TWISTED SMOKE ADC

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

Power ranking

#1849

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1545

peak 1562 · rated over 20 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2018-04-27

latest 2022-07-22

Best ToY finish

#248

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 25 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

683.9200 / 720

Master · Harvest On the Fire At the Winery

Perfect 180s

Current form

665.91 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 662.44 (+3.47)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7600

Chicken · Up In Smoke on the Square

Consistency

±17.45

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.61 · weakest Pork (161.47)

Road miles

2,506

mi across 25 mapped stops · furthest 488 mi

Schedule strength

77%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1600)

Purse competed for

$107K

listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

662.44 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 15 of 25 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 25 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

683.9200 career-best overall

95.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.9200 at Harvest On the Fire At the Winery — 95.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2021-07-09

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Kentucky Kookers has finished one call ahead of TWISTED SMOKE ADC 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2020 their best year

2020 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 40%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 40%

A tough matchup

12–4 behind in the head-to-head

SmokinGhost BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings

SmokinGhost BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.1 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.13 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 50%.

Pork avg 161.47
Chicken avg 170.61
1 calls in 20 entries

A strong matchup

10–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 10 of their 12 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at *Smokin For Garrett (2018-04-27).

last seen 2016-08-26
back 2018-04-27

A June team

Top 39% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 39% across 4 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 52% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.42% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.42% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.0% of a perfect score
25 contests

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.

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

56 SMOKEHOUSE

#1841 of the rated field

1545 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1554

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2021-09-16

⚔ Head-to-head

MAC'S BARBEQUE

#1863 of the rated field

1544 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before TWISTED SMOKE ADC's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 19 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY

#1838 of the rated field

1545 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1545

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2017-10-13

⚔ Head-to-head

MIDWEST SCUBA-QUE

#1850 of the rated field

1545 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1557

No shared contest yet.

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 11% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2017-03-31

⚔ Head-to-head

STP BBQ

#1846 of the rated field

1545 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1555

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before TWISTED SMOKE ADC's first contest.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2016-10-14

⚔ Head-to-head

LATE NIGHT WHISKEY SMOKERS

#1839 of the rated field

1545 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1566

No shared contest yet.

Level with TWISTED SMOKE ADC on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 29 contests
last seen 2018-07-13

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SmokinGhost BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
JaBs BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
Rusty Pig BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
TRIPLE H BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
QUE U	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
DB BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
Up From The Pits BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
HEFTY LEFTY BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	10	1	3	177.7600	157.1200	170.61	top 34%
Pork Ribs	20	7	2	2	174.8572	147.3828	164.62	top 48%
Pork	20	1	0	1	176.5600	144.5144	161.47	top 68%
Brisket	20	5	0	1	175.4172	146.1712	165.74	top 48%

“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
IL	16	0	top 47%
IN	4	0	top 69%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	11	0	top 57%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 45%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
EffingHAM-JAM	3	13	top 54%	2022-07-22
Smokin' For Garrett	3	20	top 81%	2021-10-22
Route 66 Smoke Out	2	8	top 41%	2022-05-06
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)	2	12	top 53%	2021-06-26
Up In Smoke on the Square	2	3	top 33%	2019-05-31

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

On the trail 4.2 yrs 2018-04-27 → 2022-07-22

Busiest season 2021 6 contests

Contests a season 3.1 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 16 of 25 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 13 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 20 entries · 1 win · 10 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 170.61 · weakest Pork (161.47)

Walk rate 60% a top-10 call in 15 of 25 contests

Overall top-10 rate 16% 4 of 25 contests

Master average 662.44 out of 720 · 20 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 325 368–436 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,506 25 mapped stops · furthest 488 mi

Schedule strength 1600 average field rating faced — tougher than 77% of rated contests

Purse competed for $107,355 listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 14 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2016-08-26 → 2018-04-27

Power rating 1545 peak 1562 · #1849 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Jul 25 First tracked contest Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash
2018
Jun 1 First call *Up In smoke on the Square( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)
Jun 1 First category win (Pork Ribs) *Up In smoke on the Square( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)
Jun 1 First overall top-10 *Up In smoke on the Square( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)
Jun 1 First overall podium *Up In smoke on the Square( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)
Jun 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4572 *Up In smoke on the Square( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)
Oct 12 10th tracked contest CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ
2019
May 31 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7600 Up In Smoke on the Square
2021
Jul 9 Career-best overall score683.9200 Harvest On the Fire At the Winery
Jul 23 Peak power rating (1562) Effingham -Jam
2022
Jul 22 25th tracked contest EffingHAM-JAM
Jul 22 Most recent contest EffingHAM-JAM

