Powered by Smoke FL
Rating
1542
peak 1547 · rated over 8 contests
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2024-01-04
latest 2026-01-22
Best ToY finish
#128
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
332.51
last 5 Backyard vs avg 332.15 (+0.36)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±8.41
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.91 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.68)
Road miles
248
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 107 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Purse competed for
$124K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
332.15 / 360
8 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Poppa Pig has finished one call ahead of Powered by Smoke 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Dogpatch Q has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of K & E's Little Smokers in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Dogpatch Q has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.
📅 A February team
Something about February: average finish in the top 17% across 3 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K & E's Little Smokers | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Cool Guys BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Poppa Pig | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bourbon & Blues BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Going Yard BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Kings BBQ Team | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Ain't EZ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Dog BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Belly Bustin Bistro | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEPIN IT SMOKIN BBQ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 173.7028 | 157.1084 | 167.91 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 175.4172 | 152.5372 | 164.68 | top 34% |
| Pork | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 177.7028 | 158.2400 | 165.82 | top 27% |
| Brisket | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 173.1428 | 148.5372 | 165.40 | top 18% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 9% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 56% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 3 | 26 | 0 | top 65% | 2026-01-22 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (8 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 332.15 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2024-01-04 — First tracked contest · 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
- 📣 2024-01-04 — First call · 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show
- ⭐ 2025-11-21 — Career-best overall score (348.5372) · Plant City Pig Jam
- 📈 2025-11-21 — Peak power rating (1547) · Plant City Pig Jam
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.8 | Grills Gone Wild | 2025-02-07 |
| +14.7 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ | 2024-02-16 |
| +12.8 | Plant City Pig Jam | 2025-11-21 |
| +6.3 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show | 2024-01-04 |
| +4 | Ribs on the Ridge | 2025-02-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.5 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2026-01-22 |
| -4.8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2024-01-26 |
| -1.5 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2025-01-24 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 | 0% | top 60% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 75% | top 28% | 96.8% | 93% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 94.4% | 92.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 38 / 63 (322.7428) | 32 (162.8000) | 36 (159.9428) | 33 (162.2400) | 17 (165.1200) |
| 2025-11-21 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 3 / 31 (348.5372) | 5 (173.1200) | 3 (175.4172) | 3 (172.5600) | 4 (169.6684) |
| 2025-02-14 | Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL | 5 / 16 (324.5028) | 3 (171.9656) | 7 (152.5372) | 4 (158.2400) | 4 (148.5372) |
| 2025-02-07 | Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Davenport, FL | 2 / 25 (335.3600) | 4 (166.2400) | 1 (169.1200) | 3 (162.2628) | 1 (173.1428) |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 26 / 40 (331.3944) | 28 (163.9772) | 22 (167.4172) | 30 (162.7884) | 11 (170.8456) |
| 2024-02-16 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ 🏅 Haines City, FL | 3 / 29 (339.9772) | 3 (170.8456) | 2 (169.1316) | 7 (158.8000) | 5 (161.0972) |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 42 / 61 (323.3368) | 52 (157.1084) | 28 (166.2284) | 9 (171.9656) | 8 (168.5600) |
| 2024-01-04 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show 🏅 Elkton, FL | 12 / 43 (331.3484) | 5 (173.7028) | 20 (157.6456) | 3 (177.7028) | 8 (166.2400) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #135 (280 pts) | #163 (230 pts) | #143 (280 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #128 (450 pts) | #127 (450 pts) | #137 (470 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #212 (210 pts) | #216 (210 pts) | #211 (235 pts) | — | — |