Secondhand Smoke

Secondhand Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 59 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) (2021). They are ranked #5505 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Second Hand Smoke”, “SECOND HAND SMOKE - IA” and “SecondHandSmoke”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,505

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1451

peak 1451 · rated over 46 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2013

latest Sep 11, 2026 · 13.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#514

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 59 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

691.4060 / 720

Master · Bands & BBQ at the Point

Perfect 180s

Current form

563.66 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 592.36 (-28.70)

Walk rate

32%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Chicken · Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)

Consistency

±149.49

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.00 · weakest Brisket (156.22)

Road miles

25,574

across 59 mapped stops · furthest 1,888 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Purse competed for

$288K

listed at 32 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 24 state-championship entries

Master avg

592.36 / 720

30 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

333.08 / 360

12 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

475.08 / 540

6 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 1 GC

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) (Oct 1, 2021) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Damn Fine Beef & Swine.

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) (Oct 1, 2021).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

High-water mark

691.4060 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.4060 at Bands & BBQ at the Point — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 13, 2024

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Shiggin aint easy has finished one call ahead of Secondhand Smoke 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2021 1 Grand Championship

2021 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 46%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

WeQ4U ahead in 100% of their meetings

WeQ4U has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.78 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 4% of the time against 17%.

Brisket avg 156.22
Chicken avg 164.00
1 call in 27 entries

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The drought

29 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) on Oct 1, 2021 — 29 contests and 5 years ago.

last GC Oct 1, 2021
5 years ago

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Outhouse smokers in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

10 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

WeQ4U ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WeQ4U has out-cooked them in 10 of 10 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Damn Fine Beef & Swine has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±17.49% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±17.49% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 85.7% of a perfect score
best 98.5%

An April team

Top 53% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 53% across 5 contests, versus top 69% the rest of the year.

5 April contests
top 69% the rest of the year

The long haul

25,574 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 25,574 miles across 59 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,888 miles to Porkapalooza BBQ Festival.

59 mapped stops
furthest 1,888 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship every year from 2022 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 9th

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	#1020 (60 pts)	#1093 (60 pts)	#1161 (60 pts)	#1067 (60 pts)	#1051 (60 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#664 (225 pts)	#729 (225 pts)	#629 (305 pts)	#506 (380 pts)	#731 (200 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#514 (364 pts)	#608 (309 pts)	#441 (544 pts)	#550 (354 pts)	#598 (309 pts)
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#165 (291 pts)	#176 (266 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Master	#642 (243 pts)	#849 (178 pts)	#634 (333 pts)	#681 (243 pts)	#645 (268 pts)
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#127 (334 pts)	#91 (542 pts)	—	—
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1174 (105 pts)	#912 (180 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1103 (115 pts)
2021 ↗	Backyard	—	#112 (270 pts)	#72 (459 pts)	—	—
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1232 (80 pts)	#1200 (80 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Secondhand Smoke, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Borgy the BBQ Butcher

#5,504 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1509

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Secondhand Smoke)

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

rated over 43 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

JT'S SMOKE SHACK

#5,500 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1525

2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to Secondhand Smoke)

They've been 1525 at their best, 74 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jun 5, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

FAT BEAR BBQ

#5,491 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1451

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Secondhand Smoke)

Fewer contests behind them than Secondhand Smoke has cooked, 17 to 59, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

PPF BBQ

#5,494 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1451

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Secondhand Smoke)

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen May 17, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

Roni's Ribs

#5,515 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Secondhand Smoke)

Level with Secondhand Smoke on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

