Deviant Smoke AL
Rating
1657
peak 1691
Contests
70
in the data
First seen
2022-09-16
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#17
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
2
6 reserve
Category wins
8
24 podiums
Overall top-10s
26
of 70 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
339.02 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 355.85 (-16.84)
Walk rate
61%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±53.86
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.32 · weakest Brisket (164.54)
Road miles
4243
mi across 70 mapped stops · furthest 259 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
NORALA BBQ TEAM has finished one call ahead of Deviant Smoke 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
LEE LA Q has landed one call behind them 5 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS has come out ahead in 23 of their 31 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Modest Meats in 21 of their 30 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke on the Falls is their spot: an average finish in the top 6% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.0968 points of the Grand Championship at Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (2023-12-01).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 50-team field at WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY).
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 23% across 5 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025-09-26) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 33-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, NORALA BBQ TEAM.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 59 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 179.4400 | 157.0856 | 171.32 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 60 | 30 | 4 | 16 | 179.4400 | 159.9544 | 171.28 | top 36% |
| Pork | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.0972 | 169.58 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 155.9544 | 164.54 | top 55% |
“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 | 41 | 2 | top 37% |
| TN | 11 | 0 | top 28% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 12 | 1 | top 43% |
| Medium (20–39) | 26 | 0 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 14 | 1 | top 31% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (28 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (50 of 70 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (60 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-10-18)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 355.85
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 346.2628 | 339.46 |
| 2025 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 352.5600 | 344.83 |
| 2024 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 660.4340 | 361.16 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 518.2516 | 373.25 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 349.1200 | 344.25 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 7 / 31 (346.2284) | 15 (170.8112) | 4 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-06-05 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 13 / 26 (346.2628) | 21 (157.0856) | 6 (174.2628) | 8 (173.1200) | — |
| 2026-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Cleveland, AL | 14 / 15 (329.0400) | 15 (162.7884) | 14 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Cleveland, AL | 11 / 17 (340.5028) | 10 (167.3712) | 7 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 28 / 43 (333.0512) | 28 (167.3828) | 30 (165.6684) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 5 (178.8572) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 21 / 125 (341.6572) | 11 (176.5600) | 34 (165.0972) | 41 (162.8116) | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 43 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) Cleveland, AL | 10 / 16 (344.5256) | 11 (174.2628) | 8 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cleveland, AL | — | 19 (169.6800) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Cleveland, AL | — | — | — | 16 (167.3712) | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cleveland, AL | — | — | 4 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 7 / 30 (345.1084) | 6 (174.2628) | 8 (170.8456) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Friday Night Chicken Fight" (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Clanton, AL | — | 7 (171.4172) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Clanton, AL | 1 / 15 (352.5484) | 6 (174.8456) | 1 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) Glencoe, AL | 17 / 22 (335.9428) | 12 (168.5256) | 14 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Don't Burn the Brisket" (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Glencoe, AL | — | — | — | — | 3 (173.1200) |
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 17 / 30 (339.3368) | 24 (168.5140) | 13 (170.8228) | 27 (161.0972) | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 6 / 28 (352.5600) | 14 (173.7028) | 4 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Lakeside Pork Fest" (ONE MEAT PORK) Guntersville, AL | — | — | — | 9 (169.6800) | — |
