PLANT CITY SECOND HAND SMOKE BBQ TEAM

PLANT CITY SECOND HAND SMOKE BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2022. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Plant City Pig Jam (2019). They are ranked #4600 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,600

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1471

peak 1471 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Nov 20, 2015

latest Nov 18, 2022 · 7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#856

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 17% of the time

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

17% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

604.3888 / 720

Master · Lakeland Pig Festival

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

17%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8344

Chicken · Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam

Consistency

±7.80

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.10 · weakest Brisket (138.13)

Road miles

across 6 mapped stops

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

Purse competed for

$33K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

596.25 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (4-meat) avg

595.73 / 720

1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

Giant slayer

39 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 39-team field at Plant City Pig Jam.

Nov 22, 2019

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 3 entries at contests carrying the title.

3 state-championship entries

A tough matchup

5–1 behind in the head-to-head

HOT WACHULA'S ahead in 83% of their meetings

HOT WACHULA'S has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−23.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 22.98 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.

Brisket avg 138.13
Chicken avg 161.10
0 calls in 6 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKE SHACK BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Plant City Pig Jam (Nov 18, 2022).

last seen Nov 22, 2019
back Nov 18, 2022

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#276 (113 pts)	#343 (63 pts)	—	—
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#807 (95 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#1824 (95 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#1631 (155 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PLANT CITY SECOND HAND SMOKE BBQ TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Louisville Branded BBQ

#4,618 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

They've been 1501 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 20, 2020

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PORKOLOGY BBQ

#4,593 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before PLANT CITY SECOND HAND SMOKE BBQ TEAM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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SOUTHERN BOOTLEGGERS BBQ TEAM

#4,613 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Apr 13, 2018

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Brooks House of BBQ

#4,591 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

Level with PLANT CITY SECOND HAND SMOKE BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 24, 2017

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SKEET'S Q

#4,611 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before PLANT CITY SECOND HAND SMOKE BBQ TEAM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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Hogs Breath BBQ SD

#4,595 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

They've been 1501 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jul 20, 2018

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SWAMP BOYS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Poppell Insurance BBQ Team	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Florida Boys	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Hardwood BBQ, Inc.	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Accutech BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	1	170.8344	153.6688	161.10	top 61%
Pork Ribs	6	0	162.8344	134.7428	152.32	top 78%
Pork	6	0	154.2172	138.2284	144.61	top 91%
Brisket	6	0	146.8000	129.0516	138.13	top 90%

“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

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	1	top 57%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 88%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Plant City Pig Jam	3	1	1	top 57%	Nov 18, 2022

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in FL 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 4 1 of them more than once

First title Nov 22, 2019 Plant City Pig Jam

Opponents faced 195 finished ahead 95 times, behind 200

Longest layoff 3 yrs Nov 22, 2019 → Nov 18, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Nov 18 Most recent contest Plant City Pig Jam

20196 milestones

Nov 22 First overall top-10 Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 22 First overall podium Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 22 First Grand Championship Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 22 First state championship Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score162.8572 Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 22 Biggest field won (39 teams) Plant City Pig Jam

20181 milestone

Jan 26 Career-best overall score604.3888 Lakeland Pig Festival

20172 milestones

Nov 17 First call Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 17 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8344 Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam

20152 milestones

Nov 20 First tracked contest Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest
Nov 20 Peak power rating (1488) Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.9	Plant City Pig Jam	Nov 22, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest	Nov 20, 2015
-10.8	Plant City Pig Jam	Nov 18, 2016
-8.7	Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam	Nov 17, 2017
-8.7	Plant City Pig Jam	Nov 18, 2022
-6.5	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 26, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0	0%	top 80%	82.7%	82.7%
2019	1	1	1	0%	top 3%	90.5%	90.5%
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 85%	83.9%	83.9%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 86%	83.5%	83.5%
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 89%	82%	82%
2015	1	0	0	0%	top 92%	83.5%	83.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 18, 2022	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	20 / 25 (595.7260)	12 (161.1088)	22 (147.3256)	17 (154.2172)	22 (133.0744)
Nov 22, 2019	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	1 / 39 (162.8572)	18 (166.8344)	37 (134.7428)	36 (151.9428)	38 (130.2288)
Jan 26, 2018	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	51 / 60 (604.3888)	48 (158.2288)	43 (160.5716)	57 (139.3372)	49 (146.2512)
Nov 17, 2017	Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	36 / 42 (600.9716)	8 (170.8344)	25 (162.2400)	40 (138.8456)	40 (129.0516)
Nov 18, 2016	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	34 / 38 (590.6172)	32 (155.9544)	35 (146.2056)	37 (145.0856)	34 (143.3716)
Nov 20, 2015	Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Plant City, FL	45 / 49 (601.5316)	44 (153.6688)	29 (162.8344)	48 (138.2284)	43 (146.8000)

PLANT CITY SECOND HAND SMOKE BBQ TEAM

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard (4-meat) avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Giant slayer

State champions

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)