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SMOKIN NC

SMOKIN NC is a competition barbecue team with 39 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 31 at the Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival (2017). They are ranked #1227 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,227
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1584
peak 1610 · rated over 39 contests

Contests

39
in the data

First seen

May 8, 2015
latest Oct 4, 2019 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#261
Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

1
7 podiums

Overall top-10s

7
18% of 39 contests

Best top-10 run

2
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 49%
overall standings

Best overall

689.6688 / 720
Master · Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

663.96 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 666.25 (-2.29)

Walk rate

62%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144
Chicken · Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff

Consistency

±11.47
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 168.94 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.92)

Road miles

5,254
across 39 mapped stops · furthest 226 mi

Schedule strength

75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1597)

Purse competed for

$34K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.25 / 720
39 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

62% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 24 of 39 contests

A top-10 category call in 62% of their 39 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

689.6688 career-best overall

95.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.6688 at Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival — 95.8% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Jun 16, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN NC 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 12 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 37%.

  • 12 contests
  • 3 overall top-10s
  • 0 category wins
  • average top 37%

A tough matchup

20–0 behind in the head-to-head

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM ahead in 100% of their meetings

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.02 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 33%.

  • Pork Ribs avg 164.92
  • Chicken avg 168.94
  • 7 calls in 39 entries

A strong matchup

15–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 15 of their 17 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

15 of 21 shared chicken entries lost

CONTAGIOUS Q ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CONTAGIOUS Q has out-cooked them in 15 of 21 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKE ON THIS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 35% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 35% across 7 contests, versus top 49% the rest of the year.

  • 7 May contests
  • top 49% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,254 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,254 miles across 39 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 226 miles to The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff.

  • 39 mapped stops
  • furthest 226 mi

The metronome

±1.59% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.59% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 92.5% of a perfect score
  • 39 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Jiggy With The Piggy every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

  • 4 visits in all
  • best finish 18th

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2019 ↗ Master #936 (293 pts) #672 (508 pts) #883 (348 pts) #1074 (253 pts) #865 (358 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #501 (717 pts) #366 (952 pts) #470 (787 pts) #449 (812 pts) #424 (847 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #261 (1,298 pts) #207 (1,381 pts) #314 (1,133 pts) #189 (1,428 pts) #304 (1,173 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #378 (1,019 pts) #272 (1,214 pts) #388 (999 pts) #248 (1,304 pts) #460 (889 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #856 (392 pts) #649 (592 pts) #914 (387 pts) #844 (432 pts) #823 (437 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN NC, each with one reason worth a look.

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

MadChad's BBQ
#1,230 of the rated field
1584 power rating
Contests
35
GCs
0
Top-10s
23%
Peak
1593

Careers of much the same size, 35 contests to 39, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 34 contests
  • last seen Sep 30, 2026
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Clean Smoke BBQ Team
#1,229 of the rated field
1584 power rating
Contests
35
GCs
1
Top-10s
49%
Peak
1612

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 35 contests, alongside a 49% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 33 contests
  • last seen Oct 16, 2026
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Menke Boys BBQ
#1,224 of the rated field
1585 power rating
Contests
54
GCs
1
Top-10s
24%
Peak
1585

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 52 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 52 contests
  • last seen Oct 9, 2026
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RJs Smokehouse
#1,222 of the rated field
1585 power rating
Contests
34
GCs
0
Top-10s
41%
Peak
1602

They turned up 5 years after SMOKIN NC did, first appearing in 2020.

  • rated over 27 contests
  • last seen Oct 15, 2026
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BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ
#1,225 of the rated field
1585 power rating
Contests
26
GCs
1
Top-10s
42%
Peak
1594

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

  • rated over 25 contests
  • last seen Oct 12, 2018
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BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN
#1,226 of the rated field
1584 power rating
Contests
22
GCs
1
Top-10s
50%
Peak
1597

Fewer contests behind them than SMOKIN NC has cooked, 22 to 39, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

