SMOKE N BREW NC
Rating
1616
peak 1628
Contests
31
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2025-03-28
Best ToY finish
#195
Master 2021
Grand champs
1
3 reserve
Category wins
10
18 podiums
Overall top-10s
15
of 31 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
681.51 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 664.23 (+17.28)
Walk rate
81%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±89.47
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.75 · weakest Pork (169.49)
Road miles
3991
mi across 31 mapped stops · furthest 865 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKE N BREW 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKING STUDS BBQ in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0460 points of the Grand Championship at Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest (2021-07-23).
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 27% across 4 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival (2023-05-19) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 25-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Ham Squad.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 31 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.3944 | 170.75 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 31 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.2516 | 170.25 | top 41% |
| Pork | 31 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.8228 | 169.49 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 31 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 177.7028 | 157.6800 | 169.67 | top 39% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 24 | 1 | top 36% |
| GA | 3 | 0 | top 33% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
| SC | 2 | 0 | top 25% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 17 | 1 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 40% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (24 of 31 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (31 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival (2023-05-19)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 664.23
- 3 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 669.0172 | 669.02 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 698.2288 | 685.73 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 705.6684 | 598.69 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 686.7312 | 678.59 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 694.2056 | 684.15 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 679.2912 | 679.29 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 686.8000 | 671.16 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-28 | Smokin' in the Pines Carthage, NC | 19 / 22 (669.0172) | 11 (170.8228) | 6 (174.2744) | 17 (166.2400) | 21 (157.6800) |
| 2024-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 3 / 26 (698.2288) | 10 (171.9772) | 9 (170.8344) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (175.4172) |
| 2024-09-13 | Clayton BBQ Challenge Clayton, NC | 5 / 27 (693.0628) | 3 (176.5600) | 15 (170.2628) | 3 (177.7028) | 15 (168.5372) |
| 2024-05-17 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival Ayden, NC | 4 / 18 (681.6000) | 11 (168.5256) | 8 (170.8344) | 1 (175.4172) | 8 (166.8228) |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 Kannapolis, NC | 33 / 35 (665.6232) | 26 (169.6800) | 22 (170.8688) | 28 (166.8344) | 32 (158.2400) |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 Kannapolis, NC | 13 / 45 (688.4916) | 17 (173.1200) | 9 (174.2744) | 25 (169.6916) | 24 (171.4056) |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 16 / 59 (687.3600) | 11 (175.4056) | 17 (171.4288) | 15 (172.0000) | 33 (168.5256) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 297 / 487 (665.6344) | 141 (172.5600) | 352 (162.8344) | 242 (168.0116) | 337 (162.2284) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 137 / 211 (678.1596) | 60 (175.4056) | 108 (170.8344) | 175 (165.1084) | 146 (166.8112) |
| 2023-09-15 | Clayton BBQ Challenge Clayton, NC | 6 / 17 (690.7772) | 4 (176.5600) | 8 (169.6916) | 13 (168.5256) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2023-05-19 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival Ayden, NC | 1 / 25 (705.6684) | 6 (175.4056) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (172.5600) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2023-04-28 | Smokin' in the Pines Pinehurst, NC | 13 / 24 (681.6112) | 11 (172.5600) | 1 (176.5944) | 22 (163.9312) | 12 (168.5256) |
| 2023-04-14 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 2 / 32 (170.2856) | 22 (163.9428) | 11 (168.5372) | 6 (174.2628) | 24 (163.3944) |
| 2022-07-22 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 12 / 35 (680.5028) | 4 (177.7028) | 20 (167.9772) | 13 (170.2628) | 21 (164.5600) |
| 2022-05-13 | Jiggy With The Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 24 / 46 (670.7084) | 12 (175.4056) | 35 (160.5028) | 24 (167.4056) | 18 (167.3944) |
| 2022-03-18 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 21 / 33 (676.4108) | 33 (162.8112) | 18 (171.9656) | 24 (168.5256) | 5 (173.1084) |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 25 / 73 (686.7312) | 34 (170.8228) | 22 (174.2628) | 53 (166.2284) | 9 (175.4172) |
| 2021-10-30 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 Shelby, NC | 10 / 27 (691.9428) | 9 (175.4056) | 1 (177.7144) | 18 (168.5600) | 15 (170.2628) |
| 2021-10-29 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 Shelby, NC | 22 / 33 (673.0400) | 29 (164.5256) | 25 (163.3944) | 10 (171.9884) | 6 (173.1316) |
| 2021-10-08 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 7 / 26 (679.8628) | 19 (163.9312) | 5 (173.1200) | 9 (169.6916) | 3 (173.1200) |
| 2021-07-23 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 2 / 30 (694.2056) | 1 (180.0000) | 9 (169.6800) | 10 (169.1200) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2021-07-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland Asheboro, NC | 8 / 19 (684.4572) | 11 (169.6800) | 1 (175.4288) | 8 (169.6684) | 10 (169.6800) |
| 2021-04-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge Roebuck, SC | 7 / 27 (690.1944) | 4 (176.5600) | 23 (166.2516) | 11 (170.8112) | 2 (176.5716) |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 30 / 81 (675.3372) | 52 (165.0740) | 53 (163.4172) | 15 (171.9772) | 10 (174.8688) |
| 2020-03-13 | Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show Darlington, SC | 7 / 29 (679.2912) | 5 (174.2628) | 23 (166.2400) | 21 (163.9428) | 2 (174.8456) |
| 2019-10-11 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 2 / 27 (686.7996) | 7 (170.8456) | 5 (170.8456) | 3 (170.8228) | 1 (174.2856) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 38 / 56 (648.4688) | 46 (158.2172) | 46 (158.2516) | 21 (166.8572) | 29 (165.1428) |
| 2019-08-02 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 3 / 40 (686.8000) | 6 (174.8572) | 22 (165.6800) | 12 (170.2628) | 1 (176.0000) |
| 2019-06-14 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 12 / 38 (662.2056) | 32 (155.3944) | 1 (177.7028) | 16 (163.9428) | 13 (165.1656) |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 23 / 60 (666.1712) | 17 (169.1200) | 2 (176.0000) | 33 (162.8228) | 46 (158.2284) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 9 / 43 (676.4912) | 18 (166.2400) | 14 (167.9656) | 7 (170.8684) | 7 (171.4172) |
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 ↗ | Master | #1087 (77 pts) | #1000 (117 pts) | #897 (162 pts) | #1100 (87 pts) | #1160 (67 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #247 (881 pts) | #309 (756 pts) | #353 (696 pts) | #213 (1001 pts) | #379 (601 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #286 (768 pts) | #336 (668 pts) | #254 (933 pts) | #344 (613 pts) | #305 (738 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #582 (328 pts) | #495 (453 pts) | #684 (313 pts) | #639 (308 pts) | #454 (503 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #195 (967 pts) | #203 (932 pts) | #192 (1042 pts) | #226 (857 pts) | #138 (1187 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #583 (159 pts) | #572 (179 pts) | #907 (64 pts) | #867 (74 pts) | #462 (254 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #362 (887 pts) | #542 (647 pts) | #318 (972 pts) | #456 (762 pts) | #337 (967 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1498 (145 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #801 (469 pts) | #797 (494 pts) | #658 (619 pts) | #659 (624 pts) | #838 (459 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1292 (221 pts) | #1452 (196 pts) | #1508 (186 pts) | #912 (421 pts) | #1393 (216 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #1909 (115 pts) |