SMOKE'N ICE

SMOKE'N ICE is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 6th of 41 at the Smokelawn (2013). They are ranked #1978 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,978

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1539

peak 1543 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 8, 2013

latest Sep 3, 2016 · 3.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#308

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

27% of 15 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 42%

overall standings

Best overall

668.5714 / 720

Master · Smokelawn

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.54 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 648.94 (+0.60)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4400

Pork · Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship

Consistency

±10.25

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.53 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.30)

Road miles

7,934

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 846 mi

Schedule strength

14%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

648.94 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 15 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

668.5714 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 668.5714 at Smokelawn — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 3, 2013

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings

BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.23 points below their pork, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 53%.

Pork Ribs avg 159.30
Pork avg 168.53
1 call in 15 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of FULL DRAW BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

4 of 6 shared pork entries lost

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 6 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BARRY & ERICA has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A March team

Top 30% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 30% across 3 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.

3 March contests
top 42% the rest of the year

The long haul

7,934 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,934 miles across 15 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 846 miles to Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing.

15 mapped stops
furthest 846 mi

The metronome

±1.42% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.42% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.1% of a perfect score
15 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
2014 ↗	Master	#1981 (94 pts)	#2563 (69 pts)	#2794 (54 pts)	#1443 (204 pts)	#1892 (124 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#308 (988 pts)	#319 (948 pts)	#409 (773 pts)	#262 (1,093 pts)	#304 (1,008 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to SMOKE'N ICE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Que or be Qued

#1,987 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1553

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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Belly Buss Barbeque

#1,984 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1539

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2021
on a 6-contest top-10 run

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Little E's Que

#1,977 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1539

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 18 contests, alongside a 61% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2025

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No Measurements BBQ

#1,970 of the rated field

1540 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1542

They turned up 9 years after SMOKE'N ICE did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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B Lee's BBQ

#1,982 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1539

Level with SMOKE'N ICE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jan 16, 2026

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Grills of Mississippi

#1,975 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1550

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUTCHER BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WILDCATTERS Q CREW	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	3	0	169.7144	154.8228	161.74	top 47%
Pork Ribs	15	1	0	166.2972	150.8000	159.30	top 57%
Pork	15	8	2	175.4400	158.8570	168.53	top 27%
Brisket	15	3	0	172.5714	149.0284	159.36	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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 51%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 34%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TX	6	top 37%
SD	3	top 59%
NM	3	top 32%
OK	2	top 60%
AR	1	top 15%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	3	25	top 44%	Sep 3, 2016
Cookin' on Kampeska	2	11	top 48%	Jul 17, 2015
Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship	2	14	top 35%	Jul 3, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 8 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 6 of 15 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 11 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 464 finished ahead 414 times, behind 263

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Jul 17, 2015 → Sep 3, 2016

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

20161 milestone

Sep 3 Most recent contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival

20151 milestone

Jul 3 Peak power rating (1543) Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship

20142 milestones

Jul 4 10th tracked contest Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship
Jul 4 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4400 Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship

20135 milestones

Mar 8 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 8 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 8 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4288 Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
May 3 Career-best overall score668.5714 Smokelawn

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.8	Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship	Mar 22, 2013
+11.3	Smokelawn	May 3, 2013
+10.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 8, 2013
+8.2	Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship	Jul 5, 2013
+6.5	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	Aug 31, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing	Jul 19, 2013
-3.7	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition	Aug 9, 2013
-3.4	Cookin' on Kampeska	Jul 17, 2015
-3.1	8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 19, 2013
-3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 14, 2014

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0%	top 52%	89.8%	89.8%
2015	2	0	50%	top 47%	90.2%	89.9%
2014	4	0	100%	top 46%	92.6%	90.1%
2013	8	4	50%	top 37%	92.9%	90.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 3, 2016	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	30 / 58 (646.8004)	28 (165.1888)	54 (150.8000)	20 (169.6916)	31 (161.1200)
Jul 17, 2015	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	23 / 38 (649.6688)	8 (169.7144)	28 (157.7144)	5 (171.4172)	30 (150.8228)
Jul 3, 2015	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	15 / 44 (644.5372)	15 (159.4288)	14 (164.5944)	12 (166.2856)	24 (154.2284)
Aug 30, 2014	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	39 / 76 (639.8284)	48 (158.2744)	47 (158.8228)	3 (173.7028)	61 (149.0284)
Jul 18, 2014	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	11 / 31 (666.8460)	12 (166.8572)	16 (166.2972)	10 (170.2972)	17 (163.3944)
Jul 4, 2014	Pork & Brew BBQ State Championship 🏅 Rio Rancho, NM	14 / 38 (654.2632)	24 (157.6916)	30 (156.5488)	3 (175.4400)	15 (164.5828)
Mar 14, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX	17 / 29 (635.3256)	22 (158.2284)	26 (150.8228)	4 (167.4400)	11 (158.8344)
Aug 31, 2013	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	25 / 89 (643.3368)	57 (154.8228)	16 (165.1084)	11 (169.7028)	57 (153.7028)
Aug 9, 2013	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Competition Woodward, OK	19 / 30 (640.4004)	15 (165.6916)	18 (160.5144)	17 (165.1316)	23 (149.0628)
Jul 19, 2013	Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing Watertown, SD	21 / 26 (636.5032)	21 (158.8344)	21 (157.1316)	12 (163.4172)	12 (157.1200)
Jul 5, 2013	Rio Rancho NM 10th Annual 2013 Pork & Brew State BBQ Championship Rio Rancho, NM	10 / 42 (662.8568)	17 (160.5714)	24 (156.5712)	4 (173.1428)	4 (172.5714)
May 3, 2013	Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR	6 / 41 (668.5714)	5 (169.7144)	14 (164.5714)	9 (170.2854)	16 (164.0002)
Apr 19, 2013	8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	36 / 63 (641.7138)	45 (155.4282)	36 (160.5712)	38 (161.7142)	23 (164.0002)
Mar 22, 2013	Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship Midland, TX	6 / 59 (655.4288)	16 (159.4286)	26 (155.4286)	5 (171.4286)	5 (169.1430)
Mar 8, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Westworth Village, TX	6 / 29 (647.9994)	4 (166.2858)	8 (163.9998)	17 (158.8570)	9 (158.8568)

SMOKE'N ICE

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A March 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 — 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)