High-water mark
676.4912
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.4912 at Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-09-13
Sho Nuff Smokin
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1517
peak 1524 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-09-13
latest 2014-05-09
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
661.94 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 664.37 (-2.42)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.81
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.31 · weakest Pork (164.25)
Road miles
750
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 167 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
664.37 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
HOUSE OF Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
HOUSE OF Q has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.1
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.06 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 17%.
- Pork avg 164.25
- Chicken avg 169.31
- 1 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SMOKE OF THE SHOALS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
93 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2587 of the rated field
- Contests
- 52
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1542
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Sho Nuff Smokin)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Sho Nuff Smokin has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2604 of the rated field
- Contests
- 78
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1603
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Sho Nuff Smokin)
They've been 1603 at their best, 86 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#2585 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2592 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after Sho Nuff Smokin did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#2605 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Level with Sho Nuff Smokin on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2594 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 164.5256 | 169.31 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 157.6572 | 165.13 | top 51% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 160.5372 | 164.25 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 158.8000 | 165.68 | top 47% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 4 | 0 | top 43% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 23% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.7 yrs
2013-09-13 → 2014-05-09
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
4 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 169.31 · weakest Pork (164.25)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
664.37
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
234
185–110 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
750
6 mapped stops · furthest 167 mi
Schedule strength
1538
average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Power rating
1517
peak 1524 · #2589 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest
- First call Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.4912 Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest
- Career-best overall score676.4912 Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7028 Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest
- 2014
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1524) Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre
- Most recent contest Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.6 | Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest | 2013-09-13 |
| +8.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-02-28 |
| +6 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre | 2014-03-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.7 | Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) | 2014-05-09 |
| -2.5 | Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge | 2013-10-11 |
| -0.4 | Christmas on the River State Championship | 2013-12-06 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 47% | 92.8% | 92.3% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 94% | 92.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-09 | Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) Rome, GA | 29 / 38 (659.3028) | 17 (169.1200) | 35 (157.6572) | 30 (163.3828) | 17 (169.1428) |
| 2014-03-14 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS | 30 / 95 (668.5140) | 11 (173.1428) | 40 (164.0000) | 62 (163.3940) | 32 (167.9772) |
| 2014-02-28 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL | 9 / 28 (666.1368) | 15 (167.9656) | 14 (165.6916) | 18 (165.1084) | 12 (167.3712) |
| 2013-12-06 | Christmas on the River State Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 17 / 29 (657.0404) | 9 (170.8344) | 9 (166.8688) | 25 (160.5372) | 20 (158.8000) |
| 2013-10-11 | Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, AL | 21 / 32 (658.7200) | 26 (164.5256) | 25 (162.8344) | 8 (169.1200) | 22 (162.2400) |
| 2013-09-13 | Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | 11 / 80 (676.4912) | 14 (170.2972) | 8 (173.7028) | 44 (163.9656) | 19 (168.5256) |