SMOKIN' TEX BBQ

SMOKIN' TEX BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 75 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 18 at the "Last Chance" KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2020), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #729 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#729

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1636

peak 1674 · rated over 75 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 25, 2013

latest Jul 9, 2022 · 9.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#104

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve

Category wins

20 podiums

Overall top-10s

21% of 75 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

686.2744 / 720

Master · Smoke in the Grove

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

668.84 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 649.67 (+19.17)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Maryland State BBQ Bash

Consistency

±21.19

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.02 · weakest Brisket (160.37)

Road miles

7,692

across 75 mapped stops · furthest 524 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Purse competed for

$173K

listed at 22 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 21 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.67 / 720

75 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.5368 points from the title

Came within 0.5368 points of the Grand Championship at "Last Chance" KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Jul 30, 2020).

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

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 50 of 75 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 75 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.2744 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.2744 at Smoke in the Grove — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 26, 2019

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN' TEX BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 23%.

8 contests
5 overall top-10s
4 category wins
average top 23%

A tough matchup

47–15 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 76% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 47 of their 62 shared contests.

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A strong matchup

21–6 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Hot Rod's BBQ in 21 of their 27 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

41 of 62 shared pork entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 66% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 41 of 62 shared pork entries.

Always the bridesmaid

3 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 0 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

0 Grand Championships
75 contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

Nice Racks has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A July team

Top 30% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 30% across 16 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

16 July contests
top 45% the rest of the year

The long haul

7,692 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,692 miles across 75 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 524 miles to Buckeye State BBQ Championship.

75 mapped stops
furthest 524 mi

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 5th

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1145 (100 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1306 (85 pts)	#1014 (130 pts)	#1230 (85 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#290 (664 pts)	#388 (514 pts)	#208 (979 pts)	#298 (684 pts)	#295 (694 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#104 (986 pts)	#72 (1,136 pts)	#100 (996 pts)	#190 (636 pts)	#121 (856 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#180 (1,381 pts)	#332 (941 pts)	#155 (1,451 pts)	#293 (1,031 pts)	#229 (1,211 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#373 (915 pts)	#339 (1,000 pts)	#429 (850 pts)	#328 (1,020 pts)	#353 (965 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#432 (872 pts)	#512 (775 pts)	#473 (832 pts)	#257 (1,257 pts)	#306 (1,172 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#460 (863 pts)	#351 (1,058 pts)	#445 (903 pts)	#257 (1,273 pts)	#458 (890 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#423 (894 pts)	#348 (1,049 pts)	#413 (904 pts)	#308 (1,089 pts)	#377 (984 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#821 (413 pts)	#795 (463 pts)	#814 (448 pts)	#645 (593 pts)	#768 (468 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1089 (259 pts)	#1192 (239 pts)	#956 (324 pts)	#1186 (244 pts)	#1255 (219 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Contests: 81
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1672

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GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1638

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1636 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1645

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1636 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1636

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1636 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1662

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rated over 45 contests
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#734 of the rated field

1636 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 59%
Peak: 1716

They've been 1716 at their best, 80 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 45 contests
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	62	15	47	24%	⚔ compare
DANTE'S INFERNO	35	12	23	34%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	34	11	23	32%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	34	7	27	21%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	32	4	28	13%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	31	16	15	52%	⚔ compare
POPPA Q-BBQ	29	21	8	72%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	29	8	21	28%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	28	13	15	46%	⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE	28	5	23	18%	⚔ compare
Hot Rod's BBQ	27	21	6	78%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	27	4	23	15%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	27	4	23	15%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	27	2	25	7%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	26	9	17	35%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	75	18	2	5	176.5600	145.1428	163.69	top 48%
Pork Ribs	75	19	2	6	177.7372	126.8568	161.59	top 46%
Pork	75	22	1	4	180 🔥	149.7256	164.02	top 41%
Brisket	75	17	3	5	177.7144	138.2856	160.37	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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 11%
Medium (20–39)	17	top 48%
Large (40+)	57	top 44%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NJ	29	top 36%
PA	21	top 50%
MD	10	top 52%
DE	8	top 41%
VA	2	top 76%
WV	2	top 54%
CT	1	top 41%
NY	1	top 26%
OH	1	top 75%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	8	5	top 32%	Jul 9, 2022
Que by the Sea	5	7	top 39%	Sep 22, 2018
Que for the Troops	4	15	top 55%	Jun 1, 2018
Smoke in the Grove	3	2	top 32%	Jul 24, 2020
Boo-B-Que	3	14	top 46%	Oct 19, 2018
New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	7	top 46%	Apr 24, 2021
New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	12	top 37%	Apr 23, 2021
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)	2	31	top 76%	Mar 27, 2021
Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	4	top 36%	Oct 16, 2020
York County BBQ Festival	2	22	top 48%	Jun 26, 2020
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	10	top 26%	Jun 8, 2018
Twin Valley Fire And Smoke	2	24	top 64%	May 18, 2018
Pit at the Park	2	7	top 46%	Aug 4, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 12 contests

