SMOAKWOOD

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2577

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1517

peak 1517 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2023-05-05

latest 2025-10-25

Best ToY finish

#140

Backyard 2024

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

340.5372 / 360

Backyard · Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

Current form

316.35 ▲

last 5 Backyard vs avg 315.12 (+1.23)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

and counting

Best single call

170.8572

Chicken · Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

Consistency

±16.11

std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.00 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.60)

Road miles

385

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 125 mi

Schedule strength

65%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)

Purse competed for

$39K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 10 state-championship entries

Backyard avg

315.12 / 360

10 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

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Storylines (8 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.

They almost always walk

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

340.5372 career-best overall

94.6% of a perfect 360

Their best day on record: 340.5372 at Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) — 94.6% of a perfect 360.

Backyard
2025-10-25

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Capt. Blue BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOAKWOOD 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2025 their best year

2025 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 26%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 26%

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.40 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 45% of the time against 60%.

Pork Ribs avg 154.60
Chicken avg 161.00
5 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

All About the Wood ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, All About the Wood has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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.

93 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Hogz Backyard BBQ

#2565 of the rated field

1518 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1518

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.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2021-08-06

⚔ Head-to-head

FIGHTIN' RIBTIPS

#2578 of the rated field

1517 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1529

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before SMOAKWOOD's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM

#2581 of the rated field

1517 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2014-10-03

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JCs GOOD OL BOYS

#2583 of the rated field

1517 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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Saturday Night Swine

#2563 of the rated field

1518 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOAKWOOD on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2024-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ

#2576 of the rated field

1517 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1535

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2016, 7 years before SMOAKWOOD's first contest.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2018-09-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	10	2	7	20%	⚔ compare
Capt. Blue BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	8	7	0	88%	⚔ compare
Let It Smoke Barbecue	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
DIG'N N PIG'N	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Grandpa Val's BBQ	8	2	5	25%	⚔ compare
All About the Wood	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Pit Master Matt	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Leaning Jowler BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Rough Cut Q	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Yardogs BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
POPPA Q-BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Second Helping BBQ -PA	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	6	170.8572	150.1828	161.00	top 42%
Pork Ribs	11	5	169.6800	120.9144	154.60	top 51%
Pork	0	0	—	—	—	—
Brisket	0	0	—	—	—	—

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NJ	8	0	top 43%
DE	2	0	top 56%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 58%
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 44%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	3	4	top 38%	2025-10-25
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	3	8	top 36%	2025-05-02
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2	16	top 59%	2024-10-19
Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2	11	top 56%	2023-05-06

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.5 yrs 2023-05-05 → 2025-10-25

Busiest season 2024 4 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NJ 9 of 11 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 4 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 11 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 161.00 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.60)

Walk rate 73% a top-10 call in 8 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 27% 3 of 11 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests — and still running

Backyard average 315.12 out of 360 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 132 194–220 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 385 11 mapped stops · furthest 125 mi

Schedule strength 1581 average field rating faced — tougher than 65% of rated contests

Purse competed for $39,300 listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 10 state-championship entries

Power rating 1517 peak 1517 · #2577 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2023
Apr 22 First tracked contest New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Apr 22 First call New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2024
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score325.0972 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
Apr 20 First overall top-10 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)
2025
Oct 24 10th tracked contest Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
Oct 25 Career-best overall score340.5372 Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
Oct 25 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8572 Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
Oct 25 Peak power rating (1517) Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
Oct 25 Most recent contest Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.6	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2025-10-25
+7.3	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	2025-10-24
+6.6	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	2024-04-20
+4.7	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	2025-05-02
+0.9	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	2024-04-19

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.6	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2023-10-21
-4.9	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2024-10-19
-2.9	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2023-05-06
-1.8	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	2023-05-05
-1.6	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	2024-10-18

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	3	2	100%	top 26%	94.6%	90.1%
2024	4	1	50%	top 48%	91.9%	87.8%
2023	4	0	75%	top 61%	87%	84.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-10-25	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	4 / 32 (340.5372)	6 (170.8572)	7 (169.6800)	—	—
2025-10-24	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	10 / 31 (327.3600)	10 (166.2628)	13 (161.0972)	—	—
2025-05-02	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	11 / 33 (305.0172)	11 (151.3600)	9 (153.6572)	—	—
2024-10-19	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Columbia, NJ	16 / 26 (289.4744)	10 (168.5600)	16 (120.9144)	—	—
2024-10-18	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Columbia, NJ	16 / 28 (319.3716)	18 (160.5144)	16 (158.8572)	—	—
2024-04-20	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	8 / 27 (330.8572)	5 (168.5828)	10 (162.2744)	—	—
2024-04-19	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	13 / 29 (325.0972)	12 (162.2744)	11 (162.8228)	—	—
2023-10-21	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	20 / 29 (310.7316)	20 (150.1828)	16 (160.5488)	—	—
2023-05-06	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Lincoln, DE	11 / 19 (313.1316)	10 (159.4172)	10 (153.7144)	—	—
2023-05-05	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Lincoln, DE	11 / 20 (289.6116)	10 (151.9772)	13 (137.6344)	—	—
2023-04-22	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Blairstown, NJ	—	—	9 (159.4060)	—	—

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
2025 ↗	Backyard	#165 (312 pts)	#179 (277 pts)	#198 (252 pts)	—	—
2024 ↗	Backyard	#140 (410 pts)	#137 (465 pts)	#141 (400 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#161 (295 pts)	#167 (300 pts)	—	—