	top 54%	Apr 8, 2022
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	46	0	top 27%	Sep 15, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 10 contests

Contests a season 5 across 14 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MI 42 of 70 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 38 9 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 68 entries · 2 wins · 18 calls

First title Oct 20, 2017 Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off

Opponents faced 1,130 finished ahead 1,354 times, behind 1,384

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

20261 milestone

Sep 11 Most recent contest September Fest

20241 milestone

Aug 2 First perfect 180 (Chicken) All American BBQ Throwdown

20231 milestone

Aug 4 50th tracked contest All American BBQ Throwdown

20221 milestone

Aug 5 Peak power rating (1562) All American BBQ Throwdown

20211 milestone

Oct 15 Career-best overall score693.6800 Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off

20181 milestone

Oct 26 25th tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)

20174 milestones

Aug 4 First overall top-10 All American BBQ Throwdown
Oct 20 First overall podium Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off
Oct 20 First Grand Championship Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off
Oct 20 Biggest field won (36 teams) Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off

20162 milestones

May 20 First category win (Pork Ribs) 2nd Annual Pork in the Park
Jun 10 10th tracked contest ELF Khurafeh Shrine BBQ Competition and Music Festival

20151 milestone

May 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5600 WBA Pork In The Park

20132 milestones

Jun 21 First tracked contest 5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off
Jun 21 First call 5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+19.8	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off	Oct 20, 2017
+13.4	CCSFest	Apr 5, 2019
+13	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1)	May 13, 2022
+10.1	All American BBQ Throwdown	Aug 4, 2017
+9.9	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.8	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 10, 2021
-10.5	Rocking BBQ Warsaw	May 19, 2023
-10.3	6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off	Jun 20, 2014
-8.6	CCSFEST	Apr 8, 2022
-8.2	9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off	Jun 23, 2017

