GENERAL LEE SMOKING

GENERAL LEE SMOKING is a competition barbecue team with 40 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 15 at the Roast N Boast (2024), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1147 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,147

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1590

peak 1590 · rated over 40 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 27, 2015

latest Oct 18, 2024 · 9.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#249

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

28% of 40 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

695.3596 / 720

Master · Roast-N-Boast

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

686.77 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 669.29 (+17.48)

Walk rate

68%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival

Consistency

±28.58

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.25 · weakest Pork (167.57)

Road miles

7,050

across 40 mapped stops · furthest 533 mi

Schedule strength

71%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)

Purse competed for

$267K

listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 22 state-championship entries

Master avg

669.29 / 720

39 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

323.36 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

0.5828 points from the title

Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival (Nov 12, 2021).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

Happy hunting ground

Top 17% average finish here

Roast N Boast is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 17%

They almost always walk

68% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 27 of 40 contests

A top-10 category call in 68% of their 40 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

695.3596 career-best overall

96.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.3596 at Roast-N-Boast — 96.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 27, 2021

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Poppa Pig has finished one call ahead of GENERAL LEE SMOKING 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

16–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

12 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 12 of 16 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

Rankin County BBQ Company has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The long haul

7,050 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,050 miles across 40 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 533 miles to Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest.

40 mapped stops
furthest 533 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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 (1,056 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#249 (780 pts)	#309 (655 pts)	#321 (640 pts)	#195 (975 pts)	#189 (1,000 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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to GENERAL LEE SMOKING, each with one reason worth a look.

37 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

HOLY SMOKIN!!!

#1,153 of the rated field

1590 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1590

0–1 in 3 shared contests (0% to GENERAL LEE SMOKING)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — HOLY SMOKIN!!! ahead 1–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 36 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026
on a 5-contest top-10 run

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BIG WHIT AND THE BOYS

#1,150 of the rated field

1590 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1590

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to GENERAL LEE SMOKING)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Mar 19, 2016

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE RING AND BARK

#1,148 of the rated field

1590 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1590

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to GENERAL LEE SMOKING)

Fewer contests behind them than GENERAL LEE SMOKING has cooked, 10 to 40, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

ALL QUED UP

#1,142 of the rated field

1591 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1616

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before GENERAL LEE SMOKING's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 29 contests

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Woodquarter Smokerheads

#1,154 of the rated field

1590 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 82%
Peak: 1612

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 28 contests, alongside a 82% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2026

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Sermerstout BBQ

#1,152 of the rated field

1590 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1590

They turned up 6 years after GENERAL LEE SMOKING did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	17	8	9	47%	⚔ compare
HAULIN' BUTT BBQ	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
PIGGIN' OUT	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
RED EYED SMOKERS	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
South Pork	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Rankin County BBQ Company	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
KOKOMO Q	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
Poppa Pig	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
CAJUN BLAZE	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BUTT CREW	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	39	15	0	4	178.8572	156.5256	169.25	top 47%
Pork Ribs	40	15	2	5	177.1428	155.9428	168.62	top 44%
Pork	39	13	1	2	180 🔥	151.9888	167.57	top 51%
Brisket	39	10	1	4	179.4400	153.6456	167.81	top 47%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	7	top 38%
Medium (20–39)	20	top 56%
Large (40+)	13	top 47%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MS	17	top 42%
AL	15	top 57%
FL	5	top 62%
TN	2	top 53%
GA	1	top 32%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival	3	2	top 43%	Nov 11, 2023
Christmas on the River	3	14	top 60%	Nov 30, 2018
Smokin In the Square	3	28	top 68%	Mar 16, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	8	top 59%	Feb 24, 2017
Roast N Boast	2	2	top 17%	Oct 18, 2024
Poosa Q	2	21	top 53%	Oct 5, 2023
Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival	2	11	top 56%	May 27, 2016
George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge	2	10	top 52%	May 6, 2016
'Que at the View	2	15	top 49%	Apr 8, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 8 contests

Contests a season 4 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 17 of 40 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 27 9 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 40 entries · 2 wins · 15 calls

