High-water mark
673.6572
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.6572 at Up in Smoke BBQ Bash — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 26, 2013
SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BBQ
SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 12th of 66 at the Up in Smoke BBQ Bash (2013). They are ranked #2820 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
peak 1518 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest May 30, 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.14 · weakest Brisket (157.92)
Road miles
171
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 107 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Master avg
657.42 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
99 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,831 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1535
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1519
They turned up 5 years after SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#2,814 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Level with SMOKEY BOYS AUTHENTIC BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,832 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1510
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,823 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1517
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRY 2 DA BONE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG T'Z Q CRU | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 163.4286 | 169.14 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 154.2744 | 161.47 | top 60% |
| Pork | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 175.4400 | 157.6800 | 168.90 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1316 | 153.1428 | 157.92 | top 61% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 45% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
165
finished ahead 131 times, behind 109
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20141 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin in Steele
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First call Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2856 Iowa State BBQ Championship
- First category win (Pork) Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score673.6572 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4400 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1518) 6th Annual Big Island BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.4 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Jul 26, 2013 |
| +4.5 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! | Jul 19, 2013 |
| +3.7 | 6th Annual Big Island BBQ | Aug 23, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | Smokin in Steele | May 30, 2014 |
| -1.9 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | Jun 21, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 40% | 93.6% | 91.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2014 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 51 / 67 (647.3256) | 4 (175.4172) | 51 (157.6912) | 57 (157.6800) | 47 (156.5372) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | 6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 20 / 50 (665.0172) | 8 (172.5716) | 34 (161.0972) | 7 (173.1200) | 27 (158.2284) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 12 / 66 (673.6572) | 18 (168.5600) | 16 (169.1200) | 1 (175.4400) | 39 (160.5372) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA | 15 / 35 (650.8004) | 12 (165.7144) | 29 (154.2744) | 7 (169.6800) | 13 (161.1316) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Marshalltown, IA | 17 / 28 (650.2856) | 20 (163.4286) | 14 (165.1430) | 10 (168.5712) | 23 (153.1428) |