LOWLAND SMOKERS
Rating
1410
peak 1410
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
2019-03-30
latest 2025-09-13
Best ToY finish
#615
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
622.00 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 629.06 (-7.06)
Walk rate
58%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.69
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.58 · weakest Brisket (154.29)
Road miles
718
mi across 19 mapped stops
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smoking Grannies has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 173.7256 | 136.5372 | 164.58 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 174.8572 | 141.6112 | 154.86 | top 72% |
| Pork | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 126.8572 | 155.33 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 137.0744 | 154.29 | top 67% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 95% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (18 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 629.06
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 | 636.9144 | 630.69 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 643.2916 | 608.97 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 629.0052 | 621.98 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 666.7772 | 641.63 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 582.1944 | 582.19 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 616.9712 | 616.97 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 664.5600 | 644.61 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-13 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 21 / 23 (632.4344) | 2 (173.7256) | 22 (150.2632) | 17 (159.9656) | 22 (148.4800) |
| 2025-09-12 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1) Dongen, 5106NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5753 SG | 12 / 13 (636.9144) | 12 (165.0856) | 5 (166.2516) | 13 (146.7428) | 10 (158.8344) |
| 2025-06-28 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 17 / 18 (622.7316) | 16 (162.2744) | 14 (161.1200) | 17 (143.3828) | 13 (155.9544) |
| 2024-09-21 | Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5752 5C | 10 / 10 (574.6512) | 5 (169.1084) | 10 (141.6112) | 10 (126.8572) | 10 (137.0744) |
| 2024-09-07 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 17 / 24 (643.2916) | 17 (166.2512) | 12 (165.6800) | 20 (153.1088) | 18 (158.2516) |
| 2023-09-10 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 19 / 23 (613.5888) | 8 (167.9772) | 19 (150.8572) | 19 (154.2628) | 22 (140.4916) |
| 2023-06-24 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 MH Dodewaard, | 25 / 26 (623.3376) | 8 (171.4056) | 26 (147.9888) | 17 (165.1316) | 25 (138.8116) |
| 2023-03-25 | Spring Break BBQ Contest 4 Lommel, 3920 | 17 / 18 (629.0052) | 6 (170.2512) | 18 (143.9428) | 15 (157.1084) | 13 (157.7028) |
| 2022-09-10 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 8 / 28 (666.7772) | 9 (169.6800) | 1 (174.8572) | 14 (166.8344) | 15 (155.4056) |
| 2022-06-03 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, 2134CG | 26 / 38 (634.2176) | 27 (161.7256) | 31 (150.2288) | 8 (169.1544) | 22 (153.1088) |
| 2022-03-26 | Spring Break BBQ Contest III Lommel, 3920 | 19 / 31 (623.8972) | 21 (158.8572) | 24 (147.8972) | 21 (155.4056) | 11 (161.7372) |
| 2021-09-11 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 27 / 29 (582.1944) | 28 (136.5372) | 22 (152.0116) | 26 (147.3828) | 27 (146.2628) |
| 2020-09-12 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Dongen, 5106NC | 28 / 31 (616.9712) | 28 (154.8228) | 30 (142.2056) | 27 (154.2172) | 10 (165.7256) |
| 2019-09-07 | Farm Meat De Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 22 / 38 (637.0056) | 23 (162.2284) | 21 (158.8228) | 31 (151.3600) | 12 (164.5944) |
| 2019-06-29 | KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5753 PN | 6 / 22 (664.5600) | 3 (172.5828) | 15 (158.8344) | 11 (162.2628) | 4 (170.8800) |
| 2019-06-08 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, 2314CG | 29 / 55 (647.9200) | 8 (170.8112) | 48 (152.5372) | 31 (162.8572) | 26 (161.7144) |
| 2019-04-13 | Meat the East Hengelo, 7534 MK | 24 / 41 (643.9080) | 23 (165.6912) | 15 (164.0000) | 30 (157.6684) | 28 (156.5484) |
| 2019-03-30 | Spring Break BBQ Contest Lommel, | 31 / 40 (629.6684) | 17 (163.3712) | 25 (158.2856) | 28 (162.2972) | 34 (145.7144) |
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 | #615 (254 pts) | #500 (439 pts) | #606 (324 pts) | #623 (269 pts) | #595 (279 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #726 (199 pts) | #695 (249 pts) | #772 (224 pts) | #794 (184 pts) | #775 (194 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #711 (212 pts) | #481 (447 pts) | #852 (207 pts) | #651 (262 pts) | #753 (217 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #628 (294 pts) | #685 (274 pts) | #581 (399 pts) | #591 (339 pts) | #641 (304 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1558 (54 pts) | #1555 (54 pts) | #1282 (69 pts) | #1552 (54 pts) | #1546 (54 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #1093 (56 pts) | #1102 (56 pts) | #1116 (56 pts) | #1106 (56 pts) | #656 (131 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #810 (362 pts) | #739 (462 pts) | #897 (347 pts) | #983 (297 pts) | #749 (442 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #950 (348 pts) | #848 (448 pts) | #749 (533 pts) | #1314 (243 pts) | #940 (373 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1017 (282 pts) | #1453 (172 pts) | #1519 (162 pts) | #1548 (152 pts) | #1822 (112 pts) |