The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0460 points of the Grand Championship at Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest (Jul 23, 2021).
SMOKE N BREW is a competition barbecue team with 48 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival (2023), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #562 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKE 'N BREW”.
| 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 (1,001 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 (1,042 pts) | #226 (857 pts) | #138 (1,187 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #583 (159 pts) | #572 (179 pts) | #907 (64 pts) | #867 (74 pts) | #462 (254 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #358 (887 pts) | #538 (647 pts) | #314 (972 pts) | #453 (762 pts) | #331 (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) |
The teams rated closest to SMOKE N BREW, each with one reason worth a look.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before SMOKE N BREW's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersThis is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFewer contests behind them than SMOKE N BREW has cooked, 21 to 48, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKE N BREW has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 52 contests, alongside a 35% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersLevel with SMOKE N BREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 39 | 8 | 31 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 36 | 15 | 21 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | 31 | 11 | 20 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 30 | 10 | 20 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | 25 | 13 | 12 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 24 | 11 | 13 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 24 | 7 | 17 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | 19 | 13 | 6 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | 19 | 4 | 15 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ | 18 | 16 | 2 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ | 18 | 13 | 5 | 72% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKING STUDS BBQ | 17 | 15 | 2 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| TWISTED PAIR BBQ | 17 | 13 | 4 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| EB'S BAR-B-QUE | 17 | 8 | 9 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 17 | 5 | 12 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 48 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 180 🔥 | 155.3716 | 168.57 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 48 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 180 🔥 | 155.3832 | 168.07 | top 44% |
| Pork | 48 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 180 🔥 | 158.2284 | 168.91 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 48 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 177.7028 | 148.5372 | 167.43 | top 44% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 21 | 1 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 24 | 0 | top 45% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 5 | 2 | 0 | top 28% | Apr 14, 2023 |
| Jiggy With The Piggy | 5 | 23 | 0 | top 54% | May 13, 2022 |
| Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 4 | 7 | 0 | top 48% | Sep 20, 2019 |
| Pigs & Pedals | 4 | 3 | 0 | top 33% | Aug 2, 2019 |
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 3 | 16 | 0 | top 33% | Mar 1, 2024 |
| Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 13% | May 17, 2024 |
| Clayton BBQ Challenge | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 27% | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 15% | Oct 11, 2019 |
| Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 43% | Nov 9, 2018 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.6 | Pigs & Pedals | Aug 2, 2019 |
| +14.9 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival | May 19, 2023 |
| +14.3 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | Jul 23, 2021 |
| +12.2 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | Oct 11, 2019 |
| +12 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Sep 14, 2018 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.6 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | May 4, 2024 |
| -13 | Smokin' in the Pines | Mar 28, 2025 |
| -6.8 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 2023 |
| -6.7 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Sep 20, 2019 |
| -5.5 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm | Mar 18, 2022 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 86% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 67% | top 34% | 97% | 95.2% |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 67% | top 38% | 98% | 95% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 46% | 95.4% | 94.2% |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 100% | top 35% | 96.4% | 95% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 83% | top 29% | 95.4% | 93.2% |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 83% | top 40% | 94.7% | 92.4% |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 51% | 93.1% | 90.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 50% | 92.6% | 92.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2025 | Smokin' in the Pines 🏅 Carthage, NC | 19 / 22 (669.0172) | 11 (170.8228) | 6 (174.2744) | 17 (166.2400) | 21 (157.6800) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC | 3 / 26 (698.2288) | 10 (171.9772) | 9 (170.8344) | 1 (180) | 5 (175.4172) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Clayton BBQ Challenge 🏅 Clayton, NC | 5 / 27 (693.0628) | 3 (176.5600) | 15 (170.2628) | 3 (177.7028) | 15 (168.5372) |
| May 17, 2024 | 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) |
