Smoken J's BBQ AK
Rating
1506
peak 1506 · rated over 3 contests
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2023-06-30
latest 2024-07-26
Best ToY finish
#450
Master 2024
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
4
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
582.23
last 3 Master vs avg 582.23 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±163.95
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 176.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (171.97)
Road miles
77
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 51 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Purse competed for
$4K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
582.23 / 720
3 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
🍖 Signature meat
When chicken is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 67% of their entries (2 of 3).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AK first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 170.2628 | 176.37 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 171.9884 | 171.9656 | 171.97 | top 43% |
| Pork | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 171.9656 | 175.98 | top 26% |
| Brisket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 170.8228 | 174.84 | top 46% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenai River BBQ Competition | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 57% | 2024-05-31 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AK (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Kenai River BBQ Competition (2024-05-31)
- Wins it all in 33% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 582.23 / 720
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-06-30 — First tracked contest · Kenai River BBQ Competition
- 📣 2023-06-30 — First call · Kenai River BBQ Competition
- 🏆 2024-05-31 — First Grand Championship · Kenai River BBQ Competition
- 🔥 2024-05-31 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Kenai River BBQ Competition
- ⭐ 2024-05-31 — Career-best overall score (710.8228) · Kenai River BBQ Competition
- 📈 2024-07-26 — Peak power rating (1506) · Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.9 | Kenai River BBQ Competition | 2024-05-31 |
| +4.8 | Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown | 2024-07-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.3 | Kenai River BBQ Competition | 2023-06-30 |
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 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 32% | 98.7% | 96.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 100% | 48.7% | 48.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-26 | Last Frontier BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eagle River, AK | 4 / 8 (685.0168) | 6 (170.2628) | 6 (171.9656) | 3 (171.9656) | 5 (170.8228) |
| 2024-05-31 | Kenai River BBQ Competition Soldotna, AK | 1 / 7 (710.8228) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (171.9656) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2023-06-30 | Kenai River BBQ Competition Soldotna, AK | 9 / 9 (350.8456) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (171.9884) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Master | #450 (440 pts) | #506 (405 pts) | #595 (355 pts) | #447 (465 pts) | #519 (390 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1014 (119 pts) | #671 (259 pts) | #752 (259 pts) | — | — |