SMOKING STUDS BBQ NC
Rating
1422
peak 1422
Contests
31
in the data
First seen
2019-05-03
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#359
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 31 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
670.88 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 660.83 (+10.05)
Walk rate
42%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.81
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.07 · weakest Brisket (162.95)
Road miles
3026
mi across 31 mapped stops · furthest 223 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BUD WISER'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKING STUDS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
HOLT BROTHERS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ has come out ahead in 25 of their 26 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of 2 GUYS AND A CHICK in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 137.1200 | 165.69 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 179.4400 | 147.9084 | 167.07 | top 55% |
| Pork | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 156.5144 | 165.12 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 146.7544 | 162.95 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 21 | 0 | top 73% |
| SC | 9 | 0 | top 73% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 71% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (21 of 31 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (31 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 | 673.6344 | 673.63 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 677.6116 | 670.19 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 682.8004 | 676.37 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 673.6000 | 667.65 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 662.1600 | 655.01 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 682.7884 | 664.45 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 657.6112 | 651.01 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 647.9088 | 638.73 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway Darlington, SC | 15 / 26 (673.6344) | 10 (171.9772) | 14 (172.5600) | 22 (161.7144) | 16 (167.3828) |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 48 / 56 (670.7428) | 54 (159.9428) | 14 (175.4172) | 40 (169.7028) | 48 (165.6800) |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 30 / 36 (658.1604) | 32 (163.9888) | 25 (165.0972) | 18 (170.8344) | 32 (158.2400) |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 42 / 66 (674.2516) | 37 (167.3944) | 32 (170.2628) | 39 (167.9772) | 39 (168.6172) |
| 2025-03-28 | Smokin' in the Pines Carthage, NC | 12 / 22 (677.6116) | 18 (166.2516) | 15 (167.3828) | 10 (170.8344) | 3 (173.1428) |
| 2024-09-20 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 27 / 33 (668.4804) | 30 (161.6572) | 4 (175.4288) | 31 (158.2744) | 15 (173.1200) |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 49 / 76 (677.0628) | 65 (162.8000) | 3 (179.4400) | 51 (168.0000) | 53 (166.8228) |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 Kannapolis, NC | 28 / 35 (679.9316) | 8 (177.1428) | 8 (174.2744) | 31 (165.7144) | 30 (162.8000) |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 Kannapolis, NC | 20 / 45 (682.8004) | 28 (167.9772) | 21 (169.6916) | 28 (168.5716) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2024-04-12 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 15 / 25 (673.5656) | 21 (162.7884) | 18 (165.0972) | 6 (173.7028) | 6 (171.9772) |
| 2023-09-22 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 19 / 33 (673.6000) | 24 (170.2628) | 14 (170.8344) | 25 (162.8344) | 18 (169.6684) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 48 / 76 (666.1944) | 44 (166.2856) | 38 (168.5488) | 40 (166.2628) | 48 (165.0972) |
| 2023-05-06 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 Kannapolis, NC | 22 / 23 (664.9832) | 17 (169.6800) | 22 (161.6572) | 14 (170.8344) | 22 (162.8116) |
| 2023-05-05 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 Kannapolis, NC | 27 / 35 (665.0060) | 9 (175.4172) | 27 (166.2516) | 32 (159.9428) | 27 (163.3944) |
| 2023-04-14 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 16 / 32 (668.4572) | 18 (167.9772) | 24 (160.5144) | 4 (174.8456) | 19 (165.1200) |
| 2022-09-23 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Connelly Springs, NC | 26 / 32 (658.2400) | 23 (165.1428) | 11 (169.7144) | 26 (162.8572) | 25 (160.5256) |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 55 / 92 (662.1600) | 30 (169.7144) | 35 (170.8228) | 73 (159.9540) | 59 (161.6688) |
| 2022-05-13 | Jiggy With The Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 37 / 46 (639.7944) | 29 (165.6800) | 43 (149.6572) | 33 (162.8000) | 32 (161.6572) |
| 2022-03-18 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 31 / 33 (659.8628) | 18 (168.5600) | 23 (169.1316) | 30 (160.5256) | 29 (161.6456) |
| 2021-09-24 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 8 / 27 (682.7884) | 5 (174.2856) | 7 (171.4056) | 16 (167.3828) | 10 (169.7144) |
| 2021-07-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland Asheboro, NC | 16 / 19 (659.9088) | 4 (173.1200) | 4 (173.1544) | 17 (156.5144) | 16 (157.1200) |
| 2021-03-12 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland Myrtle Beach, SC | 33 / 39 (650.6632) | 26 (165.6916) | 10 (173.1316) | 29 (165.0856) | 37 (146.7544) |
| 2020-09-11 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Connelly Springs, NC | 22 / 24 (651.8856) | 13 (166.2972) | 20 (159.3944) | 20 (165.0856) | 20 (161.1084) |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck Roebuck, SC | 28 / 34 (657.6112) | 22 (169.6684) | 19 (166.8572) | 29 (161.6684) | 30 (159.4172) |
| 2020-06-26 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge Roebuck, SC | 21 / 25 (655.8400) | 9 (170.2628) | 15 (166.2400) | 17 (164.5256) | 24 (154.8116) |
| 2020-03-13 | Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show Darlington, SC | 27 / 29 (638.7200) | 25 (160.5600) | 26 (165.6800) | 15 (165.6800) | 29 (146.8000) |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC | 41 / 47 (647.9088) | 35 (164.5600) | 34 (162.2744) | 18 (168.5600) | 42 (152.5144) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 39 / 56 (647.2796) | 45 (158.8456) | 47 (158.2284) | 24 (165.1200) | 31 (165.0856) |
| 2019-08-02 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 33 / 40 (638.1944) | 37 (148.5600) | 18 (167.4056) | 29 (161.6800) | 30 (160.5488) |
| 2019-05-17 | Stills and Grills Fest North Wilkesboro, NC | 15 / 21 (624.4800) | 20 (137.1200) | 11 (165.6684) | 15 (161.1316) | 13 (160.5600) |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 50 / 60 (635.7940) | 26 (166.8228) | 56 (147.9084) | 42 (159.9656) | 39 (161.0972) |
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 | #535 (161 pts) | #570 (186 pts) | #542 (221 pts) | #627 (126 pts) | #582 (156 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #643 (232 pts) | #760 (202 pts) | #783 (217 pts) | #613 (277 pts) | #540 (342 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #517 (363 pts) | #509 (403 pts) | #333 (763 pts) | #499 (403 pts) | #378 (603 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #504 (373 pts) | #480 (448 pts) | #601 (358 pts) | #430 (488 pts) | #525 (363 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #718 (235 pts) | #675 (280 pts) | #680 (315 pts) | #748 (235 pts) | #745 (235 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #563 (296 pts) | #454 (431 pts) | #431 (486 pts) | #661 (241 pts) | #621 (276 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #359 (307 pts) | #284 (432 pts) | #331 (377 pts) | #289 (422 pts) | #392 (302 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #858 (336 pts) | #935 (311 pts) | #827 (391 pts) | #842 (376 pts) | #884 (346 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1338 (174 pts) | #1397 (174 pts) | #1279 (204 pts) | #1064 (279 pts) | #1395 (174 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1392 (180 pts) | #1493 (180 pts) | #1259 (250 pts) | #1142 (295 pts) | #993 (355 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1959 (116 pts) | #1761 (141 pts) | #1812 (131 pts) | #1835 (126 pts) | #2056 (111 pts) |