A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
LEE LA Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
All Things Covered 'N Smoke
All Things Covered 'N Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 13th of 49 at the Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2021). They are ranked #4494 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “All Things Covered N' Smoke” and “All Things Covered N Smoke”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1509 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2019
latest Mar 27, 2026 · 6.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.84
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.47 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.59)
Road miles
30
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Purse competed for
$42K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
306.06 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to All Things Covered 'N Smoke, each with one reason worth a look.
156 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,488 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,520 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before All Things Covered 'N Smoke's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,483 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before All Things Covered 'N Smoke's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,505 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Level with All Things Covered 'N Smoke on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,487 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,500 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before All Things Covered 'N Smoke's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4284 | 149.6456 | 154.47 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 143.9316 | 151.59 | top 89% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 129% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 78% | Sep 8, 2022 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
285
finished ahead 143 times, behind 268
Longest layoff
2.6 yrs
Aug 4, 2023 → Mar 27, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)
20214 milestones
- First call Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best overall score322.8112 Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)163.3828 Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Peak power rating (1509) Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
20191 milestone
- First tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.6 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Aug 13, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) | Aug 4, 2023 |
| -10.9 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | Sep 8, 2022 |
| -10.8 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 27, 2026 |
| -1 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | May 3, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.2% | 84.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.3% | 82.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 129% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 41 / 43 (303.2684) | 43 (149.6456) | 39 (153.6228) | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 58 / 58 (296.4572) | 55 (152.5256) | 58 (143.9316) | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 45 / 35 (303.3256) | 40 (153.6572) | 46 (149.6684) | — | — |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 13 / 49 (322.8112) | 20 (159.4284) | 10 (163.3828) | — | — |
| May 3, 2019 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 35 / 54 (304.4452) | 26 (157.0856) | 56 (147.3596) | — | — |