SIN CITY SMOKERS

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

Power ranking

#856

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1621

peak 1631 · rated over 28 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-01-25

latest 2019-05-24

Best ToY finish

#259

Master 2014

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 28 contests

Avg finish

top 35%

overall standings

Best overall

693.7260 / 720

Master · Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.39 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 667.15 (+1.24)

Walk rate

86%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±14.10

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.61 · weakest Brisket (161.82)

Road miles

9,617

mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 1551 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$12K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.15 / 720

28 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 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

0.0112 points from the title

Came within 0.0112 points of the Grand Championship at Days of 47 BBQ Showdown (2014-07-24).

They almost always walk

86% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 24 of 28 contests

A top-10 category call in 86% of their 28 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.7260 career-best overall

96.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.7260 at Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge — 96.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-10-10

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has finished one call ahead of SIN CITY SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

22–2 behind in the head-to-head

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead in 92% of their meetings

BIG POPPA SMOKERS has come out ahead in 22 of their 24 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.80 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 21% of the time against 61%.

Brisket avg 161.82
Pork Ribs avg 170.61
6 calls in 28 entries

A strong matchup

9–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DJS SMOKIN' BBQ in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

2.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at The Best Dam Barbeque (2019-05-24).

last seen 2016-08-26
back 2019-05-24

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

Rhythm n QUE has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The long haul

9,617 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,617 miles across 28 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,551 miles to Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled.

28 mapped stops
furthest 1,551 mi

The metronome

±1.96% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.96% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.7% of a perfect score
28 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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.

STEEL CITY BBQ

#857 of the rated field

1621 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1632

3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to SIN CITY SMOKERS)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — SIN CITY SMOKERS ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 33 contests
last seen 2020-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

The Docfather BBQ

#853 of the rated field

1621 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1648

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 33 contests to 28, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 32 contests
last seen 2026-05-08

⚔ Head-to-head

HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ

#852 of the rated field

1621 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1621

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2016-09-02

⚔ Head-to-head

MADDDOG'S BBQ

#858 of the rated field

1621 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 75%
Peak: 1621

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 20 contests, alongside a 75% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2021-08-21
on a 6-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

BAR-B-CUDA BBQ

#854 of the rated field

1621 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1626

No shared contest yet.

Level with SIN CITY SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 63 contests
last seen 2026-08-08

⚔ Head-to-head

CHOOCHOO BBQ

#855 of the rated field

1621 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1647

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 65 contests to 28.

rated over 63 contests
last seen 2026-05-29

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
Rhythm n QUE	17	8	9	47%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
Phil the Grill	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare
Bad Boyz BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	28	12	2	3	177.1772	152.5712	167.01	top 43%
Pork Ribs	28	17	6	9	179.4400	158.8570	170.61	top 25%
Pork	28	12	1	2	177.1544	153.1200	167.71	top 37%
Brisket	28	6	0	0	173.7372	143.9200	161.82	top 52%

“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	Avg finish
NV	13	top 34%
AZ	6	top 34%
CA	5	top 49%
UT	2	top 22%
CO	1	top 10%
AL	1	top 42%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 29%
Medium (20–39)	20	top 37%
Large (40+)	7	top 31%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship	3	6	0	top 40%	2016-05-06
Best Dam Barbecue	2	4	0	top 20%	2016-05-27

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

On the trail 6.3 yrs 2013-01-25 → 2019-05-24

Busiest season 2014 8 contests

Contests a season 5.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NV 13 of 28 contests · 6 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 25 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 28 entries · 2 wins · 12 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 170.61 · weakest Brisket (161.82)

Walk rate 86% a top-10 call in 24 of 28 contests

Overall top-10 rate 46% 13 of 28 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 667.15 out of 720 · 28 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 458 707–366 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 9,617 28 mapped stops · furthest 1,551 mi

Schedule strength 1555 average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests

Purse competed for $12,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.7 yrs 2016-08-26 → 2019-05-24

Power rating 1621 peak 1631 · #856 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jan 25 First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
May 24 First call 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
May 24 First overall top-10 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
May 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9990 9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge
Aug 31 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship
2014
Jul 24 First overall podium Days of 47 BBQ Showdown
Jul 24 First Reserve Championship Days of 47 BBQ Showdown
Jul 24 10th tracked contest Days of 47 BBQ Showdown
Oct 10 Career-best overall score693.7260 Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge
2016
Jun 17 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
Jun 17 Peak power rating (1631) 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
Jun 24 25th tracked contest * Newport Beach Barbecue Competition
2019
May 24 Most recent contest The Best Dam Barbeque

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	Days of 47 BBQ Showdown	2014-07-24
+12.9	Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge	2014-10-10
+12.3	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship	2013-08-31
+11.6	10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge	2014-05-23
+11.5	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship	2015-05-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.2	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship	2016-05-06
-5.3	The Best Dam Barbeque	2019-05-24
-5.1	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2	2014-08-09
-3.9	* Newport Beach Barbecue Competition	2016-06-24
-3.6	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	2013-01-25

