SMOKE HOUND BBQ CA
Rating
1552
peak 1559
Contests
29
in the data
First seen
2019-02-15
latest 2026-01-30
Best ToY finish
#269
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 29 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
688.85 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 676.71 (+12.14)
Walk rate
66%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.72
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.22 · weakest Pork (167.62)
Road miles
1203
mi across 29 mapped stops · furthest 189 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
TEAM WOODSHED has finished one call ahead of SMOKE HOUND BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 20 of their 26 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE in 11 of their 12 shared contests.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 37% across 9 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 29 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 177.1544 | 157.6340 | 170.22 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 29 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 178.3200 | 157.1200 | 169.21 | top 43% |
| Pork | 29 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 154.2400 | 167.62 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 29 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 179.4400 | 157.1088 | 169.66 | top 39% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 28 | 0 | top 46% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 18 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 54% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (28 of 29 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (29 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 676.71
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 | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 690.7772 | 690.78 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 701.6916 | 684.39 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 683.3828 | 679.33 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 693.0860 | 689.65 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 695.9656 | 675.50 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 696.5488 | 696.55 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 673.0516 | 673.05 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 682.1944 | 666.27 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII Riverside, CA | 15 / 41 (690.7772) | 18 (174.2628) | 12 (173.1200) | 28 (169.1200) | 10 (174.2744) |
| 2025-09-12 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest Riverside, CA | 27 / 35 (679.8972) | 19 (174.2628) | 28 (166.2400) | 28 (165.6800) | 13 (173.7144) |
| 2025-05-31 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 2) Norco, CA | 10 / 20 (689.1312) | 13 (167.9656) | 1 (178.3200) | 10 (173.7028) | 10 (169.1428) |
| 2025-05-30 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1) Norco, CA | 11 / 27 (682.7544) | 2 (175.4056) | 11 (171.4288) | 19 (162.8116) | 6 (173.1084) |
| 2025-05-16 | Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition Temecula, CA | 3 / 19 (701.6916) | 4 (175.4172) | 3 (177.7144) | 2 (175.4400) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2025-04-11 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 14 / 26 (668.4572) | 6 (175.4056) | 19 (160.5260) | 10 (170.8344) | 16 (161.6912) |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest Riverside, CA | 18 / 35 (683.3828) | 18 (170.8456) | 5 (176.0000) | 13 (173.1200) | 27 (163.4172) |
| 2024-05-31 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival Norco, CA | 10 / 39 (677.6000) | 11 (171.9656) | 10 (168.5256) | 17 (169.7144) | 17 (167.3944) |
| 2024-04-12 | BBQ Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 24 / 39 (676.9940) | 13 (173.1200) | 18 (170.8228) | 35 (160.5028) | 12 (172.5484) |
| 2023-05-26 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship Big Bear Lake, CA | 4 / 19 (693.0860) | 4 (173.1200) | 7 (171.9888) | 5 (174.2744) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 13 / 33 (686.2172) | 3 (177.1428) | 30 (157.6688) | 5 (177.7028) | 9 (173.7028) |
| 2022-11-04 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 17 / 35 (682.7888) | 21 (170.2628) | 7 (172.5716) | 27 (166.2400) | 6 (173.7144) |
