A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE THIS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE THIS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The Piedmont Bullets
The Piedmont Bullets is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 38th of 38 at the Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off (2017). They are ranked #5516 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1451
peak 1451 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2013
latest Apr 28, 2017 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±197.99
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.42 · weakest Brisket (149.84)
Road miles
0
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Master avg
467.25 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The Piedmont Bullets, each with one reason worth a look.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,530 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to The Piedmont Bullets)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team The Piedmont Bullets has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,525 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,529 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
They turned up 12 years after The Piedmont Bullets did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careers#5,517 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Level with The Piedmont Bullets on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,504 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1451
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,503 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Cooking | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Q SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAPONI SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6684 | 150.8000 | 156.82 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2516 | 152.5714 | 155.97 | top 71% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 156 | 160.42 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8572 | 139.9656 | 149.84 | top 82% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 87% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off | 2 | 38 | 0 | top 100% | Apr 28, 2017 |
| BBQ Capital Cook-Off | 2 | 49 | 0 | top 79% | Apr 24, 2015 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
155
finished ahead 34 times, behind 246
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Apr 22, 2016 → Apr 28, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
20152 milestones
- Career-best overall score638.1600 BBQ Capital Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork)162.2744 BBQ Capital Cook-Off
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1492) BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off | Apr 22, 2016 |
| -11.5 | BBQ Capital Cookoff | Apr 25, 2014 |
| -11.4 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off | Apr 28, 2017 |
| -8.1 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off | Apr 26, 2013 |
| -6.9 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off | Apr 24, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 20.9% | 20.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 44% | 44% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2017 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 38 / 38 (150.8000) | 36 (150.8000) | — | — | — |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 54 / 54 (316.5600) | — | — | 39 (161.7028) | 46 (154.8572) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC | 49 / 60 (638.1600) | 44 (161.6684) | 37 (162.2516) | 43 (162.2744) | 51 (151.9656) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC | 56 / 62 (609.6000) | 55 (154.8228) | 48 (153.0972) | 30 (161.7144) | 58 (139.9656) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC | 54 / 71 (621.1428) | 38 (160) | 53 (152.5714) | 53 (156) | 46 (152.5714) |