The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
CAROLINA BBQ SHACK has finished one call ahead of Smell My Smoke BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Smell My Smoke BBQ
Smell My Smoke BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 62nd of 66 at the South Carolina Festival of Discovery (2025). They are ranked #6212 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1419
peak 1419 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jul 6, 2017
latest Jul 9, 2026 · 9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
448.28 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 477.22 (-28.94)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±138.68
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 151.98 · weakest Brisket (140.70)
Road miles
1
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Purse competed for
$130K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
477.22 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smell My Smoke BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
32 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,216 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1419
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,213 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1419
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Smell My Smoke BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,207 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1420
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,215 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1419
Level with Smell My Smoke BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,208 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1420
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,210 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1420
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG ON FIRE | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWIG-N-PIG | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wiggle Butts BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Backwoods BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Cherrywood BBQ Smoke Team | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLT BROTHERS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 136.4800 | 147.05 | top 95% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8800 | 133.7028 | 144.97 | top 90% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2744 | 145.6572 | 151.98 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4172 | 127.9772 | 140.70 | top 95% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 4 | 62 | 0 | top 95% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| SC Festival of Discovery | 4 | 80 | 0 | top 96% | Jul 9, 2021 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SC
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
266
finished ahead 27 times, behind 625
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jul 7, 2022 → Jul 11, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)159.4172 South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- Most recent contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery
20241 milestone
- Career-best overall score600.5028 South Carolina Festival of Discovery
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
- Peak power rating (1489) SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | SC Festival of Discovery | Jul 9, 2021 |
| -11.2 | SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | Jul 6, 2017 |
| -11.2 | SC Festival of Discovery | Jul 12, 2019 |
| -11.1 | SC Festival Of Discovery | Jul 12, 2018 |
| -10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | Jul 7, 2022 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 22.1% | 22.1% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 62% | 62% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 60.9% | 60.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 59.8% | 59.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 77.6% | 77.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2026 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 75 / 75 (159.4172) | 71 (159.4172) | — | — | — |
| Jul 10, 2025 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 62 / 66 (596.5260) | 64 (145.1316) | 60 (154.2628) | 65 (149.1200) | 59 (148.0116) |
| Jul 11, 2024 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 71 / 76 (600.5028) | 74 (146.2628) | 74 (144.5600) | 67 (158.2628) | 72 (151.4172) |
| Jul 7, 2022 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 87 / 92 (446.2172) | 83 (149.1316) | 82 (138.8112) | 77 (158.2744) | — |
| Jul 9, 2021 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 80 / 81 (438.7544) | 77 (145.0972) | 75 (139.9772) | 74 (153.6800) | — |
| Jul 12, 2019 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 81 / 83 (430.2744) | 74 (149.7372) | 77 (133.7028) | 77 (146.8344) | — |
| Jul 12, 2018 | SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 84 / 89 (558.6972) | 86 (136.4800) | 75 (148.5828) | 83 (145.6572) | 87 (127.9772) |
| Jul 6, 2017 | SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC | 84 / 89 (587.3944) | 86 (145.1200) | 73 (154.8800) | 80 (152) | 87 (135.3944) |