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T-MAC SMOKIN WI

Power ranking

#386
of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1623
peak 1625 · rated over 59 contests

Contests

68
in the data

First seen

2019-02-08
latest 2026-06-13

Best ToY finish

#72
Master 2018

Grand champs

1
0 reserve

Category wins

8
20 podiums

Overall top-10s

16
of 68 contests

Avg finish

top 38%
overall standings

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

678.29 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 675.81 (+2.49)

Walk rate

62%
contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

2
best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Consistency

±10.68
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 169.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.72)

Road miles

17148
mi across 68 mapped stops · furthest 1074 mi

Schedule strength

60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$919K
listed at 54 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅
GCs in 53 state-championship entries

Master avg

675.81 / 720
59 Master contests · 1 GC

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY has finished one call ahead of T-MAC SMOKIN 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

Porket About It has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 29 of their 33 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Second Hand Smoke SLV in 14 of their 17 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 2 visits.

🗡️ Giant slayer

Took the Grand Championship over a 45-team field at WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest.

😤 Pork nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 22 of 33 shared pork entries.

🃏 Against the odds

Their Grand Championship at WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (2021-04-23) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 25-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, MAN MEAT BBQ.

Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)

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

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 33 4 29 12% ⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY 30 14 16 47% ⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 30 7 23 23% ⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE 25 16 9 64% ⚔ compare
Can Country Outlaw BBQ 25 11 14 44% ⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS 25 11 14 44% ⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ 23 7 16 30% ⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS 23 6 17 26% ⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED 23 2 21 9% ⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK 21 10 11 48% ⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO 21 5 16 24% ⚔ compare
Hogline 21 5 16 24% ⚔ compare
LA PASADITA 20 13 7 65% ⚔ compare
MACHETE BOYS BBQ 20 12 8 60% ⚔ compare
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ 20 10 10 50% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 59 17 3 5 178.8572 156.5372 169.66 top 44%
Pork Ribs 64 13 2 4 177.1428 154.2400 167.72 top 45%
Pork 59 18 1 5 177.7028 159.3484 169.71 top 40%
Brisket 59 18 2 6 180.0000 🔥 152.5256 168.75 top 41%

“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

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
WI260top 39%
KS100top 35%
MO81top 40%
OK40top 34%
TX20top 25%
TN20top 29%
MN20top 42%
FL10top 63%
SD10top 56%
MI10top 61%
AR10top 14%

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)20top 23%
Medium (20–39)230top 48%
Large (40+)341top 33%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 6 8 0 top 39% 2026-06-13
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 6 6 0 top 26% 2026-06-12
WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) 3 1 1 top 40% 2023-04-28
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 3 214 0 top 47% 2023-09-27
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 2 125 0 top 50% 2025-11-05
11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) 2 19 0 top 73% 2023-08-25
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST 2 64 0 top 32% 2022-09-29
9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 2 14 0 top 66% 2021-08-27
Minnesota in May 2 14 0 top 31% 2021-05-07
Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 2 26 0 top 51% 2021-03-20
Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 2 8 0 top 16% 2021-03-19
8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) 2 5 0 top 32% 2019-08-24

The story so far

Milestones

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+15.1WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest2021-04-23
+14.131st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES)2019-10-25
+13.2Smoke In the Springs2019-04-12
+12.6Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 12019-03-22
+11.9KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship2019-02-08

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-14Mother Road BBQ Competition2021-03-27
-11.5Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival2021-04-09
-10.49th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1)2021-08-26
-10.2American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST2021-09-16
-9.5American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest2025-11-05

