SMOKE-N-PEPPERS

SMOKE-N-PEPPERS is a competition barbecue team with 98 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Bands & BBQ at the Point (2022), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 5 times. They are ranked #213 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#213

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1752

peak 1782 · rated over 93 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 28, 2013

latest May 15, 2026 · 12.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#29

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

5 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

52 podiums

Overall top-10s

36% of 98 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 42%

overall standings

Best overall

705.7144 / 720

Master · Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

686.68 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 670.54 (+16.14)

Walk rate

74%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Rockin' BBQ - Day 2

Consistency

±24.05

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.36 · weakest Brisket (164.40)

Road miles

10,280

across 98 mapped stops · furthest 485 mi

Schedule strength

74%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)

Purse competed for

$389K

listed at 44 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

2 🏅

won from 50 state-championship entries

Master avg

670.54 / 720

96 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (21 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

0.5828 points from the title

Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Big Blue Barbecue (Aug 13, 2021).

Among the elite

#213 of 6,485 rated teams

In the top 3% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1752 puts them #213 of 6,485 rated teams — the top 3% of the field.

rating 1752
peak 1782
93 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

Against the odds

21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 (May 15, 2021) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 21-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, iBQ'n.

Giant slayer

39 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 39-team field at Rockin' BBQ - Day 2.

May 15, 2021

Happy hunting ground

Top 9% average finish here

Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 is their spot: an average finish in the top 9% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 9%

They almost always walk

74% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 73 of 98 contests

A top-10 category call in 74% of their 98 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

705.7144 career-best overall

98.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 705.7144 at Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition — 98.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 16, 2022

State champions

2 state championships won

They've taken 2 state championships from 50 entries at contests carrying the title.

50 state-championship entries

The one to beat

6× one call ahead of them

WeQ4U has finished one call ahead of SMOKE-N-PEPPERS 6 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2021 1 Grand Championship

2021 was the year it came together: 14 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 17%.

14 contests
10 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 17%

A tough matchup

44–12 behind in the head-to-head

THUNDER HOG BBQ ahead in 79% of their meetings

THUNDER HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 44 of their 56 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.95 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 31% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 164.40
Chicken avg 169.36
30 calls in 96 entries

The drought

9 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Bands & BBQ at the Point on Sep 9, 2022 — 9 contests and 4.1 years ago.

last GC Sep 9, 2022
4.1 years ago

A strong matchup

34–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 34 of their 34 shared contests.

The comeback

2.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.4 years, then back at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (Mar 20, 2026).

last seen Oct 13, 2023
back Mar 20, 2026

Always the bridesmaid

5 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 5 times against 2 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

2 Grand Championships
98 contests

Looking over their shoulder

5× one call behind them

WeQ4U has landed one call behind them 5 times.

An October team

Top 27% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 27% across 4 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.

4 October contests
top 42% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,280 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,280 miles across 98 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 485 miles to American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST.

98 mapped stops
furthest 485 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Big Blue Barbecue every year from 2018 to 2021 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 2nd

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#802 (125 pts)	#882 (120 pts)	#694 (245 pts)	#795 (135 pts)	#737 (170 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#265 (811 pts)	#465 (471 pts)	#282 (861 pts)	#293 (736 pts)	#363 (586 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#71 (1,748 pts)	#133 (1,323 pts)	#72 (1,650 pts)	#132 (1,313 pts)	#68 (1,703 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#29 (2,177 pts)	#18 (2,185 pts)	#60 (1,739 pts)	#65 (1,676 pts)	#57 (1,736 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#254 (440 pts)	#252 (485 pts)	#237 (515 pts)	#179 (670 pts)	#222 (525 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#214 (1,283 pts)	#130 (1,567 pts)	#199 (1,298 pts)	#188 (1,332 pts)	#211 (1,242 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#263 (1,196 pts)	#274 (1,166 pts)	#121 (1,631 pts)	#216 (1,316 pts)	#276 (1,143 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#219 (1,424 pts)	#263 (1,224 pts)	#156 (1,604 pts)	#211 (1,374 pts)	#138 (1,659 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#693 (550 pts)	#568 (710 pts)	#556 (750 pts)	#729 (545 pts)	#667 (595 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#910 (355 pts)	#969 (350 pts)	#515 (760 pts)	#836 (435 pts)	#932 (370 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#670 (549 pts)	#567 (689 pts)	#480 (834 pts)	#665 (574 pts)	#740 (494 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1092 (258 pts)	#980 (323 pts)	#1080 (283 pts)	#965 (328 pts)	#1405 (178 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKE-N-PEPPERS, each with one reason worth a look.

