Smokin' Story BBQ

Smokin' Story BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 6th of 36 at the Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off (2015). They are ranked #2327 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKIN STORY BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,327

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1526

peak 1534 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest May 13, 2022 · 9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#567

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

5% of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

679.9428 / 720

Master · BBQ Capital Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

648.40 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 650.23 (-1.83)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off

Consistency

±15.43

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.68 · weakest Brisket (160.98)

Road miles

2,260

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 225 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

650.23 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

679.9428 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9428 at BBQ Capital Cook-Off — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 24, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Bald Hawg BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smokin' Story BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 39%.

7 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 39%

A tough matchup

15–2 behind in the head-to-head

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead in 88% of their meetings

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has come out ahead in 15 of their 17 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CAROLINA SMOKE in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

3.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.6 years, then back at Jiggy With The Piggy (May 13, 2022).

last seen Oct 12, 2018
back May 13, 2022

Pork nemesis

15 of 16 shared pork entries lost

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead 94% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has out-cooked them in 15 of 16 shared pork entries.

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An April team

Top 44% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 44% across 4 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.

4 April contests
top 52% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.14% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.14% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.3% of a perfect score
21 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
2016 ↗	Master	#1295 (220 pts)	#1153 (290 pts)	#1399 (215 pts)	#1429 (215 pts)	#1247 (250 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#567 (650 pts)	#612 (630 pts)	#709 (535 pts)	#604 (640 pts)	#496 (755 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1034 (300 pts)	#1086 (305 pts)	#687 (550 pts)	#946 (375 pts)	#833 (415 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#907 (328 pts)	#1008 (308 pts)	#640 (523 pts)	#875 (373 pts)	#927 (333 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smokin' Story BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

GUZZY-Q

#2,331 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1560

They've been 1560 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG

#2,324 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1529

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 23, 2021

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FAT TIGER BBQ

#2,328 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1542

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 24% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Aug 4, 2023

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BLUE SKY BBQ

#2,323 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1538

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before Smokin' Story BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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GINDER'S FLIPPIN GOOD BBQ

#2,332 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1526

Level with Smokin' Story BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 6, 2019

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Bucking Knockout

#2,319 of the rated field

1526 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1542

They turned up 11 years after Smokin' Story BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 13, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
FIRED UP SMOKERS	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
RECYCLED SMOKE	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	4	1	175.4172	145.6456	162.60	top 56%
Pork Ribs	21	3	2	175.4172	149.6572	161.97	top 52%
Pork	21	3	0	173.1084	149.1084	164.68	top 46%
Brisket	21	2	0	175.4172	141.7142	160.98	top 51%

“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)	5	0	top 48%
Large (40+)	16	0	top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NC	18	0	top 53%
VA	3	0	top 42%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	3	30	top 54%	May 8, 2015
Jiggy With The Piggy	2	34	top 65%	May 13, 2022
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2	30	top 65%	Sep 18, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 18 of 21 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 17 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 515 finished ahead 557 times, behind 583

Longest layoff 3.6 yrs Oct 12, 2018 → May 13, 2022

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

20221 milestone

May 13 Most recent contest Jiggy With The Piggy

20162 milestones

Apr 22 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
Apr 22 Peak power rating (1534) Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off

20153 milestones

Apr 24 10th tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Apr 24 Career-best overall score679.9428 BBQ Capital Cook-Off
May 15 First overall top-10 Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off

20141 milestone

Sep 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7200 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally

20132 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 10 First call Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	BBQ Capital Cook-Off	Apr 24, 2015
+12.7	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	May 15, 2015
+6.2	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off	Apr 22, 2016
+4.8	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 8, 2015
+4.8	Peak City Pigfest	Jun 19, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.1	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 20, 2013
-6.4	Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off	Nov 11, 2016
-6.3	Jiggy With The Piggy	May 13, 2022
-4.1	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 10, 2013
-1.8	BBQ Capital Cookoff	Apr 25, 2014

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 74%	90.1%	90.1%
2018	1	0	100%	top 49%	89.8%	89.8%
2017	1	0	100%	top 44%	90%	90%
2016	3	0	33%	top 57%	94%	91.5%
2015	7	1	43%	top 39%	94.4%	91.9%
2014	4	0	50%	top 55%	91.5%	89.7%
2013	4	0	25%	top 63%	88.9%	87.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 13, 2022	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	34 / 46 (648.9488)	45 (152.4800)	28 (163.9428)	13 (171.9888)	35 (160.5372)
Oct 12, 2018	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	19 / 39 (646.6860)	17 (163.9544)	25 (155.9544)	4 (173.1084)	24 (153.6688)
May 19, 2017	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	16 / 36 (647.8632)	3 (173.7144)	33 (149.6572)	15 (163.9428)	18 (160.5488)
Nov 11, 2016	Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off Mt. Pleasant, NC	19 / 25 (643.8288)	20 (159.3600)	16 (159.9888)	19 (159.3828)	14 (165.0972)
May 6, 2016	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	42 / 76 (654.6856)	45 (165.0972)	64 (154.8000)	35 (165.6684)	20 (169.1200)
Apr 22, 2016	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	21 / 54 (677.0516)	8 (175.4172)	36 (166.2744)	22 (169.6800)	26 (165.6800)
Sep 18, 2015	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	30 / 59 (661.0512)	44 (163.4056)	29 (164.5600)	37 (163.9656)	19 (169.1200)
Aug 21, 2015	VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA	25 / 46 (645.5888)	33 (156.5372)	38 (153.1088)	18 (167.9656)	15 (167.9772)
Jun 19, 2015	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	16 / 45 (663.2568)	5 (170.8228)	31 (157.0856)	12 (167.9656)	16 (167.3828)
May 15, 2015	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA	6 / 36 (659.9196)	9 (166.2512)	10 (165.1428)	9 (167.4056)	13 (161.1200)
May 8, 2015	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	30 / 74 (666.2056)	42 (166.8228)	25 (168.5600)	34 (166.8228)	37 (164)
Apr 24, 2015	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	11 / 60 (679.9428)	25 (167.4400)	17 (169.6800)	22 (167.4056)	4 (175.4172)
Apr 10, 2015	Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) Winston-Salem, NC	29 / 51 (656.4112)	34 (164.5372)	36 (162.2628)	21 (167.3712)	27 (162.2400)
Oct 10, 2014	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	28 / 53 (644.4688)	50 (147.9200)	42 (154.2744)	10 (169.7028)	6 (172.5716)
Sep 19, 2014	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	32 / 64 (658.7200)	46 (162.8228)	2 (175.4172)	43 (161.0856)	42 (159.3944)
May 9, 2014	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	46 / 80 (642.7656)	36 (163.9772)	44 (161.1428)	66 (154.8000)	38 (162.8456)
Apr 25, 2014	BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC	38 / 62 (636.4796)	24 (165.7028)	15 (166.2856)	59 (149.1084)	41 (155.3828)
Sep 20, 2013	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	57 / 72 (637.0288)	54 (161.6340)	40 (162.2972)	31 (167.4400)	67 (145.6576)
Aug 23, 2013	Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA	15 / 28 (607.9424)	22 (145.6456)	16 (152.6056)	12 (157.6912)	14 (152)
Jun 14, 2013	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	53 / 97 (640)	22 (169.1428)	30 (164.0002)	69 (157.7144)	81 (149.1426)
May 10, 2013	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	37 / 58 (635.9998)	53 (151.9996)	2 (174.2860)	19 (168)	52 (141.7142)

Smokin' Story BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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 (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

An April 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)