| 2025-09-12 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Battle of the Bones" (ONE MEAT RIBS) Guntersville, AL | — | — | 3 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 18 (164.5716) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 13 / 29 (342.8000) | 19 (171.9772) | 11 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 11 / 35 (343.9656) | 25 (168.5256) | 6 (175.4400) | — | — |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 13 / 70 (347.3944) | 14 (173.1200) | 14 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Chicken (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | 29 (170.2744) | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 31 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 10 / 32 (345.1200) | 15 (170.8228) | 5 (174.2972) | 10 (171.9656) | — |
| 2025-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 11 / 23 (346.2516) | 15 (168.5372) | 5 (177.7144) | 11 (173.1084) | — |
| 2025-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 2 / 28 (349.6800) | 9 (170.8228) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (180.0000) | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition Gadsden, AL | 17 / 31 (338.8000) | 16 (171.9772) | 21 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 4 / 43 (350.2628) | 4 (177.7144) | 11 (172.5484) | — | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 28 / 100 (338.2172) | 28 (168.5256) | 23 (169.6916) | 12 (171.9656) | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 27 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 1 / 50 (358.2972) | 1 (179.4400) | 2 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 13 / 38 (342.2284) | 19 (169.1084) | 9 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 28 / 59 (338.7884) | 28 (169.1200) | 29 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 9 / 18 (340.5028) | 16 (168.5256) | 6 (171.9772) | 12 (165.0856) | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 13 / 33 (341.0972) | 4 (175.4172) | 20 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 9 (167.4172) | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 14 / 27 (339.9544) | 14 (170.2744) | 16 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) Shelbyville, TN | 6 / 17 (346.2516) | 11 (171.9772) | 6 (174.2744) | 9 (168.5372) | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 10 / 35 (340.5144) | 1 (175.4172) | 18 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 5 / 47 (350.8344) | 4 (177.7144) | 14 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | 107 / 118 (660.4340) | 76 (171.4056) | 103 (164.5256) | 85 (168.5484) | 112 (155.9544) |
| 2024-05-17 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 9 / 39 (345.1088) | 6 (176.5716) | 19 (168.5372) | 2 (177.1428) | — |
| 2024-05-04 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 7 / 20 (346.8344) | 8 (170.8344) | 3 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 15 / 27 (337.0856) | 7 (173.1084) | 22 (163.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-04-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 13 / 40 (343.9544) | 13 (171.9772) | 15 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 2 / 31 (349.6916) | 5 (173.1316) | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 17 / 38 (338.8116) | 1 (178.8572) | 33 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 16 / 93 (337.0628) | 23 (167.3828) | 13 (169.6800) | 21 (166.2400) | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 59 (160.5144) | — | — |
| 2024-03-09 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 3 / 28 (343.4056) | 7 (171.4400) | 2 (171.9656) | 9 (169.6800) | — |
| 2023-12-01 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship Demopolis, AL | 2 / 17 (346.2744) | 2 (171.9772) | 3 (174.2972) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 Madison, AL | 12 / 14 (339.9428) | 8 (171.9656) | 13 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-10-20 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 2 / 50 (351.9656) | 4 (175.4056) | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 42 / 73 (326.7656) | 41 (166.2284) | 45 (160.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 5 / 19 (338.8000) | 8 (169.6800) | 3 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, AL | 2 / 17 (346.2400) | 5 (173.1200) | 1 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 12 / 35 (504.4572) | 27 (165.0972) | 3 (175.4172) | 21 (163.9428) | — |
| 2023-05-19 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 3 / 34 (350.8228) | 7 (175.4056) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 5 / 36 (518.2516) | 3 (179.4400) | 21 (166.2516) | 10 (172.5600) | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 2 / 39 (349.1432) | 6 (174.2744) | 2 (174.8688) | — | — |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 22 / 80 (333.0856) | 21 (168.5256) | 24 (164.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 46 (161.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-10-28 | Railyard BBQ Brawl Madison, AL | 4 / 10 (339.3828) | 14 (163.3828) | 2 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2022-09-16 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 6 / 18 (349.1200) | 12 (169.6800) | 1 (179.4400) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #56 (559 pts) | #50 (639 pts) | #51 (654 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | #573 (185 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #35 (1056 pts) | #65 (814 pts) | #24 (1164 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #556 (362 pts) | #442 (538 pts) | #713 (217 pts) | #690 (219 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #17 (1188 pts) | #6 (1308 pts) | #19 (1173 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #797 (186 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #55 (951 pts) | #11 (1256 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1432 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #165 (219 pts) | #95 (524 pts) | — | — |