Smokin Dixie BBQ MD
Rating
1513
peak 1514
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2021-10-15
latest 2025-10-10
Best ToY finish
#306
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
323.48
last 5 vs career avg 323.48 (-0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.34
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.78)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Capt. Blue BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Bone Suckin' Good BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MD first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 151.9200 | 162.70 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2516 | 154.8116 | 160.78 | top 63% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 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 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in MD (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 323.48
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 320.5032 | 320.50 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 329.0744 | 329.07 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 329.1088 | 329.11 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 326.2516 | 326.25 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 312.4684 | 312.47 |
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 | 19 / 29 (320.5032) | 30 (154.2516) | 14 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | MD State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 15 / 26 (329.0744) | 4 (174.2628) | 27 (154.8116) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 7 / 23 (329.1088) | 6 (166.2400) | 11 (162.8688) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 11 / 30 (326.2516) | 7 (166.8228) | 16 (159.4288) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 20 / 25 (312.4684) | 25 (151.9200) | 15 (160.5484) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #306 (110 pts) | #216 (210 pts) | #379 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #225 (175 pts) | #263 (130 pts) | — | — |