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	1	0	0	100%	top 66%	91.6%	91.6%
2016	6	2	2	67%	top 42%	95.6%	93%
2015	7	2	1	86%	top 33%	94.9%	92.9%
2014	8	5	4	100%	top 29%	96.4%	93.8%
2013	6	4	2	83%	top 35%	92.7%	90.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-05-24	The Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV	19 / 29 (659.3484)	7 (172.0000)	6 (171.9772)	21 (162.2168)	26 (153.1544)
2016-08-26	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	19 / 37 (659.4056)	31 (155.4400)	11 (169.1200)	16 (167.9656)	17 (166.8800)
2016-08-05	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	15 / 36 (664.4916)	7 (172.0000)	14 (168.5944)	27 (160.5144)	17 (163.3828)
2016-06-24	* Newport Beach Barbecue Competition Newport, CA	19 / 33 (670.2288)	17 (169.1084)	21 (165.1660)	12 (170.8344)	22 (165.1200)
2016-06-17	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	6 / 58 (688.4684)	26 (166.2284)	1 (179.4400)	4 (175.4172)	11 (167.3828)
2016-05-27	Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV	4 / 36 (685.1084)	11 (169.7028)	1 (178.3200)	9 (170.2628)	16 (166.8228)
2016-05-06	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	27 / 35 (649.5772)	30 (157.0856)	9 (171.4400)	12 (170.8228)	32 (150.2288)
2015-10-24	Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival Las Vegas, NV	10 / 34 (677.7372)	5 (175.4400)	4 (173.1544)	24 (164.5256)	14 (164.6172)
2015-08-28	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	26 / 49 (669.0516)	41 (161.6800)	10 (172.5600)	8 (174.2744)	36 (160.5372)
2015-05-22	Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV	11 / 38 (673.6112)	24 (166.2284)	1 (177.1428)	23 (165.6800)	20 (164.5600)
2015-05-02	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	6 / 41 (683.3600)	9 (172.5944)	5 (173.1200)	12 (168.5372)	10 (169.1084)
2015-04-10	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT	11 / 30 (652.4800)	27 (155.3828)	13 (162.8688)	12 (163.4056)	4 (170.8228)
2015-02-27	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	24 / 82 (660.4688)	28 (167.9772)	13 (170.8344)	38 (165.7028)	61 (155.9544)
2015-01-17	Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled Hartselle, AL	15 / 36 (664.4916)	7 (172.0000)	14 (168.5944)	27 (160.5144)	17 (163.3828)
2014-10-10	Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	2 / 21 (693.7260)	5 (173.7028)	3 (175.4172)	5 (170.8688)	4 (173.7372)
2014-09-05	AZ Rhythm & Ribs Cottonwood, AZ	5 / 17 (687.4056)	1 (176.0228)	10 (170.2972)	5 (171.9772)	9 (169.1084)
2014-08-09	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 Huntington Beach, CA	25 / 38 (663.8972)	8 (173.7028)	1 (176.0116)	14 (170.2628)	37 (143.9200)
2014-08-08	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 Huntington Beach, CA	9 / 39 (681.1772)	14 (171.4172)	12 (169.7372)	7 (171.4400)	14 (168.5828)
2014-07-24	Days of 47 BBQ Showdown Holladay, UT	2 / 31 (669.7488)	1 (177.1772)	10 (164.5716)	7 (164.5600)	7 (163.4400)
2014-06-26	High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA	17 / 30 (661.6572)	22 (157.7372)	1 (178.2972)	18 (161.6800)	11 (163.9428)
2014-05-23	10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV	5 / 35 (679.9888)	9 (170.2512)	3 (172.5944)	3 (176.5944)	22 (160.5488)
2014-04-26	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	15 / 51 (665.6116)	13 (169.7144)	24 (163.9544)	10 (168.5600)	24 (163.3828)
2013-09-27	Avi Resort & Casino Music Brews & BBQ Championship Laughlin, NV	8 / 31 (667.3944)	6 (171.4056)	11 (164.5828)	1 (177.1544)	24 (154.2516)
2013-08-31	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	9 / 54 (658.7656)	3 (172.0000)	1 (176.5600)	18 (164.5372)	42 (145.6684)
2013-07-12	3rd Annual Holbrook Holbrook, AZ	14 / 27 (641.6456)	23 (156.5256)	3 (173.7028)	21 (153.1200)	17 (158.2972)
2013-06-14	Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ	8 / 32 (663.9994)	17 (165.7140)	15 (164.0000)	5 (171.4284)	10 (162.8570)
2013-05-24	9th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV	10 / 35 (655.9990)	26 (155.4282)	7 (166.2856)	7 (168.5712)	11 (165.7140)
2013-01-25	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	53 / 86 (631.4282)	70 (152.5712)	44 (158.8570)	38 (164.5714)	49 (155.4286)

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	#1792 (84 pts)	#1401 (159 pts)	#1354 (169 pts)	#1947 (74 pts)	#2546 (54 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#542 (733 pts)	#705 (573 pts)	#360 (1038 pts)	#535 (768 pts)	#707 (568 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#548 (689 pts)	#673 (569 pts)	#339 (1049 pts)	#639 (594 pts)	#567 (659 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#259 (1286 pts)	#227 (1346 pts)	#195 (1481 pts)	#251 (1261 pts)	#398 (946 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#390 (780 pts)	#436 (715 pts)	#304 (1000 pts)	#343 (885 pts)	#566 (565 pts)