SOAKED IN SMOKE

SOAKED IN SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 9th of 42 at The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI (2015). They are ranked #1808 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,808

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1547

peak 1547 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Oct 2, 2015 · 2.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#655

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

685.0744 / 720

Master · The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI

Perfect 180s

Current form

676.96 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 660.35 (+16.60)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Pork Ribs · City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±19.14

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.72 · weakest Brisket (162.72)

Road miles

360

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 51 mi

Schedule strength

18%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)

Master avg

660.35 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

685.0744 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.0744 at The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 10, 2015

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.00 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 30%.

Brisket avg 162.72
Chicken avg 169.72
2 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smokin it Up BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

Burnin and Lootin ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Burnin and Lootin has out-cooked them in 6 of 10 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

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	#1009 (300 pts)	#999 (335 pts)	#838 (430 pts)	#1094 (305 pts)	#1104 (280 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1471 (175 pts)	#1363 (220 pts)	#1392 (210 pts)	#1416 (210 pts)	#1664 (150 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#655 (474 pts)	#415 (744 pts)	#733 (454 pts)	#633 (524 pts)	#595 (539 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SOAKED IN SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

COOL GRILLING

#1,802 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1560

5–1 in 6 shared contests (83% to SOAKED IN SMOKE)

These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — SOAKED IN SMOKE ahead 5–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 62 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2023
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Bastian's Barbecue Co.

#1,810 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1550

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2026

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TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ

#1,798 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1548

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2022

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Smoke 44

#1,799 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1552

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 10 contests, alongside a 60% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Whiskey, Wine, and a Little Swine

#1,816 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1547

Level with SOAKED IN SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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FAT DAD'S BBQ

#1,806 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1547

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 May 26, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Burnin and Lootin	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Meat Candy Q	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
TWISTED BRISKET BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
VICIOUS SMOKE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
PORKETEERS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin it Up BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
Que'd Up	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
My Smokin' Grillfriend	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
All Sauced Up	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	1	1	175.4286	153.7144	169.72	top 31%
Pork Ribs	10	1	0	1	177.7372	145.7142	163.42	top 44%
Pork	10	2	0	0	173.1200	147.4282	164.50	top 41%
Brisket	10	2	0	0	170.8344	154.8572	162.72	top 45%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2	20	0	top 31%	Oct 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 9 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 277 finished ahead 397 times, behind 225

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

20156 milestones

Apr 10 First overall top-10 The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI
Apr 10 Career-best overall score685.0744 The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI
Oct 2 10th tracked contest City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 2 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 2 Peak power rating (1547) City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 2 Most recent contest City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship

20134 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
Apr 5 First call The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV
Apr 5 First category win (Chicken) The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2860 West Coast BBQ Classic

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.8	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI	Apr 10, 2015
+9.8	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 2, 2014
+6.9	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic	Aug 2, 2013
+5.9	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 2, 2015
+5.2	7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic	Jul 24, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.4	2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	Mar 15, 2013

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	3	1	0	67%	top 30%	95.1%	94.6%
2014	2	0	0	0%	top 37%	94%	93.1%
2013	5	0	1	60%	top 43%	91.2%	89.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 2, 2015	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	23 / 75 (676.5144)	14 (174.8572)	2 (177.7372)	55 (161.1200)	42 (162.8000)
Jul 24, 2015	7th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	20 / 54 (682.1940)	20 (172.0228)	15 (173.1200)	23 (169.6684)	22 (167.3828)
Apr 10, 2015	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI Wildomar, CA	9 / 42 (685.0744)	10 (173.7028)	25 (167.4172)	6 (173.1200)	9 (170.8344)
Oct 2, 2014	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	20 / 97 (677.0628)	11 (174.2972)	21 (171.4056)	37 (167.9772)	45 (163.3828)
Jul 25, 2014	6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA	32 / 60 (663.9428)	28 (168.0228)	17 (168.5716)	13 (171.4284)	48 (155.9200)
Oct 4, 2013	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	40 / 99 (649.6228)	28 (167.9656)	87 (150.2516)	37 (162.8228)	16 (168.5828)
Aug 2, 2013	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA	15 / 46 (656.5484)	26 (163.4400)	11 (168.5600)	9 (167.4284)	31 (157.1200)
May 10, 2013	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	20 / 54 (650.2860)	4 (173.7144)	44 (153.1430)	11 (168.5714)	33 (154.8572)
Apr 5, 2013	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs. West IV Wildomar, CA	19 / 48 (637.7138)	1 (175.4286)	35 (145.7142)	40 (147.4282)	5 (169.1428)
Mar 15, 2013	2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	37 / 57 (624.5716)	43 (153.7144)	22 (158.2858)	32 (155.4286)	30 (157.1428)

SOAKED IN SMOKE

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 (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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

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)