TIRE SMOKE BBQ IN
Rating
1741
peak 1782
Contests
75
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#43
Master 2022
Grand champs
6
4 reserve
Category wins
13
35 podiums
Overall top-10s
40
of 75 contests
Avg finish
top 25%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Current form
687.36 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 686.48 (+0.88)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
9
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.22
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.24)
Road miles
15385
mi across 75 mapped stops · furthest 480 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Shiggin aint easy has finished one call ahead of TIRE SMOKE BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Mac Attack BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
One2BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 20 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company in 28 of their 38 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1888 points of the Grand Championship at All American BBQ Throwdown (2020-08-07).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 51-team field at Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational (2022-06-10) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 32-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 75 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.7028 | 172.41 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 75 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8000 | 170.24 | top 38% |
| Pork | 75 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.9428 | 171.28 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 75 | 43 | 6 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.1828 | 172.56 | top 27% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 26 | 4 | top 22% |
| MI | 15 | 0 | top 35% |
| OH | 13 | 1 | top 24% |
| TN | 10 | 0 | top 23% |
| KS | 6 | 0 | top 22% |
| KY | 3 | 1 | top 20% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 1 | top 16% |
| Medium (20–39) | 34 | 3 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 39 | 2 | top 25% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (13 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IN (26 of 75 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (75 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 (2021-06-18)
- Wins it all in 8% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 686.48
- 5 perfect 180s 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 | 1 | 705.1660 | 688.70 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 693.0396 | 684.63 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 706.2516 | 688.44 |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 699.9776 | 686.51 |
| 2022 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 703.4288 | 693.62 |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 698.8340 | 685.98 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 691.9544 | 681.57 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 687.8856 | 679.06 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana Warsaw, IN | 3 / 35 (705.1660) | 6 (175.4516) | 1 (178.8572) | 6 (176.0116) | 9 (174.8456) |
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | 14 / 34 (677.6000) | 27 (163.9544) | 6 (174.8456) | 19 (166.8228) | 6 (171.9772) |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Coldwater, MI | 21 / 48 (683.3484) | 42 (165.0972) | 28 (169.1200) | 16 (172.5484) | 7 (176.5828) |
| 2025-09-05 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wellington, OH | 11 / 42 (687.3372) | 6 (177.7144) | 14 (170.8228) | 20 (171.4172) | 17 (167.3828) |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 15 / 43 (683.3600) | 19 (170.8572) | 9 (173.1200) | 12 (173.1200) | 26 (166.2628) |
| 2025-07-18 | Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 11 / 40 (687.9316) | 13 (172.5600) | 14 (171.9772) | 26 (166.2516) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, IN | 23 / 34 (676.4452) | 14 (173.1428) | 19 (170.2628) | 21 (168.5256) | 24 (164.5140) |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | 2 / 26 (693.0396) | 4 (177.7028) | 6 (173.7028) | 10 (170.8228) | 12 (170.8112) |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 37 / 56 (676.9824) | 30 (170.8228) | 45 (165.0856) | 29 (171.9656) | 31 (169.1084) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 42 / 100 (687.3372) | 68 (170.2628) | 42 (170.8344) | 10 (177.7028) | 54 (168.5372) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 36 / 169 (693.0628) | 44 (175.4056) | 43 (174.8456) | 84 (170.8344) | 69 (171.9772) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 25 / 444 (697.6572) | 63 (176.5600) | 190 (170.2744) | 38 (176.5600) | 50 (174.2628) |
| 2024-10-17 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 18 / 33 (686.7428) | 23 (171.9656) | 26 (168.5372) | 21 (170.8228) | 9 (175.4172) |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 31 / 87 (683.9312) | 77 (161.7028) | 50 (170.2628) | 4 (178.8572) | 24 (173.1084) |
| 2024-09-06 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wadsworth, OH | 4 / 30 (691.3712) | 15 (169.7028) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (174.8572) | 19 (166.8112) |
