SMELL WHATS COOKIN

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

Power ranking

#2950

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1507

peak 1513 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-26

latest 2016-10-14

Best ToY finish

#668

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

795.3368 / 720

Master · Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.97 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 621.35 (+31.61)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4400

Pork · Bikes Balloons & BBQ

Consistency

±153.40

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.15)

Road miles

1,451

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 321 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Master avg

621.35 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

They almost always walk

80% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 80% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

795.3368 career-best overall

110.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 795.3368 at Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off — 110.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-07-26

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

BARRY & ERICA ahead in 100% of their meetings

BARRY & ERICA has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.12 points below their pork, and turns into a call 30% of the time against 40%.

Pork Ribs avg 160.15
Pork avg 167.27
3 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RUBBED RITE BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

5 of 7 shared pork entries lost

BARRY & ERICA ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BARRY & ERICA has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork entries.

Boom or bust

±21.31% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±21.31% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 86.3% of a perfect score
best 110.5%

A July team

Top 40% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 40% across 4 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.

4 July contests
top 54% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ

#2938 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMELL WHATS COOKIN)

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2023-06-09

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VanHoozen BBQ

#2951 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-08-08

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Jarheadbbq

#2929 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-07-25

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SMOKIN R BUTTS

#2963 of the rated field

1506 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2016-09-09

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THE ROLLING GRILL BBQ

#2934 of the rated field

1507 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMELL WHATS COOKIN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2016-06-24

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A GUY, A GIRL, AND HIS MEAT

#2956 of the rated field

1506 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

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 2021-05-01

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BARRY & ERICA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
GREAT PLAINS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
RUBBED RITE BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Rise N Swine	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ELVISES	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WILDCATTERS Q CREW	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Lucky D's BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WICHITA SWINEMEN	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	4	0	1	175.4172	144.5372	163.86	top 50%
Pork Ribs	10	3	0	0	171.4172	150.2972	160.15	top 63%
Pork	10	4	1	1	175.4400	161.1428	167.27	top 43%
Brisket	10	1	0	1	173.7372	148.5600	160.90	top 58%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
KS	9	0	top 53%
OK	1	0	top 60%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 21%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 59%
Large (40+)	1	top 47%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Harper County Bullseye BBQ	3	15	0	top 68%	2016-10-14
Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	3	10	0	top 40%	2015-07-24

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.2 yrs 2013-07-26 → 2016-10-14

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 9 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 167.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.15)

Walk rate 80% a top-10 call in 8 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 20% 2 of 10 contests

Master average 621.35 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 186 136–165 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,451 10 mapped stops · furthest 321 mi

Schedule strength 1542 average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests

Power rating 1507 peak 1513 · #2950 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jul 26 First tracked contest Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 26 First call Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score795.3368 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
Jul 26 Career-best overall score795.3368 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off
Sep 20 First overall top-10 Bricks, Brons & BBQ
Sep 20 First overall podium Bricks, Brons & BBQ
Oct 18 First category win (Pork) Bikes Balloons & BBQ
Oct 18 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4400 Bikes Balloons & BBQ
2016
Jul 29 Peak power rating (1513) The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest
Oct 14 10th tracked contest *Harper County Bullseye BBQ
Oct 14 Most recent contest *Harper County Bullseye BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13	Bricks, Brons & BBQ	2013-09-20
+7.5	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	2014-07-25
+5.5	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off	2015-07-24
+5	The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest	2016-07-29
+4.5	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	2015-10-16

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic	2013-09-07
-8.5	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	2014-10-17
-6.3	*Harper County Bullseye BBQ	2016-10-14
-0.9	Bikes Balloons & BBQ	2013-10-18
-0.9	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off	2013-07-26

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	2	0	0	50%	top 60%	93%	92%
2015	2	0	0	100%	top 42%	92.5%	92.4%
2014	2	1	0	100%	top 57%	93.1%	88.9%
2013	4	1	1	75%	top 56%	110.5%	95.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-10-14	*Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	30 / 38 (654.7884)	25 (167.9656)	26 (164.5716)	28 (163.9884)	33 (158.2628)
2016-07-29	The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	15 / 37 (669.6112)	4 (175.4172)	22 (165.6800)	28 (161.1428)	13 (167.3712)
2015-10-16	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	15 / 34 (665.6916)	3 (175.4172)	26 (158.2628)	14 (166.8572)	16 (165.1544)
2015-07-24	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS	14 / 35 (665.0964)	19 (166.2512)	8 (170.8456)	17 (165.1884)	18 (162.8112)
2014-10-17	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	24 / 30 (609.6456)	23 (144.5372)	21 (150.8228)	8 (165.7256)	25 (148.5600)
2014-07-25	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS	10 / 30 (670.2400)	15 (165.0972)	7 (171.4172)	15 (166.2856)	11 (167.4400)
2013-10-18	Bikes Balloons & BBQ Poteau, OK	12 / 20 (649.6232)	9 (169.1544)	15 (155.3716)	1 (175.4400)	16 (149.6572)
2013-09-20	Bricks, Brons & BBQ Russell, KS	3 / 14 (661.7144)	7 (160.5372)	10 (157.6800)	6 (169.7600)	3 (173.7372)
2013-09-07	Sky's the Limit BBQ Classic Garden City, KS	25 / 26 (636.6172)	15 (166.8800)	26 (150.2972)	14 (166.8916)	25 (152.5484)
2013-07-26	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-off Dodge City, KS	22 / 47 (795.3368)	38 (147.3712)	31 (156.5600)	7 (171.4400)	20 (163.4284)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1539 (170 pts)	#1216 (270 pts)	#1790 (135 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1503 (180 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2700 (60 pts)	#2633 (65 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#1668 (150 pts)	#2777 (55 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#668 (462 pts)	#732 (447 pts)	#938 (332 pts)	#463 (707 pts)	#726 (452 pts)