POKE N SMOKE

POKE N SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 65 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 23 at the Pit at the Park (2016). They are ranked #1653 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,653

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1555

peak 1642 · rated over 65 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest May 1, 2026 · 13 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#199

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

21 podiums

Overall top-10s

29% of 65 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

687.9772 / 720

Master · Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.48 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 658.55 (+10.94)

Walk rate

74%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · Currituck Bulls & BBQ

Consistency

±25.82

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.32 · weakest Brisket (163.04)

Road miles

10,286

across 65 mapped stops · furthest 364 mi

Schedule strength

71%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)

Purse competed for

$308K

listed at 26 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 34 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.55 / 720

65 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

74% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 48 of 65 contests

A top-10 category call in 74% of their 65 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

687.9772 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.9772 at Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 23, 2018

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

FRED VEGAS SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of POKE N SMOKE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 29%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 29%

A tough matchup

41–5 behind in the head-to-head

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 41 of their 46 shared contests.

A strong matchup

19–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA in 19 of their 21 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

32 of 46 shared pork ribs entries lost

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has out-cooked them in 32 of 46 shared pork ribs entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

An October team

Top 27% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 27% across 4 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.

4 October contests
top 51% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,286 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,286 miles across 65 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 364 miles to Pit at the Park.

65 mapped stops
furthest 364 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest every year from 2021 to 2024 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 4th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#962 (81 pts)	#983 (101 pts)	#1363 (56 pts)	#773 (146 pts)	#1007 (76 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#1015 (97 pts)	#695 (247 pts)	#1158 (102 pts)	#1071 (97 pts)	#1119 (77 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#443 (451 pts)	#458 (466 pts)	#375 (636 pts)	#475 (431 pts)	#430 (506 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#416 (473 pts)	#432 (518 pts)	#372 (673 pts)	#381 (563 pts)	#331 (658 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#274 (839 pts)	#412 (569 pts)	#146 (1,304 pts)	#277 (869 pts)	#295 (779 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#199 (963 pts)	#134 (1,238 pts)	#179 (1,078 pts)	#186 (1,003 pts)	#157 (1,098 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#434 (748 pts)	#647 (528 pts)	#294 (1,013 pts)	#359 (923 pts)	#412 (808 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#509 (704 pts)	#484 (754 pts)	#556 (679 pts)	#511 (714 pts)	#656 (564 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#723 (521 pts)	#892 (436 pts)	#513 (771 pts)	#684 (606 pts)	#577 (681 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#539 (737 pts)	#775 (507 pts)	#544 (767 pts)	#452 (907 pts)	#545 (742 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#685 (529 pts)	#658 (584 pts)	#833 (434 pts)	#653 (579 pts)	#646 (579 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#684 (526 pts)	#679 (556 pts)	#664 (571 pts)	#767 (486 pts)	#750 (486 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#958 (300 pts)	#954 (335 pts)	#1029 (300 pts)	#1020 (305 pts)	#995 (300 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to POKE N SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Sons of Smoke

#1,649 of the rated field

1555 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1578

Fewer contests behind them than POKE N SMOKE has cooked, 40 to 65, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 40 contests
last seen May 17, 2024

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A BOY NAMED QUE

#1,657 of the rated field

1554 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1554

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 37 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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Whimpy's BBQ

#1,654 of the rated field

1555 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1564

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 13% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2025

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QUE'S YER DADDY

#1,658 of the rated field

1554 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1562

Level with POKE N SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 22 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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Hillbilly Hoggers

#1,655 of the rated field

1555 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1567

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jun 6, 2025

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STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG

#1,656 of the rated field

1554 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1558

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before POKE N SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 16 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	46	5	41	11%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	34	4	30	12%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	29	4	25	14%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	27	4	23	15%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	25	4	21	16%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	25	2	23	8%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	21	19	2	90%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	21	2	19	10%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	20	12	8	60%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	18	10	8	56%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	18	9	9	50%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	65	16	1	4	179.4400	140.0008	165.12	top 55%
Pork Ribs	65	29	2	8	177.1772	134.8344	165.32	top 44%
Pork	65	22	2	5	178.3200	139.3600	165.06	top 48%
Brisket	65	20	0	4	179.4400	131.4282	163.04	top 50%

“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)	5	top 57%
Medium (20–39)	40	top 50%
Large (40+)	20	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NC	29	top 56%
VA	13	top 47%
MD	10	top 52%
PA	5	top 39%
DC	4	top 50%
SC	3	top 45%
NJ	1	top 26%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	5	4	top 49%	Apr 12, 2024
BBQ Jamboree	5	13	top 52%	Jun 11, 2021
Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival	3	8	top 55%	May 17, 2024
Currituck Bulls & BBQ	3	12	top 56%	Nov 4, 2022
Pit at the Park	3	3	top 45%	Aug 3, 2018
Clayton BBQ Challenge	2	16	top 88%	Sep 13, 2024
Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle	2	20	top 73%	Jun 22, 2024
Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition	2	20	top 66%	Apr 7, 2023
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	2	5	top 26%	Oct 7, 2022
Interstate BBQ Festival	2	25	top 52%	Apr 20, 2018
The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown	2	4	top 29%	Mar 2, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	6	top 31%	Jun 9, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 9 contests

Contests a season 4.6 across 14 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 29 of 65 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 44 12 of them more than once

Opponents faced 891 finished ahead 1,162 times, behind 1,183

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Mar 28, 2025 → May 1, 2026

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

20261 milestone

May 1 Most recent contest Bear-B-Q

20221 milestone

Jun 25 50th tracked contest Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle

20211 milestone

Oct 8 Peak power rating (1642) Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

20201 milestone

Nov 6 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 Currituck Bulls & BBQ

20181 milestone

Jun 23 Career-best overall score687.9772 Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle

20171 milestone

Aug 4 25th tracked contest Pit at the Park

20162 milestones

Jun 10 First category win (Pork Ribs) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 5 First overall podium Pit at the Park

20151 milestone

Apr 17 10th tracked contest 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition

20143 milestones

Jun 20 First call Peak City Pig Fest
Jun 20 First overall top-10 Peak City Pig Fest
Jun 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0516 Peak City Pig Fest

20131 milestone

May 10 First tracked contest BBQ Jamboree

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	Jul 31, 2015
+13.8	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown	Mar 2, 2018
+13.3	Pit at the Park	Aug 5, 2016
+12.6	Peak City Pig Fest	Jun 20, 2014
+12.5	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle	Jun 23, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.2	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	Apr 14, 2023
-13.7	Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival	Jun 14, 2013
-13.3	12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash	Aug 9, 2013
-12.5	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition	Apr 7, 2023
-10.8	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition	Apr 8, 2022