Contests a season 7.5 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NJ 29 of 75 contests · 9 states in all

Contests visited 49 13 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,030 finished ahead 2,098 times, behind 1,718

Longest layoff 1 yrs Jul 9, 2021 → Jul 9, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Jul 9 Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

20201 milestone

Oct 17 Peak power rating (1674) Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20194 milestones

Jul 26 First overall podium Smoke in the Grove
Jul 26 First Reserve Championship Smoke in the Grove
Jul 26 Career-best overall score686.2744 Smoke in the Grove
Aug 9 First perfect 180 (Pork) Maryland State BBQ Bash

20181 milestone

Aug 31 50th tracked contest West Virginia BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

20161 milestone

Aug 5 25th tracked contest Pit at the Park

20154 milestones

May 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1256 Buckeye State BBQ Championship
May 15 10th tracked contest Buckeye State BBQ Championship
Oct 9 First category win (Chicken) Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000
Oct 9 First overall top-10 Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000

20132 milestones

May 25 First tracked contest The Memorial Day Pignic
May 31 First call Que for the Troops

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.7	"Last Chance" KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Jul 30, 2020
+14.8	Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000	Oct 9, 2015
+13.7	Smoke in the Park	Sep 27, 2019
+12.8	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 26, 2019
+11.6	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Oct 11, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.1	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)	Mar 27, 2021
-14.1	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)	Mar 26, 2021
-13.9	The Memorial Day Pignic	May 25, 2013
-10.8	Que for the Troops	Jun 3, 2016
-8.9	Que for the Troops	Jun 2, 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)
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 28%	92.9%	92.9%
2021	7	1	1	71%	top 52%	94.7%	92.6%
2020	7	4	1	100%	top 29%	94.7%	93.5%
2019	8	5	4	88%	top 23%	95.3%	93%
2018	10	3	0	60%	top 45%	92%	90.2%
2017	12	1	0	50%	top 53%	92.1%	89.5%
2016	12	1	1	67%	top 44%	92.6%	89.9%
2015	10	1	1	60%	top 50%	92.8%	89.2%
2014	5	0	0	80%	top 52%	88.4%	86.4%
2013	3	0	0	33%	top 65%	87.1%	82.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 9, 2022	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	17 / 61 (669.0972)	32 (164.5600)	20 (167.4400)	11 (171.4056)	20 (165.6916)
Jul 9, 2021	New Jersey State BBQ Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	4 / 59 (674.2972)	21 (164)	3 (175.4172)	36 (157.7372)	1 (177.1428)
Apr 24, 2021	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	27 / 40 (655.2684)	35 (162.2972)	21 (166.2284)	19 (166.2400)	25 (160.5028)
Apr 23, 2021	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	16 / 40 (663.9316)	21 (166.8228)	2 (173.1660)	27 (158.8572)	17 (165.0856)
Apr 17, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	17 / 34 (681.5884)	14 (173.1200)	19 (167.3828)	6 (174.2628)	23 (166.8228)
Apr 16, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	23 / 47 (675.3144)	34 (166.2516)	6 (174.2628)	16 (169.6800)	30 (165.1200)
Mar 27, 2021	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	31 / 40 (659.8400)	33 (164.5372)	25 (166.2628)	10 (174.2628)	38 (154.7772)
Mar 26, 2021	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	34 / 46 (657.0172)	36 (161.1200)	21 (166.2400)	27 (167.4172)	35 (162.2400)
Oct 17, 2020	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	7 / 40 (677.0628)	4 (174.8456)	6 (170.2628)	12 (167.9772)	18 (163.9772)
Oct 16, 2020	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	22 / 37 (659.8856)	8 (174.2744)	24 (163.9656)	28 (162.8228)	22 (158.8228)
Jul 31, 2020	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	12 / 35 (666.1944)	9 (172.5600)	11 (167.9772)	26 (160.5372)	15 (165.1200)
Jul 31, 2020	New Jersey KnoQ-out: DAY 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	7 / 28 (679.3828)	13 (169.6800)	3 (172.5828)	19 (163.4172)	5 (173.7028)
Jul 30, 2020	"Last Chance" KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	2 / 18 (681.6228)	2 (176.5600)	7 (168)	15 (159.3484)	1 (177.7144)
