High-water mark
94.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.6460 at Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest — 94.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-09-11
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
94.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.6460 at Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest — 94.7% of a perfect 720.
F.O.M.S.B. has finished one call ahead of BLOWIN' SMOKE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
SKUNK RIVER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SKUNK RIVER BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.58 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 16%.
Ahead in 83% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Just Smoked Your Butt in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) (2021-09-24).
OVERLAND PORK BBQ ahead 86% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, OVERLAND PORK BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 14 shared chicken entries.
Finished 4 of 6 at their very first tracked contest, Holmes Drywall Grilling BBQ Contest (INVITATIONAL ONLY) ().
Field size changes the story: they average a top 50% finish in small fields against top 66% in large ones.
SMOKIN VAN NORMAN has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Their overall swings ±14.98% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
Something about September: average finish in the top 50% across 13 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 37,304 miles across 62 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,120 miles to BBQFest Costa Rica 2019.
They've cooked Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
119 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BLOWIN' SMOKE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headThis is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFewer contests behind them than BLOWIN' SMOKE has cooked, 9 to 63, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before BLOWIN' SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with BLOWIN' SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BLOWIN' SMOKE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T'S SMOKIN PIT | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| OVERLAND PORK BBQ | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| F.O.M.S.B. | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| SKUNK RIVER BBQ | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Just Smoked Your Butt | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| PASSIONS OF THE PIT | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Big D & The Briquettes | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWEET ASH BBQ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| KCQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 57 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 173.7028 | 123.9544 | 160.36 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 171.4628 | 137.7144 | 158.39 | top 64% |
| Pork | 53 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 175.4056 | 134.2854 | 159.59 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 52 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 169.1200 | 123.9998 | 155.78 | top 66% |
“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.
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 25 | 0 | top 56% |
| MO | 7 | 0 | top 70% |
| IL | 5 | 0 | top 92% |
| MD | 4 | 0 | top 36% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
| CA | 3 | 0 | top 90% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
| MS | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
| ON | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 21 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 34 | 0 | top 66% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) | 6 | 22 | 0 | top 47% | 2021-09-24 |
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 38% | 2019-08-09 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2 | 35 | 0 | top 44% | 2018-09-21 |
| *Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | 2 | 38 | 0 | top 75% | 2018-07-13 |
| *Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 55% | 2018-06-15 |
| *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 46% | 2017-10-06 |
| 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2 | 178 | 0 | top 76% | 2016-10-29 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.3 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2018-08-10 |
| +12.7 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2016-09-23 |
| +12.3 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | 2016-09-09 |
| +12.2 | Circuito Parrillero by BBQ Fest Etapo 1 2018 | 2018-04-07 |
| +11.8 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout | 2013-06-07 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship | 2013-04-26 |
| -14.2 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | 2014-10-02 |
| -13.9 | BBQFest Costa Rica 2019 | 2019-03-23 |
| -13.8 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge | 2014-08-01 |
