SMOKIN' GRINGO'S BBQ GA
Rating
1547
peak 1547
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-07-12
latest 2019-10-25
Best ToY finish
#265
Master 2016
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 7%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
693.68
last 3 vs career avg 693.68 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±2.60
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 176.76 · weakest Pork (169.31)
Road miles
263
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 242 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 83-team field at SC Festival of Discovery.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 83 at their very first tracked contest, SC Festival of Discovery (2019-07-12).
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 168.5600 | 172.37 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 173.1428 | 175.23 | top 17% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 168.5372 | 169.31 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 177.7028 | 175.4400 | 176.76 | top 5% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 10% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 9% |
| SC | 1 | 1 | top 1% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 9% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 1 | top 6% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (1 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: SC Festival of Discovery (2019-07-12)
- Wins it all in 33% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 693.68
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 697.1088 | 693.68 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-25 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) Lynchburg, TN | 10 / 97 (693.1084) | 55 (168.5600) | 13 (177.1428) | 36 (170.2628) | 4 (177.1428) |
| 2019-10-18 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 3 / 32 (697.1088) | 2 (177.7144) | 7 (175.4172) | 18 (168.5372) | 2 (175.4400) |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 1 / 83 (690.8112) | 24 (170.8228) | 14 (173.1428) | 23 (169.1428) | 3 (177.7028) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #547 (652 pts) | #591 (632 pts) | #542 (697 pts) | #490 (752 pts) | #501 (737 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #334 (1101 pts) | #438 (876 pts) | #571 (701 pts) | #253 (1266 pts) | #186 (1491 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #265 (1280 pts) | #203 (1405 pts) | #241 (1345 pts) | #268 (1250 pts) | #396 (1005 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #837 (403 pts) | #836 (433 pts) | #895 (398 pts) | #907 (398 pts) | #691 (543 pts) |