MYASSIS SMOKIN

MYASSIS SMOKIN is a competition barbecue team with 50 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 5th of 27 at the 5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs (2015). They are ranked #2160 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,160

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1533

peak 1592 · rated over 50 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013

latest Aug 31, 2018 · 5.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#223

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

24% of 50 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6684 / 720

Master · 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs

Perfect 180s

Current form

650.61 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 658.68 (-8.07)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Pork Ribs · 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs

Consistency

±12.82

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.42 · weakest Pork (163.69)

Road miles

6,597

across 50 mapped stops · furthest 453 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Master avg

658.68 / 720

50 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Great Northern Barbeque (Aug 2, 2013).

Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 32 of 50 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 50 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

681.6684 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6684 at 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 29, 2014

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG has finished one call ahead of MYASSIS SMOKIN 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

34–3 behind in the head-to-head

SPITFIRE ahead in 92% of their meetings

SPITFIRE has come out ahead in 34 of their 37 shared contests.

A strong matchup

13–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 81% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PIG APPROVED BBQ in 13 of their 16 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Minnesota in May (May 12, 2017).

last seen Sep 18, 2015
back May 12, 2017

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Chicken nemesis

26 of 37 shared chicken entries lost

SPITFIRE ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SPITFIRE has out-cooked them in 26 of 37 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

BLACK DOG BBQ IA has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A September team

Top 35% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 35% across 4 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 50% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,597 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,597 miles across 50 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 453 miles to Great Northern BBQ.

50 mapped stops
furthest 453 mi

The metronome

±1.78% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.78% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.5% of a perfect score
50 contests

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
2018 ↗	Master	#516 (693 pts)	#426 (848 pts)	#327 (1,008 pts)	#524 (703 pts)	#596 (613 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#908 (387 pts)	#842 (467 pts)	#732 (547 pts)	#769 (522 pts)	#843 (457 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#446 (862 pts)	#252 (1,272 pts)	#499 (782 pts)	#517 (747 pts)	#430 (882 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#315 (1,133 pts)	#266 (1,208 pts)	#260 (1,268 pts)	#421 (898 pts)	#253 (1,343 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#223 (1,302 pts)	#279 (1,035 pts)	#157 (1,461 pts)	#181 (1,364 pts)	#148 (1,571 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to MYASSIS SMOKIN, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ

#2,159 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1580

2–7 in 9 shared contests (22% to MYASSIS SMOKIN)

These two have cooked 9 of the same contests — BEND OF THE RIVER BBQ ahead 7–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 33 contests
last seen May 31, 2024

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ROCK N BLUES BBQ

#2,163 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1533

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 52 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 52 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY

#2,158 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1587

Careers of much the same size, 45 contests to 50, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Jun 5, 2026

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UGLY BABY BBQ

#2,147 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1584

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 65 contests, alongside a 22% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 61 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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HOLY SMOKERS MI

#2,149 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1557

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

rated over 40 contests
last seen Apr 6, 2018

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CBF Que

#2,157 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1538

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

rated over 35 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SPITFIRE	37	3	34	8%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	36	3	33	8%	⚔ compare
Hogline	34	6	28	18%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	30	6	24	20%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	26	13	13	50%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	26	1	25	4%	⚔ compare
CASE OF RIBS	23	7	16	30%	⚔ compare
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES	21	7	14	33%	⚔ compare
REBEL FIRE QUE'N COMPANY	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	21	2	19	10%	⚔ compare
BLACK DOG BBQ IA	20	13	7	65%	⚔ compare
DRY 2 DA BONE	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ	19	10	9	53%	⚔ compare
QUETOPIA	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	50	17	0	2	175.4400	152.5372	166.42	top 49%
Pork Ribs	50	13	2	5	177.7372	147.9200	164.47	top 48%
Pork	50	7	1	2	175.4284	151.9998	163.69	top 55%
Brisket	50	16	1	2	175.4056	145.0744	164.09	top 47%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 37%
Medium (20–39)	20	top 47%
Large (40+)	28	top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MN	37	top 55%
IA	7	top 31%
WI	5	top 42%
SD	1	top 48%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO!	3	7	top 36%	Jul 20, 2018
Minnesota in May	3	29	top 52%	May 11, 2018
Smokin In Steele	3	16	top 53%	Jun 2, 2017
Smokefest	3	6	top 41%	Aug 21, 2015
Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	3	8	top 24%	Jul 24, 2015
SMSU Smokefest	2	31	top 78%	Aug 17, 2018
Mankato Cookout (Day 2)	2	30	top 78%	Jun 9, 2018
Bend of the River CookOut	2	27	top 71%	Jun 12, 2015
The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast	2	17	top 72%	Jul 11, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 12 contests

Contests a season 10 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 37 of 50 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 36 9 of them more than once

Opponents faced 608 finished ahead 1,047 times, behind 1,005

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Sep 18, 2015 → May 12, 2017

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

20182 milestones

Aug 31 50th tracked contest Smokin in the Bogs
Aug 31 Most recent contest Smokin in the Bogs