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)
2026	10	0	1	0	40%	top 62%	95.2%	93.9%
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%
2018	6	0	0	0	50%	top 39%	95.6%	93.3%
2017	5	1	2	0	100%	top 42%	95.8%	91%
2016	7	0	0	1	57%	top 67%	91.4%	88.9%
2015	3	0	0	0	67%	top 52%	90.5%	90.2%
2014	2	0	0	0	50%	top 81%	88%	86.1%
2013	2	0	0	0	100%	top 59%	89.1%	86.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 11, 2026	September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI	8 / 16 (685.6456)	2 (178.2972)	14 (166.2284)	3 (174.8572)	12 (166.2628)
Sep 11, 2026	September Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Coldwater, MI	—	—	14 (155.9656)	—	—
Jul 31, 2026	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	26 / 45 (678.1484)	29 (170.8112)	36 (165.0972)	18 (170.8228)	16 (171.4172)
Jul 31, 2026	All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	4 (176.5716)	—	—
May 23, 2026	8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN	106 / 117 (670.1368)	19 (176.5600)	114 (161.0856)	59 (171.4056)	112 (161.0856)
May 22, 2026	8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN	—	2 (180)	—	—	—
May 22, 2026	8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN	—	—	18 (175.4172)	—	—
May 1, 2026	Smoke in the Mitten 🏅 Westland, MI	21 / 34 (665.0740)	13 (170.2972)	29 (162.2284)	24 (164.5484)	15 (168)
May 1, 2026	Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	17 (166.8572)	—	—
Apr 17, 2026	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Coldwater, MI	25 / 48 (681.1656)	8 (175.4172)	34 (166.2972)	21 (171.4628)	27 (167.9884)
Sep 19, 2025	September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI	5 / 26 (682.7772)	4 (176.5828)	1 (175.4288)	17 (166.8228)	19 (163.9428)
Aug 1, 2025	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	28 / 43 (667.3372)	14 (172.5600)	37 (163.9544)	32 (164)	24 (166.8228)
May 16, 2025	11th Annual Rockin' BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	13 / 34 (683.9656)	7 (177.1544)	9 (174.2628)	28 (165.0856)	18 (167.4628)
Apr 18, 2025	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	32 / 56 (678.1824)	33 (170.2628)	21 (170.8456)	32 (170.8228)	41 (166.2512)
Sep 13, 2024	September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI	10 / 18 (669.5652)	3 (174.8456)	11 (164.5372)	14 (161.6340)	6 (168.5484)
Aug 2, 2024	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	25 / 40 (664.9712)	1 (180)	33 (161.6456)	31 (162.2400)	29 (161.0856)
May 17, 2024	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN	27 / 32 (654.2168)	8 (176)	6 (172.5600)	28 (158.2856)	32 (147.3712)
May 3, 2024	Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition 🏅 Westland, MI	22 / 26 (657.0976)	8 (173.1316)	21 (163.9772)	18 (164.0116)	22 (155.9772)
Aug 25, 2023	Rockin' BBQ Take 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN	9 / 23 (688.4684)	3 (178.8572)	10 (173.1200)	9 (171.4056)	17 (165.0856)
Aug 25, 2023	Rockin' BBQ Take 2 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN	—	4 (175.4056)	—	—	—
Aug 4, 2023	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	28 / 44 (663.4748)	1 (178.2972)	36 (160.5716)	42 (154.2860)	12 (170.3200)
Aug 4, 2023	All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	5 (173.7260)	—	—
May 19, 2023	Rocking BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN	31 / 35 (642.6740)	22 (169.6800)	34 (157.0512)	26 (166.2628)	32 (149.6800)
May 19, 2023	Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN	—	—	15 (164.5600)	—	—
May 5, 2023	Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition 🏅 Westland, MI	19 / 25 (662.8116)	5 (175.4744)	18 (166.8344)	19 (163.4172)	23 (157.0856)
Aug 5, 2022	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	14 / 50 (681.6572)	2 (178.2972)	21 (168.5372)	23 (166.8456)	21 (167.9772)
Aug 5, 2022	All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI	—	—	12 (169.7144)	—	—
Jul 15, 2022	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	9 / 30 (682.8460)	6 (177.1428)	21 (164.5488)	9 (172)	12 (169.1544)
Jul 15, 2022	Bordertown BBQ Brawl (One Meat Ribs) Sault Ste Marie, MI	—	—	10 (168.5828)	—	—
May 13, 2022	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	7 / 36 (684.4916)	4 (177.7144)	2 (175.4288)	29 (162.8000)	21 (168.5484)
Apr 8, 2022	CCSFEST 🏅 Indianapolis, IN	38 / 42 (650.1028)	17 (172.5600)	39 (157.6456)	42 (157.0972)	34 (162.8000)
Oct 15, 2021	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Munfordville, KY	10 / 27 (693.6800)	3 (179.4400)	22 (164.5256)	6 (175.4516)	13 (174.2628)
Sep 10, 2021	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	27 / 28 (510.2856)	7 (170.3084)	8 (170.2744)	—	12 (169.7028)
Aug 6, 2021	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	12 / 32 (666.2972)	16 (169.1772)	15 (165.1200)	15 (165.7028)	15 (166.2972)
May 14, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN	27 / 41 (666.1940)	3 (174.8456)	18 (167.4056)	35 (162.2628)	35 (161.6800)
May 14, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN	—	—	17 (169.1428)	—	—
