SMOKIN' R'S 2.0

SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 is a competition barbecue team with 38 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 69 at the East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1429 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,429

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1570

peak 1616 · rated over 38 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Oct 11, 2019 · 6.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#307

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

24% of 38 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 42%

overall standings

Best overall

690.2856 / 720

Master · Cookin on the Kaw

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.56 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 661.42 (-1.86)

Walk rate

61%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival

Consistency

±14.44

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.84 · weakest Brisket (162.20)

Road miles

1,289

across 38 mapped stops · furthest 65 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Purse competed for

$40K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.42 / 720

38 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.0920 points from the title

Came within 0.0920 points of the Grand Championship at Cookin' on the Kaw (Oct 11, 2013).

Happy hunting ground

Top 7% average finish here

Cookin on the Kaw is their spot: an average finish in the top 7% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 7%

They almost always walk

61% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 23 of 38 contests

A top-10 category call in 61% of their 38 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

690.2856 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.2856 at Cookin on the Kaw — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 10, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

LIL' SUMPIN BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 26%.

8 contests
4 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 26%

A tough matchup

15–3 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' SAUCED ahead in 83% of their meetings

GETTIN' SAUCED has come out ahead in 15 of their 18 shared contests.

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The weak link

−5.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.64 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 37%.

Brisket avg 162.20
Pork Ribs avg 167.84
7 calls in 38 entries

A strong matchup

14–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) (Apr 7, 2017).

last seen Apr 10, 2015
back Apr 7, 2017

Pork Ribs nemesis

15 of 18 shared pork ribs entries lost

GETTIN' SAUCED ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' SAUCED has out-cooked them in 15 of 18 shared pork ribs entries.

Going the wrong way

-29 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 29 points across 8 contests since Oct 12, 2018 — from 1598 down to 1570.

8 contests since Oct 12, 2018
now 1570

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

LIL' FIDDLER'S has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 27% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 27% across 4 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.

4 August contests
top 42% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.01% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.01% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.9% of a perfect score
38 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
2019 ↗	Master	#662 (484 pts)	#690 (494 pts)	#379 (864 pts)	#446 (769 pts)	#704 (474 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1688 (126 pts)	#2012 (106 pts)	#2215 (76 pts)	#1703 (136 pts)	#1403 (201 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#516 (741 pts)	#707 (536 pts)	#567 (676 pts)	#589 (661 pts)	#680 (546 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#307 (1,002 pts)	#403 (762 pts)	#261 (1,137 pts)	#344 (882 pts)	#365 (852 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN' R'S 2.0, each with one reason worth a look.

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

CIRCLE R COOKERS

#1,430 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1569

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN' R'S 2.0)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2015

⚔ Head-to-head

UNFAMOUS DAVE'S

#1,424 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 132
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1724

1–4 in 5 shared contests (20% to SMOKIN' R'S 2.0)

They've been 1724 at their best, 155 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 124 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team

#1,421 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1592

Careers of much the same size, 35 contests to 38, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Jul 26, 2025

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SHADY CREW

#1,434 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1614

34 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 12% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2020

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SWEET DREAMS BBQ

#1,432 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1569

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

rated over 27 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2017

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LIBERTY BBQ

#1,428 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1589

Level with SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Oct 28, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BLACK EYE BBQ	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
DUSTY ROADS BBQ	14	14	0	100%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ	13	13	0	100%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
KC SMOKE DAWGS	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
Griswold Grillers	12	12	0	100%	⚔ compare
JOUSTING PIGS BBQ 2.0	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	38	5	1	1	178.8800	149.6688	164.76	top 49%
Pork Ribs	38	14	4	6	179.4400	150.8344	167.84	top 35%
Pork	38	12	0	4	177.7028	153.7140	166.62	top 41%
Brisket	38	7	1	1	177.1428	140.5714	162.20	top 48%

