SMOKE TROOPERS TN
Rating
1482
peak 1503 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2019-07-13
latest 2019-10-25
Best ToY finish
#1756
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Best overall
643.9772 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
626.59
last 3 Master vs avg 626.59 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
171.4628
Consistency
±15.02
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.97 · weakest Brisket (145.87)
Road miles
4552
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 3691 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Purse competed for
$78K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
626.59 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
289.58 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
White Squirrel BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 10 at their very first tracked contest, Celtic Smoke at Dalriana Festival Of Music & Food (2019-07-13).
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 151.9428 | 160.97 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4628 | 137.6344 | 153.25 | top 65% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 164.0000 | 148.5712 | 158.29 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149.6916 | 139.3828 | 145.87 | top 90% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 34% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (1 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 626.59 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 289.58 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-07-13 — First tracked contest · Celtic Smoke at Dalriana Festival Of Music & Food
- 📣 2019-07-13 — First call · Celtic Smoke at Dalriana Festival Of Music & Food
- 📈 2019-07-13 — Peak power rating (1503) · Celtic Smoke at Dalriana Festival Of Music & Food
- ⭐ 2019-10-25 — Career-best overall score (643.9772) · 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3 | Celtic Smoke at Dalriana Festival Of Music & Food | 2019-07-13 |
| +2.8 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival | 2019-09-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.8 | Smoke on the Waters | 2019-09-07 |
| -9.4 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) | 2019-10-25 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 68% | 89.4% | 85.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-25 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) Lynchburg, TN | 87 / 97 (643.9772) | 52 (169.1316) | 42 (171.4628) | 69 (164.0000) | 97 (139.3828) |
| 2019-09-13 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival 🏅 Mears, MI | 12 / 35 (289.5772) | 12 (151.9428) | 18 (137.6344) | — | — |
| 2019-09-07 | Smoke on the Waters Devon, EX37 9HZ | 15 / 15 (607.3368) | 14 (159.4400) | 14 (150.8000) | 12 (148.5712) | 15 (148.5256) |
| 2019-07-13 | Celtic Smoke at Dalriana Festival Of Music & Food Glenarm, Billobo, | 5 / 10 (628.4456) | 5 (163.3828) | 7 (153.0856) | 3 (162.2856) | 7 (149.6916) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1756 (90 pts) | #1826 (95 pts) | #1822 (95 pts) | #1766 (105 pts) | #1807 (90 pts) |