Q SMOKE

Q SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 52 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 48 at The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off (2014). They are ranked #3312 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Q-SMOKE”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,312

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1498

peak 1570 · rated over 51 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Mar 20, 2026 · 13 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#275

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 52 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

695.9544 / 720

Master · Smokin' At The Market

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

663.44 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 664.50 (-1.07)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Smokin' At The Market

Consistency

±28.36

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.33 · weakest Brisket (162.61)

Road miles

7,628

across 52 mapped stops · furthest 321 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

Purse competed for

$73K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.50 / 720

51 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 33 of 52 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 52 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

695.9544 career-best overall

96.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.9544 at Smokin' At The Market — 96.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 3, 2014

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Big B BBQ Company has finished one call ahead of Q SMOKE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 9 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 31%.

9 contests
3 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 31%

A tough matchup

24–4 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKE ON THIS ahead in 86% of their meetings

SMOKE ON THIS has come out ahead in 24 of their 28 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.72 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 27%.

Brisket avg 162.61
Chicken avg 169.33
4 calls in 51 entries

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A strong matchup

16–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PARADISE QUE in 16 of their 20 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (Mar 15, 2024).

last seen May 20, 2022
back Mar 15, 2024

Chicken nemesis

18 of 24 shared chicken entries lost

Under the Radar ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Under the Radar has out-cooked them in 18 of 24 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An April team

Top 40% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 40% across 9 contests, versus top 55% the rest of the year.

9 April contests
top 55% the rest of the year

The long haul

7,628 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,628 miles across 52 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 321 miles to BBQ Capital Cook-Off.

52 mapped stops
furthest 321 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#1065 (60 pts)	#1141 (60 pts)	#1203 (60 pts)	#1111 (60 pts)	#1046 (80 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1207 (85 pts)	#868 (180 pts)	#1090 (125 pts)	#1288 (75 pts)	#1311 (65 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#667 (481 pts)	#780 (421 pts)	#602 (581 pts)	#611 (556 pts)	#544 (616 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1132 (234 pts)	#1110 (259 pts)	#1222 (229 pts)	#877 (374 pts)	#1246 (214 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#603 (644 pts)	#378 (989 pts)	#466 (839 pts)	#509 (774 pts)	#684 (584 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#516 (766 pts)	#303 (1,156 pts)	#530 (791 pts)	#488 (831 pts)	#518 (786 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#876 (377 pts)	#619 (622 pts)	#507 (772 pts)	#807 (457 pts)	#1071 (292 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#275 (1,252 pts)	#297 (1,147 pts)	#150 (1,622 pts)	#218 (1,342 pts)	#435 (877 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#479 (649 pts)	#460 (694 pts)	#408 (774 pts)	#316 (939 pts)	#764 (424 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Q SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.

106 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Up In Smoke BBQ

#3,327 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1519

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Q SMOKE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Q SMOKE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

NIBBLE ME THIS

#3,297 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Q SMOKE)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Q SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BEAN CAN BBQ

#3,320 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Q SMOKE)

Fewer contests behind them than Q SMOKE has cooked, 11 to 52, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

TROPICAL HEAT BBQ

#3,325 of the rated field

1497 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1543

They've been 1543 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Mar 30, 2019

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Evening Wood

#3,317 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1553

26 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Click & Q

#3,321 of the rated field

1498 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1512

They turned up 10 years after Q SMOKE did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKE ON THIS	28	4	24	14%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	26	3	23	12%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	23	5	18	22%	⚔ compare
DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS	22	12	10	55%	⚔ compare
BIG G BBQ	22	9	13	41%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	22	2	20	9%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	21	15	6	71%	⚔ compare
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	21	8	13	38%	⚔ compare
PARADISE QUE	20	16	4	80%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	20	1	19	5%	⚔ compare
RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
Big B BBQ Company	18	9	9	50%	⚔ compare
SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS	18	9	9	50%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	51	14	0	3	178.2972	159.4282	169.33	top 45%
Pork Ribs	51	18	3	6	180 🔥	20	165.49	top 46%
Pork	51	16	2	5	178.8572	148.5372	167.07	top 52%
Brisket	51	4	0	1	178.8572	145.1428	162.61	top 64%

“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)	27	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	24	0	top 55%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	42	top 55%
NC	8	top 56%
KY	1	top 40%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	4	50	top 78%	Mar 20, 2026
Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In	3	17	top 76%	Jul 12, 2019
Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	3	11	top 52%	May 18, 2018
Smoke on the Shores	2	47	top 92%	Mar 9, 2018
Mid-South BBQ Festival	2	12	top 72%	Oct 20, 2017
Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off	2	24	top 56%	Apr 28, 2017
Mid-South Barbecue Festival	2	11	top 48%	Oct 16, 2015
Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff	2	28	top 79%	Sep 11, 2015
BBQ Capital Cook-Off	2	13	top 32%	Apr 24, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 10 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 43 of 52 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 38 9 of them more than once

Opponents faced 942 finished ahead 971 times, behind 1,383

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs May 20, 2022 → Mar 15, 2024

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Mar 20 Most recent contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship

20241 milestone

Mar 15 50th tracked contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship

20161 milestone

May 20 25th tracked contest Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass

20151 milestone

May 15 Peak power rating (1570) Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival

20145 milestones

Apr 25 First category win (Pork Ribs) BBQ Capital Cookoff
May 30 First overall podium The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off
May 30 10th tracked contest The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off
Oct 3 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Smokin' At The Market
Oct 3 Career-best overall score695.9544 Smokin' At The Market

20134 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest
Apr 5 First call Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4286 Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest
Sep 6 First overall top-10 Cookeville Cookoff

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.8	The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off	May 30, 2014
+13.4	Blount County BBQ Bash	Jun 21, 2019
+13.3	Blount County BBQ Bash	Jun 27, 2014
+11.4	Cookeville Cookoff	Sep 6, 2013
+11.3	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	May 16, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.4	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 10, 2013
-13.6	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff	Sep 11, 2015
-13	Mid-South BBQ Festival	Oct 20, 2017
-12.9	Smoke on the Shores	Mar 11, 2016
-9.8	Smoke on the Shores	Mar 9, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0	0%	top 68%	93.8%	93.8%
2025	1	0	0	0%	top 69%	93.6%	93.6%
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 87%	91%	91%
2022	1	0	0	100%	top 63%	93.2%	93.2%
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 88%	89.1%	89.1%
2019	5	2	1	40%	top 65%	95.2%	91.5%
2018	3	0	0	33%	top 70%	94.1%	90.5%
2017	8	1	1	63%	top 60%	94.7%	92.5%
2016	10	1	1	70%	top 52%	95.1%	93.5%
2015	6	0	0	67%	top 57%	95%	92.8%
2014	9	3	2	89%	top 31%	96.7%	94.2%
2013	6	1	0	83%	top 51%	95.5%	88.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 20, 2026	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	85 / 125 (675.3600)	91 (167.4056)	80 (167.4172)	107 (164.5372)	21 (176)
Mar 14, 2025	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	69 / 100 (674.1828)	78 (167.3828)	48 (169.7144)	79 (165.6800)	42 (171.4056)
Mar 15, 2024	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	81 / 93 (655.2916)	84 (163.9656)	74 (164.5488)	85 (159.3600)	57 (167.4172)
May 20, 2022	Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN	19 / 30 (670.7316)	5 (174.2628)	11 (171.9772)	21 (165.6916)	23 (158.8000)
Mar 19, 2021	Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	50 / 57 (641.6112)	34 (166.2628)	26 (168.5600)	55 (151.9656)	52 (154.8228)
Aug 30, 2019	Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 West Jefferson, NC	22 / 24 (636.3312)	18 (161.6572)	21 (154.2056)	18 (161.0856)	16 (159.3828)
Jul 12, 2019	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In 🏅 Jamestown, TN	24 / 29 (659.2572)	24 (165.0972)	23 (159.9428)	23 (165.0972)	14 (169.1200)
Jun 21, 2019	Blount County BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN	5 / 27 (685.6344)	13 (168.5256)	1 (175.4172)	10 (169.6800)	7 (172.0116)
May 17, 2019	Stills and Grills Fest North Wilkesboro, NC	10 / 21 (666.1828)	13 (161.6456)	12 (163.3828)	3 (168.5600)	4 (172.5944)
Mar 8, 2019	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN	57 / 67 (646.1024)	41 (167.9772)	62 (154.2056)	43 (165.1312)	60 (158.7884)
May 18, 2018	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	34 / 43 (642.0572)	19 (167.3828)	23 (165.0972)	41 (152.5144)	34 (157.0628)
Mar 23, 2018	Dickson County Smokefest Dickson, TN	13 / 29 (677.6112)	14 (166.8228)	16 (168.5372)	2 (176.5828)	17 (165.6684)
Mar 9, 2018	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	76 / 87 (634.7316)	36 (169.6916)	47 (165.0856)	86 (148.5372)	82 (151.4172)
Oct 20, 2017	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	28 / 28 (638.6516)	23 (168.5488)	27 (156.5256)	24 (158.8000)	26 (154.7772)
Sep 8, 2017	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cook-off Cookeville, TN	14 / 34 (673.0516)	13 (171.9888)	7 (171.4172)	10 (171.4172)	30 (158.2284)
Jul 9, 2017	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In (Day 2) Jamestown, TN	17 / 30 (682.1944)	4 (176.5600)	22 (167.4172)	24 (167.3828)	14 (170.8344)
Jul 8, 2017	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In (DAY 1) Jamestown, TN	32 / 36 (657.5892)	2 (177.7144)	32 (163.9660)	36 (158.2400)	33 (157.6688)
May 19, 2017	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	28 / 49 (663.3600)	18 (169.1200)	36 (162.2400)	24 (167.4400)	32 (164.5600)
