They almost always walk
75%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 12 of 16 contests
A top-10 category call in 75% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Smokin' O's
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1521
peak 1537 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2016-05-06
latest 2026-08-22
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
670.89 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 668.48 (+2.41)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±8.95
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.60 · weakest Brisket (165.19)
Road miles
4,492
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 2037 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$133K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
668.48 / 720
14 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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.
High-water mark
684.4916
career-best overall
95.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 684.4916 at Roast N Boast — 95.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2019-10-04
Their season
2018
their best year
2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 36%.
- 3 contests
- 2 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 36%
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SOUTHSIDE BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
4.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.8 years, then back at 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition (2024-08-24).
- last seen 2019-10-25
- back 2024-08-24
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
MAGNOLIA has landed one call behind them 2 times.
The long haul
4,492
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,492 miles across 16 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,037 miles to 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition.
- 16 mapped stops
- furthest 2,037 mi
The metronome
±1.24%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.24% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 92.8% of a perfect score
- 16 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.
87 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2448 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1542
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Smokin' O's)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokin' O's has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2465 of the rated field
- Contests
- 123
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 37%
- Peak
- 1820
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smokin' O's)
They've been 1820 at their best, 299 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#2455 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2466 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1531
No shared contest yet.
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2463 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Smokin' O's's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2472 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1526
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smokin' O's on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHSIDE BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| PLUMB CRAZY Q | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| THE GRILL DOCTORS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 161.0856 | 167.72 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 176.5716 | 158.2288 | 168.60 | top 44% |
| Pork | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 175.4172 | 158.2972 | 166.96 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 147.3712 | 165.19 | top 52% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 10 | 0 | top 47% |
| WA | 3 | 0 | top 69% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roast N Boast | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 37% | 2019-10-04 |
| *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 63% | 2017-09-16 |
| Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 46% | 2017-04-28 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10.3 yrs
2016-05-06 → 2026-08-22
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 8 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
11 of 16 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
11
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
14 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 168.60 · weakest Brisket (165.19)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 12 of 16 contests
Overall top-10 rate
19%
3 of 16 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests
Master average
668.48
out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
299
222–213 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
4,492
16 mapped stops · furthest 2,037 mi
Schedule strength
1555
average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$133,100
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
4.8 yrs
2019-10-25 → 2024-08-24
Power rating
1521
peak 1537 · #2460 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge
- 2016
- First call *George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3028 *George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5716 *Jack Town Throw Down
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- 2018
- First overall top-10 *Downtown BBQ Showdown
- 10th tracked contest *Downtown BBQ Showdown
- 2019
- Career-best overall score684.4916 Roast N Boast
- Peak power rating (1537) Roast N Boast
- 2026
- Most recent contest 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.5 | *Downtown BBQ Showdown | 2018-08-17 |
| +6.6 | Roast N Boast | 2019-10-04 |
| +6.5 | *Jack Town Throw Down | 2017-03-31 |
| +5.5 | Roast N Boast | 2018-09-21 |
| +5.1 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | 2017-04-28 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | 2025-08-16 |
| -8.8 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition | 2024-08-24 |
| -4.6 | *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL) | 2017-09-16 |
| -3.5 | *George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge | 2016-05-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 83% | 92% | 92% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 41% | 95.1% | 94.4% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 94% | 92.6% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100% | top 51% | 93.3% | 93% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 61% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-22 | 9th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 12 / 27 (678.8116) | 15 (166.8344) | 24 (163.9772) | 6 (174.2972) | 5 (173.7028) |
| 2025-08-16 | 8th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 25 / 30 (662.1944) | 4 (176.5600) | 25 (162.8344) | 25 (161.1316) | 25 (161.6684) |
| 2024-08-24 | 7th Annual DuPont BBQ Competition 🏅 DuPont, WA | 21 / 27 (654.7776) | 23 (163.9660) | 13 (169.1316) | 21 (158.2972) | 21 (163.3828) |
| 2019-10-25 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 48 / 97 (674.1596) | 75 (164.5256) | 37 (171.9772) | 22 (172.5828) | 57 (165.0740) |
| 2019-10-04 | Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 8 / 25 (684.4916) | 13 (168.5372) | 2 (175.4516) | 6 (173.1084) | 9 (167.3944) |
| 2018-09-21 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 7 / 17 (677.1200) | 13 (165.6684) | 10 (167.4400) | 6 (171.4172) | 4 (172.5944) |
| 2018-08-17 | *Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS | 7 / 30 (672.9940) | 10 (170.2628) | 5 (170.8344) | 15 (167.9656) | 16 (163.9312) |
| 2018-02-23 | *D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL) D'Iberville, MS | 12 / 27 (650.1368) | 11 (167.3828) | 16 (163.4172) | 6 (171.9656) | 21 (147.3712) |
| 2017-09-16 | *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL) Ridgeland, MS | 13 / 17 (669.5888) | 7 (171.9772) | 16 (158.2288) | 1 (175.4172) | 13 (163.9656) |
| 2017-09-15 | *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) (JUDGES LIST FULL) Ridgeland, MS | 11 / 22 (668.4688) | 8 (171.4172) | 9 (166.2516) | 11 (166.2744) | 12 (164.5256) |
| 2017-04-28 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 11 / 27 (667.3484) | 21 (161.0856) | 1 (175.4400) | 16 (161.7028) | 11 (169.1200) |
| 2017-03-31 | *Jack Town Throw Down Jackson, MS | 13 / 34 (671.8972) | 17 (165.1200) | 3 (176.5716) | 29 (159.9312) | 9 (170.2744) |
| 2016-05-27 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 13 / 25 (663.3712) | 12 (167.9656) | 10 (167.4400) | 16 (164.0228) | 12 (163.9428) |
| 2016-05-06 | *George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS | 19 / 27 (663.3028) | 16 (166.8344) | 7 (171.4172) | 24 (159.3484) | 16 (165.7028) |
| 2016-04-29 | 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-05-01 | George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS | — | — | — | — | — |