PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS OH
Rating
1650
peak 1650 · rated over 30 contests
Best runs
8
straight top-10s
Contests
33
in the data
First seen
2019-02-08
latest 2025-09-19
Best ToY finish
#132
Master 2021
Grand champs
1
2 reserve
Category wins
6
18 podiums
Overall top-10s
16
of 33 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
685.18 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 680.46 (+4.71)
Walk rate
85%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.30
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.59 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.19)
Road miles
7200
mi across 33 mapped stops · furthest 670 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Purse competed for
$185K
listed at 26 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 28 state-championship entries
Master avg
680.46 / 720
30 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ has finished one call ahead of PEACE LOVE & SMOKINESS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SmokinGhost BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO in 10 of their 14 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Marietta River City BBQ is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 4 visits.
😤 Brisket nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, SmokinGhost BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 12 shared brisket entries.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 19% across 6 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Marietta River City BBQ (2022-04-29) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 33-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, MUTTLEY CREW BBQ.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Buckeye BBQ Classic (2025-07-18).
Teams like this (closest power rating, OH first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO | 14 | 10 | 4 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| TIRE SMOKE BBQ | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| CONVICTED PIGS BBQ | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Shiggin aint easy | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| BooyaQ | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Maestros | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| ALE YEAH BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| iBQ'n | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 30 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 155.9084 | 170.39 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 32 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.2400 | 169.19 | top 41% |
| Pork | 30 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 178.8572 | 156.5256 | 169.81 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 30 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2400 | 170.59 | top 34% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OH | 10 | 1 | top 30% |
| IN | 7 | 0 | top 24% |
| WV | 4 | 0 | top 23% |
| PA | 3 | 0 | top 57% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 38% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 21% |
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 1 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 35% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta River City BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 | top 19% | 2023-04-28 |
| CCSFEST | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 20% | 2022-04-08 |
| Smokin' For Garrett | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 12% | 2021-10-22 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OH (11 of 33 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (32 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Marietta River City BBQ (2022-04-29)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 680.46 / 720
- 3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-02-08 — First tracked contest · KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship
- 📣 2019-02-08 — First call · KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship
- 🔥 2019-04-05 — First perfect 180 (Brisket) · CCSFest
- 🏆 2022-04-29 — First Grand Championship · Marietta River City BBQ
- ⭐ 2022-04-29 — Career-best overall score (698.8000) · Marietta River City BBQ
- 🎖️ 2023-04-28 — 25th tracked contest · Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 📈 2025-09-19 — Peak power rating (1650) · September Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14 | Smokin For Garrett | 2020-10-23 |
| +13.5 | Marietta River City BBQ | 2021-04-23 |
| +12.4 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | 2019-10-18 |
| +12.4 | Marietta River City BBQ | 2022-04-29 |
| +10.8 | Marietta River City BBQ | 2023-04-28 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.4 | Smoke in the Park | 2019-09-27 |
| -5.1 | BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport | 2023-10-13 |
| -4.8 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 | 2019-05-24 |
| -3.7 | Smokin in the Hills | 2020-09-18 |
| -2.5 | Marietta River City BBQ | 2019-04-26 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 22% | 95.8% | 95.4% |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 67% | top 35% | 95.9% | 94.9% |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50% | top 27% | 97.1% | 95.3% |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 100% | top 22% | 97% | 95.7% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 95.1% | 93.3% |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% | top 42% | 95.8% | 93% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 2 / 26 (689.6224) | 2 (177.7372) | 21 (163.9196) | 13 (167.9656) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-09-05 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wellington, OH | 15 / 42 (683.9088) | 10 (175.4288) | 9 (171.9772) | 9 (174.8572) | 34 (161.6456) |
