HAMTOWN SMOKERS NC
Rating
1646
peak 1650
Contests
20
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
8
23 podiums
Overall top-10s
13
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 21%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
688.37 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 683.86 (+4.51)
Walk rate
95%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.72
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.55 · weakest Pork (167.66)
Road miles
6652
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 861 mi
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
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 27 at their very first tracked contest, Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) (2019-02-01).
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.9312 | 172.55 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 177.7372 | 161.6572 | 171.48 | top 27% |
| Pork | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 147.9084 | 167.66 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 20 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.7144 | 172.18 | 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 | 6 | 2 | top 17% |
| 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) | 15 | 2 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 16% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (19 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (6 of 20 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (20 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) (2019-02-01)
- Wins it all in 15% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 683.86
- 4 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 | 686.7656 | 686.77 |
| 2019 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 703.9544 | 683.71 |
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) |
| 2019-11-01 | 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) |
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) |