T-MAC SMOKIN WI
Rating
1621
peak 1621
Contests
67
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
15
of 67 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
678.29 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 672.55 (+5.74)
Walk rate
61%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±23.90
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.57)
Road miles
16072
mi across 67 mapped stops · furthest 1074 mi
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
CANARDLY WAIT 4 QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 30 of their 34 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Second Hand Smoke SLV in 15 of their 18 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 45-team field at WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (2021-04-23) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 24-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, MAN MEAT BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 58 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 178.8572 | 156.5372 | 169.53 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 63 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 176.5600 | 154.2400 | 167.57 | top 46% |
| Pork | 58 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 177.7028 | 159.3484 | 169.70 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 58 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 152.5256 | 168.63 | top 42% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 26 | 0 | top 39% |
| KS | 10 | 0 | top 35% |
| MO | 8 | 1 | top 40% |
| OK | 4 | 0 | top 34% |
| TX | 2 | 0 | top 25% |
| MN | 2 | 0 | top 42% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 54% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 23% |
| Medium (20–39) | 23 | 0 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 33 | 1 | top 33% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (16 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (30 of 67 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (63 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: WashMo BBQ & Bluesfest (2021-04-23)
- Wins it all in 1% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 672.55
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 687.9200 | 681.90 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 685.0516 | 677.89 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 685.6224 | 680.28 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 690.7772 | 672.22 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 687.3484 | 674.80 |
| 2021 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 689.0856 | 673.26 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 681.1088 | 669.91 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 694.8000 | 667.38 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 2019-09-12 | 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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |