SMOKEY'S Q

SMOKEY'S Q is a competition barbecue team with 43 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 16 at the Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1029 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,029

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1602

peak 1617 · rated over 42 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Sep 21, 2018 · 5.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#318

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

16% of 43 contests

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

694.7884 / 720

Master · Windy City BBQ Classic

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

655.86 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 659.13 (-3.27)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±14.11

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 165.37 · weakest Pork (163.83)

Road miles

5,533

across 43 mapped stops · furthest 326 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)

Master avg

659.13 / 720

43 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.8688 points from the title

Came within 2.8688 points of the Grand Championship at Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual (Jun 30, 2017).

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 brisket.

Brisket ×1

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 Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual (Jun 30, 2017).

Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 27 of 43 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 43 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.7884 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.7884 at Windy City BBQ Classic — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 11, 2015

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

HotMess BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKEY'S Q 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

22–0 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 22 of their 22 shared contests.

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A strong matchup

10–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' WET BBQ in 10 of their 12 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

15 of 22 shared brisket entries lost

One2BBQ ahead 68% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, One2BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 22 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 31% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 31% across 5 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

5 August contests
top 45% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,533 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,533 miles across 43 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 326 miles to Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival.

43 mapped stops
furthest 326 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 91.5% of a perfect score
43 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest every year from 2015 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 3rd

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
2018 ↗	Master	#934 (315 pts)	#1065 (275 pts)	#718 (500 pts)	#966 (325 pts)	#907 (355 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#318 (1,138 pts)	#452 (858 pts)	#282 (1,203 pts)	#310 (1,148 pts)	#279 (1,248 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#551 (722 pts)	#500 (812 pts)	#548 (762 pts)	#599 (672 pts)	#463 (887 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#376 (992 pts)	#431 (897 pts)	#324 (1,087 pts)	#367 (982 pts)	#315 (1,097 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#845 (400 pts)	#613 (630 pts)	#902 (405 pts)	#758 (490 pts)	#745 (490 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#512 (609 pts)	#426 (724 pts)	#533 (619 pts)	#546 (604 pts)	#547 (584 pts)

Overall rank by season

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PLASTERED PORK BBQ

#1,030 of the rated field

1602 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1615

Careers of much the same size, 44 contests to 43, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Aug 26, 2022

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Survivor-Que

#1,033 of the rated field

1602 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1619

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 42 contests, alongside a 29% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

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Smokin' Ain't EZ

#1,032 of the rated field

1602 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1604

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 34 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Apr 25, 2026

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3 WOODYS BBQ

#1,031 of the rated field

1602 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1605

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2016

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PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE

#1,034 of the rated field

1601 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 73%
Peak: 1601

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before SMOKEY'S Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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Sweet Swine O'Mine

#1,038 of the rated field

1601 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1649

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKEY'S Q)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKEY'S Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
One2BBQ	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
QUAU	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
PORK PARADISE	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
BOSS HAWG BBQ	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
JUGS BBQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
Outsiders BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
GILLY'S BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' WET BBQ	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
RURAL ROUTE BBQ	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
THE CHILLY WATER SMOKERS	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	43	13	0	2	176.5600	148.4912	165.22	top 49%
Pork Ribs	43	15	1	4	176.5716	151.3944	164.71	top 45%
Pork	43	9	0	3	174.8572	148.5256	163.83	top 51%
Brisket	43	13	3	5	180 🔥	150.2856	165.37	top 42%

“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)	4	top 43%
Medium (20–39)	17	top 50%
Large (40+)	22	top 41%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IL	29	top 44%
MO	12	top 49%
AR	1	top 27%
MS	1	top 43%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	4	3	top 27%	Aug 17, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	4	14	top 61%	May 5, 2017
Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	3	20	top 46%	Sep 21, 2018
Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)	2	24	top 62%	Jun 1, 2018
Route 66 Smoke Out	2	16	top 47%	May 4, 2018
CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	2	13	top 37%	Oct 13, 2017
EffingHam-Jam	2	13	top 42%	Jul 28, 2017
Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	2	12	top 46%	Apr 28, 2017
MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (POW/MIA Tribute)	2	9	top 50%	Nov 7, 2015
Central Illinois Bragging Rights	2	16	top 36%	Oct 9, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 9 contests

Contests a season 7.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 29 of 43 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 28 10 of them more than once

