Misfits of Smoke

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

Power ranking

#5946

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1435

peak 1435 · rated over 27 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-23

latest 2025-10-17

Best ToY finish

#653

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 28 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8228 / 720

Master · Roast N Boast BBQ

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

644.66 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 642.76 (+1.90)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · Roast N Boast BBQ

Consistency

±39.11

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.49 · weakest Brisket (159.54)

Road miles

1,849

mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 177 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Purse competed for

$40K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.76 / 720

26 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

327.92 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

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

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Storylines (9 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.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

High-water mark

694.8228 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8228 at Roast N Boast BBQ — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-09-30

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

RIVER RATS has finished one call ahead of Misfits of Smoke 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

13–2 behind in the head-to-head

BEER-B-QUE BOYS ahead in 87% of their meetings

BEER-B-QUE BOYS has come out ahead in 13 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.96 points below their pork, and turns into a call 12% of the time against 23%.

Brisket avg 159.54
Pork avg 164.49
3 calls in 26 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SOBLEY EXCAVATING "PIG DIGGERS in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

12 of 12 shared pork entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 12 of 12 shared pork entries.

A September team

Top 41% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 41% across 3 contests, versus top 71% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 71% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked Roast N Boast every year from 2018 to 2024 — the contest they never miss.

10 visits in all
best finish 6th

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

F n G BBQ

#5944 of the rated field

1435 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2024-01-04

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT

#5953 of the rated field

1434 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Misfits of Smoke's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

PoCo Porkers

#5951 of the rated field

1434 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1434

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than Misfits of Smoke has cooked, 13 to 28, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2025-09-12

⚔ Head-to-head

PORK RADIO 810

#5950 of the rated field

1434 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Disco Balls

#5945 of the rated field

1435 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2022-04-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Vegan Tears BBQ

#5942 of the rated field

1435 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1435

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 12 years after Misfits of Smoke did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2025-11-21

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BEER-B-QUE BOYS	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
HOGG UGLY	11	6	4	55%	⚔ compare
CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
South Pork	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
River Rat Pig Porkers	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
HOGG LEGG SMOKERS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
180 PROOF BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Sloppy Hog BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
SHORT BUS COOKERS	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	27	5	0	0	174.8456	142.2516	163.89	top 67%
Pork Ribs	28	6	0	0	177.7144	137.0400	161.51	top 69%
Pork	26	6	0	2	174.2744	156.5028	164.49	top 63%
Brisket	26	3	1	1	180.0000 🔥	145.6344	159.54	top 71%

“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	Avg finish
MS	23	top 73%
TN	2	top 61%
AL	2	top 62%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	6	top 76%
Medium (20–39)	13	top 67%
Large (40+)	8	top 75%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Roast N Boast	10	6	top 80%	2024-10-18
Stand by Your Grill	3	40	top 94%	2016-08-19
*Roast N Boast BBQ	2	4	top 33%	2017-10-06

The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12.2 yrs 2013-08-23 → 2025-10-17

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 13 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MS 24 of 28 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 15 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 28 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 164.49 · weakest Brisket (159.54)

Walk rate 36% a top-10 call in 10 of 28 contests

Overall top-10 rate 18% 5 of 28 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 642.76 out of 720 · 26 contests · 0 GCs

Backyard average 327.92 out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 502 287–747 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,849 28 mapped stops · furthest 177 mi

Schedule strength 1553 average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests

Purse competed for $40,400 listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 7 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2018-09-21 → 2019-10-04

Power rating 1435 peak 1435 · #5946 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 23 First tracked contest Roast n' Boast
Aug 23 Peak power rating (1486) Roast n' Boast
2014
Jun 20 First call The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off
Jun 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.7316 The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off
2015
May 15 10th tracked contest Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff
2016
Sep 30 First category win (Brisket) Roast N Boast BBQ
Sep 30 First overall top-10 Roast N Boast BBQ
Sep 30 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Roast N Boast BBQ
Sep 30 Career-best overall score694.8228 Roast N Boast BBQ
2022
Oct 28 25th tracked contest Roast N Boast
2025
Oct 17 Most recent contest Roast N Boast

