POVERTY HILL SMOKERS

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

Power ranking

#3056

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1504

peak 1536 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-09-27

latest 2017-09-29

Best ToY finish

#882

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.16 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.86)

Road miles

2,107

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 257 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Master avg

655.36 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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.

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
2015-09-25

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.

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

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114 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

#3049 of the rated field

1504 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2019-08-09

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM

#3051 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1561

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1561 at their best, 57 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2018-07-21

⚔ Head-to-head

This Little Piggy Got Smoked

#3065 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2025-09-26

⚔ Head-to-head

COLONIAL EMBERS

#3054 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2018-03-23

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN YETI BBQ

#3066 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

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 2018-05-25

⚔ Head-to-head

BUTT'N HEADS

#3063 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2017-11-18

⚔ Head-to-head

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
THE PIT CREW GA	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	20.0000	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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 63%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 56%
Large (40+)	6	top 60%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Flames on the Flint	4	8	top 45%	2017-03-10
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	13	top 58%	2016-02-26
Porktober Que	2	25	top 76%	2017-09-29
Porktober Que	2	3	top 40%	2015-09-25

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4 yrs 2013-09-27 → 2017-09-29

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AL 8 of 15 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 15 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 169.16 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.86)

Walk rate 80% a top-10 call in 12 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 20% 3 of 15 contests

Master average 655.36 out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 311 262–324 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,107 15 mapped stops · furthest 257 mi

Schedule strength 1570 average field rating faced — tougher than 55% of rated contests

Power rating 1504 peak 1536 · #3056 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Sep 27 First tracked contest PorktoberQue
Sep 27 First call PorktoberQue
Sep 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4684 PorktoberQue
2014
Mar 14 First overall top-10 Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)
2015
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
2016
Mar 11 Peak power rating (1536) Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)
Mar 18 10th tracked contest Smokin In The Square
2017
Sep 29 Most recent contest Porktober Que

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.5	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)	2016-03-11
+13.5	Porktober Que	2015-09-25
+12.8	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)	2014-03-14
+5.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-02-26
+5.1	PorktoberQue	2013-09-27

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.8	The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig	2017-07-14
-7.8	Smokin In The Square	2016-03-18
-6.8	Flames on the Flint	2015-03-13
-6.6	Porktober Que	2017-09-29
-5.3	Porktober Que	2014-09-26

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2017-09-29	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	25 / 30 (644.3196)	30 (151.3140)	27 (155.9200)	17 (166.2628)	7 (170.8228)
2017-07-14	The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig Cummings, GA	40 / 41 (529.5996)	29 (166.2284)	41 (20.0000)	8 (174.2628)	14 (169.1084)
2017-03-24	13th Annual Triple B Festival Blackwater, BBQ & Bands Crestview, FL	5 / 8 (679.9084)	5 (168.0000)	4 (170.8112)	3 (172.5600)	7 (168.5372)
2017-03-10	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	41 / 67 (662.7428)	51 (160.5372)	22 (169.1200)	40 (166.2744)	38 (166.8112)
2016-09-23	*Porktober Que Dothan, AL	25 / 36 (655.8628)	35 (144.4916)	23 (164.5600)	7 (175.4056)	10 (171.4056)
2016-03-18	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	36 / 43 (655.2456)	9 (174.2628)	33 (162.2400)	30 (163.9656)	40 (154.7772)
2016-03-11	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	16 / 89 (674.7200)	53 (165.6684)	22 (169.6916)	55 (163.9544)	4 (175.4056)
2016-02-26	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	13 / 30 (674.1484)	16 (169.6684)	25 (161.6800)	5 (174.2744)	13 (168.5256)
2015-09-25	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	3 / 26 (685.6572)	9 (171.4284)	6 (171.4288)	12 (167.3944)	1 (175.4056)
2015-03-13	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	58 / 72 (661.5656)	37 (170.2628)	45 (167.9656)	23 (170.8344)	69 (152.5028)
2015-02-27	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	19 / 30 (670.6624)	27 (163.9312)	30 (158.2056)	10 (170.8228)	1 (177.7028)
2014-09-26	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	20 / 29 (645.5084)	25 (158.8000)	21 (159.3600)	11 (167.9656)	18 (159.3828)
2014-03-14	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) Bainbridge, GA	8 / 43 (672.4572)	22 (164.5372)	24 (165.6800)	11 (169.1200)	7 (173.1200)
2014-02-28	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	19 / 28 (653.5764)	8 (172.5484)	23 (158.2512)	22 (163.4056)	20 (159.3712)
2013-09-27	PorktoberQue Dothan, AL	11 / 29 (664.4684)	12 (167.9656)	5 (167.9772)	5 (170.8572)	16 (157.6684)

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
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)