Smoking Grannies
Rating
1477
peak 1512
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2020-09-12
latest 2024-08-23
Best ToY finish
#325
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.45 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 642.49 (-6.05)
Walk rate
64%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±19.94
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.11 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.55)
Road miles
1608
mi across 11 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
LOWLAND SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of Smoking Grannies 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BBQ TEAM NATTE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 54% across 4 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 157.0856 | 166.11 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 166.8340 | 138.7772 | 156.55 | top 73% |
| Pork | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 169.1084 | 151.9772 | 160.59 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173.7256 | 145.6572 | 159.24 | top 57% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 70% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (11 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 642.49
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 663.3596 | 634.59 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 643.8628 | 643.86 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 659.3484 | 656.72 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 601.6004 | 601.60 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-23 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp, | 11 / 23 (663.3596) | 21 (157.6684) | 14 (162.8572) | 6 (169.1084) | 2 (173.7256) |
| 2024-06-22 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 BZ Dodewaard, | 21 / 23 (634.2284) | 22 (158.8684) | 14 (163.4288) | 20 (158.2628) | 22 (153.6684) |
| 2024-04-20 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024 Terneuzen, 4538AP | 23 / 23 (611.7944) | 20 (159.9656) | 23 (138.7772) | 21 (153.1088) | 18 (159.9428) |
| 2024-03-23 | Spitsbroek on Fire Eede Holland, R523 PW | 18 / 22 (628.9828) | 7 (170.8456) | 19 (154.8460) | 20 (153.6456) | 15 (149.6456) |
| 2023-06-24 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 MH Dodewaard, | 20 / 26 (643.8628) | 18 (165.0968) | 22 (154.8116) | 12 (167.9656) | 19 (155.9888) |
| 2022-09-24 | Smoke on the Waters (Day 2) Devon, | 4 / 10 (658.8116) | 2 (174.2972) | 9 (151.4172) | 2 (168.5372) | 4 (164.5600) |
| 2022-09-23 | Smoke on the Waters (Day 1) Devon, | 4 / 8 (658.8224) | 4 (171.4400) | 5 (166.8340) | 6 (156.5600) | 4 (163.9884) |
| 2022-09-10 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest Dongen, 5106NC | 9 / 28 (659.3484) | 10 (169.1428) | 8 (166.8228) | 15 (165.1200) | 12 (158.2628) |
| 2022-06-25 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 MH Dodewaard, | 13 / 22 (656.4800) | 6 (171.9884) | 14 (163.3944) | 21 (151.9772) | 7 (169.1200) |
| 2022-06-03 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, 2134CG | 18 / 38 (650.1484) | 6 (170.8456) | 26 (154.8228) | 13 (167.3828) | 17 (157.0972) |
| 2020-09-12 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Dongen, 5106NC | 29 / 31 (601.6004) | 26 (157.0856) | 29 (144.0004) | 26 (154.8572) | 30 (145.6572) |
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 ↗ | Master | #544 (326 pts) | #550 (356 pts) | #612 (341 pts) | #529 (376 pts) | #445 (491 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1185 (76 pts) | #1212 (86 pts) | #1407 (66 pts) | #1079 (116 pts) | #1206 (81 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #325 (708 pts) | #260 (883 pts) | #429 (588 pts) | #357 (673 pts) | #319 (738 pts) |