SMOKIN' R'S 2.0

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1410

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1570

peak 1616 · rated over 38 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2019-10-11

Best ToY finish

#307

Master 2013

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 38 contests

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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

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

Consistency

±14.44

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.84 · weakest Brisket (162.20)

Road miles

1,289

mi 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 🏅

GCs in 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.42 / 720

38 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (15 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The heartbreaker

0.0920 points from the title

Came within 0.0920 points of the Grand Championship at Cookin' on the Kaw (2013-10-11).

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
2014-10-10

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.

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) (2017-04-07).

last seen 2015-04-10
back 2017-04-07

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

-28 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 28 points across 8 contests since 2018-10-12 — from 1598 down to 1570.

8 contests since 2018-10-12
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

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

PARK AVENUE PORK

#1414 of the rated field

1569 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1602

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to SMOKIN' R'S 2.0)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 42 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN SUZY

#1406 of the rated field

1570 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1570

4–2 in 6 shared contests (67% to SMOKIN' R'S 2.0)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2017-09-01

⚔ Head-to-head

THAT'S ALL SMOKES

#1415 of the rated field

1569 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1574

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN' R'S 2.0)

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKIN' R'S 2.0 has cooked, 10 to 38, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-09-28

⚔ Head-to-head

Lucky Dawgs' BBQ

#1416 of the rated field

1569 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1569

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

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team

#1403 of the rated field

1570 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

35 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 43% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 35 contests
last seen 2025-07-26

⚔ Head-to-head

BUCKAROO BBQ

#1405 of the rated field

1570 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1607

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 35 contests
last seen 2019-04-26

⚔ Head-to-head

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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	12	0	top 44%
Large (40+)	26	0	top 40%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2019-08-23
Smoke in the Spring	3	52	top 59%	2018-04-06
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2	20	top 54%	2019-07-12
*Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q	2	7	top 41%	2018-05-04
Cookin on the Kaw	2	2	top 7%	2014-10-10
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2	8	top 10%	2014-09-26

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.5 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2019-10-11

Busiest season 2014 9 contests

Contests a season 6.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 30 of 38 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 29 6 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 38 entries · 1 win · 5 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 167.84 · weakest Brisket (162.20)

Walk rate 61% a top-10 call in 23 of 38 contests

Overall top-10 rate 24% 9 of 38 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 661.42 out of 720 · 38 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,321 1,630–942 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,289 38 mapped stops · furthest 65 mi

Schedule strength 1552 average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests

Purse competed for $39,900 listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 10 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2015-04-10 → 2017-04-07

Power rating 1570 peak 1616 · #1410 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2014
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
2017
Sep 15 Peak power rating (1616) *Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days
Oct 13 25th tracked contest 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw
2019
Oct 11 Most recent contest Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	2013-05-03
+13.7	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	2014-08-22
+13.1	Cookin' on the Kaw	2013-10-11
+12.9	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2013-09-27
+11.1	Cookin on the Kaw	2014-10-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.3	West Bottoms BBQ Contest	2019-09-28
-7.4	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)	2013-04-19
-7.2	Smoke in the Spring	2018-04-06
-6.9	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)	2014-04-25
-6.2	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2019-07-12

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2019-10-11	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)
2019-09-28	West Bottoms BBQ Contest 🏅 Kansas City, MO	28 / 29 (644.4228)	29 (151.3712)	14 (170.2744)	19 (168.0000)	27 (154.7772)
2019-08-23	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)
2019-07-12	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	43 / 59 (650.7996)	48 (163.9884)	48 (160.0000)	42 (163.4056)	34 (163.4056)
2019-05-31	McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	13 / 25 (662.7772)	18 (161.1200)	9 (166.8572)	5 (171.4172)	13 (163.3828)
2019-05-03	Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q 🏅 Lansing, KS	22 / 37 (657.7028)	28 (161.1084)	3 (174.2628)	28 (161.1544)	23 (161.1772)
2019-04-05	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)
2018-10-12	*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)
2018-09-14	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	13 / 35 (670.2176)	22 (165.6916)	17 (168.5600)	24 (161.6572)	5 (174.3088)
2018-08-24	*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)
2018-06-01	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)
2018-05-04	*Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	17 / 29 (663.9428)	17 (165.7028)	2 (174.2628)	10 (170.8456)	21 (153.1316)
2018-04-06	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	72 / 103 (645.4856)	91 (158.2056)	46 (167.9772)	64 (162.8000)	79 (156.5028)
2017-10-13	14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS	32 / 55 (672.5376)	20 (173.1544)	25 (169.1544)	18 (171.4056)	47 (158.8232)
2017-09-15	*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)
2017-08-25	*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)
2017-07-14	*Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	20 / 58 (674.7544)	12 (173.1200)	44 (161.6572)	11 (172.5600)	22 (167.4172)
2017-06-02	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)
2017-05-05	*Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	7 / 30 (677.0056)	16 (163.9428)	1 (176.0000)	3 (174.2628)	13 (162.8000)
2017-04-07	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)
2015-04-10	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	52 / 97 (647.9080)	41 (164.5712)	38 (165.1084)	64 (159.9428)	53 (158.2856)
2014-10-24	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	22 / 41 (652.5256)	35 (154.8456)	7 (169.7028)	16 (166.8800)	22 (161.0972)
2014-10-10	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	4 / 46 (690.2856)	19 (167.4400)	7 (173.7256)	2 (177.7028)	4 (171.4172)
2014-09-26	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	15 / 112 (673.5884)	30 (168.5372)	24 (168.5256)	26 (170.2628)	19 (166.2628)
2014-08-22	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)
2014-07-25	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	30 / 54 (653.5424)	12 (171.9656)	20 (165.7028)	31 (163.9540)	46 (151.9200)
2014-06-06	McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual McLouth, KS	14 / 36 (647.8400)	12 (165.6800)	9 (168.5828)	29 (154.7656)	18 (158.8116)
2014-05-16	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	8 / 50 (676.5600)	9 (170.2856)	20 (165.1888)	15 (170.8228)	13 (170.2628)
2014-04-25	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)
2014-03-14	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)
2013-10-11	Cookin' on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	2 / 42 (665.6224)	21 (159.9884)	1 (178.8572)	16 (162.8112)	8 (163.9656)
2013-10-03	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)
2013-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	8 / 114 (672.4684)	1 (178.8800)	40 (164.5372)	12 (170.8112)	54 (158.2400)
2013-07-26	Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	10 / 58 (671.9200)	58 (149.6688)	8 (172.5484)	3 (176.5944)	4 (173.1084)
2013-06-07	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	28 / 69 (653.7138)	5 (172.0000)	48 (158.2856)	25 (166.8570)	49 (156.5712)
2013-05-31	McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual McLouth, KS	12 / 37 (659.9994)	14 (165.1426)	1 (176.5716)	31 (153.7140)	14 (164.5712)
2013-05-03	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	3 / 33 (672.5712)	10 (168.0000)	11 (165.1428)	3 (172.5712)	12 (166.8572)
2013-04-19	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)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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 (1002 pts)	#403 (762 pts)	#261 (1137 pts)	#344 (882 pts)	#365 (852 pts)