They almost always walk
76%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 13 of 17 contests
A top-10 category call in 76% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Smokin with an Attitude
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1552
peak 1561 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2022-06-10
Best ToY finish
#522
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.13 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 671.47 (-2.34)
Walk rate
76%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.09
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.29)
Road miles
1,438
mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 236 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
671.47 / 720
17 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (11 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.
High-water mark
694.7656
career-best overall
96.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 694.7656 at Hog Wild BBQ Festival — 96.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-10-02
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
TENNESSEE MOJO has finished one call ahead of Smokin with an Attitude 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2014
their best year
2014 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 31%.
- 6 contests
- 4 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 31%
A tough matchup
9–0
behind in the head-to-head
Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings
Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
A strong matchup
7–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HOGG LEGG SMOKERS in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The comeback
4.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.9 years, then back at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (2022-06-10).
- last seen 2017-07-28
- back 2022-06-10
Pork nemesis
8 of 9
shared pork entries lost
Organizer Portal ahead 89% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared pork entries.
Looking over their shoulder
3×
one call behind them
HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
A September team
Top 34%
average finish in September
Something about September: average finish in the top 34% across 4 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.
- 4 September contests
- top 43% the rest of the year
The metronome
±1.40%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.40% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 93.3% of a perfect score
- 17 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.
58 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1690 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 47%
- Peak
- 1585
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smokin with an Attitude)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokin with an Attitude has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1701 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1553
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#1705 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1555
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before Smokin with an Attitude's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1712 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1551
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1704 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 53%
- Peak
- 1560
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 17 contests, alongside a 53% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1699 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1563
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| KILLER HOGS | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| K & K KOOKERS | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Poker Porkers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| WILD BOAR SMOKERS | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| 901Q | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Swine Life | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAB TECHS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINE CRUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Ghost River Smoke-A-Holics | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 152.5028 | 166.32 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 152.5372 | 166.29 | top 51% |
| Pork | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 163.9428 | 169.98 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 175.4400 | 155.9772 | 168.88 | top 38% |
“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 | 8 | 0 | top 43% |
| MS | 7 | 0 | top 39% |
| AR | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 43% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 56% | 2022-06-10 |
| Hog Wild BBQ Festival | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 38% | 2015-10-01 |
| International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 39% | 2014-09-12 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8.8 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2022-06-10
Busiest season
2014
6 contests
Contests a season
2.8
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TN
8 of 17 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
14
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
17 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 169.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.29)
Walk rate
76%
a top-10 call in 13 of 17 contests
Overall top-10 rate
29%
5 of 17 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight contests
Master average
671.47
out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
368
339–233 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,438
17 mapped stops · furthest 236 mi
Schedule strength
1539
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$10,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
4.9 yrs
2017-07-28 → 2022-06-10
Power rating
1552
peak 1561 · #1703 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- First call Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6116 Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- 2014
- First overall top-10 Fourth Annual Bull Moose
- Career-best overall score694.7656 Hog Wild BBQ Festival
- 10th tracked contest Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1561) International Goat Days Championship BBQ
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
- 2022
- Most recent contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.1 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival | 2014-10-02 |
| +10.3 | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash | 2014-09-12 |
| +9.9 | Fourth Annual Bull Moose | 2014-04-04 |
| +8 | Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic | 2014-11-07 |
| +6.8 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival | 2013-09-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.3 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival | 2015-10-01 |
| -2.9 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | 2016-06-03 |
| -2.5 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 2022-06-10 |
| -1.6 | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash | 2013-09-13 |
| -1.3 | Sixth Annual Bull Moose | 2016-04-08 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 93.4% | 93.4% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 53% | 94% | 92.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 93.6% | 93.2% |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 83% | top 31% | 96.5% | 94.4% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 44% | 93.5% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-10 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 22 / 33 (669.0056) | 28 (166.2628) | 26 (166.8228) | 21 (168.5372) | 18 (167.3828) |
| 2017-07-28 | *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 15 / 26 (672.4800) | 13 (167.9772) | 3 (176.5600) | 8 (171.9656) | 22 (155.9772) |
| 2016-06-03 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN | 15 / 25 (666.7084) | 13 (170.8572) | 13 (165.6800) | 19 (165.0740) | 16 (165.0972) |
| 2016-04-22 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 18 / 41 (676.4684) | 5 (175.4172) | 37 (159.3712) | 17 (169.1200) | 10 (172.5600) |
| 2016-04-08 | Sixth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN | 15 / 27 (661.0056) | 22 (158.8228) | 11 (169.1316) | 18 (165.0972) | 10 (167.9540) |
| 2015-10-01 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS | 15 / 25 (667.2456) | 16 (167.3712) | 19 (163.9544) | 14 (167.3828) | 6 (168.5372) |
| 2015-09-11 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN | 8 / 31 (674.1600) | 8 (173.1200) | 21 (158.8116) | 4 (175.4056) | 11 (166.8228) |
| 2014-11-07 | Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic Florence, MS | 9 / 29 (680.4572) | 11 (171.9772) | 13 (167.3944) | 5 (175.4056) | 18 (165.6800) |
| 2014-10-02 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS | 5 / 32 (694.7656) | 15 (170.8228) | 6 (175.4172) | 14 (173.1200) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2014-09-12 | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash Millington, TN | 5 / 25 (679.8856) | 6 (172.5600) | 7 (169.1200) | 4 (173.1200) | 13 (165.0856) |
| 2014-06-20 | The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS | 24 / 49 (672.4340) | 39 (162.7884) | 5 (174.8572) | 37 (163.9428) | 22 (170.8456) |
| 2014-06-13 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 22 / 49 (668.4228) | 39 (161.6800) | 13 (171.9772) | 19 (169.6684) | 28 (165.0972) |
| 2014-04-04 | Fourth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN | 7 / 31 (681.0172) | 14 (166.2400) | 16 (166.2400) | 4 (173.1200) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2013-10-04 | KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ Corinth, MS | 12 / 30 (673.1088) | 26 (162.2972) | 21 (163.3944) | 6 (171.9772) | 3 (175.4400) |
| 2013-09-20 | Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival Tunica, MS | 18 / 53 (673.0168) | 20 (169.1084) | 28 (165.6800) | 17 (170.2628) | 20 (167.9656) |
| 2013-09-13 | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash Millington, TN | 16 / 28 (655.2572) | 22 (152.5028) | 16 (159.9544) | 10 (169.6800) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2013-08-23 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | 24 / 55 (649.6116) | 43 (157.6800) | 45 (152.5372) | 25 (166.8344) | 6 (172.5600) |
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 | #1260 (73 pts) | #1621 (58 pts) | #1666 (58 pts) | #1281 (78 pts) | #1207 (93 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1977 (101 pts) | #1983 (111 pts) | #1348 (226 pts) | #1659 (146 pts) | #2227 (66 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1364 (202 pts) | #1593 (177 pts) | #1344 (232 pts) | #1655 (167 pts) | #1370 (222 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1136 (251 pts) | #1233 (246 pts) | #1607 (156 pts) | #1074 (311 pts) | #1073 (291 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #522 (736 pts) | #653 (581 pts) | #531 (741 pts) | #498 (771 pts) | #513 (726 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1166 (230 pts) | #1522 (155 pts) | #1571 (150 pts) | #1065 (285 pts) | #934 (330 pts) |