Smokestack Redemption PA
Rating
1526
peak 1544
Contests
24
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2026-05-16
Best ToY finish
#246
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
6
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 24 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
667.74
last 5 vs career avg 667.64 (+0.10)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.81
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.48 · weakest Brisket (164.35)
Road miles
1053
mi across 24 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
DIG'N N PIG'N has finished one call ahead of Smokestack Redemption 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
All About the Wood has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 15 of their 20 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of 4 BOXERS Q in 13 of their 17 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 176.5944 | 152.5028 | 167.04 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 24 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0860 | 169.48 | top 36% |
| Pork | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 155.3600 | 166.78 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.7540 | 164.35 | top 53% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 19 | 0 | top 47% |
| MD | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 36% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (19 of 24 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (24 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 667.64
- 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 | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 682.7660 | 675.02 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 681.0284 | 667.42 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 684.4452 | 677.77 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 676.4800 | 666.75 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 676.4568 | 662.35 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 657.0400 | 651.86 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 688.5372 | 668.48 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 8 / 17 (682.7660) | 11 (173.1200) | 12 (169.1200) | 3 (175.4172) | 15 (165.1088) |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 15 / 25 (667.2800) | 13 (170.8228) | 18 (160.5488) | 9 (170.8228) | 14 (165.0856) |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 27 / 32 (662.6972) | 22 (169.1200) | 19 (167.9772) | 26 (162.8000) | 24 (162.8000) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 22 / 35 (660.4116) | 12 (171.4056) | 30 (157.0860) | 14 (168.5256) | 19 (163.3944) |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 16 / 26 (665.5540) | 5 (174.2628) | 4 (174.2628) | 22 (159.3600) | 22 (157.6684) |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 10 / 37 (681.0284) | 18 (169.6800) | 7 (169.6800) | 27 (161.6684) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 13 / 51 (684.4452) | 24 (170.8112) | 1 (178.8572) | 26 (167.4056) | 25 (167.3712) |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 10 / 29 (677.0168) | 22 (165.0856) | 3 (174.8572) | 16 (169.1084) | 11 (167.9656) |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 14 / 37 (671.8628) | 10 (171.9656) | 11 (170.2744) | 32 (155.3600) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA | 18 / 54 (668.5256) | 23 (170.8228) | 18 (167.4172) | 22 (166.2628) | 26 (164.0228) |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 23 / 34 (655.2572) | 16 (168.5256) | 20 (165.6800) | 29 (155.9200) | 19 (165.1316) |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 13 / 39 (676.4800) | 3 (176.5944) | 25 (162.8000) | 10 (172.5600) | 20 (164.5256) |
| 2021-09-24 | Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA | 20 / 31 (658.7660) | 10 (169.6800) | 23 (161.0972) | 13 (167.4172) | 25 (160.5716) |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 9 / 54 (676.4568) | 8 (174.8456) | 36 (163.3828) | 2 (175.4056) | 26 (162.8228) |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 Hagerstown, MD | 34 / 47 (651.8396) | 37 (164.5600) | 28 (166.2744) | 23 (166.2512) | 42 (154.7540) |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 40 / 59 (646.6740) | 52 (155.3600) | 19 (166.8228) | 21 (168.5600) | 45 (155.9312) |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 33 / 53 (657.0400) | 25 (168.5484) | 34 (163.9660) | 27 (166.2628) | 38 (158.2628) |
| 2019-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 25 / 36 (650.1140) | 32 (154.2172) | 2 (175.4400) | 16 (163.9656) | 26 (156.4912) |
| 2019-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 17 / 65 (669.0400) | 49 (155.9544) | 1 (176.0000) | 6 (171.9772) | 25 (165.1084) |
| 2019-08-09 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 15 / 30 (660.4340) | 18 (164.5256) | 9 (171.4172) | 13 (163.9656) | 20 (160.5256) |
| 2019-06-07 | Separation Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE | 7 / 36 (671.4060) | 25 (159.9660) | 2 (174.2856) | 13 (166.8916) | 9 (170.2628) |
| 2019-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 3 / 44 (688.5372) | 9 (169.7144) | 5 (170.2628) | 1 (178.8572) | 8 (169.7028) |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | 4 / 54 (685.0628) | 26 (166.8228) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (171.4172) | 25 (166.8228) |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 27 / 66 (654.7540) | 51 (152.5028) | 1 (180.0000) | 46 (156.5600) | 23 (165.6912) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #517 (363 pts) | #456 (468 pts) | #463 (513 pts) | #609 (298 pts) | #432 (503 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #514 (364 pts) | #658 (269 pts) | #386 (644 pts) | #725 (219 pts) | #497 (394 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #638 (284 pts) | #533 (409 pts) | #787 (239 pts) | #690 (269 pts) | #754 (234 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #576 (286 pts) | #535 (346 pts) | #817 (186 pts) | #425 (446 pts) | #809 (176 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #655 (120 pts) | #696 (120 pts) | #636 (150 pts) | #644 (140 pts) | #681 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #335 (935 pts) | #642 (535 pts) | #104 (1700 pts) | #312 (995 pts) | #537 (630 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #246 (1256 pts) | #404 (886 pts) | #231 (1241 pts) | #322 (1031 pts) | #370 (936 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #507 (754 pts) | #670 (604 pts) | #428 (909 pts) | #425 (899 pts) | #641 (619 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #281 (1232 pts) | #263 (1242 pts) | #277 (1237 pts) | #351 (1067 pts) | #343 (1087 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #462 (836 pts) | #439 (886 pts) | #490 (791 pts) | #392 (946 pts) | #281 (1206 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #581 (646 pts) | #686 (552 pts) | #724 (517 pts) | #714 (532 pts) | #737 (502 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1182 (225 pts) | #1237 (225 pts) | #1271 (225 pts) | #1215 (230 pts) | #1077 (270 pts) |