The heartbreaker
0.0002
points from the title
Came within 0.0002 points of the Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Apr 26, 2013).
SMOKEAHOLICS KS
SMOKEAHOLICS KS is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2013. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1608 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1558
peak 1573 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Oct 11, 2013
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
64% of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
662.25
last 5 Master vs avg 662.67 (-0.42)
Walk rate
91%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.25
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.07 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.73)
Road miles
1,243
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 212 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Master avg
662.67 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Master (5-meat) avg
806.27 / 900
1 Master (5-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Master (5-meat) out of 900), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #185 (1,467 pts) | #211 (1,242 pts) | #217 (1,252 pts) | #196 (1,297 pts) | #152 (1,537 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKEAHOLICS KS, each with one reason worth a look.
46 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1565
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKEAHOLICS KS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKEAHOLICS KS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,622 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1557
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to SMOKEAHOLICS KS)
Fewer contests behind them than SMOKEAHOLICS KS has cooked, 7 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,617 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 55%
- Peak
- 1557
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,614 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1557
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 12 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1558
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#1,615 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 54%
- Peak
- 1559
Level with SMOKEAHOLICS KS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT PLAINS BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| JP CUSTOM SMOKE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| WICHITA SWINEMEN | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| WHISKEY PIT BBQ COMPANY | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 178.2972 | 156.5828 | 165.56 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173.7260 | 149.0972 | 163.73 | top 43% |
| Pork | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 151.3712 | 166.07 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 173.1430 | 154.2854 | 165.24 | top 36% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 33% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
KS
9 of 11 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
11
a different one every time
Opponents faced
291
finished ahead 288 times, behind 135
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
201312 milestones
- First tracked contest 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
- First call 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.0002 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
- First category win (Brisket) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First Reserve Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score806.2740 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
- 10th tracked contest National Bar-B-Que Derby
- Peak power rating (1573) National Bar-B-Que Derby
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 26, 2013 |
| +11.5 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains | Jul 19, 2013 |
| +11.5 | Valley Center Spring Fling | May 31, 2013 |
| +8.2 | National Bar-B-Que Derby | Sep 6, 2013 |
| +6.2 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In | Aug 23, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Oct 11, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK | 30 / 30 (650.2516) | 2 (178.2972) | 30 (149.0972) | 26 (161.7372) | 25 (161.1200) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS | 7 / 35 (666.2172) | 1 (174.2972) | 18 (161.0972) | 9 (166.8228) | 13 (164) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS | 9 / 30 (659.3712) | 20 (159.3944) | 5 (166.8684) | 15 (164) | 4 (169.1084) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off Dodge City, KS | 20 / 47 (806.2740) | 23 (156.5828) | 25 (160) | 38 (151.3712) | 5 (172) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS | 5 / 42 (671.9776) | 27 (157.1088) | 2 (173.7260) | 5 (174.8456) | 9 (166.2972) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Sunflower Barbecue Topeka, KS | 10 / 34 (663.4282) | 5 (172.5714) | 10 (165.7144) | 9 (170.8570) | 25 (154.2854) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 24 / 69 (659.4284) | 25 (164.5712) | 23 (167.4286) | 18 (168) | 42 (159.4286) |
| May 31, 2013 | Valley Center Spring Fling Valley Center, KS | 5 / 34 (673.7140) | 10 (169.1428) | 15 (165.1428) | 8 (168) | 6 (171.4284) |
| May 17, 2013 | Taste of Wheatstock Abilene, KS | 8 / 25 (663.9998) | 11 (164.5712) | 13 (164.5714) | 11 (164) | 4 (170.8572) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS | 2 / 30 (666.2854) | 9 (166.2858) | 15 (162.8568) | 15 (163.9998) | 1 (173.1430) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 26 / 63 (652.0002) | 39 (158.2856) | 21 (164.5716) | 10 (173.1430) | 36 (156) |