  • rated over 22 contests
  • last seen Apr 12, 2019
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
CONTAGIOUS Q 21 3 18 14% ⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 20 0 20 0% ⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS 19 3 16 16% ⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS 17 15 2 88% ⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY 16 7 9 44% ⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS 16 4 12 25% ⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 16 4 12 25% ⚔ compare
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE 16 0 16 0% ⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS 15 6 9 40% ⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN 15 1 14 7% ⚔ compare
Q-FACTOR 14 8 6 57% ⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 14 2 12 14% ⚔ compare
Under the Radar 14 2 12 14% ⚔ compare
PALMETTO PITMASTERS 14 2 12 14% ⚔ compare
HICKORY PRIME 12 3 9 25% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 39 13 1 4 177.7144 157.0740 168.94 top 43%
Pork Ribs 39 7 0 0 174.2744 151.3484 164.92 top 53%
Pork 39 12 0 3 176.5600 155.9428 166.59 top 48%
Brisket 39 8 0 0 174.2628 154.2400 165.80 top 49%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)10top 47%
Medium (20–39)230top 55%
Large (40+)150top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
NC140top 44%
VA80top 61%
TN60top 46%
GA50top 55%
SC30top 47%
KY30top 37%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Jiggy With The Piggy 4 18 0 top 36% May 3, 2019
Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show 3 19 0 top 64% Aug 9, 2019
Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (JUDGES FULL) 3 14 0 top 60% Jul 20, 2018
Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival 3 3 0 top 37% Jun 15, 2018
Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) 2 18 0 top 42% Nov 9, 2018
Squealin in the Square 2 6 0 top 47% Oct 5, 2018
Covington Cork & Pork Festival 2 19 0 top 68% Jun 22, 2018
Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass 2 13 0 top 31% May 18, 2018
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 2 25 0 top 55% Mar 2, 2018
Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) 2 7 0 top 50% Feb 2, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2 15 0 top 63% Aug 18, 2017
Smoke on the mountain/VA state BBQ championship 2 7 0 top 52% Jul 15, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 12 contests
Contests a season 7.8 across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in NC 14 of 39 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited 22 12 of them more than once
Opponents faced 552 finished ahead 826 times, behind 714

