North Meats / South Smoke MD
Rating
1535
peak 1535
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-04-19
latest 2019-10-25
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 12%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
384.88
last 3 vs career avg 384.88 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±80.04
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.88 · weakest Pork (161.11)
Road miles
293
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 254 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of MUTTLEY CREW BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 31-team field at Almost Heaven BBQ Bash.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MD first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.1544 | 156.5372 | 165.88 | top 17% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 173.1316 | 159.3828 | 165.30 | top 15% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1084 | 161.1084 | 161.11 | top 25% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 15% |
| WV | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 1 | top 9% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (1 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (2019-06-07)
- Wins it all in 33% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 384.88
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 497.6456 | 384.88 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-25 | Zom-B-Q(BBQ Wythe US) Wytheville, VA | 3 / 20 (497.6456) | 1 (177.1544) | 7 (159.3828) | 5 (161.1084) | — |
| 2019-06-07 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV | 1 / 31 (337.0744) | 4 (163.9428) | 1 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | 10 / 54 (319.9316) | 18 (156.5372) | 3 (163.3944) | — | — |