SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE

SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 68 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 10th of 20 at the Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) (2023). They are ranked #6232 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,232

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1418

peak 1418 · rated over 62 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 5, 2017

latest Oct 10, 2025 · 8.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#242

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

4% of 68 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

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 647.29 (+17.72)

Walk rate

35%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

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

Consistency

±21.26

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.01 · weakest Brisket (158.08)

Road miles

6,597

across 68 mapped stops · furthest 495 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)

Purse competed for

$377K

listed at 43 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 45 state-championship entries

Master avg

647.29 / 720

62 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

682.2400 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.2400 at Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 29, 2023

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

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

A tough matchup

50–3 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 94% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 50 of their 53 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.93 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 24%.

Brisket avg 158.08
Chicken avg 167.01
4 calls in 62 entries

A strong matchup

13–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

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

Chicken nemesis

33 of 53 shared chicken entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 62% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 33 of 53 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

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

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A June team

Top 61% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 61% across 10 contests, versus top 70% the rest of the year.

10 June contests
top 70% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,597 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,597 miles across 68 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 495 miles to Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show.

68 mapped stops
furthest 495 mi

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) every year from 2017 to 2022 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 23rd

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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 (1,171 pts)	#359 (686 pts)	#319 (696 pts)	#418 (521 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#242 (881 pts)	#175 (1,096 pts)	#250 (941 pts)	#153 (1,191 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	#406 (792 pts)	#192 (1,312 pts)	#405 (832 pts)	#292 (1,032 pts)	#497 (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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BBQ4FUN

#6,226 of the rated field

1418 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1418

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026

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ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS

#6,231 of the rated field

1418 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1418

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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PAPA SEAN'S BBQ

#6,229 of the rated field

1418 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1418

Fewer contests behind them than SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE has cooked, 14 to 68, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jun 9, 2023

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Rub Doctor

#6,234 of the rated field

1418 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1418

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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CHILLIN AND GRILLIN CREW

#6,235 of the rated field

1418 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1418

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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Smokin Bros BBQ

#6,230 of the rated field

1418 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1418

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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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	53	3	50	6%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	40	0	40	0%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	39	2	37	5%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	36	1	35	3%	⚔ compare
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	34	9	25	26%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	32	3	29	9%	⚔ compare
BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	31	2	29	6%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	30	3	27	10%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	29	1	28	3%	⚔ compare
BLUE & GRAY BBQ	28	7	21	25%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	27	9	18	33%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	26	3	23	12%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	25	7	18	28%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	25	0	25	0%	⚔ compare
WAR PIGS	24	9	15	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	62	15	1	7	177.7144	146.7884	167.01	top 51%
Pork Ribs	62	9	1	1	175.4172	115.2004	160.89	top 64%
Pork	62	10	0	2	177.7028	144.5372	161.30	top 66%
Brisket	62	4	0	1	174.2628	133.6000	158.08	top 70%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 79%
Medium (20–39)	26	top 70%
Large (40+)	34	top 70%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	21	top 61%
MD	18	top 77%
VA	14	top 82%
DE	7	top 58%
DC	1	top 75%
WV	1	top 46%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	7	18	top 77%	Mar 23, 2024
Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)	7	23	top 68%	Jul 30, 2022
New Holland Summer Fest	3	19	top 54%	Aug 23, 2024
York County BBQ Festival	3	10	top 52%	Jun 16, 2023
Maryland State BBQ Bash	2	16	top 81%	Oct 13, 2023
Smoke on the Rail (Day 2)	2	16	top 56%	Jul 29, 2023
Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2	10	top 57%	May 6, 2023
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2	22	top 53%	May 13, 2022
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2	48	top 97%	Mar 26, 2022
Smokin on the Dock of the Bay	2	11	top 58%	Aug 16, 2019
Beltway BBQ Showdown	2	13	top 46%	Jun 8, 2019
BBQ Jamboree (Day 2)	2	28	top 90%	May 4, 2019
Interstate BBQ Festival	2	46	top 84%	Apr 19, 2019
Boo-B-Que	2	51	top 75%	Oct 19, 2018
Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest	2	26	top 80%	May 5, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 10 contests

Contests a season 6.8 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 21 of 68 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 35 15 of them more than once

Opponents faced 802 finished ahead 887 times, behind 2,450

Longest layoff 1 yrs Sep 27, 2024 → Oct 10, 2025

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

20251 milestone

Oct 10 Most recent contest MD State BBQ Bash

20241 milestone

Mar 23 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)

20231 milestone

Jul 29 Career-best overall score682.2400 Smoke on the Rail (Day 2)

20221 milestone

Oct 7 50th tracked contest Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship

20211 milestone

Aug 28 First category win (Pork Ribs) Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2

20192 milestones

May 3 25th tracked contest BBQ Jamboree (Day 1)
Oct 18 First overall top-10 Boo-B-Que

20174 milestones

May 5 Peak power rating (1497) Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest
Jun 9 First call Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
Jun 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2176 Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
Jul 28 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL)

20161 milestone

Apr 29 First tracked contest 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	Boo-B-Que	Oct 18, 2019
+12.4	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 17, 2022
+11.3	Beltway BBQ Showdown	Jun 8, 2019
+8.4	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	Jun 15, 2018
+8.3	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 25, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.8	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Aug 11, 2017
-9.8	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown	Mar 2, 2018
-8.5	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1	Aug 27, 2021
-7.9	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)	Mar 25, 2022
-7.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 2, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

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%
2018	9	0	0	11%	top 76%	91.3%	86.5%
2017	7	0	0	14%	top 77%	90.3%	86.5%
2016	5	0	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 10, 2025	MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	21 / 29 (658.0800)	18 (170.8228)	17 (167.3828)	16 (166.2400)	24 (153.6344)
Sep 27, 2024	"The First State" BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE	19 / 26 (665.0056)	12 (172.5600)	24 (153.6456)	12 (173.1200)	16 (165.6800)
Aug 23, 2024	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	20 / 38 (671.9200)	6 (174.2744)	7 (171.4400)	23 (163.9428)	24 (162.2628)
Jun 22, 2024	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC	27 / 36 (672.4572)	17 (173.1316)	19 (170.2628)	26 (169.1200)	33 (159.9428)
Jun 1, 2024	The Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD	18 / 19 (657.5544)	3 (174.8572)	17 (163.9660)	13 (166.2284)	18 (152.5028)
Apr 5, 2024	The Ironman 🏅 Seven Valleys, PA	12 / 21 (656.4000)	8 (168.5372)	5 (171.9888)	15 (158.2284)	14 (157.6456)
Mar 23, 2024	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)
Mar 22, 2024	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)
Oct 13, 2023	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	16 / 23 (665.5656)	20 (165.0856)	20 (156.5372)	10 (169.6800)	3 (174.2628)
Aug 25, 2023	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	19 / 44 (661.5544)	19 (168.5372)	32 (157.6572)	7 (170.2628)	18 (165.0972)
Jul 29, 2023	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)
Jul 28, 2023	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)
Jun 16, 2023	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	18 / 29 (666.7428)	15 (169.7028)	17 (162.2744)	14 (169.6800)	16 (165.0856)
May 6, 2023	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)
May 5, 2023	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)
Apr 7, 2023	The Ironman 🏅 Greencastle, PA	17 / 30 (651.3144)	23 (160.5256)	4 (175.4172)	22 (161.1200)	20 (154.2516)
Mar 25, 2023	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)
Mar 24, 2023	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)
Oct 7, 2022	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	21 / 26 (640.9488)	18 (159.9428)	16 (161.1088)	24 (157.0972)	13 (162.8000)
Aug 26, 2022	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	33 / 49 (651.2804)	3 (175.4172)	40 (155.3716)	35 (159.3828)	31 (161.1088)
Jul 30, 2022	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)
Jul 29, 2022	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)
Jun 17, 2022	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	10 / 34 (673.6688)	8 (172)	9 (167.4172)	18 (164.5372)	10 (169.7144)
May 13, 2022	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	23 / 39 (658.1364)	18 (170.8112)	28 (160.5028)	33 (160.0112)	15 (166.8112)
Mar 26, 2022	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)
Mar 25, 2022	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)
Sep 24, 2021	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	19 / 31 (658.7888)	2 (176.5600)	17 (165.1432)	19 (163.4056)	28 (153.6800)
Aug 28, 2021	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)
Aug 27, 2021	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)
Jul 30, 2021	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	41 / 54 (646.1028)	41 (161.6456)	19 (167.9888)	48 (154.2400)	30 (162.2284)
May 14, 2021	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	22 / 46 (646.7432)	31 (159.4288)	16 (166.2284)	24 (160.5600)	23 (160.5260)
Apr 17, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	26 / 34 (662.7660)	22 (169.6800)	21 (166.2744)	30 (161.6916)	27 (165.1200)
Apr 16, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	37 / 47 (644.3884)	36 (166.2284)	43 (154.2172)	34 (161.1200)	37 (162.8228)
Mar 27, 2021	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	25 / 40 (668.9712)	22 (169.6684)	27 (165.1088)	32 (165.0856)	17 (169.1084)
Mar 26, 2021	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	36 / 46 (653.0176)	5 (175.4056)	25 (164.5488)	39 (160.5372)	45 (152.5260)
Oct 30, 2020	Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA	27 / 33 (657.6004)	23 (167.4172)	16 (168.5372)	29 (163.3944)	28 (158.2516)
Jul 24, 2020	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	23 / 59 (661.5656)	14 (170.8228)	31 (163.3828)	12 (171.4172)	44 (155.9428)
Oct 18, 2019	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	10 / 63 (667.8972)	2 (176.5716)	46 (155.4056)	8 (170.8228)	20 (165.0972)
Aug 16, 2019	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)
Jul 26, 2019	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	42 / 53 (630.7660)	40 (159.4172)	34 (159.3944)	46 (152.5828)	31 (159.3716)
Jun 28, 2019	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	31 / 48 (643.2572)	2 (175.4172)	34 (159.4172)	47 (148.4684)	32 (159.9544)
Jun 8, 2019	Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD	13 / 37 (661.5772)	3 (175.4172)	15 (162.8000)	4 (171.4400)	21 (151.9200)
May 4, 2019	BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	32 / 33 (625.5316)	22 (168)	31 (158.8116)	33 (147.3600)	31 (151.3600)
May 3, 2019	BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	28 / 34 (640.9600)	30 (160.5372)	18 (163.3940)	30 (154.2172)	20 (162.8116)
Apr 19, 2019	Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	46 / 54 (636.4800)	13 (171.4056)	14 (168.0116)	52 (144.5372)	48 (152.5256)
Mar 23, 2019	BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	42 / 52 (636.4228)	22 (171.4056)	36 (161.7032)	36 (160.5484)	50 (142.7656)
Mar 22, 2019	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	49 / 63 (635.8744)	31 (166.8344)	47 (159.3600)	59 (151.4056)	45 (158.2744)
Oct 19, 2018	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	51 / 73 (631.2576)	33 (164.5372)	58 (150.8116)	63 (150.7772)	30 (165.1316)
Aug 17, 2018	Smokin on The Dock of the Bay Crisfield, MD	23 / 32 (618.6856)	23 (158.2284)	22 (154.8344)	27 (147.9200)	21 (157.7028)
Jul 27, 2018	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	47 / 54 (620.4000)	27 (162.2400)	10 (168)	50 (149.6572)	54 (140.5028)
Jun 15, 2018	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	27 / 59 (657.0284)	29 (165.0740)	22 (164.5716)	25 (165.6800)	37 (161.7028)
Jun 9, 2018	Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD	24 / 42 (638.1256)	27 (160.5028)	17 (164.5600)	25 (160.5256)	26 (152.5372)
May 5, 2018	Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD	33 / 37 (602.0796)	34 (148.5256)	33 (147.9312)	26 (158.2628)	32 (147.3600)
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	56 / 67 (634.1600)	36 (163.9888)	42 (159.9428)	59 (154.2056)	49 (156.0228)
Mar 23, 2018	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	64 / 75 (627.2804)	50 (162.2516)	62 (154.2400)	63 (154.2400)	51 (156.5488)
Mar 2, 2018	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	28 / 29 (575.0972)	27 (146.7884)	29 (115.2004)	26 (149.0856)	16 (164.0228)
Oct 20, 2017	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	55 / 69 (620.9484)	58 (158.8456)	47 (153.6344)	44 (158.2512)	56 (150.2172)
Aug 11, 2017	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	43 / 47 (593.9888)	38 (158.2400)	34 (156.5260)	46 (145.6228)	44 (133.6000)
Jul 28, 2017	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	38 / 51 (626.6740)	38 (157.7028)	42 (152.5028)	38 (156.5256)	31 (159.9428)
Jun 9, 2017	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	25 / 46 (650.2176)	4 (172.5828)	32 (150.2404)	35 (157.1084)	9 (170.2860)
Jun 2, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	25 / 28 (609.5544)	22 (159.4288)	25 (153.0856)	27 (147.9544)	24 (149.0856)
May 5, 2017	Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD	26 / 37 (637.0860)	19 (163.9544)	23 (160.0344)	33 (153.1200)	24 (159.9772)
Apr 28, 2017	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 21, 2016	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 23, 2016	Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! Cape Charles, VA	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 12, 2016	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 10, 2016	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 29, 2016	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA	—	—	—	—	—

SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)