BAILEY'S SMOKERS

BAILEY'S SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 38 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 5th of 25 at the Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) (2017). They are ranked #1241 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,241

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1583

peak 1586 · rated over 38 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 26, 2013

latest Sep 18, 2020 · 7.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#379

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

16% of 38 contests

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

689.6456 / 720

Master · Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

668.90 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 671.42 (-2.52)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Blount County BBQ Bash

Consistency

±9.17

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.32)

Road miles

4,594

across 38 mapped stops · furthest 240 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Purse competed for

$11K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

671.42 / 720

38 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

High-water mark

689.6456 career-best overall

95.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.6456 at Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) — 95.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 19, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKE ON THE CREEK has finished one call ahead of BAILEY'S SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

27–1 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 96% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 27 of their 28 shared contests.

A strong matchup

10–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TEAM HOGWEISER in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The comeback

2.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.4 years, then back at Smoke on the Falls (Sep 18, 2020).

last seen May 4, 2018
back Sep 18, 2020

Pork nemesis

22 of 28 shared pork entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 22 of 28 shared pork entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

HICKORY PRIME has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

4,594 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,594 miles across 38 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 240 miles to Roast n' Boast.

38 mapped stops
furthest 240 mi

The metronome

±1.27% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.27% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.3% of a perfect score
38 contests

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
2020 ↗	Master	#828 (73 pts)	#882 (68 pts)	#747 (118 pts)	#893 (63 pts)	#781 (103 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1168 (215 pts)	#1174 (235 pts)	#1249 (215 pts)	#1071 (275 pts)	#1027 (290 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#379 (968 pts)	#431 (888 pts)	#337 (1,078 pts)	#321 (1,113 pts)	#343 (1,098 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#698 (545 pts)	#516 (785 pts)	#719 (560 pts)	#974 (385 pts)	#572 (700 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#481 (804 pts)	#435 (894 pts)	#303 (1,139 pts)	#336 (1,029 pts)	#445 (844 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#784 (435 pts)	#871 (415 pts)	#711 (530 pts)	#697 (545 pts)	#805 (445 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#752 (409 pts)	#936 (344 pts)	#956 (324 pts)	#403 (789 pts)	#854 (369 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BAILEY'S SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Q-FACTOR

#1,246 of the rated field

1583 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1607

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to BAILEY'S SMOKERS)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BAILEY'S SMOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS

#1,237 of the rated field

1584 power rating

Contests: 55
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1588

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to BAILEY'S SMOKERS)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 55 contests to 38.

rated over 55 contests
last seen Jul 26, 2019

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Needs More Cowbell BBQ

#1,236 of the rated field

1584 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1591

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 41 contests, alongside a 34% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 39 contests
last seen Apr 25, 2025

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BIG CITY BBQ

#1,247 of the rated field

1583 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1586

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 49 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2019

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BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS

#1,242 of the rated field

1583 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1596

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

rated over 26 contests
last seen Oct 22, 2021

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THE BARKTENDERS

#1,245 of the rated field

1583 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1584

Level with BAILEY'S SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Organizer Portal	28	1	27	4%	⚔ compare
South Pork	23	5	18	22%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
BEAN BANDITS	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
Chokin "N" tha Smoke	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	38	6	0	2	177.1544	146.1828	167.58	top 55%
Pork Ribs	38	9	0	2	174.8572	158.2744	167.32	top 49%
Pork	38	8	2	4	180 🔥	158.2284	168.70	top 46%
Brisket	38	6	0	1	177.7028	155.3944	167.81	top 47%

“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)	20	0	top 52%
Large (40+)	18	0	top 47%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	15	top 54%
AL	14	top 45%
MS	6	top 48%
GA	3	top 47%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Falls	3	10	top 54%	Sep 18, 2020
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	3	23	top 41%	May 4, 2018
High on the Hog Festival	3	14	top 45%	Apr 20, 2018
Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In (Day 2)	2	13	top 60%	Jul 9, 2017
Blount County BBQ Bash	2	21	top 58%	Jun 23, 2017
Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD)	2	5	top 42%	May 19, 2017
Roman Roast on the River	2	13	top 40%	May 12, 2017
Roast N' Boast	2	8	top 38%	Oct 2, 2015
Stand By Your Grill	2	24	top 52%	Aug 14, 2015
Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash	2	24	top 53%	Jul 25, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 10 contests

