PURE SMOKE

PURE SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 41 at the Cookin' on Kampeska (2016). They are ranked #2754 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,754

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1512

peak 1512 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Jun 5, 2026 · 13.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#964

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

5% of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

685.6112 / 720

Master · Cookin' on Kampeska

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

646.56 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 650.28 (-3.71)

Walk rate

48%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Original SD BBQ Championships

Consistency

±36.28

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.64 · weakest Brisket (161.64)

Road miles

1,676

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 429 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

Purse competed for

$76K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

650.28 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

High-water mark

685.6112 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.6112 at Cookin' on Kampeska — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 15, 2016

A tough matchup

13–1 behind in the head-to-head

SPITFIRE ahead in 93% of their meetings

SPITFIRE has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.00 points below their pork, and turns into a call 25% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 161.64
Pork avg 167.64
5 calls in 20 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CRF BLUE RIBB'N BBQ in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Original SD BBQ Championship (Jun 4, 2021).

last seen May 31, 2019
back Jun 4, 2021

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Eggspert BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Original SD BBQ Championships every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 13th

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#1937 (115 pts)	#2079 (90 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1242 (235 pts)	#1363 (225 pts)	#1512 (185 pts)	#1345 (235 pts)	#1265 (245 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2116 (80 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1838 (121 pts)	#2537 (71 pts)	#1412 (206 pts)	#2167 (76 pts)	#1567 (171 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#964 (299 pts)	#695 (474 pts)	#864 (369 pts)	#742 (449 pts)	#1004 (299 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PURE SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SCRUM DOWN SMOKERS

#2,722 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1532

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to PURE SMOKE)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PURE SMOKE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2020

⚔ Head-to-head

BRAZEN BARREL BBQ

#2,734 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1521

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to PURE SMOKE)

Fewer contests behind them than PURE SMOKE has cooked, 13 to 21, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 10, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

HILLBILLY SHEEK

#2,747 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1517

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PURE SMOKE)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before PURE SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

RUB N TUG BBQ

#2,736 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1526

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to PURE SMOKE)

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2015

⚔ Head-to-head

Gen U Wine Swine

#2,741 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1530

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to PURE SMOKE)

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen May 13, 2016

⚔ Head-to-head

OOPS

#2,737 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1515

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 8, 2022

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SPITFIRE	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
SIN CIRCLE BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
Pigtamer BBQ	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
Eggspert BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
LAST CALL HEROES BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
RICHIE Z's	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
CRF BLUE RIBB'N BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE JUMPERS BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	1	0	1	172.0344	142.8568	162.63	top 58%
Pork Ribs	21	3	1	1	176.5944	153.7140	166.32	top 47%
Pork	20	5	1	1	180 🔥	157.0972	167.64	top 41%
Brisket	20	5	0	0	176.5600	145.7142	161.64	top 55%

“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)	6	0	top 64%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
SD	12	top 53%
MO	4	top 64%
MN	3	top 60%
KS	1	top 61%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Original SD BBQ Championships	4	13	top 59%	Jun 5, 2026
Original SD BBQ Championship	3	18	top 44%	Jun 3, 2022
Cookin' on Kampeska	3	6	top 48%	Jul 15, 2016
Cookin On Kampeska	2	28	top 62%	Jul 20, 2018
Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	2	36	top 82%	May 16, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in SD 13 of 21 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 11 5 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 21 entries · 1 win · 3 calls

Opponents faced 487 finished ahead 411 times, behind 511

Longest layoff 2 yrs May 31, 2019 → Jun 4, 2021

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

20262 milestones

Jun 5 Peak power rating (1512) Original SD BBQ Championships
Jun 5 Most recent contest Original SD BBQ Championships

20231 milestone

Jun 2 First perfect 180 (Pork) Original SD BBQ Championships

20181 milestone

Mar 2 First category win (Pork Ribs) Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship

20163 milestones

Jul 15 First overall top-10 Cookin' on Kampeska
Jul 15 Career-best overall score685.6112 Cookin' on Kampeska
Aug 12 10th tracked contest Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full)

