THAT'S ALL SMOKES

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1415

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1569

peak 1574 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2018-09-28

Best ToY finish

#544

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 26%

overall standings

Best overall

679.9768 / 720

Master · Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.44 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.79 (+3.65)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

175.4400

Pork Ribs · Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±12.52

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.39 · weakest Brisket (163.52)

Road miles

276

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi

Schedule strength

22%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)

Master avg

666.79 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines (10 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

They almost always walk

80% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 80% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

679.9768 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9768 at Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-08-01

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE SMOKING HILLS ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE SMOKING HILLS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.87 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 50%.

Brisket avg 163.52
Chicken avg 168.39
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MAKE M' SQUEAL in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at *Smoke On the Trails (2017-09-29).

last seen 2015-10-03
back 2017-09-29

Chicken nemesis

4 of 5 shared chicken entries lost

THE SMOKING HILLS ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKING HILLS has out-cooked them in 4 of 5 shared chicken entries.

Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 33 at their very first tracked contest, Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off (2013-05-03).

2013-05-03
33-team field

An August team

Top 10% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 10% across 3 contests, versus top 26% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 26% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.74% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.74% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.6% of a perfect score
10 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

Lucky Dawgs' BBQ

#1416 of the rated field

1569 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1569

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to THAT'S ALL SMOKES)

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN' R'S 2.0

#1410 of the rated field

1570 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1616

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THAT'S ALL SMOKES)

They've been 1616 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 38 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

PARK AVENUE PORK

#1414 of the rated field

1569 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1602

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THAT'S ALL SMOKES)

46 contests to 10: their number has had years to settle where THAT'S ALL SMOKES's is still finding its level.

rated over 42 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Big Fluff BBQ

#1420 of the rated field

1569 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1569

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 10 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-06-12
on a 4-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Money$hot BBQ

#1426 of the rated field

1569 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 90%
Peak: 1569

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 10 years after THAT'S ALL SMOKES did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2024-10-04
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

GETTIN' SAUCED BBQ CANADA

#1411 of the rated field

1570 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 80%
Peak: 1570

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-05-25

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PORK ME PURPLE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
MAKE M' SQUEAL	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Big Wigs BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
PELLET ENVY	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BURNT AT BOTH ENDZ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	5	3	175.4172	152.5484	168.39	top 30%
Pork Ribs	10	5	3	175.4400	159.3940	168.33	top 29%
Pork	10	5	0	173.1200	157.1312	166.55	top 34%
Brisket	10	0	0	172.0000	153.6456	163.52	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	9	0	top 26%
MO	1	0	top 25%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 30%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 24%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Smoke On the Trails	2	17	0	top 45%	2018-09-28

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.4 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2018-09-28

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 9 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.39 · weakest Brisket (163.52)

Walk rate 80% a top-10 call in 8 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 60% 6 of 10 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 666.79 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 859 692–384 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 276 10 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi

Schedule strength 1531 average field rating faced — tougher than 22% of rated contests

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2015-10-03 → 2017-09-29

Power rating 1569 peak 1574 · #1415 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 3 First tracked contest Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First call Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First overall top-10 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.9996 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
Aug 1 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
2014
Aug 1 Career-best overall score679.9768 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
2017
Sep 29 Peak power rating (1574) *Smoke On the Trails
2018
Sep 28 10th tracked contest *Smoke On the Trails
Sep 28 Most recent contest *Smoke On the Trails

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.6	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	2014-08-01
+12.9	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	2013-08-01
+12.1	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival	2013-08-23
+12	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	2013-05-03
+9.7	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest	2014-09-12

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.6	*Smoke On the Trails	2018-09-28
-3.1	Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest	2013-09-13

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 63%	90.9%	90.9%
2017	1	0	100%	top 27%	93.8%	93.8%
2015	1	0	0%	top 25%	93%	93%
2014	2	2	100%	top 12%	94.4%	93.9%
2013	5	4	100%	top 24%	94.2%	92.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-09-28	*Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	43 / 68 (654.8112)	47 (164.5828)	30 (168.0000)	51 (157.1312)	34 (165.0972)
2017-09-29	*Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	17 / 64 (675.3712)	34 (163.4400)	10 (174.2628)	7 (173.1200)	31 (164.5484)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	151 / 606 (669.5996)	130 (170.2628)	244 (166.2512)	389 (161.0856)	76 (172.0000)
2014-09-12	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	5 / 29 (672.4456)	6 (170.8228)	10 (169.7028)	4 (170.8228)	15 (161.0972)
2014-08-01	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	5 / 70 (679.9768)	7 (173.7256)	2 (174.2628)	22 (167.4056)	22 (164.5828)
2013-10-11	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	10 / 43 (662.2284)	3 (173.1428)	20 (159.3940)	8 (168.5372)	16 (161.1544)
2013-09-13	Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	20 / 34 (635.8624)	25 (152.5484)	3 (169.6800)	18 (159.9884)	23 (153.6456)
2013-08-23	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	8 / 68 (667.3600)	3 (175.4172)	32 (163.4172)	8 (169.1428)	37 (159.3828)
2013-08-01	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	8 / 74 (678.2172)	29 (166.8228)	3 (175.4400)	24 (169.7144)	23 (166.2400)
2013-05-03	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	5 / 33 (671.9996)	2 (173.1426)	14 (162.8572)	8 (168.5714)	11 (167.4284)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1459 (179 pts)	#1587 (169 pts)	#1854 (129 pts)	#1443 (204 pts)	#1995 (104 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#544 (579 pts)	#384 (809 pts)	#646 (514 pts)	#574 (579 pts)	#824 (384 pts)