Contests a season 5.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 15 of 38 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 25 10 of them more than once

Opponents faced 654 finished ahead 887 times, behind 753

Longest layoff 2.4 yrs May 4, 2018 → Sep 18, 2020

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

20201 milestone

Sep 18 Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls

20174 milestones

Mar 17 25th tracked contest Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1
May 19 Career-best overall score689.6456 Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD)
Jun 23 First perfect 180 (Pork) Blount County BBQ Bash
Jul 8 Peak power rating (1586) Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In (DAY 1)

20151 milestone

May 1 10th tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20135 milestones

Jul 26 First tracked contest Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash
Jul 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5028 Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash
Aug 23 First call Roast n' Boast
Sep 13 First category win (Pork) Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest
Sep 13 First overall top-10 Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.2	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest	Sep 13, 2013
+12.4	Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD)	May 19, 2017
+10.7	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	Mar 17, 2017
+9.8	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 15, 2016
+8.2	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In (DAY 1)	Jul 8, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.4	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff	May 15, 2015
-6.6	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2	Mar 18, 2017
-6.3	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In (Day 2)	Jul 9, 2017
-4.8	Cookeville Cookoff	Sep 6, 2013
-3.3	Blount County BBQ Bash	Jun 23, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 75%	90.7%	90.7%
2018	3	0	0	67%	top 51%	94%	93.7%
2017	10	2	1	50%	top 48%	95.8%	93.8%
2016	5	1	0	100%	top 42%	95.2%	94.2%
2015	10	2	0	50%	top 53%	94.8%	92.7%
2014	5	0	0	40%	top 50%	94.1%	92.9%
2013	4	1	1	50%	top 46%	94.4%	92.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 18, 2020	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	21 / 28 (653.0512)	22 (161.1772)	12 (166.2400)	23 (158.2284)	15 (167.4056)
May 4, 2018	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	23 / 61 (676.4572)	16 (173.1200)	35 (165.6916)	9 (174.2628)	43 (163.3828)
Apr 20, 2018	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	26 / 42 (671.2800)	26 (168.5256)	32 (163.9544)	25 (166.2400)	10 (172.5600)
Apr 13, 2018	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	20 / 38 (677.0168)	23 (169.6916)	18 (170.2628)	23 (166.2512)	18 (170.8112)
Jul 9, 2017	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In (Day 2) Jamestown, TN	25 / 30 (666.6856)	30 (159.9428)	17 (168.5372)	20 (168.5256)	19 (169.6800)
Jul 8, 2017	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In (DAY 1) Jamestown, TN	13 / 36 (686.7772)	20 (169.6800)	17 (169.1200)	11 (172.5600)	7 (175.4172)
Jun 23, 2017	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	21 / 35 (672.4684)	26 (166.2400)	26 (162.8228)	1 (180)	26 (163.4056)
May 19, 2017	Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) Birmingham, AL	5 / 25 (689.6456)	6 (174.8572)	3 (174.8456)	13 (169.6800)	10 (170.2628)
May 12, 2017	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	16 / 37 (668.4112)	19 (169.1200)	22 (162.8000)	16 (170.2512)	15 (166.2400)
May 5, 2017	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	33 / 69 (664.4340)	64 (146.1828)	6 (174.2744)	16 (173.1084)	14 (170.8684)