| -13.3 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2019-09-27 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 178.7% | 178.7% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 88.3% | 86.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38% | top 63% | 90.1% | 87.3% |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22% | top 57% | 92% | 83.6% |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 67% | 89.6% | 79.2% |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38% | top 64% | 93.6% | 89.3% |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20% | top 73% | 94.7% | 87% |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14% | top 69% | 93% | 87.5% |
| 2013 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50% | top 57% | 92.8% | 88.2% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-08 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 30 / 35 (317.7028) | 19 (164.0000) | 38 (153.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-07-22 | EffingHAM-JAM 🏅 Effingham, IL | 25 / 25 (607.1880) | 21 (163.9312) | 24 (149.0856) | 25 (150.8228) | 25 (143.3484) |
| 2021-09-24 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 60 / 86 (640.4344) | 43 (162.8344) | 72 (156.5372) | 56 (163.9428) | 56 (157.1200) |
| 2019-10-04 | Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lebanon, MO | 24 / 27 (619.8744) | 26 (149.6684) | 23 (158.8344) | 18 (164.0000) | 26 (147.3716) |
| 2019-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 97 / 102 (601.5428) | 85 (153.0856) | 98 (142.8116) | 95 (150.2400) | 71 (155.4056) |
| 2019-08-09 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 8 / 30 (310.2292) | 14 (154.8232) | 9 (155.4060) | — | — |
| 2019-05-03 | Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL | 28 / 33 (635.2460) | 33 (139.9204) | 16 (165.0972) | 18 (165.0856) | 13 (165.1428) |
| 2019-04-26 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) Florence, AL | 25 / 45 (324.5144) | 34 (159.3944) | 22 (165.1200) | 19 (166.2400) | — |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 16 / 54 (315.3372) | 21 (153.0972) | 5 (162.2400) | — | — |
| 2019-03-23 | BBQFest Costa Rica 2019 San Jose, 1000 | 21 / 22 (625.0856) | 10 (164.0228) | 22 (142.2400) | 18 (154.2628) | 7 (164.5600) |
| 2019-03-15 | Smokin In the Square 🏅 Pensacola, FL | 10 / 35 (318.1944) | 14 (158.8116) | 14 (159.3828) | — | — |
| 2018-10-02 | *Holmes Drywall Supply BBQ Cook-off (INVITATIONAL ONLY GRILLING SERIES) unrated Kansas City, MO | 6 / 8 (642.8800) | 5 (166.2856) | 7 (157.1428) | 6 (158.8800) | 7 (160.5716) |
| 2018-09-21 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 35 / 107 (662.2516) | 53 (164.0000) | 21 (170.2972) | 18 (171.4172) | 71 (156.5372) |
| 2018-08-10 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 7 / 38 (320.0112) | — | — | — | — |
| 2018-07-13 | *Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 39 / 48 (635.2916) | 13 (171.4400) | 42 (154.2288) | 45 (157.1428) | 39 (152.4800) |
| 2018-06-29 | Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO | 37 / 52 (658.7888) | 41 (161.7028) | 30 (166.2516) | 11 (172.0000) | 38 (158.8344) |
| 2018-06-15 | *Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS | 19 / 32 (654.1600) | 17 (165.1200) | 14 (166.2628) | 12 (165.6800) | 26 (157.0972) |
| 2018-04-07 | Circuito Parrillero by BBQ Fest Etapo 1 2018 San Jose, 1000 | 4 / 16 (642.3084) | 3 (168.0228) | 10 (156.5256) | 10 (153.1428) | 2 (164.6172) |
| 2018-04-06 | Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN | 38 / 40 (600.9596) | 38 (148.5484) | 38 (147.9544) | 37 (155.3484) | 38 (149.1084) |
| 2018-03-16 | Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017-10-06 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 47 / 76 (634.1484) | 45 (161.7028) | 32 (165.1200) | 51 (162.2628) | 66 (145.0628) |
| 2017-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 61 / 112 (645.0516) | 65 (160.6172) | 78 (157.6572) | 24 (169.1200) | 70 (157.6572) |
| 2017-09-08 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO | 27 / 28 (632.4800) | 21 (166.2856) | 22 (159.9888) | 26 (155.4056) | 28 (150.8000) |
| 2017-08-11 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 33 / 47 (294.7204) | — | — | — | — |
| 2017-06-16 | *Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life(JUDGES FULL) Kansas City, KS | 17 / 34 (643.9088) | 4 (169.1428) | 18 (160.5372) | 22 (159.4172) | 24 (154.8116) |
| 2016-10-29 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 300 / 557 (652.5372) | 294 (163.9772) | 162 (168.5944) | 391 (159.9884) | 323 (159.9772) |
| 2016-10-28 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 178 / 180 (630.7424) | 167 (161.0968) | 158 (160.5484) | 180 (140.5256) | 89 (168.5716) |
| 2016-09-23 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 22 / 111 (668.4684) | 13 (173.7028) | 59 (161.0856) | 3 (174.2972) | 54 (159.3828) |
| 2016-09-09 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 23 / 76 (673.6572) | 16 (170.2856) | 36 (165.1432) | 4 (175.4056) | 45 (162.8228) |
| 2016-08-06 | Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship Ottawa, CA | 33 / 41 (586.6744) | 8 (160.5600) | 37 (137.7144) | 19 (154.2400) | 39 (134.1600) |
| 2016-06-03 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 38 / 55 (647.8856) | 21 (167.9884) | 32 (162.2400) | 37 (163.4284) | 42 (154.2288) |
| 2016-04-08 | Sixth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN | 25 / 27 (632.4800) | 23 (158.2856) | 25 (154.2400) | 24 (159.4172) | 23 (160.5372) |
| 2016-03-18 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS | 61 / 95 (649.0512) | 60 (165.1084) | 35 (166.8456) | 65 (161.6800) | 73 (155.4172) |