Apr 28, 2017	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	24 / 38 (656.4916)	17 (169.1200)	15 (167.4172)	26 (159.9544)	27 (160)
Apr 7, 2017	Seventh Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	9 / 27 (681.6460)	18 (169.6800)	9 (170.8344)	1 (177.1544)	19 (163.9772)
Mar 10, 2017	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	26 / 62 (672.4344)	53 (161.6572)	5 (175.4172)	41 (164.5372)	17 (170.8228)
Oct 28, 2016	Dickson County Smoke Fest Dickson, TN	20 / 40 (671.8512)	29 (165.6800)	8 (174.8572)	20 (169.6684)	31 (161.6456)
Oct 14, 2016	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	12 / 27 (679.3716)	17 (170.2744)	5 (175.4172)	21 (165.6800)	15 (168)
Sep 16, 2016	Nebo Fall Festival and BBQ Competition Nebo, KY	8 / 20 (675.9200)	2 (175.4056)	18 (159.4060)	1 (176.5828)	16 (164.5256)
Sep 9, 2016	The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	13 / 30 (680.4800)	6 (174.8456)	29 (155.9544)	14 (170.8228)	3 (178.8572)
Jun 17, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN	19 / 29 (675.2912)	3 (177.1428)	15 (171.9772)	13 (170.8228)	27 (155.3484)
May 27, 2016	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Lewisburg, TN	15 / 31 (675.3600)	26 (165.1200)	6 (174.2856)	15 (167.9772)	15 (167.9772)
May 20, 2016	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	16 / 46 (684.4688)	7 (174.2744)	17 (170.8228)	36 (163.9544)	11 (175.4172)
Apr 22, 2016	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	26 / 54 (671.3372)	17 (171.9772)	32 (166.8456)	25 (168.5600)	31 (163.9544)
Apr 15, 2016	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	—	—	—	—	—
Mar 11, 2016	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	47 / 49 (647.8628)	18 (170.2744)	48 (160.5256)	44 (159.9656)	43 (157.0972)
Oct 16, 2015	Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	20 / 31 (667.3028)	14 (169.6684)	14 (171.9888)	23 (167.3944)	27 (158.2512)
Sep 11, 2015	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	28 / 31 (656.4000)	9 (174.2628)	15 (169.7144)	26 (162.8000)	30 (149.6228)
May 29, 2015	The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest Knoxville, TN	28 / 39 (667.8168)	17 (173.1084)	2 (176.5600)	35 (162.8000)	36 (155.3484)
May 15, 2015	Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN	16 / 44 (683.8856)	19 (170.8344)	11 (173.1200)	33 (167.3828)	12 (172.5484)
Apr 24, 2015	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	28 / 60 (659.8628)	46 (161.0972)	3 (176)	9 (171.9772)	54 (150.7884)
Apr 3, 2015	Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	13 / 41 (674.1944)	4 (174.8572)	26 (165.6800)	11 (170.8228)	27 (162.8344)
Oct 17, 2014	Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	11 / 35 (684.4912)	4 (178.2972)	17 (168.5256)	12 (171.4056)	18 (166.2628)
Oct 3, 2014	Smokin' At The Market Gallatin, TN	9 / 29 (695.9544)	15 (171.9772)	1 (180)	4 (177.7144)	26 (166.2628)
Sep 5, 2014	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	28 / 41 (663.8288)	15 (170.8344)	24 (165.0972)	13 (171.9772)	36 (155.9200)
Jul 25, 2014	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	20 / 44 (668.4340)	9 (173.1084)	10 (172.5600)	19 (166.2628)	39 (156.5028)
Jun 27, 2014	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	4 / 39 (689.6688)	5 (174.2744)	12 (170.2744)	4 (174.2972)	11 (170.8228)
May 30, 2014	The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off Knoxville, TN	3 / 48 (688.5372)	12 (171.9656)	3 (175.4516)	5 (172.5944)	14 (168.5256)
May 16, 2014	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	11 / 56 (683.3600)	24 (167.9656)	5 (173.7028)	8 (173.7144)	17 (167.9772)
Apr 25, 2014	BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC	22 / 62 (653.1088)	29 (163.3828)	1 (174.3088)	43 (158.2628)	35 (157.1544)
Apr 4, 2014	Fourth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	11 / 31 (675.3600)	20 (162.8000)	8 (172.0344)	10 (169.6800)	9 (170.8456)
Sep 27, 2013	Piggin' Around Woodbury, TN	12 / 24 (669.0400)	10 (165.7028)	7 (170.2744)	5 (176.5600)	20 (156.5028)
Sep 6, 2013	Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	9 / 42 (687.9084)	7 (174.2628)	13 (169.6800)	5 (176.5600)	22 (167.4056)
Jun 21, 2013	Queen City Cook-Off Clarksville, TN	27 / 39 (657.7136)	25 (165.1428)	7 (170.2856)	34 (161.7140)	33 (160.5712)
May 10, 2013	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	58 / 58 (493.1424)	37 (159.4282)	58 (20)	30 (161.7144)	43 (151.9998)
Apr 26, 2013	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	13 / 71 (657.7144)	12 (168.5716)	7 (171.4286)	7 (172.5714)	60 (145.1428)
Apr 5, 2013	Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest Somerville, TN	14 / 29 (659.4286)	12 (166.8570)	22 (160.0002)	2 (178.8572)	25 (153.7142)

Q SMOKE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)