High-water mark
682.1828
career-best overall
94.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 682.1828 at Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway — 94.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 15, 2026
Smoke N Brew Mafia
Smoke N Brew Mafia is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 25 at the Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax (2020). They are ranked #3732 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smoke 'n' Brew Mafia”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1489 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 1, 2014
latest May 15, 2026 · 11.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
668.67 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 653.74 (+14.93)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±28.80
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.24 · weakest Brisket (158.65)
Road miles
537
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 107 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)
Purse competed for
$29K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
653.74 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smoke N Brew Mafia, each with one reason worth a look.
142 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,743 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
They turned up 7 years after Smoke N Brew Mafia did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,733 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1489
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Smoke N Brew Mafia's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
Level with Smoke N Brew Mafia on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,741 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,747 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1519
They've been 1519 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 157.6800 | 167.24 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 155.9656 | 163.64 | top 70% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 150.8000 | 164.21 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 134.2288 | 158.65 | top 66% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigs & Pedals | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 87% | Jul 31, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
5 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
171
finished ahead 76 times, behind 186
Longest layoff
5.2 yrs
Jul 31, 2015 → Oct 23, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score682.1828 Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway
- Most recent contest Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway
20251 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4056 Fire in the Foothills
20202 milestones
- First call Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.2912 Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Pigs & Pedals
- Peak power rating (1490) Pigs & Pedals
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.5 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax | Oct 23, 2020 |
| +5.6 | Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway | May 15, 2026 |
| +1.3 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown | Oct 24, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | Pigs & Pedals | Aug 1, 2014 |
| -8.4 | Pigs & Pedals | Jul 31, 2015 |
| -7.3 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge | May 8, 2015 |
| -2.6 | Fire in the Foothills | Sep 26, 2025 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 94.7% | 94.7% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 63% | 93.9% | 93.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.6% | 88.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 83.1% | 83.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway 🏅 Darlington, SC | 13 / 26 (682.1828) | 15 (169.6800) | 18 (168.5484) | 11 (171.9772) | 10 (171.9772) |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC | 28 / 45 (667.8400) | 29 (167.3828) | 29 (163.9544) | 30 (165.6800) | 15 (170.8228) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Fire in the Foothills 🏅 King, NC | 16 / 25 (675.8512) | 19 (167.3828) | 18 (167.3828) | 2 (175.4056) | 17 (165.6800) |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax 🏅 Galax, VA | 11 / 25 (679.2912) | 3 (174.2628) | 16 (166.8228) | 18 (166.2400) | 10 (171.9656) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 27 / 31 (638.1716) | 19 (164.5600) | 28 (158.2516) | 15 (166.8228) | 30 (148.5372) |
| May 8, 2015 | Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC | 59 / 74 (634.1716) | 25 (169.7144) | 39 (164.5600) | 66 (152.5372) | 68 (147.3600) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 28 / 32 (598.6744) | 25 (157.6800) | 24 (155.9656) | 26 (150.8000) | 31 (134.2288) |