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20263010 67% top 30% 95.5% 94.7%
20257022 71% top 40% 95.1% 94.2%
20244000 50% top 43% 95.2% 94.5%
20237010 43% top 56% 95.9% 93.4%
202212021 58% top 37% 95.5% 93.7%
202114132 64% top 42% 95.7% 93.5%
20204010 75% top 46% 94.6% 93%
201917063 65% top 28% 97.2% 94.4%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026-06-13 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI 10 / 37 (687.9200) 8 (175.4172) 8 (174.2744) 21 (169.1200) 21 (169.1084)
2026-06-12 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI 13 / 40 (675.8860) 9 (173.1316) 22 (167.3828) 19 (168.5372) 17 (166.8344)
2026-06-12 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI 12 (172.0000)
2025-11-05 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS
2025-11-05 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS 290 / 401 (661.5656) 283 (166.2512) 289 (165.1088) 254 (167.3828) 288 (162.8228)
2025-09-26 Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash 🏅 Egg Harbor, WI 4 / 16 (685.0516) 5 (174.2744) 11 (165.6800) 7 (170.8228) 3 (174.2744)
2025-09-26 Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Egg Harbor, WI 5 (169.6800)
2025-06-14 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI 15 / 36 (681.0400) 28 (167.9772) 10 (171.4172) 8 (173.1200) 16 (168.5256)
2025-06-13 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI 8 / 36 (683.9088) 4 (174.2744) 1 (176.5600) 28 (165.0972) 23 (167.9772)
2025-06-13 Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI 1 (175.4172)
2024-10-30 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS
2024-10-30 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS 125 / 444 (685.6224) 183 (170.8456) 204 (170.2512) 165 (170.8228) 59 (173.7028)
2024-06-08 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI 22 / 37 (681.6340) 27 (166.8112) 22 (168.0000) 11 (174.2628) 9 (172.5600)
2024-06-07 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI 17 / 41 (673.5884) 33 (165.1200) 6 (173.7028) 5 (174.2744) 36 (160.4912)
2023-09-27 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS
2023-09-27 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS 216 / 487 (675.8972) 341 (164.5256) 95 (173.7144) 78 (174.2744) 319 (163.3828)
2023-08-25 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI 21 / 28 (666.1256) 11 (173.1084) 25 (156.5144) 23 (163.3944) 9 (173.1084)
2023-08-24 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI 19 / 27 (664.4688) 6 (174.8572) 22 (158.8116) 25 (159.3600) 8 (171.4400)
2023-04-28 WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Washington, MO 27 / 37 (663.8400) 21 (168.5256) 24 (163.9772) 31 (162.8000) 17 (168.5372)
2023-04-28 WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) (JUDGING FULL) Washington, MO 11 (160.5372)
2023-03-31 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX 9 / 57 (690.7772) 9 (174.2628) 20 (171.4172) 11 (174.2744) 12 (170.8228)
2022-10-01 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS
2022-09-29 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS 71 / 249 (687.3484) 127 (171.4056) 58 (173.7144) 50 (175.4056) 167 (166.8228)
2022-09-29 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS 214 / 505 (673.0284) 281 (166.8228) 161 (170.8572) 314 (164.5256) 127 (170.8228)
2022-08-26 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque 🏅 Washington Island, WI 16 / 26 (654.6856) 3 (174.8572) 23 (154.2400) 22 (159.3484) 8 (166.2400)
2022-08-26 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington Island, WI 7 (162.8344)
2022-06-11 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI 8 / 37 (684.5256) 24 (168.5828) 27 (163.9772) 12 (171.9656) 1 (180.0000)
2022-06-10 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI 13 / 39 (677.0056) 27 (167.3828) 10 (169.1316) 15 (171.9656) 13 (168.5256)
2022-04-29 Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI 12 / 43 (673.0512) 18 (169.1084) 10 (170.2744) 32 (160.5600) 6 (173.1084)
2022-04-22 WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO 13 / 29 (671.3260) 5 (175.4172) 3 (174.8572) 25 (160.5372) 21 (160.5144)
2022-04-01 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX 19 / 56 (677.5884) 28 (165.0972) 16 (170.8456) 21 (168.5256) 7 (173.1200)
2022-03-26 Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 2 🏅 St. Robert, MO 24 / 39 (671.2684) 30 (165.0856) 28 (165.0972) 12 (170.8228) 14 (170.2628)
2022-03-25 Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge - Day 1 🏅 St. Robert, MO 7 / 38 (678.1484) 13 (169.1084) 14 (168.5372) 15 (169.6800) 11 (170.8228)
2021-10-08 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN 38 / 70 (677.0740) 27 (170.8456) 38 (170.8456) 35 (169.6800) 56 (165.7028)
2021-09-16 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS 64 / 185 (685.0512) 103 (170.2628) 71 (172.5600) 71 (171.9656) 79 (170.2628)
2021-09-16 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS 258 / 467 (658.7772) 382 (156.5372) 53 (174.2972) 31 (175.4172) 385 (152.5256)
2021-08-27 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI 14 / 25 (670.1716) 2 (176.5600) 11 (167.9772) 13 (166.2400) 22 (159.3944)
2021-08-26 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI 19 / 25 (652.4116) 21 (164.5488) 15 (163.3828) 15 (162.2516) 17 (162.2284)
