House of Smoke NC

House of Smoke NC is a competition barbecue team with 42 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 4th of 18 at the Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 (2021). They are ranked #4331 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,331

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1476

peak 1476 · rated over 41 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 5, 2016

latest Aug 20, 2021 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#220

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% of 42 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

693.0972 / 720

Master · Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1

Perfect 180s

Current form

677.77 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 647.63 (+30.14)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±24.63

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.01 · weakest Brisket (159.78)

Road miles

5,803

across 41 mapped stops · furthest 399 mi

Schedule strength

78%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1600)

Purse competed for

$110K

listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 18 state-championship entries

Master avg

647.63 / 720

41 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+47 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 47 points across 10 contests since Aug 28, 2020 — from 1429 up to 1476.

10 contests since Aug 28, 2020
now 1476

High-water mark

693.0972 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.0972 at Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 14, 2021

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

TOO SAUCED has finished one call ahead of House of Smoke NC 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2021 their best year

2021 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 51%.

7 contests
4 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 51%

A tough matchup

30–1 behind in the head-to-head

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 97% of their meetings

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 30 of their 31 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.23 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 21%.

Brisket avg 159.78
Chicken avg 165.01
6 calls in 41 entries

Chicken nemesis

26 of 32 shared chicken entries lost

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead 81% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 26 of 32 shared chicken entries.

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A big fish in small ponds

Top 50% average finish in small fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 50% finish in small fields against top 77% in large ones.

Small (<20 teams): top 50% (5)
Large (40+): top 77% (20)

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

2 GUYS AND A CHICK has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 61% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 61% across 8 contests, versus top 71% the rest of the year.

8 May contests
top 71% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,803 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,803 miles across 41 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 399 miles to Flames on the Flint.

41 mapped stops
furthest 399 mi

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
2021 ↗	Master	#220 (874 pts)	#151 (1,158 pts)	#202 (994 pts)	#182 (1,014 pts)	#199 (974 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#237 (494 pts)	#100 (974 pts)	#299 (424 pts)	#229 (544 pts)	#240 (489 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#526 (628 pts)	#511 (678 pts)	#525 (663 pts)	#375 (898 pts)	#555 (603 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#776 (420 pts)	#810 (420 pts)	#830 (420 pts)	#766 (460 pts)	#806 (420 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#635 (610 pts)	#559 (710 pts)	#587 (685 pts)	#450 (860 pts)	#562 (700 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1649 (165 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1503 (180 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to House of Smoke NC, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Fu Man Que

#4,333 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1476

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to House of Smoke NC)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team House of Smoke NC has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

Karnivorous

#4,330 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1544

They've been 1544 at their best, 68 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026

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UP IN SMOKERS

#4,320 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1477

Careers of much the same size, 46 contests to 42, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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SLO DOG Q

#4,329 of the rated field

1476 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1520

27 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

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This is Nice

#4,318 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

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

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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LOW AND SLOW MEISTER

#4,312 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before House of Smoke NC's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 22 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	31	1	30	3%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	25	0	25	0%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE MONSTER BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
TWISTED PAIR BBQ	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	42	9	0	4	178.8572	146.2284	165.01	top 60%
Pork Ribs	41	6	0	2	174.8572	143.3144	160.26	top 68%
Pork	41	10	0	2	176	143.9428	162.67	top 63%
Brisket	41	6	1	1	178.2972	144.5028	159.78	top 68%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	5	top 50%
Medium (20–39)	16	top 71%
Large (40+)	20	top 77%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NC	28	top 72%
SC	5	top 70%
WV	4	top 51%
GA	2	top 88%
VA	2	top 91%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)	4	25	top 80%	Nov 8, 2019
Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival	3	26	top 79%	May 17, 2019
Jiggy With The Piggy	3	32	top 62%	May 3, 2019
Pigs & Pedals	3	40	top 90%	Aug 3, 2018
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2	23	top 63%	Sep 20, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 11 contests

Contests a season 6 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 28 of 42 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 31 5 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 42 entries · 0 wins · 9 calls

Opponents faced 557 finished ahead 447 times, behind 1,222

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

20213 milestones

May 14 Career-best overall score693.0972 Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1
Jul 16 First category win (Brisket) Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland
Aug 20 Most recent contest Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland

