SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA FL
Rating
1617
peak 1617
Contests
29
in the data
First seen
2019-03-15
latest 2026-04-25
Best ToY finish
#106
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
4
11 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 29 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
694.66 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 659.75 (+34.91)
Walk rate
66%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±98.44
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.15 · weakest Pork (169.69)
Road miles
8510
mi across 29 mapped stops · furthest 1032 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Accutech BBQ has finished one call ahead of SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smokin' Ain't EZ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Kings BBQ Team has come out ahead in 13 of their 15 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of K & E's Little Smokers in 15 of their 16 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.3428 points of the Grand Championship at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16).
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 35 at their very first tracked contest, Smokin In the Square (2019-03-15).
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 163.9428 | 171.62 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 27 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.8456 | 172.15 | top 35% |
| Pork | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 156.5144 | 169.69 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.3600 | 170.24 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 14 | 0 | top 26% |
| KS | 5 | 0 | top 45% |
| SC | 4 | 0 | top 34% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 18 | 0 | top 39% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (15 of 29 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (27 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 659.75
- 3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 699.9312 | 694.66 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 691.9432 | 685.44 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 695.9196 | 683.14 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 691.3716 | 685.15 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 678.1484 | 506.56 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 677.5540 | 645.29 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 679.9084 | 679.91 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-25 | Pitmasters in Paradise Auburndale, FL | 11 / 35 (694.7772) | 16 (173.1200) | 6 (176.5716) | 27 (165.0856) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown Lake City, FL | 11 / 41 (693.6228) | 29 (170.8228) | 3 (178.8572) | 18 (173.1200) | 19 (170.8228) |
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lake City, FL | — | — | 2 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown Belle Glade, FL | 4 / 34 (694.7540) | 5 (175.4056) | 5 (177.7144) | 15 (171.9656) | 13 (169.6684) |
| 2026-02-20 | Ribs on the Ridge Haines City, FL | 3 / 32 (699.9312) | 5 (177.1428) | 23 (167.3828) | 3 (177.7028) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 23 / 63 (690.2172) | 27 (173.1428) | 37 (169.6800) | 17 (174.2744) | 21 (173.1200) |
| 2025-11-21 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 16 / 31 (677.0172) | 20 (166.8228) | 4 (176.5600) | 11 (173.1200) | 26 (160.5144) |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 14 / 66 (691.9432) | 1 (180.0000) | 19 (174.2744) | 44 (165.6800) | 24 (171.9888) |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 20 / 42 (687.3604) | 18 (173.1316) | 36 (164.5372) | 8 (175.4172) | 9 (174.2744) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 276 / 444 (667.3144) | 23 (177.7028) | 324 (164.5372) | 394 (156.5144) | 180 (168.5600) |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 32 / 76 (686.1828) | 36 (171.9656) | 48 (169.1200) | 7 (176.5600) | 45 (168.5372) |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 11 / 61 (695.9196) | 45 (169.1084) | 7 (177.7028) | 13 (174.8456) | 19 (174.2628) |
| 2023-11-17 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 4 / 25 (683.9432) | 7 (167.4172) | 2 (177.1544) | 16 (166.2400) | 1 (173.1316) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 55 / 487 (691.3716) | 90 (174.2744) | 4 (180.0000) | 152 (171.4172) | 271 (165.6800) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 174 / 211 (671.2912) | 148 (168.5256) | 192 (163.9428) | 42 (174.8572) | 170 (163.9656) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 21 / 76 (685.5884) | 54 (163.9428) | 13 (174.2628) | 25 (173.1200) | 10 (174.2628) |
| 2023-02-03 | Budweiser Smoke on the Water Winter Haven, FL | 10 / 47 (689.6684) | 14 (175.4056) | 8 (175.4744) | 20 (170.2512) | 25 (168.5372) |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 17 / 51 (689.0284) | 30 (169.6800) | 20 (171.9656) | 7 (176.5600) | 19 (170.8228) |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 46 / 72 (668.4228) | 9 (174.8572) | 16 (173.1200) | 65 (161.0856) | 62 (159.3600) |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 27 / 60 (678.1484) | 39 (168.5256) | 13 (173.1200) | 34 (166.8228) | 25 (169.6800) |
| 2022-01-07 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest Lake Wales, FL | 4 / 29 (173.1200) | 15 (170.2972) | 1 (177.7028) | 12 (168.5372) | 2 (174.2628) |
| 2021-11-19 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 13 / 37 (674.1484) | 13 (173.1084) | 13 (168.5372) | 33 (162.2400) | 13 (170.2628) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 2 / 467 (528.0000) | 258 (165.0740) | 286 (163.4400) | 182 (166.8572) | 95 (170.8572) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 127 / 185 (674.8228) | 27 (176.0000) | 155 (162.8456) | 102 (169.6800) | 127 (166.2972) |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 37 / 81 (671.9200) | 29 (170.8228) | 48 (163.9772) | 17 (171.4172) | 39 (165.7028) |
| 2021-05-14 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF Waynesboro, GA | 18 / 42 (677.5540) | 27 (165.0856) | 5 (175.4172) | 33 (162.7884) | 9 (174.2628) |
| 2019-03-15 | Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL | 4 / 35 (679.9084) | 12 (170.8228) | 2 (173.7144) | 23 (165.6684) | 8 (169.7028) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #106 (872 pts) | #177 (672 pts) | #71 (1173 pts) | #138 (722 pts) | #94 (887 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #692 (200 pts) | #539 (380 pts) | #927 (150 pts) | #716 (215 pts) | #705 (210 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #444 (450 pts) | #563 (345 pts) | #446 (535 pts) | #470 (440 pts) | #452 (485 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #450 (435 pts) | #551 (355 pts) | #393 (630 pts) | #479 (430 pts) | #485 (405 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #477 (444 pts) | #514 (429 pts) | #408 (624 pts) | #648 (299 pts) | #466 (494 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #590 (275 pts) | #687 (240 pts) | #539 (365 pts) | #597 (280 pts) | #564 (325 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #285 (1115 pts) | #326 (1015 pts) | #256 (1170 pts) | #266 (1150 pts) | #263 (1175 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #205 (1462 pts) | #275 (1192 pts) | #216 (1387 pts) | #302 (1162 pts) | #107 (1812 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #432 (915 pts) | #431 (915 pts) | #205 (1420 pts) | #392 (995 pts) | #371 (1040 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #269 (1237 pts) | #280 (1212 pts) | #186 (1487 pts) | #335 (1032 pts) | #336 (1052 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #881 (378 pts) | #636 (598 pts) | #1124 (288 pts) | #1050 (318 pts) | #1005 (328 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1814 (105 pts) | #1912 (100 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #1726 (135 pts) | #1833 (110 pts) |