They almost always walk
78%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 7 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 78% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
SWEET HEART CITY SMOKERS
SWEET HEART CITY SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 6th of 26 at the Griller's Cup (2014). They are ranked #2394 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1524
peak 1524 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2013
latest Jul 16, 2014 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
22% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
662.30 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 654.22 (+8.08)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.93
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.41 · weakest Chicken (159.54)
Road miles
970
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 258 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
654.22 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #492 (627 pts) | #631 (517 pts) | #477 (682 pts) | #466 (702 pts) | #414 (752 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SWEET HEART CITY SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.
100 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,404 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 89%
- Peak
- 1523
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,384 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1529
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1546
They turned up 9 years after SWEET HEART CITY SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#2,392 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1530
Level with SWEET HEART CITY SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,398 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1545
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1527
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backdraft BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| G "QUE" | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| CHIBI-Q | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| FLYBOY BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| STARS AND STRIPES BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 LEGS UP BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Lost Weekend Grill | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 153.7142 | 159.54 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 158.2858 | 165.25 | top 39% |
| Pork | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 159.4284 | 166.41 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 153.7142 | 163.02 | top 41% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 22% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
7 contests
Contests a season
4.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CO
6 of 9 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
Opponents faced
170
finished ahead 183 times, behind 124
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20144 milestones
- Career-best overall score671.2800 Griller's Cup
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 Griller's Cup
- Peak power rating (1524) Griller's Cup
- Most recent contest Griller's Cup
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
- First call Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1430 Colorado Barbecue Challenge
- First overall top-10 Bootleggin' BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.6 | Griller's Cup | Jul 16, 2014 |
| +10.3 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge | Jun 14, 2013 |
| +9.1 | 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge | Jun 13, 2014 |
| +3.8 | Bootleggin' BBQ | Aug 23, 2013 |
| +0.7 | Boats, Bands and BBQ | Jun 7, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.4 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic | Sep 7, 2013 |
| -3.9 | Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show | Sep 6, 2013 |
| -0.9 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown | May 31, 2013 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 93.2% | 92.9% |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71% | top 52% | 91.9% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2014 | Griller's Cup Laramie, WY | 6 / 26 (671.2800) | 20 (159.9544) | 7 (170.8228) | 2 (176.5600) | 8 (163.9428) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | 21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO | 14 / 55 (666.7084) | 33 (162.8228) | 15 (166.2400) | 7 (173.7028) | 21 (163.9428) |
| Sep 7, 2013 | Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic Garden City, KS | 20 / 26 (654.8000) | 24 (155.9772) | 20 (163.4172) | 16 (165.7256) | 11 (169.6800) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Showdown on the Plains BBQ Challenge & Air Show Scott City, KS | 19 / 28 (657.0632) | 16 (163.9772) | 21 (161.1660) | 15 (167.3828) | 15 (164.5372) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Bootleggin' BBQ Garden City, CO | 7 / 16 (661.6572) | 6 (165.1316) | 5 (165.6800) | 4 (170.2856) | 10 (160.5600) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO | 17 / 33 (643.8968) | 25 (155.9884) | 4 (169.6800) | 23 (159.4284) | 16 (158.8000) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO | 12 / 68 (653.1430) | 26 (159.4286) | 9 (168) | 22 (160.0002) | 8 (165.7142) |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Boats, Bands and BBQ Pueblo, CO | 20 / 39 (643.9994) | 32 (153.7142) | 18 (163.9998) | 24 (160) | 8 (166.2854) |
| May 31, 2013 | Royal Gorge Holy Smoke BBQ Showdown Canon City, CO | 18 / 33 (635.4284) | 23 (158.8572) | 15 (158.2858) | 8 (164.5712) | 20 (153.7142) |