| 2024-08-02 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 26 / 40 (664.4572) | 17 (170.8344) | 35 (159.3828) | 28 (163.9772) | 14 (170.2628) |
| 2024-07-19 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 16 / 33 (675.3484) | 13 (170.2628) | 14 (166.8228) | 20 (167.9772) | 14 (170.2856) |
| 2024-06-07 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Franklin, IN | 12 / 38 (689.0628) | 14 (171.9772) | 16 (170.2628) | 20 (171.4172) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 24 / 81 (698.2056) | 44 (174.2628) | 14 (177.7028) | 20 (176.5600) | 59 (169.6800) |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | 18 / 118 (695.8968) | 33 (175.4056) | 64 (170.8112) | 23 (175.4172) | 32 (174.2628) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 1 / 32 (706.2516) | 5 (176.5716) | 12 (169.6800) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 32 / 62 (678.1484) | 43 (167.3828) | 39 (166.2400) | 16 (174.2628) | 31 (170.2628) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 26 / 93 (689.6340) | 21 (175.4056) | 62 (166.8228) | 16 (175.4400) | 28 (171.9656) |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 13 / 81 (691.4056) | 8 (174.8572) | 69 (165.6800) | 14 (174.2856) | 10 (176.5828) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 162 / 487 (681.0740) | 221 (169.6684) | 133 (172.5600) | 329 (163.9428) | 47 (174.9028) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 116 / 211 (682.2288) | 40 (176.0116) | 118 (170.2744) | 170 (165.6800) | 105 (170.2628) |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 19 / 44 (673.0172) | 29 (167.3944) | 40 (158.8000) | 13 (170.2628) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2023-07-21 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 1 / 32 (699.9776) | 3 (176.0116) | 13 (167.3944) | 2 (176.5716) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-06-10 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 Franklin, IN | 5 / 28 (689.6916) | 5 (176.5944) | 10 (170.8572) | 25 (164.5372) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2023-06-09 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 Franklin, IN | 9 / 38 (685.5884) | 16 (173.1200) | 9 (171.9772) | 8 (173.1084) | 20 (167.3828) |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN | 4 / 35 (689.0856) | 6 (174.2628) | 17 (167.9772) | 4 (175.4056) | 10 (171.4400) |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 7 / 42 (680.5256) | 2 (178.2972) | 20 (163.4056) | 7 (173.1544) | 19 (165.6684) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 8 / 80 (692.4912) | 19 (175.4056) | 38 (167.9656) | 13 (174.2628) | 10 (174.8572) |
| 2022-10-21 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 3 / 35 (700.5256) | 16 (173.1428) | 21 (170.8228) | 4 (177.7028) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 22 / 83 (681.7028) | 4 (176.5600) | 52 (169.1428) | 49 (167.4400) | 43 (168.5600) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 9 / 249 (701.1200) | 14 (177.7144) | 70 (173.1200) | 41 (176.0000) | 43 (174.2856) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 72 / 505 (687.4168) | 211 (169.1084) | 208 (168.5600) | 117 (172.5484) | 16 (177.2000) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 3 / 50 (697.0972) | 18 (170.2628) | 8 (171.9772) | 1 (177.1544) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2022-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 Franklin, IN | 10 / 27 (687.9084) | 9 (173.1200) | 7 (173.1200) | 14 (169.6684) | 10 (172.0000) |
| 2022-06-17 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN | 1 / 42 (703.4288) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (176.5600) | 17 (170.8344) | 4 (176.0344) |
| 2022-06-10 | Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational New Haven, KY | 1 / 17 (702.2400) | 9 (173.1200) | 2 (175.4172) | 5 (174.2628) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2022-05-14 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) Warsaw, IN | 4 / 25 (693.6688) | 9 (174.8572) | 16 (165.0972) | 3 (176.0000) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2022-05-13 | 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) Warsaw, IN | 1 / 36 (694.2400) | 7 (176.5600) | 7 (172.0000) | 21 (167.9772) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2022-04-29 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 6 / 25 (689.6688) | 12 (169.1200) | 1 (177.1544) | 7 (171.9888) | 8 (171.4056) |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST Indianapolis, IN | 10 / 42 (688.4684) | 19 (171.9772) | 14 (171.9656) | 20 (170.8228) | 11 (173.7028) |
| 2022-03-18 | Smoke on The Shores Lebanon, TN | 11 / 63 (689.6112) | 4 (177.7028) | 23 (170.2628) | 12 (174.2628) | 33 (167.3828) |
| 2021-09-24 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 11 / 28 (674.2284) | 10 (170.8572) | 15 (165.1200) | 6 (171.9656) | 12 (166.2856) |
| 2021-09-10 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition Mears, MI | 9 / 25 (681.5884) | 5 (176.0000) | 12 (166.2400) | 14 (162.7884) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2021-09-04 | Destination Outlets Labor Day BBQ Championship Jeffersonville, OH | 4 / 15 (690.8344) | 7 (173.1200) | 4 (170.2744) | 6 (172.5600) | 3 (174.8800) |
