MAC'S SMOKE SHOP

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

Power ranking

#4618

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1470

peak 1470 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-26

latest 2018-10-12

Best ToY finish

#1970

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

659.2452 / 720

Master · Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

628.32 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 632.76 (-4.44)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0228

Chicken · Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

Consistency

±18.22

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.55 · weakest Brisket (153.25)

Road miles

487

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 72 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Master avg

632.76 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (3 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.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

BAYOU POKER SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

BAYOU POKER SMOKERS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.30 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 153.25
Pork avg 165.55
0 calls in 8 entries

The comeback

2.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic (2016-09-16).

last seen 2014-06-13
back 2016-09-16

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

Greenlight BBQ

#4634 of the rated field

1469 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1500

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1500 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2025-10-25

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BAR BQ POSSE

#4601 of the rated field

1470 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1470

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-06-21

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BBQ ISLAND

#4624 of the rated field

1470 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-04-26

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Beer & Bones

#4626 of the rated field

1470 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1470

No shared contest yet.

Level with MAC'S SMOKE SHOP on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2024-04-26

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3 PUTTIN PIGGIES

#4623 of the rated field

1470 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1470

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 2022-09-09

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BROKEBACK BBQ

#4600 of the rated field

1470 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1470

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 2017-06-02

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BUBBAJACK'S	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BALONEY JOE'S BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	1	176.0228	149.1316	160.14	top 59%
Pork Ribs	8	0	0	166.2858	138.7660	153.81	top 74%
Pork	8	1	0	174.2628	157.1084	165.55	top 45%
Brisket	8	0	0	171.9884	131.4284	153.25	top 69%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 86%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 64%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2	45	0	top 75%	2016-09-16
Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	2	38	0	top 53%	2014-06-13

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

On the trail 5.5 yrs 2013-04-26 → 2018-10-12

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 1.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 6 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 165.55 · weakest Brisket (153.25)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 632.76 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 302 177–325 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 487 8 mapped stops · furthest 72 mi

Schedule strength 1544 average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests

Longest layoff 2.3 yrs 2014-06-13 → 2016-09-16

Power rating 1470 peak 1470 · #4618 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 26 First tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Apr 26 First call BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Apr 26 Peak power rating (1495) BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Sep 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9200 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
Sep 20 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0228 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
2014
Jun 13 Career-best overall score659.2452 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
2018
Oct 12 Most recent contest Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.3	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	2014-06-13
+0.2	Jiggy With the Piggy	2017-05-05

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.7	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off	2018-10-12
-8.9	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2016-09-16
-5.4	*Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off	2017-10-13
-4.9	BBQ Capital Cook-Off	2013-04-26
-2.6	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2013-09-20

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 92%	83.4%	83.4%
2017	2	0%	top 70%	89.1%	88%
2016	1	0%	top 87%	85.4%	85.4%
2014	1	100%	top 52%	91.6%	91.6%
2013	3	67%	top 61%	90.5%	88.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-10-12	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	24 / 26 (600.3892)	25 (149.1316)	25 (138.7660)	11 (166.8456)	24 (145.6460)
2017-10-13	*Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	23 / 29 (625.6572)	26 (150.2972)	25 (154.2400)	11 (168.5828)	26 (152.5372)
2017-05-05	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	45 / 75 (641.6116)	63 (156.6172)	55 (158.8116)	27 (166.2400)	38 (159.9428)
2016-09-16	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	59 / 68 (614.6972)	63 (150.2856)	61 (151.3600)	53 (157.1084)	48 (155.9432)
2014-06-13	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	38 / 73 (659.2452)	31 (167.3712)	69 (145.6228)	5 (174.2628)	14 (171.9884)
2013-09-20	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	45 / 72 (651.9200)	2 (176.0228)	42 (161.7144)	32 (167.3828)	65 (146.8000)
2013-06-14	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	52 / 97 (640.5712)	47 (162.2854)	71 (153.7142)	47 (162.8570)	40 (161.7146)
2013-04-26	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	47 / 71 (627.9998)	10 (169.1428)	16 (166.2858)	45 (161.1428)	71 (131.4284)

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	#1970 (75 pts)	#1551 (150 pts)	#1819 (120 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)