SIN CITY SMOKERS

SIN CITY SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 28 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 21 at the Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #859 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#859

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1621

peak 1631 · rated over 28 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest May 24, 2019 · 6.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#259

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

46% of 28 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · 23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±14.10

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.61 · weakest Brisket (161.82)

Road miles

9,617

across 28 mapped stops · furthest 1,551 mi

Schedule strength

42%

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

Purse competed for

$12K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

667.15 / 720

28 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.0112 points from the title

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

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
Oct 10, 2014

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.

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The comeback

2.7 yrs off the trail, then back

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

last seen Aug 26, 2016
back May 24, 2019

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

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
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 (1,038 pts)	#535 (768 pts)	#707 (568 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#548 (689 pts)	#673 (569 pts)	#339 (1,049 pts)	#639 (594 pts)	#567 (659 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#259 (1,286 pts)	#227 (1,346 pts)	#195 (1,481 pts)	#251 (1,261 pts)	#398 (946 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#390 (780 pts)	#436 (715 pts)	#304 (1,000 pts)	#343 (885 pts)	#566 (565 pts)

Overall rank by season

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1621 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.

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#858 of the rated field

1621 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1627

Careers of much the same size, 32 contests to 28, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018

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#862 of the rated field

1621 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1630

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 31 contests, alongside a 45% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 31 contests
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The Docfather BBQ

#856 of the rated field

1621 power rating

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

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

rated over 32 contests
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BARREL BOYS BBQ

#857 of the rated field

1621 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1653

They've been 1653 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 38 contests
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MADDDOG'S BBQ

#861 of the rated field

1621 power rating

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

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

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

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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%

Repeat visits (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%	May 6, 2016
Best Dam Barbecue	2	4	0	top 20%	May 27, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 8 contests

Contests a season 5.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NV 13 of 28 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 25 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 454 finished ahead 707 times, behind 366

Longest layoff 2.7 yrs Aug 26, 2016 → May 24, 2019

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

20191 milestone

May 24 Most recent contest The Best Dam Barbeque

20163 milestones

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

20144 milestones

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

20135 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	Days of 47 BBQ Showdown	Jul 24, 2014
+13	Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge	Oct 10, 2014
+12.3	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship	Aug 31, 2013
+11.5	10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge	May 23, 2014
+11.5	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship	May 2, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.2	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship	May 6, 2016
-5.3	The Best Dam Barbeque	May 24, 2019
-5.1	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2	Aug 9, 2014
-3.9	Newport Beach Barbecue Competition	Jun 24, 2016
-3.6	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	Jan 25, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
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
May 24, 2019	The Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV	19 / 29 (659.3484)	7 (172)	6 (171.9772)	21 (162.2168)	26 (153.1544)
Aug 26, 2016	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	19 / 37 (659.4056)	31 (155.4400)	11 (169.1200)	16 (167.9656)	17 (166.8800)
Aug 5, 2016	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	15 / 36 (664.4916)	7 (172)	14 (168.5944)	27 (160.5144)	17 (163.3828)
Jun 24, 2016	Newport Beach Barbecue Competition Newport, CA	19 / 33 (670.2288)	17 (169.1084)	21 (165.1660)	12 (170.8344)	22 (165.1200)
Jun 17, 2016	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	6 / 58 (688.4684)	26 (166.2284)	1 (179.4400)	4 (175.4172)	11 (167.3828)
May 27, 2016	Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV	4 / 36 (685.1084)	11 (169.7028)	1 (178.3200)	9 (170.2628)	16 (166.8228)
May 6, 2016	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	27 / 35 (649.5772)	30 (157.0856)	9 (171.4400)	12 (170.8228)	32 (150.2288)
Oct 24, 2015	Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival Las Vegas, NV	10 / 34 (677.7372)	5 (175.4400)	4 (173.1544)	24 (164.5256)	14 (164.6172)
Aug 28, 2015	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	26 / 49 (669.0516)	41 (161.6800)	10 (172.5600)	8 (174.2744)	36 (160.5372)
May 22, 2015	Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV	11 / 38 (673.6112)	24 (166.2284)	1 (177.1428)	23 (165.6800)	20 (164.5600)
May 2, 2015	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	6 / 41 (683.3600)	9 (172.5944)	5 (173.1200)	12 (168.5372)	10 (169.1084)
Apr 10, 2015	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)
Feb 27, 2015	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)
Jan 17, 2015	Certified BBQ Judging Class - Cancelled Hartselle, AL	15 / 36 (664.4916)	7 (172)	14 (168.5944)	27 (160.5144)	17 (163.3828)
Oct 10, 2014	Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	2 / 21 (693.7260)	5 (173.7028)	3 (175.4172)	5 (170.8688)	4 (173.7372)
Sep 5, 2014	AZ Rhythm & Ribs Cottonwood, AZ	5 / 17 (687.4056)	1 (176.0228)	10 (170.2972)	5 (171.9772)	9 (169.1084)
Aug 9, 2014	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 Huntington Beach, CA	25 / 38 (663.8972)	8 (173.7028)	1 (176.0116)	14 (170.2628)	37 (143.9200)
Aug 8, 2014	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 Huntington Beach, CA	9 / 39 (681.1772)	14 (171.4172)	12 (169.7372)	7 (171.4400)	14 (168.5828)
Jul 24, 2014	Days of 47 BBQ Showdown Holladay, UT	2 / 31 (669.7488)	1 (177.1772)	10 (164.5716)	7 (164.5600)	7 (163.4400)
Jun 26, 2014	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)
May 23, 2014	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)
Apr 26, 2014	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	15 / 51 (665.6116)	13 (169.7144)	24 (163.9544)	10 (168.5600)	24 (163.3828)
Sep 27, 2013	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)
Aug 31, 2013	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	9 / 54 (658.7656)	3 (172)	1 (176.5600)	18 (164.5372)	42 (145.6684)
Jul 12, 2013	3rd Annual Holbrook Holbrook, AZ	14 / 27 (641.6456)	23 (156.5256)	3 (173.7028)	21 (153.1200)	17 (158.2972)
Jun 14, 2013	Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ	8 / 32 (663.9994)	17 (165.7140)	15 (164)	5 (171.4284)	10 (162.8570)
May 24, 2013	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)
Jan 25, 2013	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)

SIN CITY SMOKERS

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)