Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 61%.
- 6 contests
- 1 overall top-10
- 0 category wins
- average top 61%
SMOKIN WALLY'S BBQ
SMOKIN WALLY'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 10th of 59 at the Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship (2013). They are ranked #4980 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKIN' WALLY'S BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1500 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Mar 8, 2013
latest Mar 18, 2022 · 9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
10% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.30 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 627.08 (+11.22)
Walk rate
30%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.00
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.81 · weakest Brisket (151.29)
Road miles
3,933
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 1,071 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
627.08 / 720
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1023 (120 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #1089 (57 pts) | #1098 (57 pts) | #1113 (57 pts) | #1102 (57 pts) | #1092 (57 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2916 (55 pts) | #2292 (70 pts) | #2918 (55 pts) | #2015 (115 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #576 (539 pts) | #603 (544 pts) | #474 (689 pts) | #416 (774 pts) | #589 (544 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN WALLY'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
142 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,991 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1463
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN WALLY'S BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN WALLY'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,960 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1500
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN WALLY'S BBQ)
They've been 1500 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,993 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,983 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with SMOKIN WALLY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,990 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,968 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1464
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 141.7144 | 158.11 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.8570 | 143.9998 | 159.81 | top 62% |
| Pork | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 172.5712 | 142.8572 | 157.87 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.6056 | 134.8568 | 151.29 | top 70% |
“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 87% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 53% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
6 contests
Contests a season
2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
3 of 10 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited
10
a different one every time
Opponents faced
380
finished ahead 171 times, behind 257
Longest layoff
3.4 yrs
Sep 2, 2016 → Feb 7, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Smoke on The Shores
- Most recent contest Smoke on The Shores
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
- First overall top-10 Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5712 Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
- Peak power rating (1500) Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship
- Career-best overall score646.8232 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.6 | Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship | Mar 22, 2013 |
| +10.6 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 31, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship | Apr 26, 2013 |
| -11.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 8, 2013 |
| -8.9 | Heart of Illinois Fair BBQ Cookoff | Jul 13, 2013 |
| -7.1 | Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Feb 7, 2020 |
| -6.8 | Smoke on The Shores | Mar 18, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 89% | 89% |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 89.8% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2022 | Smoke on The Shores 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 56 / 63 (632.4688) | 55 (163.4400) | 61 (154.2288) | 53 (159.9656) | 54 (154.8344) |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose) 🏅 Collierville, TN | 33 / 44 (642.7312) | 34 (162.2628) | 13 (170.8456) | 41 (151.3828) | 32 (158.2400) |
| Feb 7, 2020 | Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Young Harris, GA | 30 / 32 (628.9144) | 31 (156.5144) | 27 (157.6800) | 26 (161.0972) | 29 (153.6228) |
| Sep 2, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI | 24 / 30 (640.5376) | 25 (159.4400) | 22 (160.0116) | 25 (156.5488) | 13 (164.5372) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 20 / 89 (646.8232) | 22 (164.5716) | 38 (159.9544) | 56 (153.6916) | 8 (168.6056) |
| Jul 13, 2013 | Heart of Illinois Fair BBQ Cookoff Peoria, IL | 13 / 15 (631.8516) | 7 (168.5600) | 15 (158.8344) | 2 (168.5600) | 15 (135.8972) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship Arkansas City, KS | 23 / 25 (634.2860) | 14 (166.8574) | 15 (165.1428) | 23 (158.2856) | 24 (144.0002) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 33 / 52 (582.2858) | 40 (141.7144) | 36 (143.9998) | 39 (142.8572) | 20 (153.7144) |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Best of the Basin Barbeque Championship Midland, TX | 10 / 59 (635.4282) | 38 (147.4284) | 3 (170.8570) | 3 (172.5712) | 37 (144.5716) |
| Mar 8, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Westworth Village, TX | 25 / 29 (595.4282) | 25 (150.2858) | 16 (156.5716) | 21 (153.7140) | 28 (134.8568) |