Keepin It Smokin FL
Rating
1538
peak 1538 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2020-04-06
latest 2025-07-10
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 15%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 175.41 · weakest Pork (170.83)
Road miles
1328
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 897 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$70K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
693.63 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Lakeland Pig Festival (2024-01-26).
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 175.41 | top 16% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 170.8344 | 171.98 | top 34% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 167.4056 | 170.83 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 172.0116 | 174.28 | top 14% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 12% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in FL (2 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Brisket (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 693.63 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2020-04-06 — First tracked contest · Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League
- 📣 2022-01-28 — First call · Lakeland Pig Festival
- ⭐ 2022-01-28 — Career-best overall score (694.7884) · Lakeland Pig Festival
- 📈 2025-07-10 — Peak power rating (1538) · South Carolina Festival of Discovery
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.5 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2022-01-28 |
| +12.7 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League | 2020-04-06 |
| +12.1 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2025-07-10 |
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 20% | 96.2% | 96.2% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 12% | 96.5% | 96.5% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 14% | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 13 / 66 (692.4800) | 20 (173.1200) | 29 (170.8344) | 14 (174.2628) | 15 (174.2628) |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 7 / 60 (694.7884) | 1 (177.7028) | 14 (173.1200) | 32 (167.4056) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO | 15 / 109 (172.0116) | — | — | — | 15 (172.0116) |