Chokin "N" tha Smoke

Chokin "N" tha Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 57 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 6th of 19 at the Southern Smoke BBQ Championship (2017). They are ranked #1610 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “CHOKIN 'N' THA SMOKE”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,610

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1557

peak 1591 · rated over 56 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest May 16, 2025 · 12.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#383

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 57 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

693.0860 / 720

Master · Smokin' In McMinnville

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

660.69 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 667.73 (-7.04)

Walk rate

53%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Smokin' In McMinnville

Consistency

±14.21

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.69 · weakest Brisket (165.45)

Road miles

6,448

across 57 mapped stops · furthest 374 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$79K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.73 / 720

53 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

331.95 / 360

3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

High-water mark

693.0860 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.0860 at Smokin' In McMinnville — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 12, 2016

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS has finished one call ahead of Chokin "N" tha Smoke 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 43%.

10 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 43%

A tough matchup

43–2 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 96% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 43 of their 45 shared contests.

A strong matchup

16–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 76% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS in 16 of their 21 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (May 17, 2024).

last seen May 20, 2022
back May 17, 2024

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Chicken nemesis

34 of 45 shared chicken entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 76% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 34 of 45 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 40% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 40% across 7 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.

7 September contests
top 53% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,448 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,448 miles across 57 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 374 miles to World Barbecue Championship.

57 mapped stops
furthest 374 mi

The metronome

±1.93% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.93% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.7% of a perfect score
57 contests

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 19th

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018 ↗	Master	#657 (524 pts)	#599 (619 pts)	#536 (709 pts)	#793 (439 pts)	#628 (584 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#383 (962 pts)	#363 (1,022 pts)	#373 (1,007 pts)	#335 (1,087 pts)	#366 (1,037 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#522 (756 pts)	#520 (776 pts)	#490 (831 pts)	#558 (726 pts)	#411 (971 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#641 (570 pts)	#495 (780 pts)	#674 (570 pts)	#559 (695 pts)	#714 (515 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#483 (799 pts)	#308 (1,119 pts)	#287 (1,219 pts)	#547 (709 pts)	#474 (789 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#625 (505 pts)	#436 (715 pts)	#624 (535 pts)	#437 (735 pts)	#639 (510 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Chokin "N" tha Smoke, each with one reason worth a look.

49 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

HONEYMAN BBQ

#1,603 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1602

They've been 1602 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Oct 24, 2020

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OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO

#1,604 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1562

Careers of much the same size, 41 contests to 57, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Titans of BBQ

#1,623 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1557

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 40 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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KISS MY BBQ

#1,622 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1572

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Chokin "N" tha Smoke's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 35 contests

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TRANQUIL CARNIVORES

#1,608 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1582

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2026

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Que N Cue

#1,621 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1557

Level with Chokin "N" tha Smoke on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Organizer Portal	45	2	43	4%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	36	7	29	19%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	33	5	28	15%	⚔ compare
South Pork	32	3	29	9%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	30	2	28	7%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	29	3	26	10%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	27	2	25	7%	⚔ compare
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	27	1	26	4%	⚔ compare
BEAN BANDITS	24	9	15	38%	⚔ compare
2 LIVE CUE	23	15	8	65%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	23	4	19	17%	⚔ compare
HOT COLE'S BBQ	23	3	20	13%	⚔ compare
BIG G BBQ	22	15	7	68%	⚔ compare
THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS	21	16	5	76%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	56	15	0	3	177.7028	150.2852	168.69	top 49%
Pork Ribs	56	15	1	2	177.7372	145.7144	166.81	top 49%
Pork	55	8	0	1	177.7144	153.7140	166.65	top 54%
Brisket	53	8	1	1	180 🔥	153.0856	165.45	top 55%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 32%
Medium (20–39)	27	top 60%
Large (40+)	28	top 47%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	30	top 58%
AL	20	top 48%
MS	4	top 35%
GA	2	top 65%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	8	19	top 60%	May 16, 2025
Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off	4	9	top 57%	Jul 26, 2019
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	4	16	top 38%	May 4, 2018
Smoke on the Falls	3	12	top 59%	Sep 18, 2020
Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff	3	11	top 41%	May 27, 2016
The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	18	top 64%	May 17, 2024
Mid-South BBQ Festival	2	13	top 63%	Oct 19, 2018
Smoke on the Shores	2	31	top 64%	Mar 9, 2018
World Barbecue Championship	2	19	top 27%	Nov 8, 2017
Smokin' In McMinnville	2	7	top 56%	Aug 12, 2016
Smokin' in McMinnville	2	31	top 84%	Aug 8, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 10 contests

Contests a season 5.2 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 30 of 57 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 33 11 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,003 finished ahead 1,411 times, behind 1,360

Longest layoff 2 yrs May 20, 2022 → May 17, 2024

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone

May 16 Most recent contest High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)

20192 milestones

Mar 8 50th tracked contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
Apr 12 Peak power rating (1591) Smoke on the Falls

20164 milestones

Apr 15 25th tracked contest High on the Hog Festival
Aug 12 First overall top-10 Smokin' In McMinnville
Aug 12 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Smokin' In McMinnville
Aug 12 Career-best overall score693.0860 Smokin' In McMinnville