20171 milestone

May 12 Peak power rating (1592) Minnesota in May

20151 milestone

Jun 12 25th tracked contest Bend of the River CookOut

20142 milestones

Aug 29 Career-best overall score681.6684 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs
Aug 29 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs

20137 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Minnesota in May
May 17 First call Minnesota in May
May 17 First category win (Pork) Minnesota in May
May 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.4284 Minnesota in May
Jun 21 First overall top-10 Smoking Knights BBQ Competition
Aug 2 First multi-meat day Great Northern Barbeque
Aug 2 10th tracked contest Great Northern Barbeque

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.9	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	Jul 26, 2013
+11.3	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	Jul 17, 2015
+11.1	4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs	Aug 29, 2014
+10.9	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	Jul 25, 2014
+10.7	Smokefest	Aug 15, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.6	Smokin' in Steel	May 29, 2015
-10.3	Mankato Cookout Day 2	Jun 10, 2017
-10	11th Annual Big Island BBQ	Aug 24, 2018
-9.3	Bend of the River CookOut	Jun 27, 2014
-8.7	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast	Jul 12, 2013

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)
2018	9	1	0	44%	top 66%	92.6%	90.8%
2017	7	0	0	14%	top 69%	91%	89.9%
2015	12	4	0	75%	top 43%	94.1%	91.8%
2014	10	4	1	80%	top 42%	94.7%	92.2%
2013	12	3	3	83%	top 41%	94.1%	92%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 31, 2018	Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI	9 / 25 (659.9316)	12 (166.8916)	13 (164.5256)	5 (170.2972)	14 (158.2172)
Aug 24, 2018	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	43 / 49 (631.2116)	43 (157.0972)	43 (157.6572)	35 (158.2400)	30 (158.2172)
Aug 17, 2018	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	31 / 40 (647.8972)	36 (159.3944)	11 (169.1200)	29 (162.2628)	30 (157.1200)
Jul 20, 2018	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	18 / 42 (666.1944)	5 (172.5944)	4 (174.8572)	34 (158.8000)	29 (159.9428)
Jun 22, 2018	Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	32 / 41 (647.8056)	31 (163.3828)	20 (164.5372)	23 (163.3828)	36 (156.5028)
Jun 9, 2018	Mankato Cookout (Day 2) Mankato, MN	30 / 42 (666.7656)	35 (164)	28 (165.6916)	18 (169.7028)	28 (167.3712)
Jun 8, 2018	Mankato Cookout (Day 1) Mankato, MN	37 / 44 (655.2916)	9 (173.7144)	37 (158.2516)	33 (166.2400)	39 (157.0856)
Jun 1, 2018	The Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	16 / 33 (660.4000)	16 (165.6800)	3 (171.9888)	24 (161.6340)	19 (161.0972)
May 11, 2018	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	45 / 70 (648.3888)	36 (165.0972)	38 (162.8344)	56 (158.8000)	40 (161.6572)
Sep 1, 2017	7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI	18 / 29 (642.6748)	21 (162.8000)	9 (166.2516)	21 (153.0744)	16 (160.5488)
Aug 25, 2017	10th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	37 / 56 (639.3492)	47 (158.8460)	31 (162.8344)	30 (163.4516)	38 (154.2172)
Aug 18, 2017	SMSU Smokefest Marshall, MN	32 / 41 (636.4460)	38 (154.2516)	35 (154.2516)	32 (160.5600)	13 (167.3828)
Jun 10, 2017	Mankato Cookout Day 2 Mankato, MN	30 / 33 (650.1372)	16 (170.8456)	22 (165.6916)	19 (168.5256)	33 (145.0744)
Jun 9, 2017	Mankato Cookout Day 1 and (BACKYARD) Mankato, MN	28 / 35 (654.2632)	15 (169.7372)	33 (155.4172)	14 (168.5944)	28 (160.5144)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	29 / 46 (652.4112)	40 (158.2284)	14 (167.4172)	21 (166.2628)	27 (160.5028)
May 12, 2017	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	29 / 71 (655.3604)	51 (158.8000)	17 (168.0344)	16 (169.1544)	44 (159.3716)
Sep 18, 2015	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	10 / 26 (677.6340)	8 (171.4056)	13 (167.4172)	12 (167.4056)	6 (171.4056)
Sep 4, 2015	5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI	5 / 27 (673.6344)	9 (172.5600)	21 (155.3600)	2 (173.7028)	7 (172.0116)
Aug 28, 2015	8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	15 / 55 (670.1828)	4 (174.8572)	19 (167.9772)	47 (154.2056)	5 (173.1428)
