SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF

SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 11th of 27 at The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (2019). They are ranked #4441 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokinâ€™ the Good Stuff”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,441

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1474

peak 1474 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Oct 4, 2024 · 11.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#566

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

682.7540 / 720

Master · Hawgin On Lanier

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.76 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 661.42 (+7.34)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7028

Pork Ribs · Poosa Q

Consistency

±18.07

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.64 · weakest Brisket (162.43)

Road miles

2,255

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 589 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$152K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.42 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

299.30 / 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 (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

682.7540 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.7540 at Hawgin On Lanier — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 2, 2019

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

Under the Radar ahead in 100% of their meetings

Under the Radar has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

3.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.5 years, then back at Smoke on the Falls (Apr 12, 2019).

last seen Oct 2, 2015
back Apr 12, 2019

Pork Ribs nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork ribs entries lost

Under the Radar ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Under the Radar has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Quenut BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1218 (85 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#566 (581 pts)	#736 (461 pts)	#492 (706 pts)	#515 (666 pts)	#552 (611 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#1935 (110 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF, each with one reason worth a look.

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

MEATATARIAN'S

#4,458 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1474

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Mar 25, 2023

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Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse

#4,433 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1474

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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Team Sunrise BBQ

#4,447 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1474

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2026
on a 6-contest top-10 run

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PORK FICTION

#4,440 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1518

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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PIG FARMER'S BBQ

#4,430 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

Level with SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jan 17, 2025

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HOGG UGLY

#4,452 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1474

4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2025

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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
Stewbabys BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
COOL HAND QUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Angry Jack BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
RUNWAY SMOKE	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
BALDY'S BUTTS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
FYC BARBEQUE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
YES, DEAR BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Q-INATOR!	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	0	173.1200	153.0628	165.10	top 63%
Pork Ribs	13	1	173.7028	145.0512	165.64	top 50%
Pork	12	4	171.9656	151.4284	165.63	top 57%
Brisket	12	0	172.5484	144.5712	162.43	top 65%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 64%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 61%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	9	top 63%
AL	3	top 58%
IL	1	top 70%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Poosa Q	2	36	0	top 56%	Oct 4, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 8 contests

Contests a season 2 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 10 of 14 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 12 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 566 finished ahead 311 times, behind 578

Longest layoff 3.5 yrs Oct 2, 2015 → Apr 12, 2019

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

20242 milestones

Oct 4 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7028 Poosa Q
Oct 4 Most recent contest Poosa Q

20194 milestones

Apr 12 Peak power rating (1490) Smoke on the Falls
Apr 26 First call BBQ Boogie & Blues
Aug 2 Career-best overall score682.7540 Hawgin On Lanier
Oct 11 10th tracked contest The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival

20151 milestone

Oct 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.3656 Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier)

20131 milestone

May 10 First tracked contest Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9	Hawgin On Lanier	Aug 2, 2019
+3.8	Poosa Q	Oct 5, 2023
+3.4	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 12, 2019
+3.1	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival	Oct 11, 2019
+0.9	Poosa Q	Oct 4, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.6	Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	May 10, 2013
-8	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown	Nov 15, 2019
-7.3	Piggin in the Park	Jul 19, 2019
-5.6	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 5, 2021
-5.5	Smokin' Bike Fest	May 31, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0%	top 63%	94%	94%
2023	1	0%	top 49%	93.7%	93.7%
2021	1	0%	top 65%	91.1%	91.1%
2019	8	63%	top 60%	94.8%	91.3%
2015	1	0%	top 71%	91.7%	91.7%
2014	1	0%	—	—	—
2013	1	0%	top 83%	84.5%	84.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 4, 2024	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	37 / 59 (677.0400)	31 (170.8460)	12 (173.7028)	52 (163.3828)	31 (169.1084)
Oct 5, 2023	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	36 / 73 (674.7432)	40 (168.5372)	29 (170.8344)	46 (166.8344)	41 (168.5372)
Mar 5, 2021	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	53 / 81 (655.7712)	39 (167.3828)	20 (170.8228)	40 (167.3828)	79 (150.1828)
Nov 15, 2019	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cedartown, GA	29 / 35 (660.4116)	23 (169.6800)	30 (159.9544)	10 (170.2628)	31 (160.5144)
Oct 11, 2019	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	11 / 27 (675.8280)	17 (168.5256)	15 (169.1084)	10 (170.8112)	15 (167.3828)
Aug 2, 2019	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA	12 / 45 (682.7540)	19 (171.9656)	11 (173.1200)	36 (165.1200)	11 (172.5484)
Jul 19, 2019	Piggin in the Park 🏅 Jasper, GA	20 / 25 (661.5196)	21 (165.0856)	7 (172)	24 (161.6456)	20 (162.7884)
May 31, 2019	Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA	21 / 31 (659.7940)	31 (153.0628)	14 (168.5256)	6 (171.9656)	12 (166.2400)
May 24, 2019	Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL	28 / 40 (299.3024)	19 (154.2512)	30 (145.0512)	—	—
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	17 / 33 (659.8172)	33 (157.0628)	12 (169.6916)	9 (167.9656)	17 (165.0972)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	19 / 30 (660.3884)	17 (166.8344)	19 (162.7884)	14 (165.6800)	19 (165.0856)
Oct 2, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	37 / 52 (660.3656)	15 (173.1200)	36 (165.0856)	33 (165.0856)	46 (157.0744)
May 9, 2014	Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) Rome, GA	—	—	—	—	—
May 10, 2013	Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Waynesboro, GA	34 / 41 (608.5708)	33 (159.9998)	33 (152.5714)	37 (151.4284)	36 (144.5712)

SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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 — 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)