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

20192 milestones
  1. First category win (Chicken) Jiggy With The Piggy
  2. Most recent contest Squealin on the Square
20173 milestones
  1. Career-best overall score689.6688 Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival
  2. 25th tracked contest Squealin in the Square (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
  3. Peak power rating (1610) Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL)
20163 milestones
  1. First overall top-10 Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival
  2. 10th tracked contest Chillin & Grillin In The Glades
  3. First overall podium Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off
20154 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.1712 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
  3. First call Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff
  4. Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+15.1Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-OffNov 11, 2016
+15Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (Teams & Judges Full)Feb 3, 2017
+14.5Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & FestivalJun 16, 2017
+12.1Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & FestivalJun 17, 2016
+9.7WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley)Jul 21, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-9.2Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car ShowAug 9, 2019
-8.5Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)Feb 2, 2018
-7.8Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & FestivalJun 15, 2018
-7.5Sip & Swine BBQ FestivalMar 2, 2018
-5.9Covington Cork & Pork FestivalJun 22, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20193011 100% top 51% 93% 92.6%
201810000 30% top 62% 93.2% 91.6%
201712030 75% top 37% 95.8% 93%
20169030 78% top 45% 95.4% 93.3%
20155000 40% top 60% 94.7% 91.9%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Oct 4, 2019 Squealin on the Square 🏅 Laurens, SC 9 / 19 (668.3880) 5 (173.1084) 7 (168.5484) 10 (162.7884) 9 (163.9428)
Aug 9, 2019 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show 🏅 Franklin, NC 22 / 29 (662.0792) 25 (157.0740) 19 (167.3828) 21 (165.0740) 6 (172.5484)
May 3, 2019 Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC 18 / 60 (669.5884) 1 (177.7028) 14 (169.7028) 30 (164.5372) 49 (157.6456)
Nov 9, 2018 Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC 26 / 56 (666.1828) 38 (164.5372) 11 (170.2856) 37 (163.3828) 17 (167.9772)
Oct 5, 2018 Squealin in the Square Laurens, SC 19 / 27 (653.5428) 19 (163.3828) 24 (153.0972) 15 (167.3828) 7 (169.6800)
Aug 10, 2018 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC 30 / 51 (661.5772) 34 (165.1200) 28 (167.3828) 22 (166.2400) 32 (162.8344)
Jul 20, 2018 Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (JUDGES FULL) Wise, VA 21 / 29 (655.8740) 20 (161.7028) 16 (163.9656) 15 (166.2400) 18 (163.9656)
Jun 22, 2018 Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA 19 / 27 (652.3656) 14 (166.8228) 25 (154.2172) 7 (169.6800) 21 (161.6456)
Jun 15, 2018 Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY 26 / 34 (655.2916) 12 (171.9772) 33 (153.6688) 28 (161.1084) 18 (168.5372)
May 18, 2018 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN 15 / 43 (670.7196) 15 (169.1084) 12 (170.2628) 28 (164.5256) 18 (166.8228)
May 4, 2018 Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC 23 / 70 (670.7084) 5 (176.5600) 52 (157.6456) 22 (169.6800) 34 (166.8228)
Mar 2, 2018 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA 42 / 59 (651.2452) 21 (170.8228) 32 (165.1084) 47 (161.0740) 49 (154.2400)
Feb 2, 2018 Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA 29 / 35 (655.2572) 24 (166.2284) 20 (167.9772) 27 (165.6800) 34 (155.3716)
Nov 10, 2017 Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC 18 / 47 (658.1600) 17 (170.2744) 33 (159.3600) 6 (168.5600) 25 (159.9656)
Oct 6, 2017 Squealin in the Square (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Laurens, SC 6 / 26 (674.1828) 4 (171.4056) 7 (168.5716) 5 (170.8228) 17 (163.3828)
Sep 8, 2017 Tony Stone-Cookeville Cook-off Cookeville, TN 16 / 34 (671.8972) 24 (165.6800) 15 (167.3828) 16 (169.1200) 12 (169.7144)
Aug 18, 2017 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC 15 / 29 (664.4684) 17 (167.9772) 19 (163.9772) 10 (167.9656) 19 (164.5484)
Jul 21, 2017 WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley) Maggie Valley, NC 11 / 47 (685.5996) 20 (171.4172) 14 (172.5484) 6 (175.4056) 25 (166.2284)
Jul 14, 2017 Chillin & Grillin In The Glades Wise, VA 14 / 26 (656.4456) 20 (161.0972) 11 (164.5944) 14 (161.6456) 9 (169.1084)
Jun 23, 2017 Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA 21 / 32 (650.6744) 25 (161.6572) 19 (161.6572) 18 (163.3828) 14 (163.9772)
Jun 16, 2017 Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY 3 / 31 (689.6688) 2 (176) 4 (173.1544) 15 (167.3944) 4 (173.1200)
May 19, 2017 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN 13 / 49 (680.4800) 34 (163.9428) 11 (170.2972) 3 (176.5600) 21 (169.6800)
May 5, 2017 Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC 35 / 75 (654.7200) 18 (170.2744) 64 (154.2172) 52 (159.9656) 14 (170.2628)
Mar 3, 2017 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA 25 / 63 (671.2796) 6 (175.4172) 52 (157.6684) 37 (163.9312) 10 (174.2628)
Feb 3, 2017 Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (Teams & Judges Full) Young Harris, GA 7 / 41 (679.8856) 3 (177.1428) 24 (165.6800) 11 (170.8228) 19 (166.2400)
Nov 11, 2016 Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off Mt. Pleasant, NC 3 / 25 (686.7772) 5 (174.8572) 9 (166.2516) 2 (172.5484) 5 (173.1200)
Sep 9, 2016 The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN 17 / 30 (674.6968) 5 (174.8572) 20 (168.5372) 30 (160.4912) 14 (170.8112)
Aug 12, 2016 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC 19 / 34 (669.6000) 14 (173.1200) 22 (165.6800) 13 (169.6800) 22 (161.1200)
Jul 15, 2016 Smoke on the mountain/VA state BBQ championship Galax, VA 7 / 25 (677.5884) 8 (169.6800) 6 (174.2744) 13 (163.3712) 9 (170.2628)
Jul 8, 2016 Chillin & Grillin In The Glades Wise, VA 14 / 26 (663.3944) 6 (169.7028) 16 (162.8916) 3 (171.4400) 18 (159.3600)
Jun 17, 2016 Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY 8 / 32 (686.1712) 4 (176.5600) 5 (174.2628) 8 (170.8228) 19 (164.5256)
Jun 3, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC 20 / 27 (664.5028) 14 (166.2856) 10 (169.1316) 11 (167.4056) 22 (161.6800)
May 6, 2016 Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC 25 / 76 (666.2288) 59 (157.6800) 43 (162.8344) 4 (174.8800) 18 (170.8344)
Mar 4, 2016 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA 38 / 59 (656.4344) 37 (165.1200) 21 (167.9888) 56 (155.9428) 26 (167.3828)
Nov 20, 2015 Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN 21 / 35 (665.5544) 20 (168.5256) 30 (159.3716) 9 (171.4172) 16 (166.2400)
Sep 11, 2015 Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN 16 / 31 (681.6116) 3 (177.7144) 16 (169.6916) 27 (162.2400) 16 (171.9656)
Aug 7, 2015 Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA 19 / 27 (651.8628) 13 (165.6912) 13 (165.6916) 23 (157.6800) 16 (162.8000)
Jul 17, 2015 Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA 22 / 29 (642.7312) 15 (165.7028) 27 (151.3484) 14 (169.1200) 21 (156.5600)
May 8, 2015 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC 31 / 74 (666.1712) 41 (166.8228) 34 (165.6800) 32 (166.8456) 26 (166.8228)

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