SMOKOPOLIS BBQ

SMOKOPOLIS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 51 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 33 at the New York City BBQ Cookoff (2015), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #515 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#515

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1674

peak 1702 · rated over 50 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Jul 12, 2019 · 6.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#152

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

26 podiums

Overall top-10s

53% of 51 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 27%

overall standings

Best overall

678.1944 / 720

Master · 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.92 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 651.45 (-6.52)

Walk rate

86%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork · New York City BBQ Cookoff

Consistency

±14.29

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.92 · weakest Brisket (160.85)

Road miles

7,182

across 51 mapped stops · furthest 1,077 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

Purse competed for

$18K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

651.45 / 720

51 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (16 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.2972 points from the title

Came within 2.2972 points of the Grand Championship at Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship (Jun 13, 2014).

Among the elite

#515 of 6,485 rated teams

In the top 8% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1674 puts them #515 of 6,485 rated teams — the top 8% of the field.

rating 1674
peak 1702
50 rated contests

Happy hunting ground

Top 5% average finish here

Hudson Valley Ribfest is their spot: an average finish in the top 5% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 5%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at New York City BBQ Cookoff (Apr 10, 2015).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

86% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 44 of 51 contests

A top-10 category call in 86% of their 51 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

678.1944 career-best overall

94.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.1944 at 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open — 94.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 3, 2013

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

RIBS WITHIN has finished one call ahead of SMOKOPOLIS BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

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Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 9 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 16%.

9 contests
6 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 16%

A tough matchup

20–5 behind in the head-to-head

THE BBQ GURU ahead in 80% of their meetings

THE BBQ GURU has come out ahead in 20 of their 25 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.07 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 39% of the time against 49%.

Brisket avg 160.85
Chicken avg 165.92
20 calls in 51 entries

A strong matchup

19–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 95% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Fire Ants BBQ in 19 of their 20 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

16 of 25 shared chicken entries lost

THE BBQ GURU ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE BBQ GURU has out-cooked them in 16 of 25 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The long haul

7,182 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,182 miles across 51 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,077 miles to 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open.

51 mapped stops
furthest 1,077 mi

The metronome

±1.99% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.99% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.5% of a perfect score
51 contests

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 3rd

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#1469 (185 pts)	#2244 (70 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#338 (1,080 pts)	#454 (880 pts)	#465 (870 pts)	#267 (1,255 pts)	#399 (1,000 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#243 (1,343 pts)	#290 (1,188 pts)	#272 (1,223 pts)	#218 (1,338 pts)	#333 (1,058 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#152 (1,714 pts)	#104 (1,817 pts)	#200 (1,464 pts)	#183 (1,456 pts)	#213 (1,443 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#201 (1,399 pts)	#97 (1,794 pts)	#501 (664 pts)	#298 (994 pts)	#165 (1,484 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Outsiders BBQ

#514 of the rated field

1674 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1693

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKOPOLIS BBQ has cooked, 34 to 51, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Sep 8, 2023

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Tillman's BBQ

#516 of the rated field

1673 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1673

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 27 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ

#513 of the rated field

1674 power rating

Contests: 228
GCs: 9
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1772

Their rating is built on 9 Grand Championships in 228 contests, alongside a 36% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 199 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Rocks Money Pit BBQ

#510 of the rated field

1674 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1710

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SMOKOPOLIS BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKOPOLIS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

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JIGGY PIGGY

#521 of the rated field

1672 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 118
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1795

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SMOKOPOLIS BBQ)

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

rated over 115 contests
last seen Dec 1, 2023

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Shmack Q

#511 of the rated field

1674 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 64
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 66%
Peak: 1759

Level with SMOKOPOLIS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 53 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	29	15	14	52%	⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE	28	10	18	36%	⚔ compare
RIBS WITHIN	27	19	8	70%	⚔ compare
Chicken Chokers	27	17	10	63%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	27	15	12	56%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	26	17	9	65%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU	25	5	20	20%	⚔ compare
Hot Rod's BBQ	23	19	4	83%	⚔ compare
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	23	12	11	52%	⚔ compare
MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	22	16	6	73%	⚔ compare
SHADY CREW	21	14	7	67%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	21	13	8	62%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	21	13	8	62%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	21	10	11	48%	⚔ compare
Fire Ants BBQ	20	19	1	95%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	51	25	3	8	176.5828	150.2400	165.92	top 29%
Pork Ribs	51	15	2	5	176	147.3600	160.87	top 40%
Pork	51	18	3	7	178.2972	149.6800	163.81	top 34%
Brisket	51	20	3	6	175.4172	141.6572	160.85	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)	12	0	top 26%
Large (40+)	39	0	top 27%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NJ	23	top 28%
PA	13	top 35%
NY	6	top 14%
CT	3	top 25%
DE	2	top 17%
MO	2	top 13%
MD	1	top 28%
NH	1	top 7%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	7	3	top 20%	Jul 12, 2019
Que by the Sea	6	5	top 29%	Sep 22, 2018
Que for the Troops	4	5	top 35%	Jun 1, 2018
Red, White and Que	4	4	top 31%	Sep 30, 2017
New Holland Summer Fest	3	4	top 24%	Aug 25, 2017
Sun BBQ Fest	3	4	top 25%	Jun 11, 2016
Hudson Valley Ribfest	2	3	top 5%	Aug 18, 2017
Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition	2	6	top 43%	May 6, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 11 contests

