SMOKIN TATERS

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

Power ranking

#3318

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1497

peak 1497 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-08

latest 2014-06-20

Best ToY finish

#665

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

661.7140 / 720

Master · Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.69 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 643.22 (+2.47)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7144

Pork Ribs · Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend

Consistency

±19.73

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.14 · weakest Brisket (157.89)

Road miles

1,621

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 534 mi

Schedule strength

11%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)

Master avg

643.22 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (2 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.

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

LOTTA BULL BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LOTTA BULL BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.25 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 157.89
Chicken avg 167.14
1 calls in 6 entries

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

Tim Tom's BBQ

#3306 of the rated field

1498 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1500

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-08-22

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Los Pinos BBQ Team

#3314 of the rated field

1497 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1497

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after SMOKIN TATERS did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

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SMOKIN BUTT BBQ

#3305 of the rated field

1498 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2016-05-20

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On The Sauce BBQ

#3315 of the rated field

1497 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1497

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2014-07-25

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Big O' Dang O' BBQ

#3307 of the rated field

1498 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2017-09-22

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Smokey Village

#3309 of the rated field

1497 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2017-01-14

⚔ Head-to-head

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	2	0	172.5714	161.1430	167.14	top 40%
Pork Ribs	6	2	2	173.7144	138.2856	158.47	top 55%
Pork	6	1	0	166.8228	152.0002	159.71	top 66%
Brisket	6	1	0	168.5712	150.7772	157.89	top 62%

“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	Avg finish
AR	2	top 43%
KY	1	top 57%
MO	1	top 39%
OK	1	top 82%
AL	1	top 73%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 60%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 52%

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.3 yrs 2013-03-08 → 2014-06-20

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 3 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AR 2 of 6 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.14 · weakest Brisket (157.89)

Walk rate 83% a top-10 call in 5 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 6 contests

Master average 643.22 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 211 101–129 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,621 6 mapped stops · furthest 534 mi

Schedule strength 1516 average field rating faced — tougher than 11% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs 2013-05-17 → 2014-06-20

Power rating 1497 peak 1497 · #3318 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 8 First tracked contest BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival
Mar 8 First call BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5708 Smokin' in the Ozarks
May 17 Career-best overall score661.7140 Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend
May 17 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7144 Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend
2014
Jun 20 Peak power rating (1497) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 20 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.9	Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend	2013-05-17
+4.6	Smokin' in the Ozarks	2013-04-26
+3.2	Smokelawn	2013-05-03
+0.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-06-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.3	Firelake BBQ Cook-off	2013-03-29
-6.9	BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival	2013-03-08

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2014	1	0	0	0	100%	top 57%	91.3%	91.3%
2013	5	0	0	0	80%	top 56%	91.9%	89%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2014-06-20	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY	16 / 28 (657.0172)	16 (166.8572)	3 (172.5600)	10 (166.8228)	25 (150.7772)
2013-05-17	Lake of the Ozarks Blues & BBQ Weekend Lake of the Ozarks, MO	16 / 41 (661.7140)	15 (168.5714)	3 (173.7144)	30 (159.9998)	28 (159.4284)
2013-05-03	Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR	18 / 41 (647.9998)	26 (161.1430)	24 (159.4286)	26 (158.8570)	9 (168.5712)
2013-04-26	Smokin' in the Ozarks Rogers, AR	14 / 34 (656.5708)	7 (172.5714)	22 (161.1424)	23 (159.9998)	16 (162.8572)
2013-03-29	Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK	31 / 38 (605.1426)	17 (161.7142)	36 (138.2856)	35 (152.0002)	27 (153.1426)
2013-03-08	BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival Mobile, AL	41 / 56 (630.8568)	9 (172.0000)	51 (145.7140)	36 (160.5714)	43 (152.5714)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#1960 (98 pts)	#2046 (98 pts)	#1318 (228 pts)	#1885 (128 pts)	#2811 (53 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#665 (464 pts)	#532 (609 pts)	#637 (524 pts)	#939 (339 pts)	#713 (459 pts)