High-water mark
686.7540
career-best overall
95.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 686.7540 at Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam — 95.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 16, 2018
STOKIN SMOKE BBQ
STOKIN SMOKE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 44 at the Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam (2018). They are ranked #2100 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “STOKINSMOKEBBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1534
peak 1540 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 26, 2017
latest Apr 12, 2019 · 1.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
673.14
last 5 Master vs avg 672.92 (+0.22)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.37
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.59 · weakest Brisket (167.10)
Road miles
153
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
672.92 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to STOKIN SMOKE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
67 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,104 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1534
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,095 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1535
Level with STOKIN SMOKE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,105 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1534
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 5 years before STOKIN SMOKE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1534
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,101 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1541
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.
⚔ Compare careers#2,094 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1535
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before STOKIN SMOKE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.C.BUCK'S GRILLIN' TEAM | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BLUE Q FL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 163.9660 | 168.36 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 159.9428 | 169.59 | top 38% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 161.6572 | 167.87 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 157.6456 | 167.10 | top 40% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 27% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire it up Frostproof! | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 53% | Apr 12, 2019 |
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 35% | Jan 25, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
206
finished ahead 188 times, behind 103
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Peak power rating (1540) Lakeland Pig Festival
- Most recent contest Fire it up Frostproof!
20181 milestone
- Career-best overall score686.7540 Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam
20176 milestones
- First tracked contest Old Town Barbecue Throwdown
- First call Old Town Barbecue Throwdown
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Old Town Barbecue Throwdown
- First overall top-10 Old Town Barbecue Throwdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.8284 Old Town Barbecue Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 Old Town Barbecue Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.6 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 16, 2018 |
| +9.5 | Old Town Barbecue Throwdown | May 26, 2017 |
| +8.6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 26, 2018 |
| +4.5 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 25, 2019 |
| +1.6 | Fire it up Frostproof! | Sep 1, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.5 | Fire it up Frostproof! | Apr 12, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 93% | 92.9% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 95.4% | 93.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 32% | 93.3% | 93.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2019 | Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL | 14 / 25 (669.6000) | 11 (167.4172) | 11 (168.5372) | 17 (164.5256) | 8 (169.1200) |
| Jan 25, 2019 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 21 / 58 (668.4344) | 32 (163.9660) | 46 (159.9428) | 17 (169.1084) | 3 (175.4172) |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 5 / 44 (686.7540) | 4 (176) | 11 (170.8112) | 8 (170.2628) | 12 (169.6800) |
| Sep 1, 2018 | Fire it up Frostproof! Frostproof, FL | 12 / 24 (672.4228) | 13 (168.5372) | 12 (170.8228) | 9 (168.5372) | 16 (164.5256) |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 20 / 60 (668.4684) | 22 (167.9884) | 15 (169.7144) | 9 (173.1200) | 40 (157.6456) |
| May 26, 2017 | Old Town Barbecue Throwdown Kissimmee, FL | 7 / 22 (671.8284) | 12 (166.2284) | 1 (177.7028) | 15 (161.6572) | 9 (166.2400) |