High-water mark
691.9884
career-best overall
96.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 691.9884 at SC Festival Of Discovery — 96.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2018-07-12
The Smoke House Bandits
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1559
peak 1559 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-03-22
latest 2018-07-12
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 22%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
677.18 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 674.60 (+2.58)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±14.75
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.89 · weakest Pork (167.22)
Road miles
1,008
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 547 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
674.60 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of PICKIN' PORKERS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
4.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.8 years, then back at SC Festival Of Discovery (2018-07-12).
- last seen 2013-09-20
- back 2018-07-12
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
38 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1577 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 100%
- Peak
- 1559
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1574 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 86%
- Peak
- 1559
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after The Smoke House Bandits did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#1583 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1564
No shared contest yet.
Level with The Smoke House Bandits on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1579 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1559
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1575 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1559
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1576 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1559
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Killer B's BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.7144 | 166.2400 | 169.89 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 159.9428 | 169.51 | top 27% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 163.4056 | 167.22 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 160.4912 | 167.98 | top 30% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Festival Of Discovery | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 24% | 2018-07-12 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.3 yrs
2013-03-22 → 2018-07-12
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SC
2 of 6 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 1 win · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 169.89 · weakest Pork (167.22)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
67%
4 of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests — and still running
Master average
674.60
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
284
299–71 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,008
6 mapped stops · furthest 547 mi
Schedule strength
1524
average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests
Longest layoff
4.8 yrs
2013-09-20 → 2018-07-12
Power rating
1559
peak 1559 · #1582 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Hammond Blues and BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.7138 Hammond Blues and BBQ
- First call Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- First category win (Chicken) Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall top-10 Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- First overall podium Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
- 2018
- Career-best overall score691.9884 SC Festival Of Discovery
- Peak power rating (1559) SC Festival Of Discovery
- Most recent contest SC Festival Of Discovery
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.6 | SC Festival Of Discovery | 2018-07-12 |
| +14.7 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 2013-09-20 |
| +12.7 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | 2013-08-09 |
| +11.8 | Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-05-10 |
| +2.3 | SC Festival of Discovery | 2013-07-11 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 4% | 96.1% | 96.1% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60% | top 25% | 95.5% | 93.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-12 | SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 4 / 89 (691.9884) | 12 (173.1772) | 6 (176.5600) | 35 (166.8456) | 7 (175.4056) |
| 2013-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 3 / 72 (687.9200) | 28 (167.3828) | 3 (176.5716) | 11 (173.1084) | 11 (170.8572) |
| 2013-08-09 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 7 / 49 (682.2056) | 24 (167.9656) | 1 (178.8572) | 19 (168.5600) | 22 (166.8228) |
| 2013-07-11 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 34 / 78 (650.0796) | 27 (166.2400) | 41 (159.9428) | 30 (163.4056) | 36 (160.4912) |
| 2013-05-10 | Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Waynesboro, GA | 7 / 41 (673.7136) | 1 (177.7144) | 20 (161.1426) | 14 (165.7140) | 10 (169.1426) |
| 2013-03-22 | Hammond Blues and BBQ Hammond, LA | 23 / 50 (661.7138) | 23 (166.8570) | 23 (164.0000) | 21 (165.7142) | 22 (165.1426) |