SMOKE THIS NC

Power ranking

#1855

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1488

peak 1524

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-15

latest 2026-05-08

Best ToY finish

#78

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6112

Hammond BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.49 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 663.81 (+6.67)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7600

Chicken · Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off

Consistency

±17.38

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.09 · weakest Pork (163.23)

Road miles

6486

mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 2166 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

⚔️ A tough matchup

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

🐣 Announced themselves early

Finished 5 of 35 at their very first tracked contest, Smokin In the Square (2019-03-15).

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	5	1	2	177.7600	160.5372	170.09	top 39%
Pork Ribs	18	2	0	1	175.4400	156.5828	165.91	top 55%
Pork	18	2	0	0	173.7028	137.6912	163.23	top 60%
Brisket	18	3	1	1	176.0116	151.3716	165.01	top 52%

“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
NC	8	top 55%
GA	5	top 58%
SC	2	top 65%
CA	1	top 93%
LA	1	top 29%
FL	1	top 14%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 58%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 54%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (10 contests)
Cooks mostly in NC (8 of 18 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (19 entries)
All-time average overall score: 663.81

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	1	0	659.1996	659.20
2025	1	1	675.8744	675.87
2024	1	0	681.0284	681.03
2023	1	0	669.0744	669.07
2022	3	0	679.3372	652.09
2021	1	0	654.1256	654.13
2019	10	1	681.6112	665.31

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-05-08	20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA	32 / 42 (659.1996)	35 (163.9312)	31 (163.9428)	31 (163.9312)	24 (167.3944)
2025-05-09	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA	21 / 42 (675.8744)	1 (177.7600)	22 (167.9888)	33 (160.4912)	12 (171.9772)
2024-05-10	18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA	22 / 42 (681.0284)	14 (173.7028)	19 (170.8228)	32 (160.5028)	4 (176.0000)
2023-10-13	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	16 / 27 (669.0744)	16 (167.4172)	2 (175.4400)	19 (164.5256)	20 (161.6916)
2022-10-29	Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) Shelby, NC	28 / 34 (667.2568)	16 (171.9656)	32 (162.2400)	27 (165.6684)	18 (167.3828)
2022-10-14	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival Grovetown, GA	28 / 51 (679.3372)	31 (170.2628)	7 (175.4172)	35 (167.9772)	34 (165.6800)
2022-09-23	The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out Fresno, CA	40 / 43 (609.6800)	23 (164.0344)	39 (156.5828)	41 (137.6912)	35 (151.3716)
2021-07-09	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	51 / 81 (654.1256)	59 (160.5372)	46 (165.0972)	45 (165.6912)	48 (162.8000)
2019-09-27	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	26 / 37 (657.0168)	7 (172.0000)	31 (159.9772)	29 (160.4912)	22 (164.5484)
2019-09-20	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	15 / 56 (674.7656)	16 (169.6684)	30 (166.2628)	31 (162.8228)	1 (176.0116)
2019-08-30	Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival West Jefferson, NC	20 / 24 (648.9484)	12 (166.2628)	17 (159.3944)	14 (165.0740)	17 (158.2172)
2019-08-09	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	11 / 29 (676.4800)	3 (176.5600)	14 (170.2744)	5 (173.7028)	27 (155.9428)
2019-07-12	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	56 / 83 (643.9196)	40 (165.0856)	61 (157.1084)	60 (158.3200)	34 (163.4056)
2019-05-24	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA	40 / 72 (669.5768)	21 (171.9656)	23 (171.4056)	26 (168.5600)	63 (157.6456)
2019-05-03	Jiggy With The Piggy Kannapolis, NC	17 / 60 (670.1140)	21 (168.5256)	11 (170.2628)	27 (165.0856)	23 (166.2400)
2019-04-26	BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	23 / 43 (652.3996)	12 (170.8572)	20 (164.5256)	33 (155.9084)	25 (161.1084)
2019-03-22	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	14 / 48 (681.6112)	4 (176.0000)	34 (163.9428)	18 (168.5484)	11 (173.1200)
2019-03-15	Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL	5 / 35 (678.2284)	15 (169.6684)	20 (165.7144)	4 (173.1428)	9 (169.7028)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#320 (963 pts)	#201 (1278 pts)	#426 (808 pts)	#343 (948 pts)	#303 (1028 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#181 (1477 pts)	#149 (1562 pts)	#123 (1627 pts)	#285 (1112 pts)	#149 (1578 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#164 (1659 pts)	#109 (1784 pts)	#186 (1469 pts)	#286 (1203 pts)	#172 (1523 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#78 (2089 pts)	#22 (2368 pts)	#66 (1955 pts)	#140 (1627 pts)	#67 (2093 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#107 (1981 pts)	#110 (1733 pts)	#60 (2006 pts)	#135 (1641 pts)	#129 (1753 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#89 (2082 pts)	#150 (1622 pts)	#90 (1912 pts)	#137 (1646 pts)	#108 (1877 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#100 (1944 pts)	#104 (1729 pts)	#138 (1554 pts)	#119 (1619 pts)	#145 (1586 pts)