MDT SMOKERS

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

Power ranking

#5323

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1455

peak 1455 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-02

latest 2017-08-04

Best ToY finish

#1970

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 86%

overall standings

Best overall

664.4912 / 720

Master · Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

639.77 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 638.54 (+1.23)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.1200

Pork Ribs · Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival

Consistency

±17.79

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.78 · weakest Brisket (158.33)

Road miles

193

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 81 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Master avg

638.54 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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.

High-water mark

664.4912 career-best overall

92.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.4912 at Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 92.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-08-05

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKE THIS ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKE THIS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GRUNTS 11 BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 40th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

San Lorenzo BBQ

#5312 of the rated field

1455 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1455

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-06-14
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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Sweaty Pig

#5314 of the rated field

1455 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after MDT SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2024-10-18

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Smoke 'n Beers

#5329 of the rated field

1454 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2018-08-17

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SHOOT TO GRILL

#5340 of the rated field

1454 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1454

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2016-06-25

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Sticks & Bones

#5308 of the rated field

1455 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1455

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2015-10-23

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RTQue

#5335 of the rated field

1454 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1454

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OINK, CACKLE & MOO	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
PORK-N-BONES	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Primo Oval Rulers	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SWAMP BOYS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BAREKNUCKLES BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	167.9772	155.9772	161.78	top 82%
Pork Ribs	6	169.1200	151.3600	159.78	top 74%
Pork	6	166.8800	146.7768	158.66	top 83%
Brisket	6	165.1200	150.8228	158.33	top 78%

“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)	1	0	top 97%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 84%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival	5	40	0	top 84%	2017-08-04

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

On the trail 4 yrs 2013-08-02 → 2017-08-04

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 2 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 161.78 · weakest Brisket (158.33)

Walk rate 0% a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 6 contests

Master average 638.54 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 142 47–261 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 193 6 mapped stops · furthest 81 mi

Schedule strength 1567 average field rating faced — tougher than 52% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2015-07-31 → 2016-08-05

Power rating 1455 peak 1455 · #5323 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 2 First tracked contest Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 2 Peak power rating (1488) Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
2015
Jul 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5144 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
2016
Aug 5 Career-best overall score664.4912 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
2017
Aug 4 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1200 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival
Aug 4 Most recent contest Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2013-08-02
-11.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-05-22
-11.2	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2014-08-01
-5.4	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2015-07-31
-4	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival	2017-08-04

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0%	top 79%	90.5%	90.5%
2016	1	0%	top 71%	92.3%	92.3%
2015	2	0%	top 89%	90.1%	88.1%
2014	1	0%	top 95%	85.3%	85.3%
2013	1	0%	top 92%	87.8%	87.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-08-04	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival Dillard, GA	45 / 57 (651.3144)	51 (162.2516)	26 (169.1200)	57 (154.8228)	32 (165.1200)
2016-08-05	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	40 / 56 (664.4912)	38 (167.9656)	25 (167.9772)	41 (165.7256)	43 (162.8228)
2015-07-31	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	45 / 55 (648.5144)	37 (167.9772)	43 (162.8344)	55 (155.4628)	35 (162.2400)
2015-05-22	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	28 / 29 (620.5028)	27 (155.9772)	28 (151.4172)	21 (162.2856)	27 (150.8228)
2014-08-01	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	53 / 56 (614.0452)	47 (158.2400)	46 (155.9428)	56 (146.7768)	51 (153.0856)
2013-08-02	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	56 / 61 (632.4000)	54 (158.2516)	58 (151.3600)	33 (166.8800)	52 (155.9084)

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	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)