Jul 24, 2020	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	9 / 59 (678.8232)	4 (174.3088)	22 (165.1544)	8 (173.1200)	26 (166.2400)
Jun 26, 2020	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	22 / 53 (668.4572)	35 (165.0972)	6 (174.2856)	37 (162.2400)	23 (166.8344)
Oct 11, 2019	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	4 / 32 (674.8000)	16 (167.4172)	7 (168)	7 (168.5600)	3 (170.8228)
Sep 27, 2019	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	2 / 40 (674.7888)	10 (168.5600)	1 (171.4172)	15 (166.8344)	11 (167.9772)
Aug 9, 2019	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	3 / 30 (682.2056)	19 (162.8228)	17 (163.9772)	1 (180)	4 (175.4056)
Jul 26, 2019	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	2 / 53 (686.2744)	4 (174.2972)	1 (177.7372)	32 (161.0972)	5 (173.1428)
Jul 12, 2019	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	5 / 64 (674.8000)	27 (164.5372)	12 (164.5944)	6 (171.4056)	1 (174.2628)
Jun 28, 2019	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	26 / 48 (658.7428)	42 (153.6572)	4 (174.8456)	26 (166.2628)	28 (163.9772)
May 4, 2019	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival 🏅 Ridgefield, CT	12 / 29 (658.7200)	3 (174.8572)	3 (172.5600)	19 (160.5144)	26 (150.7884)
Mar 8, 2019	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ	34 / 66 (646.6736)	29 (163.4056)	41 (157.6568)	17 (168.5140)	39 (157.0972)
Oct 19, 2018	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	46 / 73 (637.5432)	40 (163.9428)	34 (162.2516)	34 (162.2744)	62 (149.0744)
Sep 22, 2018	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	7 / 43 (655.2800)	16 (164.5256)	5 (169.7144)	28 (158.8000)	12 (162.2400)
Aug 31, 2018	West Virginia BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Ranson, WV	26 / 40 (642.1028)	30 (159.4056)	34 (155.9544)	4 (171.9656)	32 (154.7772)
Jul 27, 2018	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	42 / 54 (634.0796)	23 (163.9312)	36 (160.5028)	32 (159.9428)	48 (149.7028)
Jul 14, 2018	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	7 / 64 (658.1596)	7 (170.8228)	15 (162.8456)	21 (163.9312)	18 (160.5600)
Jun 15, 2018	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	25 / 59 (657.5888)	14 (170.2744)	47 (153.0744)	33 (162.8000)	7 (171.4400)
Jun 8, 2018	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	10 / 42 (662.1712)	20 (162.8456)	19 (162.8344)	2 (170.8228)	14 (165.6684)
Jun 1, 2018	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	29 / 61 (643.9656)	23 (165.1428)	38 (155.9772)	40 (156.0228)	14 (166.8228)
May 18, 2018	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA	24 / 47 (652.9480)	28 (164.5256)	16 (167.9656)	15 (167.9772)	35 (152.4796)
Apr 28, 2018	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	20 / 40 (649.0516)	4 (171.4172)	28 (158.8572)	31 (153.6572)	15 (165.1200)
Oct 20, 2017	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	37 / 69 (649.6460)	19 (169.1428)	40 (160.5716)	18 (168.5600)	54 (151.3716)
Oct 6, 2017	Keystone Classic BBQ Harrisburg, PA	30 / 39 (635.3144)	25 (161.7028)	22 (158.2744)	36 (151.9428)	20 (163.3944)
Sep 22, 2017	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	23 / 43 (643.8972)	33 (158.2856)	19 (162.8116)	13 (165.1200)	22 (157.6800)
Sep 15, 2017	Smoke on the Water New Jersey State Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	23 / 42 (645.5428)	37 (149.6456)	30 (155.9544)	8 (169.1200)	6 (170.8228)
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	34 / 69 (643.8972)	35 (162.2628)	44 (157.6800)	46 (158.8228)	21 (165.1316)
Aug 4, 2017	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	20 / 32 (650.1828)	27 (155.9428)	17 (164)	10 (165.0856)	11 (165.1544)
Jul 7, 2017	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	9 / 67 (653.6576)	39 (157.6800)	11 (161.1432)	22 (161.1200)	2 (173.7144)
Jun 9, 2017	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	13 / 46 (663.3832)	21 (163.3828)	13 (163.4172)	9 (169.6916)	18 (166.8916)
Jun 2, 2017	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	48 / 63 (617.5428)	56 (150.8112)	24 (162.8344)	19 (165.1428)	59 (138.7544)
May 19, 2017	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	41 / 53 (639.2568)	34 (165.0740)	48 (154.8000)	12 (169.6800)	47 (149.7028)
May 5, 2017	Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD	22 / 37 (645.5656)	6 (170.8228)	22 (162.2284)	31 (154.2288)	25 (158.2856)
Apr 7, 2017	NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	11 / 43 (648)	23 (158.8800)	31 (153.6800)	2 (170.2744)	8 (165.1656)