Aug 21, 2015	Smokefest Marshall, MN	24 / 42 (655.3484)	15 (169.1428)	28 (163.4172)	34 (157.7028)	19 (165.0856)
Aug 7, 2015	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	16 / 47 (664.5256)	5 (174.2628)	24 (162.2744)	12 (169.6800)	29 (158.3084)
Jul 31, 2015	Great Northern BBQ Brainerd, MN	12 / 26 (657.5544)	8 (170.8228)	16 (163.9544)	24 (154.2400)	5 (168.5372)
Jul 24, 2015	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	22 / 54 (667.9088)	6 (174.2628)	47 (155.9200)	12 (169.7372)	15 (167.9888)
Jul 17, 2015	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	7 / 39 (671.4288)	5 (174.8800)	10 (167.4172)	16 (164.5944)	16 (164.5372)
Jul 10, 2015	Smoke on the Waterfall Redwood Falls, MN	6 / 16 (660.5144)	3 (175.4400)	7 (166.2400)	14 (155.4172)	6 (163.4172)
Jun 12, 2015	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	27 / 42 (653.5656)	25 (165.6912)	17 (166.8228)	37 (155.9544)	24 (165.0972)
May 29, 2015	Smokin' in Steel Owatonna, MN	49 / 60 (626.6400)	54 (153.0744)	39 (158.2400)	35 (161.6800)	47 (153.6456)
May 15, 2015	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	30 / 60 (655.3372)	10 (172.5828)	36 (161.6916)	42 (161.7144)	40 (159.3484)
Sep 12, 2014	King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	8 / 36 (677.7372)	8 (170.2972)	3 (170.2744)	17 (166.8800)	6 (170.2856)
Aug 29, 2014	4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI	5 / 34 (681.6684)	4 (172.5600)	1 (177.7372)	11 (168.5600)	18 (162.8112)
Aug 22, 2014	Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	20 / 54 (670.1484)	27 (168.5600)	15 (169.1200)	45 (158.1940)	9 (174.2744)
Aug 15, 2014	Smokefest Marshall, MN	6 / 32 (678.2400)	5 (172.5944)	8 (169.1200)	20 (161.1200)	2 (175.4056)
Aug 8, 2014	Great Northern BBQ Brainerd, MN	19 / 25 (638.8000)	20 (158.8800)	21 (147.9200)	19 (158.2856)	4 (173.7144)
Jul 25, 2014	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	10 / 52 (678.1712)	3 (175.4056)	35 (163.3828)	24 (166.2628)	9 (173.1200)
Jul 11, 2014	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN	17 / 26 (650.1832)	25 (152.5372)	15 (162.2860)	4 (171.4056)	12 (163.9544)
Jun 27, 2014	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	39 / 50 (646.6972)	35 (162.8460)	37 (158.2516)	47 (157.0740)	19 (168.5256)
May 30, 2014	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	43 / 67 (655.8856)	30 (168.5484)	49 (159.9660)	14 (170.8456)	48 (156.5256)
May 16, 2014	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	15 / 58 (661.6916)	13 (168.5944)	10 (166.8344)	28 (163.9772)	31 (162.2856)
Aug 23, 2013	6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	11 / 50 (673.6232)	30 (163.3944)	12 (169.6916)	15 (170.8228)	12 (169.7144)
Aug 16, 2013	Smokefest Marshall, MN	15 / 31 (651.3604)	16 (163.4744)	21 (158.8116)	22 (158.2400)	5 (170.8344)
Aug 2, 2013	Great Northern Barbeque Brainerd, MN	6 / 22 (670.2288)	19 (159.4516)	1 (174.2744)	9 (163.3828)	1 (173.1200)
Jul 26, 2013	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	8 / 66 (677.6572)	25 (167.4056)	4 (173.1200)	31 (164.5372)	6 (172.5944)
Jul 19, 2013	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	16 / 35 (650.1368)	15 (165.1200)	25 (157.6456)	19 (159.9656)	9 (167.4056)
Jul 12, 2013	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN	18 / 23 (651.3028)	8 (170.2628)	9 (166.8344)	17 (162.2628)	21 (151.9428)
Jun 28, 2013	Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off Mankato, MN	17 / 30 (658.8564)	26 (158.8570)	13 (164.5712)	17 (163.9996)	4 (171.4286)
Jun 21, 2013	Smoking Knights BBQ Competition Hutchinson, MN	7 / 19 (665.1428)	12 (166.2856)	3 (170.8572)	6 (168)	12 (160)
Jun 15, 2013	Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN	46 / 68 (651.4280)	48 (162.2856)	25 (170.8570)	66 (151.9998)	35 (166.2856)
May 31, 2013	Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN	16 / 51 (657.1428)	10 (172)	33 (157.1430)	22 (165.1428)	19 (162.8570)
May 25, 2013	Smokin' In The Junction West Des Moines, IA	14 / 36 (667.4284)	15 (166.2858)	11 (170.2856)	4 (173.1428)	28 (157.7142)
May 17, 2013	Minnesota in May Faribault, MN	13 / 49 (671.4284)	23 (165.1430)	35 (158.2856)	1 (175.4284)	10 (172.5714)

MYASSIS SMOKIN

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

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

The metronome

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)