SMOKE IN THE GROVE is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 35th of 41 at the Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2019).
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
The teams rated closest to SMOKE IN THE GROVE, each with one reason worth a look.
SMOKE IN THE GROVE has 1 rated contest, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 165 rated teams sit within a point of it.
Fewer contests behind them than SMOKE IN THE GROVE has cooked, 5 to 25, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersThey turned up 5 years after SMOKE IN THE GROVE did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careersLevel with SMOKE IN THE GROVE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFewer contests behind them than SMOKE IN THE GROVE has cooked, 5 to 25, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersFewer contests behind them than SMOKE IN THE GROVE has cooked, 5 to 25, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersFewer contests behind them than SMOKE IN THE GROVE has cooked, 5 to 25, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 150.8228 | 159.89 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.0116 | 136.5372 | 155.31 | top 74% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 153.0856 | 160.24 | top 81% |
“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.
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 88% | 85.6% |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2019 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | 42 / 42 (449.6800) | 33 (159.4516) | 42 (136.5372) | 40 (153.6912) | — |
| May 11, 2019 | Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 35 / 41 (475.3028) | 24 (163.9656) | 41 (142.1828) | — | — |
| Sep 21, 2018 | First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) Columbia, TN | — | 12 (158.8228) | 11 (163.4284) | 10 (165.6684) | — |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Franklin, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 20, 2018 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 22, 2017 | First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) Columbia, TN | — | 16 (167.4056) | 4 (176.0116) | 15 (168.5256) | — |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Great American BBQ Festival Franklin, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 21, 2017 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2016 | Dickson County Smoke Fest Dickson, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club Franklin, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Smokin' In McMinnville McMinnville, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 27, 2016 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Lewisburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 15, 2016 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 22, 2015 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Backyard BBQ Brawl (Competitor's Series) Murfreesboro, TN | — | 18 (158.8572) | 22 (154.8572) | — | — |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Backyard Contest (BACKYARD) Lynchburg, TN | — | 41 (150.8228) | 29 (158.8572) | 35 (153.0856) | — |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 24, 2014 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 18, 2014 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Piggin' Around Woodbury, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.