BAILEY'S SMOKERS

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

Power ranking

#1244

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1582

peak 1585 · rated over 38 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-26

latest 2020-09-18

Best ToY finish

#379

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

180.0000 🔥

Pork · Blount County BBQ Bash

Consistency

±9.17

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.32)

Road miles

4,594

mi across 38 mapped stops · furthest 240 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$11K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

671.42 / 720

38 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

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
2017-05-19

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 (2020-09-18).

last seen 2018-05-04
back 2020-09-18

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.

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

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.

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

Bad Dog BBQ

#1246 of the rated field

1582 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1582

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 36 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 36 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

⚔ Head-to-head

SWINE CRUE

#1243 of the rated field

1582 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1599

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 36 contests to 38, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 36 contests
last seen 2023-04-21

⚔ Head-to-head

HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION

#1236 of the rated field

1583 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1632

No shared contest yet.

47 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 26% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 46 contests
last seen 2026-01-30

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG CITY BBQ

#1235 of the rated field

1583 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1585

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 49 contests
last seen 2019-08-30

⚔ Head-to-head

ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ

#1245 of the rated field

1582 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1638

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 55 contests
last seen 2026-07-09

⚔ Head-to-head

Chick Hooven Swine BBQ

#1240 of the rated field

1583 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1646

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1646 at their best, 63 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2021-04-09

⚔ Head-to-head

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	180.0000 🔥	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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	20	0	top 52%
Large (40+)	18	0	top 47%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Falls	3	10	top 54%	2020-09-18
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	3	23	top 41%	2018-05-04
High on the Hog Festival	3	14	top 45%	2018-04-20
Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In (Day 2)	2	13	top 60%	2017-07-09
Blount County BBQ Bash	2	21	top 58%	2017-06-23
Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD)	2	5	top 42%	2017-05-19
Roman Roast on the River	2	13	top 40%	2017-05-12
Roast N' Boast	2	8	top 38%	2015-10-02
Stand By Your Grill	2	24	top 52%	2015-08-14
Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash	2	24	top 53%	2014-07-25

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 7.1 yrs 2013-07-26 → 2020-09-18

Busiest season 2017 10 contests

Contests a season 5.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in TN 15 of 38 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 25 10 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 38 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 168.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.32)

Walk rate 55% a top-10 call in 21 of 38 contests

Overall top-10 rate 16% 6 of 38 contests

Master average 671.42 out of 720 · 38 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 713 920–773 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,594 38 mapped stops · furthest 240 mi

Schedule strength 1575 average field rating faced — tougher than 60% of rated contests

Purse competed for $11,220 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.4 yrs 2018-05-04 → 2020-09-18

Power rating 1582 peak 1585 · #1244 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2015
May 1 10th tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
2017
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 (1585) Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In (DAY 1)
2020
Sep 18 Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.2	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest	2013-09-13
+12.4	Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD)	2017-05-19
+10.7	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	2017-03-17
+9.8	High on the Hog Festival	2016-04-15
+8.2	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In (DAY 1)	2017-07-08

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.4	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff	2015-05-15
-6.6	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2	2017-03-18
-6.3	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In (Day 2)	2017-07-09
-4.8	Cookeville Cookoff	2013-09-06
-3.2	Blount County BBQ Bash	2017-06-23

