OLE SMOKEY BARBECUE CREW

OLE SMOKEY BARBECUE CREW is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 13th of 19 at the Smoke in the Valley (2017). They are ranked #5818 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,818

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1442

peak 1442 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 14, 2017

latest Oct 19, 2018 · 1.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#598

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

663.2800 / 720

Master · Smoke in the Valley

Perfect 180s

Current form

636.18 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 637.87 (-1.69)

Walk rate

11%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

Consistency

±16.12

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.96 · weakest Brisket (154.12)

Road miles

3,301

across 18 mapped stops · furthest 371 mi

Schedule strength

83%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1609)

Master avg

637.87 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

663.2800 career-best overall

92.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.2800 at Smoke in the Valley — 92.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 22, 2017

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS has finished one call ahead of OLE SMOKEY BARBECUE CREW 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM ahead in 100% of their meetings

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.84 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 6%.

Brisket avg 154.12
Chicken avg 163.96
0 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of A TASTE OF CAROLINA in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.4 years, then back at 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off (Apr 14, 2017).

last seen Nov 21, 2014
back Apr 14, 2017

Chicken nemesis

11 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SAUCED! BBQ TEAM has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared chicken entries.

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They cook the hard rooms

1609 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 83% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1609 power rating — a tougher draw than 83% of every rated contest in the data.

16 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

3,301 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,301 miles across 18 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 371 miles to Flames on the Flint.

18 mapped stops
furthest 371 mi

The metronome

±2.24% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.24% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.6% of a perfect score
18 contests

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
2018 ↗	Master	#598 (576 pts)	#601 (616 pts)	#439 (831 pts)	#581 (641 pts)	#615 (596 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#801 (469 pts)	#610 (654 pts)	#836 (474 pts)	#799 (504 pts)	#797 (489 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to OLE SMOKEY BARBECUE CREW, each with one reason worth a look.

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

CHARNOBLE

#5,812 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1442

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to OLE SMOKEY BARBECUE CREW)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team OLE SMOKEY BARBECUE CREW has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

Rolling Smoke BBQ

#5,823 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1512

They've been 1512 at their best, 70 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jul 3, 2026

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OTAKU SMOKE N BREW

#5,811 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1442

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2019

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FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC

#5,822 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1442

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jan 17, 2020

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Smoke Til We're Broke

#5,808 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

Level with OLE SMOKEY BARBECUE CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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SHOP BOYS BBQ

#5,809 of the rated field

1442 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1442

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Aug 1, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE MONSTER BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	1	175.4172	151.9200	163.96	top 65%
Pork Ribs	16	1	171.9772	150.2744	161.47	top 63%
Pork	16	0	168.5484	149.1200	158.32	top 75%
Brisket	16	0	166.2400	130.7660	154.12	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 68%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 80%
Large (40+)	8	top 79%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NC	9	top 77%
VA	2	top 87%
WV	2	top 82%
TN	2	top 71%
GA	1	top 90%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival	2	18	top 72%	Oct 19, 2018
Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	2	28	top 76%	Aug 10, 2018
Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (JUDGES FULL)	2	22	top 87%	Jul 20, 2018
Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2	44	top 82%	Jun 15, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 9 contests

Contests a season 6 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 9 of 18 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 12 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 322 finished ahead 134 times, behind 490

Longest layoff 2.4 yrs Nov 21, 2014 → Apr 14, 2017

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

20182 milestones

Mar 9 10th tracked contest Flames on the Flint
Oct 19 Most recent contest Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival

20175 milestones

Apr 14 Peak power rating (1497) 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
Sep 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.2800 Smoke in the Valley
Sep 22 Career-best overall score663.2800 Smoke in the Valley
Oct 13 First call Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
Oct 13 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

20141 milestone

Oct 10 First tracked contest Smoke in the Valley

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.1	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival	Oct 19, 2018
+0.8	22nd Annual Firehouse BBQ Cookoff	Apr 20, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.1	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival	Oct 20, 2017
-7.6	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 14, 2018
-6.9	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 13, 2017
-6.8	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	Aug 11, 2017
-6.5	Flames on the Flint	Mar 9, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	9	11%	top 78%	91.9%	88.5%
2017	7	14%	top 80%	92.1%	88.7%
2014	2	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 19, 2018	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC	18 / 35 (661.6000)	19 (166.2284)	21 (165.1316)	14 (166.2972)	19 (163.9428)
Sep 21, 2018	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	37 / 45 (622.6744)	42 (151.9200)	26 (160.5144)	42 (151.9544)	27 (158.2856)
Sep 14, 2018	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	27 / 29 (615.8400)	22 (159.3484)	22 (161.1544)	28 (150.2400)	29 (145.0972)
Aug 10, 2018	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	36 / 51 (654.1136)	44 (160.4912)	23 (167.9884)	26 (165.6684)	36 (159.9656)
Jul 20, 2018	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (JUDGES FULL) Wise, VA	26 / 29 (626.6860)	22 (159.9656)	11 (169.1200)	13 (166.8344)	29 (130.7660)
Jun 15, 2018	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	51 / 59 (612.4460)	46 (158.8000)	51 (150.2744)	53 (149.1200)	46 (154.2516)
May 18, 2018	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	32 / 43 (647.2116)	30 (162.8116)	14 (169.6800)	30 (162.7884)	37 (151.9316)
Apr 20, 2018	22nd Annual Firehouse BBQ Cookoff Kings Mountain, NC	22 / 33 (657.0060)	19 (167.3944)	9 (171.9772)	31 (151.3944)	17 (166.2400)
Mar 9, 2018	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	38 / 42 (638.6400)	28 (165.6800)	15 (169.7028)	36 (159.9428)	41 (143.3144)
Oct 20, 2017	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC	36 / 39 (620.3888)	25 (166.2400)	36 (155.3944)	37 (151.3828)	37 (147.3716)
Oct 13, 2017	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	42 / 50 (640.3884)	6 (175.4172)	43 (153.0856)	42 (154.8228)	38 (157.0628)
Sep 22, 2017	Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN	13 / 19 (663.2800)	13 (169.1200)	11 (166.2400)	11 (168.5256)	14 (159.3944)
Aug 11, 2017	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	28 / 34 (643.9084)	19 (166.2284)	31 (156.0228)	28 (161.1428)	21 (160.5144)
Jul 14, 2017	Chillin & Grillin In The Glades Wise, VA	22 / 26 (620.8912)	14 (165.7372)	23 (150.7656)	24 (153.0628)	21 (151.3256)
Jun 16, 2017	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	44 / 57 (633.5316)	31 (165.1316)	31 (163.9428)	49 (151.3716)	45 (153.0856)
Apr 14, 2017	21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	34 / 49 (647.2916)	36 (162.8344)	38 (152.5144)	18 (168.5484)	29 (163.3944)
Nov 21, 2014	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 10, 2014	Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN	—	—	—	—	—

OLE SMOKEY BARBECUE CREW

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

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 — 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)