SMOKIN FOOLZ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#486

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1681

peak 1681 · rated over 52 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-06-06

latest 2019-10-04

Best ToY finish

#167

Master 2016

Grand champs

4 reserve

Category wins

24 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 52 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8000 / 720

Master · Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

667.91 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.43 (+11.48)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7372

Chicken · *West Virginia BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±17.60

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.72 · weakest Pork (163.49)

Road miles

5,920

mi across 52 mapped stops · furthest 234 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Purse competed for

$22K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.43 / 720

52 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (17 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

Riding a hot streak

4 straight overall top-10s

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

career best 6

The heartbreaker

1.7028 points from the title

Came within 1.7028 points of the Grand Championship at *Ceramic City Jazz, Blues, & BBQ Festival (2018-07-06).

Among the elite

#486 of 6,413 rated teams

In the top 8% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1681 puts them #486 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 8% of the field.

rating 1681
peak 1681
52 rated contests

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

Ceramic City Jazz, Blues & BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 19%

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 39 of 52 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 52 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.8000 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8000 at Almost Heaven BBQ Bash — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-06-17

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN FOOLZ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 18%.

3 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 18%

A tough matchup

31–6 behind in the head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 84% of their meetings

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 31 of their 37 shared contests.

A strong matchup

16–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 76% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PIG PEN BBQ in 16 of their 21 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

25 of 37 shared chicken entries lost

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead 68% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has out-cooked them in 25 of 37 shared chicken entries.

Always the bridesmaid

4 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 4 times against 0 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

0 Grand Championships
52 contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A July team

Top 28% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 28% across 5 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.

5 July contests
top 38% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,920 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,920 miles across 52 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 234 miles to Almost Heaven BBQ Bash.

52 mapped stops
furthest 234 mi

The metronome

±2.44% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.44% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.2% of a perfect score
52 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Park every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 5th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

Barbecoa BBQ Team

#485 of the rated field

1681 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 86%
Peak: 1698

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 51 contests to 52, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 49 contests
last seen 2026-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

MEAT @ SLIMS

#483 of the rated field

1681 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1681

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 41 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 41 contests
last seen 2018-07-28

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN O BBQ

#484 of the rated field

1681 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 74
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1711

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 74 contests, alongside a 36% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 71 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

WICKED QUE

#481 of the rated field

1682 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1712

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKIN FOOLZ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 58 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

Knockstone BBQ Team Austria

#489 of the rated field

1680 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 78%
Peak: 1692

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 45 contests
last seen 2024-10-19

⚔ Head-to-head

WINK'S BARBEQUE

#491 of the rated field

1680 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1734

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 42 contests
last seen 2019-07-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DRILLING & GRILLING	37	10	27	27%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	37	6	31	16%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	36	7	29	19%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	27	12	15	44%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	27	4	23	15%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	25	12	13	48%	⚔ compare
Smokestack Redemption	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	24	3	21	13%	⚔ compare
PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	23	8	15	35%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	23	4	19	17%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	23	1	22	4%	⚔ compare
PIG PEN BBQ	21	16	5	76%	⚔ compare
SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	21	11	10	52%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	21	8	13	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	52	19	2	6	177.7372	151.9200	165.72	top 42%
Pork Ribs	52	21	0	5	174.2744	139.9316	163.52	top 40%
Pork	52	17	2	6	177.7028	145.0856	163.49	top 45%
Brisket	52	14	3	7	176.0000	148.5600	163.70	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
PA	32	top 38%
MD	5	top 42%
VA	4	top 51%
WV	4	top 32%
OH	2	top 19%
NY	2	top 33%
DE	2	top 47%
NJ	1	top 48%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 27%
Medium (20–39)	17	top 41%
Large (40+)	32	top 38%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Park	5	5	top 36%	2019-09-27
New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL)	4	9	top 29%	2018-08-24
Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship	3	8	top 29%	2019-10-04
*Pit at the Park	3	2	top 30%	2018-08-03
Ceramic City Jazz, Blues & BBQ Festival	2	2	top 19%	2019-07-05
Smoke in the Grove	2	19	top 40%	2018-07-27
Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2	7	top 43%	2018-06-15
Que for the Troops	2	27	top 59%	2018-06-01
The Ironman	2	13	top 41%	2016-04-01

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.3 yrs 2014-06-06 → 2019-10-04

Busiest season 2018 20 contests

Contests a season 8.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in PA 32 of 52 contests · 8 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 36 9 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 52 entries · 2 wins · 19 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 165.72 · weakest Pork (163.49)

Walk rate 75% a top-10 call in 39 of 52 contests

Overall top-10 rate 35% 18 of 52 contests

Best top-10 run 6 straight contests

Master average 656.43 out of 720 · 52 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 702 1,454–906 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 5,920 52 mapped stops · furthest 234 mi

Schedule strength 1576 average field rating faced — tougher than 60% of rated contests

Purse competed for $22,250 listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 6 state-championship entries

