smokin good times ME

smokin good times ME is a competition barbecue team with 30 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 10th of 15 at the Central Maine BBQ Cook Off (2021). They are ranked #6238 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKIN GOOD TIMES ME.” and “Smokin' Good Times ME”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,238

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1419

peak 1419 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 15, 2017

latest Aug 15, 2026 · 9.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#515

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

3% of 30 contests

Avg finish

top 77%

overall standings

Best overall

667.8972 / 720

Master · Kora Kares for Kids

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.55 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 639.66 (+14.89)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · Central Maine BBQ Cook Off

Consistency

±19.17

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.87 · weakest Brisket (157.41)

Road miles

2,874

across 30 mapped stops · furthest 344 mi

Schedule strength

56%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)

Purse competed for

$87K

listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 19 state-championship entries

Master avg

639.66 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

667.8972 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.8972 at Kora Kares for Kids — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 16, 2025

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Let It Smoke Barbecue has finished one call ahead of smokin good times ME 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 their best year

2023 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 61%.

5 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 61%

A tough matchup

23–0 behind in the head-to-head

PADDY MCQ'S ahead in 100% of their meetings

PADDY MCQ'S has come out ahead in 23 of their 23 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.46 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 4% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 157.41
Chicken avg 163.87
1 call in 24 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBQ Bandits in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Granite State BBQ Championship (Jun 12, 2021).

last seen Sep 7, 2019
back Jun 12, 2021

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Chicken nemesis

21 of 22 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 95% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 21 of 22 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SUWHEE Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2026 ↗	Master	#1065 (60 pts)	#1141 (60 pts)	#980 (120 pts)	#1111 (60 pts)	#1102 (60 pts)
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)
2019 ↗	Master	#1267 (178 pts)	#948 (303 pts)	#1092 (253 pts)	#1331 (178 pts)	#1184 (213 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to smokin good times ME, each with one reason worth a look.

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

DIABLOS BARBEQUE

#6,237 of the rated field

1419 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1419

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2021

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FLYING ACES BBQ

#6,235 of the rated field

1419 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1419

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before smokin good times ME's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 22 contests

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BBQ4FUN

#6,240 of the rated field

1418 power rating

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

Fewer contests behind them than smokin good times ME has cooked, 20 to 30, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026

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Tommy Boy Grillin

#6,234 of the rated field

1419 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1419

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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Mountain Grillas

#6,239 of the rated field

1419 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1419

Level with smokin good times ME on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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GRILLHEADS

#6,236 of the rated field

1419 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1419

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 10, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PADDY MCQ'S	23	0	23	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
CIDER BOYS BBQ	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
ELJEFE SMOKE	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
Up-2 BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
A MAZIE Q	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
Mullen It Over BBQ	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SUWHEE Q	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
Let It Smoke Barbecue	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
HUMPHREY'S BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	24	3	1	178.2972	144.5600	163.87	top 61%
Pork Ribs	30	6	0	174.2744	139.4060	159.99	top 71%
Pork	24	1	0	172.5600	143.4056	158.91	top 73%
Brisket	24	1	0	167.9772	143.3488	157.41	top 72%

“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 74%
Medium (20–39)	17	top 80%
Large (40+)	5	top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
ME	11	top 81%
NH	7	top 77%
VT	4	top 73%
RI	1	top 42%
NJ	1	top 78%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	4	13	top 73%	Sep 20, 2025
Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	3	24	top 73%	Jun 1, 2024
Granite State BBQ Championship	3	24	top 83%	Jun 12, 2021
Kora Kares for Kids	2	22	top 77%	Aug 15, 2026
Great Maine BBQ Challenge	2	22	top 80%	Sep 22, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in ME 15 of 30 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 15 5 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 30 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls

Opponents faced 292 finished ahead 184 times, behind 575

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Sep 7, 2019 → Jun 12, 2021

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

20261 milestone

Aug 15 Most recent contest Kora Kares for Kids

20252 milestones

May 31 25th tracked contest Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)
Aug 16 Career-best overall score667.8972 Kora Kares for Kids

20214 milestones

Jun 19 First overall top-10 Central Maine BBQ Cook Off
Jun 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2516 Central Maine BBQ Cook Off
Jun 19 10th tracked contest Central Maine BBQ Cook Off
Jun 19 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Central Maine BBQ Cook Off

20191 milestone

Sep 7 First call Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20172 milestones