Opponents faced 893 finished ahead 851 times, behind 827

Longest layoff 1 yrs Nov 30, 2018 → Dec 6, 2019

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20242 milestones

Oct 18 Peak power rating (1590) Roast N Boast
Oct 18 Most recent contest Roast N Boast

20215 milestones

May 1 First perfect 180 (Pork) Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
Aug 13 25th tracked contest Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Aug 27 Career-best overall score695.3596 Roast-N-Boast
Nov 12 First overall podium Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival
Nov 12 First Reserve Championship Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival

20171 milestone

May 19 First category win (Pork Ribs) Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD)

20161 milestone

May 6 10th tracked contest George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge

20154 milestones

Feb 27 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 27 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3256 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 1 First overall top-10 George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.9	D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Feb 23, 2018
+12.9	Roast N Boast	Oct 18, 2024
+12.9	Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival	Nov 12, 2021
+12.9	DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off	Jun 18, 2021
+11.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Feb 26, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.5	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival	May 1, 2021
-11.5	Poosa Q	May 5, 2022
-10	Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest	Jan 7, 2022
-8.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Feb 24, 2017
-4.4	Smithfield Classic in Nashville	Sep 3, 2021

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	1	0	100%	top 13%	96.3%	96.3%
2023	3	1	0	67%	top 42%	96.4%	95.4%
2022	7	1	1	57%	top 48%	95.5%	93.7%
2021	8	5	2	88%	top 42%	96.6%	92.3%
2020	1	0	0	100%	top 65%	89.8%	89.8%
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 48%	92.7%	92.7%
2018	3	1	0	67%	top 49%	94.1%	93.6%
2017	3	0	1	67%	top 73%	94.8%	91.4%
2016	7	1	0	71%	top 53%	94.4%	92.7%
2015	6	1	0	33%	top 57%	94.4%	92%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 18, 2024	Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	2 / 15 (693.6456)	2 (175.4172)	2 (177.1428)	4 (173.1200)	9 (167.9656)
Nov 11, 2023	Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Biloxi, MS	14 / 19 (682.7660)	10 (172.5600)	6 (176.5716)	17 (165.0972)	13 (168.5372)
Oct 5, 2023	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	21 / 73 (683.9088)	44 (167.3944)	13 (174.2628)	39 (167.9772)	11 (174.2744)
Apr 28, 2023	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Brandon, MS	7 / 28 (694.2400)	3 (178.8572)	6 (176)	18 (168.5600)	13 (170.8228)
Nov 4, 2022	Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Biloxi, MS	5 / 11 (679.3028)	6 (169.1316)	1 (173.1084)	8 (165.0856)	4 (171.9772)
May 5, 2022	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	56 / 72 (660.4688)	48 (166.2400)	39 (168.5256)	72 (151.9888)	11 (173.7144)
Apr 29, 2022	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)
Mar 18, 2022	Smoke on The Shores 🏅 Lebanon, TN	19 / 63 (683.8972)	28 (170.8228)	37 (166.8344)	15 (173.1200)	13 (173.1200)
Mar 4, 2022	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	23 / 73 (687.8968)	15 (174.2628)	44 (167.9656)	11 (174.2628)	26 (171.4056)
Jan 28, 2022	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	22 / 60 (680.4916)	34 (169.1316)	34 (167.3828)	7 (175.4172)	28 (168.5600)
Jan 7, 2022	Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 🏅 Lake Wales, FL	20 / 29 (667.8856)	6 (175.4172)	27 (161.0972)	19 (165.6912)	16 (165.6800)
Dec 2, 2021	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)
