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Dr. Smoke TN

Power ranking

#2035
of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1480
peak 1501

Contests

21
in the data

First seen

2024-09-27
latest 2026-05-23

Best ToY finish

#260
Master 2026

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

1
2 podiums

Overall top-10s

1
of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 69%
overall standings

Perfect 180s

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Current form

685.75 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 675.32 (+10.43)

Walk rate

52%
contests with a top-10 call

Consistency

±11.81
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket
avg 172.90 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.96)

Road miles

3351
mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 414 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

TRUMP MY RUMP BBQ CREW has finished one call ahead of Dr. Smoke 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

⚔️ A tough matchup

JANKY LEG BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Smokin Through The Night in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

📅 A September team

Something about September: average finish in the top 60% across 3 contests, versus top 69% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 17 4 1 1 178.8572 152.4800 169.29 top 58%
Pork Ribs 19 2 0 0 173.1200 148.5488 165.96 top 73%
Pork 15 0 0 0 173.7028 161.1200 167.01 top 75%
Brisket 15 7 0 1 180.0000 🔥 166.8228 172.90 top 42%

“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

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
MO50top 71%
TN40top 71%
AR30top 70%
MS10top 55%
IN10top 44%
AL10top 95%

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)110top 68%
Large (40+)40top 74%

The story so far

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

SeasonContestsGCsCategory winsBest overallAvg overall
2026900 698.2744 685.75
20251100 680.9940 668.57
2024101 683.9772 683.98

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026-05-23 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN 72 / 117 (681.6344) 47 (173.7144) 110 (163.3944) 103 (164.5256) 8 (180.0000)
2026-05-22 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN 49 (170.8456)
2026-05-08 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off Kennett, MO 7 / 25 (698.2744) 6 (176.5716) 14 (172.0000) 11 (173.7028) 8 (176.0000)
2026-04-24 Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS 18 / 33 (687.3256) 4 (178.8572) 22 (167.9772) 22 (170.8228) 20 (169.6684)
2026-03-28 Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO 10 (164.5256)
2026-03-27 Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge St. Robert, MO 20 / 26 (677.0400) 9 (175.4172) 25 (158.8228) 23 (168.5372) 14 (174.2628)
2026-03-20 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN 60 / 125 (684.4800) 77 (169.6800) 71 (169.1316) 62 (171.9656) 32 (173.7028)
2026-03-20 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN 34 (171.4400)
2026-03-20 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN 64 (165.0856)
2025-10-03 Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest) Jackson, TN 20 / 25 (663.2456) 23 (152.4800) 14 (170.2628) 19 (163.9428) 5 (176.5600)
2025-09-26 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR 19 / 26 (673.0056) 25 (158.2284) 17 (168.5256) 15 (173.1200) 13 (173.1316)
2025-09-12 Smoke on the Ohio Mt. Vernon, IN 12 / 27 (669.5424) 22 (160.4912) 16 (165.1200) 16 (167.3712) 3 (176.5600)
2025-07-19 Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) Osceola, MO 24 / 28 (675.9200) 15 (173.1316) 17 (171.9656) 27 (163.4172) 24 (167.4056)
2025-07-18 Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) Osceola, MO 24 / 32 (678.2056) 12 (176.5600) 28 (165.1200) 29 (162.2628) 7 (174.2628)
2025-07-18 Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (ONE MEAT RIBS) Osceola, MO 5 (172.5600)
2025-06-20 Poosa Q Montgomery, AL 40 / 42 (657.5660) 42 (161.1088) 37 (163.9544) 38 (165.6800) 30 (166.8228)
2025-06-06 Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR 22 / 30 (680.9940) 25 (165.0972) 16 (173.1200) 22 (169.6684) 10 (173.1084)
2025-03-28 Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) St. Robert, MO 24 / 27 (668.5028) 21 (169.1544) 23 (167.3944) 24 (162.2284) 16 (169.7256)
2025-03-14 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN 93 / 100 (650.1600) 81 (166.2400) 98 (148.5488) 71 (166.8456) 57 (168.5256)
2025-03-14 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN 67 (155.3944)
2024-09-27 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR 17 / 27 (683.9772) 1 (178.8572) 18 (170.2744) 24 (161.1200) 10 (173.7256)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026 ↗ Master #260 (444 pts) #149 (749 pts) #263 (521 pts) #310 (374 pts) #207 (549 pts)
2025 ↗ Master #333 (640 pts) #355 (650 pts) #284 (887 pts) #355 (635 pts) #202 (1080 pts)
2024 ↗ Master #1048 (92 pts) #652 (277 pts) #1203 (87 pts) #1505 (57 pts) #899 (127 pts)

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