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0	100%	top 73%	92.4%	92.4%
2025	1	0	0	100%	top 68%	93.6%	93.6%
2024	4	1	0	25%	top 69%	94.4%	92.9%
2023	6	0	0	67%	top 81%	93.8%	92%
2022	6	2	0	83%	top 47%	95.5%	93.8%
2021	9	5	0	100%	top 46%	94.9%	94.2%
2020	1	0	0	100%	top 43%	94.4%	94.4%
2019	6	2	1	100%	top 34%	94.7%	92.9%
2018	5	3	2	100%	top 31%	95.6%	92.9%
2017	6	0	0	83%	top 50%	92.3%	90.7%
2016	5	2	2	100%	top 29%	94.2%	93.1%
2015	6	2	0	33%	top 48%	92.2%	88.8%
2014	5	2	0	60%	top 44%	91.8%	88.2%
2013	4	0	0	0%	top 86%	87.7%	81.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 1, 2026	Bear-B-Q 🏅 New Bern, NC	19 / 26 (665.5772)	15 (169.6800)	24 (158.8116)	8 (172.5600)	20 (164.5256)
Mar 28, 2025	Smokin' in the Pines 🏅 Carthage, NC	15 / 22 (673.6116)	2 (178.8572)	14 (167.3944)	15 (166.2400)	19 (161.1200)
Sep 13, 2024	Clayton BBQ Challenge 🏅 Clayton, NC	22 / 27 (659.8744)	15 (170.2744)	19 (166.2744)	25 (161.0856)	24 (162.2400)
Jun 22, 2024	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC	30 / 36 (668.4684)	35 (161.6456)	30 (164.5716)	19 (171.9884)	18 (170.2628)
May 17, 2024	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	8 / 18 (679.8856)	8 (170.8228)	4 (174.8572)	15 (162.2400)	4 (171.9656)
Apr 12, 2024	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	17 / 25 (666.7200)	19 (166.8228)	19 (165.0972)	14 (170.8228)	19 (163.9772)
Nov 3, 2023	Currituck Bulls and BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC	15 / 21 (674.1484)	17 (166.2400)	3 (174.8572)	16 (167.9656)	18 (165.0856)
Sep 15, 2023	Clayton BBQ Challenge 🏅 Clayton, NC	16 / 17 (665.0288)	15 (168.5716)	10 (168.5372)	14 (166.2400)	16 (161.6800)
May 19, 2023	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	19 / 25 (655.2572)	20 (166.8228)	14 (165.6916)	23 (159.3600)	16 (163.3828)
Apr 28, 2023	Smokin' in the Pines 🏅 Pinehurst, NC	21 / 24 (660.4228)	17 (165.0856)	11 (168.5716)	23 (160.5028)	16 (166.2628)
Apr 14, 2023	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	27 / 32 (643.7712)	28 (158.1940)	6 (173.1200)	27 (149.0628)	23 (163.3944)
Apr 7, 2023	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	20 / 28 (675.3260)	18 (167.4172)	26 (160.5144)	10 (173.1200)	3 (174.2744)
Nov 4, 2022	Currituck Bulls & BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC	14 / 22 (675.8512)	11 (170.8228)	13 (169.1200)	6 (174.2628)	17 (161.6456)
Oct 7, 2022	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	10 / 27 (679.9316)	23 (162.8000)	4 (174.8916)	7 (174.8572)	13 (167.3828)
Jul 22, 2022	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	4 / 35 (687.3832)	19 (170.2628)	3 (173.1316)	11 (170.8572)	5 (173.1316)
Jun 25, 2022	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC	20 / 32 (672.4912)	24 (165.1200)	4 (174.3200)	16 (171.4056)	25 (161.6456)
May 20, 2022	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	14 / 32 (674.1944)	25 (163.9772)	3 (173.1544)	21 (166.2400)	9 (170.8228)
Apr 8, 2022	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	22 / 36 (662.7312)	30 (161.6684)	16 (169.7028)	23 (166.2628)	18 (165.0972)
Dec 11, 2021	River Bar Smoke Out 🏅 Goldsboro, NC	8 / 17 (681.6344)	7 (172.5600)	7 (170.8688)	2 (176.5600)	13 (161.6456)
Nov 5, 2021	Currituck Bulls & BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC	16 / 26 (678.7316)	17 (168.5488)	5 (173.1200)	17 (168.5372)	18 (168.5256)
Oct 8, 2021	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	9 / 26 (682.1828)	10 (170.8344)	7 (172.5600)	7 (170.8228)	9 (167.9656)
Aug 27, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC	9 / 22 (679.3144)	3 (175.4056)	10 (168.5372)	8 (168.5488)	12 (166.8228)
Jul 23, 2021	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	16 / 30 (669.0172)	16 (169.1428)	19 (163.9544)	21 (163.9428)	8 (171.9772)
Jul 16, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland 🏅 Asheboro, NC	9 / 19 (678.7772)	3 (174.2628)	11 (167.4516)	4 (173.1200)	12 (163.9428)
Jun 11, 2021	BBQ Jamboree 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	13 / 30 (670.1600)	13 (172.5716)	3 (172.5600)	23 (161.6572)	17 (163.3712)
Jun 4, 2021	GrillBillies BBQ Shootout 🏅 Wendell, NC	9 / 18 (679.3832)	8 (171.4172)	2 (172.5944)	12 (165.1088)	6 (170.2628)
Mar 12, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC	15 / 39 (683.3372)	4 (177.7144)	27 (164.5488)	10 (173.1084)	20 (167.9656)
Nov 6, 2020	Currituck Bulls & BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC	12 / 28 (679.3944)	14 (169.7028)	22 (159.9772)	10 (170.2744)	2 (179.4400)
Oct 11, 2019	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	5 / 32 (682.1828)	7 (173.1200)	1 (176.5600)	8 (170.8456)	17 (161.6572)
Sep 6, 2019	15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Richmond, VA	13 / 31 (669.1772)	18 (166.2856)	14 (164.0344)	4 (172.5600)	14 (166.2972)
Jun 22, 2019	Giant National Capital BBQ Battle 🏅 Washington, DC	12 / 31 (673.1312)	17 (164.5256)	6 (172.0228)	19 (161.7028)	3 (174.8800)
