Smell My Smoke BBQ SC
Rating
1442
peak 1442
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-07-12
latest 2025-07-10
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
502.45
last 5 vs career avg 502.45 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±78.60
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 153.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (142.26)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
CAROLINA BBQ SHACK has finished one call ahead of Smell My Smoke BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
TKO BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, SC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.7372 | 145.0972 | 147.07 | top 94% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2628 | 133.7028 | 142.26 | top 93% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2744 | 146.8344 | 153.23 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4172 | 148.0116 | 149.71 | top 92% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in SC (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 502.45
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 596.5260 | 596.53 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 600.5028 | 600.50 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 446.2172 | 446.22 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 438.7544 | 438.75 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 430.2744 | 430.27 |
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 | 62 / 66 (596.5260) | 64 (145.1316) | 60 (154.2628) | 65 (149.1200) | 59 (148.0116) |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 71 / 76 (600.5028) | 74 (146.2628) | 74 (144.5600) | 67 (158.2628) | 72 (151.4172) |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 87 / 92 (446.2172) | 83 (149.1316) | 82 (138.8112) | 77 (158.2744) | — |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 80 / 81 (438.7544) | 77 (145.0972) | 75 (139.9772) | 74 (153.6800) | — |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 81 / 83 (430.2744) | 74 (149.7372) | 77 (133.7028) | 77 (146.8344) | — |