TNT SMOKERS

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

Power ranking

#2908

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1508

peak 1510 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-15

latest 2017-06-02

Best ToY finish

#821

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

681.1426 / 720

Master · Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.71 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 659.14 (+2.57)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4400

Chicken · Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest

Consistency

±17.05

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.20 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.90)

Road miles

262

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 92 mi

Schedule strength

20%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)

Master avg

659.14 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

High-water mark

681.1426 career-best overall

94.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.1426 at Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest — 94.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-04-05

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

KILLER HOGS ahead in 88% of their meetings

KILLER HOGS has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.30 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 38%.

Pork Ribs avg 161.90
Chicken avg 167.20
1 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MEMPHO Q MANIACS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash (2015-06-05).

last seen 2013-09-27
back 2015-06-05

Chicken nemesis

6 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

KILLER HOGS ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, KILLER HOGS has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.37% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.37% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.5% of a perfect score
8 contests

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

TORINO RIBS

#2896 of the rated field

1508 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-06-09
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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Cross Cut BBQ

#2897 of the rated field

1508 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-07-10

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HICKORY HILLS

#2914 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2018-02-23

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BIG DOG BBQ CANADA

#2926 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-11-21

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PAPA'S SMOKIN' SEVEN

#2918 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2017-08-19

⚔ Head-to-head

LOOSE MOOSE COOKERS

#2912 of the rated field

1507 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2017-03-10

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
KILLER HOGS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SWINE CRUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
901Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	3	1	175.4400	158.2856	167.20	top 48%
Pork Ribs	8	1	1	174.8574	149.1424	161.90	top 57%
Pork	8	2	0	173.1656	161.1200	166.56	top 48%
Brisket	8	3	0	171.9998	145.1426	163.48	top 48%

“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	6	top 55%
AR	1	top 15%
MS	1	top 75%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 53%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 51%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash	2	12	0	top 56%	2017-06-02

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.2 yrs 2013-03-15 → 2017-06-02

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in TN 6 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.20 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.90)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 25% 2 of 8 contests

Master average 659.14 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 239 145–170 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 262 8 mapped stops · furthest 92 mi

Schedule strength 1528 average field rating faced — tougher than 20% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2013-09-27 → 2015-06-05

Power rating 1508 peak 1510 · #2908 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 15 First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Apr 5 First call Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest
Apr 5 First overall top-10 Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest
Apr 5 First overall podium Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.1426 Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest
Apr 5 Career-best overall score681.1426 Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest
Sep 27 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4400 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest
Sep 27 Peak power rating (1510) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest
2017
Jun 2 Most recent contest *Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14	Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest	2013-04-05
+12.4	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest	2013-09-27
+4.1	*Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash	2017-06-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.7	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel	2013-03-15
-5.1	International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash	2013-09-13
-5	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash	2015-06-05
-3.3	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash	2013-05-31
-1.9	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash	2016-06-03

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	100%	top 48%	93%	93%
2016	1	0	0%	top 64%	92.4%	92.4%
2015	1	0	0%	top 74%	90.6%	90.6%
2013	5	2	60%	top 46%	94.6%	91.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-06-02	*Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN	12 / 25 (669.6688)	20 (161.7028)	15 (167.4060)	7 (173.1656)	10 (167.3944)
2016-06-03	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN	16 / 25 (664.9940)	17 (167.9656)	15 (162.8000)	15 (166.8228)	13 (167.4056)
2015-06-05	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN	20 / 27 (652.4568)	15 (167.4056)	23 (155.3828)	21 (161.1200)	12 (168.5484)
2013-09-27	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest Jonesboro, AR	7 / 48 (681.0512)	2 (175.4400)	22 (165.0856)	9 (170.2628)	9 (170.2628)
2013-09-13	International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash Millington, TN	19 / 28 (640.3772)	15 (165.6800)	19 (155.3716)	16 (165.1084)	20 (154.2172)
2013-05-31	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN	27 / 43 (651.9990)	6 (173.1426)	40 (149.1424)	24 (166.8572)	23 (162.8568)
2013-04-05	Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest Somerville, TN	3 / 29 (681.1426)	9 (167.9998)	2 (174.8574)	13 (166.2856)	5 (171.9998)
2013-03-15	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	75 / 100 (631.4282)	78 (158.2856)	39 (165.1428)	45 (162.8572)	88 (145.1426)

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	#821 (372 pts)	#813 (397 pts)	#820 (397 pts)	#1136 (262 pts)	#931 (332 pts)