smokin good times ME ME
Rating
1445
peak 1445
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2021-06-12
latest 2025-09-20
Best ToY finish
#515
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.24 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 650.98 (+8.26)
Walk rate
35%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.08
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.08 · weakest Brisket (161.27)
Road miles
1739
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 344 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BBQ Bandits has finished one call ahead of smokin good times ME 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
PADDY MCQ'S has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BBQ Bandits in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, ME first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 158.2744 | 166.08 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 152.5140 | 162.24 | top 68% |
| Pork | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 145.6912 | 161.35 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 149.6684 | 161.27 | top 64% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME | 5 | 0 | top 73% |
| NH | 5 | 0 | top 75% |
| VT | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
| RI | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in ME (8 of 20 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (20 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 650.98
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 667.8972 | 662.37 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 649.1428 | 649.14 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 661.6916 | 656.25 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 645.0172 | 641.83 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 666.2516 | 644.49 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-20 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Braintree, VT | 17 / 25 (655.3024) | 20 (162.8112) | 16 (167.4400) | 15 (166.8228) | 19 (158.2284) |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids Hiram, ME | 22 / 40 (667.8972) | 18 (172.5600) | 31 (160.5488) | 12 (171.9884) | 31 (162.8000) |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 25 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Hancock, NH | 19 / 26 (663.8972) | 22 (165.1084) | 21 (163.3944) | 18 (167.4172) | 11 (167.9772) |
| 2024-06-01 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Merrimack, NH | 30 / 37 (649.1428) | 30 (158.8684) | 32 (161.7028) | 13 (168.5600) | 26 (160.0116) |
| 2023-09-08 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Braintree, VT | 18 / 26 (659.9428) | 6 (174.2972) | 16 (164.5716) | 25 (153.6684) | 10 (167.4056) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition Hiram, ME | 28 / 46 (661.6916) | 27 (166.2400) | 40 (158.3316) | 12 (172.5600) | 26 (164.5600) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 21 (159.4056) | — | — |
| 2023-06-03 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Merrimack, NH | 28 / 39 (646.8460) | 30 (161.1316) | 33 (158.2972) | 29 (160.0000) | 14 (167.4172) |
| 2023-05-06 | HOGS 4 HEROES Jamestown, RI | 21 / 50 (656.5372) | 28 (163.4172) | 30 (162.8916) | 24 (162.8456) | 13 (167.3828) |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 21 / 27 (645.0172) | 12 (167.9772) | 16 (165.1200) | 25 (154.8000) | 23 (157.1200) |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night Jackson, NJ | — | — | 4 (169.7256) | — | — |
| 2022-06-25 | Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff Skowhegan, ME | 22 / 25 (635.9996) | 11 (167.9884) | 19 (162.2856) | 25 (145.6912) | 19 (160.0344) |
| 2022-06-25 | Central Maine BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Skowhegan, ME | — | — | 7 (164.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-06-04 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Merrimack, NH | 24 / 37 (644.4800) | 16 (165.7372) | 32 (155.9428) | 29 (159.3828) | 18 (163.4172) |
| 2021-10-02 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Braintree, VT | 13 / 16 (635.2912) | 8 (164.5372) | 5 (167.4172) | 15 (153.1084) | 15 (150.2284) |
| 2021-10-02 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Braintree, VT | — | — | 8 (152.5140) | — | — |
| 2021-08-20 | Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition Hiram, ME | 24 / 26 (641.0288) | 22 (158.2744) | 4 (174.2744) | 22 (158.8116) | 24 (149.6684) |
| 2021-06-19 | Central Maine BBQ Cook Off Skowhegan, ME | 10 / 15 (666.2516) | 3 (178.2972) | 12 (157.6456) | 9 (168.5944) | 12 (161.7144) |
| 2021-06-12 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 27 / 32 (635.3828) | 19 (163.9772) | 28 (154.2744) | 30 (155.9884) | 21 (161.1428) |
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 | #624 (246 pts) | #712 (236 pts) | #656 (286 pts) | #583 (311 pts) | #623 (261 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #938 (120 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #583 (286 pts) | #559 (346 pts) | #609 (353 pts) | #605 (301 pts) | #471 (421 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #772 (202 pts) | #596 (342 pts) | #446 (568 pts) | #930 (162 pts) | #740 (237 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #515 (329 pts) | #399 (504 pts) | #315 (657 pts) | #532 (339 pts) | #563 (329 pts) |