Opponents faced 735 finished ahead 952 times, behind 674

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

20181 milestone

Sep 21 Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff

20174 milestones

Jun 30 First Reserve Championship Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual
Jun 30 First multi-meat day Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual
Oct 6 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Oct 13 Peak power rating (1617) CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ

20162 milestones

Jun 24 25th tracked contest Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ Contest
Aug 19 First category win (Brisket) Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

20152 milestones

Sep 11 First overall podium Windy City BBQ Classic
Sep 11 Career-best overall score694.7884 Windy City BBQ Classic

20141 milestone

Jul 11 10th tracked contest 7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff

20134 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship
Apr 26 First call Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship
Apr 26 First overall top-10 Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1428 Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	Windy City BBQ Classic	Sep 11, 2015
+13.5	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	Aug 19, 2016
+11.6	Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual	Jun 30, 2017
+9.8	Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship	Apr 26, 2013
+7.9	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	Aug 18, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	2013 Optimist Kick-Off Cook-Off	May 10, 2013
-9.1	Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)	Jun 1, 2018
-6.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 5, 2017
-5.6	Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ Contest	Jun 24, 2016
-5.4	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	Sep 21, 2018

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)
2018	4	0	0	50%	top 57%	92.8%	90.8%
2017	9	2	3	89%	top 38%	93.6%	92.5%
2016	8	1	1	75%	top 41%	94.2%	91.9%
2015	9	3	0	67%	top 39%	96.5%	92.4%
2014	6	0	0	33%	top 54%	92.6%	91.2%
2013	7	1	0	43%	top 49%	92.4%	89.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 21, 2018	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	40 / 59 (659.3140)	35 (166.8572)	50 (158.2056)	41 (162.8456)	22 (171.4056)
Aug 17, 2018	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	19 / 44 (657.6000)	39 (154.2400)	2 (176.5716)	33 (156.5256)	10 (170.2628)
Jun 1, 2018	Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) Lincoln, IL	30 / 40 (631.1772)	37 (153.0628)	18 (161.1088)	25 (158.8000)	25 (158.2056)
May 4, 2018	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	16 / 38 (667.8396)	18 (166.2512)	20 (165.0972)	9 (170.8228)	20 (165.6684)
Oct 13, 2017	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	13 / 41 (663.3488)	26 (162.2516)	6 (170.8800)	23 (162.2516)	15 (167.9656)
Oct 6, 2017	Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Decatur, IL	11 / 30 (671.8624)	25 (159.9656)	18 (162.7884)	11 (169.1084)	1 (180)
Sep 22, 2017	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	20 / 55 (673.6000)	24 (169.6800)	41 (162.8228)	39 (164.5372)	6 (176.5600)
Aug 18, 2017	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	9 / 43 (670.1944)	18 (167.9656)	17 (165.6800)	2 (174.2744)	16 (162.2744)
Jul 28, 2017	EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL	14 / 35 (662.6972)	8 (169.6800)	18 (160.5372)	5 (171.9772)	17 (160.5028)
Jun 30, 2017	Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual Assumption, IL	2 / 16 (673.0400)	14 (155.9200)	1 (172.0344)	5 (169.6800)	1 (175.4056)
Jun 9, 2017	Beardstown Blues,Brews & Barbecue Beardstown, IL	11 / 24 (662.2056)	15 (165.1428)	6 (170.8228)	17 (165.1200)	14 (161.1200)
May 5, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	22 / 29 (650.6624)	21 (165.1200)	11 (168.5256)	21 (162.2284)	25 (154.7884)
Apr 28, 2017	Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Mt.Carmel, IL	12 / 29 (664.3768)	7 (169.6684)	10 (169.6800)	12 (167.3828)	26 (157.6456)
Oct 14, 2016	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL	23 / 55 (663.8284)	44 (159.3484)	39 (160.5372)	17 (167.3828)	2 (176.5600)