| May 4, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 33 / 35 (665.6232) | 26 (169.6800) | 22 (170.8688) | 28 (166.8344) | 32 (158.2400) |
| May 3, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 13 / 45 (688.4916) | 17 (173.1200) | 9 (174.2744) | 25 (169.6916) | 24 (171.4056) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 16 / 59 (687.3600) | 11 (175.4056) | 17 (171.4288) | 15 (172) | 33 (168.5256) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 137 / 211 (678.1596) | 60 (175.4056) | 108 (170.8344) | 175 (165.1084) | 146 (166.8112) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 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) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Clayton BBQ Challenge 🏅 Clayton, NC | 6 / 17 (690.7772) | 4 (176.5600) | 8 (169.6916) | 13 (168.5256) | 4 (176) |
| May 19, 2023 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC | 1 / 25 (705.6684) | 6 (175.4056) | 1 (180) | 7 (172.5600) | 2 (177.7028) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Smokin' in the Pines 🏅 Pinehurst, NC | 13 / 24 (681.6112) | 11 (172.5600) | 1 (176.5944) | 22 (163.9312) | 12 (168.5256) |
| Apr 14, 2023 | 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) |
| Jul 22, 2022 | 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) |
| May 13, 2022 | Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 24 / 46 (670.7084) | 12 (175.4056) | 35 (160.5028) | 24 (167.4056) | 18 (167.3944) |
| Mar 18, 2022 | 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) |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 25 / 73 (686.7312) | 34 (170.8228) | 22 (174.2628) | 53 (166.2284) | 9 (175.4172) |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 🏅 Shelby, NC | 10 / 27 (691.9428) | 9 (175.4056) | 1 (177.7144) | 18 (168.5600) | 15 (170.2628) |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 🏅 Shelby, NC | 22 / 33 (673.0400) | 29 (164.5256) | 25 (163.3944) | 10 (171.9884) | 6 (173.1316) |
| Oct 8, 2021 | 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) |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 2 / 30 (694.2056) | 1 (180) | 9 (169.6800) | 10 (169.1200) | 5 (175.4056) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland 🏅 Asheboro, NC | 8 / 19 (684.4572) | 11 (169.6800) | 1 (175.4288) | 8 (169.6684) | 10 (169.6800) |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge 🏅 Roebuck, SC | 7 / 27 (690.1944) | 4 (176.5600) | 23 (166.2516) | 11 (170.8112) | 2 (176.5716) |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 30 / 81 (675.3372) | 52 (165.0740) | 53 (163.4172) | 15 (171.9772) | 10 (174.8688) |
| Mar 13, 2020 | 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) |
| Oct 11, 2019 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC | 2 / 27 (686.7996) | 7 (170.8456) | 5 (170.8456) | 3 (170.8228) | 1 (174.2856) |
| Sep 20, 2019 | 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) |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC | 3 / 40 (686.8000) | 6 (174.8572) | 22 (165.6800) | 12 (170.2628) | 1 (176) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | 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) |
| May 3, 2019 | Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 23 / 60 (666.1712) | 17 (169.1200) | 2 (176) | 33 (162.8228) | 46 (158.2284) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | BBQ Capital Cook Off 🏅 Lexington, NC | 9 / 43 (676.4912) | 18 (166.2400) | 14 (167.9656) | 7 (170.8684) | 7 (171.4172) |
| Nov 9, 2018 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC | 18 / 56 (670.7656) | 45 (160.5600) | 16 (169.1200) | 2 (177.7028) | 39 (163.3828) |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 6 / 26 (672.5372) | 15 (165.6800) | 20 (158.2628) | 1 (175.4400) | 1 (173.1544) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 7 / 29 (672.9828) | 13 (167.3828) | 14 (165.0972) | 17 (166.2400) | 3 (174.2628) |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 13 / 48 (681.6808) | 14 (170.8344) | 13 (170.8460) | 14 (170.2744) | 18 (169.7260) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 26 / 44 (647.8856) | 37 (155.9312) | 28 (157.6684) | 2 (175.4400) | 30 (158.8460) |
| May 4, 2018 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 53 / 70 (647.2572) | 62 (155.3828) | 9 (172.5600) | 55 (158.8000) | 59 (160.5144) |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC | 25 / 47 (650.1948) | 37 (159.9428) | 23 (163.4060) | 22 (162.2744) | 20 (164.5716) |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 17 / 29 (658.7200) | 16 (166.2284) | 18 (159.3944) | 5 (172) | 21 (161.0972) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 31 / 63 (663.8512) | 34 (167.3712) | 16 (171.4400) | 16 (170.2744) | 53 (154.7656) |
| Aug 4, 2017 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 28 / 46 (635.2460) | 36 (155.3716) | 32 (155.3832) | 17 (165.0972) | 30 (159.3940) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 10 / 47 (670.2636) | 8 (170.8688) | 3 (171.4172) | 24 (161.6688) | 13 (166.3088) |
| May 5, 2017 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 48 / 75 (639.8628) | 60 (157.6688) | 59 (157.7028) | 17 (168.5600) | 50 (155.9312) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | 23 / 31 (661.6348) | 21 (168) | 27 (160.5372) | 16 (168.5372) | 20 (164.5604) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 18 / 47 (666.8460) | 29 (164.6060) | 23 (164.5944) | 2 (174.2628) | 28 (163.3828) |
| May 6, 2016 | Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 29 / 76 (665.0856) | 30 (169.1200) | 46 (162.2744) | 34 (165.6684) | 22 (168.0228) |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 31 / 59 (660.4228) | 25 (166.8344) | 28 (165.0972) | 51 (158.2284) | 14 (170.2628) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC | 43 / 64 (653.0284) | 7 (176) | 33 (165.1084) | 35 (163.3828) | 58 (148.5372) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.