20142 milestones

Mar 14 First category win (Pork Ribs) Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre
May 2 10th tracked contest The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)

20133 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2850 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
May 17 First call Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	Smokin' In McMinnville	Aug 12, 2016
+13.4	World Barbecue Championship	Nov 11, 2016
+11.6	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest	Sep 11, 2015
+10.9	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre	Mar 14, 2014
+10.1	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest	Sep 13, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 19, 2019
-10	The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 3, 2013
-10	Smokin' in McMinnville	Aug 7, 2015
-9.9	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off	May 17, 2013
-9.1	Smokin' in McMinnville	Aug 8, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0	0%	top 75%	92%	92%
2024	1	0	0	100%	top 67%	91.4%	91.4%
2022	1	0	0	100%	top 62%	93.2%	93.2%
2020	1	0	0	100%	top 61%	91.6%	91.6%
2019	5	0	0	20%	top 63%	93.6%	91.8%
2018	7	1	0	57%	top 54%	95%	93.1%
2017	10	2	0	60%	top 43%	96.2%	94%
2016	8	2	1	63%	top 46%	96.3%	93.8%
2015	7	0	0	43%	top 56%	94.7%	92.5%
2014	9	0	1	56%	top 49%	95.9%	93%
2013	7	0	0	43%	top 64%	92.6%	90%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 16, 2025	High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN	24 / 32 (331.3600)	17 (170.2744)	27 (161.0856)	12 (170.2744)	—
May 17, 2024	The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN	26 / 39 (329.1200)	34 (157.1544)	9 (171.9656)	13 (166.8916)	—
May 20, 2022	The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 🏅 Winchester, TN	18 / 29 (335.3716)	20 (164.5372)	7 (170.8344)	—	—
Sep 18, 2020	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	17 / 28 (659.8628)	24 (158.8000)	5 (171.9772)	10 (169.1084)	25 (159.9772)
Jul 26, 2019	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL	21 / 27 (647.9088)	22 (161.1316)	15 (163.9772)	19 (163.3944)	18 (159.4056)
Apr 19, 2019	High on the Hog Festival 🏅 Winchester, TN	32 / 39 (649.5200)	18 (170.8228)	33 (158.8000)	33 (160.5144)	34 (159.3828)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	12 / 30 (673.6804)	3 (176.5600)	9 (170.2860)	24 (161.0972)	18 (165.7372)
Mar 8, 2019	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN	36 / 67 (672.4684)	27 (170.2744)	32 (168.5256)	57 (159.9312)	13 (173.7372)
Feb 8, 2019	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 19, 2018	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	13 / 22 (667.8740)	14 (169.6800)	11 (166.8228)	6 (171.4056)	19 (159.9656)
Sep 14, 2018	Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival Decatur, AL	15 / 32 (669.6348)	28 (161.6572)	3 (175.4516)	26 (162.8116)	9 (169.7144)
Jul 27, 2018	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	9 / 27 (683.9428)	8 (172.5600)	4 (174.8572)	17 (163.9656)	9 (172.5600)
May 4, 2018	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	17 / 61 (679.9084)	3 (177.7028)	37 (165.1316)	15 (171.9656)	37 (165.1084)
Apr 20, 2018	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	30 / 42 (664.4456)	40 (159.3600)	18 (169.6800)	27 (165.6684)	20 (169.7372)
Apr 13, 2018	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	29 / 38 (664.4112)	31 (163.3828)	26 (165.6800)	27 (164.5256)	17 (170.8228)
Mar 9, 2018	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	56 / 87 (661.5884)	60 (165.0856)	43 (165.1428)	60 (165.6800)	48 (165.6800)
Nov 8, 2017	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	31 / 93 (677.0168)	9 (174.2628)	61 (164.5372)	59 (165.6684)	19 (172.5484)
Oct 20, 2017	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	19 / 28 (670.1368)	22 (169.1200)	12 (169.6800)	22 (160.4912)	14 (170.8456)
Sep 15, 2017	Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL	19 / 39 (671.9200)	17 (169.1772)	9 (171.9772)	15 (168.5256)	26 (162.2400)
Aug 25, 2017	Great American BBQ Festival Franklin, TN	15 / 40 (677.0628)	31 (163.9656)	16 (169.1200)	11 (173.7028)	12 (170.2744)
Jul 28, 2017	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	9 / 27 (683.9428)	8 (172.5600)	4 (174.8572)	17 (163.9656)	9 (172.5600)
Jul 14, 2017	The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig Cummings, GA	23 / 41 (668.4456)	4 (176.5600)	28 (164.5256)	31 (163.9656)	28 (163.3944)
May 19, 2017	Southern Smoke BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN	6 / 19 (692.5144)	5 (176)	9 (170.2860)	2 (177.7028)	9 (168.5256)
May 5, 2017	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	16 / 69 (682.1712)	49 (161.0740)	17 (172.5600)	5 (177.7144)	18 (170.8228)