| 2015-10-02 | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 69 / 75 (596.4228) | 57 (159.4284) | 40 (166.2516) | 70 (143.3828) | 73 (127.3600) |
| 2015-10-01 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 32 / 112 (663.3712) | 29 (167.4628) | 33 (168.5256) | 66 (158.2628) | 25 (169.1200) |
| 2015-09-11 | Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS | 8 / 28 (681.6460) | 11 (172.5600) | 17 (169.1200) | 5 (174.8688) | 14 (165.0972) |
| 2015-08-08 | Fatboys Canadian Capital Classic BBQ Competition Ottawa, ON | 21 / 22 (580.4232) | 15 (152.5260) | 20 (141.6800) | 20 (143.3828) | 17 (142.8344) |
| 2015-06-05 | 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 46 / 64 (632.5716) | 60 (152.5600) | 55 (153.6916) | 5 (172.6172) | 45 (153.7028) |
| 2015-05-23 | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS | 51 / 62 (634.8000) | 59 (153.0972) | 14 (171.4628) | 46 (161.7372) | 58 (148.5028) |
| 2015-04-24 | Wabash Ribber Fest Mt. Carmel, IL | 46 / 46 (583.8972) | 46 (123.9544) | 44 (141.7372) | 37 (154.8228) | 23 (163.3828) |
| 2015-04-03 | Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN | 35 / 41 (638.1256) | 30 (161.1200) | 33 (159.9428) | 30 (160.5484) | 34 (156.5144) |
| 2015-03-06 | Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-10-24 | Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS | 26 / 41 (646.1484) | 23 (162.8572) | 33 (157.6572) | 22 (165.0856) | 23 (160.5484) |
| 2014-10-02 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-10-02 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 96 / 97 (587.8284) | 66 (164.0000) | 97 (145.0512) | 95 (141.7144) | 95 (137.0628) |
| 2014-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 33 / 112 (657.6796) | 56 (163.4056) | 12 (171.4400) | 55 (163.4628) | 61 (159.3712) |
| 2014-08-01 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS | 69 / 70 (592.9716) | 69 (135.9428) | 67 (145.0516) | 70 (149.1428) | 30 (162.8344) |
| 2014-05-16 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK | 16 / 33 (669.6112) | 26 (161.6456) | 18 (165.7028) | 3 (173.7028) | 11 (168.5600) |
| 2014-04-25 | Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL | 39 / 50 (625.0632) | 27 (161.1088) | 30 (158.8572) | 43 (153.7028) | 41 (151.3944) |
| 2013-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 46 / 114 (644.9940) | 64 (159.9428) | 45 (162.8228) | 44 (163.9656) | 53 (158.2628) |
| 2013-09-13 | Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS | 14 / 34 (641.5428) | 6 (165.1200) | 25 (154.2172) | 9 (165.6684) | 18 (156.5372) |
| 2013-08-23 | Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS | 10 / 38 (653.5888) | 18 (161.0972) | 5 (169.1544) | 16 (160.5372) | 12 (162.8000) |
| 2013-07-11 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 51 / 78 (632.4224) | 25 (166.2856) | 35 (161.6456) | 57 (154.8228) | 67 (149.6684) |
| 2013-06-14 | Blue Mountain BBQ Champion Blue Mountain , On | 5 / 15 (667.9998) | 5 (170.2856) | 13 (160.5714) | 7 (168.5714) | 5 (168.5714) |
| 2013-06-07 | Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS | 10 / 49 (658.8570) | 2 (171.4288) | 9 (168.5714) | 30 (160.5710) | 29 (158.2858) |
| 2013-05-10 | Mississippi Springfest Ashland, MS | 25 / 29 (621.7134) | 23 (158.2858) | 28 (149.1424) | 28 (145.7138) | 11 (168.5714) |
| 2013-05-03 | Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS | 18 / 33 (650.2852) | 24 (155.4284) | 21 (159.4286) | 9 (168.5712) | 13 (166.8570) |
| 2013-05-03 | Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR | 33 / 41 (623.9998) | 19 (163.9998) | 33 (150.8574) | 39 (146.8568) | 17 (162.2858) |
| 2013-04-26 | Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL | 35 / 36 (573.7142) | 34 (145.7142) | 32 (145.7144) | 22 (158.2858) | 36 (123.9998) |
| 2013-04-26 | Smokin 'n' the Ville Edwardsville, KS | 13 / 26 (646.8566) | 20 (157.1426) | 9 (167.9998) | 6 (169.7142) | 19 (152.0000) |
| 2013-04-19 | 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS | 62 / 73 (602.8566) | 33 (162.2860) | 56 (150.2856) | 73 (134.2854) | 37 (155.9996) |
| Holmes Drywall Grilling BBQ Contest (INVITATIONAL ONLY) unrated Kansas City, MO | 4 / 6 (643.4176) | 5 (164.5944) | 4 (162.8344) | 5 (161.1316) | 5 (154.8572) |
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1702 (50 pts) | #1306 (70 pts) | #1698 (55 pts) | #1695 (50 pts) | #1695 (50 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1597 (117 pts) | #1727 (112 pts) | #1567 (122 pts) | #1449 (147 pts) | #1637 (118 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1031 (267 pts) | #946 (337 pts) | #1015 (312 pts) | #837 (407 pts) | #1170 (237 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1126 (272 pts) | #956 (402 pts) | #1181 (282 pts) | #1256 (252 pts) | #1277 (237 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1347 (205 pts) | #1109 (305 pts) | #1542 (180 pts) | #777 (505 pts) | #1503 (180 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #960 (328 pts) | #1067 (303 pts) | #1160 (273 pts) | #770 (483 pts) | #1083 (288 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1460 (178 pts) | #1854 (133 pts) | #1299 (233 pts) | #1073 (308 pts) | #1418 (203 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #346 (888 pts) | #269 (1048 pts) | #395 (788 pts) | #315 (943 pts) | #344 (898 pts) |