The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Pig In or Pig Out has finished one call ahead of SMOKE SHACK BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
SMOKE SHACK BBQ
SMOKE SHACK BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 26 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 15th of 15 at the Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds (2024). They are ranked #6475 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1299
peak 1299 · rated over 25 contests
Contests
26
in the data
First seen
May 4, 2013
latest Mar 21, 2025 · 11.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 26 contests
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
395.60 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 490.26 (-94.66)
Walk rate
8%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±132.19
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 151.79 · weakest Brisket (125.59)
Road miles
7,579
across 26 mapped stops · furthest 1,058 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Purse competed for
$102K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
490.26 / 720
25 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 ↗ | Master | #778 (157 pts) | #1515 (51 pts) | #1233 (81 pts) | #1124 (81 pts) | #817 (162 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1058 (90 pts) | #1135 (90 pts) | #1190 (90 pts) | #1106 (90 pts) | #1082 (90 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2591 (51 pts) | #2047 (61 pts) | #2587 (51 pts) | #2580 (51 pts) | #2580 (51 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1384 (205 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #672 (548 pts) | #509 (753 pts) | #663 (573 pts) | #797 (469 pts) | #694 (538 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKE SHACK BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#6,474 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1299
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 32 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,473 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1304
Careers of much the same size, 26 contests to 26, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,472 of the rated field
- Contests
- 40
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 3%
- Peak
- 1315
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before SMOKE SHACK BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,476 of the rated field
- Contests
- 54
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1279
54 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#6,471 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1330
2–5 in 7 shared contests (29% to SMOKE SHACK BBQ)
These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — Pig In or Pig Out ahead 5–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,470 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1332
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to SMOKE SHACK BBQ)
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CHECKERED PIG | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINOS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BLUE Q FL | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig In or Pig Out | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Killer B's BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Two Crackers Cooking | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1656 | 118.6172 | 151.79 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 20 | 133.32 | top 87% |
| Pork | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 20 | 126.56 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2744 | 0 | 125.59 | top 93% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 94% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant City Pig Jam | 3 | 35 | 0 | top 95% | Nov 18, 2016 |
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 2 | 52 | 0 | top 97% | Jan 24, 2020 |
| Squealin' on the Square | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 92% | Oct 3, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
10 contests
Contests a season
2.9
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
13 of 26 contests · 7 states in all
Contests visited
21
3 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
24 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
759
finished ahead 67 times, behind 1,103
Longest layoff
4.1 yrs
Jan 24, 2020 → Mar 16, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- 25th tracked contest Ribs on the Ridge
- Most recent contest Torry Island BBQ Showdown
20161 milestone
- Career-best overall score645.0060 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
20143 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
- First call When Pigs Fly South
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1656 When Pigs Fly South
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' on the Water
- Peak power rating (1484) Smokin' on the Water
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.5 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) | May 27, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.9 | Smokin' on the Water | May 4, 2013 |
| -14.8 | Squealin' on the Square | Oct 4, 2013 |
| -12.7 | BBQ Capital Cookoff | Apr 25, 2014 |
| -11.6 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 22, 2013 |
| -10 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 13, 2014 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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 90% | 77.3% | 48.2% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 77.6% | 77.6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 26.6% | 26.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 74% | 74% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 72.9% | 72.9% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 89.6% | 85.5% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 97% | 80% | 62.7% |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10% | top 94% | 86.6% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 75.5% | 65.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2025 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 21 / 26 (556.9028) | 25 (118.6172) | 19 (151.4056) | 19 (148.0228) | 20 (138.8572) |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL | 16 / 16 (137.6684) | — | — | — | 16 (137.6684) |
| Mar 16, 2024 | Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds 🏅 Dover, FL | 15 / 15 (558.9144) | 15 (141.1544) | 15 (148) | 15 (142.3200) | 15 (127.4400) |
| Jan 24, 2020 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 52 / 53 (191.4284) | 49 (151.4284) | 51 (20) | 51 (20) | — |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Effingham -Jam 🏅 Effingham, IL | 26 / 26 (533.0744) | 23 (153.7372) | 26 (131.4172) | 26 (134.8228) | 26 (113.0972) |
| May 24, 2019 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Evans, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 57 / 60 (524.6288) | 56 (153.1656) | 58 (133.1888) | 60 (121.1200) | 60 (117.1544) |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 35 / 38 (586.8228) | 35 (149.6800) | 36 (144.5828) | 35 (150.9028) | 35 (141.6572) |
| May 27, 2016 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 48 / 66 (645.0060) | 65 (150.8232) | 13 (172.5600) | 29 (167.9656) | 59 (153.6572) |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Plant City, FL | 48 / 49 (576.1136) | 42 (155.4512) | 46 (139.4400) | 47 (141.7256) | 47 (139.4968) |
| Nov 6, 2015 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 33 / 35 (576.1024) | 9 (164.0228) | 35 (124) | 25 (153.2000) | 34 (134.8796) |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash Ashburn, GA | 27 / 28 (332.5828) | 22 (162.2856) | 28 (20) | 27 (130.2972) | 27 (20) |
| Jan 30, 2015 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 62 / 62 (321.7028) | 53 (158.3200) | — | 62 (20) | 57 (143.3828) |
| Nov 21, 2014 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 38 / 39 (441.7260) | 37 (145.7144) | 29 (154.3316) | — | 36 (141.6800) |
| Nov 7, 2014 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 40 / 42 (598.4000) | 4 (173.1656) | 40 (146.8800) | 41 (151.4972) | 42 (126.8572) |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 21 / 25 (623.4400) | 11 (168) | 17 (165.1200) | 24 (149.7256) | 23 (140.5944) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Hickory, NC | 24 / 24 (563.5544) | 24 (133.7256) | 23 (146.3316) | 24 (141.1428) | 24 (142.3544) |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 63 / 66 (572.1828) | 37 (157.1656) | 63 (133.2000) | 52 (149.1772) | 62 (132.6400) |
| Jul 10, 2014 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 82 / 86 (554.8112) | 78 (149.7484) | 83 (134.2516) | 84 (141.1084) | 83 (129.7028) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 70 / 73 (310.8228) | 68 (154.2628) | 57 (156.5600) | — | — |
| May 23, 2014 | Red, White, and BBQ Westmont, IL | 38 / 43 (589.9200) | 24 (160.6400) | 32 (151.4628) | 42 (124.6400) | 31 (153.1772) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC | 62 / 62 (453.1544) | 61 (149.1656) | 56 (148.5716) | 62 (20) | 61 (135.4172) |
| Jan 23, 2014 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 60 / 69 (588.5260) | 60 (152.6172) | 68 (128.5144) | 56 (149.1200) | 41 (158.2744) |
| Nov 22, 2013 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 51 / 53 (543.5088) | 49 (147.4516) | 51 (125.7144) | 52 (135.4056) | 52 (134.9372) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 28 / 28 (426.3772) | 28 (136.5828) | 25 (142.2972) | 27 (147.4972) | — |
| May 4, 2013 | Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN | 37 / 37 (449.1428) | 25 (156) | 29 (148.5714) | 36 (144.5714) | 37 (0) |