Contests a season 7.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NJ 23 of 51 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 28 8 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,286 finished ahead 2,481 times, behind 677

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

20192 milestones

Mar 8 50th tracked contest Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
Jul 12 Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

20171 milestone

Aug 18 Peak power rating (1702) Hudson Valley Ribfest

20161 milestone

Apr 8 10th category win NYC BBQ Cookoff

20152 milestones

Apr 10 Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 New York City BBQ Cookoff
Jul 10 25th tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

20143 milestones

Apr 11 10th tracked contest Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair
Jun 13 First Reserve Championship Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship
Jun 20 First multi-meat day Sun BBQ Fest

20137 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 19 First call New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 19 First category win (Chicken) New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 19 First overall top-10 New York City BBQ Cookoff
Aug 16 First overall podium Hudson Valley Ribfest
Aug 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3484 Hudson Valley Ribfest
Oct 3 Career-best overall score678.1944 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	Hudson Valley Ribfest	Aug 16, 2013
+13.2	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 12, 2013
+12.7	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
+12.5	Que for the Troops	May 31, 2013
+11.8	Middletown BBQ Cook Off	May 17, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	Que for the Troops	Jun 1, 2018
-12.5	Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition	May 6, 2016
-8.8	Que by the Sea	Sep 22, 2017
-8.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 21, 2015
-6.1	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo	Mar 8, 2019

