NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ

NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 26 at the Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival (2024), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #987 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#987

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1607

peak 1607 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 1, 2019

latest Apr 25, 2025 · 6.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#130

Backyard 2024 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

50% of 20 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 29%

overall standings

Best overall

506.7312 / 540

Backyard · BBQ Boogie & Blues

Perfect 180s

Current form

502.07 ▲

last 5 Backyard (3-meat) vs avg 493.83 (+8.25)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · BBQ, Boogie & Blues

Consistency

±9.91

spread of their Backyard (3-meat) overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.88 · weakest Pork (163.38)

Road miles

978

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 155 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Purse competed for

$194K

listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 19 state-championship entries

Backyard avg

335.60 / 360

5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

493.83 / 540

14 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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 (10 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.7260 points from the title

Came within 1.7260 points of the Grand Championship at Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival (Aug 16, 2024).

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 15 of 20 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 20 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

506.7312 career-best overall

93.8% of a perfect 540

Their best day on record: 506.7312 at BBQ Boogie & Blues — 93.8% of a perfect 540.

Backyard
Apr 29, 2022

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

I.B.O.K. HOLY SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

TFS PIT VIPERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

TFS PIT VIPERS has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

13–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Willingham's in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

YES, DEAR BBQ ahead 62% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, YES, DEAR BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 13 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.02% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.02% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.9% of a perfect score
20 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival every year from 2021 to 2024 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 2nd

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
2025 ↗	Backyard	#318 (109 pts)	#313 (114 pts)	#329 (109 pts)	—	—
2024 ↗	Backyard	#130 (439 pts)	#143 (439 pts)	#158 (354 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#120 (521 pts)	#142 (456 pts)	—	—
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#63 (737 pts)	#100 (482 pts)	—	—
2021 ↗	Backyard	—	#83 (455 pts)	#61 (565 pts)	—	—
2020 ↗	Backyard	—	#97 (89 pts)	#78 (124 pts)	—	—

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to NATIVE SMOKERS 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.

DODGE COUNTY SMOKERS

#985 of the rated field

1607 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1609

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jun 9, 2017

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HOGZ GONE WILD GA

#986 of the rated field

1607 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1607

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 11 years before NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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BBQ Symphony

#991 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1606

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ

#989 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1618

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 30 contests, alongside a 47% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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PORK ME PURPLE

#982 of the rated field

1607 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1607

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ's first contest.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Sep 28, 2018

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TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS

#990 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1609

Level with NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 58 contests
last seen Oct 7, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Stewbabys BBQ	16	12	4	75%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN KOLBZ	16	10	6	63%	⚔ compare
COOL HAND QUE	15	11	4	73%	⚔ compare
MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	15	10	5	67%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	15	10	4	67%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
Willingham's	13	13	0	100%	⚔ compare
Peckerwood Country Club	13	12	1	92%	⚔ compare
BAD ROOSTER BBQ	13	7	5	54%	⚔ compare
ZIPS BBQ	13	7	4	54%	⚔ compare
Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
YES, DEAR BBQ	13	6	6	46%	⚔ compare
Wiggle Butts BBQ	12	12	0	100%	⚔ compare
Quenut BBQ	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
CHOOCHOO BBQ	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	9	1	4	175.4172	153.0512	166.88	top 28%
Pork Ribs	19	7	0	3	174.2744	158.2056	165.44	top 31%
Pork	17	9	2	5	175.4056	151.9200	163.38	top 28%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	12	0	top 31%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 26%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	17	0	top 25%
AL	2	0	top 67%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival	4	2	top 23%	Aug 16, 2024
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	4	11	top 26%	Mar 3, 2023
BBQ, Boogie & Blues	3	4	top 25%	Apr 26, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 5 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 18 of 20 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 11 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 566 finished ahead 883 times, behind 473

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

20252 milestones

Apr 25 Peak power rating (1607) BBQ & Boogie
Apr 25 Most recent contest BBQ & Boogie

20243 milestones

Apr 26 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 BBQ, Boogie & Blues
Aug 16 First overall podium Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival
Aug 16 First Reserve Championship Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival

20222 milestones

Apr 29 Career-best overall score506.7312 BBQ Boogie & Blues
Nov 18 First category win (Pork) Atlanta BBQ Store Classic

20211 milestone

Nov 19 10th tracked contest GBC Throwdown

20193 milestones

Mar 1 First call Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Mar 1 First overall top-10 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Mar 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score494.1372 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

20181 milestone

Aug 24 First tracked contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.7	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 1, 2019
+12.6	Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival	Aug 16, 2024
+10.1	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival	Aug 23, 2019
+10	BBQ, Boogie & Blues	Apr 26, 2024
+9.8	BBQ Boogie & Blues	Apr 29, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.9	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 12, 2019
-1	GBC Summer Showdown	Jul 30, 2021
-0.7	Poosa Q	Oct 5, 2023
-0.3	BBQ Boogie & Blues	Sep 24, 2021

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0	0%	top 38%	92.7%	92.7%
2024	2	2	2	100%	top 10%	96.7%	95.2%
2023	3	1	0	67%	top 29%	93.6%	93.1%
2022	4	3	1	100%	top 22%	93.8%	92.2%
2021	5	2	0	100%	top 33%	92.5%	90.5%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 36%	88.3%	88.3%
2019	3	2	0	67%	top 40%	92%	91.5%
2018	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 25, 2025	BBQ & Boogie 🏅 Calhoun, GA	12 / 32 (333.6456)	11 (167.9656)	12 (165.6800)	12 (162.2516)	—
Aug 16, 2024	Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	2 / 26 (347.9656)	5 (175.4056)	2 (172.5600)	1 (174.8572)	—
Apr 26, 2024	BBQ, Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	4 / 34 (337.6688)	1 (175.4172)	12 (162.2516)	10 (162.8228)	—
Oct 5, 2023	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	35 / 73 (331.3140)	11 (173.1084)	53 (158.2056)	—	—
Aug 18, 2023	Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	6 / 27 (505.6460)	3 (171.9772)	11 (165.1316)	8 (168.5372)	—
Mar 3, 2023	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	11 / 65 (505.0744)	17 (169.1316)	19 (163.9772)	3 (171.9656)	—
Nov 18, 2022	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA	8 / 57 (502.7424)	19 (155.3596)	4 (171.9772)	1 (175.4056)	—
Aug 19, 2022	Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	9 / 30 (490.1716)	3 (171.9772)	12 (161.6688)	14 (156.5256)	—
Apr 29, 2022	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	6 / 37 (506.7312)	5 (168.5372)	9 (165.0856)	2 (173.1084)	—
Mar 4, 2022	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	20 / 73 (491.8972)	3 (174.2628)	21 (162.2744)	30 (155.3600)	—
Nov 19, 2021	GBC Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA	6 / 28 (499.3256)	12 (162.2628)	6 (167.3944)	3 (169.6684)	—
Sep 24, 2021	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	13 / 27 (476.9368)	17 (153.0512)	12 (158.8000)	8 (165.0856)	—
Aug 20, 2021	Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	8 / 26 (492.4228)	13 (159.9544)	3 (174.2744)	14 (158.1940)	—
Jul 30, 2021	GBC Summer Showdown 🏅 Cumming, GA	16 / 39 (478.6860)	8 (168.5488)	16 (158.2172)	19 (151.9200)	—
Mar 5, 2021	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	19 / 81 (495.8512)	12 (169.1200)	9 (173.1084)	33 (153.6228)	—
Mar 6, 2020	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	22 / 61 (476.9256)	19 (159.3600)	12 (161.6572)	27 (155.9084)	—
Aug 23, 2019	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	6 / 32 (497.0288)	9 (167.3944)	2 (173.7144)	14 (155.9200)	—
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	26 / 30 (327.3828)	31 (161.6684)	25 (165.7144)	—	—
Mar 1, 2019	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	9 / 62 (494.1372)	10 (166.2400)	20 (161.6572)	8 (166.2400)	—
Aug 24, 2018	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA	—	—	—	—	—

NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ

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

Backyard avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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 — 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)