Apr 21, 2017	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	20 / 41 (679.3144)	25 (168.5372)	19 (168.5256)	24 (168.5372)	13 (173.7144)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	10 / 28 (680.4456)	11 (171.9656)	12 (169.6800)	13 (169.6800)	10 (169.1200)
Mar 18, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	38 / 45 (663.2456)	34 (168.5372)	21 (168.5256)	36 (163.3944)	38 (162.7884)
Mar 17, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	17 / 68 (682.1828)	11 (174.2628)	47 (162.2400)	32 (169.1200)	11 (176.5600)
Jun 3, 2016	Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ Red Bank(Chattanooga), TN	19 / 39 (678.1828)	19 (170.8344)	10 (173.1200)	26 (164.5256)	16 (169.7028)
May 20, 2016	Barber Q Battle Birmingham, AL	19 / 30 (679.8856)	22 (166.2400)	9 (173.7144)	19 (168.5256)	14 (171.4056)
May 13, 2016	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	13 / 36 (670.7540)	2 (177.1544)	19 (165.7028)	23 (165.0856)	21 (162.8112)
Apr 15, 2016	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	14 / 56 (685.6112)	14 (173.7028)	48 (161.6456)	16 (172.5600)	2 (177.7028)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL	9 / 25 (675.3600)	2 (176.5600)	9 (168.5600)	22 (159.3600)	8 (170.8800)
Nov 20, 2015	Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN	23 / 35 (651.3144)	25 (165.0972)	22 (162.8116)	31 (159.4172)	17 (163.9884)
Oct 2, 2015	Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS	8 / 26 (676.5372)	10 (166.2744)	2 (174.8572)	7 (169.1200)	16 (166.2856)
Sep 11, 2015	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	25 / 55 (667.9084)	19 (171.4284)	37 (162.8000)	37 (163.9428)	20 (169.7372)
Aug 28, 2015	Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN	10 / 26 (682.7540)	7 (175.4400)	7 (171.9656)	13 (167.3828)	11 (167.9656)
Aug 14, 2015	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	24 / 57 (675.3136)	34 (166.8340)	11 (172.5600)	39 (163.9312)	16 (171.9884)
Aug 7, 2015	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	25 / 37 (672.4456)	9 (174.2628)	9 (174.2628)	24 (168.5256)	33 (155.3944)
Jun 26, 2015	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	21 / 38 (662.7772)	20 (168.5372)	29 (158.2744)	3 (175.4400)	30 (160.5256)
Jun 5, 2015	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	26 / 42 (660.4568)	34 (163.4056)	19 (168.5600)	19 (167.4056)	31 (161.0856)
May 15, 2015	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	22 / 27 (655.2916)	26 (159.4172)	23 (160.5144)	10 (167.9772)	16 (167.3828)
May 1, 2015	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	23 / 63 (670.1484)	31 (166.2628)	15 (170.8228)	24 (169.6800)	35 (163.3828)
Oct 10, 2014	Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, AL	16 / 25 (667.8396)	23 (158.8112)	4 (174.2628)	14 (168.5256)	15 (166.2400)
Sep 19, 2014	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL	21 / 75 (677.5996)	12 (173.1084)	26 (168.5256)	30 (167.3828)	24 (168.5828)
Sep 5, 2014	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	20 / 41 (671.3028)	29 (166.8344)	33 (161.6456)	9 (173.1428)	15 (169.6800)
Aug 15, 2014	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	40 / 65 (660.4916)	43 (165.7372)	53 (160.5372)	36 (166.2400)	29 (167.9772)
Jul 25, 2014	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	24 / 49 (666.7312)	32 (164.5372)	17 (169.1200)	12 (170.8228)	34 (162.2512)
Sep 13, 2013	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	10 / 80 (679.3604)	13 (170.8228)	20 (166.8344)	1 (174.8688)	22 (166.8344)
Sep 6, 2013	Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	29 / 42 (662.7656)	30 (162.8572)	35 (159.9428)	17 (171.4056)	20 (168.5600)
Aug 23, 2013	Roast n' Boast Columbus, MS	12 / 27 (671.3140)	22 (164.5256)	19 (166.2284)	2 (174.8572)	14 (165.7028)
Jul 26, 2013	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	31 / 54 (660.5028)	48 (157.6800)	34 (163.4172)	14 (170.8228)	24 (168.5828)

BAILEY'S SMOKERS

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)