Greenway Equipment

#5,522 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Secondhand Smoke)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LEE LA Q	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
REDBONES BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
RIBLIFE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Shiggin aint easy	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Hickory Hangover	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	8	2	5	25%	⚔ compare
Shmack Q	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
HESSHOGS	8	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Sugar Shack	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
TEAM CRAWFORD	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
T-Rex BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Dogpatch Q	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
VETERAN PORK PULLERS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	46	8	1	2	177.7372	145.1428	164.00	top 63%
Pork Ribs	50	10	1	2	177.7144	20	159.85	top 61%
Pork	35	6	1	4	177.7028	124.5600	162.49	top 64%
Brisket	27	1	0	0	172.5600	131.9544	156.22	top 76%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 71%
Medium (20–39)	32	1	top 68%
Large (40+)	16	0	top 73%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AL	8	0	top 68%
KY	7	0	top 79%
IA	5	0	top 52%
MO	3	0	top 46%
KS	3	0	top 89%
OK	3	1	top 39%
MS	3	0	top 65%
TX	3	0	top 65%
IN	2	0	top 75%
TN	2	0	top 64%
IL	2	0	top 78%
SD	1	0	top 91%
MI	1	0	top 95%
OH	1	0	top 44%
SC	1	0	top 92%
NY	1	0	top 100%
CA	1	0	top 81%
VA	1	0	top 92%
AR	1	0	top 95%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Iowa State BBQ Championship	4	9	top 43%	Apr 4, 2025
Bands & BBQ at the Point	2	6	top 52%	Sep 11, 2026
Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	11	top 70%	Mar 10, 2023
Smoke on the Falls	2	12	top 77%	Apr 8, 2022
Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off	2	29	top 88%	Oct 18, 2019
Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	2	23	top 67%	Aug 31, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 8 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 14 of 59 contests · 20 states in all

Contests visited 41 6 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 50 entries · 1 win · 10 calls

First title Oct 1, 2021 Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)

Opponents faced 1,361 finished ahead 703 times, behind 1,500

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Nov 22, 2013 → Jan 30, 2015

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

20261 milestone

Sep 11 Most recent contest Bands & BBQ at the Point

20242 milestones

May 10 50th tracked contest Derby Park Que Off
Sep 13 Career-best overall score691.4060 Bands & BBQ at the Point

20216 milestones

Oct 1 First category win (Chicken) Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)
Oct 1 First overall top-10 Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)
Oct 1 First overall podium Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)
Oct 1 First Grand Championship Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)
Oct 1 First multi-meat day Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)
Oct 1 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)

20201 milestone

Sep 18 25th tracked contest Smoke on the Falls

20173 milestones

May 5 10th tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Sep 2 First call Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Sep 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.6404 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

20132 milestones

Jun 7 First tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 7 Peak power rating (1486) Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+20.7	Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)	Oct 1, 2021
+13.6	Iowa State BBQ Championship	Mar 31, 2023
+12.8	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 13, 2024
+12.1	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 8, 2022
+10.6	Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY)	Nov 12, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.8	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)	Jun 7, 2013
-12.2	Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)	Mar 10, 2023
-11.8	Bands and BBQ at the Point	Sep 12, 2025
-11.5	The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival	Jul 29, 2016
-10.9	BBQ Jamboree	May 13, 2016

