NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ GA
Rating
1594
peak 1594
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
2019-03-01
latest 2025-04-25
Best ToY finish
#130
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
3
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
371.25 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 452.19 (-80.94)
Walk rate
79%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±70.29
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.88 · weakest Pork (163.38)
Road miles
944
mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 156 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
I.B.O.K. HOLY SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
TFS PIT VIPERS has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Willingham's in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7260 points of the Grand Championship at Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival (2024-08-16).
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
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% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 17 | 0 | top 25% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 31% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 26% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (17 of 19 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (19 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 452.19
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 333.6456 | 333.65 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 347.9656 | 342.82 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 505.6460 | 447.34 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 506.7312 | 497.89 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 499.3256 | 488.64 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 476.9256 | 476.93 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 497.0288 | 439.52 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie Calhoun, GA | 12 / 32 (333.6456) | 11 (167.9656) | 12 (165.6800) | 12 (162.2516) | — |
| 2024-08-16 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 2 / 26 (347.9656) | 5 (175.4056) | 2 (172.5600) | 1 (174.8572) | — |
| 2024-04-26 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 4 / 34 (337.6688) | 1 (175.4172) | 12 (162.2516) | 10 (162.8228) | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 35 / 73 (331.3140) | 11 (173.1084) | 53 (158.2056) | — | — |
| 2023-08-18 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 6 / 27 (505.6460) | 3 (171.9772) | 11 (165.1316) | 8 (168.5372) | — |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 11 / 65 (505.0744) | 17 (169.1316) | 19 (163.9772) | 3 (171.9656) | — |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 8 / 57 (502.7424) | 19 (155.3596) | 4 (171.9772) | 1 (175.4056) | — |
| 2022-08-19 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 9 / 30 (490.1716) | 3 (171.9772) | 12 (161.6688) | 14 (156.5256) | — |
| 2022-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 6 / 37 (506.7312) | 5 (168.5372) | 9 (165.0856) | 2 (173.1084) | — |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 20 / 73 (491.8972) | 3 (174.2628) | 21 (162.2744) | 30 (155.3600) | — |
| 2021-11-19 | GBC Throwdown Cumming, GA | 6 / 28 (499.3256) | 12 (162.2628) | 6 (167.3944) | 3 (169.6684) | — |
| 2021-09-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 13 / 27 (476.9368) | 17 (153.0512) | 12 (158.8000) | 8 (165.0856) | — |
| 2021-08-20 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 8 / 26 (492.4228) | 13 (159.9544) | 3 (174.2744) | 14 (158.1940) | — |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown Cumming, GA | 16 / 39 (478.6860) | 8 (168.5488) | 16 (158.2172) | 19 (151.9200) | — |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 19 / 81 (495.8512) | 12 (169.1200) | 9 (173.1084) | 33 (153.6228) | — |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 22 / 61 (476.9256) | 19 (159.3600) | 12 (161.6572) | 27 (155.9084) | — |
| 2019-08-23 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 6 / 32 (497.0288) | 9 (167.3944) | 2 (173.7144) | 14 (155.9200) | — |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 26 / 30 (327.3828) | 31 (161.6684) | 25 (165.7144) | — | — |
| 2019-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 9 / 62 (494.1372) | 10 (166.2400) | 20 (161.6572) | 8 (166.2400) | — |
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 | #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) | — | — |