20133 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Jun 7 First call Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Jul 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.9600 Racing For The BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	Cookin' on Kampeska	Jul 15, 2016
+7.9	Original SD BBQ Championships	Jun 7, 2024
+6.7	Original SD BBQ Championships	Jun 6, 2025
+6.3	Original SD BBQ Championship	Jun 3, 2022
+6.1	Cookin' on Kampeska	Jul 18, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.4	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	May 10, 2013
-13.3	Original SD BBQ Championships	Jun 2, 2023
-10.3	Cookin' on Kampeska	Jul 17, 2015
-5.6	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	May 16, 2014
-3.8	Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full)	Aug 12, 2016

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)
2026	1	0	0	0%	top 56%	93.6%	93.6%
2025	2	0	0	50%	top 40%	94.7%	94.7%
2024	1	0	0	100%	top 38%	94.6%	94.6%
2023	1	0	1	100%	top 100%	71.8%	71.8%
2022	1	0	0	100%	top 39%	94.4%	94.4%
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 45%	92.7%	92.7%
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 49%	91.6%	91.6%
2018	2	0	1	50%	top 53%	92.3%	91.5%
2017	1	0	0	0%	top 63%	92.3%	92.3%
2016	2	1	0	50%	top 43%	95.2%	93.2%
2015	2	0	0	0%	top 76%	89.9%	88.1%
2014	2	0	0	50%	top 55%	92.5%	90.6%
2013	4	0	0	25%	top 62%	91.5%	88.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 5, 2026	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	27 / 48 (673.6000)	18 (170.2744)	26 (169.6800)	40 (162.2284)	18 (171.4172)
Jun 6, 2025	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	19 / 48 (681.6344)	44 (161.1200)	23 (169.6800)	8 (174.2744)	4 (176.5600)
Jun 5, 2025	Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD	—	—	20 (162.7884)	—	—
Jun 7, 2024	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	13 / 34 (681.1200)	13 (172.0344)	14 (173.1200)	22 (165.0856)	9 (170.8800)
Jun 2, 2023	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	39 / 39 (517.0740)	—	11 (170.8112)	1 (180)	15 (166.2628)
Jun 3, 2022	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	18 / 46 (679.3828)	22 (168.0116)	21 (169.1200)	6 (175.4056)	26 (166.8456)
Jun 4, 2021	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	22 / 49 (667.3600)	42 (153.6800)	4 (176.5944)	8 (173.7028)	30 (163.3828)
May 31, 2019	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	18 / 37 (659.3256)	19 (165.6684)	11 (168.5600)	28 (157.0972)	9 (168)
Jul 20, 2018	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	28 / 45 (652.9944)	18 (170.2744)	20 (165.6800)	19 (167.4056)	41 (149.6344)
Mar 2, 2018	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN	25 / 57 (664.4800)	17 (167.3828)	1 (175.4400)	15 (170.8572)	51 (150.8000)
Jul 14, 2017	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	30 / 48 (664.4796)	42 (161.7028)	35 (163.4400)	14 (169.6684)	19 (169.6684)
Aug 12, 2016	Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) Tonka Bay, MN	25 / 35 (656.9596)	16 (169.6684)	25 (165.1200)	19 (166.2400)	32 (155.9312)
Jul 15, 2016	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	6 / 41 (685.6112)	13 (170.2744)	12 (170.8112)	9 (170.2628)	5 (174.2628)
Jul 17, 2015	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	34 / 38 (620.9940)	35 (149.6572)	27 (158.8228)	21 (162.8456)	33 (149.6684)
May 15, 2015	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	38 / 60 (647.4400)	43 (158.2972)	24 (166.2628)	32 (164.5944)	42 (158.2856)
Jul 18, 2014	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	12 / 31 (666.2628)	22 (161.1200)	4 (173.1200)	21 (165.1084)	6 (166.9144)
May 16, 2014	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	36 / 50 (638.7200)	47 (151.9656)	41 (154.2400)	32 (162.2400)	11 (170.2744)
Jul 26, 2013	Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	27 / 58 (658.9600)	33 (163.4628)	11 (171.4744)	21 (166.8800)	43 (157.1428)
Jun 7, 2013	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	30 / 49 (641.7138)	3 (170.2858)	35 (158.8568)	14 (166.8570)	46 (145.7142)
May 10, 2013	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	48 / 52 (610.2854)	51 (142.8568)	35 (155.4286)	22 (164.5714)	46 (147.4286)
Mar 15, 2013	NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO	37 / 79 (637.1422)	26 (162.2856)	55 (153.7140)	13 (167.4286)	51 (153.7140)

PURE SMOKE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (8 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

A standing appointment

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)