“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 44%
Large (40+)	26	0	top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	30	0	top 42%
MO	8	0	top 40%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	4	2	top 27%	Aug 23, 2019
Smoke in the Spring	3	52	top 59%	Apr 6, 2018
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2	20	top 54%	Jul 12, 2019
Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	2	7	top 41%	May 4, 2018
Cookin on the Kaw	2	2	top 7%	Oct 10, 2014
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2	8	top 10%	Sep 26, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 9 contests

Contests a season 6.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 30 of 38 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 29 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,304 finished ahead 1,629 times, behind 942

Longest layoff 2 yrs Apr 10, 2015 → Apr 7, 2017

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

20191 milestone

Oct 11 Most recent contest Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)

20172 milestones

Sep 15 Peak power rating (1616) Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days
Oct 13 25th tracked contest 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw

20143 milestones

Apr 25 10th tracked contest VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
Aug 22 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
Oct 10 Career-best overall score690.2856 Cookin on the Kaw

20137 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
May 3 First call Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First overall top-10 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First overall podium Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.5712 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 31 First category win (Pork Ribs) McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual
Oct 11 First Reserve Championship Cookin' on the Kaw

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	May 3, 2013
+13.7	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	Aug 22, 2014
+13.1	Cookin' on the Kaw	Oct 11, 2013
+12.9	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 27, 2013
+11.1	Cookin on the Kaw	Oct 10, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.3	West Bottoms BBQ Contest	Sep 28, 2019
-7.4	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)	Apr 19, 2013
-7.2	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 6, 2018
-6.9	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)	Apr 25, 2014
-6.2	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jul 12, 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	7	0	0	57%	top 62%	93.2%	91.4%
2018	6	0	0	50%	top 55%	93.1%	91.7%
2017	7	2	2	57%	top 38%	94%	93.1%
2015	1	0	0	0%	top 54%	90%	90%
2014	9	3	1	67%	top 33%	95.9%	92%
2013	8	4	3	75%	top 26%	93.4%	91.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 11, 2019	Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS	26 / 51 (669.0512)	45 (155.9884)	8 (174.8572)	5 (176.5600)	36 (161.6456)
Sep 28, 2019	West Bottoms BBQ Contest 🏅 Kansas City, MO	28 / 29 (644.4228)	29 (151.3712)	14 (170.2744)	19 (168)	27 (154.7772)
Aug 23, 2019	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	24 / 66 (670.7656)	14 (171.4056)	27 (167.9772)	9 (173.1428)	44 (158.2400)
Jul 12, 2019	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	43 / 59 (650.7996)	48 (163.9884)	48 (160)	42 (163.4056)	34 (163.4056)
May 31, 2019	McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	13 / 25 (662.7772)	18 (161.1200)	9 (166.8572)	5 (171.4172)	13 (163.3828)
May 3, 2019	Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q 🏅 Lansing, KS	22 / 37 (657.7028)	28 (161.1084)	3 (174.2628)	28 (161.1544)	23 (161.1772)
Apr 5, 2019	VFW Post 846 Battle of the Pits 🏅 Overland Park, KS	33 / 53 (650.6512)	45 (156.4912)	15 (169.6800)	37 (160.4912)	26 (163.9888)
Oct 12, 2018	15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS	47 / 69 (659.9200)	21 (173.1544)	42 (165.1084)	21 (171.4172)	60 (150.2400)
Sep 14, 2018	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	13 / 35 (670.2176)	22 (165.6916)	17 (168.5600)	24 (161.6572)	5 (174.3088)