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0	0	0%	top 52%	89.4%	89.2%
2018	4	2	0	75%	top 36%	91.2%	90.1%
2017	6	2	0	100%	top 35%	94%	90.5%
2016	9	5	2	89%	top 27%	94%	91.2%
2015	10	4	2	100%	top 28%	91.8%	90.5%
2014	11	8	4	91%	top 21%	93.9%	90.3%
2013	9	6	3	78%	top 16%	94.2%	90.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 12, 2019	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	30 / 64 (643.8168)	31 (161.0856)	29 (159.3484)	18 (167.3828)	37 (156)
Mar 8, 2019	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ	38 / 66 (640.5484)	19 (166.2856)	14 (166.3084)	21 (166.2972)	58 (141.6572)
Sep 22, 2018	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	8 / 43 (654.8000)	12 (165.1428)	12 (162.8572)	24 (160.5028)	10 (166.2972)
Jul 14, 2018	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	9 / 64 (656.4800)	27 (159.9772)	16 (162.8228)	13 (166.2628)	8 (167.4172)
Jun 1, 2018	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	46 / 61 (628.9716)	52 (150.2400)	28 (159.9888)	24 (162.2284)	43 (156.5144)
Apr 28, 2018	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	15 / 40 (654.1828)	21 (164.5600)	36 (153.0972)	11 (166.8572)	5 (169.6684)
Sep 30, 2017	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	15 / 31 (645.0972)	8 (168.0228)	20 (158.8688)	25 (154.8000)	14 (163.4056)
Sep 22, 2017	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	25 / 43 (637.5428)	9 (169.6916)	34 (155.3484)	24 (158.8456)	27 (153.6572)
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	26 / 69 (650.7772)	54 (152.5372)	2 (176)	21 (163.4056)	38 (158.8344)
Aug 18, 2017	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	3 / 59 (677.1200)	11 (169.7256)	8 (169.7144)	13 (166.2628)	5 (171.4172)
Jul 7, 2017	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	10 / 67 (653.6000)	14 (165.7028)	31 (153.1088)	21 (161.6684)	4 (173.1200)
Jun 2, 2017	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	29 / 63 (646.7084)	5 (172.0116)	23 (163.3940)	26 (161.6800)	50 (149.6228)
Oct 8, 2016	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	22 / 48 (658.1712)	7 (173.7144)	31 (158.8000)	16 (167.3940)	35 (158.2628)
Sep 24, 2016	Red White and Que Cresskill, NJ	5 / 41 (664.5260)	7 (168.5828)	20 (157.6916)	2 (176.5600)	21 (161.6916)
Sep 17, 2016	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	16 / 44 (644.9828)	5 (171.9772)	35 (149.0628)	32 (154.8000)	5 (169.1428)
Aug 26, 2016	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	4 / 66 (676.5028)	3 (173.7028)	25 (164.5600)	5 (174.2628)	16 (163.9772)
Jul 8, 2016	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	3 / 65 (663.3372)	12 (165.1200)	11 (166.2744)	1 (175.4172)	26 (156.5256)
Jun 11, 2016	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	6 / 69 (674.8228)	58 (155.4056)	7 (170.2972)	8 (173.7028)	4 (175.4172)
Jun 3, 2016	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	21 / 67 (647.8284)	36 (161.6572)	6 (168)	5 (166.2628)	44 (151.9084)
May 6, 2016	Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition Greenlane, PA	35 / 47 (625.0172)	27 (161.7144)	27 (159.9656)	42 (149.6800)	34 (153.6572)
Apr 8, 2016	NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	7 / 35 (655.9316)	27 (154.8228)	10 (162.2860)	9 (167.4056)	1 (171.4172)
Oct 9, 2015	Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 Atlantic City, NJ	17 / 46 (650.7540)	7 (169.7372)	28 (151.4172)	8 (169.6684)	17 (159.9312)
Sep 26, 2015	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	5 / 35 (651.3024)	5 (169.1084)	3 (169.1200)	26 (153.0856)	10 (159.9884)
Sep 19, 2015	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	5 / 41 (661.0168)	4 (170.2856)	12 (162.8228)	10 (164.5256)	8 (163.3828)
Aug 28, 2015	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	19 / 70 (651.3028)	19 (167.9884)	38 (159.9888)	53 (152.4800)	7 (170.8456)
Aug 21, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	19 / 30 (630.6740)	26 (154.8456)	10 (163.9428)	21 (155.9200)	16 (155.9656)
Jul 10, 2015	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	5 / 65 (659.8512)	31 (160.5140)	24 (163.4288)	2 (174.2628)	20 (161.6456)
Jun 13, 2015	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	28 / 52 (650.7660)	17 (170.2628)	44 (154.8344)	8 (169.1200)	30 (156.5488)
Jun 5, 2015	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	21 / 54 (659.2684)	25 (165.1200)	9 (169.1200)	34 (161.6456)	23 (163.3828)
May 8, 2015	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA	14 / 57 (649.6000)	8 (169.6800)	29 (156.5600)	18 (164.5372)	20 (158.8228)
Apr 10, 2015	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	2 / 33 (651.3144)	15 (154.7884)	1 (172.5944)	1 (178.2972)	16 (145.6344)
Oct 10, 2014	4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle Clarksburg, MD	7 / 25 (658.1484)	2 (173.1200)	10 (163.4172)	13 (157.6456)	4 (163.9656)
Oct 3, 2014	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	10 / 65 (655.3256)	5 (169.7372)	9 (165.1544)	10 (166.8228)	33 (153.6112)
Sep 20, 2014	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	9 / 48 (646.7884)	12 (164.5944)	1 (170.2856)	30 (154.7884)	19 (157.1200)
Sep 6, 2014	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	14 / 31 (630.1024)	17 (160.5600)	10 (159.3828)	6 (165.6684)	22 (144.4912)
Jul 19, 2014	Troy Pig Out Troy, NY	4 / 25 (655.9084)	1 (176.5828)	2 (169.1428)	13 (156.5256)	13 (153.6572)
Jul 11, 2014	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	29 / 65 (616.4228)	13 (162.8228)	24 (156.5716)	35 (153.1200)	47 (143.9084)
Jun 20, 2014	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	4 / 32 (667.3944)	23 (161.6800)	17 (161.7372)	1 (173.7144)	1 (170.2628)
Jun 13, 2014	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship Merrimack, NH	2 / 28 (675.9772)	4 (172.5600)	16 (161.1544)	3 (172)	3 (170.2628)
Jun 6, 2014	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	5 / 65 (653.7028)	6 (169.7828)	10 (162.8344)	31 (157.0856)	10 (164)
May 9, 2014	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition Green Lane, PA	6 / 54 (646.8000)	8 (165.1544)	27 (152.5600)	7 (166.2628)	11 (162.8228)
Apr 11, 2014	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	22 / 109 (641.6000)	9 (169.7028)	45 (156)	25 (163.9544)	61 (151.9428)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	19 / 535 (678.1944)	39 (172.5484)	302 (158.2400)	40 (171.9888)	11 (175.4172)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	39 / 174 (673.0512)	58 (168.5828)	48 (169.1200)	35 (171.4056)	99 (163.9428)
Sep 21, 2013	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	16 / 49 (619.8740)	3 (161.7140)	29 (147.3600)	27 (151.3828)	9 (159.4172)
Sep 7, 2013	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	4 / 26 (658.2968)	5 (163.4400)	17 (157.7256)	6 (166.2856)	3 (170.8456)
Aug 16, 2013	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	3 / 51 (667.3484)	2 (171.4056)	22 (161.7028)	18 (162.8228)	2 (171.4172)
Jul 12, 2013	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	4 / 65 (643.3372)	1 (173.7372)	16 (158.8916)	19 (156.4912)	23 (154.2172)
May 31, 2013	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	5 / 46 (641.7136)	3 (165.7140)	25 (150.8570)	22 (155.9998)	1 (169.1428)
May 17, 2013	Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE	8 / 56 (644.5714)	6 (166.2858)	36 (150.2858)	2 (168.5714)	11 (159.4284)
Apr 19, 2013	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	10 / 33 (632.5710)	1 (167.9998)	23 (150.2858)	16 (156.5712)	8 (157.7142)

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

SMOKOPOLIS BBQ

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 (16 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)