POVERTY HILL SMOKERS

POVERTY HILL SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 26 at the Porktober Que (2015). They are ranked #3052 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,052

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1504

peak 1536 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 27, 2013

latest Sep 29, 2017 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#882

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

20% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

685.6572 / 720

Master · Porktober Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

634.49 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 655.36 (-20.88)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Brisket · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±35.58

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.16 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.86)

Road miles

2,107

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 257 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)

Master avg

655.36 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

80% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 15 contests

A top-10 category call in 80% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

685.6572 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.6572 at Porktober Que — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 25, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

OLD PLANTATION BBQ has finished one call ahead of POVERTY HILL SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

HAULIN' BUTT BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

HAULIN' BUTT BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−14.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.30 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 40%.

Pork Ribs avg 154.86
Pork avg 169.16
3 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Q-FUSED BBQ TEAM in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

8 of 10 shared pork entries lost

HAULIN' BUTT BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HAULIN' BUTT BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared pork entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

THE BLUE BLOODS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Flames on the Flint every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 8th

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1113 (280 pts)	#1109 (305 pts)	#1493 (190 pts)	#1147 (300 pts)	#916 (385 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#882 (371 pts)	#1213 (251 pts)	#1142 (281 pts)	#1061 (316 pts)	#614 (616 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#973 (325 pts)	#1148 (285 pts)	#1392 (210 pts)	#1030 (330 pts)	#977 (340 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1707 (124 pts)	#1812 (119 pts)	#1447 (179 pts)	#1428 (179 pts)	#1898 (99 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to POVERTY HILL SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

WILD SHOOTERS BBQ

#3,060 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2019

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The Inked Pig

#3,071 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Apr 5, 2019

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COLONIAL EMBERS

#3,051 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1519

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2018

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Smoke Sergeant BBQ

#3,042 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1515

They turned up 10 years after POVERTY HILL SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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SMOKIN YETI BBQ

#3,072 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 25, 2018

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BUTTS, BELLIES & BUDDIES

#3,048 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 14, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WINK'S BARBEQUE	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
RANCH HOUSE KITCHEN	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
E.T.'S BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
COOKS PORTABLE SMOKEHOUSE	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
RED EYED SMOKERS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
DOUBLE DUECE SMOKIN BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
THE BLUE BLOODS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Q-FUSED BBQ TEAM	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
KOKOMO Q	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BITE MY BUTT BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	4	0	0	174.2628	144.4916	164.64	top 62%
Pork Ribs	15	3	0	0	171.4288	20	154.86	top 62%
Pork	15	6	0	1	175.4056	163.4056	169.16	top 41%
Brisket	15	7	2	2	177.7028	152.5028	166.70	top 45%

“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 63%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 56%
Large (40+)	6	top 60%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AL	8	top 56%
GA	5	top 55%
FL	2	top 73%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Flames on the Flint	4	8	top 45%	Mar 10, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	13	top 58%	Feb 26, 2016
Porktober Que	2	25	top 76%	Sep 29, 2017
Porktober Que	2	3	top 40%	Sep 25, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 8 of 15 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 8 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 310 finished ahead 262 times, behind 324

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

20171 milestone

Sep 29 Most recent contest Porktober Que

20162 milestones

Mar 11 Peak power rating (1536) Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)
Mar 18 10th tracked contest Smokin In The Square

20154 milestones

Feb 27 First category win (Brisket) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 27 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Sep 25 First overall podium Porktober Que
Sep 25 Career-best overall score685.6572 Porktober Que

20141 milestone

Mar 14 First overall top-10 Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)

20133 milestones

Sep 27 First tracked contest PorktoberQue
Sep 27 First call PorktoberQue
Sep 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4684 PorktoberQue

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.5	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)	Mar 11, 2016
+13.5	Porktober Que	Sep 25, 2015
+12.8	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)	Mar 14, 2014
+5.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Feb 26, 2016
+5	PorktoberQue	Sep 27, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.8	The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig	Jul 14, 2017
-7.8	Smokin In The Square	Mar 18, 2016
-6.9	Flames on the Flint	Mar 13, 2015
-6.6	Porktober Que	Sep 29, 2017
-5.3	Porktober Que	Sep 26, 2014

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	4	1	0	75%	top 76%	94.4%	87.4%
2016	4	0	0	100%	top 54%	93.7%	92.4%
2015	3	1	2	67%	top 52%	95.2%	93.4%
2014	3	1	0	67%	top 52%	93.4%	91.3%
2013	1	0	0	100%	top 38%	92.3%	92.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 29, 2017	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	25 / 30 (644.3196)	30 (151.3140)	27 (155.9200)	17 (166.2628)	7 (170.8228)
Jul 14, 2017	The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig Cummings, GA	40 / 41 (529.5996)	29 (166.2284)	41 (20)	8 (174.2628)	14 (169.1084)
Mar 24, 2017	13th Annual Triple B Festival Blackwater, BBQ & Bands Crestview, FL	5 / 8 (679.9084)	5 (168)	4 (170.8112)	3 (172.5600)	7 (168.5372)
Mar 10, 2017	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	41 / 67 (662.7428)	51 (160.5372)	22 (169.1200)	40 (166.2744)	38 (166.8112)
Sep 23, 2016	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	25 / 36 (655.8628)	35 (144.4916)	23 (164.5600)	7 (175.4056)	10 (171.4056)
Mar 18, 2016	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	36 / 43 (655.2456)	9 (174.2628)	33 (162.2400)	30 (163.9656)	40 (154.7772)
Mar 11, 2016	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	16 / 89 (674.7200)	53 (165.6684)	22 (169.6916)	55 (163.9544)	4 (175.4056)
Feb 26, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	13 / 30 (674.1484)	16 (169.6684)	25 (161.6800)	5 (174.2744)	13 (168.5256)
Sep 25, 2015	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	3 / 26 (685.6572)	9 (171.4284)	6 (171.4288)	12 (167.3944)	1 (175.4056)
Mar 13, 2015	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	58 / 72 (661.5656)	37 (170.2628)	45 (167.9656)	23 (170.8344)	69 (152.5028)
Feb 27, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	19 / 30 (670.6624)	27 (163.9312)	30 (158.2056)	10 (170.8228)	1 (177.7028)
Sep 26, 2014	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	20 / 29 (645.5084)	25 (158.8000)	21 (159.3600)	11 (167.9656)	18 (159.3828)
Mar 14, 2014	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) Bainbridge, GA	8 / 43 (672.4572)	22 (164.5372)	24 (165.6800)	11 (169.1200)	7 (173.1200)
Feb 28, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	19 / 28 (653.5764)	8 (172.5484)	23 (158.2512)	22 (163.4056)	20 (159.3712)
Sep 27, 2013	PorktoberQue Dothan, AL	11 / 29 (664.4684)	12 (167.9656)	5 (167.9772)	5 (170.8572)	16 (157.6684)

POVERTY HILL SMOKERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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 — 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)