J&D SMOKIN

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

Power ranking

#4286

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1477

peak 1477 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-09

latest 2015-03-27

Best ToY finish

#562

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

669.0056 / 720

Master · Calhoun KOA's

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.90 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 638.86 (+21.05)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1084

Brisket · Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival

Consistency

±44.10

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 164.71 · weakest Pork (149.81)

Road miles

1,389

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 212 mi

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)

Master avg

638.86 / 720

10 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

669.0056 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.0056 at Calhoun KOA's — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-12-05

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

Bald Hawg BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Bald Hawg BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−14.9 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.90 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 30%.

Pork avg 149.81
Brisket avg 164.71
1 calls in 10 entries

Brisket nemesis

5 of 5 shared brisket entries lost

SMOKING BUTT HEADS ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKING BUTT HEADS has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared brisket entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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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.

Smoke on the Water BBQ

#4288 of the rated field

1477 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1477

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

Taken Care of BBQ

#4264 of the rated field

1477 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1477

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-09-05

⚔ Head-to-head

FAST EDDIE'S FINE SWINE

#4272 of the rated field

1477 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Level with J&D SMOKIN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-11-09

⚔ Head-to-head

BUBBA'S BACKYARD BBQ

#4263 of the rated field

1477 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2024-02-23

⚔ Head-to-head

Sultans of Smoke

#4279 of the rated field

1477 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2021-07-30

⚔ Head-to-head

RUB THIS BBQ

#4278 of the rated field

1477 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2017-08-04

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	168.5828	154.2628	163.18	top 65%
Pork Ribs	10	0	171.9656	152.5144	161.17	top 62%
Pork	10	1	168.0000	20.0000	149.81	top 63%
Brisket	10	3	173.1084	151.3484	164.71	top 51%

“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
VA	3	top 71%
NC	3	top 69%
GA	2	top 75%
SC	1	top 49%
KY	1	top 45%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 69%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 63%

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

On the trail 1.6 yrs 2013-08-09 → 2015-03-27

Busiest season 2014 8 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in VA 3 of 10 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 164.71 · weakest Pork (149.81)

Walk rate 40% a top-10 call in 4 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 10 contests

Master average 638.86 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 290 134–263 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,389 10 mapped stops · furthest 212 mi

Schedule strength 1547 average field rating faced — tougher than 36% of rated contests

Power rating 1477 peak 1477 · #4286 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 9 First tracked contest Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
2014
Mar 28 First call Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival
Mar 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.5768 Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival
Mar 28 Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1084 Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival
Mar 28 Peak power rating (1496) Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival
Dec 5 Career-best overall score669.0056 Calhoun KOA's
2015
Mar 27 10th tracked contest Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier)
Mar 27 Most recent contest Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.6	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit	2014-08-22
+3.5	Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival	2014-03-28
+2.7	Black Dog Music and Que Festival	2014-09-12
+2.4	WNC BBQ Festival	2014-07-25

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.6	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship	2014-07-18
-7.9	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	2013-08-09
-6.1	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	2014-05-09
-5.4	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier)	2015-03-27
-1.4	Calhoun KOA's	2014-12-05

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)
2015	1	0%	top 79%	90.9%	90.9%
2014	8	50%	top 63%	92.9%	88.3%
2013	1	0%	top 80%	89.8%	89.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-03-27	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	30 / 38 (654.1604)	26 (166.8572)	29 (158.2288)	17 (167.4172)	30 (161.6572)
2014-12-05	Calhoun KOA's Calhoun, GA	27 / 38 (669.0056)	30 (167.3944)	13 (171.9656)	36 (161.6684)	24 (167.9772)
2014-09-12	Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA	11 / 21 (656.9940)	13 (162.8228)	11 (163.3944)	16 (161.0856)	5 (169.6912)
2014-08-22	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	18 / 37 (662.8460)	18 (168.5828)	24 (161.1316)	26 (164.5716)	11 (168.5600)
2014-07-25	WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC	25 / 46 (656.5144)	41 (154.2628)	13 (169.1544)	24 (165.7144)	20 (167.3828)
2014-07-18	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA	30 / 30 (511.9428)	7 (168.5600)	13 (163.4172)	30 (20.0000)	19 (159.9656)
2014-06-27	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	16 / 26 (647.8628)	17 (161.1200)	23 (152.5144)	8 (167.9656)	10 (166.2628)
2014-05-09	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	58 / 80 (620.9476)	54 (157.1312)	52 (158.2512)	68 (154.2168)	65 (151.3484)
2014-03-28	Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival London, KY	19 / 42 (661.5768)	30 (162.2284)	31 (158.2400)	14 (168.0000)	7 (173.1084)
2013-08-09	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	39 / 49 (646.7316)	35 (162.8228)	45 (155.3716)	23 (167.4172)	34 (161.1200)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#562 (670 pts)	#532 (730 pts)	#523 (755 pts)	#570 (690 pts)	#411 (925 pts)