The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Bama Brew & Que (2015-09-25).
- last seen 2013-08-09
- back 2015-09-25
SMOKIN R/T
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1492 · rated over 2 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2016-10-07
latest 2018-04-06
Best ToY finish
#1954
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
10%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.27 · weakest Brisket (155.38)
Road miles
1,637
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 344 mi
Master avg
651.02 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
SMOKIN R/T has 2 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 139 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3558 of the rated field
- Contests
- 108
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1568
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKIN R/T)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN R/T has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3556 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than SMOKIN R/T has cooked, 5 to 10, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#3538 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after SMOKIN R/T did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#3551 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN R/T on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than SMOKIN R/T has cooked, 6 to 10, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#3537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than SMOKIN R/T has cooked, 5 to 10, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5488 | 167.9888 | 168.27 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 168.5600 | 161.6800 | 166.26 | top 40% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2516 | 162.2400 | 162.25 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 144.5028 | 155.38 | top 76% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.5 yrs
2016-10-07 → 2018-04-06
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
6 of 10 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 168.27 · weakest Brisket (155.38)
Walk rate
10%
a top-10 call in 1 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 10 contests
Master average
651.02
out of 720 · 2 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
61
19–45 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,637
10 mapped stops · furthest 344 mi
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
2013-08-09 → 2015-09-25
Power rating
1492
peak 1492 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- 2016
- First call Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ & Brews Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.5600 Bacon Brew & Que
- 2018
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1716 Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)
- 10th tracked contest Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)
- Career-best overall score658.1716 Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)
- Most recent contest Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 77% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-06 | Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN | 27 / 40 (658.1716) | 19 (167.9888) | 27 (161.6800) | 30 (162.2400) | 21 (166.2628) |
| 2018-03-02 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017-04-21 | Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition Cornelia, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-10-07 | Bacon Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL | 20 / 26 (643.8632) | 15 (168.5488) | 11 (168.5600) | 23 (162.2516) | 26 (144.5028) |
| 2016-04-15 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ & Brews Festival Cornelia, GA | — | — | 3 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2016-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-10-09 | The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013-08-09 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #1863 (90 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1893 (80 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2169 (76 pts) | #2118 (101 pts) | #1879 (121 pts) | #2324 (61 pts) | #2978 (51 pts) |