Nov 12, 2021	Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Biloxi, MS	2 / 18 (693.0856)	5 (171.4172)	4 (171.4056)	6 (170.8228)	2 (179.4400)
Sep 3, 2021	Smithfield Classic in Nashville 🏅 Nashville, TN	38 / 50 (675.3028)	26 (170.2628)	26 (171.9772)	38 (167.3828)	42 (165.6800)
Aug 27, 2021	Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	4 / 19 (695.3596)	2 (174.8456)	6 (173.1084)	11 (169.1084)	1 (178.2972)
Aug 13, 2021	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	9 / 49 (689.6112)	7 (174.2628)	27 (166.8228)	7 (174.2628)	10 (174.2628)
Jun 25, 2021	Back the Blue 🏅 Brookhaven, MS	5 / 16 (677.0512)	15 (162.2400)	5 (170.8228)	2 (174.2856)	7 (169.7028)
Jun 18, 2021	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)
May 1, 2021	Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS	35 / 38 (515.3944)	—	18 (165.1200)	1 (180)	11 (170.2744)
Sep 25, 2020	Southern Sounds BBQ & Bluefest Backyard Contest 🏅 Semmes, AL	15 / 23 (323.3600)	22 (156.5256)	7 (166.8344)	—	—
Dec 6, 2019	COTR BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL	12 / 25 (667.3372)	5 (169.6684)	3 (171.9772)	16 (162.8344)	17 (162.8572)
Nov 30, 2018	Christmas on the River Demoplis, AL	19 / 29 (670.2056)	21 (165.1428)	18 (166.2400)	16 (168.5256)	14 (170.2972)
Mar 16, 2018	Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL	32 / 49 (673.6000)	30 (169.1200)	9 (171.4172)	42 (163.3828)	18 (169.6800)
Feb 23, 2018	D'Iberville BBQ Throw down Kids Q & Festival (JUDGES FULL) D'Iberville, MS	4 / 27 (677.6228)	17 (163.3828)	2 (172.5716)	7 (171.4056)	4 (170.2628)
Dec 1, 2017	Christmas on the River Demopolis, AL	20 / 27 (646.0568)	19 (162.7884)	9 (167.4056)	21 (160.5028)	21 (155.3600)
May 19, 2017	Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) Birmingham, AL	13 / 25 (682.2288)	8 (174.2744)	1 (176.5716)	8 (171.4400)	22 (159.9428)
Feb 24, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	26 / 28 (644.9712)	25 (161.0972)	11 (169.7028)	21 (160.5256)	26 (153.6456)
Dec 2, 2016	Christmas on the River Demopolis, AL	14 / 34 (679.9428)	17 (168.5372)	13 (168)	9 (172.5828)	14 (170.8228)
Sep 23, 2016	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	23 / 36 (657.0172)	32 (159.9544)	27 (163.4172)	19 (167.9772)	21 (165.6684)
May 27, 2016	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	11 / 25 (666.2168)	9 (168.5600)	7 (170.2856)	14 (165.6800)	14 (161.6912)
May 6, 2016	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	18 / 27 (665.0284)	20 (162.8344)	19 (163.9656)	18 (165.0856)	4 (173.1428)
Apr 8, 2016	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	26 / 43 (660.4344)	26 (165.6800)	19 (168.5488)	8 (171.4056)	36 (154.8000)
Mar 18, 2016	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	28 / 43 (665.6572)	13 (171.9772)	31 (163.9772)	29 (164.5484)	27 (165.1544)
Feb 26, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	8 / 30 (675.9660)	5 (174.2744)	16 (167.9772)	25 (163.4172)	11 (170.2972)
Dec 4, 2015	Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL	26 / 36 (647.7712)	21 (167.3712)	16 (165.6800)	33 (155.3600)	25 (159.3600)
May 29, 2015	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	21 / 31 (640.4112)	14 (167.4516)	25 (155.9428)	25 (155.3368)	18 (161.6800)
May 1, 2015	George County Firefighters Association BBQ Challenge Lucedale, MS	10 / 27 (679.3256)	2 (176.5716)	19 (162.2628)	9 (170.8228)	13 (169.6684)
Apr 3, 2015	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	15 / 40 (671.8400)	14 (170.8228)	12 (170.8344)	13 (169.6800)	29 (160.5028)
Mar 6, 2015	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	35 / 48 (662.7544)	23 (170.2972)	37 (162.2400)	26 (167.3944)	34 (162.8228)
Feb 27, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	17 / 30 (671.3256)	4 (176.5600)	28 (161.6800)	23 (163.9772)	12 (169.1084)

GENERAL LEE SMOKING

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)