Joker Smoker BBQ FL
Rating
1503
peak 1517
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2024-01-26
latest 2025-11-21
Best ToY finish
#365
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
437.62
last 3 vs career avg 437.62 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±141.43
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.63 · weakest Brisket (160.16)
Road miles
5
mi across 3 mapped stops
Storylines
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1428 points of the Grand Championship at Lakeland Pig Festival (2024-01-26).
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 61 at their very first tracked contest, Lakeland Pig Festival (2024-01-26).
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 165.1316 | 166.63 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 149.0744 | 163.21 | top 59% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 159.3712 | 162.61 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 149.6916 | 160.16 | top 65% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 437.62
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 637.5200 | 484.73 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 343.3944 | 343.39 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 29 / 31 (637.5200) | 24 (165.1316) | 31 (149.0744) | 28 (159.3712) | 20 (163.9428) |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 24 / 40 (331.9312) | 23 (166.2284) | 29 (165.7028) | 25 (165.6684) | 44 (149.6916) |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 2 / 61 (343.3944) | 13 (168.5372) | 2 (174.8572) | 27 (162.8000) | 13 (166.8344) |
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 ↗ | Master | #1012 (56 pts) | #865 (61 pts) | #1086 (56 pts) | #1016 (56 pts) | #762 (81 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #365 (65 pts) | #358 (70 pts) | #380 (60 pts) | — | — |