High-water mark
335.9772
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 335.9772 at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) — 93.3% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Mar 23, 2024
Twizted Smoke
Twizted Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 10th of 42 at the BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) (2024). They are ranked #2470 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1521
peak 1525 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2024
latest Mar 22, 2025 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
321.42 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 323.37 (-1.95)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.77
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.49)
Road miles
96
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 32 mi
Schedule strength
86%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1616)
Purse competed for
$33K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
323.37 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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The teams rated closest to Twizted Smoke, each with one reason worth a look.
86 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1521
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 12 years before Twizted Smoke's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,460 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1531
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,471 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1521
Level with Twizted Smoke on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,464 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1522
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before Twizted Smoke's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,468 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,484 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Helping BBQ -PA | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG DOG BBQ VA | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Brown Liquor BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE & GRAY BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| smokey anderson bbq | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Menke Boys BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Piggy & Swine BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Castleton Q | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 6 | 3 | 2 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Goudas Barbecue | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 158.2400 | 165.88 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 144.4916 | 157.49 | top 51% |
| Pork | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 163.9772 | 169.26 | top 27% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 37% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 4 | 10 | 0 | top 37% | Mar 22, 2025 |
| Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 58% | Aug 10, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
112
finished ahead 189 times, behind 180
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Peak power rating (1525) BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
- Most recent contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
20246 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
- First call BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score333.1084 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
- First overall top-10 BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
- Career-best overall score335.9772 BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.8 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 23, 2024 |
| +9.7 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 22, 2024 |
| +5 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 21, 2025 |
| +2.7 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | Aug 10, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.5 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 22, 2025 |
| -3.4 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) | Aug 9, 2024 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 91.6% | 87.8% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 93.3% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2025 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 25 / 43 (302.7316) | 25 (158.2400) | 25 (144.4916) | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 17 / 45 (329.6344) | 12 (169.6800) | 21 (159.9544) | — | — |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 14 / 28 (325.7032) | 10 (167.4400) | 16 (158.2632) | 14 (163.9772) | — |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Ashland, VA | 18 / 27 (313.0628) | 20 (158.2628) | 18 (154.8000) | 10 (167.9656) | — |
| Mar 23, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 10 / 42 (335.9772) | 8 (171.9772) | 17 (164) | 7 (169.6800) | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 12 / 45 (333.1084) | 12 (169.6684) | 17 (163.4400) | 2 (175.4172) | — |