Apr 21, 2017	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	19 / 41 (679.3256)	23 (169.1084)	20 (167.9656)	17 (170.8460)	20 (171.4056)
Mar 10, 2017	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	33 / 62 (668.4456)	25 (170.2856)	36 (166.2400)	40 (164.5372)	30 (167.3828)
Nov 11, 2016	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	19 / 89 (685.6572)	28 (172.0116)	8 (175.4400)	48 (167.3828)	32 (170.8228)
Sep 29, 2016	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS	8 / 28 (685.0852)	9 (171.9884)	7 (171.9884)	17 (165.7028)	5 (175.4056)
Aug 12, 2016	Smokin' In McMinnville McMinnville, TN	7 / 32 (693.0860)	9 (173.1316)	23 (166.2516)	8 (173.7028)	1 (180)
Jun 3, 2016	Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ Red Bank(Chattanooga), TN	33 / 39 (657.0060)	30 (166.2400)	24 (168.5488)	34 (160.5488)	32 (161.6684)
May 27, 2016	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Lewisburg, TN	13 / 31 (678.8112)	19 (169.1428)	26 (163.9656)	11 (169.6800)	4 (176.0228)
May 6, 2016	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	28 / 67 (665.5772)	12 (173.1316)	4 (175.4172)	40 (163.9428)	53 (153.0856)
Apr 15, 2016	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	36 / 56 (669.0972)	18 (172.5600)	53 (157.0972)	28 (169.1544)	24 (170.2856)
Mar 11, 2016	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	31 / 49 (669.0516)	23 (169.7144)	31 (166.2516)	14 (171.4056)	38 (161.6800)
Dec 4, 2015	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	29 / 39 (649.5772)	32 (157.0972)	32 (159.9428)	6 (172.5600)	31 (159.9772)
Sep 11, 2015	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	11 / 55 (682.1828)	11 (173.1200)	17 (167.9772)	16 (170.2628)	17 (170.8228)
Aug 7, 2015	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	33 / 37 (655.9196)	33 (163.4056)	28 (165.1084)	23 (168.5600)	30 (158.8456)
May 22, 2015	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN	11 / 28 (681.6228)	4 (176.5828)	11 (170.8344)	16 (168.5372)	17 (165.6684)
May 15, 2015	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	20 / 27 (656.4800)	24 (165.7028)	14 (164.5372)	22 (162.2400)	19 (164)
Apr 17, 2015	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	27 / 59 (675.9200)	16 (173.1200)	33 (166.8800)	13 (173.1200)	46 (162.8000)
Mar 13, 2015	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	46 / 94 (660.4000)	7 (175.4172)	69 (158.2288)	31 (168.5256)	62 (158.2284)
Oct 17, 2014	Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	15 / 35 (679.8860)	19 (169.6800)	11 (170.8460)	15 (170.8228)	17 (168.5372)
Oct 3, 2014	Smokin' At The Market Gallatin, TN	16 / 29 (690.2400)	18 (171.4056)	5 (176.5600)	19 (171.4400)	14 (170.8344)
Sep 19, 2014	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL	38 / 75 (654.7204)	57 (159.9772)	39 (163.9660)	42 (165.1088)	35 (165.6684)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	34 / 40 (651.8968)	35 (163.3828)	21 (166.8228)	25 (167.4400)	32 (154.2512)
Jul 25, 2014	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	21 / 49 (669.0860)	3 (176.5600)	8 (172.0116)	39 (161.6800)	41 (158.8344)
May 24, 2014	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN	17 / 41 (678.2060)	6 (175.4172)	12 (172.0116)	23 (167.9772)	28 (162.8000)
May 2, 2014	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL	37 / 62 (650.6860)	35 (163.9544)	43 (161.0972)	27 (165.6800)	39 (159.9544)
Apr 18, 2014	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	24 / 62 (675.3256)	15 (173.1428)	32 (166.8228)	54 (160.5028)	10 (174.8572)
Mar 14, 2014	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS	21 / 95 (674.2400)	8 (176.0344)	1 (177.7372)	80 (157.0856)	46 (163.3828)
Sep 13, 2013	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	21 / 80 (666.8344)	31 (166.8572)	13 (169.7372)	11 (171.9884)	53 (158.2516)
Aug 9, 2013	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	31 / 37 (647.8856)	23 (165.6684)	34 (154.2516)	7 (173.1428)	35 (154.8228)
May 24, 2013	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off Lewisburg, TN	27 / 36 (639.4288)	4 (173.1430)	31 (149.7144)	31 (158.2856)	27 (158.2858)
May 17, 2013	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL	23 / 27 (639.4286)	18 (167.9998)	27 (145.7144)	9 (172)	25 (153.7144)
May 3, 2013	The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	51 / 62 (630.2848)	59 (150.2852)	47 (158.2856)	59 (153.7140)	18 (168)
Apr 19, 2013	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	33 / 60 (651.4286)	16 (170.2858)	25 (164.5716)	46 (157.7142)	38 (158.8570)
Mar 15, 2013	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	41 / 100 (658.2850)	27 (169.1426)	66 (160.5712)	55 (161.7142)	39 (166.8570)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Chokin "N" tha Smoke

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)