Smoke Right BBQ AL
Rating
1461
peak 1461
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2024-05-03
latest 2025-10-24
Best ToY finish
#230
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
325.40 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 320.66 (+4.74)
Walk rate
9%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
173.1200
Consistency
±12.15
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.68 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.08)
Road miles
185
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 39 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Deviant Smoke has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 151.9428 | 163.23 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 136.4228 | 157.08 | top 86% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 155.3484 | 165.68 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (11 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (8 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 320.66
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 333.0860 | 332.79 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 324.5028 | 314.59 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cleveland, AL | — | 26 (151.9428) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Cleveland, AL | — | — | — | 14 (168.5600) | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cleveland, AL | — | — | 23 (160.5144) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 22 / 28 (332.5032) | 18 (169.6800) | 27 (162.8232) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Lakeside Pork Fest" (ONE MEAT PORK) Guntersville, AL | — | — | — | 4 (173.1200) | — |
| 2025-09-12 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Battle of the Bones" (ONE MEAT RIBS) Guntersville, AL | — | — | 14 (162.8116) | — | — |
| 2025-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 20 / 28 (333.0860) | 25 (163.4060) | 11 (169.6800) | 27 (155.3484) | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 25 / 38 (324.5028) | 21 (167.4056) | 29 (157.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 31 / 33 (317.0172) | 18 (167.9772) | 33 (149.0400) | — | — |
| 2024-05-04 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 19 / 20 (319.8972) | 17 (161.6800) | 20 (158.2172) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 27 / 27 (296.9372) | 24 (160.5144) | 27 (136.4228) | — | — |
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 | #272 (146 pts) | #222 (193 pts) | #167 (334 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #1504 (52 pts) | #906 (158 pts) | #600 (292 pts) | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #230 (187 pts) | #209 (222 pts) | #248 (182 pts) | — | — |