HAMTOWN SMOKERS NC
Rating
1648
peak 1654 · rated over 22 contests
Best runs
5
straight top-10s
Contests
22
in the data
First seen
2019-02-01
latest 2025-03-14
Best ToY finish
#44
Master 2019
Grand champs
3
1 reserve
Category wins
9
24 podiums
Overall top-10s
13
of 22 contests
Avg finish
top 22%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
685.48 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 683.45 (+2.04)
Walk rate
95%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.26
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.45 · weakest Pork (168.05)
Road miles
6664
mi across 22 mapped stops · furthest 852 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Purse competed for
$279K
listed at 18 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
3 🏅
GCs in 20 state-championship entries
Master avg
683.45 / 720
22 Master contests · 3 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of HAMTOWN SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA in 10 of their 11 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 15 shared chicken entries.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 27 at their very first tracked contest, Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) (2019-02-01).
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 5.3 years, then back at University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest (2025-03-14).
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG DOG BBQ VA | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Still Workin' On It | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Smack That Butt BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| TWISTED PAIR BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| 3N1 Q | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.9312 | 172.45 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 22 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 177.7372 | 161.6572 | 170.84 | top 32% |
| Pork | 22 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 147.9084 | 168.05 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.7144 | 172.11 | top 24% |
“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 | 8 | 2 | top 22% |
| VA | 5 | 0 | top 19% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 15% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 54% |
| DC | 1 | 0 | top 13% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
| GA | 1 | 1 | top 4% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 7% |
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 2 | top 24% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 18% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 38% | 2019-11-09 |
| BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 24% | 2019-05-04 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (21 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (8 of 22 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (22 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) (2019-02-01)
- Wins it all in 14% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 683.45 / 720
- 4 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-02-01 — First tracked contest · Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)
- 📣 2019-02-01 — First call · Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)
- 🏆 2019-02-01 — First Grand Championship · Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)
- 🔥 2019-02-01 — First perfect 180 (Brisket) · Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)
- ⭐ 2019-02-01 — Career-best overall score (703.9544) · Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)
- 📈 2019-11-08 — Peak power rating (1654) · Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) | 2019-02-01 |
| +13.8 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition | 2019-04-26 |
| +13.3 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo | 2019-03-08 |
| +12.6 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A | 2019-10-17 |
| +12 | Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival | 2019-11-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | Smokin on the Dock of the Bay | 2019-08-16 |
| -3.8 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest | 2025-03-14 |
| -1.8 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) | 2019-11-09 |
| -0.7 | High on the Hog Festival | 2019-04-19 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 95.4% | 95.4% |
| 2019 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 100% | top 21% | 97.8% | 94.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-14 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest 🏅 Fayetteville, AR | 15 / 28 (686.7656) | 15 (172.5716) | 15 (171.9656) | 17 (171.4056) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2019-11-09 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) 🏅 Concord, NC | 16 / 33 (679.8512) | 24 (168.5372) | 27 (165.0856) | 1 (175.4172) | 12 (170.8112) |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) 🏅 Concord, NC | 13 / 47 (678.6968) | 6 (174.2628) | 30 (163.9428) | 22 (168.5256) | 13 (171.9656) |
| 2019-11-01 | Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival 🏅 Powells Point, NC | 1 / 25 (701.0856) | 7 (170.8228) | 3 (176.0000) | 2 (180.0000) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2019-10-18 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B 🏅 Lenoir, NC | 4 / 22 (681.0168) | 14 (165.0856) | 5 (173.1084) | 2 (172.5600) | 6 (170.2628) |
| 2019-10-17 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A 🏅 Lenoir, NC | 1 / 15 (698.8344) | 2 (175.4172) | 7 (166.8572) | 1 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC | 8 / 32 (674.1484) | 13 (167.3828) | 5 (173.7144) | 18 (162.2284) | 6 (170.8228) |
| 2019-10-04 | Que & Cruz 🏅 Louisa, VA | 6 / 28 (679.2796) | 5 (173.1084) | 17 (164.5372) | 14 (165.0740) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 28 / 135 (692.4796) | 5 (178.8572) | 90 (167.9656) | 49 (172.5484) | 47 (173.1084) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 42 / 468 (686.3428) | 282 (163.3828) | 28 (175.4172) | 154 (168.6628) | 3 (178.8800) |
| 2019-09-06 | 15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Richmond, VA | 6 / 31 (681.0512) | 2 (176.5600) | 5 (169.7256) | 15 (166.2400) | 11 (168.5256) |
| 2019-08-16 | Smokin on the Dock of the Bay 🏅 Chrisfield, MD | 15 / 25 (650.1712) | 21 (159.9312) | 5 (167.9772) | 5 (168.5484) | 20 (153.7144) |
| 2019-08-02 | Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC | 11 / 40 (675.8740) | 1 (179.4400) | 1 (177.7028) | 39 (147.9084) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2019-06-22 | Giant National Capital BBQ Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | 4 / 31 (691.9772) | 2 (177.7144) | 3 (174.8800) | 12 (168.5600) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2019-06-08 | Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD | 3 / 37 (680.5028) | 7 (172.5600) | 1 (177.7372) | 21 (161.6684) | 8 (168.5372) |
| 2019-05-17 | Stills and Grills Fest North Wilkesboro, NC | 4 / 21 (677.0856) | 11 (166.2628) | 3 (174.2972) | 12 (162.8228) | 3 (173.7028) |
| 2019-05-04 | BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA | 12 / 33 (684.5140) | 14 (171.9656) | 12 (171.4400) | 18 (168.5256) | 7 (172.5828) |
| 2019-05-03 | BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA | 4 / 34 (685.0280) | 14 (170.8112) | 5 (172.0000) | 3 (174.8456) | 15 (167.3712) |
| 2019-04-26 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition 🏅 Lanexa, VA | 2 / 32 (694.2056) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (176.5600) | 17 (164.5372) | 7 (173.1084) |
| 2019-04-19 | High on the Hog Festival 🏅 Winchester, TN | 16 / 39 (682.1600) | 7 (175.4172) | 30 (161.6572) | 20 (168.5256) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 5 / 66 (670.8112) | 3 (176.0000) | 31 (161.7372) | 40 (159.9656) | 4 (173.1084) |
| 2019-02-01 | Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Young Harris, GA | 1 / 27 (703.9544) | 2 (177.7144) | 3 (174.2744) | 4 (171.9656) | 1 (180.0000) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #995 (103 pts) | #1062 (103 pts) | #1156 (103 pts) | #1081 (93 pts) | #967 (118 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #397 (275 pts) | #622 (155 pts) | #510 (225 pts) | #458 (250 pts) | #503 (225 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #44 (2277 pts) | #13 (2334 pts) | #21 (2228 pts) | #79 (1819 pts) | #33 (2231 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #115 (1814 pts) | #92 (1804 pts) | #93 (1756 pts) | #167 (1462 pts) | #153 (1563 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #400 (930 pts) | #647 (620 pts) | #485 (810 pts) | #370 (1020 pts) | #387 (990 pts) |