SMOKIN CROATIANS

SMOKIN CROATIANS is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 38 at the Poor Que (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #5310 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,310

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1456

peak 1456 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2013

latest Jun 3, 2016 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#572

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 15 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

664.5488 / 720

Master · Poor Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

627.21 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 623.95 (+3.27)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2972

Pork · Poor Que

Consistency

±21.52

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.25 · weakest Brisket (152.71)

Road miles

931

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 91 mi

Schedule strength

11%

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

Master avg

623.95 / 720

15 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

664.5488 career-best overall

92.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.5488 at Poor Que — 92.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 6, 2014

A tough matchup

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

BRINGIN' THE HEAT ahead in 91% of their meetings

BRINGIN' THE HEAT has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.54 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 27%.

Brisket avg 152.71
Chicken avg 160.25
1 call in 15 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RODEO JOE'S PIGNACIOUS BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

10 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

BRINGIN' THE HEAT ahead 91% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BRINGIN' THE HEAT has out-cooked them in 10 of 11 shared chicken entries.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Poor Que every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 2nd

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2124 (100 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2271 (70 pts)	#2921 (55 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1565 (143 pts)	#1659 (143 pts)	#1600 (158 pts)	#1441 (203 pts)	#1545 (163 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#572 (657 pts)	#623 (612 pts)	#561 (687 pts)	#535 (722 pts)	#677 (547 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#676 (457 pts)	#473 (677 pts)	#656 (507 pts)	#808 (407 pts)	#653 (497 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN CROATIANS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

WIS BACKDRAFT BBQ

#5,299 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKIN CROATIANS)

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 8, 2017

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Heat's Neat

#5,331 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1455

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Genuswine Brisket Authority

#5,319 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1520

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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OMAHA CHAIN SMOKERS

#5,326 of the rated field

1455 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 2, 2017

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Big Boy BBQ

#5,316 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1456

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

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Bar B Q Dat

#5,302 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BRINGIN' THE HEAT	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
A FINE SWINE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
A BOY NAMED QUE	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
FOX RIVER BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BURNITA BAR-B-QUE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
JURASSIC PORK BBQ TEAM	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
QUAU	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Grease Monkey Grilling	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
FIREWISE BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
TOO POOR TO SCORE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	4	0	0	167.4172	152.5828	160.25	top 52%
Pork Ribs	15	1	0	1	168.5944	138.2516	155.17	top 61%
Pork	15	2	1	1	174.2972	148.5716	155.82	top 65%
Brisket	15	1	0	0	170.8572	130.2056	152.71	top 66%

“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)	11	0	top 64%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 70%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Poor Que	4	2	top 54%	Jun 3, 2016
Puckaway Pigfest	3	8	top 60%	Sep 11, 2015
Grill Games	2	29	top 77%	Aug 22, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 15 of 15 contests

Contests visited 9 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 261 finished ahead 184 times, behind 337

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

20161 milestone

Jun 3 Most recent contest Poor Que

20146 milestones

Jun 6 First category win (Pork) Poor Que
Jun 6 First overall podium Poor Que
Jun 6 First Reserve Championship Poor Que
Jun 6 Career-best overall score664.5488 Poor Que
Jun 6 Career-best single call (Pork)174.2972 Poor Que
Aug 22 10th tracked contest Grill Games

20135 milestones

Jun 7 First tracked contest Poor Que
Jun 7 First call Poor Que
Jun 7 Peak power rating (1492) Poor Que
Sep 6 First overall top-10 Puckaway Pigfest
Sep 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4688 Puckaway Pigfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.9	Poor Que	Jun 6, 2014
+11.1	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 6, 2013
+1.6	Poor Que	Jun 5, 2015
+0.1	4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs	Aug 29, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	Pig in the Park	Jun 14, 2013
-10.3	Grill Games	Aug 22, 2014
-9.8	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 11, 2015
-8.6	Grillin' in Grafton	Jun 28, 2013
-8.3	Poor Que	Jun 7, 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)
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 80%	85.7%	85.7%
2015	2	0	0	0%	top 72%	88.2%	85.5%
2014	6	1	1	33%	top 58%	92.3%	87.7%
2013	6	1	0	50%	top 70%	91.2%	86.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 3, 2016	Poor Que Montello, WI	24 / 30 (616.9712)	16 (161.1084)	24 (153.6572)	22 (155.3600)	27 (146.8456)
Sep 11, 2015	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	30 / 33 (597.1316)	20 (156)	33 (138.2516)	21 (153.1428)	27 (149.7372)
Jun 5, 2015	Poor Que Montello, WI	20 / 38 (634.7312)	29 (152.5828)	17 (158.2284)	12 (163.9428)	16 (159.9772)
Sep 5, 2014	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	25 / 40 (641.0284)	23 (163.9540)	30 (154.8344)	19 (161.6800)	22 (160.5600)
Aug 29, 2014	4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI	20 / 34 (646.2056)	19 (163.9428)	14 (166.8456)	32 (148.5716)	13 (166.8456)
Aug 22, 2014	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	41 / 47 (590.6628)	34 (158.2400)	33 (152.5372)	39 (149.6800)	45 (130.2056)
Jul 11, 2014	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	27 / 42 (615.2456)	13 (159.4056)	24 (154.2172)	32 (149.6456)	27 (151.9772)
Jun 13, 2014	Hog and Steer Barbecue Competition & Festival Oconomowoc, WI	15 / 22 (631.3032)	17 (155.9772)	14 (154.8116)	8 (163.9772)	12 (156.5372)
Jun 6, 2014	Poor Que Montello, WI	2 / 38 (664.5488)	8 (166.8228)	3 (168.5944)	1 (174.2972)	20 (154.8344)
Sep 6, 2013	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	8 / 31 (656.4688)	6 (167.4172)	13 (163.3944)	21 (154.8000)	5 (170.8572)
Aug 30, 2013	3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI	27 / 37 (634.2288)	10 (165.1772)	13 (163.4172)	37 (149.0856)	25 (156.5488)
Aug 23, 2013	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	29 / 43 (615.8172)	20 (161.6800)	23 (154.7772)	31 (153.6568)	36 (145.7032)
Jun 28, 2013	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	27 / 33 (605.7140)	25 (154.2856)	28 (145.7142)	25 (154.8570)	23 (150.8572)
Jun 14, 2013	Pig in the Park Whitewater, WI	27 / 29 (598.2856)	22 (154.2858)	22 (150.2858)	20 (153.1426)	27 (140.5714)
Jun 7, 2013	Poor Que Montello, WI	30 / 39 (610.8568)	9 (162.8572)	31 (147.9998)	32 (151.4284)	31 (148.5714)

SMOKIN CROATIANS

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

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

A standing appointment

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

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)