A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS ahead in 100% of their meetings
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The Smoke Show
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-08-23
latest 2024-10-18
Best ToY finish
#267
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
649.16
last 3 Master vs avg 649.16 (+0.00)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.48
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.58 · weakest Brisket (154.99)
Road miles
313
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 255 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
649.16 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
312.47 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 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.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (2 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The comeback
3.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.7 years, then back at Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff (2023-04-28).
- last seen 2019-08-24
- back 2023-04-28
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5357 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5363 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before The Smoke Show's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5375 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1453
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before The Smoke Show's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#5340 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Level with The Smoke Show on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5362 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5369 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 150.8344 | 163.58 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 147.3828 | 160.62 | top 74% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 146.8000 | 159.38 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 143.3488 | 154.99 | top 82% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 3 | 0 | top 93% |
| MS | 3 | 0 | top 80% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 72% | 2019-08-24 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.2 yrs
2019-08-23 → 2024-10-18
Busiest season
2024
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
3 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.58 · weakest Brisket (154.99)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
649.16
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
312.47
out of 360 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
135
22–150 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
313
6 mapped stops · furthest 255 mi
Schedule strength
1577
average field rating faced — tougher than 61% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$19,800
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3.7 yrs
2019-08-24 → 2023-04-28
Power rating
1454
peak 1454 · #5360 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
- First call Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4344 Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
- Career-best overall score656.4344 Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
- Peak power rating (1500) Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
- 2024
- Most recent contest WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.1 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-10-18 |
| -9.9 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 2024-05-03 |
| -9.8 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff | 2023-04-28 |
| -7 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-04-05 |
| -6.6 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) | 2019-08-24 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 89.7% | 86.8% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 90% | 90% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 91.2% | 90.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-18 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 49 / 50 (298.2172) | 49 (150.8344) | 47 (147.3828) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 25 / 27 (316.4460) | 26 (157.0744) | 25 (159.3716) | — | — |
| 2024-04-05 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 14 / 16 (322.7544) | 11 (165.6800) | 15 (157.0744) | 12 (162.8000) | — |
| 2023-04-28 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Brandon, MS | 27 / 28 (647.8404) | 14 (173.1200) | 24 (164.5372) | 21 (166.8344) | 28 (143.3488) |
| 2019-08-24 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) 🏅 Brandon, MS | 23 / 28 (643.2116) | 21 (160.5028) | 14 (165.6800) | 25 (161.0972) | 27 (155.9316) |
| 2019-08-23 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) 🏅 Brandon, MS | 18 / 29 (656.4344) | 3 (174.2628) | 8 (169.6916) | 28 (146.8000) | 14 (165.6800) |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #267 (148 pts) | #256 (163 pts) | #283 (143 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1604 (53 pts) | #1133 (108 pts) | #1680 (58 pts) | #1239 (73 pts) | #1601 (53 pts) |