Jun 14, 2019	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	10 / 38 (662.7884)	29 (161.1200)	5 (171.4172)	19 (161.7028)	6 (168.5484)
May 3, 2019	BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	18 / 34 (662.2056)	31 (160)	17 (163.4056)	2 (174.8572)	18 (163.9428)
Mar 8, 2019	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ	17 / 66 (661.6576)	45 (155.9544)	7 (169.1544)	11 (169.1544)	17 (167.3944)
Oct 12, 2018	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	5 / 26 (677.0628)	9 (170.2628)	7 (167.4172)	9 (168.5600)	5 (170.8228)
Aug 3, 2018	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	17 / 25 (637.0516)	10 (163.4172)	9 (162.2744)	10 (164)	21 (147.3600)
Jun 23, 2018	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	6 / 42 (687.9772)	1 (179.4400)	14 (170.8572)	14 (167.4172)	11 (170.2628)
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	25 / 67 (663.9196)	18 (169.1428)	9 (171.4628)	36 (163.9656)	45 (159.3484)
Mar 2, 2018	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	4 / 29 (677.1660)	13 (164.5372)	10 (166.8572)	1 (178.3200)	10 (167.4516)
Sep 8, 2017	13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	22 / 35 (649.0632)	23 (162.8344)	6 (169.7144)	20 (160.5372)	24 (155.9772)
Aug 4, 2017	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	17 / 32 (652.5832)	14 (166.2628)	7 (167.4516)	16 (162.3088)	23 (156.5600)
Jun 9, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	12 / 29 (653.0628)	21 (162.2400)	16 (161.1200)	11 (162.2628)	8 (167.4400)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree-Day 1 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	18 / 54 (664.4456)	47 (157.0972)	22 (165.7028)	6 (170.8228)	6 (170.8228)
Apr 14, 2017	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	39 / 58 (646.7544)	44 (160.5028)	22 (166.8344)	48 (156.5144)	31 (162.9028)
Mar 3, 2017	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	22 / 50 (651.3028)	35 (158.8116)	5 (171.9772)	42 (151.3712)	7 (169.1428)
Aug 26, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) N. Charleston, SC	17 / 30 (678.2172)	25 (165.1316)	17 (168.5256)	1 (177.7372)	18 (166.8228)
Aug 5, 2016	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	3 / 23 (672.5372)	21 (152.5144)	2 (177.1772)	2 (172)	3 (170.8456)
Jun 10, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	6 / 29 (661.6460)	12 (164.5372)	1 (171.4172)	22 (157.1316)	4 (168.5600)
Apr 29, 2016	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA	12 / 48 (673.6228)	10 (173.1200)	27 (160.5600)	17 (167.9772)	8 (171.9656)
Apr 15, 2016	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	12 / 41 (664.4568)	11 (170.2744)	20 (161.7028)	4 (173.1428)	23 (159.3368)
Sep 11, 2015	11th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA	10 / 29 (655.9200)	8 (168.5600)	16 (158.8228)	16 (162.2628)	6 (166.2744)
Jul 31, 2015	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	8 / 54 (663.9888)	5 (172)	34 (155.4400)	5 (170.2744)	14 (166.2744)
Jun 19, 2015	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	33 / 45 (635.7944)	25 (163.9544)	42 (148.5144)	31 (161.0856)	23 (162.2400)
May 29, 2015	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	25 / 39 (604.2968)	34 (145.6112)	19 (153.0972)	28 (150.8000)	19 (154.7884)
May 8, 2015	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	31 / 65 (633.0168)	38 (157.0856)	24 (162.2972)	24 (161.1200)	42 (152.5140)
Apr 17, 2015	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA	24 / 46 (641.0056)	23 (162.8456)	33 (154.2172)	15 (165.1200)	22 (158.8228)
Sep 5, 2014	10th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA	7 / 32 (645.6000)	5 (163.9428)	9 (162.8916)	9 (162.2628)	17 (156.5028)
Aug 8, 2014	MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD	32 / 54 (625.5084)	51 (146.7656)	16 (164.5372)	44 (149.6572)	9 (164.5484)
Jun 20, 2014	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	10 / 48 (661.0516)	14 (169.1316)	8 (169.1316)	29 (161.1084)	23 (161.6800)
May 9, 2014	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	30 / 64 (623.8512)	28 (157.6800)	32 (157.6912)	40 (152.5600)	24 (155.9200)
Apr 4, 2014	Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival Lanexa, VA	30 / 41 (619.3828)	19 (161.7372)	34 (151.3828)	14 (161.7144)	36 (144.5484)
Nov 1, 2013	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	62 / 75 (631.7940)	18 (171.4056)	64 (157.1200)	28 (166.8228)	73 (136.4456)
Aug 9, 2013	12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	58 / 60 (565.5316)	36 (153.6916)	60 (134.8344)	57 (139.3600)	56 (137.6456)
Jun 14, 2013	Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival Frederick, MD	59 / 63 (566.2858)	61 (140.0008)	52 (146.2856)	50 (148.5712)	61 (131.4282)
May 10, 2013	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	42 / 60 (588.0002)	38 (150.2856)	48 (142.8574)	24 (154.8572)	44 (140)

POKE N SMOKE

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

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)