SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL

SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 34 at the Blues, Brews & BBQ (2013). They are ranked #2200 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,200

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1531

peak 1547 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 24, 2013

latest Jun 24, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#371

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

31% of 13 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 42%

overall standings

Best overall

675.4748 / 720

Master · Smokin' on the Water

Perfect 180s

Current form

628.64 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 639.66 (-11.02)

Walk rate

77%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0344

Brisket · Smokin' on the Water

Consistency

±20.28

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.45 · weakest Chicken (154.43)

Road miles

3,067

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 948 mi

Schedule strength

14%

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

Master avg

639.66 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 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 Blues, Brews & BBQ (May 24, 2013).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 13 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

675.4748 career-best overall

93.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 675.4748 at Smokin' on the Water — 93.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 23, 2013

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TOO ASHAMED TO NAME has finished one call ahead of SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 27%.

6 contests
4 overall top-10s
4 category wins
average top 27%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.0 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.02 points below their pork, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 46%.

Chicken avg 154.43
Pork avg 165.45
2 calls in 13 entries

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A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 34 at their very first tracked contest, Blues, Brews & BBQ (May 24, 2013).

May 24, 2013
34-team field

The long haul

3,067 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,067 miles across 13 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 948 miles to BBQ on the Bow.

13 mapped stops
furthest 948 mi

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	#1114 (270 pts)	#1453 (200 pts)	#1201 (260 pts)	#784 (475 pts)	#944 (355 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#371 (818 pts)	#440 (713 pts)	#554 (598 pts)	#242 (1,143 pts)	#480 (668 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Rib Racks BBQ

#2,193 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 69%
Peak: 1532

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 21, 2022
on a 6-contest top-10 run

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FARM TO FIRE

#2,201 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1531

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2020

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MONTANA Q

#2,195 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1541

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 15 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2016

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THE PIG EASY!

#2,187 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1532

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 13, 2021

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SMOKIN BONES COOKING TEAM

#2,199 of the rated field

1531 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1535

Level with SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

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BBQ NUTS

#2,197 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1532

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 9, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smokey and the Pirate	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
Ric's Righteous Ribs	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PORKTERA BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF THE PIG	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
PORK DYNASTY	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
WOODHOUSE BARBECUE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
IRON BULL BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
BAD S. BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
GET SOME SALTWORKS BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
THESMOKERING.COM	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BOWLING OVER PIGS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	2	1	1	170.2858	138.7772	154.43	top 63%
Pork Ribs	13	4	0	1	167.9884	148.5144	159.72	top 46%
Pork	13	6	3	3	174.2628	157.0856	165.45	top 25%
Brisket	13	4	0	1	176.0344	134.2284	160.06	top 40%

“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 36%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	12	0	top 40%
AB	1	0	top 74%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	3	20	0	top 47%	Jun 26, 2015
Wine Country Big Q	2	19	0	top 48%	Jul 11, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 12 of 13 contests · 2 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 271 finished ahead 287 times, behind 214

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

20161 milestone

Jun 24 Most recent contest Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships

20151 milestone

May 1 10th tracked contest Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship

201310 milestones

May 24 First tracked contest Blues, Brews & BBQ
May 24 First call Blues, Brews & BBQ
May 24 First category win (Chicken) Blues, Brews & BBQ
May 24 First overall top-10 Blues, Brews & BBQ
May 24 First overall podium Blues, Brews & BBQ
May 24 First multi-meat day Blues, Brews & BBQ
May 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8574 Blues, Brews & BBQ
Aug 23 Career-best overall score675.4748 Smokin' on the Water
Aug 23 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.0344 Smokin' on the Water
Sep 13 Peak power rating (1547) RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	Blues, Brews & BBQ	May 24, 2013
+11	RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills	Sep 13, 2013
+9.1	Smokin' on the Water	Aug 23, 2013
+7.8	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off	Jul 26, 2013
+4.9	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	Jun 28, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.3	BBQ on the Bow	Sep 5, 2015
-3.4	Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships	Jun 24, 2016
-1.7	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship	May 2, 2014
-1.3	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	Jun 26, 2015
-1.2	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	Jun 27, 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 63%	87.6%	87.6%
2015	3	0	0	100%	top 59%	87.8%	86.3%
2014	3	0	0	67%	top 49%	89.9%	87.5%
2013	6	4	4	83%	top 27%	93.8%	91%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 24, 2016	Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA	34 / 54 (630.8224)	43 (148.5140)	37 (155.4400)	14 (166.2856)	24 (160.5828)
Sep 5, 2015	BBQ on the Bow Calgary, AB	26 / 35 (604.4792)	32 (142.2396)	3 (167.9884)	16 (160.0228)	34 (134.2284)
Jun 26, 2015	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	26 / 49 (628.5716)	35 (147.3600)	33 (152.0228)	20 (162.2744)	10 (166.9144)
May 1, 2015	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	16 / 32 (631.8740)	24 (152.5600)	10 (160.5600)	15 (157.0856)	11 (161.6684)
Jul 11, 2014	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	19 / 44 (647.4740)	28 (154.8340)	25 (158.8228)	6 (168.5828)	16 (165.2344)
Jun 27, 2014	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	25 / 48 (611.9656)	39 (147.9772)	33 (150.8000)	18 (159.4628)	24 (153.7256)
May 2, 2014	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	17 / 33 (630.7660)	31 (138.7772)	13 (162.2516)	5 (166.2628)	7 (163.4744)
Sep 13, 2013	RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cameron Park, CA	6 / 39 (658.2740)	13 (166.2628)	15 (161.1428)	1 (173.1428)	20 (157.7256)
Aug 23, 2013	Smokin' on the Water Lakeport, CA	5 / 20 (675.4748)	16 (157.7144)	7 (167.4632)	1 (174.2628)	3 (176.0344)
Jul 26, 2013	Siskiyou Beef Country Cook-Off Montague, CA	7 / 26 (658.8800)	8 (165.1084)	11 (163.4172)	12 (161.7600)	5 (168.5944)
Jul 12, 2013	Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA	23 / 44 (626.1712)	31 (154.7884)	34 (148.5144)	6 (166.8800)	25 (155.9884)
Jun 28, 2013	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	20 / 56 (643.9998)	23 (161.1428)	18 (162.8570)	18 (161.1428)	21 (158.8572)
May 24, 2013	Blues, Brews & BBQ Brentwood, CA	3 / 34 (666.8574)	1 (170.2858)	9 (165.1430)	1 (173.7144)	14 (157.7142)

SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL

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 (10 found in their record)

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Announced themselves early

The long haul

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)