Oct 21, 2016	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	14 / 67 (661.0628)	8 (170.8684)	42 (153.1088)	8 (169.6684)	10 (167.4172)
Oct 8, 2016	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	27 / 48 (652.4572)	35 (160.5144)	14 (165.1544)	24 (163.9656)	23 (162.8228)
Sep 17, 2016	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	25 / 44 (625.0284)	12 (165.7028)	31 (150.7884)	6 (167.4172)	36 (141.1200)
Sep 10, 2016	Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE Devon, PA	20 / 33 (644.5028)	16 (165.7256)	17 (165.1200)	21 (158.2628)	26 (155.3944)
Aug 12, 2016	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	21 / 42 (659.9200)	27 (164.5484)	6 (171.4172)	21 (164.5372)	21 (159.4172)
Aug 5, 2016	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	7 / 23 (666.7772)	1 (172.5484)	12 (161.1316)	3 (171.4400)	12 (161.6572)
Jul 8, 2016	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	21 / 65 (634.7544)	33 (155.9660)	24 (159.4512)	29 (155.9428)	13 (163.3944)
Jun 10, 2016	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE	11 / 39 (653.1428)	17 (163.4172)	11 (166.8800)	4 (171.4056)	28 (151.4400)
Jun 3, 2016	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	56 / 67 (614.0456)	64 (146.8112)	49 (154.2516)	21 (161.6456)	46 (151.3372)
May 6, 2016	Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition Greenlane, PA	24 / 47 (645.6112)	10 (170.8456)	38 (149.6800)	14 (164.5828)	29 (160.5028)
Apr 8, 2016	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	31 / 75 (642.7888)	7 (172.5828)	69 (141.6916)	4 (171.9772)	46 (156.5372)
Apr 1, 2016	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	11 / 54 (665.7716)	18 (167.4400)	21 (162.8688)	16 (165.1200)	5 (170.3428)
Oct 30, 2015	Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE	41 / 59 (622.1368)	45 (153.6800)	18 (162.8340)	49 (150.2056)	32 (155.4172)
Oct 9, 2015	Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 Atlantic City, NJ	5 / 46 (668.4916)	1 (174.2744)	5 (169.1544)	7 (169.6800)	21 (155.3828)
Sep 26, 2015	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	17 / 35 (638.7428)	30 (152.5600)	10 (162.2400)	11 (162.2628)	7 (161.6800)
Sep 19, 2015	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	14 / 41 (638.1944)	28 (155.9772)	32 (151.9888)	8 (165.6684)	7 (164.5600)
Aug 28, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	16 / 29 (636)	20 (155.4400)	10 (162.2744)	6 (163.4172)	15 (154.8684)
Jul 31, 2015	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	23 / 54 (650.1716)	3 (174.2628)	41 (151.3944)	26 (161.0972)	20 (163.4172)
Jul 10, 2015	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	20 / 65 (645.1660)	32 (160)	38 (156.0116)	12 (164)	10 (165.1544)
Jun 5, 2015	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	41 / 54 (639.2800)	19 (166.8572)	31 (162.2400)	33 (161.6456)	48 (148.5372)
May 15, 2015	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	27 / 36 (654.1256)	30 (162.8456)	28 (158.2172)	20 (168.5372)	23 (164.5256)
May 1, 2015	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	39 / 64 (631.8968)	33 (160.5828)	38 (155.9772)	21 (162.8112)	49 (152.5256)
Oct 3, 2014	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	29 / 65 (630.1372)	10 (165.7372)	35 (155.3944)	44 (154.2056)	28 (154.8000)
Sep 20, 2014	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	17 / 48 (636.4800)	35 (153.6684)	30 (153.6800)	7 (166.8572)	9 (162.2744)
Jul 11, 2014	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	43 / 65 (600.5712)	55 (145.1428)	10 (161.7600)	37 (151.9656)	50 (141.7028)
Jun 6, 2014	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	41 / 65 (617.0856)	31 (158.8684)	50 (149.1200)	53 (150.8228)	23 (158.2744)
May 2, 2014	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	31 / 59 (627.3372)	22 (162.2744)	43 (151.4400)	6 (168.5256)	51 (145.0972)
Jul 12, 2013	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	44 / 65 (587.3600)	37 (150.8228)	44 (144.5828)	36 (149.7256)	42 (142.2288)
May 31, 2013	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	15 / 46 (626.8566)	19 (157.1426)	6 (165.7144)	27 (153.7142)	23 (150.2854)
May 25, 2013	The Memorial Day Pignic Fort Ritchie, MD	36 / 38 (575.4278)	32 (149.7142)	38 (126.8568)	18 (160.5712)	32 (138.2856)

SMOKIN' TEX BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (14 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

A standing appointment

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)