20201 milestone

Sep 11 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge

20192 milestones

May 17 25th tracked contest Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival
Oct 4 First overall top-10 Hops and Hogs Festival

20171 milestone

May 19 10th tracked contest Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival

20162 milestones

Aug 5 Peak power rating (1493) Pigs & Pedals
Nov 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8456 Hog Happnin'

—2 milestones

First tracked contest BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Chicken Challenge
First call BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Chicken Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1	May 14, 2021
+11.3	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge	Sep 11, 2020
+9.8	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 20, 2019
+8.6	BBQ Capital Cook Off	Apr 26, 2019
+7.4	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)	Nov 8, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.8	BBQ Gives Back	Mar 24, 2017
-10.1	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off	Apr 28, 2017
-8.4	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	Aug 10, 2018
-8.3	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 2, 2018
-7.4	Pigs & Pedals	Aug 5, 2016

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

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
—	1	0	0	100%	—	—	—
2021	7	4	1	86%	top 51%	96.3%	94.4%
2020	5	1	0	60%	top 68%	94.5%	92.8%
2019	8	1	0	50%	top 62%	92.7%	91%
2018	7	0	0	0%	top 87%	90.9%	87.7%
2017	11	0	0	18%	top 83%	89.8%	87%
2016	3	0	0	33%	top 70%	91.5%	88.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 20, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC	13 / 26 (682.2400)	16 (170.2628)	13 (172)	6 (176)	22 (163.9772)
Jul 23, 2021	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	18 / 30 (666.1712)	15 (170.2628)	23 (162.2512)	5 (171.9888)	23 (161.6684)
Jul 16, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland 🏅 Asheboro, NC	10 / 19 (678.7660)	12 (169.6800)	3 (174.8572)	19 (155.9316)	1 (178.2972)
Jun 11, 2021	City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off 🏅 Welch, WV	8 / 15 (677.6688)	4 (174.2972)	9 (167.3828)	6 (174.8572)	8 (161.1316)
May 15, 2021	Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 Mannington, WV	7 / 15 (683.9884)	3 (176.5828)	8 (166.2628)	4 (174.2744)	7 (166.8684)
May 14, 2021	Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 🏅 Mannington, WV	4 / 18 (693.0972)	3 (174.2744)	2 (173.7028)	6 (171.9772)	4 (173.1428)
Mar 19, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club 🏅 Summerville, SC	19 / 26 (675.3256)	17 (170.8228)	16 (168.5600)	17 (167.9656)	15 (167.9772)
Sep 25, 2020	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy 🏅 Murphy, NC	17 / 22 (680.4452)	11 (170.8112)	18 (167.3828)	16 (170.2628)	12 (171.9884)
Sep 11, 2020	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC	9 / 24 (680.5028)	2 (178.8572)	15 (166.8456)	7 (173.1428)	18 (161.6572)
Aug 28, 2020	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck 🏅 Roebuck, SC	26 / 34 (663.3600)	16 (170.8572)	26 (164.5600)	18 (167.9772)	28 (159.9656)
Aug 14, 2020	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken 🏅 Aiken, SC	29 / 34 (651.3032)	10 (172.5600)	31 (159.3944)	31 (161.0972)	32 (158.2516)
Jun 26, 2020	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge 🏅 Roebuck, SC	16 / 25 (665.6000)	3 (173.7028)	22 (159.3828)	18 (163.9428)	12 (168.5716)
Nov 8, 2019	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) 🏅 Concord, NC	25 / 47 (667.3372)	9 (173.1428)	25 (168)	42 (161.0972)	28 (165.0972)
Oct 11, 2019	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	14 / 27 (656.4688)	13 (167.4172)	10 (167.4288)	11 (167.3828)	22 (154.2400)
Oct 4, 2019	Hops and Hogs Festival Huntersville, NC	8 / 11 (659.3140)	9 (165.6684)	6 (167.9772)	5 (167.4172)	9 (158.2512)
Sep 27, 2019	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge 🏅 Newton, NC	33 / 37 (645.0400)	27 (165.1084)	34 (153.6800)	23 (162.8000)	27 (163.4516)
