Smokestack Lightning AL
Rating
1492
peak 1505
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2022-05-05
latest 2024-10-04
Best ToY finish
#373
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
321.84
last 3 vs career avg 321.84 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.52
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.41 · weakest Chicken (158.43)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
BAMA BOYS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Low N' Slow Locomotives in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 151.9428 | 158.43 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 155.3944 | 163.41 | top 55% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AL (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 321.84
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 307.3372 | 307.34 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 326.2056 | 326.21 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 331.9772 | 331.98 |
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 | 55 / 59 (307.3372) | 54 (151.9428) | 55 (155.3944) | — | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 43 / 73 (326.2056) | 34 (166.8228) | 49 (159.3828) | — | — |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 25 / 72 (331.9772) | 45 (156.5372) | 3 (175.4400) | — | — |
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 | #373 (60 pts) | #377 (60 pts) | #379 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #333 (60 pts) | #344 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #332 (60 pts) | #164 (235 pts) | — | — |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2841 (59 pts) | #2333 (64 pts) | #2866 (59 pts) | #2863 (59 pts) | #2864 (59 pts) |