Small Batch BBQ - TN TN
Rating
1659
peak 1659
Contests
30
in the data
First seen
2022-09-16
latest 2025-05-25
Best ToY finish
#36
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
4
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
17
of 30 contests
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
347.27 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 356.88 (-9.61)
Walk rate
87%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Consistency
±48.51
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.76 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.57)
Road miles
1855
mi across 30 mapped stops · furthest 307 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS has finished one call ahead of Small Batch BBQ - TN 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
LEE LA Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Deviant Smoke in 14 of their 20 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 35-team field at Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE).
🍖 Signature meat
When pork is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 25% of their entries (2 of 8).
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) (2023-08-11) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 20-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Hickory Hangover.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 26 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.2628 | 173.76 | top 23% |
| Pork Ribs | 28 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 178.3200 | 154.2288 | 168.57 | top 42% |
| Pork | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 165.0856 | 172.84 | top 23% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 15 | 1 | top 35% |
| TN | 7 | 0 | top 23% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 12% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 51% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 1 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 13% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (17 of 30 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (28 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) (2023-08-11)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 356.88
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 350.2744 | 347.82 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 353.1316 | 343.08 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 523.9772 | 367.75 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 507.4400 | 507.44 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 11 / 70 (348.5372) | 9 (175.4172) | 20 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Chicken (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | 7 (176.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 32 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 8 / 23 (349.6800) | 7 (177.7028) | 14 (171.9772) | 1 (180.0000) | — |
| 2025-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 9 / 28 (342.7884) | 14 (169.6684) | 7 (173.1200) | 2 (176.5944) | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 3 / 43 (350.2744) | 8 (174.2744) | 3 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 16 / 59 (345.0856) | 9 (176.5600) | 31 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 11 / 18 (335.9544) | 1 (180.0000) | 17 (155.9544) | 8 (168.5256) | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 6 / 33 (346.2400) | 8 (173.1200) | 7 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 4 (171.4056) | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 9 / 27 (344.5372) | 7 (175.4056) | 17 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) Shelbyville, TN | 5 / 17 (347.3944) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (168.5372) | 12 (165.0856) | — |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 3 / 47 (353.1316) | 9 (176.5600) | 3 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 6 / 39 (346.2516) | 5 (176.5716) | 15 (169.6800) | 4 (173.1200) | — |
| 2024-05-04 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 5 / 20 (349.6916) | 4 (178.8572) | 11 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 9 / 27 (340.5144) | 6 (174.2628) | 14 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2024-04-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 3 / 40 (351.9656) | 2 (177.7028) | 6 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 30 / 38 (329.0512) | 11 (171.9656) | 36 (157.0856) | — | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 22 / 93 (329.6456) | 8 (172.5600) | 37 (157.0856) | — | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 47 (163.9888) | — | — |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 7 / 59 (340.5256) | 5 (173.1084) | 11 (167.4172) | 11 (169.7028) | — |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #2 Oneonta, AL | 7 / 11 (335.3600) | 6 (166.2400) | 5 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1 Oneonta, AL | 5 / 18 (341.6340) | 9 (170.8112) | 6 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (One Meat Ribs) Oneonta, AL | — | — | 2 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 14 / 19 (326.7544) | 7 (169.6916) | 17 (157.0628) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 1 / 35 (523.9772) | 8 (171.9772) | 4 (173.1428) | 1 (178.8572) | — |
| 2023-05-19 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 23 / 34 (331.3716) | 4 (177.1428) | 30 (154.2288) | — | — |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 3 / 80 (347.3828) | 9 (173.1084) | 4 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 17 (170.2972) | — | — |
| 2022-09-16 | Smokin' For Garrett Mt. Carmel, IL | 8 / 27 (507.4400) | 14 (158.2628) | 1 (178.3200) | 8 (170.8572) | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #86 (646 pts) | #76 (726 pts) | #96 (641 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #850 (165 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #36 (988 pts) | #18 (1156 pts) | #63 (818 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | #788 (191 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #70 (809 pts) | #53 (976 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #628 (337 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #283 (98 pts) | #142 (268 pts) | — | — |