House of Smoke NC

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4298

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1476

peak 1476 · rated over 41 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-08-05

latest 2021-08-20

Best ToY finish

#220

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 42 contests

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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±24.63

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.01 · weakest Brisket (159.78)

Road miles

5,803

mi 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 🏅

GCs in 18 state-championship entries

Master avg

647.63 / 720

41 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

On the rise

+47 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 47 points across 10 contests since 2020-08-28 — from 1429 up to 1476.

10 contests since 2020-08-28
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
2021-05-14

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 wins
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.

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

147 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

#4296 of the rated field

1476 ▼ 0 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 2022-07-07

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Tom Tom Bob A Que

#4302 of the rated field

1476 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1476

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 39 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 39 contests
last seen 2024-07-13

⚔ Head-to-head

Karnivorous

#4316 of the rated field

1476 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 45 contests to 42, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 45 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

⚔ Head-to-head

THIS BUTT'S FOR YOU - OLATHE, KS

#4305 of the rated field

1476 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

32 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 3% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 32 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Outhouse BBQ

#4306 of the rated field

1476 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1476

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 29 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

SLO DOG Q

#4299 of the rated field

1476 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1520 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

⚔ Head-to-head

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	176.0000	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 state / province

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

By contest size

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

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2019-11-08
Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival	3	26	top 79%	2019-05-17
Jiggy With The Piggy	3	32	top 62%	2019-05-03
Pigs & Pedals	3	40	top 90%	2018-08-03
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2	23	top 63%	2019-09-20

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5 yrs 2016-08-05 → 2021-08-20

Busiest season 2017 11 contests

Contests a season 6 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 28 of 42 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 31 5 of them cooked more than once

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

Strongest meat Chicken averages 165.01 · weakest Brisket (159.78)

Walk rate 40% a top-10 call in 17 of 42 contests

Overall top-10 rate 14% 6 of 42 contests

Best top-10 run 4 straight contests

Master average 647.63 out of 720 · 41 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 559 447–1,222 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 5,803 41 mapped stops · furthest 399 mi

Schedule strength 1600 average field rating faced — tougher than 78% of rated contests

Purse competed for $109,675 listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 18 state-championship entries

Power rating 1476 peak 1476 · #4298 of 6,413 rated

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

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
2016
Aug 5 Peak power rating (1493) Pigs & Pedals
Nov 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8456 Hog Happnin'
2017
May 19 10th tracked contest Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
2019
May 17 25th tracked contest Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival
Oct 4 First overall top-10 Hops and Hogs Festival
2020
Sep 11 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
2021
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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1	2021-05-14
+11.3	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge	2020-09-11
+9.8	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2019-09-20
+8.6	BBQ Capital Cook Off	2019-04-26
+7.4	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)	2019-11-08

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.8	BBQ Gives Back	2017-03-24
-10.1	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off	2017-04-28
-8.5	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	2018-08-10
-8.3	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2018-03-02
-7.4	Pigs & Pedals	2016-08-05

