Team Smoke Showin' FL
Rating
1523
peak 1531 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2019-01-25
latest 2026-04-25
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
685.18 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 678.41 (+6.77)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.86
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.72 · weakest Brisket (165.75)
Road miles
107
mi across 10 mapped stops
Schedule strength
43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Purse competed for
$183K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
678.41 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
654.99 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 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
Smokin' Ain't EZ has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of K & E's Little Smokers in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared chicken entries.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Lakeland Pig Festival (2022-01-28).
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accutech BBQ | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Double Barrel Smokers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Burning Bush BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Ain't EZ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| K & E's Little Smokers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Porkganic BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Nuts & Butts | 7 | 4 | 2 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| 92 BB Crew | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Belly Bustin Bistro | 7 | 3 | 3 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of Hamarchy | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| The Rusty Pig | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Barely Sober BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Dog BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 165.6800 | 170.72 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 178.2972 | 161.6456 | 168.72 | top 47% |
| Pork | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 153.6456 | 168.55 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 149.6456 | 165.75 | top 49% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 39% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 7 | 3 | 0 | top 39% | 2026-01-22 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (10 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 678.41 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 654.99 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-01-25 — First tracked contest · Lakeland Pig Festival
- 📣 2020-03-06 — First call · Fire it up Frostproof!
- ⭐ 2025-01-24 — Career-best overall score (694.2056) · Lakeland Pig Festival
- 📈 2026-01-22 — Peak power rating (1531) · Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.5 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2022-01-28 |
| +7.6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2026-01-22 |
| +7.4 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2025-01-24 |
| +5.5 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2023-01-27 |
| +2.4 | Pitmasters in Paradise | 2026-04-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | Ribs on the Ridge | 2026-02-20 |
| -5.9 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2020-01-24 |
| -1.9 | Fire it up Frostproof! | 2020-03-06 |
| -0.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2024-01-26 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 53% | 96.3% | 94.9% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 96.4% | 96.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 94.8% | 94.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 39% | 95.1% | 95.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 5% | 186.5% | 186.5% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 64% | 92.2% | 91.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 43% | 177.4% | 177.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-25 | Pitmasters in Paradise 🏅 Auburndale, FL | 17 / 35 (687.3600) | 30 (165.6800) | 24 (170.8344) | 15 (173.7028) | 6 (177.1428) |
| 2026-02-20 | Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL | 26 / 32 (669.0284) | 13 (171.9884) | 25 (166.2400) | 27 (164.5600) | 21 (166.2400) |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 18 / 63 (693.0744) | 28 (173.1200) | 4 (178.2972) | 21 (173.1084) | 35 (168.5488) |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 14 / 40 (694.2056) | 23 (170.8228) | 10 (175.4172) | 18 (172.5484) | 10 (175.4172) |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 34 / 61 (682.2172) | 43 (169.6800) | 44 (166.8344) | 7 (176.0000) | 31 (169.7028) |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 20 / 51 (684.4456) | 1 (178.8572) | 11 (174.2628) | 36 (167.3828) | 37 (163.9428) |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 3 / 60 (671.3144) | 13 (165.6800) | 22 (161.6456) | 4 (170.2744) | 2 (173.7144) |
| 2020-03-06 | Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL | 19 / 32 (663.9088) | 5 (171.9772) | 23 (162.8116) | 4 (176.0000) | 25 (153.1200) |
| 2020-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 36 / 53 (653.0516) | 21 (171.4056) | 36 (163.4172) | 43 (158.2516) | 32 (159.9772) |
| 2019-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 25 / 58 (638.6624) | 12 (167.9656) | 11 (167.4056) | 33 (153.6456) | 36 (149.6456) |