SMOKE SHOW MAFIA GA

Power ranking

#172

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1692

peak 1692

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-05-24

latest 2026-05-15

Best ToY finish

#108

Master 2022

Grand champs

4 reserve

Category wins

29 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 74 contests

Avg finish

top 35%

overall standings

Best overall

706.2400

Smoketember Fest

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

697.31 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 685.83 (+11.49)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

and counting

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · Mission Farms - King of the Farm

Consistency

±10.78

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 172.83 · weakest Brisket (170.41)

Road miles

13299

mi across 74 mapped stops · furthest 347 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Smoke Central BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKE SHOW MAFIA 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS has landed one call behind them 5 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 26 of their 32 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Peckerwood Country Club in 20 of their 25 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Smoketember Fest is their spot: an average finish in the top 7% across 2 visits.

💔 The heartbreaker

Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at Smoketember Fest (2023-09-15).

📅 A May team

Something about May: average finish in the top 27% across 8 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.

📈 Riding a hot streak

Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.

Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)

TFS PIT VIPERS #162 · 1696 · GA HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ #150 · 1702 · GA ELITE BBQ SMOKERS #205 · 1678 · GA YES, DEAR BBQ #125 · 1714 · GA Angry Jack BBQ #232 · 1668 · GA SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS #234 · 1667 · GA

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	71	32	2	8	180.0000 🔥	154.8800	172.83	top 37%
Pork Ribs	73	29	1	6	178.8572	155.3828	170.76	top 42%
Pork	69	26	1	5	178.8572	163.3712	171.60	top 37%
Brisket	69	20	6	10	180.0000 🔥	156.4912	170.41	top 41%

“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
GA	39	top 38%
NC	16	top 33%
SC	7	top 24%
TN	3	top 29%
VA	2	top 51%
FL	2	top 13%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	40	0	top 38%
Large (40+)	29	0	top 30%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2022 (16 contests)
Cooks mostly in GA (42 of 74 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (73 entries)
All-time average overall score: 685.83
3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥

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	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2026	3	2	705.0856	700.32
2025	12	0	697.0744	686.61
2024	12	1	698.8000	690.58
2023	10	2	706.2400	687.34
2022	16	2	700.5372	684.51
2021	11	2	702.2400	682.49
2020	7	1	699.9428	685.71
2019	3	0	667.8856	664.24

