Charcoal Cowboys TN
Rating
1511
peak 1513 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2022-03-18
latest 2026-03-20
Best ToY finish
#297
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
670.18
last 4 Master vs avg 670.18 (+0.00)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.83
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.49 · weakest Brisket (166.69)
Road miles
284
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 101 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
Purse competed for
$55K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.18 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
344.00 / 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.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Blinkys Offset BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2025-03-14).
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Blinkys Offset BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG G BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| The BBQ Asylum | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 167.3828 | 171.49 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 155.3828 | 167.98 | top 48% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 162.2400 | 166.71 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 155.9772 | 166.69 | 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 | 6 | 0 | top 53% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 55% |
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 | 3 | 37 | 0 | top 58% | 2026-03-20 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (6 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (7 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 670.18 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 344.00 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-03-18 — First tracked contest · Smoke on The Shores
- 📣 2022-03-18 — First call · Smoke on The Shores
- ⭐ 2025-03-14 — Career-best overall score (688.4796) · Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- 📈 2025-06-13 — Peak power rating (1513) · Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.7 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-03-21 |
| +8.2 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2025-04-25 |
| +4.7 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2025-03-14 |
| +3.1 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2025-06-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2023-03-17 |
| -4.2 | Smoke on The Shores | 2022-03-18 |
| -1.8 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2026-03-20 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 94.9% | 94.9% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 34% | 95.6% | 95.6% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
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 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 67 / 125 (683.3140) | 94 (167.3828) | 56 (170.8228) | 47 (173.7028) | 54 (171.4056) |
| 2025-06-13 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) Springfield, TN | 15 / 36 (504.4796) | 11 (173.1084) | 24 (164.5256) | 25 (166.8456) | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN | 9 / 31 (514.7656) | 7 (173.1200) | 6 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 13 / 43 (344.0000) | 15 (171.4400) | 10 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 37 / 100 (688.4796) | 72 (169.6684) | 31 (172.5828) | 65 (168.5256) | 10 (177.7028) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 66 / 80 (654.1828) | 46 (170.2628) | 47 (165.7028) | 68 (162.2400) | 75 (155.9772) |
| 2022-03-18 | Smoke on The Shores 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 46 / 63 (654.7316) | 10 (175.4172) | 60 (155.3828) | 51 (162.2400) | 47 (161.6916) |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #297 (120 pts) | #319 (110 pts) | #300 (135 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #882 (135 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #818 (456 pts) | #905 (431 pts) | #620 (656 pts) | #966 (386 pts) | #1014 (346 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1635 (149 pts) | #2084 (109 pts) | #2228 (84 pts) | #1205 (279 pts) | #1985 (119 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1218 (232 pts) | #1566 (167 pts) | #1346 (217 pts) | #828 (437 pts) | #973 (347 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #670 (549 pts) | #579 (674 pts) | #674 (559 pts) | #538 (719 pts) | #706 (524 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #651 (478 pts) | #671 (488 pts) | #527 (628 pts) | #458 (718 pts) | #656 (493 pts) |