SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF GA
Rating
1468
peak 1501 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2024-10-04
Best ToY finish
#568
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
668.76 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 666.81 (+1.95)
Walk rate
45%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.13
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.11 · weakest Brisket (164.75)
Road miles
1935
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 587 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Purse competed for
$152K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 11 state-championship entries
Master avg
666.81 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
299.30 / 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
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Quenut BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Apocalypse Sow in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, COOL HAND QUE has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared pork entries.
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 51% across 3 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at Poosa Q (2023-10-05).
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quenut BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewbabys BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Angry Jack BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BALDY'S BUTTS | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| ATLANTA BBQ STORE | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| FYC BARBEQUE | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| ZIPS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CLAUDE'S Q | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Wiggle Butts BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| RUNWAY SMOKE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 153.0628 | 164.84 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 145.0512 | 166.87 | top 45% |
| Pork | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 161.6456 | 167.11 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 150.1828 | 164.75 | top 61% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 7 | 0 | top 59% |
| AL | 3 | 0 | top 58% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 55% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poosa Q | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 56% | 2024-10-04 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (7 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (11 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 666.81 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 299.30 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-12 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Falls
- 📈 2019-04-12 — Peak power rating (1501) · Smoke on the Falls
- 📣 2019-04-26 — First call · BBQ Boogie & Blues
- ⭐ 2019-08-02 — Career-best overall score (682.7540) · Hawgin On Lanier
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.7 | Hawgin On Lanier | 2019-08-02 |
| +3.4 | Poosa Q | 2023-10-05 |
| +1.4 | Smoke on the Falls | 2019-04-12 |
| +0.7 | Poosa Q | 2024-10-04 |
| +0.2 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 2019-10-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown | 2019-11-15 |
| -9.3 | Piggin in the Park | 2019-07-19 |
| -7.8 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 | 2019-05-24 |
| -7.3 | Smokin' Bike Fest | 2019-05-31 |
| -6.6 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2021-03-05 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 94% | 94% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 93.7% | 93.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63% | top 60% | 94.8% | 91.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 37 / 59 (677.0400) | 31 (170.8460) | 12 (173.7028) | 52 (163.3828) | 31 (169.1084) |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 36 / 73 (674.7432) | 40 (168.5372) | 29 (170.8344) | 46 (166.8344) | 41 (168.5372) |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 53 / 81 (655.7712) | 39 (167.3828) | 20 (170.8228) | 40 (167.3828) | 79 (150.1828) |
| 2019-11-15 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cedartown, GA | 29 / 35 (660.4116) | 23 (169.6800) | 30 (159.9544) | 10 (170.2628) | 31 (160.5144) |
| 2019-10-11 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 11 / 27 (675.8280) | 17 (168.5256) | 15 (169.1084) | 10 (170.8112) | 15 (167.3828) |
| 2019-08-02 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA | 12 / 45 (682.7540) | 19 (171.9656) | 11 (173.1200) | 36 (165.1200) | 11 (172.5484) |
| 2019-07-19 | Piggin in the Park 🏅 Jasper, GA | 20 / 25 (661.5196) | 21 (165.0856) | 7 (172.0000) | 24 (161.6456) | 20 (162.7884) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA | 21 / 31 (659.7940) | 31 (153.0628) | 14 (168.5256) | 6 (171.9656) | 12 (166.2400) |
| 2019-05-24 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL | 28 / 40 (299.3024) | 19 (154.2512) | 30 (145.0512) | — | — |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 17 / 33 (659.8172) | 33 (157.0628) | 12 (169.6916) | 9 (167.9656) | 17 (165.0972) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 19 / 30 (660.3884) | 17 (166.8344) | 19 (162.7884) | 14 (165.6800) | 19 (165.0856) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1218 (85 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #568 (581 pts) | #740 (461 pts) | #494 (706 pts) | #520 (666 pts) | #557 (611 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #1935 (110 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |