TEAM SMOKERBUILDER

TEAM SMOKERBUILDER is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 8th of 25 at the 10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff (2017). They are ranked #1777 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,777

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1549

peak 1549 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 20, 2013

latest Jul 7, 2017 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#542

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

17% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

684.5032 / 720

Master · Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.31 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 662.99 (+4.31)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Chicken · Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief

Consistency

±14.97

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.51 · weakest Pork (164.06)

Road miles

1,775

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 271 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Master avg

662.99 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 12 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

684.5032 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.5032 at Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 20, 2013

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 88% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TEAM DOGHOUSE BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at 10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff (Jul 7, 2017).

last seen Nov 8, 2014
back Jul 7, 2017

Chicken nemesis

6 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

TRUEBUD BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The metronome

±2.08% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.08% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.1% of a perfect score
12 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
2014 ↗	Master	#754 (456 pts)	#507 (756 pts)	#759 (486 pts)	#701 (541 pts)	#874 (391 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#542 (580 pts)	#588 (555 pts)	#482 (680 pts)	#687 (485 pts)	#399 (780 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TEAM SMOKERBUILDER, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SHAKIN NOT STIRRED

#1,781 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1548

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to TEAM SMOKERBUILDER)

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2015

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SWEET ASH BBQ

#1,769 of the rated field

1549 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1552

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 24, 2021

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BLOWIN' SMOKE LLC

#1,773 of the rated field

1549 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1558

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2016

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K-10 BBQ

#1,784 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1553

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 27% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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Big Mike's Smokehouse

#1,778 of the rated field

1549 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1549

They turned up 12 years after TEAM SMOKERBUILDER did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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Porkasaurus Rex BBQ

#1,772 of the rated field

1549 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1549

4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
CAVEMAN CUISINE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
POLITICAL PORK	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
TRUEBUD BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	3	1	1	177.7372	152	167.51	top 42%
Pork Ribs	12	4	0	0	175.4172	151.4056	164.45	top 49%
Pork	12	2	0	0	173.1428	155.3828	164.06	top 56%
Brisket	12	1	0	0	173.1200	150.2404	166.97	top 37%

“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)	5	0	top 52%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 39%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	11	0	top 47%
MS	1	0	top 17%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC	2	11	0	top 46%	Nov 8, 2014
Rock'n Freedom	2	23	0	top 60%	Jun 20, 2014

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Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 4 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 11 of 12 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 981 finished ahead 888 times, behind 611

Longest layoff 2.7 yrs Nov 8, 2014 → Jul 7, 2017

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

20172 milestones

Jul 7 Peak power rating (1549) 10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff
Jul 7 Most recent contest 10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff

20143 milestones

Apr 4 First category win (Chicken) Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief
Apr 4 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief
Nov 7 10th tracked contest MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC

20135 milestones

Jun 20 First tracked contest Rock'n Freedom
Jun 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9996 Rock'n Freedom
Jul 12 First call 6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff
Sep 20 First overall top-10 Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival
Sep 20 Career-best overall score684.5032 Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.2	Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival	Sep 20, 2013
+10.9	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC	Nov 7, 2014
+10.1	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
+9.4	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	Aug 23, 2013
+9.1	10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 7, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.3	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 12, 2013
-4.6	Rock'n Freedom	Jun 20, 2014
-3.7	1st Annual BBQ BIVOUAC	Nov 8, 2013
-2.8	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014

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)
2017	1	1	0	100%	top 32%	94.5%	94.5%
2014	5	0	1	80%	top 51%	95%	92.2%
2013	6	1	0	50%	top 42%	95.1%	91.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 7, 2017	10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	8 / 25 (680.4684)	4 (171.4400)	6 (174.2628)	14 (167.3828)	11 (167.3828)
Nov 8, 2014	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	15 / 27 (680.4688)	4 (176.5600)	15 (170.8344)	22 (168.5488)	22 (164.5256)
Nov 7, 2014	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	11 / 31 (683.9196)	18 (169.6684)	6 (170.8456)	5 (173.1428)	13 (170.2628)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	338 / 552 (646.1368)	141 (169.7144)	479 (151.4056)	425 (157.0512)	148 (167.9656)
Jun 20, 2014	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	23 / 33 (645.5432)	19 (167.9772)	24 (158.8000)	9 (168.5256)	28 (150.2404)
Apr 4, 2014	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	23 / 75 (662.7312)	1 (177.7372)	32 (163.9428)	63 (155.3828)	25 (165.6684)
Nov 8, 2013	1st Annual BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	23 / 33 (647.3944)	32 (152)	7 (169.7028)	23 (161.7144)	16 (163.9772)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	104 / 535 (659.8740)	169 (165.6800)	275 (158.8572)	230 (162.2168)	27 (173.1200)
Sep 20, 2013	Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival Tunica, MS	9 / 53 (684.5032)	13 (170.8344)	4 (175.4172)	23 (167.4172)	13 (170.8344)
Aug 23, 2013	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	13 / 56 (653.5884)	11 (169.1544)	25 (162.2284)	33 (157.6456)	14 (164.5600)
Jul 12, 2013	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	31 / 42 (647.2916)	38 (153.6572)	40 (153.6916)	17 (166.8228)	5 (173.1200)
Jun 20, 2013	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	25 / 50 (663.9996)	32 (165.7142)	31 (163.4286)	35 (162.8568)	11 (172)

TEAM SMOKERBUILDER

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 (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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 — 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)