2nd Hand Smoke MS
Rating
1382
peak 1382 · rated over 30 contests
Contests
32
in the data
First seen
2019-01-25
latest 2026-04-24
Best ToY finish
#1020
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 32 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.04 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 647.17 (+2.87)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.37
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.97 · weakest Brisket (159.92)
Road miles
10157
mi across 32 mapped stops · furthest 590 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$344K
listed at 24 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 28 state-championship entries
Master avg
647.17 / 720
24 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
382.68 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Rankin County BBQ Company has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Lazy J Barbecue in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 16 shared pork ribs entries.
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 64% across 3 contests, versus top 77% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Poppa Pig | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Kith n' Kin | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rankin County BBQ Company | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Glamping Grillers | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin N The Bandits | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 8 | 1 | 6 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| VETERAN PORK PULLERS | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 138.7656 | 162.57 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 32 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 138.1944 | 163.97 | top 64% |
| Pork | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 146.7884 | 161.93 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 141.0288 | 159.92 | top 70% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 11 | 0 | top 82% |
| FL | 6 | 0 | top 79% |
| AL | 6 | 0 | top 72% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 89% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| LA | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 0 | top 87% |
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 81% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 4 | 10 | 0 | top 73% | 2025-01-24 |
| Southaven Springfest | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 81% | 2026-04-24 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MS (13 of 32 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (32 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 647.17 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 382.68 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-01-25 — First tracked contest · Lakeland Pig Festival
- 📈 2019-01-25 — Peak power rating (1487) · Lakeland Pig Festival
- 📣 2019-02-22 — First call · D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival
- ⭐ 2022-10-28 — Career-best overall score (687.9772) · Back The Blue BBQ
- 🎖️ 2024-02-16 — 25th tracked contest · Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.9 | Smoke on the Falls | 2019-04-12 |
| +13.8 | Back The Blue BBQ | 2022-10-28 |
| +12.1 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2020-01-24 |
| +2.3 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2019-06-07 |
| +2.2 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2021-11-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.8 | Smoke In the Springs | 2019-04-12 |
| -13.1 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2019-01-25 |
| -10.3 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville | 2021-09-03 |
| -9.9 | Poosa Q | 2023-10-05 |
| -9.3 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off | 2019-06-14 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 92% | 91.9% | 90.2% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 92% | 94.4% | 91.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 91% | 92.7% | 91.5% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 95.6% | 91.8% |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 76% | 93% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 57% | 183.1% | 121% |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 70% | 95.7% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 29 / 33 (652.9712) | 26 (167.3828) | 27 (165.0856) | 32 (161.1084) | 29 (159.3944) |
| 2025-05-02 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 24 / 27 (660.5604) | 6 (176.5716) | 25 (164.0116) | 23 (163.4172) | 26 (156.5600) |
