Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team LT
Rating
1564
peak 1571 · rated over 19 contests
Best runs
12
straight top-10s
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2019-06-15
latest 2026-08-14
Best ToY finish
#368
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
6
26 podiums
Overall top-10s
15
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
671.23 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 664.16 (+7.07)
Walk rate
85%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
12
best run (overall)
Consistency
±22.38
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.40 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.18)
Road miles
23515
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 5045 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Purse competed for
$118K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
664.16 / 720
19 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BBQ Symphony has finished one call ahead of Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SMOKING FINNS FI has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Piiripealsed in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.2056 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ Festival (2022-08-19).
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Insomnia BBQ Team has out-cooked them in 8 of 12 shared chicken entries.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 22% across 3 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, LT first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insomnia BBQ Team | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKING FINNS FI | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Symphony | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Piiripealsed | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweaty Hogs | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Sleeping Beauties of BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| 3BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Dreamfire BBQ Team | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Rüütlid | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Clean Smoke BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 176.5944 | 158.1940 | 169.40 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 177.7028 | 139.3944 | 163.18 | top 57% |
| Pork | 19 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 178.2972 | 159.9656 | 168.53 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 19 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 178.2972 | 148.4916 | 163.26 | top 49% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| LT | 5 | 0 | top 20% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 14 | 0 | top 34% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Smoke | 5 | 2 | 0 | top 20% | 2026-05-15 |
| BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 41% | 2025-08-15 |
| BBQ Festival | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 29% | 2022-08-19 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in LT (5 of 20 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (20 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 664.16 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-06-15 — First tracked contest · BBQ Battle Finland
- 📣 2019-06-15 — First call · BBQ Battle Finland
- ⭐ 2024-08-16 — Career-best overall score (700.5488) · BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia
- 📈 2025-05-17 — Peak power rating (1571) · Twin Smoke
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.7 | Twin Smoke | 2021-09-11 |
| +12.6 | BBQ Festival | 2022-08-19 |
| +11.4 | Twin Smoke | 2022-07-02 |
| +10.6 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia | 2024-08-16 |
| +10.5 | BBQ Festival 2019 | 2019-08-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2026-03-06 |
| -12.5 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| -4.7 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia | 2025-08-15 |
| -4.7 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| -4.4 | BBQ Battle Finland | 2019-06-15 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 51% | 95.5% | 93.2% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 94.4% | 93.3% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 26% | 97.3% | 95% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 20% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 36% | 95.1% | 91% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 26% | 95.3% | 92.9% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 62% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 59% | 94% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | Cars & BBQ Festival 2026 Tallinn, 15026 | 7 / 17 (687.3604) | 7 (171.9772) | 6 (174.2744) | 11 (168.5372) | 7 (172.5716) |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, LT | 4 / 23 (682.2516) | 4 (176.5944) | 2 (177.7028) | 5 (168.5600) | 15 (159.3944) |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 42 / 44 (642.6288) | 40 (162.8000) | 44 (150.7772) | 35 (163.9428) | 36 (165.1088) |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia Saue, 76505 | 7 / 11 (663.9428) | 3 (173.1200) | 8 (163.3944) | 10 (162.2856) | 5 (165.1428) |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, LT | 3 / 11 (679.9428) | 2 (172.0000) | 6 (166.8572) | 3 (169.6800) | 3 (171.4056) |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia Saue Parish, 76505 | 3 / 16 (700.5488) | 2 (176.5600) | 8 (171.9888) | 6 (173.7028) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2024-08-10 | Wild West Fest on Fire Medvode, 1215 | 4 / 11 (690.2288) | 5 (173.1200) | 3 (176.5716) | 6 (170.2628) | 4 (170.2744) |
| 2024-08-10 | Wild West Fest on Fire (ONE MEAT RIBS) Medvode, 1215 | — | — | 7 (167.4288) | — | — |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, LT | 4 / 18 (661.0860) | 2 (176.0000) | 3 (168.5944) | 3 (168.0000) | 12 (148.4916) |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa Saue Parish, 76505 | 3 / 15 (665.6916) | 3 (172.5828) | 7 (162.8344) | 1 (175.4172) | 11 (154.8572) |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ Festival Saue Parish, 76505 | 2 / 10 (684.6172) | 1 (172.0000) | 3 (172.0344) | 6 (173.7256) | 4 (166.8572) |
| 2022-08-13 | BIGFEAST CHALLENGE UUSIKAUPUNKI, 23450 | 6 / 9 (657.0744) | 8 (161.1088) | 9 (159.4288) | 3 (171.9884) | 3 (164.5484) |
| 2022-07-02 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, LT | 3 / 15 (624.0916) | 2 (158.2972) | 13 (139.3944) | 3 (165.7600) | 4 (160.6400) |
| 2021-09-11 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, LT | 2 / 15 (686.2744) | 3 (168.5828) | 7 (165.1200) | 1 (178.2972) | 2 (174.2744) |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ Festival 2021 Saue Parish, 76505 | 5 / 13 (651.3712) | 4 (162.8456) | 6 (163.3944) | 1 (173.1428) | 6 (151.9884) |
| 2020-08-21 | BBQ Festival 2020 Saue Parish, | 8 / 13 (650.2172) | 8 (165.1544) | 13 (148.5144) | 2 (169.1312) | 6 (167.4172) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 133 / 135 (634.6856) | 112 (165.7028) | 130 (157.0972) | 129 (159.9656) | 133 (151.9200) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 233 / 468 (660.4916) | 24 (176.5600) | 365 (157.1312) | 257 (164.5488) | 259 (162.2516) |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ Festival 2019 Vanamõisa, Saue Parish, 75501 | 4 / 18 (676.6284) | 1 (175.4400) | 2 (170.8800) | 7 (164.0228) | 9 (166.2856) |
| 2019-06-15 | BBQ Battle Finland Tampere, 33840 | 15 / 23 (619.8516) | 14 (158.1940) | 21 (150.2516) | 10 (161.1428) | 17 (150.2632) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #374 (405 pts) | #422 (405 pts) | #390 (465 pts) | #442 (345 pts) | #477 (305 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #516 (352 pts) | #494 (447 pts) | #658 (282 pts) | #559 (322 pts) | #515 (372 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #368 (595 pts) | #360 (645 pts) | #350 (709 pts) | #410 (525 pts) | #393 (560 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #703 (215 pts) | #757 (215 pts) | #1025 (145 pts) | #643 (265 pts) | #1109 (110 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #381 (599 pts) | #377 (629 pts) | #552 (429 pts) | #407 (574 pts) | #399 (584 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #451 (403 pts) | #479 (403 pts) | #603 (298 pts) | #379 (528 pts) | #488 (393 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #900 (313 pts) | #830 (393 pts) | #876 (363 pts) | #1040 (268 pts) | #1103 (248 pts) |