Smokey Bees BBQ - MS MS
Rating
1794
peak 1802
Contests
74
in the data
First seen
2021-06-18
latest 2026-05-24
Best ToY finish
#2
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
10
7 reserve
Category wins
16
50 podiums
Overall top-10s
45
of 74 contests
Avg finish
top 21%
overall standings
Best overall
697.0856
Perfect 180s
10 🔥
Current form
483.71 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 417.56 (+66.16)
Walk rate
89%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
10
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±124.85
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.55 · weakest Pork (171.76)
Road miles
9049
mi across 74 mapped stops · furthest 636 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
NORALA BBQ TEAM has finished one call ahead of Smokey Bees BBQ - MS 5 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Electro-Que-ted has landed one call behind them 5 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 10 of their 14 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Deviant Smoke in 23 of their 31 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) is their spot: 3 Grand Championships in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1428 points of the Grand Championship at O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 (2025-05-03).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 39-team field at The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY).
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 13% across 10 contests, versus top 21% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-03-10) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 32-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, RIBLIFE.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 65 | 45 | 7 | 21 | 180.0000 🔥 | 165.0856 | 174.55 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 68 | 46 | 7 | 20 | 180.0000 🔥 | 160.5372 | 172.75 | top 30% |
| Pork | 29 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 163.9428 | 171.76 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 168.5600 | 173.26 | top 29% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 38 | 7 | top 19% |
| TN | 11 | 2 | top 23% |
| MS | 7 | 1 | top 31% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 5% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 30% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 15 | 4 | top 28% |
| Medium (20–39) | 27 | 6 | top 19% |
| Large (40+) | 19 | 0 | top 20% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (23 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (45 of 74 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (68 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-03-10)
- Wins it all in 14% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 417.56
- 10 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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 697.0856 | 433.10 |
| 2025 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 690.7540 | 428.15 |
| 2024 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 356.5716 | 349.33 |
| 2023 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 689.7032 | 427.12 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 520.5028 | 470.22 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 684.4912 | 628.13 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 10 / 82 (350.2628) | 26 (172.5600) | 2 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 18 / 117 (697.0856) | 6 (180.0000) | 111 (162.8228) | 2 (180.0000) | 32 (174.2628) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 7 (178.8572) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 3 (178.2972) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 13 / 43 (345.0972) | 2 (178.8572) | 28 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 29 / 125 (339.9428) | 24 (171.9772) | 31 (167.9656) | 11 (173.1084) | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 11 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-12-05 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT) Demopolis, AL | 4 / 21 (686.1712) | 7 (174.2628) | 18 (168.5256) | 16 (169.1200) | 9 (174.2628) |
| 2025-10-25 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) Cleveland, AL | 12 / 16 (343.9312) | 10 (175.4056) | 14 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cleveland, AL | — | 11 (174.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Cleveland, AL | — | — | — | 7 (175.4056) | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cleveland, AL | — | — | 6 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-10-17 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 4 / 13 (690.1828) | 2 (177.7028) | 4 (175.4172) | 12 (163.9428) | 2 (173.1200) |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 9 / 28 (347.3712) | 2 (180.0000) | 21 (167.3712) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Battle of the Bones" (ONE MEAT RIBS) Guntersville, AL | — | — | 6 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 12 (169.6916) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 9 / 29 (345.0972) | 3 (178.8572) | 19 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 7 / 37 (687.9200) | 26 (167.3944) | 2 (176.5600) | 21 (168.5600) | 8 (175.4056) |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 2 / 42 (351.9656) | 12 (175.4056) | 4 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 4 / 35 (349.6800) | 4 (177.7028) | 10 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 17 / 70 (345.0972) | 5 (177.7028) | 35 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 38 / 106 (690.7540) | 60 (171.9656) | 31 (174.2628) | 63 (170.2628) | 21 (174.2628) |
| 2025-05-16 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 20 / 32 (337.0512) | 14 (171.9656) | 22 (165.0856) | 3 (175.4056) | — |
| 2025-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 2 / 23 (357.7144) | 5 (178.8572) | 3 (178.8572) | 3 (177.7028) | — |
| 2025-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 6 / 28 (345.0856) | 12 (170.8112) | 6 (174.2744) | 5 (174.8456) | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition Gadsden, AL | 7 / 31 (348.5372) | 17 (171.9772) | 4 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 2 / 43 (351.4172) | 3 (178.8572) | 9 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 24 / 100 (341.6456) | 15 (174.2628) | 34 (167.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 1 (179.4400) | — | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 1 / 30 (358.8572) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (180.0000) | 6 (171.4056) | — |