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE

#216 of the rated field

1752 power rating

Contests: 111
GCs: 9
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1755

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKE-N-PEPPERS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKE-N-PEPPERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 104 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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PITMASTERIQ BBQ

#212 of the rated field

1753 power rating

Contests: 72
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1774

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKE-N-PEPPERS)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before SMOKE-N-PEPPERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 64 contests

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WHO CARES BBQ

#215 of the rated field

1752 power rating

Contests: 153
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1921

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to SMOKE-N-PEPPERS)

They've been 1921 at their best, 169 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 144 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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VICTORY SMOKERS

#214 of the rated field

1752 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1752

0–5 in 5 shared contests (0% to SMOKE-N-PEPPERS)

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKE-N-PEPPERS has cooked, 41 to 98, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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FIRE & SHINE BBQ

#211 of the rated field

1753 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 70%
Peak: 1766

Their rating is built on 10 Grand Championships in 67 contests, alongside a 70% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 65 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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BULL MARKET BBQ

#210 of the rated field

1753 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1753

4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 65 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WeQ4U	77	25	52	32%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	56	12	44	21%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	49	13	36	27%	⚔ compare
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	48	25	23	52%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	44	1	43	2%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	43	18	25	42%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	38	9	29	24%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOOSIERS	37	24	13	65%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	37	12	25	32%	⚔ compare
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	37	11	26	30%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	36	15	21	42%	⚔ compare
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	34	34	0	100%	⚔ compare
CHARCOAL & MORE	34	19	15	56%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	34	9	25	26%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	33	12	21	36%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	96	32	3	11	180 🔥	156	169.36	top 45%
Pork Ribs	98	39	4	19	178.8572	149.1428	168.73	top 40%
Pork	96	32	0	11	178.8572	152.5256	168.06	top 45%
Brisket	96	30	5	11	178.3200	20	164.40	top 48%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	4	0	top 45%
Medium (20–39)	61	2	top 43%
Large (40+)	31	0	top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IN	62	1	top 46%
KY	16	1	top 39%
IL	7	0	top 37%
OH	7	0	top 33%
TN	2	0	top 37%
KS	2	0	top 12%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Bands & BBQ at the Point	8	1	1	top 30%	Sep 8, 2023
Smoke on the Water	5	3	0	top 36%	Apr 29, 2022
Big Blue Barbecue	4	2	0	top 40%	Aug 13, 2021
Rockin BBQ	4	14	0	top 41%	May 29, 2020
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	3	2	0	top 24%	Aug 19, 2022
Harvest on Fire at the Winery	3	9	0	top 46%	Jul 8, 2022
Smokin' For Garrett	3	5	0	top 39%	Oct 22, 2021
Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness	3	4	0	top 54%	Jun 16, 2017
Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!	3	29	0	top 73%	Jul 15, 2016
Smokin on the Water	3	21	0	top 69%	Apr 29, 2016
Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2	2	2	0	top 9%	Jun 18, 2022
Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1	2	19	0	top 46%	Jun 17, 2022
8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)	2	4	0	top 24%	May 14, 2022
CCSFEST	2	13	0	top 50%	Apr 8, 2022
Covid-Que Relief (Day 2)	2	24	0	top 53%	Jun 20, 2020
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	2	14	0	top 39%	Oct 4, 2019
Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival	2	7	0	top 32%	Jun 14, 2019
PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	2	4	0	top 21%	Aug 31, 2018
CCS Fest	2	13	0	top 57%	Apr 6, 2018
Smokin on the Water 2	2	24	0	top 80%	Apr 30, 2016
Buckeye State BBQ Championship	2	19	0	top 61%	May 15, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 14 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 8.2 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 64 of 98 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 56 21 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 98 entries · 4 wins · 39 calls