Jul 15 First tracked contest Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest
Jul 15 Peak power rating (1491) Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.6	HOGS 4 HEROES	May 6, 2023
+4.1	Kora Kares for Kids	Aug 16, 2025
+2	Central Maine BBQ Cook Off	Jun 19, 2021
+1.1	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition	Aug 19, 2023
+0.4	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Jun 4, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.6	Kora Kares for Kids	Aug 15, 2026
-9.4	Thrillin & Grillin at Aquaboggan Water park	Aug 11, 2018
-8.8	Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest	Jul 15, 2017
-8	Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition	Aug 20, 2021
-7.2	Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark	Aug 10, 2019

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	0%	top 98%	88.4%	88.4%
2025	4	0	0%	top 65%	92.8%	92%
2024	1	0	0%	top 81%	90.2%	90.2%
2023	5	0	20%	top 61%	91.9%	91.1%
2022	5	0	40%	top 77%	89.6%	89.1%
2021	5	1	80%	top 81%	92.5%	89.5%
2019	3	0	33%	top 82%	88.3%	87.3%
2018	3	0	0%	top 86%	88.7%	85.7%
2017	2	0	0%	top 84%	85.3%	84.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 15, 2026	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	50 / 51 (636.4916)	42 (163.9772)	51 (154.2516)	46 (161.1200)	48 (157.1428)
Aug 15, 2026	Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	43 (161.7144)	—	—
Sep 20, 2025	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)
Aug 16, 2025	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	22 / 40 (667.8972)	18 (172.5600)	31 (160.5488)	12 (171.9884)	31 (162.8000)
Aug 16, 2025	Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	25 (164.5372)	—	—
May 31, 2025	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)
Jun 1, 2024	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)
Sep 8, 2023	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)
Aug 19, 2023	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	28 / 46 (661.6916)	27 (166.2400)	40 (158.3316)	12 (172.5600)	26 (164.5600)
Aug 19, 2023	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	21 (159.4056)	—	—
Jun 3, 2023	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH	28 / 39 (646.8460)	30 (161.1316)	33 (158.2972)	29 (160)	14 (167.4172)
May 6, 2023	HOGS 4 HEROES 🏅 Jamestown, RI	21 / 50 (656.5372)	28 (163.4172)	30 (162.8916)	24 (162.8456)	13 (167.3828)
Oct 22, 2022	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)
Oct 22, 2022	Red White & Que - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night Jackson, NJ	—	—	4 (169.7256)	—	—
Jun 25, 2022	Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Skowhegan, ME	22 / 25 (635.9996)	11 (167.9884)	19 (162.2856)	25 (145.6912)	19 (160.0344)
Jun 25, 2022	Central Maine BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Skowhegan, ME	—	—	7 (164.5600)	—	—
Jun 4, 2022	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)
Oct 2, 2021	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)
Oct 2, 2021	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Braintree, VT	—	—	8 (152.5140)	—	—
Aug 20, 2021	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)
Jun 19, 2021	Central Maine BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Skowhegan, ME	10 / 15 (666.2516)	3 (178.2972)	12 (157.6456)	9 (168.5944)	12 (161.7144)
Jun 12, 2021	Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH	27 / 32 (635.3828)	19 (163.9772)	28 (154.2744)	30 (155.9884)	21 (161.1428)
Sep 7, 2019	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	23 / 31 (635.9204)	14 (169.1428)	10 (166.8688)	22 (156.5600)	31 (143.3488)
Aug 10, 2019	Thrillin' & Grillin' Maine State Championship BBQ Festival @ aquaboggan Waterpark 🏅 Saco, ME	25 / 28 (619.3140)	20 (161.1200)	22 (157.1084)	27 (143.4056)	19 (157.6800)
Jun 8, 2019	Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH	24 / 29 (630.9032)	13 (170.2972)	28 (151.4516)	27 (149.1200)	21 (160.0344)
Sep 22, 2018	Great Maine BBQ Challenge Bangor, ME	22 / 27 (610.7660)	22 (154.2628)	20 (153.6916)	18 (153.1200)	24 (149.6916)
Aug 11, 2018	Thrillin & Grillin at Aquaboggan Water park Saco, ME	28 / 30 (601.1204)	23 (156)	27 (145.1776)	26 (154.8572)	28 (145.0856)
Jun 9, 2018	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	34 / 41 (638.3088)	27 (163.4628)	27 (159.3828)	20 (164.6056)	35 (150.8576)
Sep 22, 2017	Great Maine BBQ Challenge Bangor, ME	23 / 29 (599.9660)	15 (158.8572)	28 (139.4060)	22 (153.1312)	21 (148.5716)
Jul 15, 2017	Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME	26 / 29 (614.2744)	28 (144.5600)	15 (165.7256)	22 (157.7144)	26 (146.2744)

smokin good times ME

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 (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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)