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-05-15	Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway Darlington, SC	2 / 26 (705.0856)	5 (177.7028)	7 (175.4172)	4 (174.2628)	1 (177.7028)
2026-05-08	20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA	3 / 42 (698.8116)	4 (177.7144)	15 (171.9772)	7 (175.4172)	14 (173.7028)
2026-02-27	Mission Farms - King of the Farm Iron Station, NC	5 / 33 (697.0512)	25 (169.6684)	6 (175.4172)	11 (171.9656)	1 (180.0000)
2025-11-14	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA	10 / 56 (697.0744)	4 (178.8572)	12 (175.4288)	22 (173.1200)	35 (169.6684)
2025-10-24	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown Rocky Mount, NC	13 / 45 (688.5488)	5 (175.4400)	4 (176.0116)	25 (168.5372)	20 (168.5600)
2025-10-03	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA	17 / 32 (685.6000)	26 (167.3828)	14 (171.9772)	14 (171.9772)	12 (174.2628)
2025-09-26	Fire in the Foothills King, NC	7 / 25 (685.6112)	9 (171.9772)	7 (174.2628)	11 (169.7028)	9 (169.6684)
2025-07-18	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA	24 / 34 (673.5656)	28 (166.2400)	14 (170.8228)	26 (164.5372)	13 (171.9656)
2025-07-10	South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	9 / 66 (694.2632)	6 (177.7144)	18 (174.8572)	28 (170.8688)	30 (170.8228)
2025-05-09	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA	17 / 42 (678.7660)	35 (154.8800)	16 (170.2744)	19 (169.1200)	20 (167.3828)
2025-04-25	BBQ & Boogie Calhoun, GA	17 / 32 (678.1484)	25 (169.6800)	29 (162.8000)	7 (173.7028)	15 (171.9656)
2025-03-21	Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) Waycross, GA	12 / 26 (689.6112)	15 (173.1084)	8 (174.8572)	10 (173.1084)	17 (168.5372)
2025-03-14	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN	22 / 100 (694.7772)	6 (178.8572)	16 (175.4172)	35 (174.2628)	67 (166.2400)
2025-03-14	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN	—	—	34 (170.2860)	—	—
2025-02-28	Mission Farms - King of the Farm Iron Station, NC	8 / 26 (686.7544)	11 (171.9772)	2 (175.4056)	17 (168.5372)	10 (170.8344)
2024-11-08	The Downtown BBQ Showdown Lake City, FL	3 / 26 (697.6456)	12 (171.9656)	2 (178.8572)	11 (170.2628)	1 (176.5600)
2024-10-11	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	5 / 26 (695.9432)	6 (176.5716)	4 (176.5600)	21 (165.1088)	2 (177.7028)
2024-09-13	Clayton BBQ Challenge Clayton, NC	13 / 27 (685.6800)	16 (169.6800)	10 (172.0116)	20 (167.9656)	3 (176.0228)
2024-08-30	Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival King, NC	4 / 28 (695.3484)	3 (176.5600)	10 (170.8344)	4 (175.4056)	11 (172.5484)
2024-08-16	Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA	17 / 26 (678.7200)	12 (169.6684)	8 (173.1316)	13 (173.1200)	22 (162.8000)
2024-07-19	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA	10 / 31 (687.9656)	2 (180.0000)	24 (165.1544)	18 (168.5256)	7 (174.2856)
2024-07-11	South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	10 / 76 (697.0628)	21 (174.2628)	29 (171.9772)	11 (175.4172)	17 (175.4056)
2024-05-10	18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA	9 / 42 (692.4916)	7 (175.4056)	3 (176.5716)	16 (170.8344)	25 (169.6800)
2024-03-15	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN	43 / 93 (682.2288)	10 (176.5716)	63 (166.2744)	48 (169.7144)	45 (169.6684)
2024-03-15	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN	—	—	54 (162.2744)	—	—
2024-03-01	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	19 / 59 (684.4800)	9 (176.0000)	39 (166.8344)	5 (176.5600)	42 (165.0856)
2024-01-04	8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show Elkton, FL	6 / 43 (698.8000)	23 (169.6800)	5 (177.7144)	6 (176.5600)	10 (174.8456)
2023-11-17	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA	25 / 60 (688.5028)	11 (174.8456)	42 (168.5600)	26 (170.8344)	12 (174.2628)
2023-10-13	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	3 / 27 (693.6340)	10 (171.9656)	8 (171.9772)	6 (171.9884)	1 (177.7028)
2023-10-06	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA	9 / 29 (687.8968)	1 (180.0000)	2 (177.1544)	11 (173.1084)	25 (157.6340)
2023-09-15	Smoketember Fest Baxley, GA	2 / 25 (706.2400)	11 (175.4056)	4 (175.4172)	2 (178.8572)	3 (176.5600)
2023-09-01	Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival King, NC	15 / 21 (670.6856)	6 (175.4172)	18 (161.6456)	11 (168.5256)	15 (165.0972)
2023-08-18	Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA	13 / 27 (683.3256)	4 (176.0000)	26 (159.9428)	6 (175.4172)	13 (171.9656)
2023-07-06	South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	10 / 76 (693.6344)	25 (171.9772)	11 (174.2744)	7 (175.4172)	19 (171.9656)
2023-05-12	17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA	10 / 40 (687.3484)	15 (173.1084)	10 (173.7372)	12 (170.8344)	19 (169.6684)
2023-03-31	Swampfest Waycross, GA	13 / 28 (681.0400)	14 (171.4172)	8 (171.9772)	9 (173.7028)	18 (163.9428)
2023-03-03	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	23 / 65 (681.0628)	7 (173.7028)	50 (163.4060)	26 (170.8112)	11 (173.1428)
2022-11-18	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA	35 / 57 (658.1024)	29 (167.9656)	25 (167.4056)	32 (166.2400)	51 (156.4912)
2022-10-29	Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) Shelby, NC	24 / 34 (670.6508)	22 (169.6684)	18 (170.8228)	22 (168.5256)	31 (161.6340)
2022-10-28	Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) Shelby, NC	2 / 35 (698.8000)	3 (177.7028)	13 (170.8228)	1 (178.2972)	12 (171.9772)
2022-10-14	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival Grovetown, GA	10 / 51 (693.0628)	7 (178.8572)	32 (168.5372)	8 (174.2628)	15 (171.4056)
