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
- Apr 5, 2013
TNT SMOKERS
TNT SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 29 at the Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest (2013). They are ranked #2925 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1508
peak 1510 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Mar 15, 2013
latest Jun 2, 2017 · 4.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
25% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
661.71 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 659.14 (+2.57)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.05
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.20 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.90)
Road miles
262
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #821 (372 pts) | #813 (397 pts) | #820 (397 pts) | #1136 (262 pts) | #931 (332 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TNT SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,944 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1507
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,942 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1509
15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 27% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#2,918 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1511
3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#2,916 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,948 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with TNT SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 158.2856 | 167.20 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.8574 | 149.1424 | 161.90 | top 57% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1656 | 161.1200 | 166.56 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 8 | 3 | 0 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 51% |
Repeat visits (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% | Jun 2, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
6 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
238
finished ahead 145 times, behind 170
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Sep 27, 2013 → Jun 5, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
20138 milestones
- First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- First call Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest
- First overall top-10 Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest
- First overall podium Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.1426 Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score681.1426 Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4400 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1510) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14 | Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest | Apr 5, 2013 |
| +12.4 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest | Sep 27, 2013 |
| +4.1 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | Jun 2, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.7 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | Mar 15, 2013 |
| -5.1 | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash | Sep 13, 2013 |
| -5 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | Jun 5, 2015 |
| -3.3 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | May 31, 2013 |
| -1.8 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | Jun 3, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 93% | 93% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2017 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN | 12 / 25 (669.6688) | 20 (161.7028) | 15 (167.4060) | 7 (173.1656) | 10 (167.3944) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN | 16 / 25 (664.9940) | 17 (167.9656) | 15 (162.8000) | 15 (166.8228) | 13 (167.4056) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN | 20 / 27 (652.4568) | 15 (167.4056) | 23 (155.3828) | 21 (161.1200) | 12 (168.5484) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest Jonesboro, AR | 7 / 48 (681.0512) | 2 (175.4400) | 22 (165.0856) | 9 (170.2628) | 9 (170.2628) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash Millington, TN | 19 / 28 (640.3772) | 15 (165.6800) | 19 (155.3716) | 16 (165.1084) | 20 (154.2172) |
| May 31, 2013 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN | 27 / 43 (651.9990) | 6 (173.1426) | 40 (149.1424) | 24 (166.8572) | 23 (162.8568) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest Somerville, TN | 3 / 29 (681.1426) | 9 (167.9998) | 2 (174.8574) | 13 (166.2856) | 5 (171.9998) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 75 / 100 (631.4282) | 78 (158.2856) | 39 (165.1428) | 45 (162.8572) | 88 (145.1426) |