Power rating 1681 peak 1681 · #486 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Jun 6 First tracked contest Que for the Troops
2015
Apr 10 First call Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival
Jun 5 First category win (Chicken) Que for the Troops
Jun 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1316 Que for the Troops
Aug 14 First overall top-10 14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
Sep 25 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Park
2016
Jun 17 First overall podium Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
Jun 17 First Reserve Championship Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
Jun 17 Career-best overall score694.8000 Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
2017
Jul 28 25th tracked contest *Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL)
2018
Aug 31 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 *West Virginia BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
2019
Jul 5 50th tracked contest Ceramic City Jazz, Blues & BBQ Festival
Oct 4 Peak power rating (1681) Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
Oct 4 Most recent contest Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.5	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2016-06-17
+13.1	Pit at the Park	2016-08-05
+12.1	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2017-06-16
+12	Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition	2016-05-06
+12	14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash	2015-08-14

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.6	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off	2014-09-05
-9	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2	2018-05-12
-8.5	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2018-06-15
-6.4	Que for the Troops	2014-06-06
-5.1	Maryland State BBQ Bash	2018-08-10

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	3	3	1	100%	top 18%	93.6%	92.8%
2018	20	5	3	75%	top 43%	95.6%	91.4%
2017	6	2	0	67%	top 35%	94.8%	91.5%
2016	12	7	2	92%	top 24%	96.5%	92.4%
2015	8	1	1	75%	top 44%	94%	90.1%
2014	3	0	0	0%	top 75%	87.5%	85.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-10-04	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	8 / 36 (664.4452)	8 (168.5600)	18 (164.5256)	8 (171.9656)	24 (159.3940)
2019-09-27	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	5 / 40 (666.7548)	8 (169.6916)	7 (165.6916)	18 (165.6916)	15 (165.6800)
2019-07-05	Ceramic City Jazz, Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 East Liverpool, OH	2 / 11 (673.7032)	5 (163.4288)	3 (167.4172)	1 (172.0000)	2 (170.8572)
2018-10-05	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	10 / 42 (666.1940)	14 (167.9656)	5 (170.2972)	10 (167.4056)	24 (160.5256)
2018-09-28	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	12 / 31 (668.4456)	22 (159.9428)	15 (162.2744)	3 (173.1200)	7 (173.1084)
2018-09-14	*Tunes, Brews & BBQ's Penn Yan, NY	6 / 14 (645.5772)	8 (166.2744)	6 (162.8228)	7 (161.6800)	7 (154.8000)
2018-09-07	*14th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	10 / 29 (675.9088)	6 (173.7144)	7 (170.8344)	14 (168.5716)	19 (162.7884)
2018-08-31	*West Virginia BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Ranson, WV	15 / 40 (667.9316)	3 (177.7372)	32 (157.6572)	16 (166.2972)	15 (166.2400)
2018-08-24	New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	26 / 71 (644.4456)	28 (162.2400)	5 (171.4172)	69 (145.0856)	17 (165.7028)
2018-08-10	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	22 / 38 (650.0564)	24 (158.7884)	25 (159.3828)	11 (165.0740)	15 (166.8112)
2018-08-03	*Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	15 / 25 (645.0060)	16 (161.0972)	8 (163.9888)	15 (159.3828)	12 (160.5372)
2018-07-27	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	23 / 54 (653.0400)	9 (170.2972)	52 (149.0972)	39 (158.2056)	1 (175.4400)
2018-07-21	Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues Auburn, NY	7 / 31 (662.1828)	14 (163.9656)	8 (163.4172)	14 (162.8228)	3 (171.9772)
2018-07-06	*Ceramic City Jazz, Blues, & BBQ Festival East Liverpool, OH	2 / 10 (688.5028)	2 (170.8456)	4 (168.5372)	2 (173.1200)	1 (176.0000)
2018-06-29	*York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	20 / 33 (654.1600)	19 (162.2628)	19 (161.0972)	10 (167.3828)	20 (163.4172)
2018-06-15	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	44 / 59 (635.9428)	51 (154.8572)	9 (169.7256)	50 (154.8228)	44 (156.5372)
2018-06-01	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	27 / 61 (644.5144)	7 (170.8800)	47 (153.1200)	23 (162.8000)	40 (157.7144)
2018-05-25	*Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Gettysburg, PA	12 / 35 (669.0400)	24 (161.6800)	17 (165.0856)	5 (174.8688)	13 (167.4056)
2018-05-18	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA	12 / 47 (666.7768)	18 (167.9656)	21 (165.6800)	17 (167.4400)	15 (165.6912)
2018-05-12	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 Fredericksburg, VA	31 / 38 (649.0400)	34 (160.5372)	30 (161.0972)	26 (162.2628)	17 (165.1428)