Sep 20, 2019	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC	23 / 56 (666.2400)	43 (161.0856)	25 (167.4516)	3 (174.2628)	35 (163.4400)
May 17, 2019	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	30 / 36 (638.7428)	28 (164.5372)	20 (161.6800)	34 (153.7028)	23 (158.8228)
May 3, 2019	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	32 / 60 (654.1824)	27 (166.2628)	28 (165.1428)	31 (164.5256)	44 (158.2512)
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ Capital Cook Off 🏅 Lexington, NC	21 / 43 (653.6800)	25 (161.7028)	32 (158.2284)	11 (168.5944)	16 (165.1544)
Nov 9, 2018	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC	51 / 56 (629.0056)	43 (161.1428)	51 (154.7884)	55 (149.0744)	35 (164)
Nov 9, 2018	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) Concord, NC	38 / 44 (645.0628)	32 (164.5372)	29 (163.4284)	42 (153.1088)	30 (163.9884)
Aug 10, 2018	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	50 / 51 (626.0684)	48 (157.6456)	51 (147.3716)	40 (162.8000)	40 (158.2512)
Aug 3, 2018	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	46 / 48 (607.1880)	47 (146.7884)	44 (148.5028)	34 (159.9656)	44 (151.9312)
May 18, 2018	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	31 / 38 (633.0056)	29 (162.2856)	33 (155.9428)	17 (166.2628)	36 (148.5144)
May 4, 2018	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	45 / 70 (654.1596)	33 (169.1312)	56 (155.3828)	44 (162.2400)	28 (167.4056)
Mar 2, 2018	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	56 / 59 (623.1884)	47 (157.6572)	44 (160.5256)	49 (160.5028)	57 (144.5028)
Nov 10, 2017	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC	42 / 47 (611.7944)	24 (168.5372)	46 (143.3144)	39 (153.1200)	42 (146.8228)
Sep 15, 2017	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	54 / 63 (634.7084)	16 (171.4056)	48 (159.9772)	59 (153.6684)	60 (149.6572)
Aug 4, 2017	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	41 / 46 (608.9484)	39 (153.6344)	30 (155.4056)	44 (145.6456)	36 (154.2628)
Jul 21, 2017	Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship Galax, VA	21 / 25 (624.3768)	24 (146.2284)	22 (149.0744)	16 (160.4912)	8 (168.5828)
Jun 16, 2017	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	47 / 57 (621.0288)	48 (155.9544)	45 (153.7260)	47 (154.2512)	40 (157.0972)
May 19, 2017	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	26 / 36 (634.7088)	21 (163.9772)	31 (150.2860)	20 (161.0856)	22 (159.3600)
May 5, 2017	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	51 / 75 (639.2228)	62 (157.0972)	14 (169.7028)	50 (160.5028)	58 (151.9200)
Apr 28, 2017	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	36 / 38 (624.3428)	28 (163.9772)	36 (151.3484)	29 (158.7884)	35 (150.2288)
Apr 14, 2017	21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	35 / 49 (645.0404)	17 (169.6916)	47 (143.9544)	2 (173.7028)	39 (157.6916)
Mar 24, 2017	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	63 / 64 (595.8516)	58 (153.6800)	54 (153.7028)	63 (143.9428)	56 (144.5260)
Mar 10, 2017	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	54 / 67 (646.6856)	47 (161.1316)	20 (169.6684)	46 (165.0856)	60 (150.8000)
Nov 11, 2016	Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off Mt. Pleasant, NC	15 / 25 (650.7432)	19 (162.8688)	15 (160.5260)	9 (165.0856)	16 (162.2628)
Nov 4, 2016	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	36 / 56 (658.8456)	45 (157.7144)	16 (168.5828)	46 (161.6684)	13 (170.8800)
Aug 5, 2016	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	40 / 47 (599.2800)	38 (158.8344)	46 (143.4172)	44 (149.1084)	39 (147.9200)
—	BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Chicken Challenge Myrtle Beach, SC	—	8 (168.5372)	—	—	—

House of Smoke NC

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

On the rise

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

Chicken nemesis

A big fish in small ponds

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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, 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

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)