High-water mark
692.4916
career-best overall
96.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 692.4916 at Smoke on the Falls — 96.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2024-04-12
Purdom's BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1525
peak 1535 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
24
in the data
First seen
2019-04-19
latest 2026-04-03
Best ToY finish
#460
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 24 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
677.73 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 672.82 (+4.92)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±22.90
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.80 · weakest Brisket (166.83)
Road miles
2,671
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 247 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Purse competed for
$234K
listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 15 state-championship entries
Master avg
672.82 / 720
15 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
316.53 / 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.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (9 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
BAD ROOSTER BBQ has finished one call ahead of Purdom's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2023
their best year
2023 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 34%.
- 6 contests
- 3 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 34%
A tough matchup
11–3
behind in the head-to-head
LEE LA Q ahead in 79% of their meetings
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 11 of their 14 shared contests.
A strong matchup
9–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 90% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Kick Em In The Butt BBQ in 9 of their 10 shared contests.
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship (2021-03-19).
- last seen 2019-05-11
- back 2021-03-19
Pork nemesis
10 of 10
shared pork entries lost
Organizer Portal ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 10 of 10 shared pork entries.
An April team
Top 33%
average finish in April
Something about April: average finish in the top 33% across 6 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.
- 6 April contests
- top 48% the rest of the year
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 22nd
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
76 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2325 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1551
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Purdom's BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Purdom's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2338 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1525
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Purdom's BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than Purdom's BBQ has cooked, 7 to 24, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#2326 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1543
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Purdom's BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Purdom's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2323 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2333 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 16 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2329 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
Level with Purdom's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE LA Q | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Pig BBQ | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Blue Smoke Q | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| Kick Em In The Butt BBQ | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Glamping Grillers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| ZIPS BBQ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 152.5372 | 167.09 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 177.7028 | 150.2056 | 168.36 | top 44% |
| Pork | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 159.3944 | 169.80 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 145.0628 | 166.83 | top 55% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 13 | 0 | top 51% |
| AL | 6 | 0 | top 44% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 37% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 61% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 5 | 22 | 0 | top 64% | 2026-03-20 |
| Smoke on the Falls | 3 | 5 | 0 | top 24% | 2026-04-03 |
| Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 27% | 2024-04-19 |
| Poosa Q | 2 | 41 | 0 | top 66% | 2024-10-04 |
The story so far (19 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7 yrs
2019-04-19 → 2026-04-03
Busiest season
2024
6 contests
Contests a season
3
across 8 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TN
17 of 24 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
11
4 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
24 entries · 1 win · 9 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 169.80 · weakest Brisket (166.83)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 12 of 24 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
6 of 24 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests
Master average
672.82
out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
316.53
out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
695
693–843 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,671
23 mapped stops · furthest 247 mi
Schedule strength
1589
average field rating faced — tougher than 71% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$233,535
listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 15 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2019-05-11 → 2021-03-19
Power rating
1525
peak 1535 · #2324 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- First tracked contest Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First call Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall top-10 Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- 2023
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score683.3716 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Smoke on the Falls
- 10th tracked contest Honeybee BBQ Competition
- 2024
- Career-best overall score692.4916 Smoke on the Falls
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Smoke on the Falls
- Peak power rating (1535) Smoke on the Falls
- 2026
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15 | Smoke on the Falls | 2023-04-07 |
| +13.4 | Smoke on the Falls | 2024-04-12 |
| +10.3 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2024-03-15 |
| +7.8 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2023-03-17 |
| +7.6 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival | 2025-05-30 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | TN River BBQ Battle | 2022-09-23 |
| -9.9 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2026-03-20 |
| -9.8 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship | 2021-03-19 |
| -9.2 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2025-03-14 |
| -3.8 | Poosa Q | 2024-10-04 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | — | — |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 65% | 95.9% | 93.7% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 95.9% | 94.4% |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17% | top 38% | 96.2% | 95.1% |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 34% | 95.2% | 94.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 40% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 15 / 36 (690.2632) | 9 (177.1544) | 30 (165.6916) | 11 (174.2744) | 16 (173.1428) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 110 / 125 (659.3144) | 111 (162.8000) | 94 (165.6800) | 64 (171.4172) | 112 (159.4172) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 24 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-05-30 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN | 8 / 25 (690.2060) | 10 (169.6800) | 3 (174.2744) | 9 (171.9888) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 19 / 31 (685.0168) | 30 (161.6456) | 4 (177.7028) | 18 (173.1200) | 12 (172.5484) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 83 / 100 (663.8744) | 48 (172.5600) | 70 (167.9888) | 69 (167.3944) | 93 (155.9312) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 18 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 41 / 59 (673.5656) | 22 (173.1084) | 36 (168.5372) | 53 (161.0972) | 25 (170.8228) |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 59 / 118 (682.7888) | 28 (175.4172) | 91 (166.8460) | 94 (167.3828) | 36 (173.1428) |
| 2024-04-19 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 11 / 37 (514.2288) | 16 (169.6800) | 20 (167.9888) | — | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 5 / 31 (692.4916) | 4 (177.7144) | 9 (173.1316) | 15 (170.8228) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 22 / 93 (690.8572) | 22 (174.8572) | 33 (170.8572) | 26 (174.8456) | 38 (170.2972) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 27 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 45 / 73 (671.3604) | 42 (167.9772) | 54 (163.9772) | 4 (177.1544) | 60 (162.2516) |
| 2023-06-02 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 10 / 27 (682.2172) | 12 (170.8228) | 15 (167.4172) | 7 (173.1200) | 13 (170.8572) |
| 2023-05-12 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 8 / 32 (510.2172) | 18 (161.0856) | 8 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 6 / 39 (685.6912) | 15 (168.5828) | 1 (175.4628) | 12 (169.6800) | 6 (171.9656) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 26 / 80 (683.3716) | 45 (170.2972) | 10 (173.1316) | 20 (173.1200) | 48 (166.8228) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 9 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-09-23 | TN River BBQ Battle 🏅 Saltillo, TN | 16 / 16 (631.2232) | 16 (153.0744) | 16 (153.6228) | 16 (159.3944) | 12 (165.1316) |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 54 / 57 (610.0456) | 54 (152.5372) | 54 (150.2056) | 43 (162.2400) | 56 (145.0628) |
| 2019-05-11 | Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 18 / 41 (495.9656) | 27 (160.5828) | 7 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2019-04-19 | High on the Hog Festival 🏅 Winchester, TN | 14 / 39 (316.5260) | 14 (157.7144) | 14 (158.8116) | — | — |
| Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 9 / 36 (512.0344) | 24 (164.5944) | 10 (167.4400) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #570 (291 pts) | #704 (241 pts) | #417 (586 pts) | #606 (286 pts) | #546 (336 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #498 (376 pts) | #495 (416 pts) | #572 (381 pts) | #626 (286 pts) | #612 (296 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #460 (422 pts) | #558 (347 pts) | #352 (727 pts) | #368 (577 pts) | #482 (407 pts) |