| 2021-08-20 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 16 / 43 (677.0284) | 6 (176.5600) | 28 (162.2516) | 18 (169.1084) | 14 (169.1084) |
| 2021-08-13 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 9 / 30 (688.5028) | 16 (168.5372) | 3 (177.7372) | 8 (171.4056) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 Franklin, IN | 18 / 37 (677.6116) | 3 (177.7144) | 28 (165.1200) | 34 (162.8116) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN | 1 / 51 (698.8340) | 5 (174.8456) | 5 (173.1200) | 5 (174.8456) | 4 (176.0228) |
| 2021-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 Warsaw, IN | 5 / 39 (691.3712) | 12 (173.1428) | 16 (168.5256) | 5 (174.8572) | 6 (174.8456) |
| 2021-05-14 | Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 Warsaw, IN | 3 / 41 (689.6112) | 5 (174.2628) | 11 (169.6684) | 16 (170.2628) | 8 (175.4172) |
| 2021-05-01 | Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN | 7 / 27 (682.7884) | 12 (167.9772) | 7 (171.4172) | 7 (171.4056) | 9 (171.9884) |
| 2021-04-23 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 5 / 29 (687.9312) | 5 (173.7028) | 14 (168.5484) | 2 (171.9656) | 8 (173.7144) |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 8 / 57 (691.3716) | 12 (173.7028) | 28 (168.5372) | 13 (173.1200) | 10 (176.0116) |
| 2020-09-25 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 16 / 28 (667.3256) | 7 (171.9772) | 11 (168.5372) | 27 (155.9428) | 6 (170.8684) |
| 2020-09-18 | Smokin in the Hills Hillsboro, OH | 7 / 41 (685.0396) | 3 (176.0000) | 5 (171.9656) | 16 (167.9656) | 16 (169.1084) |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 9 / 50 (684.5028) | 36 (165.6800) | 13 (170.2744) | 11 (173.7028) | 9 (174.8456) |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 2 / 42 (684.0112) | 4 (173.1656) | 4 (173.1428) | 24 (164.5600) | 5 (173.1428) |
| 2020-07-17 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 2 / 31 (679.3712) | 16 (167.9656) | 1 (177.7144) | 18 (163.4056) | 5 (170.2856) |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN | 14 / 63 (679.9088) | 23 (170.8228) | 44 (162.8116) | 23 (169.7144) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 11 / 69 (680.4456) | 53 (163.3828) | 3 (174.2744) | 37 (167.3828) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 2 / 66 (691.9544) | 3 (175.4172) | 12 (171.9656) | 2 (176.0116) | 18 (168.5600) |
| 2019-10-18 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 11 / 31 (683.3028) | 5 (174.2628) | 18 (168.5372) | 18 (168.5372) | 13 (171.9656) |
| 2019-10-04 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 8 / 42 (682.1600) | 32 (165.0856) | 8 (171.9772) | 13 (170.8228) | 4 (174.2744) |
| 2019-09-20 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 8 / 28 (680.5028) | 16 (168.5600) | 14 (166.8344) | 7 (171.4056) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2019-08-30 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival Hilliard, OH | 6 / 28 (684.5372) | 3 (174.8572) | 3 (173.7028) | 20 (165.1088) | 8 (170.8684) |
| 2019-08-09 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 3 / 29 (687.8856) | 6 (174.2744) | 20 (165.0740) | 5 (173.1200) | 6 (175.4172) |
| 2019-08-02 | Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition CINCINNATI, OH | 5 / 31 (684.4684) | 2 (177.7028) | 13 (166.8228) | 8 (174.2628) | 16 (165.6800) |
| 2019-07-12 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 16 / 33 (675.3028) | 29 (162.2168) | 6 (171.9772) | 15 (169.1316) | 4 (171.9772) |
| 2019-05-10 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 26 / 42 (654.0796) | 22 (166.2512) | 13 (169.6684) | 9 (167.9772) | 39 (150.1828) |
| 2019-03-22 | PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition Franklin, IN | 10 / 29 (679.2912) | 23 (162.8000) | 5 (173.7144) | 12 (169.6684) | 6 (173.1084) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #267 (429 pts) | #426 (294 pts) | #265 (519 pts) | #318 (369 pts) | #240 (484 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #269 (810 pts) | #275 (820 pts) | #349 (750 pts) | #336 (670 pts) | #327 (720 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #178 (1115 pts) | #245 (940 pts) | #223 (1035 pts) | #170 (1140 pts) | #182 (1105 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #125 (1345 pts) | #147 (1220 pts) | #310 (815 pts) | #150 (1200 pts) | #106 (1410 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #43 (1974 pts) | #101 (1474 pts) | #90 (1569 pts) | #115 (1389 pts) | #57 (1789 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #62 (1784 pts) | #63 (1657 pts) | #111 (1384 pts) | #80 (1584 pts) | #59 (1711 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #57 (1429 pts) | #75 (1129 pts) | #58 (1339 pts) | #134 (834 pts) | #54 (1324 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #207 (1299 pts) | #228 (1189 pts) | #215 (1249 pts) | #248 (1149 pts) | #178 (1329 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #214 (1349 pts) | #168 (1484 pts) | #135 (1564 pts) | #204 (1349 pts) | #407 (869 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #303 (1193 pts) | #548 (728 pts) | #322 (1118 pts) | #328 (1098 pts) | #301 (1183 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #779 (480 pts) | #597 (680 pts) | #840 (465 pts) | #859 (455 pts) | #796 (475 pts) |