2022-10-14	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken Grovetown, GA	—	5 (178.8572)	—	—	—
2022-09-16	Smoketember Fest Baxley, GA	2 / 30 (700.5372)	10 (174.8456)	8 (173.1316)	5 (176.0000)	3 (176.5600)
2022-09-16	Smoketember Fest (One Meat Ribs) Baxley, GA	—	—	8 (169.6916)	—	—
2022-08-19	Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA	14 / 30 (685.0400)	2 (178.8572)	8 (174.2744)	19 (167.3828)	24 (164.5256)
2022-08-05	Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA	11 / 49 (694.2288)	31 (169.1200)	12 (175.4172)	12 (174.2744)	11 (175.4172)
2022-08-05	Swine At the Shrine (One Meat Ribs) Savannah, GA	—	—	1 (177.1428)	—	—
2022-07-22	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	17 / 35 (676.4228)	8 (176.5600)	18 (168.5372)	16 (168.5372)	26 (162.7884)
2022-07-07	South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	31 / 92 (681.0284)	24 (171.9656)	20 (174.2744)	11 (173.7028)	61 (161.0856)
2022-05-13	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA	5 / 42 (691.3944)	11 (174.2628)	19 (168.0116)	3 (175.4172)	7 (173.7028)
2022-04-29	BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA	17 / 37 (680.4456)	11 (173.1200)	26 (165.6800)	13 (171.9772)	15 (169.6684)
2022-03-18	Mission Farm's King of the Farm Iron Station, NC	20 / 33 (676.4224)	31 (164.5256)	24 (166.8228)	7 (171.9656)	6 (173.1084)
2022-03-04	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	15 / 73 (692.4684)	8 (176.5600)	30 (171.9656)	16 (173.1200)	27 (170.8228)
2021-10-30	Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 Shelby, NC	3 / 27 (702.2400)	8 (175.4056)	15 (169.6800)	2 (178.8572)	1 (178.2972)
2021-10-29	Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 Shelby, NC	6 / 33 (684.4800)	1 (178.8572)	28 (162.7884)	9 (172.0116)	11 (170.8228)
2021-10-08	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA	17 / 26 (670.6852)	19 (167.9540)	23 (161.0972)	11 (169.6684)	12 (171.9656)
2021-08-20	Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA	12 / 26 (678.7656)	6 (174.2628)	10 (170.2628)	13 (169.1200)	16 (165.1200)
2021-08-06	Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA	15 / 25 (679.8860)	3 (176.5600)	21 (161.6688)	13 (170.8344)	11 (170.8228)
2021-07-23	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	12 / 30 (680.4800)	11 (172.5716)	3 (174.8456)	26 (163.3828)	11 (169.6800)
2021-06-11	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck Roebuck, SC	8 / 28 (691.9084)	5 (177.1428)	17 (167.3944)	9 (171.9656)	5 (175.4056)
2021-05-14	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF Waynesboro, GA	17 / 42 (677.5656)	9 (173.1084)	9 (173.1200)	20 (166.2516)	27 (165.0856)
2021-03-19	Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN	11 / 57 (689.6460)	26 (169.6916)	6 (176.5600)	2 (178.2972)	40 (165.0972)
2021-03-05	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	33 / 81 (673.5424)	25 (169.6684)	21 (170.8228)	59 (163.3828)	33 (169.6684)
2021-02-05	Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	14 / 31 (678.1828)	17 (171.4172)	20 (169.1200)	23 (163.3712)	5 (174.2744)
2020-10-09	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA	17 / 37 (683.3028)	35 (162.7884)	12 (170.8344)	16 (171.9772)	5 (177.7028)
2020-09-11	Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA	4 / 38 (698.8000)	11 (175.4056)	6 (176.5600)	9 (173.7144)	13 (173.1200)
2020-09-05	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Augusta, GA	8 / 54 (699.9428)	19 (175.4172)	11 (176.0000)	4 (177.7144)	31 (170.8112)
2020-09-04	Practice for Cash Augusta, GA	32 / 46 (663.8628)	14 (171.9772)	42 (155.3828)	9 (171.4056)	35 (165.0972)
2020-08-14	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken Aiken, SC	20 / 34 (675.3600)	28 (163.3944)	20 (169.6800)	10 (171.4056)	9 (170.8800)
2020-07-31	Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA	11 / 55 (688.5256)	28 (170.2628)	9 (173.1316)	8 (174.8456)	20 (170.2856)
2020-06-19	The June Contest Cumming, GA	4 / 25 (690.1828)	3 (175.4172)	17 (166.2400)	13 (170.8228)	1 (177.7028)
2019-10-04	Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest Savannah, GA	18 / 24 (657.5428)	23 (161.0856)	7 (172.0116)	16 (163.9428)	19 (160.5028)
2019-08-02	Hawgin On Lanier Gainesville, GA	31 / 45 (667.8856)	30 (167.4056)	31 (166.8228)	26 (168.5256)	28 (165.1316)
2019-05-24	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA	44 / 72 (667.2804)	45 (165.0972)	41 (167.3944)	18 (170.8344)	51 (163.9544)

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 ↗	Master	#121 (804 pts)	#184 (654 pts)	#244 (564 pts)	#189 (569 pts)	#133 (734 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#162 (1277 pts)	#176 (1229 pts)	#119 (1544 pts)	#222 (1002 pts)	#168 (1206 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#127 (1318 pts)	#90 (1518 pts)	#149 (1263 pts)	#152 (1208 pts)	#127 (1308 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#126 (1337 pts)	#111 (1392 pts)	#158 (1267 pts)	#112 (1372 pts)	#146 (1222 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#108 (1468 pts)	#95 (1494 pts)	#201 (1109 pts)	#80 (1603 pts)	#154 (1223 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#122 (1316 pts)	#89 (1506 pts)	#161 (1163 pts)	#116 (1346 pts)	#119 (1341 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#154 (739 pts)	#236 (514 pts)	#160 (719 pts)	#119 (894 pts)	#172 (654 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1161 (204 pts)	#1333 (179 pts)	#1043 (274 pts)	#1093 (249 pts)	#1229 (199 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2950 (50 pts)	#2178 (75 pts)	#2862 (55 pts)	#2932 (50 pts)	#2840 (55 pts)