SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE PA

Power ranking

#3015

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1406

peak 1406 · rated over 47 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-22

latest 2025-10-10

Best ToY finish

#242

Master 2023

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 47 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

682.2400 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Rail (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

Current form

665.00 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 655.09 (+9.92)

Walk rate

47%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Chicken · BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)

Consistency

±14.49

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.19 · weakest Brisket (159.08)

Road miles

3495

mi across 47 mapped stops · furthest 316 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Purse competed for

$377K

listed at 43 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 45 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.09 / 720

47 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Palm tree smokehouse has finished one call ahead of SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

Bay Brothers BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 40 of their 43 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Pappy's Q in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

😤 Chicken nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 26 of 43 shared chicken entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	43	3	40	7%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	34	0	34	0%	⚔ compare
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	33	8	25	24%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	30	3	27	10%	⚔ compare
BLUE & GRAY BBQ	28	7	21	25%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	28	2	26	7%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	28	1	27	4%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	26	3	23	12%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	24	7	17	29%	⚔ compare
BLUE EYED BBQ	23	5	18	22%	⚔ compare
Capt. Blue BBQ	22	1	21	5%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	22	1	21	5%	⚔ compare
Off The Rack BBQ	22	1	21	5%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	21	8	13	38%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	47	14	1	7	177.7144	156.5372	169.19	top 47%
Pork Ribs	47	8	1	1	175.4172	150.8456	163.17	top 62%
Pork	47	10	0	2	177.7028	144.5372	163.66	top 62%
Brisket	47	3	0	1	174.2628	134.7772	159.08	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
PA	19	top 58%
VA	13	top 82%
MD	10	top 74%
DE	4	top 51%
DC	1	top 75%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 79%
Medium (20–39)	21	top 67%
Large (40+)	24	top 68%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	6	18	top 75%	2024-03-23
Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)	5	23	top 63%	2022-07-30
New Holland Summer Fest	3	19	top 54%	2024-08-23
York County BBQ Festival	3	10	top 52%	2023-06-16
Smoke on the Rail (Day 2)	2	16	top 56%	2023-07-29
Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2	10	top 57%	2023-05-06
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2	22	top 53%	2022-05-13
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2	48	top 97%	2022-03-26
BBQ Jamboree (Day 2)	2	28	top 90%	2019-05-04

The story so far

Busiest season: 2023 (10 contests)
Cooks mostly in PA (19 of 47 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (47 entries)
Average Master overall score: 655.09 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2019-03-22 — First tracked contest · BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1)
📈 2019-03-22 — Peak power rating (1491) · BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1)
📣 2019-06-08 — First call · Beltway BBQ Showdown
🎖️ 2022-06-17 — 25th tracked contest · York County BBQ Festival
⭐ 2023-07-29 — Career-best overall score (682.2400) · Smoke on the Rail (Day 2)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.9	Boo-B-Que	2019-10-18
+11.8	York County BBQ Festival	2022-06-17
+8.4	New Holland Summer Fest	2023-08-25
+8.2	Beltway BBQ Showdown	2019-06-08
+7.7	Smoke on the Rail (Day 2)	2023-07-29

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.6	BBQ Jamboree (Day 2)	2019-05-04
-11.9	Interstate BBQ Festival	2019-04-19
-9.4	Smoke in the Grove	2019-07-26
-9.2	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1	2021-08-27
-9.1	BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2)	2019-03-23

