High-water mark
339.9544
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 339.9544 at Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) — 94.4% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
Smok'n M
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1508
peak 1527 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-06-21
latest 2022-06-11
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
321.54 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 323.95 (-2.41)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.03
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.92 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.02)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
323.95 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (3 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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
DAD BOD BARBEQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
DAD BOD BARBEQUE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of ACES HIGH BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared 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.
119 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2901 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2919 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smok'n M on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2903 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2924 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Smok'n M's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2915 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before Smok'n M's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2905 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before Smok'n M's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Grefe! | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 147.9200 | 162.92 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 146.8000 | 161.02 | top 47% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 5 | 0 | top 46% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 38% | 2022-06-10 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2019-06-21 → 2022-06-11
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WI
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.92 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.02)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
50%
3 of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Backyard average
323.95
out of 360 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
177
164–144 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1562
average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$30,350
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
2019-06-21 → 2020-10-16
Power rating
1508
peak 1527 · #2906 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- First tracked contest Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score339.9544 Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score339.9544 Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 2019
- First overall podium Bring'n Home the Bacon
- 2020
- Peak power rating (1527) Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1
- 2022
- Most recent contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon | 2019-06-21 |
| +11.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | 2020-10-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | 2021-10-15 |
| -6 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2022-06-11 |
| -3.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2022-06-10 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 87.4% | 87.2% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87% | 87% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 18% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 8% | 93.3% | 93.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 24 / 37 (313.0744) | 23 (158.8228) | 24 (154.2516) | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 23 / 39 (314.7544) | 27 (147.9200) | 7 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 33 / 40 (313.0744) | 11 (166.2744) | 40 (146.8000) | — | — |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 7 / 40 (326.8344) | 13 (161.6800) | 6 (165.1544) | — | — |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 37 (335.9888) | 5 (170.2744) | 6 (165.7144) | — | — |
| Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 7 / 23 (339.9544) | 7 (172.5600) | 15 (167.3944) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | — | #265 (113 pts) | #179 (213 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #179 (130 pts) | #267 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #82 (110 pts) | #63 (165 pts) | — | — |