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.4	*Up In smoke on the Square( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES)	2018-06-01
+15.2	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery	2021-07-09
+14.6	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery	2020-07-10
+12.6	Route 66 Smoke Out	2021-05-01
+12.3	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)	2021-06-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	Smokin For Garrett	2020-10-23
-10.1	Smokin' For Garrett	2021-10-22
-9.2	*Smokin For Garrett	2018-04-27
-9	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one)	2021-06-25
-8.3	Harvest on Fire at the Winery	2022-07-08

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)
2022	3	0	0	100%	top 68%	93.8%	92.8%
2021	6	2	0	83%	top 45%	95%	93.1%
2020	4	1	0	75%	top 40%	94.8%	93.3%
2019	2	0	1	100%	top 56%	92.4%	92.2%
2018	5	1	2	40%	top 57%	92.3%	89.2%
2016	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2015	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2014	3	0	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-07-22	EffingHAM-JAM 🏅 Effingham, IL	13 / 25 (675.3028)	17 (165.6684)	5 (173.1200)	16 (166.2516)	11 (170.2628)
2022-07-08	Harvest on Fire at the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	25 / 28 (667.8628)	3 (177.1428)	24 (159.3712)	25 (161.6572)	15 (169.6916)
2022-05-06	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	21 / 33 (660.4000)	9 (174.2628)	17 (165.1088)	27 (156.4912)	21 (164.5372)
2021-10-22	Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Boonville, IN	20 / 27 (654.1028)	8 (170.8344)	20 (161.0972)	22 (158.2284)	17 (163.9428)
2021-07-23	Effingham -Jam 🏅 Effingham, IL	16 / 29 (671.8628)	3 (177.7028)	17 (163.9772)	15 (168.5256)	22 (161.6572)
2021-07-09	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	6 / 38 (683.9200)	7 (173.1200)	4 (171.9772)	17 (166.8572)	8 (171.9656)
2021-06-26	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	12 / 43 (678.8000)	14 (173.1200)	22 (168.5600)	30 (162.8572)	5 (174.2628)
2021-06-25	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	38 / 49 (652.4000)	25 (166.2400)	49 (150.8000)	36 (164.5372)	15 (170.8228)
2021-05-01	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	8 / 44 (679.9088)	7 (173.1316)	12 (168.5600)	18 (166.2400)	8 (171.9772)
2020-10-23	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	33 / 41 (649.5316)	23 (164.5256)	16 (166.8228)	37 (157.0860)	30 (161.0972)
2020-08-14	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	15 / 50 (679.8740)	7 (173.1084)	40 (161.6800)	2 (176.5600)	31 (168.5256)
2020-07-18	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 🏅 Eureka, IL	7 / 25 (675.3376)	8 (171.4172)	6 (169.6916)	19 (163.9660)	7 (170.2628)
2020-07-10	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	11 / 53 (682.2288)	11 (173.1200)	8 (170.8344)	39 (162.8572)	3 (175.4172)
2019-07-26	Effingham -Jam 🏅 Effingham, IL	14 / 26 (665.5652)	13 (166.8112)	4 (170.8228)	21 (161.0856)	12 (166.8456)
2019-05-31	Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL	21 / 36 (662.2056)	1 (177.7600)	32 (155.3600)	26 (161.6684)	14 (167.4172)
2018-10-12	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	34 / 45 (636.3772)	14 (170.2628)	31 (157.0628)	45 (144.5144)	21 (164.5372)
2018-07-20	*Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown(JUDGES FULL) Peoria, IL	30 / 43 (653.5544)	23 (168.5140)	25 (162.2516)	31 (159.9544)	27 (162.8344)
2018-06-30	*I-39 Smokin Car Show Minonk, IL	13 / 29 (640.9140)	14 (166.2628)	1 (174.8572)	22 (153.6228)	25 (146.1712)
2018-06-01	*Up In smoke on the Square( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) Lincoln, IL	3 / 40 (664.4572)	6 (171.9772)	1 (173.1200)	16 (161.1200)	24 (158.2400)
2018-04-27	*Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	34 / 38 (614.1600)	33 (157.1200)	35 (147.3828)	30 (155.3828)	29 (154.2744)
2016-08-26	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	—	—	—	—	—
2015-08-21	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	—	—	—	—	—
2014-10-18	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) Rome, GA	—	—	—	—	—
2014-08-22	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	—	—	—	—	—
2014-07-25	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	—	—	—	—	—

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
2022 ↗	Master	#705 (241 pts)	#482 (461 pts)	#653 (331 pts)	#799 (206 pts)	#648 (301 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#280 (691 pts)	#220 (881 pts)	#320 (641 pts)	#394 (486 pts)	#259 (766 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#248 (455 pts)	#240 (510 pts)	#255 (485 pts)	#272 (460 pts)	#231 (510 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#651 (529 pts)	#683 (529 pts)	#500 (744 pts)	#913 (354 pts)	#965 (319 pts)