A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
NICKLE BOYS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
NICKLE BOYS BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
SMOKIN JO
SMOKIN JO is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 9th of 31 at the Holy Smoke BBQ Contest (2013). They are ranked #5877 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1440
peak 1440 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Apr 5, 2013
latest Mar 16, 2018 · 4.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
9% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
604.26 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 619.91 (-15.65)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.36
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.68 · weakest Brisket (145.42)
Road miles
914
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 727 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Master avg
619.91 / 720
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2752 (57 pts) | #2038 (92 pts) | #2757 (57 pts) | #1784 (122 pts) | #2106 (77 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1409 (192 pts) | #1248 (252 pts) | #1210 (257 pts) | #1256 (252 pts) | #1615 (162 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #594 (522 pts) | #573 (567 pts) | #668 (497 pts) | #471 (692 pts) | #705 (462 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN JO, each with one reason worth a look.
85 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,870 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,886 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,881 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#5,868 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Level with SMOKIN JO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,888 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1440
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,861 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1508
They've been 1508 at their best, 68 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICKLE BOYS BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 50 SHADES OF QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 154.8228 | 160.68 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 144.0116 | 154.17 | top 75% |
| Pork | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 142.3544 | 159.64 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 99.9428 | 145.42 | top 82% |
“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) | 8 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 85% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Smoke BBQ Contest | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 51% | Aug 22, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
6 contests
Contests a season
2.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
9 of 11 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
10
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
317
finished ahead 94 times, behind 306
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
May 1, 2015 → Mar 16, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin In the Square
20151 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' On Big Creek
- Peak power rating (1489) Smokin' On Big Creek
- First call Holy Smoke BBQ Contest
- First overall top-10 Holy Smoke BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4288 Holy Smoke BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score651.4288 Holy Smoke BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8800 Holy Smoke BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.8 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest | Aug 23, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Sep 12, 2014 |
| -10.9 | Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q | Oct 18, 2013 |
| -10.6 | Smokin' On Big Creek | Apr 5, 2013 |
| -7.9 | Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) | May 2, 2014 |
| -7.9 | Smokin In the Square | Mar 16, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 75.7% | 75.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 88% | 88% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 85% | 86.2% | 85.3% |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 67% | 90.5% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2018 | Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL | 49 / 49 (545.2460) | 49 (158.9372) | 49 (144.0116) | 49 (142.3544) | 49 (99.9428) |
| May 1, 2015 | Truman Heritage Festival BBQ Championship Grandview, MO | 25 / 32 (633.6228) | 18 (162.8456) | 32 (144.5144) | 12 (166.2856) | 21 (159.9772) |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO | 30 / 30 (602.1028) | 21 (165.1200) | 28 (151.4172) | 29 (147.9656) | 30 (137.6000) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 21 / 29 (619.8972) | 19 (154.8228) | 8 (166.8572) | 22 (154.8228) | 25 (143.3944) |
| May 2, 2014 | Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Grandview, MO | 23 / 28 (620.4116) | 17 (158.8572) | 26 (145.6572) | 10 (168) | 27 (147.8972) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Fountains Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO | 20 / 22 (622.2404) | 11 (164.0228) | 21 (152.5488) | 17 (158.8228) | 20 (146.8460) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS | 21 / 34 (634.8688) | 22 (154.8916) | 17 (161.7372) | 5 (167.4400) | 27 (150.8000) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 9 / 31 (651.4288) | 7 (167.4400) | 20 (153.7028) | 7 (170.8800) | 11 (159.4060) |
| Jul 3, 2013 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 20 / 30 (633.7138) | 23 (155.4284) | 16 (165.7142) | 14 (162.8570) | 25 (149.7142) |
| May 10, 2013 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 37 / 52 (631.4280) | 28 (161.7142) | 36 (155.4284) | 26 (161.7142) | 42 (152.5712) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO | 62 / 74 (623.9988) | 40 (163.4284) | 58 (154.2854) | 65 (154.8568) | 65 (151.4282) |