A tough matchup
6–1
behind in the head-to-head
Smokin' Ain't EZ ahead in 86% of their meetings
Smokin' Ain't EZ has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
Uncle G's BBQ
Uncle G's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 25 at the Plant City Pig Jam (2023). They are ranked #2632 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1515
peak 1515 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Nov 18, 2022
latest Jan 22, 2026 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
29% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.52
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.75 · weakest Pork (157.01)
Road miles
49
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Purse competed for
$126K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
661.06 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
332.67 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
634.13 / 720
2 Backyard (4-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Uncle G's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
83 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,639 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1515
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Uncle G's BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Uncle G's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1516
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Uncle G's BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Uncle G's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,636 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1544
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Uncle G's BBQ)
21 contests to 7: their number has had years to settle where Uncle G's BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,621 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1519
Level with Uncle G's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,624 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 100%
- Peak
- 1516
6 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#2,634 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1519
They were already cooking in 2014, 8 years before Uncle G's BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K & E's Little Smokers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Dog BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Belly Bustin Bistro | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Ain't EZ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| JP BBQ and Catering | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | 6 | 2 | 3 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQmyway | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Porkganic BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Crackalacken | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Double Barrel Smokers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Nuts & Butts | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| K-Dubs BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5944 | 157.6684 | 165.94 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 153.0860 | 166.75 | top 40% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 144.4800 | 157.01 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 151.3712 | 157.43 | top 53% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 53% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 4 | 10 | 0 | top 47% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Plant City Pig Jam | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 44% | Nov 17, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
280
finished ahead 285 times, behind 270
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Peak power rating (1515) Lakeland Pig Festival
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
20234 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0632 Budweiser Smoke on the Water
- Career-best overall score661.0632 Budweiser Smoke on the Water
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5944 Budweiser Smoke on the Water
- First overall top-10 Plant City Pig Jam
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Plant City Pig Jam
- First call Plant City Pig Jam
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.1 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 24, 2025 |
| +10.1 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 22, 2026 |
| +8 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 17, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 27, 2023 |
| -3.8 | Budweiser Smoke on the Water | Feb 3, 2023 |
| -2.8 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 18, 2022 |
| -0.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 26, 2024 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 94% | 94% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 91.8% | 90.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 15 / 63 (338.2284) | 29 (163.3712) | 8 (174.8572) | 24 (165.0856) | 23 (162.8228) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 10 / 40 (339.9772) | 18 (167.4172) | 5 (172.5600) | 32 (162.2512) | 22 (161.1088) |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 36 / 61 (325.0744) | 25 (163.3944) | 43 (161.6800) | 58 (144.4800) | 20 (161.6800) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 7 / 25 (327.3940) | 12 (161.7028) | 7 (165.6912) | 7 (161.1200) | 12 (151.3712) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Budweiser Smoke on the Water 🏅 Winter Haven, FL | 35 / 47 (661.0632) | 7 (176.5944) | 24 (169.6916) | 38 (163.3828) | 44 (151.3944) |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 41 / 51 (636.4688) | 7 (171.4516) | 48 (153.0860) | 49 (153.6684) | 36 (158.2628) |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 15 / 25 (631.7944) | 17 (157.6684) | 2 (169.6916) | 20 (149.0744) | 9 (155.3600) |