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)
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
2020-09-18	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	21 / 28 (653.0512)	22 (161.1772)	12 (166.2400)	23 (158.2284)	15 (167.4056)
2018-05-04	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	23 / 61 (676.4572)	16 (173.1200)	35 (165.6916)	9 (174.2628)	43 (163.3828)
2018-04-20	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	26 / 42 (671.2800)	26 (168.5256)	32 (163.9544)	25 (166.2400)	10 (172.5600)
2018-04-13	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	20 / 38 (677.0168)	23 (169.6916)	18 (170.2628)	23 (166.2512)	18 (170.8112)
2017-07-09	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)
2017-07-08	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)
2017-06-23	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	21 / 35 (672.4684)	26 (166.2400)	26 (162.8228)	1 (180.0000)	26 (163.4056)
2017-05-19	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)
2017-05-12	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	16 / 37 (668.4112)	19 (169.1200)	22 (162.8000)	16 (170.2512)	15 (166.2400)
2017-05-05	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	33 / 69 (664.4340)	64 (146.1828)	6 (174.2744)	16 (173.1084)	14 (170.8684)
2017-04-21	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	20 / 41 (679.3144)	25 (168.5372)	19 (168.5256)	24 (168.5372)	13 (173.7144)
2017-04-07	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	10 / 28 (680.4456)	11 (171.9656)	12 (169.6800)	13 (169.6800)	10 (169.1200)
2017-03-18	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	38 / 45 (663.2456)	34 (168.5372)	21 (168.5256)	36 (163.3944)	38 (162.7884)
2017-03-17	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	17 / 68 (682.1828)	11 (174.2628)	47 (162.2400)	32 (169.1200)	11 (176.5600)
2016-06-03	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)
2016-05-20	Barber Q Battle Birmingham, AL	19 / 30 (679.8856)	22 (166.2400)	9 (173.7144)	19 (168.5256)	14 (171.4056)
2016-05-13	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	13 / 36 (670.7540)	2 (177.1544)	19 (165.7028)	23 (165.0856)	21 (162.8112)
2016-04-15	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	14 / 56 (685.6112)	14 (173.7028)	48 (161.6456)	16 (172.5600)	2 (177.7028)
2016-04-08	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)
2015-11-20	Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN	23 / 35 (651.3144)	25 (165.0972)	22 (162.8116)	31 (159.4172)	17 (163.9884)
2015-10-02	Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS	8 / 26 (676.5372)	10 (166.2744)	2 (174.8572)	7 (169.1200)	16 (166.2856)
2015-09-11	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	25 / 55 (667.9084)	19 (171.4284)	37 (162.8000)	37 (163.9428)	20 (169.7372)
2015-08-28	Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN	10 / 26 (682.7540)	7 (175.4400)	7 (171.9656)	13 (167.3828)	11 (167.9656)
2015-08-14	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	24 / 57 (675.3136)	34 (166.8340)	11 (172.5600)	39 (163.9312)	16 (171.9884)
2015-08-07	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	25 / 37 (672.4456)	9 (174.2628)	9 (174.2628)	24 (168.5256)	33 (155.3944)
2015-06-26	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	21 / 38 (662.7772)	20 (168.5372)	29 (158.2744)	3 (175.4400)	30 (160.5256)
2015-06-05	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	26 / 42 (660.4568)	34 (163.4056)	19 (168.5600)	19 (167.4056)	31 (161.0856)
2015-05-15	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	22 / 27 (655.2916)	26 (159.4172)	23 (160.5144)	10 (167.9772)	16 (167.3828)
2015-05-01	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	23 / 63 (670.1484)	31 (166.2628)	15 (170.8228)	24 (169.6800)	35 (163.3828)
2014-10-10	Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, AL	16 / 25 (667.8396)	23 (158.8112)	4 (174.2628)	14 (168.5256)	15 (166.2400)
2014-09-19	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL	21 / 75 (677.5996)	12 (173.1084)	26 (168.5256)	30 (167.3828)	24 (168.5828)
2014-09-05	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	20 / 41 (671.3028)	29 (166.8344)	33 (161.6456)	9 (173.1428)	15 (169.6800)
2014-08-15	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	40 / 65 (660.4916)	43 (165.7372)	53 (160.5372)	36 (166.2400)	29 (167.9772)
2014-07-25	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	24 / 49 (666.7312)	32 (164.5372)	17 (169.1200)	12 (170.8228)	34 (162.2512)
2013-09-13	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	10 / 80 (679.3604)	13 (170.8228)	20 (166.8344)	1 (174.8688)	22 (166.8344)
2013-09-06	Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	29 / 42 (662.7656)	30 (162.8572)	35 (159.9428)	17 (171.4056)	20 (168.5600)
2013-08-23	Roast n' Boast Columbus, MS	12 / 27 (671.3140)	22 (164.5256)	19 (166.2284)	2 (174.8572)	14 (165.7028)
2013-07-26	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	31 / 54 (660.5028)	48 (157.6800)	34 (163.4172)	14 (170.8228)	24 (168.5828)

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
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 (1078 pts)	#321 (1113 pts)	#343 (1098 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 (1139 pts)	#336 (1029 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)