Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ ON
Rating
1501
peak 1504
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2024-05-25
latest 2026-05-23
Best ToY finish
#367
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
681.36 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 660.83 (+20.53)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±24.39
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.03 · weakest Brisket (163.58)
Road miles
1714
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 403 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BBQ WorX has finished one call ahead of Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MEAN MOE'S BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of What For BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 41% across 3 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, ON first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4744 | 153.6340 | 165.76 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.0116 | 155.9772 | 166.03 | top 57% |
| Pork | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 178.2972 | 146.8228 | 165.47 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.1772 | 145.6344 | 163.58 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ON | 4 | 0 | top 42% |
| NJ | 2 | 0 | top 93% |
| MA | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 26% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 26% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in ON (4 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 660.83
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 679.9432 | 679.94 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 693.7600 | 681.72 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 654.8112 | 640.30 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 7 / 20 (679.9432) | 16 (162.8344) | 3 (174.2744) | 2 (176.5944) | 11 (166.2400) |
| 2025-09-27 | Spencerville Smoke Ring Spencerville, K0E 1X0 | 3 / 14 (693.7600) | 7 (175.4744) | 9 (168.5256) | 1 (178.2972) | 5 (171.4628) |
| 2025-08-23 | Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle London, ON | 10 / 22 (687.9884) | 15 (168.5484) | 4 (176.0116) | 11 (170.2512) | 6 (173.1772) |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 11 / 43 (687.4400) | 18 (170.8572) | 20 (169.1428) | 7 (177.1428) | 13 (170.2972) |
| 2025-05-24 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 11 / 26 (657.6796) | 15 (159.4284) | 4 (167.4400) | 17 (160.5140) | 5 (170.2972) |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Columbia, NJ | 24 / 26 (646.0916) | 10 (174.2628) | 22 (164.5372) | 24 (161.6572) | 26 (145.6344) |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Columbia, NJ | 26 / 28 (620.9028) | 25 (158.8112) | 23 (159.3600) | 27 (149.6572) | 26 (153.0744) |
| 2024-09-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Southwick, MA | 27 / 27 (627.2572) | 25 (164.5600) | 27 (158.8000) | 27 (146.8228) | 22 (157.0744) |
| 2024-09-20 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Southwick, MA | 23 / 25 (652.4340) | 24 (153.6340) | 16 (166.2744) | 20 (167.9884) | 20 (164.5372) |
| 2024-05-25 | Jack 9 Memorial La Salette, ON | 9 / 20 (654.8112) | 5 (169.1428) | 15 (155.9772) | 7 (165.7256) | 7 (163.9656) |
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 | #553 (150 pts) | #802 (90 pts) | #543 (220 pts) | #443 (245 pts) | #691 (115 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #367 (587 pts) | #502 (437 pts) | #405 (607 pts) | #354 (637 pts) | #362 (622 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #525 (351 pts) | #466 (456 pts) | #584 (371 pts) | #516 (386 pts) | #514 (396 pts) |