FLO TOWN SMOKERS

FLO TOWN SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 12th of 36 at the Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023). They are ranked #3743 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

⚔ Compare with another team

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,743

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1489

peak 1489 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 23, 2021

latest Aug 1, 2025 · 4.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#285

Backyard 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

511.9428 / 540

Backyard · Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

14%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork · Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)

Consistency

±6.54

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 171.60 · weakest Chicken (162.01)

Road miles

117

across 7 mapped stops · furthest 37 mi

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Purse competed for

$26K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

Backyard avg

326.93 / 360

5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

499.63 / 540

2 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (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 (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

511.9428 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 540

Their best day on record: 511.9428 at Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) — 94.8% of a perfect 540.

Backyard
Apr 28, 2023

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

NATTY QUE has finished one call ahead of FLO TOWN SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

LEE LA Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.6 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.59 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.

Chicken avg 162.01
Pork avg 171.60
0 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Terry Equipment Smoke in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

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
2025 ↗	Backyard	#356 (73 pts)	#365 (68 pts)	#323 (113 pts)	—	—
2024 ↗	Backyard	#285 (125 pts)	#302 (120 pts)	#273 (150 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#252 (130 pts)	#231 (160 pts)	—	—
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#299 (89 pts)	#349 (59 pts)	—	—
2021 ↗	Backyard	—	#273 (59 pts)	#239 (89 pts)	—	—

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FLO TOWN SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Tim Tom's BBQ

#3,740 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1500

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

Smoke N Brew Mafia

#3,732 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1489

They were already cooking in 2014, 7 years before FLO TOWN SMOKERS's first contest.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

MONEY SHOT BBQ

#3,733 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1489

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before FLO TOWN SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

⚔ Compare careers

Y-We-Q

#3,741 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

Level with FLO TOWN SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

J-3 BBQ

#3,747 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1519

They've been 1519 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 17, 2024

⚔ Compare careers

Wildhart BBQ

#3,726 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1489

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LEE LA Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
NORALA BBQ TEAM	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Scuttlebutts	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
REDBONES BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
2 Swine Crew	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
NATTY QUE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Bentley Que	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Mad Rocket Barbecue	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
RIBLIFE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	0	0	0	166.2284	151.4172	162.01	top 73%
Pork Ribs	7	0	0	0	169.6800	154.8116	164.95	top 60%
Pork	3	1	1	1	178.2972	166.8228	171.60	top 36%

“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
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 66%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 61%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	12	0	top 48%	Apr 26, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 7 of 7 contests

Contests visited 6 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 147 finished ahead 97 times, behind 154

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs Apr 26, 2024 → Aug 1, 2025

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

20251 milestone

Aug 1 Most recent contest Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)

20235 milestones

Apr 28 First call Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Apr 28 First category win (Pork) Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Apr 28 Career-best overall score511.9428 Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Apr 28 Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Apr 28 Peak power rating (1499) Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)

20221 milestone

Apr 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score487.3260 Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard)

20211 milestone

Apr 23 First tracked contest Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.8	Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	Apr 28, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.1	Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	Aug 1, 2025
-5.1	Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	Apr 23, 2021
-4.8	Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard)	Apr 22, 2022
-1	Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	Apr 26, 2024
-0.9	Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)	Mar 22, 2024

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0%	top 87%	89.2%	89.2%
2024	2	0	0%	top 63%	92.4%	92.1%
2023	2	1	50%	top 46%	94.8%	93.7%
2022	1	0	0%	top 74%	90.2%	90.2%
2021	1	0	0%	top 72%	88.1%	88.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 1, 2025	Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL	20 / 23 (321.0972)	21 (151.4172)	12 (169.6800)	12 (169.6800)	—
Apr 26, 2024	Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL	25 / 40 (330.8000)	25 (164.5372)	24 (166.2628)	—	—
Mar 22, 2024	Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL	24 / 38 (332.5144)	29 (165.0972)	20 (167.4172)	—	—
Aug 4, 2023	Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL	34 / 58 (333.0740)	45 (163.9540)	32 (169.1200)	—	—
Apr 28, 2023	Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL	12 / 36 (511.9428)	23 (166.2284)	17 (167.4172)	1 (178.2972)	—
Apr 22, 2022	Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) Florence, AL	25 / 34 (487.3260)	19 (165.6916)	31 (154.8116)	18 (166.8228)	—
Apr 23, 2021	Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL	21 / 29 (317.1428)	24 (157.1772)	18 (159.9656)	—	—

FLO TOWN SMOKERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

Backyard avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

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

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 — 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)