BETHEL SMOKERS

BETHEL SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 20 at the Char-Broil Challenge (2014). They are ranked #1594 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,594

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1558

peak 1558 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest May 8, 2015 · 2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#594

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

50% of 10 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 34%

overall standings

Best overall

701.1316 / 720

Master · Char-Broil Challenge

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

674.87 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 661.65 (+13.22)

Walk rate

90%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Char-Broil Challenge

Consistency

±42.67

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 171.47 · weakest Pork (156.10)

Road miles

1,384

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi

Schedule strength

22%

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

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.65 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×2

On the rise

+27 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 27 points across 6 contests since May 9, 2014 — from 1531 up to 1558.

6 contests since May 9, 2014
now 1558

Signature meat

30% brisket entries won

3 wins from 10 entries

When brisket is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 30% of their entries (3 of 10).

best 180.0000
average 171.47
6 calls

Happy hunting ground

Top 9% average finish here

Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) is their spot: an average finish in the top 9% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 9%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Char-Broil Challenge (Nov 14, 2014).

Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

90% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 90% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

701.1316 career-best overall

97.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.1316 at Char-Broil Challenge — 97.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 14, 2014

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The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q has finished one call ahead of BETHEL SMOKERS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 20%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 20%

The weak link

−15.4 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.37 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 60% of the time against 60%.

Pork avg 156.10
Brisket avg 171.47
6 calls in 10 entries

Brisket nemesis

5 of 7 shared brisket entries lost

WICKED QUE ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WICKED QUE has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

RESCUE SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 24% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 24% across 5 contests, versus top 34% the rest of the year.

5 May contests
top 34% the rest of the year

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1090 (270 pts)	#1520 (175 pts)	#1246 (245 pts)	#1270 (245 pts)	#1198 (245 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#900 (363 pts)	#939 (378 pts)	#764 (483 pts)	#705 (538 pts)	#632 (588 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#594 (522 pts)	#573 (567 pts)	#1113 (272 pts)	#581 (572 pts)	#857 (367 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BETHEL SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

HOLY SMOKES GA

#1,598 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1558

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BETHEL SMOKERS)

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen May 25, 2018

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BBQmyway

#1,592 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1560

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jan 22, 2026

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DRY HOLERS BBQ

#1,590 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1559

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 4, 2014

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Regi-Q BBQ

#1,593 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1558

They turned up 10 years after BETHEL SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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BLUE LINE BBQ OF FLORIDA

#1,588 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1564

Level with BETHEL SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jan 25, 2019

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Bad Azz BBQ

#1,589 of the rated field

1559 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 100%
Peak: 1559

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 23, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
YES, DEAR BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
RESCUE SMOKERS	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
RIVERSIDE SMOKE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
E.T.'S BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
PIG WHISPERERS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
HEAVENLY HAWGS GA	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	4	0	2	176	159.3944	168.78	top 41%
Pork Ribs	10	3	0	1	178.2972	156.5372	165.30	top 45%
Pork	10	6	2	3	178.8572	20	156.10	top 29%
Brisket	10	6	3	4	180 🔥	163.9656	171.47	top 26%

“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)	2	0	top 13%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 39%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	8	0	top 38%
FL	2	0	top 17%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	2	3	top 9%	May 8, 2015
Flames on the Flint	2	42	top 85%	Mar 13, 2015
Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off	2	3	top 17%	Aug 22, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 8 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 261 finished ahead 278 times, behind 162

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

20153 milestones

May 8 10th tracked contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 8 Peak power rating (1558) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 8 Most recent contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)

20144 milestones

May 9 First category win (Pork) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 9 First multi-meat day Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 9 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
Nov 14 Career-best overall score701.1316 Char-Broil Challenge

20135 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 10 First call Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8570 Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 24 First overall top-10 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 23 First overall podium Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	May 9, 2014
+14	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off	Aug 23, 2013
+12.7	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	May 8, 2015
+11.4	Char-Broil Challenge	Nov 14, 2014
+11.2	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)	May 24, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.4	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)	Mar 14, 2014
-5.9	Flames on the Flint	Mar 13, 2015

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)
2015	2	1	0	50%	top 41%	94.3%	93.6%
2014	5	2	5	100%	top 39%	97.4%	90.2%
2013	3	2	0	100%	top 20%	94.5%	93.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 8, 2015	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	4 / 39 (679.2796)	14 (166.2284)	5 (170.2628)	5 (169.6800)	5 (173.1084)
Mar 13, 2015	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	52 / 72 (668.4572)	38 (170.2628)	50 (166.2628)	45 (167.3944)	51 (164.5372)
Nov 14, 2014	Char-Broil Challenge Richland, GA	3 / 20 (701.1316)	17 (163.9772)	2 (178.2972)	1 (178.8572)	1 (180)
Aug 22, 2014	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL	11 / 40 (671.8856)	29 (163.9428)	17 (166.2744)	23 (164.5256)	1 (177.1428)
May 23, 2014	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA	32 / 65 (653.5772)	54 (159.3944)	43 (158.2400)	5 (171.9772)	30 (163.9656)
May 9, 2014	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	3 / 42 (683.3716)	3 (174.8456)	29 (156.5372)	1 (171.9888)	1 (180)
Mar 14, 2014	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) Bainbridge, GA	42 / 43 (538.8800)	4 (171.4400)	8 (171.4400)	43 (20)	3 (176)
Aug 23, 2013	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL	3 / 44 (680.4916)	4 (176)	30 (158.2632)	3 (175.4056)	5 (170.8228)
May 24, 2013	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	9 / 47 (676.5714)	3 (174.2856)	12 (168.5716)	12 (169.1428)	24 (164.5714)
May 10, 2013	Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Waynesboro, GA	14 / 41 (662.8570)	18 (167.4286)	27 (158.8570)	5 (172)	19 (164.5714)

BETHEL SMOKERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

On the rise

Signature meat

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

The weak link

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

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)