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Smokey Bees BBQ - MS MS

Power ranking

#26
of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1800
peak 1802 · rated over 64 contests

Best runs

10
straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Contests

77
in the data

First seen

2020-10-09
latest 2026-07-24

Best ToY finish

#2
Backyard 2024

Grand champs

10
8 reserve

Category wins

17
51 podiums

Overall top-10s

46
of 77 contests

Avg finish

top 22%
overall standings

Best overall

702.8000 / 720

Perfect 180s

11 🔥

Current form

413.08 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 377.56 (+35.52)

Walk rate

90%
contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

10
best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Consistency

±72.23
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 174.15 · weakest Pork (171.48)

Road miles

9519
mi across 77 mapped stops · furthest 636 mi

Schedule strength

79%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)

Purse competed for

$417K
listed at 60 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

3 🏅
GCs in 25 state-championship entries

Master avg

689.90 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

377.56 / 360
55 Backyard contests · 10 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

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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 4 visits.

💔 The heartbreaker

Came within 0.5712 points of the Grand Championship at Fire on the Mountain BBQ (2026-07-24).

🗡️ Giant slayer

Took the Grand Championship over a 39-team field at The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY).

📅 A July team

Something about July: average finish in the top 11% across 3 contests, versus top 22% the rest of the year.

🃏 Against the odds

Their Grand Championship at Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-04-14) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 30-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, LEE LA Q.

Teams like this (closest power rating, MS first)

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

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
NORALA BBQ TEAM 47 22 25 47% ⚔ compare
LEE LA Q 45 28 17 62% ⚔ compare
Deviant Smoke 31 23 8 74% ⚔ compare
Rollin Smoke BBQ 31 16 15 52% ⚔ compare
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q 29 19 10 66% ⚔ compare
Electro-Que-ted 29 18 11 62% ⚔ compare
Say My Name BBQ 27 22 5 81% ⚔ compare
Bentley Que 27 16 11 59% ⚔ compare
Modest Meats 25 23 2 92% ⚔ compare
Pork Life 21 20 1 95% ⚔ compare
2 Swine Crew 21 17 4 81% ⚔ compare
RIBLIFE 21 15 6 71% ⚔ compare
Hickory Hangover 20 12 8 60% ⚔ compare
Dogpatch Q 19 17 2 89% ⚔ compare
The Real Squeal BBQ 18 15 3 83% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 68 47 7 21 180.0000 🔥 161.0972 174.15 top 28%
Pork Ribs 71 48 7 20 180.0000 🔥 150.2288 172.38 top 30%
Pork 30 18 2 7 180.0000 🔥 158.8228 171.48 top 33%
Brisket 10 5 1 3 180.0000 🔥 168.5600 173.93 top 27%

“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

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
AL387top 19%
TN112top 23%
MS91top 37%
GA20top 5%
KS20top 30%
KY10top 9%
VA10top 19%

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)154top 28%
Medium (20–39)306top 21%
Large (40+)190top 20%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) 4 1 3 top 6% 2025-03-07
Roast N Boast 4 1 1 top 36% 2023-10-20
Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 1 1 top 13% 2026-03-27
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 3 15 0 top 21% 2026-03-20
Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT) 3 4 0 top 28% 2025-12-05
Poosa Q 3 2 0 top 10% 2025-06-20
Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) 3 3 0 top 16% 2025-06-13
Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 1 1 top 12% 2024-09-06
Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 1 1 top 12% 2024-04-05
Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 2 0 top 19% 2025-09-12
7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) 2 17 0 top 30% 2025-05-25
O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 2 2 0 top 14% 2025-05-03
O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 2 6 0 top 31% 2025-05-02
Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 2 2 0 top 5% 2024-11-15

The story so far

Milestones

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+14.8Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)2023-04-14
+14.4Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)2023-03-10
+14.2Roast-N-Boast2021-08-27
+14Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)2023-09-08
+13.9Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)2022-10-21

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-14.7Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD)2025-10-25
-12.7High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)2025-05-16
-3.5O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 12024-05-03
-2.9Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY)2021-05-21
-1.8Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship2025-03-14

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20268021 75% top 18% 97.6% 96.4%
2025231124 87% top 25% 190.6% 102%
2024215155 90% top 15% 99% 97%
2023164126 100% top 21% 146.8% 105.9%
20224040 100% top 30% 144.6% 130.6%
20214011 75% top 39% 144.7% 106.4%
20201000 100% top 50% 130.9% 130.9%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026-07-24 Fire on the Mountain BBQ 🏅 Leburn, KY 2 / 22 (702.8000) 8 (173.1200) 9 (173.1200) 8 (176.5600) 1 (180.0000)
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) 3 (174.2628)
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)
2021-05-21 Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) Meridian, MS 15 / 22 (329.6344) 18 (161.0972) 10 (168.5372)
2020-10-09 Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS 18 / 36 (471.3488) 9 (162.2972) 19 (150.2288) 15 (158.8228)

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)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026 ↗ Backyard #98 (417 pts) #56 (707 pts) #54 (772 pts)
2026 ↗ Master #417 (342 pts) #365 (482 pts) #341 (557 pts) #388 (402 pts) #450 (332 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)

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