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

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
2021-08-20	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC	13 / 26 (682.2400)	16 (170.2628)	13 (172.0000)	6 (176.0000)	22 (163.9772)
2021-07-23	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)
2021-07-16	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland 🏅 Asheboro, NC	10 / 19 (678.7660)	12 (169.6800)	3 (174.8572)	19 (155.9316)	1 (178.2972)
2021-06-11	City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off 🏅 Welch, WV	8 / 15 (677.6688)	4 (174.2972)	9 (167.3828)	6 (174.8572)	8 (161.1316)
2021-05-15	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)
2021-05-14	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)
2021-03-19	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)
2020-09-25	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy 🏅 Murphy, NC	17 / 22 (680.4452)	11 (170.8112)	18 (167.3828)	16 (170.2628)	12 (171.9884)
2020-09-11	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC	9 / 24 (680.5028)	2 (178.8572)	15 (166.8456)	7 (173.1428)	18 (161.6572)
2020-08-28	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck 🏅 Roebuck, SC	26 / 34 (663.3600)	16 (170.8572)	26 (164.5600)	18 (167.9772)	28 (159.9656)
2020-08-14	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken 🏅 Aiken, SC	29 / 34 (651.3032)	10 (172.5600)	31 (159.3944)	31 (161.0972)	32 (158.2516)
2020-06-26	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge 🏅 Roebuck, SC	16 / 25 (665.6000)	3 (173.7028)	22 (159.3828)	18 (163.9428)	12 (168.5716)
2019-11-08	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) 🏅 Concord, NC	25 / 47 (667.3372)	9 (173.1428)	25 (168.0000)	42 (161.0972)	28 (165.0972)
2019-10-11	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	14 / 27 (656.4688)	13 (167.4172)	10 (167.4288)	11 (167.3828)	22 (154.2400)
2019-10-04	Hops and Hogs Festival Huntersville, NC	8 / 11 (659.3140)	9 (165.6684)	6 (167.9772)	5 (167.4172)	9 (158.2512)
2019-09-27	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge 🏅 Newton, NC	33 / 37 (645.0400)	27 (165.1084)	34 (153.6800)	23 (162.8000)	27 (163.4516)
2019-09-20	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)
2019-05-17	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)
2019-05-03	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	32 / 60 (654.1824)	27 (166.2628)	28 (165.1428)	31 (164.5256)	44 (158.2512)
2019-04-26	BBQ Capital Cook Off 🏅 Lexington, NC	21 / 43 (653.6800)	25 (161.7028)	32 (158.2284)	11 (168.5944)	16 (165.1544)
2018-11-09	*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)
2018-11-09	*Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC	51 / 56 (629.0056)	43 (161.1428)	51 (154.7884)	55 (149.0744)	35 (164.0000)
2018-08-10	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	50 / 51 (626.0684)	48 (157.6456)	51 (147.3716)	40 (162.8000)	40 (158.2512)
2018-08-03	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	46 / 48 (607.1880)	47 (146.7884)	44 (148.5028)	34 (159.9656)	44 (151.9312)
2018-05-18	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)
2018-05-04	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	45 / 70 (654.1596)	33 (169.1312)	56 (155.3828)	44 (162.2400)	28 (167.4056)
2018-03-02	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	56 / 59 (623.1884)	47 (157.6572)	44 (160.5256)	49 (160.5028)	57 (144.5028)
2017-11-10	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)
2017-09-15	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)
2017-08-04	*Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	41 / 46 (608.9484)	39 (153.6344)	30 (155.4056)	44 (145.6456)	36 (154.2628)
2017-07-21	Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship Galax, VA	21 / 25 (624.3768)	24 (146.2284)	22 (149.0744)	16 (160.4912)	8 (168.5828)
2017-06-16	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	47 / 57 (621.0288)	48 (155.9544)	45 (153.7260)	47 (154.2512)	40 (157.0972)
2017-05-19	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)
2017-05-05	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	51 / 75 (639.2228)	62 (157.0972)	14 (169.7028)	50 (160.5028)	58 (151.9200)
2017-04-28	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	36 / 38 (624.3428)	28 (163.9772)	36 (151.3484)	29 (158.7884)	35 (150.2288)
2017-04-14	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)
2017-03-24	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	63 / 64 (595.8516)	58 (153.6800)	54 (153.7028)	63 (143.9428)	56 (144.5260)
2017-03-10	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	54 / 67 (646.6856)	47 (161.1316)	20 (169.6684)	46 (165.0856)	60 (150.8000)
2016-11-11	*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)
2016-11-04	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	36 / 56 (658.8456)	45 (157.7144)	16 (168.5828)	46 (161.6684)	13 (170.8800)
2016-08-05	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)	—	—	—

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)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021 ↗	Master	#220 (874 pts)	#151 (1158 pts)	#202 (994 pts)	#182 (1014 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)