First title May 15, 2021 Rockin' BBQ - Day 2

Opponents faced 1,367 finished ahead 2,522 times, behind 1,644

Longest layoff 2.4 yrs Oct 13, 2023 → Mar 20, 2026

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

20261 milestone

May 15 Most recent contest Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana

20231 milestone

Sep 8 Peak power rating (1782) Bands & BBQ at the Point

20221 milestone

Sep 16 Career-best overall score705.7144 Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition

20217 milestones

May 1 First overall podium Smoke on the Water
May 15 First Grand Championship Rockin' BBQ - Day 2
May 15 First state championship Rockin' BBQ - Day 2
May 15 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Rockin' BBQ - Day 2
May 15 Biggest field won (39 teams) Rockin' BBQ - Day 2
Jul 9 10th category win Harvest On the Fire At the Winery
Aug 13 First Reserve Championship Big Blue Barbecue

20191 milestone

May 4 50th tracked contest Smoke on the Water

20171 milestone

May 5 25th tracked contest Smoke on the Water Day 1

20143 milestones

Aug 30 First category win (Pork Ribs) Thunder in the Park BBQ
Aug 30 First overall top-10 Thunder in the Park BBQ
Sep 12 10th tracked contest St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off

20133 milestones

Jun 28 First tracked contest Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
Aug 31 First call Thunder in the Park
Sep 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7772 Bands & BBQ at the Point

