GENERAL LEE SMOKING MS
Rating
1564
peak 1564 · rated over 21 contests
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
21
in the data
First seen
2019-12-06
latest 2024-10-18
Best ToY finish
#249
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
3
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 21 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
686.77 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 673.20 (+13.57)
Walk rate
76%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±37.61
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.04 · weakest Pork (169.32)
Road miles
4786
mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 552 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Purse competed for
$267K
listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 21 state-championship entries
Master avg
673.20 / 720
20 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
323.36 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Poppa Pig has finished one call ahead of GENERAL LEE SMOKING 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Rankin County BBQ Company has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Roast N Boast is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival (2021-11-12).
😤 Brisket nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared brisket entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| Rankin County BBQ Company | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Poppa Pig | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PERFECTLY BLENDED | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Kith n' Kin | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBLIFE | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin N The Bandits | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 178.8572 | 156.5256 | 170.21 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 177.1428 | 161.0972 | 170.29 | top 39% |
| Pork | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.9888 | 169.32 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 179.4400 | 162.2400 | 171.04 | top 38% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 10 | 0 | top 38% |
| AL | 6 | 0 | top 51% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| FL | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 7 | 0 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 39% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 43% | 2023-11-11 |
| Roast N Boast | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 17% | 2024-10-18 |
| Poosa Q | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 53% | 2023-10-05 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MS (10 of 21 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (21 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 673.20 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 323.36 / 360
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-12-06 — First tracked contest · COTR BBQ
- 📣 2019-12-06 — First call · COTR BBQ
- 🔥 2021-05-01 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- ⭐ 2021-08-27 — Career-best overall score (695.3596) · Roast-N-Boast
- 📈 2024-10-18 — Peak power rating (1564) · Roast N Boast
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.7 | Roast N Boast | 2024-10-18 |
| +13.7 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival | 2021-11-12 |
| +13.1 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off | 2021-06-18 |
| +11.4 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2021-08-13 |
| +11.2 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff | 2023-04-28 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | 2021-05-01 |
| -11.4 | Poosa Q | 2022-05-05 |
| -10.1 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest | 2022-01-07 |
| -5.6 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville | 2021-09-03 |
| -3.7 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship | 2021-12-02 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 13% | 96.3% | 96.3% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 42% | 96.4% | 95.4% |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57% | top 48% | 95.5% | 93.7% |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 88% | top 42% | 96.6% | 92.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-18 | Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 2 / 15 (693.6456) | 2 (175.4172) | 2 (177.1428) | 4 (173.1200) | 9 (167.9656) |
| 2023-11-11 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Biloxi, MS | 14 / 19 (682.7660) | 10 (172.5600) | 6 (176.5716) | 17 (165.0972) | 13 (168.5372) |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 21 / 73 (683.9088) | 44 (167.3944) | 13 (174.2628) | 39 (167.9772) | 11 (174.2744) |
| 2023-04-28 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Brandon, MS | 7 / 28 (694.2400) | 3 (178.8572) | 6 (176.0000) | 18 (168.5600) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2022-11-04 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Biloxi, MS | 5 / 11 (679.3028) | 6 (169.1316) | 1 (173.1084) | 8 (165.0856) | 4 (171.9772) |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 56 / 72 (660.4688) | 48 (166.2400) | 39 (168.5256) | 72 (151.9888) | 11 (173.7144) |
| 2022-04-29 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 12 / 25 (664.4800) | 23 (157.6800) | 11 (165.6916) | 9 (167.9656) | 2 (173.1428) |
| 2022-03-18 | Smoke on The Shores 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 19 / 63 (683.8972) | 28 (170.8228) | 37 (166.8344) | 15 (173.1200) | 13 (173.1200) |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 23 / 73 (687.8968) | 15 (174.2628) | 44 (167.9656) | 11 (174.2628) | 26 (171.4056) |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 22 / 60 (680.4916) | 34 (169.1316) | 34 (167.3828) | 7 (175.4172) | 28 (168.5600) |
| 2022-01-07 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 🏅 Lake Wales, FL | 20 / 29 (667.8856) | 6 (175.4172) | 27 (161.0972) | 19 (165.6912) | 16 (165.6800) |
| 2021-12-02 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 13 / 19 (678.7428) | 4 (176.5600) | 7 (171.9656) | 11 (167.9772) | 15 (162.2400) |
| 2021-11-12 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Biloxi, MS | 2 / 18 (693.0856) | 5 (171.4172) | 4 (171.4056) | 6 (170.8228) | 2 (179.4400) |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville 🏅 Nashville, TN | 38 / 50 (675.3028) | 26 (170.2628) | 26 (171.9772) | 38 (167.3828) | 42 (165.6800) |
| 2021-08-27 | Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 4 / 19 (695.3596) | 2 (174.8456) | 6 (173.1084) | 11 (169.1084) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2021-08-13 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 9 / 49 (689.6112) | 7 (174.2628) | 27 (166.8228) | 7 (174.2628) | 10 (174.2628) |
| 2021-06-25 | Back the Blue 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 5 / 16 (677.0512) | 15 (162.2400) | 5 (170.8228) | 2 (174.2856) | 7 (169.7028) |
| 2021-06-18 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Nesbit, MS | 8 / 48 (693.1084) | 18 (171.4172) | 17 (171.4056) | 15 (171.4056) | 2 (178.8800) |
| 2021-05-01 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 35 / 38 (515.3944) | — | 18 (165.1200) | 1 (180.0000) | 11 (170.2744) |
| 2020-09-25 | Southern Sounds BBQ & Bluefest Backyard Contest 🏅 Semmes, AL | 15 / 23 (323.3600) | 22 (156.5256) | 7 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2019-12-06 | COTR BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 12 / 25 (667.3372) | 5 (169.6684) | 3 (171.9772) | 16 (162.8344) | 17 (162.8572) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1020 (99 pts) | #1021 (119 pts) | #903 (159 pts) | #1132 (84 pts) | #1036 (104 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #480 (399 pts) | #486 (439 pts) | #446 (549 pts) | #628 (279 pts) | #465 (429 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #275 (836 pts) | #263 (881 pts) | #339 (756 pts) | #241 (956 pts) | #208 (1056 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #249 (780 pts) | #309 (655 pts) | #321 (640 pts) | #195 (975 pts) | #189 (1000 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #880 (346 pts) | #1199 (226 pts) | #742 (486 pts) | #987 (316 pts) | #830 (406 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1202 (240 pts) | #1175 (280 pts) | #751 (535 pts) | #1160 (290 pts) | #1442 (190 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #594 (661 pts) | #552 (731 pts) | #613 (666 pts) | #585 (696 pts) | #542 (746 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #748 (468 pts) | #514 (753 pts) | #932 (378 pts) | #824 (438 pts) | #819 (443 pts) |