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.8	Roast N Boast BBQ	2016-09-30
+8.6	Roast N Boast	2022-10-28
+7	Fifth Annual Bull Moose	2015-04-03
+6.4	Roast N Boast	2018-09-21
+5	Hog Wild BBQ Festival	2014-10-02

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.5	Roast n' Boast	2013-08-23
-12.2	Stand By Your Grill	2015-08-14
-10.9	Roast N Boast	2024-10-18
-10.8	Stand by Your Grill	2016-08-19
-10.4	Roast N Boast	2019-10-04

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	1	0	100%	top 69%	91.1%	91.1%
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 100%	88.1%	88.1%
2023	1	1	0	100%	top 83%	91.8%	91.8%
2022	2	1	0	50%	top 75%	90.5%	90.5%
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 79%	91%	91%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 94%	86.2%	86.2%
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 92%	86.3%	86.3%
2018	3	1	0	33%	top 70%	93.9%	90.1%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 52%	91.3%	91.3%
2016	2	1	1	50%	top 57%	96.5%	81.1%
2015	7	0	0	14%	top 68%	92.9%	90%
2014	6	0	0	50%	top 64%	94.4%	90.9%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 96%	88%	88%

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)
2018-09-21	Roast N Boast Columbus, MS	8 / 17 (675.9776)	9 (166.8572)	8 (168.5716)	3 (173.7144)	13 (166.8344)
2018-08-24	*Great American BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) Franklin, TN	30 / 36 (631.2688)	30 (156.5944)	31 (153.6460)	17 (166.8228)	31 (154.2056)
2018-03-16	*Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS	29 / 36 (639.2000)	28 (162.2284)	17 (165.6800)	31 (161.0972)	34 (150.1944)
2017-10-06	*Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS	13 / 25 (657.5888)	19 (159.9428)	10 (167.3944)	9 (170.8572)	16 (159.3944)
2016-09-30	Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS	4 / 27 (694.8228)	11 (171.9656)	4 (177.7144)	21 (165.1428)	1 (180.0000)
2016-08-19	Stand by Your Grill Fulton, MS	40 / 40 (473.0056)	33 (164.5600)	30 (160.5256)	—	40 (147.9200)
2015-10-02	Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS	23 / 26 (610.6628)	22 (159.3828)	26 (137.0400)	19 (157.1200)	20 (157.1200)
2015-09-25	Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL	16 / 26 (654.1024)	13 (165.7028)	19 (159.9428)	20 (160.4912)	8 (167.9656)
2015-08-14	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	57 / 57 (634.0568)	31 (167.3828)	57 (145.6000)	48 (159.4056)	44 (161.6684)
2015-06-19	Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	20 / 37 (661.5768)	19 (166.2856)	25 (161.6456)	22 (166.2628)	19 (167.3828)
2015-05-15	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	17 / 27 (665.6344)	19 (167.9656)	12 (166.8572)	21 (162.8344)	14 (167.9772)
2015-04-03	Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	16 / 41 (669.1084)	13 (169.1428)	25 (167.4400)	24 (163.9656)	12 (168.5600)
2015-03-13	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	68 / 94 (640.4000)	60 (164.5256)	73 (156.5144)	68 (160.5256)	59 (158.8344)
2014-10-17	Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS	12 / 25 (648.9716)	12 (164.5256)	20 (153.6572)	8 (171.9772)	14 (158.8116)
2014-10-02	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS	14 / 32 (679.8968)	8 (174.8456)	23 (165.0972)	13 (173.7256)	21 (166.2284)
2014-08-15	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	54 / 65 (643.2684)	45 (165.6684)	44 (163.9772)	59 (157.0856)	56 (156.5372)
2014-06-20	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	26 / 49 (670.7316)	37 (163.9312)	6 (174.2972)	24 (168.5372)	34 (163.9660)
2014-05-02	Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS	33 / 40 (647.8172)	25 (168.5372)	35 (154.7772)	24 (161.6800)	29 (162.8228)
2014-03-14	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS	68 / 95 (635.3028)	88 (150.8344)	48 (161.1084)	68 (161.6800)	51 (161.6800)
2013-08-23	Roast n' Boast Columbus, MS	26 / 27 (633.4628)	20 (165.0972)	22 (163.9428)	25 (158.7884)	27 (145.6344)

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
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2013 (65 pts)	#2538 (55 pts)	#1900 (80 pts)	#2529 (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)