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.7	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	Sep 1, 2017
+15.2	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness	Jun 16, 2017
+14.3	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 15, 2017
+13.9	Rockin' BBQ - Day 2	May 15, 2021
+12.8	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2	Jun 18, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana	May 15, 2026
-14.2	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	Mar 20, 2026
-10.2	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness	Jun 28, 2013
-9.5	CCS Fest	Apr 6, 2018
-9.3	Smokin on the Water 2	Apr 30, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	2	0	0	0	50%	top 66%	94.2%	93.7%
2023	5	0	5	2	100%	top 12%	96.7%	96.2%
2022	14	1	7	0	71%	top 33%	98%	95.3%
2021	14	1	10	3	93%	top 17%	97.4%	95.5%
2020	6	0	0	0	67%	top 53%	93.7%	92.7%
2019	11	0	4	0	91%	top 37%	95.5%	93.9%
2018	13	0	2	3	85%	top 46%	94.9%	92.7%
2017	10	0	5	3	100%	top 32%	95.7%	94.2%
2016	8	0	1	0	25%	top 81%	92%	87.7%
2015	5	0	0	0	60%	top 62%	92.8%	91.7%
2014	7	0	1	1	29%	top 64%	93.1%	89.8%
2013	3	0	0	0	67%	top 63%	91.5%	89%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 15, 2026	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana 🏅 Warsaw, IN	24 / 35 (671.3484)	30 (165.0856)	5 (174.2972)	22 (167.4172)	28 (164.5484)
Mar 20, 2026	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	79 / 125 (678.1716)	85 (168.5372)	89 (166.2400)	98 (166.2400)	15 (177.1544)
Oct 13, 2023	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	9 / 81 (693.7256)	20 (172.5600)	4 (177.7372)	29 (171.9656)	31 (171.4628)
Sep 8, 2023	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	3 / 33 (693.6572)	15 (170.8228)	3 (176.5600)	6 (173.1316)	1 (173.1428)
Aug 18, 2023	Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues 🏅 Madison, IN	6 / 41 (696.5144)	9 (175.4172)	14 (173.1200)	2 (178.8572)	20 (169.1200)
Jun 10, 2023	Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 🏅 Franklin, IN	3 / 28 (690.8116)	12 (171.9772)	3 (173.7028)	6 (174.2972)	8 (170.8344)
Jun 9, 2023	Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 🏅 Franklin, IN	6 / 38 (689.6572)	17 (171.9656)	1 (178.8572)	10 (172.5600)	23 (166.2744)
Sep 23, 2022	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	6 / 46 (698.2856)	15 (174.8456)	19 (172.5600)	16 (173.1200)	3 (177.7600)
Sep 16, 2022	Reuniting After War (R.A.W.) BBQ Competition 🏅 Bowling Green, KY	2 / 24 (705.7144)	2 (178.8572)	2 (176)	4 (175.4516)	4 (175.4056)
Sep 9, 2022	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	1 / 32 (698.8460)	5 (176.5600)	14 (171.4400)	6 (174.2860)	3 (176.5600)
Aug 19, 2022	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	20 / 45 (678.7428)	24 (169.1200)	16 (169.6800)	20 (169.6800)	17 (170.2628)
Jul 8, 2022	Harvest on Fire at the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	11 / 28 (685.6000)	13 (173.1316)	21 (166.2400)	13 (170.8228)	7 (175.4056)
Jun 18, 2022	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 🏅 Franklin, IN	2 / 27 (694.7884)	14 (172.5484)	2 (176)	11 (170.8228)	4 (175.4172)
Jun 17, 2022	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	23 / 42 (678.1828)	23 (171.4172)	13 (170.8228)	29 (165.0856)	15 (170.8572)
Jun 17, 2022	Hoosier BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) Franklin, IN	—	—	20 (162.8228)	—	—
Jun 10, 2022	Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational 🏅 unrated New Haven, KY	13 / 17 (675.9660)	7 (174.2628)	14 (167.9772)	10 (168.0344)	12 (165.6916)
May 14, 2022	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	9 / 25 (684.4456)	10 (174.2628)	5 (173.1200)	13 (169.6800)	13 (167.3828)
May 13, 2022	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	4 / 36 (687.8968)	17 (171.4056)	6 (173.1084)	9 (172.5484)	12 (170.8344)
