Smoke Dawgs TN

Power ranking

#2877

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1422

peak 1422

Contests

in the data

First seen

2020-07-10

latest 2026-03-20

Best ToY finish

#444

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 90%

overall standings

Best overall

656.4576

Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.78 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 636.18 (+5.60)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5600

Chicken · Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±19.28

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.11 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.14)

Road miles

1405

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 249 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

⚔️ A tough matchup

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

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By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	172.5600	152.5256	164.11	top 71%
Pork Ribs	10	169.1316	142.2400	155.14	top 90%
Pork	8	170.8228	142.7772	155.45	top 87%
Brisket	8	170.2628	148.4912	160.39	top 79%

“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	Avg finish
TN	3	top 91%
GA	3	top 85%
IN	1	top 95%
IL	1	top 96%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 87%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 91%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2020 (5 contests)
Cooks mostly in TN (5 of 10 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (10 entries)
All-time average overall score: 636.18

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Best overall	Avg overall
2026	1	—	—
2023	2	642.1028	642.10
2021	2	656.4576	653.02
2020	5	655.8056	628.26

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-03-20	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN	—	—	85 (148.5144)	—	—
2023-03-17	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN	76 / 80 (642.1028)	75 (160.5372)	77 (153.6572)	67 (162.2400)	54 (165.6684)
2023-03-17	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN	—	—	58 (153.0744)	—	—
2021-03-19	Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN	46 / 57 (649.5768)	35 (165.6800)	48 (160.4912)	50 (158.2628)	39 (165.1428)
2021-02-05	Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	27 / 31 (656.4576)	14 (172.5600)	19 (169.1316)	28 (158.8116)	28 (155.9544)
2020-11-20	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cumming, GA	35 / 40 (655.8056)	29 (167.3828)	39 (158.2172)	38 (159.9428)	25 (170.2628)
2020-10-23	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	39 / 41 (604.9712)	38 (152.5256)	37 (154.2400)	40 (142.7772)	35 (155.4284)
2020-09-25	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest Savannah, TN	46 / 47 (619.8284)	18 (171.4172)	47 (142.2400)	47 (146.8000)	41 (159.3712)
2020-07-31	Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA	45 / 55 (648.4224)	48 (159.9884)	48 (154.7884)	23 (170.8228)	39 (162.8228)
2020-07-10	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery Marshall, IL	51 / 53 (612.2852)	41 (162.8228)	45 (157.0512)	52 (143.9200)	52 (148.4912)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#773 (176 pts)	#707 (231 pts)	#773 (206 pts)	#800 (176 pts)	#809 (176 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#444 (240 pts)	#426 (275 pts)	#479 (240 pts)	#458 (250 pts)	#480 (240 pts)