| 2025-04-04 | Smokin on the Rez 🏅 Ridgeland, MS | 17 / 17 (661.6232) | 17 (164.5600) | 11 (167.4172) | 17 (165.6916) | 15 (163.9544) |
| 2025-02-14 | Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL | 14 / 16 (634.0916) | 13 (161.1316) | 13 (165.0972) | 15 (155.9200) | 15 (151.9428) |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 37 / 40 (640.9712) | 37 (160.5600) | 35 (162.7884) | 37 (154.8000) | 31 (162.8228) |
| 2024-05-03 | Hog Wild BBQ & Family Fest 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 23 / 25 (645.5544) | 12 (171.9656) | 22 (156.5144) | 17 (166.2972) | 24 (150.7772) |
| 2024-04-12 | 12th Annual Bull Moose BBQ 🏅 Somerville, TN | 13 / 14 (679.9656) | 4 (175.4400) | 3 (176.5600) | 14 (165.1428) | 13 (162.8228) |
| 2024-02-16 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ 🏅 Haines City, FL | 27 / 29 (651.2920) | 26 (162.8000) | 28 (155.9888) | 16 (171.9772) | 25 (160.5260) |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 55 / 61 (651.8744) | 57 (160.5716) | 60 (156.5028) | 59 (155.3600) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 68 / 73 (650.1600) | 57 (164.5256) | 58 (162.2516) | 62 (163.3828) | 65 (160.0000) |
| 2023-04-28 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Brandon, MS | 25 / 28 (667.2800) | 18 (169.6800) | 20 (169.6800) | 5 (174.2628) | 25 (153.6572) |
| 2022-12-01 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 11 / 13 (630.6060) | 11 (156.5144) | 8 (167.3828) | 10 (165.6800) | 12 (141.0288) |
| 2022-10-28 | Back The Blue BBQ 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 5 / 22 (687.9772) | 8 (165.7028) | 6 (173.7028) | 5 (176.5600) | 5 (172.0116) |
| 2022-08-26 | Roast N Boast - Rib Roast (ONE MEAT RIBS) Columbus, MS | — | — | 4 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-05-20 | Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 22 / 30 (664.4684) | 29 (153.0856) | 16 (170.8228) | 4 (175.4172) | 18 (165.1428) |
| 2021-11-12 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS | 17 / 30 (334.7656) | 16 (168.5256) | 18 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2021-10-29 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 27 / 36 (652.9944) | 31 (160.5144) | 10 (170.2856) | 17 (168.5372) | 34 (153.6572) |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville 🏅 Nashville, TN | 50 / 50 (616.4232) | 50 (154.8000) | 48 (161.6916) | 49 (157.6572) | 50 (142.2744) |
| 2021-08-20 | Ole Brook Porkfest - One Meat Rib Brookhaven, MS | — | — | 2 (172.5828) | 4 (167.4056) | — |
| 2021-06-25 | Back the Blue 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 11 / 16 (662.6972) | 9 (167.3828) | 10 (166.8228) | 15 (155.9316) | 4 (172.5600) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 31 / 38 (652.9484) | 10 (173.1084) | 32 (159.3484) | 36 (151.9316) | 18 (168.5600) |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA | 41 / 55 (657.0744) | 27 (170.8456) | 39 (163.3828) | 49 (160.0116) | 38 (162.8344) |
| 2020-06-26 | Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival 🏅 Byram, MS | 24 / 31 (637.5540) | 25 (155.9428) | 30 (152.4912) | 26 (157.6800) | 6 (171.4400) |
| 2020-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 10 / 53 (659.2800) | 28 (161.0856) | 21 (163.9544) | 7 (169.1084) | 11 (165.1316) |
| 2019-07-26 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL | 25 / 27 (318.1828) | 32 (149.0628) | 9 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2019-06-14 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 🏅 Hernado, MS | 41 / 49 (647.2912) | 25 (170.2744) | 41 (159.9428) | 45 (156.5484) | 37 (160.5256) |
| 2019-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 13 / 39 (316.5604) | 5 (164.5832) | 14 (151.9772) | — | — |
| 2019-04-26 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) Florence, AL | 30 / 45 (322.7660) | 39 (156.5260) | 18 (166.2400) | 42 (150.7656) | — |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS | 101 / 104 (589.4400) | 102 (138.7656) | 85 (158.8344) | 100 (146.7884) | 100 (145.0516) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 4 / 30 (344.5256) | 20 (165.6684) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2019-02-22 | D'Iberville BBQ Throw Down Festival 🏅 Diberville, MS | 14 / 16 (611.2572) | 12 (159.9544) | 15 (138.1944) | 15 (150.8228) | 7 (162.2856) |
| 2019-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 52 / 58 (624.9716) | 54 (149.6688) | 49 (157.7144) | 33 (163.9428) | 45 (153.6456) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1020 (111 pts) | #954 (126 pts) | #1084 (116 pts) | #1141 (91 pts) | #764 (191 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1887 (111 pts) | #2060 (96 pts) | #1255 (246 pts) | #1930 (121 pts) | #2009 (101 pts) |