May 13, 2022	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (One Meat Ribs) Warsaw, IN	—	—	3 (176)	—	—
Apr 29, 2022	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN	9 / 25 (674.1140)	11 (168.5256)	9 (168.5256)	12 (162.8000)	3 (174.2628)
Apr 8, 2022	CCSFEST 🏅 Indianapolis, IN	28 / 42 (670.7660)	34 (168.5256)	27 (167.9772)	14 (172.5600)	35 (161.7032)
Oct 22, 2021	Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Boonville, IN	5 / 27 (678.7772)	18 (164.5372)	15 (165.1316)	2 (173.7028)	2 (175.4056)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	72 / 467 (679.9544)	296 (162.8344)	194 (167.9772)	42 (174.2628)	32 (174.8800)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	17 / 185 (697.0628)	10 (178.8572)	130 (167.3828)	18 (176.5600)	44 (174.2628)
Sep 10, 2021	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	6 / 28 (682.7312)	4 (171.9656)	12 (168.5372)	11 (169.1200)	7 (173.1084)
Sep 4, 2021	Destination Outlets Labor Day BBQ Championship 🏅 Jeffersonville, OH	2 / 15 (701.1544)	2 (177.1544)	6 (169.1200)	2 (176.5600)	2 (178.3200)
Aug 20, 2021	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	2 / 43 (694.8228)	2 (177.7372)	3 (174.8572)	11 (174.2628)	17 (167.9656)
Aug 13, 2021	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	2 / 30 (697.6800)	5 (174.8572)	2 (178.2972)	3 (174.8572)	11 (169.6684)
Jul 23, 2021	Effingham -Jam 🏅 Effingham, IL	15 / 29 (673.6228)	12 (169.6800)	13 (167.3944)	13 (168.5484)	10 (168)
Jul 9, 2021	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	4 / 38 (685.6800)	4 (174.8572)	9 (170.2856)	33 (162.8000)	1 (177.7372)
Jun 19, 2021	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 🏅 Franklin, IN	4 / 37 (687.3828)	10 (173.1200)	4 (173.1428)	9 (173.1544)	20 (167.9656)
Jun 18, 2021	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	19 / 51 (675.9428)	31 (168.5828)	30 (165.6800)	31 (167.3828)	7 (174.2972)
May 15, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN	1 / 39 (695.3712)	1 (180)	8 (170.8228)	3 (175.4056)	14 (169.1428)
May 14, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN	9 / 41 (683.3256)	2 (177.7028)	12 (169.1200)	24 (166.8228)	21 (169.6800)
May 1, 2021	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN	3 / 27 (690.2400)	1 (177.1428)	3 (171.9772)	13 (169.1200)	6 (172)
Aug 14, 2020	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	36 / 50 (662.7200)	48 (156.5372)	12 (170.8344)	30 (167.9656)	33 (167.3828)
Jul 24, 2020	Fire on the Mountain 🏅 Leburn, KY	22 / 30 (661.6456)	18 (166.2628)	20 (165.6800)	9 (170.8572)	27 (158.8456)
Jul 10, 2020	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	23 / 53 (673.0288)	37 (165.6800)	26 (166.8344)	2 (175.4172)	38 (165.0972)
Jun 20, 2020	Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN	24 / 63 (674.7544)	27 (170.2628)	11 (170.2744)	58 (159.3716)	4 (174.8456)
Jun 19, 2020	Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN	47 / 69 (660.4572)	48 (164.5256)	27 (167.3828)	30 (168.5600)	54 (159.9888)
May 29, 2020	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	14 / 66 (673.0512)	8 (171.4172)	30 (165.1084)	19 (167.9656)	21 (168.5600)
Oct 4, 2019	Jim Beam BBQ Classic 🏅 Springfield, KY	14 / 42 (677.0056)	18 (169.6800)	14 (169.6684)	16 (167.9772)	10 (169.6800)
Sep 27, 2019	New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival 🏅 New Albany, IN	11 / 23 (671.9432)	9 (170.8572)	7 (169.7028)	15 (164.5372)	14 (166.8460)
Sep 13, 2019	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	14 / 28 (669.5772)	9 (171.9656)	12 (167.4172)	19 (163.9544)	13 (166.2400)
Aug 9, 2019	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	11 / 29 (679.3028)	2 (176)	27 (159.3600)	13 (169.6800)	7 (174.2628)