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0	0	0%	top 84%	91.6%	91.6%
2025	6	0	0	0	33%	top 71%	94.4%	81.1%
2024	5	0	1	1	60%	top 71%	96%	91.2%
2023	8	0	2	0	50%	top 63%	94.4%	88%
2022	8	0	1	0	50%	top 49%	94.6%	92.8%
2021	5	1	2	2	80%	top 46%	98.5%	93.9%
2020	3	0	0	0	0%	top 96%	89.8%	87.9%
2019	6	0	0	0	17%	top 77%	92.5%	87.3%
2018	4	0	0	0	0%	top 90%	86.7%	85.3%
2017	4	0	0	0	25%	top 67%	90.6%	89.6%
2016	5	0	0	0	0%	top 91%	82.9%	51.3%
2015	2	0	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2013	2	0	0	0	0%	top 95%	87.2%	87.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 11, 2026	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	32 / 38 (659.2684)	33 (161.6916)	35 (161.6684)	28 (169.6684)	25 (166.2400)
Oct 3, 2025	La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO	31 / 39 (668.9940)	33 (167.3828)	36 (162.8000)	28 (169.1312)	21 (169.6800)
Sep 12, 2025	Bands and BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	30 / 29 (167.3828)	23 (167.3828)	—	—	—
Aug 29, 2025	SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD	40 / 44 (650.1260)	16 (173.1084)	41 (161.1088)	35 (164.5372)	44 (151.3716)
Aug 15, 2025	Madison Ribberfest 🏅 Madison, IN	28 / 45 (672.5140)	15 (174.2628)	37 (160.5372)	17 (173.7028)	32 (164.0112)
Jun 13, 2025	Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN	21 / 36 (497.5772)	6 (175.4056)	20 (166.2516)	35 (155.9200)	—
Apr 4, 2025	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	16 / 49 (679.3260)	36 (164.5372)	5 (174.2744)	2 (177.7028)	36 (162.8116)
Sep 27, 2024	TN River BBQ Fest 🏅 Saltillo, TN	12 / 17 (671.8168)	9 (170.8228)	13 (167.3828)	10 (169.6684)	12 (163.9428)
Sep 13, 2024	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	6 / 31 (691.4060)	15 (171.4400)	1 (177.7144)	8 (174.8572)	17 (167.3944)
May 10, 2024	Derby Park Que Off Louisville, KY	17 / 21 (666.1488)	19 (163.3944)	6 (170.8344)	17 (164.5372)	13 (167.3828)
Apr 19, 2024	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	59 / 62 (593.5888)	55 (157.6916)	54 (158.8344)	62 (142.2400)	61 (134.8228)
Mar 29, 2024	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	37 / 42 (661.6004)	34 (166.2284)	21 (166.2860)	16 (171.9772)	39 (157.1088)
Oct 6, 2023	Smokin' for Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL	21 / 26 (635.7484)	23 (158.2172)	17 (165.0856)	19 (163.9428)	24 (148.5028)
Aug 12, 2023	5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS	24 / 29 (337.0860)	25 (165.0972)	14 (171.9888)	—	—
Aug 11, 2023	5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS	77 / 90 (667.3144)	55 (170.8228)	84 (159.9772)	66 (167.3944)	50 (169.1200)
Jul 21, 2023	The Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	14 / 32 (675.3256)	26 (161.6456)	5 (173.1428)	16 (167.9772)	8 (172.5600)
Jul 7, 2023	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	9 / 30 (339.9312)	5 (174.2628)	14 (165.6684)	—	—
Jul 7, 2023	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO	—	—	20 (166.8228)	—	—
Mar 31, 2023	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	9 / 47 (337.6688)	11 (166.8344)	6 (170.8344)	—	—
Mar 10, 2023	Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL	30 / 31 (321.1656)	—	25 (149.1428)	2 (172.0228)	—
Oct 28, 2022	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	12 / 40 (330.2400)	12 (165.6800)	13 (164.5600)	—	—
Oct 28, 2022	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Oak Grove, MO	—	—	34 (158.8572)	—	—
Oct 14, 2022	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	32 / 36 (655.3720)	16 (171.9772)	13 (168.6172)	34 (158.8116)	32 (155.9660)
Oct 8, 2022	Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2 Tahlequah, OK	21 / 32 (499.2912)	7 (173.1200)	26 (162.8000)	22 (163.3712)	—
Oct 7, 2022	Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1 Tahlequah, OK	15 / 32 (503.8972)	11 (169.6684)	15 (166.8344)	23 (167.3944)	—
Apr 8, 2022	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	12 / 34 (340.5372)	17 (167.9772)	6 (172.5600)	—	—
Apr 1, 2022	Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) Altoona, IA	9 / 27 (339.4060)	3 (174.8572)	15 (164.5488)	—	—
Mar 12, 2022	Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL	11 / 26 (496.5144)	5 (175.4172)	12 (164.0228)	19 (157.0744)	—
