SMOKIN' GRILL BBQ GA
Rating
1478
peak 1507 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-03-01
latest 2020-03-06
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.56 · weakest Pork (154.42)
Road miles
70
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1510)
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
631.02 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
490.19 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 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
⚔️ A tough matchup
COOL HAND QUE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 158.2744 | 164.56 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 148.5144 | 158.06 | top 68% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6912 | 146.7772 | 154.42 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 159.4400 | 160.56 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 631.02 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 490.19 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-03-01 — First tracked contest · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 📈 2019-03-01 — Peak power rating (1507) · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 📣 2019-08-23 — First call · Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival
- ⭐ 2020-03-06 — Career-best overall score (633.0632) · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.1 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2019-03-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.3 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival | 2019-08-23 |
| -13.7 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2020-03-06 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 136.2% | 111.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 58 / 61 (633.0632) | 53 (158.2744) | 51 (160.5716) | 56 (154.7772) | 53 (159.4400) |
| 2019-08-23 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 31 / 32 (628.9716) | 8 (172.0000) | 31 (148.5144) | 32 (146.7772) | 17 (161.6800) |
| 2019-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 13 / 62 (490.1940) | 14 (163.4056) | 14 (165.0972) | 16 (161.6912) | — |