Jul 12, 2019	Harvest On Fire at The Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	9 / 31 (674.1600)	8 (172.5600)	14 (166.2400)	2 (174.8456)	19 (160.5144)
Jun 14, 2019	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival 🏅 Barbourville, KY	7 / 30 (687.3252)	13 (173.1084)	18 (169.1084)	7 (174.2628)	9 (170.8456)
May 10, 2019	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	16 / 42 (663.3828)	6 (172.5600)	14 (169.1544)	29 (161.1428)	28 (160.5256)
May 4, 2019	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN	7 / 26 (681.6568)	9 (171.4172)	11 (167.3828)	9 (169.6912)	5 (173.1656)
Apr 26, 2019	Smokin For Garrett 🏅 Boonville, IN	8 / 26 (681.0284)	2 (175.4056)	11 (173.7144)	3 (176)	22 (155.9084)
Apr 5, 2019	CCSFest 🏅 Indianapois, IN	13 / 40 (675.8860)	18 (169.1316)	2 (175.4172)	36 (160.5028)	9 (170.8344)
Mar 22, 2019	PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition 🏅 Franklin, IN	16 / 29 (673.0860)	12 (170.2628)	17 (166.2744)	17 (167.9772)	12 (168.5716)
Oct 5, 2018	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	19 / 42 (670.1944)	31 (163.9428)	22 (167.4288)	29 (162.2400)	1 (176.5828)
Sep 14, 2018	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	9 / 27 (680.4800)	1 (178.8572)	16 (166.8228)	13 (166.8228)	12 (167.9772)
Sep 7, 2018	Harvest On Fire at The Winery (JUDGES FULL) Marshall, IL	11 / 16 (649.5656)	13 (162.2400)	8 (166.2284)	14 (158.2628)	12 (162.8344)
Aug 31, 2018	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lebanon, OH	15 / 46 (679.8972)	31 (166.2400)	3 (176.5600)	27 (166.8344)	19 (170.2628)
Aug 17, 2018	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	12 / 54 (683.3144)	9 (174.2744)	21 (167.3944)	30 (165.0856)	5 (176.5600)
Aug 10, 2018	Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN	12 / 27 (675.8968)	19 (166.8112)	3 (173.7028)	3 (175.4172)	23 (159.9656)
Jun 29, 2018	PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Hilliard, OH	11 / 33 (675.3028)	4 (173.1200)	5 (174.2628)	16 (167.3828)	25 (160.5372)
Jun 15, 2018	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY	14 / 34 (674.1712)	17 (169.6800)	12 (170.2744)	14 (168.5256)	21 (165.6912)
Jun 1, 2018	PigMania Shelby Mansfield KOA RV Resort Shelby, OH	4 / 18 (676.5028)	3 (172.5600)	8 (169.1084)	9 (165.7028)	7 (169.1316)
May 11, 2018	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	19 / 37 (660.4112)	26 (162.8000)	8 (169.1428)	10 (169.6800)	27 (158.7884)
May 5, 2018	Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN	12 / 28 (671.8860)	21 (162.2400)	1 (176.0116)	3 (174.2744)	22 (159.3600)
Apr 27, 2018	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	26 / 38 (645.0060)	16 (167.3944)	23 (162.2744)	7 (170.8228)	34 (144.5144)
Apr 6, 2018	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	42 / 49 (634.0688)	22 (167.3828)	36 (157.6688)	32 (159.9428)	47 (149.0744)
Sep 15, 2017	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	4 / 33 (687.9196)	21 (166.2168)	1 (176)	6 (173.7028)	5 (172)
Sep 1, 2017	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Lebanon, OH	4 / 40 (689.0972)	3 (176.5600)	10 (171.9772)	10 (170.2744)	12 (170.2856)
Aug 18, 2017	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	18 / 55 (674.7428)	39 (163.9312)	2 (174.2972)	29 (163.9428)	11 (172.5716)
Jul 21, 2017	Smoke on the Square Vernon, IN	9 / 25 (678.8460)	12 (171.4056)	6 (170.8804)	25 (160.5600)	5 (176)
Jun 16, 2017	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	4 / 25 (685.6228)	7 (173.1084)	13 (166.2744)	4 (173.1200)	3 (173.1200)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	11 / 31 (679.3484)	26 (159.9428)	3 (172.5600)	12 (169.7028)	1 (177.1428)
May 12, 2017	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	14 / 27 (662.7428)	12 (167.9884)	14 (164.5488)	6 (171.4056)	20 (158.8000)
