Misfits of Smoke MS
Rating
1458
peak 1458
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2019-10-04
latest 2025-10-17
Best ToY finish
#653
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
586.16 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 596.11 (-9.95)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±110.51
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.02 · weakest Brisket (154.04)
Road miles
6
mi across 8 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
RIVER RATS has finished one call ahead of Misfits of Smoke 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BEER-B-QUE BOYS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 142.2516 | 161.28 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 152.5716 | 162.11 | top 79% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.2744 | 156.5028 | 165.02 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 149.0860 | 154.04 | top 89% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 81% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 93% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MS (8 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (8 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 596.11
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 327.9200 | 327.92 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 634.6284 | 634.63 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 661.0632 | 661.06 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 651.8404 | 651.84 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 655.3484 | 655.35 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 620.4340 | 620.43 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 621.5432 | 621.54 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-17 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 9 / 13 (327.9200) | 6 (165.1200) | 11 (162.8000) | 2 (170.8228) | — |
| 2024-10-18 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 15 / 15 (634.6284) | 11 (167.4056) | 14 (157.6572) | 15 (156.5028) | 15 (153.0628) |
| 2023-10-20 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 10 / 12 (661.0632) | 10 (163.3828) | 4 (173.7372) | 4 (174.2744) | 11 (149.6688) |
| 2022-10-28 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 6 / 8 (651.8404) | 6 (165.6916) | 5 (170.2628) | 6 (161.6688) | 7 (154.2172) |
| 2022-08-26 | Roast N Boast - Rib Roast (ONE MEAT RIBS) Columbus, MS | — | — | 18 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2021-08-27 | Roast-N-Boast Columbus, MS | 15 / 19 (655.3484) | 13 (166.3200) | 16 (161.6568) | 14 (164.5372) | 14 (162.8344) |
| 2020-10-09 | Roast-N-Boast Columbus, MS | 34 / 36 (620.4340) | 36 (142.2516) | 32 (156.5484) | 26 (166.2512) | 31 (155.3828) |
| 2019-10-04 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 23 / 25 (621.5432) | 22 (158.8000) | 24 (152.5716) | 19 (161.0856) | 24 (149.0860) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #2013 (65 pts) | #2540 (55 pts) | #1905 (80 pts) | #2531 (55 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1047 (257 pts) | #1136 (247 pts) | #1039 (297 pts) | #871 (377 pts) | #1223 (222 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1936 (110 pts) | #2146 (80 pts) | #1785 (125 pts) | #1707 (135 pts) | #2055 (95 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1158 (262 pts) | #1541 (182 pts) | #1233 (262 pts) | #2265 (72 pts) | #1025 (337 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #653 (559 pts) | #652 (589 pts) | #767 (489 pts) | #762 (489 pts) | #560 (664 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #841 (401 pts) | #822 (441 pts) | #775 (471 pts) | #881 (416 pts) | #920 (366 pts) |