COASTAL SMOKE

COASTAL SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 16th of 25 at the Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival (2023). They are ranked #6143 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

⚔ Compare with another team

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,143

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1427

peak 1427 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 10, 2014

latest May 19, 2023 · 8.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1273

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

657.5656 / 720

Master · Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

630.40 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 629.77 (+0.63)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.2744

Pork · Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

Consistency

±23.01

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.30 · weakest Brisket (155.31)

Road miles

1,114

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 227 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$62K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

629.77 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TARHEEL SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of COASTAL SMOKE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.00 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 155.31
Pork avg 160.30
0 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of OH YOU BET WE SMOKE in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

2.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival (May 20, 2022).

last seen Oct 11, 2019
back May 20, 2022

Pork nemesis

12 of 14 shared pork entries lost

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 14 shared pork entries.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 16th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022 ↗	Master	#1303 (62 pts)	#1224 (92 pts)	#1341 (77 pts)	#1341 (62 pts)	#1636 (57 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1273 (177 pts)	#1193 (212 pts)	#1319 (177 pts)	#1206 (212 pts)	#1314 (177 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1542 (130 pts)	#1316 (190 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1622 (160 pts)	#1423 (195 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1399 (195 pts)	#1363 (225 pts)	#1416 (210 pts)	#1147 (300 pts)	#1354 (225 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2181 (65 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2040 (100 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to COASTAL SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.

35 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BACKDRAFT BBQ SC

#6,141 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to COASTAL SMOKE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team COASTAL SMOKE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Last Years Leftovers

#6,145 of the rated field

1426 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1426

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

Two Crackers Cooking

#6,140 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 3 years before COASTAL SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

⚔ Compare careers

SMOKE-N-ASHES

#6,137 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Aug 19, 2022

⚔ Compare careers

PORK RADIO 810

#6,139 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

Splitlog Smokers

#6,133 of the rated field

1427 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1427

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKE	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Grillin' Thyme	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
TWISTED PAIR BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BOBO'S QUE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!!	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
OH YOU BET WE SMOKE	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	0	169.6800	102.0804	157.55	top 72%
Pork Ribs	15	0	167.3828	135.3944	156.61	top 72%
Pork	15	3	170.2744	144.5256	160.30	top 64%
Brisket	15	0	165.6800	126.1944	155.31	top 70%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 78%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 83%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NC	14	0	top 80%
SC	1	0	top 79%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival	6	16	0	top 77%	May 19, 2023
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	3	28	0	top 78%	Oct 11, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 1.9 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 14 of 15 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 234 finished ahead 112 times, behind 451

Longest layoff 2.6 yrs Oct 11, 2019 → May 20, 2022

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

20232 milestones

May 19 Career-best overall score657.5656 Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival
May 19 Most recent contest Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival

20181 milestone

Oct 12 10th tracked contest Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

20171 milestone

Oct 13 Career-best single call (Pork)170.2744 Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

20161 milestone

Jun 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8856 Peak City Pigfest

20151 milestone

Nov 13 First call Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown

20142 milestones

Oct 10 First tracked contest Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown
Oct 10 Peak power rating (1486) Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.8	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival	May 19, 2023
+2.1	Peak City Pigfest	Jun 17, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.8	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown	Oct 10, 2014
-9.9	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown	Oct 9, 2015
-8.4	Pigs & Pedals	Aug 2, 2019
-7.3	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	May 19, 2017
-7.2	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown	Nov 13, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0%	top 64%	91.3%	91.3%
2022	1	0%	top 75%	91.1%	91.1%
2019	3	0%	top 88%	89.2%	85.1%
2018	2	0%	top 81%	87.5%	87%
2017	2	50%	top 79%	89.6%	88.6%
2016	3	33%	top 71%	91.1%	89.7%
2015	2	50%	top 84%	86.6%	86.5%
2014	1	0%	top 98%	81%	81%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 19, 2023	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	16 / 25 (657.5656)	23 (163.9656)	16 (164.5372)	18 (163.3828)	12 (165.6800)
May 20, 2022	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	24 / 32 (655.8284)	18 (169.6800)	21 (163.9772)	24 (163.9540)	25 (158.2172)
Oct 11, 2019	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	28 / 32 (618.5940)	18 (165.0856)	28 (150.8000)	25 (157.0856)	30 (145.6228)
Aug 2, 2019	Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC	39 / 40 (577.9088)	40 (102.0804)	33 (158.8000)	37 (153.6228)	25 (163.4056)
May 17, 2019	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	28 / 36 (642.1024)	27 (164.5484)	32 (154.8116)	18 (164.5140)	25 (158.2284)
Oct 12, 2018	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	29 / 39 (622.6968)	23 (159.9656)	11 (167.3828)	38 (144.5256)	29 (150.8228)
May 18, 2018	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	33 / 38 (630.1824)	30 (161.1084)	26 (159.9656)	37 (150.8456)	26 (158.2628)
Oct 13, 2017	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	36 / 50 (645.0172)	45 (152.5256)	29 (163.3944)	10 (170.2744)	36 (158.8228)
May 19, 2017	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	31 / 36 (630.2284)	27 (160.5484)	17 (162.2972)	31 (151.9544)	27 (155.4284)
Sep 9, 2016	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	38 / 44 (636.3428)	21 (169.1200)	34 (159.3600)	40 (157.0972)	40 (150.7656)
Jun 17, 2016	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	24 / 46 (655.8856)	35 (160.5484)	23 (165.1200)	8 (169.1200)	22 (161.0972)
May 20, 2016	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	22 / 30 (645.6460)	19 (163.9656)	20 (161.7144)	19 (162.8344)	18 (157.1316)
Nov 13, 2015	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown Mount Pleasant, SC	22 / 28 (623.8056)	18 (159.3368)	27 (137.6572)	8 (167.4172)	18 (159.3944)
Oct 9, 2015	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	44 / 49 (621.5200)	28 (163.3712)	48 (135.3944)	26 (162.2400)	24 (160.5144)
Oct 10, 2014	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	52 / 53 (583.2688)	51 (147.4172)	50 (143.9772)	20 (165.6800)	52 (126.1944)

COASTAL SMOKE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)