2018-05-11	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 Fredericksburg, VA	11 / 45 (678.8000)	32 (165.6800)	15 (168.5716)	1 (177.7028)	16 (166.8456)
2018-04-28	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	19 / 40 (649.1200)	23 (162.8688)	13 (166.8572)	24 (159.9656)	25 (159.4284)
2018-04-20	*Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	39 / 67 (649.6228)	39 (163.3828)	62 (149.6572)	26 (165.7028)	11 (170.8800)
2017-10-06	Keystone Classic BBQ Harrisburg, PA	13 / 39 (659.3140)	6 (171.4056)	21 (158.8228)	30 (159.9428)	7 (169.1428)
2017-09-22	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	27 / 44 (645.6456)	23 (162.8572)	31 (156.0000)	13 (165.6800)	29 (161.1084)
2017-08-25	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	32 / 69 (645.0512)	26 (164.5256)	15 (166.8456)	41 (159.4172)	45 (154.2628)
2017-08-04	*Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	7 / 32 (662.2976)	11 (168.0344)	5 (168.5716)	14 (162.8572)	16 (162.8344)
2017-07-28	*Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	19 / 51 (656.5028)	3 (175.4056)	27 (159.9544)	35 (158.2628)	24 (162.8800)
2017-06-16	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	7 / 57 (682.7656)	38 (163.3712)	6 (173.1544)	9 (174.2628)	6 (171.9772)
2016-10-07	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	19 / 47 (658.8000)	2 (176.5944)	7 (169.1428)	27 (161.6800)	36 (151.3828)
2016-09-23	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	7 / 38 (672.5488)	16 (166.2972)	32 (154.8116)	2 (176.0000)	2 (175.4400)
2016-09-10	Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE Devon, PA	8 / 33 (664.4796)	14 (166.8228)	10 (169.1200)	14 (162.8112)	9 (165.7256)
2016-08-26	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	9 / 66 (665.6228)	37 (159.9312)	41 (158.2744)	9 (171.9772)	2 (175.4400)
2016-08-12	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	9 / 42 (675.3712)	26 (164.5828)	4 (173.1200)	8 (170.2628)	11 (167.4056)
2016-08-05	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	2 / 23 (673.1200)	11 (161.7144)	4 (169.7256)	4 (171.4172)	5 (170.2628)
2016-06-17	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	2 / 42 (694.8000)	9 (174.2628)	2 (174.2744)	2 (176.5600)	15 (169.7028)
2016-06-10	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	11 / 29 (657.6576)	5 (169.7144)	2 (170.3088)	20 (160.5256)	17 (157.1088)
2016-06-03	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	11 / 67 (657.0976)	1 (173.1544)	42 (156.5488)	31 (159.3828)	12 (168.0116)
2016-05-06	Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition Greenlane, PA	9 / 47 (666.2632)	29 (160.5372)	17 (163.4288)	8 (167.4172)	1 (174.8800)
2016-04-08	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	41 / 75 (635.3028)	14 (169.7028)	64 (146.2744)	42 (157.6800)	31 (161.6456)
2016-04-01	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	13 / 54 (661.0172)	7 (170.8456)	3 (173.1316)	36 (156.5372)	22 (160.5028)
2015-10-02	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	29 / 57 (646.2976)	29 (162.2744)	11 (166.8344)	16 (166.2972)	47 (150.8916)
2015-09-25	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	17 / 34 (646.2396)	28 (155.4172)	2 (170.8800)	25 (157.0740)	11 (162.8684)
2015-08-28	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	14 / 70 (658.1944)	18 (167.9888)	22 (165.1428)	8 (168.5600)	37 (156.5028)
2015-08-14	14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	10 / 46 (676.5488)	4 (176.5600)	13 (168.6060)	26 (161.1200)	6 (170.2628)
2015-06-05	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	31 / 54 (653.1316)	1 (177.7028)	19 (165.7144)	49 (149.7144)	32 (160.0000)
2015-05-01	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	33 / 64 (637.6916)	27 (162.8000)	7 (168.0572)	58 (149.1200)	42 (157.7144)
2015-04-10	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	39 / 99 (642.2744)	7 (173.1772)	50 (158.3544)	70 (154.2400)	58 (156.5028)
2015-04-03	The Ironman Shady Grove, PA	28 / 48 (630.7312)	27 (160.5256)	14 (165.0972)	46 (145.6796)	22 (159.4288)
2014-09-05	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA	34 / 39 (604.8800)	33 (151.9200)	39 (139.9316)	15 (163.3828)	32 (149.6456)
2014-06-27	Hogging Up BBQ Festival Winchester, VA	30 / 46 (630.2284)	36 (152.5944)	24 (159.3940)	18 (161.0856)	22 (157.1544)
2014-06-06	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	48 / 65 (605.0288)	48 (151.9772)	31 (155.3944)	58 (149.0972)	41 (148.5600)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#570 (576 pts)	#717 (471 pts)	#713 (471 pts)	#652 (511 pts)	#786 (411 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#197 (1425 pts)	#160 (1499 pts)	#145 (1539 pts)	#107 (1698 pts)	#124 (1666 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#599 (657 pts)	#552 (727 pts)	#600 (667 pts)	#735 (557 pts)	#635 (627 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#167 (1635 pts)	#168 (1545 pts)	#128 (1675 pts)	#184 (1485 pts)	#154 (1655 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#568 (649 pts)	#376 (994 pts)	#359 (1014 pts)	#623 (619 pts)	#551 (679 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1726 (139 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)