| 2022-09-17 | BBQ on the Bay Day 2 San Diego, CA | 8 / 16 (695.9656) | 5 (174.8456) | 9 (172.5600) | 7 (173.1200) | 4 (175.4400) |
| 2022-09-16 | BBQ on the Bay Day 1 San Diego, CA | 11 / 17 (672.4112) | 13 (167.9656) | 7 (169.6800) | 13 (166.2400) | 9 (168.5256) |
| 2022-05-28 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) Big Bear Lake, CA | 8 / 25 (688.5716) | 6 (177.1544) | 9 (173.1200) | 7 (174.2628) | 17 (164.0344) |
| 2022-05-27 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) Big Bear Lake, CA | 18 / 25 (657.5660) | 12 (168.5372) | 19 (162.8116) | 18 (166.2400) | 20 (159.9772) |
| 2022-04-08 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 20 / 29 (667.3372) | 21 (166.8228) | 13 (168.5716) | 26 (162.2628) | 13 (169.6800) |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 34 / 59 (663.8856) | 37 (165.1200) | 52 (157.1200) | 19 (170.8228) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2021-11-05 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 3 / 33 (696.5488) | 6 (175.4172) | 8 (171.4288) | 16 (170.2628) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2020-02-21 | The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial Coachella, CA | 12 / 50 (673.0516) | 30 (165.7028) | 10 (172.5716) | 5 (173.1200) | 34 (161.6572) |
| 2019-11-01 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 26 / 37 (655.3484) | 31 (157.6340) | 13 (169.7144) | 30 (158.8800) | 12 (169.1200) |
| 2019-09-13 | America's Finest BBQ State Championship (JUDGES FULL) San Diego, CA | 13 / 30 (675.8856) | 7 (174.2628) | 4 (174.8572) | 25 (157.6572) | 12 (169.1084) |
| 2019-08-16 | Turf & Surf BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA | 14 / 35 (671.9088) | 8 (171.4172) | 18 (166.2516) | 20 (165.7144) | 16 (168.5256) |
| 2019-08-02 | 10th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA | 8 / 34 (682.1944) | 30 (163.3828) | 12 (170.2744) | 5 (175.4172) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2019-05-31 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) Norco, CA | 31 / 49 (642.1604) | 33 (160.5256) | 12 (170.2860) | 41 (154.2400) | 30 (157.1088) |
| 2019-05-24 | Big Bear Grill & Chill Big Bear Lake, CA | 4 / 25 (680.5372) | 7 (168.5256) | 6 (170.3088) | 14 (165.6800) | 3 (176.0228) |
| 2019-03-30 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 Arcadia, CA | 38 / 47 (660.5028) | 37 (165.1200) | 32 (165.1200) | 41 (159.9772) | 17 (170.2856) |
| 2019-03-29 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 Arcadia, CA | 42 / 70 (658.2632) | 32 (166.8228) | 55 (158.8348) | 52 (161.7256) | 18 (170.8800) |
| 2019-02-15 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA | 28 / 49 (669.5884) | 22 (167.9772) | 24 (168.5600) | 32 (166.2284) | 28 (166.8228) |
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 ↗ | Master | #679 (110 pts) | #790 (95 pts) | #721 (125 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #625 (135 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #342 (627 pts) | #279 (807 pts) | #348 (752 pts) | #358 (632 pts) | #342 (672 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #581 (295 pts) | #563 (345 pts) | #548 (415 pts) | #637 (280 pts) | #624 (285 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #467 (412 pts) | #437 (507 pts) | #582 (372 pts) | #495 (412 pts) | #404 (512 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #269 (850 pts) | #274 (855 pts) | #319 (815 pts) | #332 (735 pts) | #221 (1010 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #521 (185 pts) | #696 (120 pts) | #459 (255 pts) | #466 (245 pts) | #554 (185 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #365 (884 pts) | #391 (844 pts) | #293 (1019 pts) | #476 (729 pts) | #296 (1054 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #478 (750 pts) | #572 (655 pts) | #417 (870 pts) | #421 (855 pts) | #457 (795 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1005 (330 pts) | #961 (400 pts) | #899 (435 pts) | #861 (455 pts) | #1161 (275 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #567 (695 pts) | #679 (595 pts) | #597 (680 pts) | #708 (565 pts) | #744 (520 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #653 (559 pts) | #1087 (294 pts) | #573 (679 pts) | #686 (554 pts) | #616 (614 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #334 (1084 pts) | #378 (993 pts) | #278 (1236 pts) | #304 (1140 pts) | #251 (1349 pts) |