| 2025-07-18 | Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 9 / 40 (687.9544) | 14 (172.5484) | 28 (166.8344) | 10 (173.7144) | 7 (174.8572) |
| 2023-10-13 | BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport 🏅 Wadsworth, OH | 11 / 20 (679.3256) | 8 (172.5484) | 8 (169.6800) | 15 (165.6800) | 10 (171.4172) |
| 2023-06-16 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 8 / 28 (685.0856) | 20 (167.4056) | 1 (176.0000) | 15 (169.6800) | 9 (172.0000) |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 17 / 35 (677.6232) | 21 (169.6916) | 27 (165.1088) | 14 (169.7144) | 8 (173.1084) |
| 2023-05-19 | Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 22 (158.2400) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 3 / 42 (690.2744) | 14 (171.4172) | 5 (175.4172) | 2 (178.8572) | 22 (164.5828) |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Marietta, OH | — | — | 13 (165.6684) | — | — |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 83 / 249 (686.2284) | 120 (171.4400) | 26 (176.5600) | 83 (172.5600) | 191 (165.6684) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 218 / 505 (671.9428) | 97 (173.1200) | 326 (164.5600) | 198 (169.1200) | 252 (165.1428) |
| 2022-09-09 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 12 / 32 (682.8116) | 15 (170.8572) | 8 (173.7144) | 19 (166.8344) | 6 (171.4056) |
| 2022-04-29 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 1 / 25 (698.8000) | 3 (178.8572) | 7 (171.4172) | 3 (175.4172) | 5 (173.1084) |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST 🏅 Indianapolis, IN | 8 / 42 (691.3368) | 24 (171.4056) | 21 (170.2512) | 3 (175.4172) | 10 (174.2628) |
| 2021-10-22 | Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Boonville, IN | 4 / 27 (681.0628) | 9 (170.8228) | 7 (169.7144) | 11 (170.8456) | 10 (169.6800) |
| 2021-07-17 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 🏅 Morgantown, WV | 3 / 15 (698.1940) | 11 (168.5256) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (174.2628) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2021-07-16 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 🏅 Morgantown, WV | 4 / 18 (690.1596) | 4 (175.4056) | 9 (171.9656) | 5 (173.1200) | 7 (169.6684) |
| 2021-06-18 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV | 6 / 28 (693.6228) | 4 (177.7028) | 5 (176.5716) | 10 (173.1200) | 17 (166.2284) |
| 2021-05-01 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN | 6 / 27 (688.5256) | 13 (167.9656) | 2 (172.5600) | 12 (169.1200) | 1 (178.8800) |
| 2021-04-23 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 2 / 29 (690.8916) | 10 (170.2744) | 2 (174.8800) | 4 (171.4400) | 5 (174.2972) |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 25 / 57 (679.3144) | 21 (171.9772) | 29 (168.5372) | 9 (175.4172) | 45 (163.3828) |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 4 / 41 (684.4684) | 18 (167.3828) | 6 (172.5600) | 5 (174.8572) | 12 (169.6684) |
| 2020-09-18 | Smokin in the Hills 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 26 / 41 (658.6852) | 22 (167.3712) | 31 (161.6684) | 35 (156.5256) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2019-10-18 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival 🏅 Nelsonville, OH | 4 / 28 (682.7424) | 17 (167.3712) | 3 (176.5600) | 10 (169.1200) | 10 (169.6912) |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA | 28 / 40 (641.5888) | 35 (155.9084) | 19 (159.4288) | 37 (156.5488) | 9 (169.7028) |
| 2019-07-12 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Kettering, OH | 10 / 33 (679.3028) | 12 (171.4056) | 7 (171.9772) | 10 (170.8228) | 18 (165.0972) |
| 2019-05-25 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 🏅 Gettysburg, PA | 11 / 32 (689.6344) | 16 (170.8344) | 15 (169.6800) | 10 (174.8572) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2019-05-24 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 🏅 Gettysburg, PA | 22 / 33 (662.1368) | 28 (159.9428) | 30 (159.3484) | 21 (166.2628) | 3 (176.5828) |
| 2019-05-10 | Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 15 / 42 (664.4684) | 1 (174.2856) | 27 (162.2400) | 19 (165.0856) | 24 (162.8572) |
| 2019-04-26 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 15 / 26 (649.0056) | 16 (163.9656) | 9 (166.2628) | 11 (164.5372) | 22 (154.2400) |
| 2019-04-05 | CCSFest 🏅 Indianapois, IN | 8 / 40 (680.4684) | 23 (167.3712) | 11 (170.8572) | 33 (162.2400) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 Little Rock, AR | 43 / 92 (674.7544) | 42 (170.8572) | 89 (159.9544) | 58 (166.2400) | 3 (177.7028) |
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 | #409 (506 pts) | #458 (501 pts) | #675 (276 pts) | #500 (391 pts) | #436 (501 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #350 (598 pts) | #501 (413 pts) | #298 (835 pts) | #372 (573 pts) | #416 (488 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #398 (550 pts) | #531 (410 pts) | #619 (355 pts) | #404 (580 pts) | #510 (430 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #132 (1259 pts) | #194 (964 pts) | #129 (1294 pts) | #163 (1099 pts) | #152 (1124 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #405 (270 pts) | #595 (170 pts) | #490 (235 pts) | #466 (245 pts) | #363 (335 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #393 (835 pts) | #434 (785 pts) | #381 (865 pts) | #517 (670 pts) | #312 (1015 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #362 (935 pts) | #351 (980 pts) | #587 (630 pts) | #414 (875 pts) | #485 (765 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #991 (342 pts) | #1198 (272 pts) | #959 (397 pts) | #962 (387 pts) | #1062 (322 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2081 (91 pts) | #2280 (71 pts) | #2235 (81 pts) | #2110 (101 pts) | #1649 (156 pts) |