| 2024-12-06 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship Demopolis, AL | 4 / 11 (349.6800) | 7 (175.4056) | 3 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cuming, GA | 2 / 58 (351.4172) | 3 (177.7028) | 6 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 9 / 38 (343.9428) | 10 (174.2628) | 11 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 6 / 59 (353.7028) | 10 (176.0000) | 4 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-09-27 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Clanton, AL | 3 / 18 (349.6684) | 2 (180.0000) | 5 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 2 / 33 (353.1200) | 3 (176.5600) | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 7 (168.5372) | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 5 / 27 (349.6684) | 17 (169.6684) | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) Shelbyville, TN | 1 / 17 (355.4172) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (170.8228) | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 3 / 35 (348.5256) | 5 (175.4056) | 6 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 17 / 47 (345.0856) | 33 (169.6684) | 5 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 1 / 39 (352.0000) | 4 (177.7028) | 2 (174.2972) | — | — |
| 2024-05-04 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 4 / 20 (351.9772) | 5 (178.8572) | 7 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 11 / 27 (340.5028) | 15 (168.5256) | 7 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 1 / 31 (356.5716) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2024-04-05 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 3 / 16 (346.2284) | 3 (174.2628) | 4 (171.9656) | 8 (167.3828) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 1 / 38 (354.2628) | 7 (174.2628) | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 15 / 93 (337.1088) | 3 (176.5716) | 32 (160.5372) | 4 (175.4056) | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 23 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-03-09 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 1 / 28 (349.1200) | 2 (177.7028) | 4 (171.4172) | 8 (170.2856) | — |
| 2023-12-01 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship Demopolis, AL | 5 / 17 (341.6456) | 8 (165.0856) | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 4 / 60 (347.9772) | 1 (179.4400) | 13 (168.5372) | 16 (163.9428) | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 Madison, AL | 8 / 14 (342.2628) | 2 (178.8572) | 22 (163.4056) | — | — |
| 2023-10-20 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 1 / 12 (528.5256) | 1 (175.4056) | 3 (175.4056) | 1 (177.7144) | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 11 / 73 (345.6800) | 22 (170.8228) | 7 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #2 Oneonta, AL | 2 / 11 (339.3716) | 5 (167.3944) | 3 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1 Oneonta, AL | 4 / 18 (341.6456) | 11 (168.5256) | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (One Meat Ribs) Oneonta, AL | — | — | 6 (167.3712) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 1 / 19 (355.4172) | 2 (177.7028) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 7 / 29 (351.4172) | 1 (180.0000) | 18 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 33 / 90 (689.7032) | 5 (178.2972) | 58 (169.7144) | 38 (173.1200) | 52 (168.5716) |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 6 / 58 (349.6684) | 4 (175.4056) | 11 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 7 / 26 (342.8000) | 12 (169.6800) | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff Brandon, MS | 12 / 28 (687.3600) | 12 (175.4056) | 22 (168.5372) | 22 (165.7028) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2023-04-14 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 1 / 17 (521.6572) | 1 (174.2628) | 2 (173.1200) | 2 (174.2744) | — |
| 2023-03-10 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 1 / 31 (521.6800) | 2 (177.7028) | 3 (173.1544) | 5 (170.8228) | — |
| 2022-10-28 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 6 / 8 (508.4684) | 7 (165.6800) | 6 (169.6800) | 4 (173.1084) | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS | 4 / 28 (344.5372) | 7 (171.9772) | 6 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) Florence, AL | 5 / 34 (520.5028) | 4 (177.7028) | 9 (170.8228) | 6 (171.9772) | — |
| 2022-03-12 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 4 / 26 (507.3828) | 7 (169.6800) | 4 (171.4172) | 11 (166.2856) | — |
| 2021-08-27 | Roast-N-Boast Columbus, MS | 2 / 19 (521.0856) | 6 (168.5256) | 1 (178.2972) | 6 (171.9888) | — |
| 2021-08-13 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 19 / 49 (678.8000) | 25 (168.5256) | 8 (173.1544) | 21 (168.5600) | 22 (168.5600) |
| 2021-06-18 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off Nesbit, MS | 18 / 48 (684.4912) | 19 (171.4172) | 11 (174.2628) | 29 (165.6684) | 13 (173.1428) |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #77 (417 pts) | #38 (707 pts) | #39 (772 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #709 (95 pts) | #375 (340 pts) | #327 (425 pts) | #422 (260 pts) | #814 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #12 (1308 pts) | #12 (1232 pts) | #17 (1219 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #464 (413 pts) | #390 (589 pts) | #216 (1116 pts) | #497 (397 pts) | #450 (473 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #2 (1387 pts) | #4 (1317 pts) | #2 (1337 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | #906 (146 pts) | #1283 (70 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #5 (1329 pts) | #23 (1170 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #788 (178 pts) | #614 (303 pts) | #704 (280 pts) | #961 (128 pts) | #574 (313 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #68 (672 pts) | #78 (672 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #123 (235 pts) | #87 (385 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #739 (185 pts) | #886 (150 pts) | #617 (285 pts) | #898 (140 pts) | #759 (195 pts) |