May 1, 2021	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	32 / 44 (651.9316)	23 (167.9656)	35 (154.8116)	26 (164.5372)	27 (164.6172)
Aug 7, 2020	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	18 / 42 (665.2000)	29 (162.2856)	26 (163.4172)	12 (168.6172)	8 (170.8800)
Jul 17, 2020	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	23 / 31 (642.8456)	19 (162.2972)	10 (167.4172)	29 (151.4284)	20 (161.7028)
May 29, 2020	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	52 / 66 (641.0172)	10 (170.2856)	40 (161.0972)	51 (157.0972)	63 (152.5372)
Oct 18, 2019	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Munfordville, KY	13 / 31 (680.4452)	7 (173.1084)	19 (168.5256)	23 (166.2628)	12 (172.5484)
Sep 20, 2019	Smokin in The Hills 🏅	17 / 38 (670.8116)	17 (170.3200)	16 (167.4060)	14 (170.2628)	23 (162.8228)
Aug 2, 2019	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)
May 10, 2019	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	29 / 42 (651.3140)	17 (169.7028)	18 (168.0228)	22 (163.9656)	40 (149.6228)
Apr 5, 2019	CCSFest 🏅 Indianapois, IN	7 / 40 (680.4916)	9 (172.5600)	19 (167.4172)	4 (174.2628)	22 (166.2516)
Oct 26, 2018	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	64 / 102 (662.7652)	31 (170.8456)	72 (165.0856)	73 (161.7256)	61 (165.1084)
Oct 19, 2018	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	11 / 29 (675.3252)	22 (160.5256)	7 (170.8228)	9 (170.8684)	6 (173.1084)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	122 / 467 (676.0116)	96 (172.5600)	22 (176.0116)	348 (158.2744)	125 (169.1656)
Sep 14, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	46 / 164 (687.9884)	24 (175.4400)	32 (174.2628)	49 (173.1772)	126 (165.1084)
Aug 3, 2018	Westland Area Jaycee's All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	12 / 39 (666.2512)	11 (171.4284)	7 (171.4172)	19 (160.5600)	19 (162.8456)
May 11, 2018	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	17 / 37 (662.8456)	2 (173.7028)	26 (159.9772)	34 (154.2628)	2 (174.9028)
Oct 20, 2017	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off Munfordville, KY	1 / 36 (689.6916)	14 (170.2512)	2 (172.5716)	2 (174.8800)	3 (171.9888)
Aug 4, 2017	All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	9 / 29 (659.3712)	12 (164.5600)	15 (162.8000)	5 (169.7028)	14 (162.3084)
Jul 21, 2017	BBQ & BREWS Birch Run, MI	14 / 37 (652.5368)	35 (155.9884)	3 (171.4400)	12 (166.2856)	18 (158.8228)
Jun 23, 2017	9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	28 / 32 (624.4340)	23 (161.1544)	7 (165.6684)	30 (147.3256)	29 (150.2856)
May 19, 2017	BBQ Throw Down Wyandotte, MI	11 / 22 (648.5712)	16 (154.8572)	7 (165.1200)	13 (158.2856)	2 (170.3084)
Sep 2, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI	21 / 30 (652.9712)	13 (171.4172)	17 (163.9428)	27 (155.3484)	18 (162.2628)
Aug 5, 2016	All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	11 / 16 (652.5140)	5 (171.4516)	16 (151.9656)	6 (165.6912)	11 (163.4056)
Jul 29, 2016	Blues.Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	32 / 39 (619.9200)	29 (155.4172)	21 (162.2972)	28 (155.3828)	36 (146.8228)
Jun 24, 2016	8th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cookoff Auburn Hills, MI	21 / 30 (623.8624)	26 (152)	21 (156.5372)	24 (154.7768)	13 (160.5484)
Jun 10, 2016	ELF Khurafeh Shrine BBQ Competition and Music Festival Clio, MI	15 / 20 (629.1544)	20 (148.0228)	14 (157.1200)	9 (161.7028)	8 (162.3088)
May 20, 2016	2nd Annual Pork in the Park Wyandotte, MI	16 / 28 (641.8056)	26 (141.6912)	1 (172.5944)	11 (164.6056)	11 (162.9144)
Apr 22, 2016	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	22 / 49 (658.2284)	6 (173.1428)	34 (157.1428)	27 (164.5256)	25 (163.4172)
Sep 11, 2015	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	20 / 34 (651.8740)	19 (164)	13 (167.3828)	24 (158.8112)	14 (161.6800)
Aug 21, 2015	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	14 / 33 (646.8452)	21 (157.6912)	13 (165.1428)	5 (166.8800)	20 (157.1312)
May 15, 2015	WBA Pork In The Park Wyandotte, MI	12 / 22 (648.5600)	6 (168.0228)	13 (161.1200)	7 (167.9772)	17 (151.4400)
Aug 22, 2014	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	29 / 39 (633.6460)	20 (165.1200)	25 (160.0116)	36 (149.0972)	25 (159.4172)
Jun 20, 2014	6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI	27 / 31 (605.6112)	10 (166.2400)	25 (149.7372)	25 (155.9656)	30 (133.6684)
Aug 23, 2013	Blues, Brews & Barbecues Birch Run, MI	14 / 31 (641.7944)	3 (172.6172)	30 (146.8572)	17 (160.5828)	11 (161.7372)
Jun 21, 2013	5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	22 / 30 (605.1430)	4 (171.4288)	20 (156)	23 (152.5716)	30 (125.1426)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

B&R SMOKE

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 (15 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

A standing appointment

In the record book (on 2 all-time boards)

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)