SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS NY
Rating
1565
peak 1567
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
2019-04-19
latest 2026-05-29
Best ToY finish
#176
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
4
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
664.74 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 634.20 (+30.54)
Walk rate
74%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±116.39
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.02 · weakest Brisket (163.71)
Road miles
3800
mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 345 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SmoKEN Meatz has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Mullen It Over BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 11 of their 13 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of FAT TIGER BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 23% across 5 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NY first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 170.8572 | 154.8116 | 164.88 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 174.3428 | 156.5600 | 168.02 | top 29% |
| Pork | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 178.8800 | 154.7884 | 165.59 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 174.8572 | 148.4684 | 163.71 | top 42% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 5 | 0 | top 45% |
| ON | 4 | 0 | top 18% |
| QC | 3 | 0 | top 37% |
| NH | 3 | 0 | top 29% |
| NJ | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 20% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 29% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in ON (5 of 19 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (18 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 634.20
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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 677.6456 | 671.65 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 677.0516 | 677.05 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 676.5144 | 662.31 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 668.4456 | 480.63 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 674.7544 | 663.25 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes Montreal, QC | 13 / 24 (665.6456) | 23 (157.0856) | 8 (166.8800) | 2 (174.8572) | 15 (166.8228) |
| 2026-05-09 | Smoke on the Seaway Cornwall, ON | 3 / 12 (677.6456) | 6 (170.8572) | 7 (166.2628) | 6 (166.2628) | 1 (174.2628) |
| 2026-05-09 | Smoke on the Seaway (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cornwall, ON | — | — | 3 (168.5944) | — | — |
| 2024-06-01 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Merrimack, NH | 10 / 37 (677.0516) | 14 (170.8344) | 9 (170.8344) | 23 (165.6800) | 8 (169.7028) |
| 2023-08-04 | La Classique BBQ Labonte Sainte-Perpetue, QC | 14 / 33 (641.6340) | 4 (168.5484) | 9 (163.4400) | 14 (161.1084) | 27 (148.5372) |
| 2023-06-17 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse BBQ Competition Seagrave, ON | 2 / 15 (661.7144) | 2 (168.5600) | 1 (171.4400) | 8 (160.5600) | 3 (161.1544) |
| 2023-06-03 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Merrimack, NH | 11 / 39 (676.5144) | 29 (163.3828) | 6 (173.7144) | 12 (170.2972) | 8 (169.1200) |
| 2023-05-27 | Jack 9 Memorial La Salette, ON | 4 / 19 (674.8568) | 6 (167.4056) | 1 (174.3428) | 9 (163.9656) | 4 (169.1428) |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Blairstown, NJ | 21 / 30 (663.8972) | 14 (170.8572) | 17 (167.3828) | 25 (163.9772) | 20 (161.6800) |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Blairstown, NJ | 26 / 36 (655.2684) | 20 (168.5372) | 16 (164.5484) | 22 (165.6800) | 31 (156.5028) |
| 2022-09-02 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) Lake Placid, NY | 17 / 22 (614.6284) | 20 (154.8116) | 14 (156.5600) | 15 (154.7884) | 20 (148.4684) |
| 2022-09-02 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Steak) (JUDGING FULL) Lake Placid, NY | 5 (158.8228) | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-06-04 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Merrimack, NH | 12 / 37 (668.4456) | 21 (162.2284) | 22 (162.8116) | 13 (168.5484) | 3 (174.8572) |
| 2019-09-21 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 9 / 43 (666.7884) | 28 (159.3828) | 7 (170.2628) | 1 (178.8800) | 25 (158.2628) |
| 2019-08-16 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 32 / 53 (638.1368) | 40 (158.2400) | 15 (166.2512) | 36 (157.0972) | 33 (156.5484) |
| 2019-07-05 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 7 / 32 (657.0284) | 8 (168.5600) | 4 (166.8228) | 20 (160.5256) | 14 (161.1200) |
| 2019-06-15 | 514 BBQ Saint-Léonard, QC | 3 / 23 (670.2400) | 15 (160.5256) | 2 (172.5600) | 5 (166.8344) | 3 (170.3200) |
| 2019-05-25 | Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON | 5 / 43 (672.5256) | 15 (165.7028) | 2 (173.7028) | 7 (170.8228) | 18 (162.2972) |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | 12 / 54 (674.7544) | 25 (167.3944) | 15 (167.9772) | 30 (165.1200) | 6 (174.2628) |
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 | #350 (321 pts) | #533 (211 pts) | #283 (496 pts) | #287 (401 pts) | #320 (361 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #845 (135 pts) | #1037 (115 pts) | #933 (145 pts) | #1189 (70 pts) | #849 (155 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #264 (812 pts) | #260 (862 pts) | #216 (1052 pts) | #333 (632 pts) | #293 (762 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #755 (212 pts) | #944 (152 pts) | #933 (177 pts) | #777 (217 pts) | #636 (307 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #415 (775 pts) | #713 (480 pts) | #308 (990 pts) | #454 (765 pts) | #619 (550 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #922 (320 pts) | #979 (320 pts) | #1150 (245 pts) | #1380 (175 pts) | #1012 (295 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #276 (1262 pts) | #442 (872 pts) | #489 (802 pts) | #305 (1152 pts) | #258 (1302 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #176 (1616 pts) | #222 (1341 pts) | #172 (1513 pts) | #293 (1188 pts) | #95 (1903 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #282 (1213 pts) | #331 (1098 pts) | #390 (943 pts) | #461 (848 pts) | #344 (1038 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #477 (808 pts) | #610 (633 pts) | #550 (708 pts) | #450 (848 pts) | #515 (723 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1276 (201 pts) | #992 (316 pts) | #1306 (216 pts) | #1303 (206 pts) | #1408 (176 pts) |