High-water mark
663.8284
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.8284 at The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) — 92.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-11-15
THUNDER ROAD SMOKEHOUSE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-24
latest 2013-11-15
Best ToY finish
#813
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.90
last 5 Master vs avg 631.90 (-0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±52.41
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.90 · weakest Brisket (138.26)
Road miles
490
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 133 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
631.90 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SWIGGIN PIG ahead in 100% of their meetings
SWIGGIN PIG has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−30.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 30.64 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 138.26
- Pork avg 168.90
- 1 calls in 5 entries
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.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1511 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4209 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after THUNDER ROAD SMOKEHOUSE did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#4169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Level with THUNDER ROAD SMOKEHOUSE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4186 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4190 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWIGGIN PIG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 153.0972 | 159.51 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.0000 | 161.6456 | 165.23 | top 49% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 162.2856 | 168.90 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 20.0000 | 138.26 | top 52% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 65% |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.5 yrs
2013-05-24 → 2013-11-15
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Cooks most in
TN
3 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 168.90 · weakest Brisket (138.26)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
631.90
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
206
100–168 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
490
5 mapped stops · furthest 133 mi
Schedule strength
1526
average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests
Power rating
1479
peak 1479 · #4187 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off
- First call Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8570 Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1499) Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.0000 Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score663.8284 The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)
- Most recent contest The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6 | Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest | 2013-09-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash | 2013-07-26 |
| -12.3 | Piggin' Around | 2013-09-27 |
| -0.6 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off | 2013-05-24 |
| -0.2 | The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-11-15 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | top 69% | 92.2% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-15 | The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA | 49 / 79 (663.8284) | 64 (162.8000) | 38 (167.4172) | 22 (170.8228) | 57 (162.7884) |
| 2013-09-27 | Piggin' Around Woodbury, TN | 22 / 24 (651.2684) | 23 (155.9544) | 18 (161.6456) | 21 (164.5600) | 10 (169.1084) |
| 2013-09-13 | Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | 29 / 80 (658.1600) | 70 (153.0972) | 37 (162.8344) | 14 (170.8228) | 11 (171.4056) |
| 2013-07-26 | Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN | 53 / 54 (527.3828) | 21 (169.1084) | 36 (162.2744) | 2 (176.0000) | 54 (20.0000) |
| 2013-05-24 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off Lewisburg, TN | 20 / 36 (658.8570) | 33 (156.5712) | 3 (172.0000) | 26 (162.2856) | 11 (168.0002) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #813 (375 pts) | #880 (365 pts) | #613 (545 pts) | #531 (625 pts) | #581 (550 pts) |