OAK CITY SMOKEHOUSE

OAK CITY SMOKEHOUSE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 31st of 36 at the Peak City Pig Fest (2013). They are ranked #5530 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,530

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1450

peak 1450 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Oct 10, 2014 · 1.5 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 87%

overall standings

Best overall

628.5256 / 720

Master · Peak City Pig Fest

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

168.5944

Pork · Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

Consistency

±9.30

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.83 · weakest Brisket (144.89)

Road miles

268

across 5 mapped stops · furthest 85 mi

Schedule strength

12%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)

Master avg

614.79 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (2 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN SKULLIES ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN SKULLIES has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−16.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.93 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 144.89
Pork avg 161.83
0 calls in 5 entries

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to OAK CITY SMOKEHOUSE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

The Piedmont Bullets

#5,516 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1451

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to OAK CITY SMOKEHOUSE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team OAK CITY SMOKEHOUSE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2017

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On the Spit BBQ, LLC

#5,525 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026

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TCB-Takin Care of BBQ

#5,529 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

They turned up 12 years after OAK CITY SMOKEHOUSE did, first appearing in 2025.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2026

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Tus-Que-Loosa

#5,517 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1451

Level with OAK CITY SMOKEHOUSE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2024

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BUTT UP BBQ

#5,539 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 2, 2019

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ONE SMOKIN GRILL

#5,540 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen May 4, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CAROLINA Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
BEAN CAN BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	0	159.3828	145.6344	153.00	top 84%
Pork Ribs	5	0	160	149.1428	155.07	top 71%
Pork	5	1	168.5944	154.2972	161.83	top 50%
Brisket	5	0	156.5600	123.9432	144.89	top 83%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 86%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 87%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Peak City Pig Fest	2	31	0	top 88%	Jun 20, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 4 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 169 finished ahead 37 times, behind 221

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

20142 milestones

Jun 20 Career-best overall score628.5256 Peak City Pig Fest
Oct 10 Most recent contest Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown

20134 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Apr 26 Peak power rating (1491) BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Oct 11 First call Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
Oct 11 Career-best single call (Pork)168.5944 Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown	Oct 10, 2014
-10.6	Peak City Pig Fest	Jun 21, 2013
-10.4	Peak City Pig Fest	Jun 20, 2014
-9.1	BBQ Capital Cook-Off	Apr 26, 2013
-8.8	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 11, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2014	2	0	0	0	0%	top 92%	87.3%	85.3%
2013	3	0	0	0	33%	top 83%	85.6%	85.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 10, 2014	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	50 / 53 (599.2916)	34 (157.6800)	30 (160)	33 (157.6684)	53 (123.9432)
Jun 20, 2014	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	43 / 48 (628.5256)	36 (159.3828)	32 (158.2856)	43 (154.2972)	31 (156.5600)
Oct 11, 2013	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	46 / 55 (616.4232)	55 (145.6344)	46 (151.9428)	6 (168.5944)	45 (150.2516)
Jun 21, 2013	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	31 / 36 (614.2856)	32 (155.9998)	32 (149.1428)	14 (165.1428)	34 (144.0002)
Apr 26, 2013	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	56 / 71 (615.4284)	67 (146.2858)	42 (156)	36 (163.4284)	52 (149.7142)

OAK CITY SMOKEHOUSE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (2 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

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

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)

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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)