2021-06-12 Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI 14 / 45 (667.8972) 13 (170.2972) 32 (162.2284) 8 (169.1316) 23 (166.2400)
2021-06-11 Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI 7 / 52 (681.6800) 7 (172.0000) 36 (159.9772) 7 (175.4056) 5 (174.2972)
2021-05-07 Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN 14 / 60 (674.8460) 47 (161.6800) 28 (164.5716) 5 (175.4172) 4 (173.1772)
2021-04-23 WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest 🏅 Washington, MO 1 / 45 (689.0856) 1 (177.7028) 32 (165.1200) 2 (175.4400) 6 (170.8228)
2021-04-09 Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival 🏅 Jacksonville, FL 25 / 40 (664.9940) 30 (161.0856) 26 (165.6684) 27 (166.2400) 8 (172.0000)
2021-03-27 Mother Road BBQ Competition 🏅 Waynesville, MO 29 / 32 (650.1260) 26 (164.5372) 28 (158.2172) 26 (163.9544) 23 (163.4172)
2021-03-26 Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO 6 / 52 (687.9656) 23 (170.8228) 32 (167.3828) 9 (174.3200) 6 (175.4400)
2021-03-20 Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK 30 / 50 (676.4916) 1 (178.8572) 14 (172.5600) 45 (164.5372) 45 (160.5372)
2021-03-19 Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK 12 / 56 (689.0740) 30 (171.4056) 9 (174.8572) 10 (174.2628) 34 (168.5484)
2020-10-17 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI 18 / 33 (673.0288) 6 (175.4172) 25 (163.9544) 24 (166.2400) 17 (167.4172)
2020-10-16 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI 6 / 40 (681.1088) 17 (167.9772) 14 (166.2972) 6 (171.9772) 3 (174.8572)
2020-08-28 Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN 27 / 45 (659.8856) 34 (163.9656) 12 (169.7028) 31 (163.4172) 30 (162.8000)
2020-08-21 Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD 24 / 43 (665.6000) 35 (165.6800) 25 (166.2744) 2 (177.1428) 35 (156.5028)
2019-10-25 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) Lynchburg, TN 4 / 97 (699.9884) 6 (177.1772) 14 (177.1428) 37 (170.2628) 12 (175.4056)
2019-09-12 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS 28 / 468 (507.9544) 267 (163.9656) 300 (162.2744) 9 (177.7028) 167 (167.9656)
2019-09-12 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS 44 / 135 (687.9084) 50 (173.1428) 35 (173.1200) 19 (175.4056) 114 (166.2400)
2019-08-24 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI 14 / 29 (673.6228) 4 (177.7028) 22 (159.4172) 1 (174.8456) 22 (161.6572)
2019-08-23 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI 5 / 30 (687.9772) 11 (166.2856) 3 (174.2744) 2 (174.8572) 9 (172.5600)
2019-07-19 Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI 17 / 28 (662.7196) 22 (159.3828) 8 (167.9656) 19 (166.8112) 11 (168.5600)
2019-07-13 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 🏅 Green Bay, WI 13 / 36 (671.9200) 26 (163.4172) 15 (166.2744) 2 (175.4172) 17 (166.8112)
2019-07-12 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 🏅 Green Bay, WI 12 / 37 (670.8000) 14 (167.4172) 12 (169.7488) 16 (165.0856) 16 (168.5484)
2019-05-31 Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest 🏅 Rice Lake, WI 4 / 19 (671.8400) 1 (175.4172) 12 (159.3600) 8 (163.9428) 1 (173.1200)
2019-05-10 Minnesota in May 🏅 22 / 57 (672.4912) 22 (169.7028) 33 (163.9428) 33 (163.9884) 2 (174.8572)
2019-05-04 Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI 13 / 40 (671.8744) 10 (169.6800) 23 (164.5372) 13 (169.1200) 11 (168.5372)
2019-05-03 Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI 21 / 42 (664.9940) 21 (166.2400) 32 (162.2628) 24 (165.6800) 12 (170.8112)
2019-04-26 BBQ, Bikes and Blues 🏅 Washington, MO 7 / 39 (684.6060) 18 (167.9772) 15 (168.0116) 10 (170.9144) 2 (177.7028)
2019-04-12 Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS 7 / 104 (694.8000) 11 (175.4172) 35 (168.5600) 4 (177.7028) 26 (173.1200)
2019-03-23 Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 🏅 Shawnee, OK 26 / 62 (677.5652) 34 (169.6800) 32 (168.5484) 34 (168.5256) 26 (170.8112)
2019-03-22 Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK 8 / 74 (689.0740) 14 (172.0000) 11 (171.9884) 13 (174.2628) 23 (170.8228)
2019-02-08 KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 Little Rock, AR 13 / 92 (687.9088) 27 (173.1316) 17 (171.9772) 11 (174.2744) 46 (168.5256)

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

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2021 ↗ Master #255 (762 pts) #249 (817 pts) #420 (497 pts) #285 (717 pts) #296 (692 pts)
2020 ↗ Master #285 (393 pts) #318 (393 pts) #352 (358 pts) #224 (558 pts) #263 (453 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #72 (2059 pts) #102 (1764 pts) #108 (1689 pts) #69 (1959 pts) #177 (1484 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #131 (1785 pts) #189 (1440 pts) #58 (2024 pts) #47 (2065 pts) #106 (1815 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #167 (1635 pts) #292 (1182 pts) #97 (1818 pts) #47 (2073 pts) #165 (1613 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #137 (1862 pts) #103 (1764 pts) #51 (2063 pts) #161 (1524 pts) #247 (1316 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #122 (1913 pts) #165 (1555 pts) #88 (1913 pts) #197 (1428 pts) #107 (1878 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #211 (1367 pts) #165 (1407 pts) #268 (1102 pts) #215 (1237 pts) #144 (1602 pts)

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