THE SMOKIN' GRILL

THE SMOKIN' GRILL is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 16th of 17 at the Squealin on the Square (2021). They are ranked #6470 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “The Smokin Grill”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,470

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1332

peak 1332 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 11, 2013

latest Jul 7, 2022 · 9 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 94%

overall standings

Best overall

623.9432 / 720

Master · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

570.40 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 564.06 (+6.34)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.3200

Chicken · SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)

Consistency

±41.26

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 154.96 · weakest Brisket (127.87)

Road miles

742

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$85K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

564.06 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

One Eyed Mule BBQ has finished one call ahead of THE SMOKIN' GRILL 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

20–0 behind in the head-to-head

PIG ON FIRE ahead in 100% of their meetings

PIG ON FIRE has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−27.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 27.09 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 127.87
Pork avg 154.96
0 calls in 20 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CDS BBQ in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at SC Festival of Discovery (Jul 9, 2021).

last seen Oct 4, 2019
back Jul 9, 2021

Pork nemesis

17 of 20 shared pork entries lost

PIG ON FIRE ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PIG ON FIRE has out-cooked them in 17 of 20 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WORTHEY OF THE PIG has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked SC Festival of Discovery every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 74th

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Fire Ants BBQ

#6,469 of the rated field

1332 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1332

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 38 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2025

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Pig In or Pig Out

#6,471 of the rated field

1330 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1330

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to THE SMOKIN' GRILL)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE SMOKIN' GRILL has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Apr 25, 2026

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Smokin G's BBQ

#6,468 of the rated field

1334 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1334

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 35 contests to 21.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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DUSTY ROADS BBQ

#6,467 of the rated field

1334 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 63
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1334

63 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 63 contests
last seen Jun 5, 2026

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Up in Smoke

#6,466 of the rated field

1336 ▲ 4 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1501

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

rated over 52 contests
last seen Apr 17, 2026

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Pappy's Q

#6,465 of the rated field

1337 ▲ 5 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

Rated 5 points above THE SMOKIN' GRILL.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PIG ON FIRE	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
Nards Backyard BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
SUE E PIGG	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE SUEDE QUE	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SWIG-N-PIG	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Backwoods BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	1	170.3200	125.6228	152.20	top 82%
Pork Ribs	21	0	159.4516	95.6684	135.13	top 94%
Pork	21	0	167.4172	140.4912	154.96	top 83%
Brisket	20	0	151.4060	20	127.87	top 94%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 94%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 95%
Large (40+)	11	top 94%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
SC	20	0	top 94%
GA	1	0	top 90%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
SC Festival of Discovery	8	74	top 94%	Jul 9, 2021
Squealin on the Square	6	16	top 93%	Oct 1, 2021
Squealin in the Square	2	24	top 94%	Oct 5, 2018
Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit	2	37	top 100%	Aug 22, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in SC 20 of 21 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 391 finished ahead 69 times, behind 1,053

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Oct 4, 2019 → Jul 9, 2021

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

20221 milestone

Jul 7 Most recent contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery

20181 milestone

Mar 2 Career-best overall score623.9432 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

20172 milestones

Jul 6 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.3200 SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
Oct 6 First call Squealin in the Square (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)

20161 milestone

Sep 30 10th tracked contest Squealin' on the Square

20132 milestones

Jul 11 First tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
Jul 11 Peak power rating (1486) SC Festival of Discovery

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.3	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit	Aug 23, 2013
-13.7	SC Festival of Discovery	Jul 11, 2013
-12.4	SC Festival of Discovery	Jul 10, 2014
-12	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit	Aug 22, 2014
-10.5	Squealin' on the Square	Oct 2, 2015

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0%	top 87%	80.7%	80.7%
2021	2	0%	top 94%	80.9%	79.9%
2019	2	0%	top 94%	81%	77.8%
2018	4	0%	top 95%	86.7%	78.1%
2017	2	50%	top 92%	83.1%	82.8%
2016	2	0%	top 97%	78.5%	75.3%
2015	2	0%	top 95%	80.8%	78.2%
2014	3	0%	top 97%	83%	73.6%
2013	3	0%	top 94%	82.1%	81.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 7, 2022	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	80 / 92 (581.0400)	78 (156)	84 (134.7884)	81 (154.8800)	83 (135.3716)
Oct 1, 2021	Squealin on the Square 🏅 Laurens, SC	16 / 17 (567.2228)	17 (147.3828)	16 (136.5256)	13 (162.8228)	16 (120.4916)
Jul 9, 2021	SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	76 / 81 (582.7544)	72 (153.1772)	74 (141.6800)	59 (160)	79 (127.8972)
Oct 4, 2019	Squealin on the Square 🏅 Laurens, SC	18 / 19 (583.1768)	16 (150.2512)	17 (141.1200)	17 (150.7540)	19 (141.0516)
Jul 12, 2019	SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	77 / 83 (537.8168)	77 (147.3712)	81 (95.6684)	78 (146.8228)	74 (147.9544)
Oct 5, 2018	Squealin in the Square Laurens, SC	26 / 27 (590.1024)	26 (150.2512)	26 (137.1084)	25 (154.2400)	26 (148.5028)
Jul 12, 2018	SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC	83 / 89 (565.6572)	78 (151.4400)	88 (115.4056)	41 (165.7372)	84 (133.0744)
Jun 1, 2018	Piggin In The Park Woodruff, SC	34 / 34 (469.6572)	31 (157.7028)	33 (144.5372)	23 (167.4172)	—
Mar 2, 2018	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	53 / 59 (623.9432)	32 (166.8916)	46 (159.4516)	48 (160.5600)	59 (137.0400)
Oct 6, 2017	Squealin in the Square (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Laurens, SC	24 / 26 (594.6744)	6 (169.7028)	26 (137.0972)	25 (140.4912)	24 (147.3832)
Jul 6, 2017	SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC	81 / 89 (598.1944)	22 (170.3200)	89 (138.8228)	82 (150.8228)	85 (138.2288)
Sep 30, 2016	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	25 / 26 (564.9144)	25 (144.5256)	25 (134.7772)	25 (157.1312)	25 (128.4804)
Jul 7, 2016	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	80 / 82 (519.7260)	81 (125.6228)	82 (121.6800)	75 (150.2400)	79 (122.1832)
Oct 2, 2015	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	24 / 25 (543.7716)	23 (148.5484)	25 (122.7772)	24 (150.2400)	24 (122.2060)
Jul 9, 2015	SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC	84 / 90 (581.9768)	71 (158.2284)	89 (132.4456)	66 (157.6684)	85 (133.6344)
Oct 3, 2014	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	23 / 25 (597.6000)	24 (143.4056)	23 (149.1084)	22 (153.6800)	18 (151.4060)
Aug 22, 2014	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	37 / 37 (543.0056)	35 (151.4284)	37 (134.7656)	29 (162.2628)	37 (94.5488)
Jul 10, 2014	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	85 / 86 (449.0628)	79 (147.4056)	85 (122.8116)	52 (158.8456)	85 (20)
Oct 4, 2013	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	24 / 28 (591.3140)	24 (151.4056)	23 (145.6800)	26 (149.0968)	23 (145.1316)
Aug 23, 2013	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	41 / 41 (575.2800)	25 (159.4628)	41 (135.4172)	40 (143.9312)	39 (136.4688)
Jul 11, 2013	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	74 / 78 (584.4344)	75 (145.7028)	51 (155.9772)	53 (156.5028)	77 (126.2516)

THE SMOKIN' GRILL

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (8 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A standing appointment

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)

📉 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)