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	0	0	0%	top 72%	91.4%	91.4%
2024	7	0	0	71%	top 68%	94.3%	92.6%
2023	10	1	1	70%	top 65%	94.8%	92.1%
2022	8	1	0	38%	top 69%	93.6%	90.8%
2021	9	0	1	33%	top 74%	92.9%	90.3%
2020	2	0	0	0%	top 60%	91.9%	91.6%
2019	10	1	0	40%	top 66%	92.8%	89.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-10-10	MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	21 / 29 (658.0800)	18 (170.8228)	17 (167.3828)	16 (166.2400)	24 (153.6344)
2024-09-27	"The First State" BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE	19 / 26 (665.0056)	12 (172.5600)	24 (153.6456)	12 (173.1200)	16 (165.6800)
2024-08-23	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	20 / 38 (671.9200)	6 (174.2744)	7 (171.4400)	23 (163.9428)	24 (162.2628)
2024-06-22	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC	27 / 36 (672.4572)	17 (173.1316)	19 (170.2628)	26 (169.1200)	33 (159.9428)
2024-06-01	The Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD	18 / 19 (657.5544)	3 (174.8572)	17 (163.9660)	13 (166.2284)	18 (152.5028)
2024-04-05	The Ironman 🏅 Seven Valleys, PA	12 / 21 (656.4000)	8 (168.5372)	5 (171.9888)	15 (158.2284)	14 (157.6456)
2024-03-23	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	34 / 42 (666.7200)	4 (177.7144)	35 (163.9428)	22 (170.2856)	41 (154.7772)
2024-03-22	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	18 / 45 (678.7776)	4 (177.7144)	36 (162.2516)	6 (174.2744)	32 (164.5372)
2023-10-13	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	16 / 23 (665.5656)	20 (165.0856)	20 (156.5372)	10 (169.6800)	3 (174.2628)
2023-08-25	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	19 / 44 (661.5544)	19 (168.5372)	32 (157.6572)	7 (170.2628)	18 (165.0972)
2023-07-29	Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	16 / 40 (682.2400)	12 (175.4056)	10 (172.0116)	29 (166.8456)	22 (167.9772)
2023-07-28	Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	37 / 51 (660.9944)	37 (166.2400)	44 (161.6916)	3 (177.7028)	47 (155.3600)
2023-06-16	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	18 / 29 (666.7428)	15 (169.7028)	17 (162.2744)	14 (169.6800)	16 (165.0856)
2023-05-06	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Lincoln, DE	12 / 19 (672.4804)	8 (173.1200)	19 (159.3944)	7 (170.8344)	8 (169.1316)
2023-05-05	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Lincoln, DE	10 / 20 (675.2800)	1 (176.5600)	10 (168.5372)	6 (171.9772)	18 (158.2056)
2023-04-07	The Ironman 🏅 Greencastle, PA	17 / 30 (651.3144)	23 (160.5256)	4 (175.4172)	22 (161.1200)	20 (154.2516)
2023-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	44 / 46 (653.5084)	26 (173.1084)	41 (162.8116)	43 (158.8000)	43 (158.7884)
2023-03-24	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	50 / 53 (639.2228)	15 (174.2744)	51 (160.5028)	50 (155.3484)	51 (149.0972)
2022-10-07	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	21 / 26 (640.9488)	18 (159.9428)	16 (161.1088)	24 (157.0972)	13 (162.8000)
2022-08-26	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	33 / 49 (651.2804)	3 (175.4172)	40 (155.3716)	35 (159.3828)	31 (161.1088)
2022-07-30	Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	29 / 42 (666.1712)	39 (158.2284)	25 (167.9772)	17 (173.1428)	29 (166.8228)
2022-07-29	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	28 / 54 (659.3712)	22 (171.4056)	51 (150.8456)	5 (174.2972)	32 (162.8228)
2022-06-17	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	10 / 34 (673.6688)	8 (172.0000)	9 (167.4172)	18 (164.5372)	10 (169.7144)
2022-05-13	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	23 / 39 (658.1364)	18 (170.8112)	28 (160.5028)	33 (160.0112)	15 (166.8112)
2022-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	48 / 50 (650.1256)	48 (158.2628)	46 (158.8000)	24 (173.1200)	44 (159.9428)
2022-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	52 / 53 (631.8632)	53 (156.5372)	46 (158.2860)	49 (159.3944)	52 (157.6456)
