On the rise
+25
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 25 points across 5 contests since 2025-03-07 — from 1522 up to 1547.
- 5 contests since 2025-03-07
- now 1547
1909 Mountain Smoke
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1547
peak 1547 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2024-11-15
latest 2026-05-24
Best ToY finish
#118
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
340.52 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 341.76 (-1.25)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.50
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 175.21 · weakest Brisket (161.94)
Road miles
386
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 169 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Purse competed for
$58K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
673.59 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
341.76 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is 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 (12 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Signature meat
25%
pork ribs entries won
2 wins from 8 entries
When pork ribs is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 25% of their entries (2 of 8).
- best 177.7144
- average 175.21
- 6 calls
Happy hunting ground
Top 13%
average finish here
Atlanta BBQ Store Classic is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 4th
- average top 13%
A multi-meat day
1
contests with 2+ category wins
They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (2025-11-14).
- Pork Ribs 1st
- Pork 1st
They almost always walk
75%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 6 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 75% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
673.5888
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.5888 at Honeybee BBQ Competition — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2025-05-30
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Southern Life BBQ has finished one call ahead of 1909 Mountain Smoke 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
6–1
behind in the head-to-head
Electro-Que-ted ahead in 86% of their meetings
Electro-Que-ted has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
A strong matchup
6–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Wiggle Butts BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Pork Ribs nemesis
5 of 7
shared pork ribs entries lost
Electro-Que-ted ahead 71% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Electro-Que-ted has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.
Announced themselves early
4th
at their very first contest
Finished 4 of 58 at their very first tracked contest, Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (2024-11-15).
- 2024-11-15
- 58-team field
The metronome
±1.99%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.99% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 94.7% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
65 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1792 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1550
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to 1909 Mountain Smoke)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 1909 Mountain Smoke has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1794 of the rated field
- Contests
- 78
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1671
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to 1909 Mountain Smoke)
They've been 1671 at their best, 124 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1798 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 13 years before 1909 Mountain Smoke's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1802 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 83%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1797 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before 1909 Mountain Smoke's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#1795 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
Level with 1909 Mountain Smoke on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Smoke Q | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Electro-Que-ted | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Wiggle Butts BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| ZIPS BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 6 | 3 | 2 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Big James Kitchen | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Peckerwood Country Club | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD BRAD'S BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewbabys BBQ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 152.4916 | 166.33 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 177.7144 | 173.1200 | 175.21 | top 14% |
| Pork | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 176.5600 | 164.5256 | 171.17 | top 21% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 161.6456 | 161.94 | top 52% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 6 | 0 | top 29% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 21% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 23% | 2026-03-06 |
| Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 13% | 2025-11-14 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.5 yrs
2024-11-15 → 2026-05-24
Busiest season
2025
4 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
6 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · 2 wins · 6 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 175.21 · weakest Brisket (161.94)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 6 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
2 of 8 contests
Master average
673.59
out of 720 · 1 contest · 0 GCs
Backyard average
341.76
out of 360 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
287
373–161 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
386
8 mapped stops · furthest 169 mi
Schedule strength
1589
average field rating faced — tougher than 71% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$58,000
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 6 state-championship entries
Power rating
1547
peak 1547 · #1793 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2024
- First tracked contest Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- First call Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- First overall top-10 Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score348.0004 Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- 2025
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Honeybee BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score673.5888 Honeybee BBQ Competition
- First multi-meat day Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7144 Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- 2026
- Peak power rating (1547) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.2 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 2024-11-15 |
| +14.4 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2026-03-06 |
| +11.1 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 2025-11-14 |
| +5.4 | BBQ & Boogie | 2025-04-25 |
| +4.7 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2025-03-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.7 | Honeybee BBQ Competition | 2025-05-30 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 22% | 97.1% | 96.2% |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100% | top 39% | 95.5% | 93.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 7% | 96.7% | 96.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 26 / 82 (342.8116) | 38 (168.5372) | 11 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 32 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 5 / 44 (349.6800) | 8 (173.1200) | 5 (176.5600) | 6 (176.5600) | — |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 11 / 56 (343.9544) | 19 (166.2400) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (176.5600) | — |
| 2025-05-30 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 17 / 26 (673.5888) | 24 (163.4060) | 1 (177.7144) | 10 (170.8228) | 24 (161.6456) |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 11 / 32 (339.3600) | 12 (166.2400) | 6 (173.1200) | 7 (167.3828) | 4 (162.2400) |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 16 / 45 (326.7776) | 27 (152.4916) | 6 (174.2860) | 14 (164.5256) | — |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA | 4 / 58 (348.0004) | 8 (174.2744) | 5 (173.7260) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #118 (366 pts) | #145 (296 pts) | #77 (651 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1051 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #134 (422 pts) | #163 (317 pts) | #131 (512 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1034 (91 pts) | #1457 (56 pts) | #675 (276 pts) | #915 (126 pts) | #1437 (56 pts) |