Sota Smoke BBQ MN
Rating
1484
peak 1484
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2022-09-10
latest 2026-05-08
Best ToY finish
#196
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
324.16 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 322.28 (+1.88)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.20
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.61 · weakest Chicken (161.32)
Road miles
973
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 141 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Wildhart BBQ has finished one call ahead of Sota Smoke BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Ambition Que has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Big Ten Bones has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Steel Smoke BBQ in 7 of their 9 shared contests.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 36% across 4 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 150.2284 | 161.32 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 150.2860 | 161.61 | top 58% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 6 | 0 | top 53% |
| WI | 4 | 0 | top 75% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 41% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MN (9 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (15 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 322.28
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 333.0972 | 333.10 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 331.3828 | 320.69 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 332.5484 | 325.65 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 323.3944 | 322.62 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 305.1432 | 305.14 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 13 / 77 (333.0972) | 21 (163.4172) | 12 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 42 (158.2860) | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 27 / 36 (318.1712) | 22 (165.6800) | 28 (152.4912) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 41 / 36 (312.5028) | 41 (150.2284) | 33 (162.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 19 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 26 / 58 (331.3828) | 23 (167.9656) | 27 (163.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 38 (160.5716) | — | — |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 18 / 37 (325.6684) | 22 (159.3940) | 12 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 26 / 41 (318.7428) | 26 (161.0972) | 26 (157.6456) | — | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 23 / 58 (332.5484) | 35 (158.8112) | 4 (173.7372) | — | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 26 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 24 / 30 (323.3828) | 8 (172.0000) | 27 (151.3828) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que Spencer, IA | 13 / 28 (321.0744) | 14 (156.5372) | 8 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 25 / 59 (323.3944) | 17 (164.5828) | 31 (158.8116) | — | — |
| 2022-09-10 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 28 / 30 (305.1432) | 28 (154.8572) | 26 (150.2860) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #196 (120 pts) | #246 (80 pts) | #168 (185 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #903 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #236 (176 pts) | #218 (201 pts) | #171 (326 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | — | #927 (150 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #215 (208 pts) | #243 (178 pts) | #127 (438 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1317 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #146 (346 pts) | #183 (251 pts) | — | — |