Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville TN
Rating
1515
peak 1526
Contests
26
in the data
First seen
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#117
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 26 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
438.32 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 412.21 (+26.11)
Walk rate
27%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
178.8572
Consistency
±119.02
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.56 · weakest Brisket (154.42)
Road miles
1464
mi across 25 mapped stops · furthest 249 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
LWS Smokin Aces has finished one call ahead of Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
NORALA BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Blinkys Offset BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 44% across 6 contests, versus top 55% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 145.6340 | 167.56 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 154.7772 | 166.57 | top 55% |
| Pork | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176.5600 | 154.2056 | 166.66 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 142.7656 | 154.42 | top 91% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 15 | 0 | top 53% |
| AL | 6 | 0 | top 60% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 57% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (20 of 26 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (25 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 412.21
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 509.1200 | 509.12 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 494.6968 | 388.08 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 670.1484 | 443.81 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 649.5316 | 384.09 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 328.5028 | 328.50 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 640.4228 | 489.31 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) Springfield, TN | 26 / 32 (494.6968) | 17 (169.1200) | 28 (159.3484) | 19 (166.2284) | — |
| 2026-05-15 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 14 / 29 (339.9312) | 16 (170.2628) | 16 (169.6684) | 13 (165.1200) | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 8 (177.7144) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 41 / 125 (329.6228) | 37 (167.3828) | 44 (162.2400) | 33 (165.6800) | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 46 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) Springfield, TN | 7 / 36 (518.2172) | 1 (178.8572) | 15 (170.8344) | 22 (168.5256) | — |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 91 / 106 (670.1484) | 45 (173.7144) | 93 (167.3828) | 100 (163.9312) | 83 (165.1200) |
| 2025-05-16 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 11 / 32 (344.5256) | 16 (170.8228) | 9 (173.7028) | 4 (175.4056) | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 17 / 43 (341.0856) | 17 (170.8228) | 19 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 17 / 100 (345.0972) | 31 (167.3828) | 2 (177.7144) | 17 (169.6800) | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 53 (163.9660) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 19 / 38 (334.7656) | 11 (173.1200) | 22 (161.6456) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 40 / 59 (330.2056) | 37 (165.1200) | 43 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 18 / 27 (335.9200) | 23 (162.8000) | 11 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) Shelbyville, TN | 8 / 17 (343.9428) | 8 (174.2628) | 9 (169.6800) | 1 (176.5600) | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | 116 / 118 (649.5316) | 84 (170.2744) | 111 (159.9544) | 106 (163.9428) | 114 (155.3600) |
| 2024-05-04 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 18 / 20 (325.0400) | 19 (156.5028) | 14 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 13 / 27 (337.6572) | 10 (171.4172) | 15 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2024-04-19 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN | 27 / 37 (499.3372) | 34 (156.5372) | 31 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 48 / 93 (300.4112) | 49 (145.6340) | 41 (154.7772) | 42 (154.2056) | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 53 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 31 / 80 (328.5028) | 37 (162.2628) | 20 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 53 (157.6572) | — | — |
| 2022-05-20 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 12 / 29 (338.1940) | 13 (170.8112) | 13 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2022-03-18 | Smoke on The Shores Lebanon, TN | 54 / 63 (640.4228) | 43 (166.2628) | 34 (167.4172) | 46 (163.9772) | 62 (142.7656) |
| Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN | 12 / 36 (509.1200) | 22 (165.1428) | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #156 (169 pts) | #111 (314 pts) | #148 (219 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | #628 (155 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #160 (327 pts) | #188 (262 pts) | #120 (552 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1020 (120 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #117 (506 pts) | #119 (531 pts) | #114 (526 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #333 (60 pts) | #246 (145 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1432 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #264 (114 pts) | #272 (114 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |