loudsmokebbq MD
Rating
1503
peak 1507 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2019-04-19
latest 2019-06-08
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.56 · weakest Brisket (149.06)
Road miles
72
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
628.40 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
318.81 / 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MD first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 150.2516 | 154.82 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5256 | 159.4288 | 159.98 | top 40% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 168.5600 | 168.56 | top 22% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.0628 | 149.0628 | 149.06 | top 68% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MD (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 628.40 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 318.81 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-19 — First tracked contest · Interstate BBQ Festival
- 📣 2019-06-08 — First call · Beltway BBQ Showdown
- ⭐ 2019-06-08 — Career-best overall score (628.4000) · Beltway BBQ Showdown
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 44% | 88.6% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-08 | Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD | 24 / 37 (628.4000) | 29 (150.2516) | 20 (160.5256) | 8 (168.5600) | 25 (149.0628) |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 12 / 54 (318.8116) | 16 (159.3828) | 14 (159.4288) | — | — |