2021-09-24	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	19 / 31 (658.7888)	2 (176.5600)	17 (165.1432)	19 (163.4056)	28 (153.6800)
2021-08-28	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 Boonsboro, MD	19 / 20 (651.8972)	12 (169.1316)	1 (175.4172)	20 (154.8456)	19 (152.5028)
2021-08-27	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD	22 / 24 (616.3888)	18 (159.9428)	20 (154.8116)	11 (166.8572)	24 (134.7772)
2021-07-30	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	41 / 54 (646.1028)	41 (161.6456)	19 (167.9888)	48 (154.2400)	30 (162.2284)
2021-05-14	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	22 / 46 (646.7432)	31 (159.4288)	16 (166.2284)	24 (160.5600)	23 (160.5260)
2021-04-17	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	26 / 34 (662.7660)	22 (169.6800)	21 (166.2744)	30 (161.6916)	27 (165.1200)
2021-04-16	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	37 / 47 (644.3884)	36 (166.2284)	43 (154.2172)	34 (161.1200)	37 (162.8228)
2021-03-27	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	25 / 40 (668.9712)	22 (169.6684)	27 (165.1088)	32 (165.0856)	17 (169.1084)
2021-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	36 / 46 (653.0176)	5 (175.4056)	25 (164.5488)	39 (160.5372)	45 (152.5260)
2020-10-30	Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA	27 / 33 (657.6004)	23 (167.4172)	16 (168.5372)	29 (163.3944)	28 (158.2516)
2020-07-24	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	23 / 59 (661.5656)	14 (170.8228)	31 (163.3828)	12 (171.4172)	44 (155.9428)
2019-10-18	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	10 / 63 (667.8972)	2 (176.5716)	46 (155.4056)	8 (170.8228)	20 (165.0972)
2019-08-16	Smokin on the Dock of the Bay 🏅 Chrisfield, MD	11 / 25 (654.7656)	13 (166.2628)	7 (166.8228)	2 (172.5828)	22 (149.0972)
2019-07-26	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	42 / 53 (630.7660)	40 (159.4172)	34 (159.3944)	46 (152.5828)	31 (159.3716)
2019-06-28	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	31 / 48 (643.2572)	2 (175.4172)	34 (159.4172)	47 (148.4684)	32 (159.9544)
2019-06-08	Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD	13 / 37 (661.5772)	3 (175.4172)	15 (162.8000)	4 (171.4400)	21 (151.9200)
2019-05-04	BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	32 / 33 (625.5316)	22 (168.0000)	31 (158.8116)	33 (147.3600)	31 (151.3600)
2019-05-03	BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	28 / 34 (640.9600)	30 (160.5372)	18 (163.3940)	30 (154.2172)	20 (162.8116)
2019-04-19	Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	46 / 54 (636.4800)	13 (171.4056)	14 (168.0116)	52 (144.5372)	48 (152.5256)
2019-03-23	BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	42 / 52 (636.4228)	22 (171.4056)	36 (161.7032)	36 (160.5484)	50 (142.7656)
2019-03-22	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	49 / 63 (635.8744)	31 (166.8344)	47 (159.3600)	59 (151.4056)	45 (158.2744)

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 ↗	Master	#1097 (74 pts)	#1118 (89 pts)	#1191 (94 pts)	#1067 (99 pts)	#1414 (59 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#378 (571 pts)	#167 (1171 pts)	#359 (686 pts)	#319 (696 pts)	#418 (521 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#242 (881 pts)	#175 (1096 pts)	#250 (941 pts)	#153 (1191 pts)	#214 (971 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#390 (575 pts)	#286 (825 pts)	#420 (600 pts)	#354 (680 pts)	#362 (655 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#324 (599 pts)	#194 (964 pts)	#230 (894 pts)	#324 (639 pts)	#344 (594 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#633 (128 pts)	#561 (183 pts)	#624 (163 pts)	#550 (183 pts)	#736 (118 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#409 (792 pts)	#192 (1312 pts)	#409 (832 pts)	#293 (1032 pts)	#501 (672 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#619 (546 pts)	#672 (541 pts)	#558 (676 pts)	#691 (531 pts)	#615 (596 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#972 (353 pts)	#736 (548 pts)	#1010 (363 pts)	#1019 (353 pts)	#857 (448 pts)