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ETOWAH SMOKE GA

Power ranking

#592
of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1577
peak 1585

Contests

34
in the data

First seen

2020-07-31
latest 2024-11-15

Best ToY finish

#204
Backyard 2024

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

1
6 podiums

Overall top-10s

16
of 34 contests

Avg finish

top 39%
overall standings

Best overall

646.1716

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

367.68 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 426.88 (-59.21)

Walk rate

56%
contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

6
best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Consistency

±89.86
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket
avg 170.87 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.11)

Road miles

6194
mi across 34 mapped stops · furthest 756 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

STANK BUTT BBQ has finished one call ahead of ETOWAH SMOKE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

2 Swine Crew has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 16 of their 20 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Stewbabys BBQ in 13 of their 18 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Poosa Q is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 3 visits.

📅 A November team

Something about November: average finish in the top 28% across 4 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 32 10 0 2 176.5600 153.6344 165.94 top 40%
Pork Ribs 35 14 0 3 177.1544 150.2400 165.11 top 41%
Pork 18 8 0 0 173.1200 150.1828 165.61 top 31%
Brisket 2 1 1 1 178.8572 162.8800 170.87 top 11%

“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

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
GA140top 30%
AL120top 43%
TN20top 60%
MS10top 93%
FL10top 27%
KS10top 32%

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)30top 45%
Medium (20–39)170top 46%
Large (40+)110top 27%

The story so far

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

SeasonContestsGCsCategory winsBest overallAvg overall
2024300 344.5372 339.17
2023900 509.0740 410.67
20221401 646.1716 444.77
2021600 508.4800 428.02
2020200 506.8228 504.21

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2024-11-15 Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cuming, GA 21 / 58 (334.7768) 21 (166.2512) 15 (168.5256)
2024-10-04 Poosa Q Montgomery, AL 18 / 59 (344.5372) 20 (173.1200) 22 (171.4172)
2024-08-16 Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA 8 / 26 (338.1940) 12 (166.2284) 5 (171.9656) 11 (163.3828)
2023-10-05 Poosa Q Montgomery, AL 5 / 73 (350.2628) 12 (173.1084) 2 (177.1544)
2023-08-18 Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA 17 / 27 (470.6168) 16 (156.5028) 13 (163.9312) 17 (150.1828)
2023-08-11 Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL 21 / 35 (494.1716) 21 (167.3944) 34 (154.8116) 6 (171.9656)
2023-05-19 The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN 27 / 34 (325.5996) 24 (167.3712) 27 (158.2284)
2023-04-28 Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL 17 / 36 (509.0740) 12 (170.8456) 6 (173.7144) 25 (164.5140)
2023-04-07 Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL 32 / 39 (326.1712) 41 (157.0512) 18 (169.1200)
2023-03-17 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN 33 / 80 (326.7428) 29 (166.2516) 34 (160.4912)
2023-03-17 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN 49 (160.4912)
2023-03-03 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA 31 / 65 (482.7544) 35 (154.8000) 28 (159.9544) 11 (168.0000)
2022-12-01 Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship Demopolis, AL 3 / 13 (342.7884) 8 (171.9656) 3 (170.8228)
2022-11-18 Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA 9 / 57 (502.7312) 7 (171.9656) 12 (162.2400) 9 (168.5256)
2022-11-17 Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (One Meat Ribs) Cumming, GA 10 (173.1200)
2022-10-21 Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS 26 / 28 (307.8628) 24 (156.5028) 24 (151.3600)
2022-09-16 Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL 8 / 18 (346.2516) 3 (176.5600) 10 (169.6916)
2022-08-19 Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA 6 / 30 (499.3144) 7 (167.3828) 6 (164.5488) 7 (167.3828)
2022-08-12 Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL 7 / 35 (514.7656) 14 (166.2628) 2 (176.5600) 9 (173.1200)
2022-06-03 Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA 7 / 25 (486.1372) 4 (167.4056) 10 (161.6688) 11 (157.0628)
2022-05-05 Poosa Q Montgomery, AL 9 / 72 (342.2400) 17 (169.1200) 7 (173.1200)
2022-04-29 BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA 9 / 37 (492.9828) 15 (153.6344) 7 (169.6800) 5 (169.6684) 1 (178.8572)
2022-04-22 Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) Florence, AL 23 / 34 (491.2800) 29 (155.9200) 15 (167.3944) 14 (167.9656)
2022-04-08 Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL 20 / 34 (334.8000) 15 (168.5600) 28 (166.2400)
2022-03-04 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA 27 / 73 (474.7084) 19 (166.2744) 32 (150.2400) 26 (158.1940)
2022-01-28 Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL 16 / 60 (646.1716) 14 (163.9772) 25 (159.3600) 22 (159.9544) 12 (162.8800)
2021-12-02 Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship Demopolis, AL 13 / 19 (321.6112) 13 (161.6684) 11 (159.9428)
2021-11-19 GBC Throwdown Cumming, GA 10 / 28 (495.3260) 6 (167.3828) 13 (160.5488) 5 (167.3944)
2021-08-20 Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA 3 / 26 (508.4800) 3 (171.9772) 8 (164.5372) 4 (171.9656)
2021-07-30 GBC Summer Showdown Cumming, GA 10 / 39 (493.5772) 15 (158.2172) 12 (164.5372) 5 (170.8228)
2021-06-11 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS 9 / 28 (321.0860) 8 (164.5716) 10 (156.5144)
2021-06-11 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest - One Meat Contest - Ribs Derby, KS 11 (159.4516)
2020-11-20 Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cumming, GA 9 / 40 (501.5884) 9 (169.6800) 16 (165.0856) 12 (166.8228)
2020-07-31 Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA 9 / 55 (506.8228) 10 (171.4056) 6 (171.4400) 20 (163.9772)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2025 ↗ Backyard #346 (80 pts) #348 (80 pts) #326 (110 pts)
2024 ↗ Backyard #204 (233 pts) #232 (193 pts) #208 (243 pts)
2023 ↗ Backyard #112 (566 pts) #79 (779 pts)
2023 ↗ Master #883 (193 pts)
2022 ↗ Backyard #48 (851 pts) #70 (712 pts)
2021 ↗ Backyard #65 (586 pts) #71 (461 pts)
2021 ↗ Master #1109 (112 pts)

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