Sep 30, 2016	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	12 / 44 (670.1712)	12 (167.3712)	11 (169.1656)	22 (165.0972)	15 (168.5372)
Sep 23, 2016	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	21 / 64 (675.8624)	33 (167.9656)	23 (167.4056)	25 (169.6800)	16 (170.8112)
Aug 19, 2016	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	3 / 51 (678.2400)	2 (173.1428)	21 (164.5372)	19 (163.3828)	1 (177.1772)
Jul 22, 2016	EffingHAM Jam Effingham, IL	13 / 29 (654.1140)	6 (170.2512)	15 (161.1200)	17 (161.6572)	15 (161.0856)
Jun 24, 2016	Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ Contest Assumption, IL	13 / 18 (654.1256)	10 (167.9656)	9 (166.8228)	13 (162.8344)	15 (156.5028)
May 6, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	17 / 30 (659.3028)	8 (173.1428)	3 (173.1544)	29 (153.6228)	23 (159.3828)
Apr 22, 2016	Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	15 / 30 (636.9824)	26 (148.4912)	7 (166.2628)	3 (170.2628)	20 (151.9656)
Nov 7, 2015	MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (POW/MIA Tribute) St. James, MO	9 / 18 (682.7772)	3 (176.5600)	2 (175.4172)	15 (163.3828)	6 (167.4172)
Nov 6, 2015	MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (Armed Forces Tribute) St. James, MO	13 / 26 (670.1828)	15 (168.5372)	16 (163.9428)	6 (172)	14 (165.7028)
Oct 9, 2015	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	16 / 48 (664.4228)	27 (163.9544)	7 (172)	38 (158.2056)	7 (170.2628)
Sep 11, 2015	Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL	3 / 61 (694.7884)	7 (173.7028)	4 (176.5600)	4 (174.8572)	10 (169.6684)
Aug 21, 2015	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	22 / 58 (646.1144)	49 (149.6344)	18 (165.0972)	22 (162.8572)	12 (168.5256)
Jul 24, 2015	Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship Effingham, IL	7 / 18 (667.9656)	8 (167.4172)	10 (161.0972)	2 (173.1428)	10 (166.3084)
May 15, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	14 / 30 (649.5768)	18 (164.5484)	16 (163.9656)	22 (157.0972)	15 (163.9656)
May 1, 2015	Route 66 Smoke Out (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Dwight, IL	21 / 40 (657.6112)	24 (162.8456)	26 (159.3828)	24 (160.5028)	5 (174.8800)
Apr 24, 2015	Wabash Ribber Fest Mt. Carmel, IL	18 / 46 (657.0056)	11 (170.2628)	31 (156.5144)	13 (169.6800)	29 (160.5484)
Oct 17, 2014	Casino Queen BBQ Competition Greater St. Louis, IL	30 / 44 (651.8972)	8 (172)	31 (161.0972)	42 (150.2400)	17 (168.5600)
Sep 18, 2014	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	25 / 57 (666.7772)	29 (167.3828)	15 (169.1888)	47 (159.3828)	16 (170.8228)
Aug 22, 2014	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	24 / 50 (651.9312)	9 (170.8572)	38 (158.8456)	11 (170.2628)	38 (151.9656)
Jul 11, 2014	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	20 / 41 (662.1024)	21 (169.1084)	28 (160.5256)	14 (168.5256)	21 (163.9428)
May 9, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	19 / 30 (657.0400)	17 (166.2628)	12 (166.8572)	27 (158.2400)	14 (165.6800)
Apr 25, 2014	Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	26 / 50 (651.3372)	15 (167.3828)	45 (151.3944)	20 (164)	18 (168.5600)
Oct 11, 2013	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	20 / 53 (650.1484)	17 (169.1200)	34 (157.0856)	26 (161.1200)	18 (162.8228)
Sep 20, 2013	Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival Tunica, MS	23 / 53 (662.1828)	19 (169.1200)	27 (166.2972)	39 (161.6684)	24 (165.0972)
Sep 13, 2013	Q the Lou Litchfield, IL	12 / 25 (639.3596)	10 (162.8456)	9 (163.9656)	19 (148.5256)	8 (164.0228)
Jun 27, 2013	Legacy BBQ Championship Effingham, IL	18 / 28 (635.9994)	21 (158.2854)	21 (156)	14 (162.2856)	19 (159.4284)
Jun 14, 2013	Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series) unrated Marion, IL	11 / 29 (636.0004)	25 (151.9998)	10 (162.8572)	24 (152.0004)	3 (169.1430)
May 10, 2013	2013 Optimist Kick-Off Cook-Off Florissant, MO	22 / 25 (621.7142)	16 (159.4286)	20 (152.0002)	15 (159.9998)	22 (150.2856)
Apr 26, 2013	Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	8 / 36 (665.1428)	4 (169.7142)	5 (168.5716)	7 (167.4286)	17 (159.4284)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SMOKEY'S Q

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

Master avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

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, 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)