May 6, 2017	Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN	16 / 26 (674.8344)	4 (174.2972)	20 (163.9772)	3 (172.5828)	19 (163.9772)
May 5, 2017	Smoke on the Water Day 1 Liberty, IN	10 / 27 (683.3828)	12 (170.8456)	19 (165.1316)	8 (172.5600)	1 (174.8456)
Apr 7, 2017	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	13 / 45 (668.4800)	19 (166.2628)	8 (169.7144)	18 (166.8228)	16 (165.6800)
Sep 9, 2016	Balloons, Blues & BBQ Bloomington, IN	10 / 20 (662.1708)	19 (161.6684)	2 (171.9884)	17 (158.2512)	5 (170.2628)
Jul 16, 2016	Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! Day 2 New Palestine, IN	32 / 33 (654.7200)	11 (174.2628)	30 (159.9888)	25 (163.3712)	32 (157.0972)
Jul 15, 2016	Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	29 / 39 (653.5196)	32 (160.4912)	28 (165.0856)	32 (161.6572)	25 (166.2856)
Jun 24, 2016	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	20 / 31 (648.9828)	14 (169.7144)	24 (161.0740)	24 (160.5372)	22 (157.6572)
May 13, 2016	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	25 / 28 (641.5540)	7 (170.8456)	19 (163.9428)	27 (152.5256)	24 (154.2400)
Apr 30, 2016	Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN	33 / 35 (638.1260)	33 (158.8116)	28 (163.3944)	21 (166.8228)	33 (149.0972)
Apr 29, 2016	Smokin on the Water Liberty, IN	31 / 33 (510.7428)	28 (158.2400)	12 (169.1200)	25 (163.3828)	31 (20)
Apr 22, 2016	CCS Fest: CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	41 / 49 (639.7824)	27 (165.6684)	32 (159.3600)	19 (167.9656)	49 (146.7884)
Jul 17, 2015	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	31 / 44 (662.7656)	41 (160.5716)	11 (173.1428)	30 (165.1084)	25 (163.9428)
May 15, 2015	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	19 / 36 (667.8280)	25 (167.3712)	7 (171.9884)	9 (171.4056)	30 (157.0628)
May 2, 2015	Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN	21 / 36 (664.4228)	17 (170.8228)	32 (156.5028)	19 (167.4172)	11 (169.6800)
May 1, 2015	Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN	24 / 37 (653.0744)	23 (166.2972)	9 (170.8572)	31 (155.9772)	27 (159.9428)
Apr 10, 2015	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	25 / 39 (653.0400)	27 (162.8228)	2 (176.5600)	21 (162.2972)	35 (151.3600)
Sep 12, 2014	St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off St. Leon, IN	21 / 29 (643.3484)	16 (165.1772)	13 (166.8344)	26 (156.5484)	24 (154.7884)
Sep 5, 2014	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	23 / 36 (649.5888)	27 (162.8228)	16 (166.2744)	27 (161.6800)	23 (158.8116)
Aug 30, 2014	Thunder in the Park BBQ Connersville, IN	10 / 29 (670.2060)	13 (167.9772)	1 (175.4288)	20 (165.6800)	16 (161.1200)
Jul 18, 2014	Wine, Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	38 / 51 (635.8968)	45 (156)	40 (157.1084)	13 (169.1200)	40 (153.6684)
Jun 6, 2014	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY	27 / 34 (646.1720)	5 (174.8688)	30 (151.3944)	26 (162.2516)	27 (157.6572)
May 16, 2014	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	26 / 38 (633.0288)	23 (158.2744)	17 (162.8344)	14 (166.8228)	34 (145.0972)
May 3, 2014	Smokin' On The Water Liberty, IN	23 / 43 (647.9544)	22 (166.8572)	19 (165.1428)	25 (165.7028)	30 (150.2516)
Sep 6, 2013	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	15 / 34 (658.7772)	13 (169.1544)	10 (169.7144)	16 (164.5256)	24 (155.3828)
Aug 31, 2013	Thunder in the Park Connersville, IN	17 / 27 (641.6112)	12 (164.5484)	17 (163.9656)	7 (168.0116)	26 (145.0856)
Jun 28, 2013	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	26 / 32 (621.7142)	19 (160.5714)	29 (149.1428)	23 (158.8570)	24 (153.1430)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SMOKE-N-PEPPERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (21 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)