Smokin with an Attitude

Smokin with an Attitude is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 5th of 32 at the Hog Wild BBQ Festival (2014). They are ranked #1709 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKIN' WITH AN ATTITUDE”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,709

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1552

peak 1561 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 23, 2013

latest Jun 10, 2022 · 8.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#522

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

29% of 17 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

694.7656 / 720

Master · Hog Wild BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.13 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 671.47 (-2.34)

Walk rate

76%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork Ribs · BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest

Consistency

±10.09

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.29)

Road miles

1,438

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 236 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

671.47 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

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.

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
Oct 2, 2014

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 (Jun 10, 2022).

last seen Jul 28, 2017
back Jun 10, 2022

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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

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smokin with an Attitude, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Redneck Grillers

#1,697 of the rated field

1552 power rating

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.

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

BAD INVESTMENT BBQ

#1,712 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1555

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.

rated over 18 contests

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STICKS-N-CHICKS BBQ

#1,698 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1571

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

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RIB CRIB PIGMEN

#1,704 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1563

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 19% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2017

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DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ

#1,703 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1552

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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GETTA QUE

#1,700 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1555

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 4, 2019

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Familiar 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
Q-BONES BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ 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

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	3	0	175.4172	152.5028	166.32	top 57%
Pork Ribs	17	4	1	176.5600	152.5372	166.29	top 51%
Pork	17	7	0	175.4056	163.9428	169.98	top 40%
Brisket	17	8	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	12	0	top 43%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	8	top 43%
MS	7	top 39%
AR	2	top 56%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2	22	top 56%	Jun 10, 2022
Hog Wild BBQ Festival	2	5	top 38%	Oct 1, 2015
International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash	2	5	top 39%	Sep 12, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 8 of 17 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 14 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 365 finished ahead 339 times, behind 233

Longest layoff 4.9 yrs Jul 28, 2017 → Jun 10, 2022

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

20221 milestone

Jun 10 Most recent contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

20171 milestone

Jul 28 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest

20151 milestone

Sep 11 Peak power rating (1561) International Goat Days Championship BBQ

20143 milestones

Apr 4 First overall top-10 Fourth Annual Bull Moose
Oct 2 Career-best overall score694.7656 Hog Wild BBQ Festival
Nov 7 10th tracked contest Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic

20133 milestones

Aug 23 First tracked contest Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
Aug 23 First call Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6116 Music City Festival & BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.1	Hog Wild BBQ Festival	Oct 2, 2014
+10.3	International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash	Sep 12, 2014
+9.9	Fourth Annual Bull Moose	Apr 4, 2014
+8.2	Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic	Nov 7, 2014
+6.8	Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival	Sep 20, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.3	Hog Wild BBQ Festival	Oct 1, 2015
-2.9	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash	Jun 3, 2016
-2.5	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 10, 2022
-1.6	International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash	Sep 13, 2013
-1.3	Sixth Annual Bull Moose	Apr 8, 2016

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0%	top 67%	92.9%	92.9%
2017	1	0	100%	top 58%	93.4%	93.4%
2016	3	0	67%	top 53%	94%	92.8%
2015	2	1	100%	top 43%	93.6%	93.2%
2014	6	4	83%	top 31%	96.5%	94.4%
2013	4	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
Jun 10, 2022	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	22 / 33 (669.0056)	28 (166.2628)	26 (166.8228)	21 (168.5372)	18 (167.3828)
Jul 28, 2017	BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	15 / 26 (672.4800)	13 (167.9772)	3 (176.5600)	8 (171.9656)	22 (155.9772)
Jun 3, 2016	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN	15 / 25 (666.7084)	13 (170.8572)	13 (165.6800)	19 (165.0740)	16 (165.0972)
Apr 22, 2016	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	18 / 41 (676.4684)	5 (175.4172)	37 (159.3712)	17 (169.1200)	10 (172.5600)
Apr 8, 2016	Sixth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	15 / 27 (661.0056)	22 (158.8228)	11 (169.1316)	18 (165.0972)	10 (167.9540)
Oct 1, 2015	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS	15 / 25 (667.2456)	16 (167.3712)	19 (163.9544)	14 (167.3828)	6 (168.5372)
Sep 11, 2015	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN	8 / 31 (674.1600)	8 (173.1200)	21 (158.8116)	4 (175.4056)	11 (166.8228)
Nov 7, 2014	Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic Florence, MS	9 / 29 (680.4572)	11 (171.9772)	13 (167.3944)	5 (175.4056)	18 (165.6800)
Oct 2, 2014	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS	5 / 32 (694.7656)	15 (170.8228)	6 (175.4172)	14 (173.1200)	4 (175.4056)
Sep 12, 2014	International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash Millington, TN	5 / 25 (679.8856)	6 (172.5600)	7 (169.1200)	4 (173.1200)	13 (165.0856)
Jun 20, 2014	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)
Jun 13, 2014	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	22 / 49 (668.4228)	39 (161.6800)	13 (171.9772)	19 (169.6684)	28 (165.0972)
Apr 4, 2014	Fourth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	7 / 31 (681.0172)	14 (166.2400)	16 (166.2400)	4 (173.1200)	3 (175.4172)
Oct 4, 2013	KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ Corinth, MS	12 / 30 (673.1088)	26 (162.2972)	21 (163.3944)	6 (171.9772)	3 (175.4400)
Sep 20, 2013	Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival Tunica, MS	18 / 53 (673.0168)	20 (169.1084)	28 (165.6800)	17 (170.2628)	20 (167.9656)
Sep 13, 2013	International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash Millington, TN	16 / 28 (655.2572)	22 (152.5028)	16 (159.9544)	10 (169.6800)	5 (173.1200)
Aug 23, 2013	Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN	24 / 55 (649.6116)	43 (157.6800)	45 (152.5372)	25 (166.8344)	6 (172.5600)

Smokin with an Attitude

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)