ALPINE SMOKE WORKS TN
Rating
1537
peak 1537
Contests
22
in the data
First seen
2024-03-01
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#111
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
2
11 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 22 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
690.33 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 672.52 (+17.81)
Walk rate
59%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±40.12
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.36 · weakest Brisket (168.45)
Road miles
4084
mi across 22 mapped stops · furthest 488 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BAD ROOSTER BBQ has finished one call ahead of ALPINE SMOKE WORKS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN SKULLIES has come out ahead in 12 of their 15 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of K & E's Little Smokers in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Big BBQ Bash (2025-06-20) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 9-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 178.8572 | 162.8000 | 172.36 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.3600 | 171.16 | top 41% |
| Pork | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 156.5028 | 169.74 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.3600 | 168.45 | top 56% |
“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 | 0 | top 58% |
| TN | 5 | 1 | top 48% |
| GA | 3 | 0 | top 58% |
| SC | 2 | 0 | top 41% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 1 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 61% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (8 of 22 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (21 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Big BBQ Bash (2025-06-20)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 672.52
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 702.8460 | 690.40 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 707.4056 | 663.03 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 675.2684 | 668.42 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) Buckhannon, WV | 7 / 29 (690.2172) | 14 (171.4172) | 4 (175.4172) | 6 (175.4056) | 22 (167.9772) |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 64 / 82 (686.2056) | 24 (176.5600) | 20 (176.5600) | 51 (171.9772) | 79 (161.1084) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 59 / 117 (684.5028) | 71 (171.9656) | 74 (170.2628) | 14 (177.7144) | 104 (164.5600) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 42 (171.9656) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Bear-B-Q New Bern, NC | 2 / 26 (702.8460) | 3 (177.7028) | 2 (176.5716) | 12 (171.4172) | 4 (177.1544) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 51 / 125 (687.8740) | 69 (170.8228) | 84 (167.3828) | 79 (169.6684) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 51 (167.3712) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 12 / 33 (690.7772) | 3 (177.7144) | 22 (167.3828) | 4 (175.4172) | 21 (170.2628) |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 12 / 56 (696.4912) | 34 (170.8228) | 2 (180.0000) | 27 (171.9656) | 17 (173.7028) |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown Rocky Mount, NC | 45 / 45 (511.3484) | 7 (174.2628) | — | 28 (167.3828) | 16 (169.7028) |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 21 / 36 (673.5772) | 8 (172.5716) | 14 (169.6800) | 28 (165.0856) | 24 (166.2400) |
| 2025-09-05 | Uniquely Union Festival Union, SC | 9 / 25 (685.0400) | 16 (168.5372) | 5 (173.1200) | 12 (169.6800) | 3 (173.7028) |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 30 / 37 (670.1256) | 33 (162.8000) | 21 (167.3828) | 18 (169.1200) | 17 (170.8228) |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 30 / 66 (683.9084) | 19 (173.1200) | 14 (175.4400) | 54 (163.3828) | 27 (171.9656) |
| 2025-06-20 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 1 / 26 (707.4056) | 3 (177.7028) | 3 (176.5600) | 8 (173.1428) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2025-05-16 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival Sevierville, TN | 22 / 33 (668.9944) | 1 (178.8572) | 19 (168.5372) | 24 (166.2400) | 28 (155.3600) |
| 2025-03-28 | Smokin' in the Pines Carthage, NC | 16 / 22 (672.4112) | 10 (170.8344) | 20 (163.9428) | 12 (170.8112) | 14 (166.8228) |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 39 / 45 (660.9484) | 35 (167.3828) | 42 (159.3600) | 28 (169.6800) | 37 (164.5256) |
| 2024-09-20 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 25 / 33 (675.2684) | 4 (176.5600) | 18 (167.3944) | 16 (170.8228) | 31 (160.4912) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 26 / 32 (657.0060) | 18 (169.1200) | 19 (165.6916) | 31 (156.5028) | 23 (165.6916) |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 38 / 59 (672.9940) | 26 (171.4172) | 18 (171.4172) | 27 (169.6684) | 52 (160.4912) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #111 (843 pts) | #87 (938 pts) | #56 (1283 pts) | #119 (793 pts) | #106 (833 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #247 (896 pts) | #168 (1256 pts) | #274 (931 pts) | #301 (771 pts) | #216 (1026 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #773 (175 pts) | #547 (360 pts) | #683 (275 pts) | #731 (220 pts) | #786 (185 pts) |