Nov 12, 2021	Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS	10 / 30 (343.4172)	7 (173.1428)	12 (170.2744)	—	—
Oct 1, 2021	Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Tahlequah, OK	1 / 20 (532)	1 (177.7372)	4 (176.5600)	1 (177.7028)	—
Aug 6, 2021	Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL	18 / 31 (497.6228)	23 (161.1084)	3 (173.1200)	20 (163.3944)	—
May 21, 2021	Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) Meridian, MS	14 / 22 (329.6572)	17 (161.1200)	9 (168.5372)	—	—
Apr 9, 2021	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	26 / 38 (330.1944)	20 (168.5372)	30 (161.6572)	—	—
Oct 23, 2020	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	36 / 41 (626.0800)	39 (152.5028)	36 (154.8000)	25 (164.5600)	37 (154.2172)
Sep 18, 2020	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	33 / 28 (323.3488)	34 (161.0972)	28 (162.2516)	—	—
Mar 6, 2020	Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Hartselle, AL	26 / 32 (312.4344)	29 (151.3488)	19 (161.0856)	—	—
Oct 18, 2019	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Munfordville, KY	29 / 31 (635.2232)	28 (155.9428)	25 (161.6688)	19 (168.5372)	30 (149.0744)
Sep 20, 2019	Grillin & Chillin BBQ 🏅 Owensboro, KY	31 / 34 (623.2460)	21 (167.3828)	29 (151.9544)	27 (155.9428)	31 (147.9660)
Sep 13, 2019	RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL	16 / 37 (333.0856)	16 (163.4172)	8 (169.6684)	—	—
Jun 7, 2019	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge 🏅 Kansas City, KS	45 / 46 (583.3712)	46 (145.6688)	44 (147.4628)	45 (143.4168)	42 (146.8228)
May 24, 2019	Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL	30 / 40 (630.6856)	33 (157.6912)	18 (161.6800)	34 (155.9544)	30 (155.3600)
May 24, 2019	4th Annual Southern Sate BBQ Cook-off Conroe, TX	15 / 24 (633.0284)	20 (153.1200)	15 (161.0856)	11 (163.9884)	19 (154.8344)
Sep 14, 2018	Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival Decatur, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 31, 2018	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	62 / 74 (624.5252)	48 (161.1200)	62 (155.4284)	65 (155.4284)	61 (152.5484)
Aug 17, 2018	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	29 / 30 (604.0004)	28 (152.6744)	22 (158.8344)	26 (160.5372)	29 (131.9544)
Jul 27, 2018	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 20, 2017	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off Munfordville, KY	30 / 36 (637.5200)	35 (156.5028)	33 (153.0744)	27 (163.9656)	18 (163.9772)
Sep 2, 2017	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bedford, TX	23 / 46 (652.6404)	36 (149.7372)	21 (164.0460)	2 (176)	18 (162.8572)
Jul 28, 2017	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	—	—	—	—	—
May 5, 2017	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 11, 2016	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown Mt. Pleasant, SC	23 / 25 (144.5600)	—	25 (20)	23 (124.5600)	—
Jul 29, 2016	The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival Old Forge, NY	24 / 24 (143.3828)	—	23 (143.3828)	—	—
Jun 18, 2016	Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, CA	34 / 42 (597.1884)	30 (154.8456)	26 (152.5256)	32 (150.3544)	37 (139.4628)
May 13, 2016	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	66 / 72 (591.3024)	69 (145.1428)	59 (149.0628)	69 (141.6684)	45 (155.4284)
May 6, 2016	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	—	—	—	—	—
May 1, 2015	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Jan 30, 2015	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 22, 2013	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 7, 2013	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) Wynne, AR	38 / 40 (627.9998)	27 (165.1428)	40 (141.1428)	21 (169.1428)	39 (152.5714)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Secondhand Smoke

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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

Backyard avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (15 found in their record)

Against the odds

A multi-meat day

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

An April team

The long haul

A standing appointment

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)