Aug 24, 2018	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	33 / 67 (655.9656)	21 (165.1428)	17 (170.2972)	37 (162.2628)	36 (158.2628)
Jun 1, 2018	McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	16 / 36 (665.6572)	8 (172.5828)	9 (172.0116)	30 (158.8112)	21 (162.2516)
May 4, 2018	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	17 / 29 (663.9428)	17 (165.7028)	2 (174.2628)	10 (170.8456)	21 (153.1316)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	72 / 103 (645.4856)	91 (158.2056)	46 (167.9772)	64 (162.8000)	79 (156.5028)
Oct 13, 2017	14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS	32 / 55 (672.5376)	20 (173.1544)	25 (169.1544)	18 (171.4056)	47 (158.8232)
Sep 15, 2017	Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days Butler, MO	10 / 26 (665.6572)	14 (166.2628)	20 (158.2744)	9 (169.7028)	4 (171.4172)
Aug 25, 2017	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	12 / 57 (675.9084)	26 (162.2628)	21 (165.1200)	8 (174.2628)	6 (174.2628)
Jul 14, 2017	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	20 / 58 (674.7544)	12 (173.1200)	44 (161.6572)	11 (172.5600)	22 (167.4172)
Jun 2, 2017	McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	12 / 32 (664.5372)	23 (161.7144)	10 (168.5716)	22 (157.1084)	1 (177.1428)
May 5, 2017	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	7 / 30 (677.0056)	16 (163.9428)	1 (176)	3 (174.2628)	13 (162.8000)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS	52 / 100 (660.4112)	27 (171.4056)	64 (162.2628)	49 (166.2284)	62 (160.5144)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	52 / 97 (647.9080)	41 (164.5712)	38 (165.1084)	64 (159.9428)	53 (158.2856)
Oct 24, 2014	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	22 / 41 (652.5256)	35 (154.8456)	7 (169.7028)	16 (166.8800)	22 (161.0972)
Oct 10, 2014	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	4 / 46 (690.2856)	19 (167.4400)	7 (173.7256)	2 (177.7028)	4 (171.4172)
Sep 26, 2014	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	15 / 112 (673.5884)	30 (168.5372)	24 (168.5256)	26 (170.2628)	19 (166.2628)
Aug 22, 2014	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	2 / 69 (685.6340)	13 (171.4056)	1 (179.4400)	6 (170.8228)	17 (163.9656)
Jul 25, 2014	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	30 / 54 (653.5424)	12 (171.9656)	20 (165.7028)	31 (163.9540)	46 (151.9200)
Jun 6, 2014	McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual McLouth, KS	14 / 36 (647.8400)	12 (165.6800)	9 (168.5828)	29 (154.7656)	18 (158.8116)
May 16, 2014	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	8 / 50 (676.5600)	9 (170.2856)	20 (165.1888)	15 (170.8228)	13 (170.2628)
Apr 25, 2014	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS	43 / 65 (639.3252)	39 (162.8800)	41 (158.2284)	41 (161.6340)	47 (156.5828)
Mar 14, 2014	NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO	26 / 61 (641.5544)	31 (159.9428)	45 (150.8344)	8 (168.5372)	18 (162.2400)
Oct 11, 2013	Cookin' on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	2 / 42 (665.6224)	21 (159.9884)	1 (178.8572)	16 (162.8112)	8 (163.9656)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	106 / 535 (658.9028)	268 (161.1428)	18 (174.3772)	322 (158.2284)	122 (165.1544)
Sep 27, 2013	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	8 / 114 (672.4684)	1 (178.8800)	40 (164.5372)	12 (170.8112)	54 (158.2400)
Jul 26, 2013	Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	10 / 58 (671.9200)	58 (149.6688)	8 (172.5484)	3 (176.5944)	4 (173.1084)
Jun 7, 2013	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	28 / 69 (653.7138)	5 (172)	48 (158.2856)	25 (166.8570)	49 (156.5712)
May 31, 2013	McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual McLouth, KS	12 / 37 (659.9994)	14 (165.1426)	1 (176.5716)	31 (153.7140)	14 (164.5712)
May 3, 2013	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	3 / 33 (672.5712)	10 (168)	11 (165.1428)	3 (172.5712)	12 (166.8572)
Apr 19, 2013	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS	54 / 73 (611.9996)	49 (154.8570)	28 (159.4286)	42 (157.1426)	68 (140.5714)

SMOKIN' R'S 2.0

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)

The heartbreaker

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

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)