Newt's Smokehouse TN
Rating
1495
peak 1495
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2025-06-13
latest 2026-03-20
Best ToY finish
#253
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.40 · weakest Pork (162.56)
Road miles
41
mi across 2 mapped stops
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 166.8228 | 169.40 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 162.8000 | 162.80 | top 72% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 161.1200 | 162.56 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 75% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in TN (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 332.80
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 171.98 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 493.6228 | 493.62 |
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 | 52 / 125 (171.9772) | 21 (171.9772) | — | 42 (161.1200) | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) Springfield, TN | 27 / 36 (493.6228) | 19 (166.8228) | 26 (162.8000) | 28 (164.0000) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #253 (60 pts) | #246 (80 pts) | — | — | — |