Smoke Me Tender FL
Rating
1491
peak 1491 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2022-01-28
latest 2025-08-08
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.55 · weakest Brisket (150.61)
Road miles
1063
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 1062 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
658.14 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
546.79 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at Smoke on the Bricks (2025-08-08).
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 159.9656 | 164.55 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 153.1656 | 163.43 | top 50% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 149.6344 | 160.16 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 133.0744 | 150.61 | top 64% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 57% | 2023-01-27 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in FL (2 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 658.14 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 546.79 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-01-28 — First tracked contest · Lakeland Pig Festival
- 📈 2023-01-27 — Peak power rating (1496) · Lakeland Pig Festival
- ⭐ 2025-08-08 — Career-best overall score (658.1376) · Smoke on the Bricks
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2023-01-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2022-01-28 |
| -5.4 | Smoke on the Bricks | 2025-08-08 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 43% | 182.7% | 182.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 121.1% | 121.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 41 / 53 (658.1376) | 38 (169.1316) | 41 (164.5488) | 26 (170.8228) | 46 (153.6344) |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 22 / 51 (657.7028) | 40 (159.9656) | 14 (172.5828) | 36 (160.0344) | 19 (165.1200) |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 43 / 60 (435.8744) | — | 28 (153.1656) | 38 (149.6344) | 41 (133.0744) |