The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Sweet Southern Heat BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smokin' And Pokin' 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Smokin' And Pokin'
Smokin' And Pokin' is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 30th of 36 at the When Pigs Fly South (2016). They are ranked #5983 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKIN AND POKIN”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1435
peak 1435 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 26, 2014
latest Jan 24, 2020 · 5.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
619.60 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 600.83 (+18.77)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±43.25
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.17 · weakest Chicken (154.74)
Road miles
761
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 744 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Purse competed for
$67K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
600.83 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin' And Pokin', each with one reason worth a look.
44 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,981 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to Smokin' And Pokin')
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Porkganic BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,986 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1435
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Smokin' And Pokin')
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,979 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,977 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
They turned up 7 years after Smokin' And Pokin' did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#5,975 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
Level with Smokin' And Pokin' on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1435
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Crackers Cooking | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGS GONE WILD BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Evans Ranch BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINOS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5484 | 143.9316 | 154.74 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 145.1200 | 158.17 | top 65% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 125.6116 | 154.81 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 167.4400 | 142.7544 | 155.29 | top 66% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 86% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 3 | 47 | 0 | top 88% | Jan 24, 2020 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
291
finished ahead 53 times, behind 399
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Dec 2, 2016 → Jan 26, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
20161 milestone
- Career-best overall score630.6972 When Pigs Fly South
20151 milestone
- First call When Pigs Fly South
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.7372 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1492) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 22, 2019 |
| -10.3 | When Pigs Fly South | Nov 6, 2015 |
| -9.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 24, 2020 |
| -9.6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 25, 2019 |
| -8.8 | When Pigs Fly South | Dec 2, 2016 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 86.9% | 86.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 86% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 69.1% | 69.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2020 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 47 / 53 (624.9488) | 48 (155.3716) | 27 (166.2628) | 47 (157.0972) | 48 (146.2172) |
| Nov 22, 2019 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 33 / 39 (617.5660) | 38 (143.9316) | 36 (145.1200) | 18 (167.9772) | 24 (160.5372) |
| Jan 25, 2019 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 51 / 58 (625.6460) | 56 (147.4056) | 43 (160.5716) | 39 (161.1200) | 44 (156.5488) |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 53 / 60 (599.1432) | 50 (155.9656) | 50 (150.2288) | 55 (150.1944) | 53 (142.7544) |
| Dec 2, 2016 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 30 / 36 (630.6972) | 20 (164.5484) | 30 (155.9544) | 33 (151.9544) | 26 (158.2400) |
| Nov 6, 2015 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 30 / 35 (610.0916) | 31 (153.0972) | 14 (163.9428) | 34 (125.6116) | 3 (167.4400) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 37 / 48 (497.7028) | 22 (162.8456) | 16 (165.1200) | 11 (169.7372) | — |