High-water mark
679.3600
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.3600 at Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 20, 2022
SMOKIN MEDICINE
SMOKIN MEDICINE is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 12th of 30 at the Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival (2022). They are ranked #3022 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
peak 1507 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 22, 2017
latest Jun 24, 2022 · 4.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.52
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.68 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.74)
Road miles
668
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 406 mi
Schedule strength
65%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)
Purse competed for
$43K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
658.59 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #759 (209 pts) | #940 (154 pts) | #760 (254 pts) | #951 (154 pts) | #733 (239 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #1558 (125 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #1578 (120 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1870 (75 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #1454 (155 pts) | #1852 (90 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1994 (99 pts) | #2003 (109 pts) | #2137 (89 pts) | #2158 (79 pts) | #1993 (109 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN MEDICINE, each with one reason worth a look.
103 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,031 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before SMOKIN MEDICINE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,036 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1505
Level with SMOKIN MEDICINE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,023 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1508
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 9 years before SMOKIN MEDICINE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,033 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 9 years before SMOKIN MEDICINE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,020 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1511
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under the Radar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 153.6112 | 164.63 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 155.3828 | 163.74 | top 61% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 154.7884 | 165.68 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 155.9428 | 164.53 | top 53% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 57% | May 17, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
103
finished ahead 71 times, behind 88
Longest layoff
3 yrs
May 17, 2019 → May 20, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- Career-best overall score679.3600 Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
- Peak power rating (1507) Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival
- Most recent contest Big BBQ Bash
20183 milestones
- First call Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1028 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1084 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
20171 milestone
- First tracked contest Smokin in the Square
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.7 | Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | May 20, 2022 |
| +3.5 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | May 18, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.2 | Smoke in the Valley | Sep 22, 2017 |
| -1.5 | Big BBQ Bash | Jun 24, 2022 |
| -0.4 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | May 17, 2019 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 94.4% | 92.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 92% | 92% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2022 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 18 / 29 (654.0912) | 24 (153.6112) | 11 (169.6800) | 25 (162.2744) | 12 (168.5256) |
| May 20, 2022 | Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 12 / 30 (679.3600) | 17 (167.9656) | 10 (172) | 16 (170.2744) | 12 (169.1200) |
| May 17, 2019 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 27 / 43 (650.1256) | 12 (170.8228) | 37 (155.3828) | 13 (167.9772) | 33 (155.9428) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 18, 2018 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 22 / 43 (662.1028) | 32 (161.6456) | 28 (161.1088) | 8 (173.1084) | 19 (166.2400) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN | 14 / 19 (647.2684) | 12 (169.1200) | 16 (160.5256) | 18 (154.7884) | 12 (162.8344) |
| Mar 17, 2017 | Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |