Powered by Smoke FL
Rating
1542
peak 1548
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2024-01-04
latest 2026-01-22
Best ToY finish
#119
Backyard 2026
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 vs career 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 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
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.
📅 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)
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% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (8 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 332.15
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 | 322.7428 | 322.74 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 348.5372 | 334.95 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 339.9772 | 331.55 |
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) | 7 (171.4172) | 20 (157.6456) | 3 (177.7028) | 8 (166.2400) |
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 | #119 (280 pts) | #139 (230 pts) | #124 (280 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #128 (450 pts) | #127 (450 pts) | #137 (470 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #212 (210 pts) | #216 (210 pts) | #211 (235 pts) | — | — |