JL Smokers

JL Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 60 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge (2022). They are ranked #678 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#678

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1645

peak 1645 · rated over 56 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2019

latest Sep 18, 2026 · 7.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#142

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

22 podiums

Overall top-10s

32% of 60 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

700.5028 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Mountain

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

692.96 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 679.32 (+13.63)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off

Consistency

±14.56

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.59 · weakest Brisket (169.52)

Road miles

8,990

across 60 mapped stops · furthest 825 mi

Schedule strength

81%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1605)

Purse competed for

$759K

listed at 56 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 55 state-championship entries

Master avg

679.32 / 720

58 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (17 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

Against the odds

11-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 89 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge (Sep 23, 2022) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 11-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ.

On the rise

+31 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 31 points across 9 contests since Sep 19, 2025 — from 1615 up to 1645.

9 contests since Sep 19, 2025
now 1645

Giant slayer

32 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 32-team field at Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge.

Sep 23, 2022

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 42 of 60 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 60 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

700.5028 career-best overall

97.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 700.5028 at Smoke on the Mountain — 97.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 26, 2024

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 55 entries at contests carrying the title.

55 state-championship entries

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The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BAD ROOSTER BBQ has finished one call ahead of JL Smokers 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

35–14 behind in the head-to-head

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 71% of their meetings

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 35 of their 49 shared contests.

The drought

42 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge on Sep 23, 2022 — 42 contests and 4 years ago.

last GC Sep 23, 2022
4 years ago

A strong matchup

22–6 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 79% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKING STUDS BBQ in 22 of their 28 shared contests.

They cook the hard rooms

1605 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 81% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1605 power rating — a tougher draw than 81% of every rated contest in the data.

56 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

An April team

Top 32% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 32% across 4 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.

4 April contests
top 44% the rest of the year

The long haul

8,990 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,990 miles across 60 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 825 miles to American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest.

60 mapped stops
furthest 825 mi

The metronome

±2.01% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.01% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.3% of a perfect score
60 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge every year from 2020 to 2023 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 1st

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
2026 ↗	Master	#277 (697 pts)	#410 (517 pts)	#325 (717 pts)	#322 (637 pts)	#236 (807 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#255 (856 pts)	#281 (801 pts)	#249 (1,011 pts)	#250 (896 pts)	#242 (946 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#149 (1,238 pts)	#186 (1,093 pts)	#191 (1,133 pts)	#110 (1,358 pts)	#108 (1,408 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#142 (1,250 pts)	#103 (1,447 pts)	#171 (1,215 pts)	#83 (1,560 pts)	#126 (1,305 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#183 (1,114 pts)	#224 (989 pts)	#246 (974 pts)	#258 (914 pts)	#212 (1,034 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#376 (507 pts)	#392 (512 pts)	#423 (492 pts)	#339 (617 pts)	#556 (332 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#501 (197 pts)	#395 (297 pts)	#547 (202 pts)	#430 (267 pts)	#581 (177 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#479 (686 pts)	#417 (801 pts)	#529 (656 pts)	#549 (626 pts)	#419 (796 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to JL Smokers, each with one reason worth a look.

Piggy & Swine BBQ

#679 of the rated field

1645 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1670

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to JL Smokers)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team JL Smokers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas

#674 of the rated field

1646 power rating

Contests: 55
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1660

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to JL Smokers)

Careers of much the same size, 55 contests to 60, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 50 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO

#676 of the rated field

1646 power rating

Contests: 81
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1655

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to JL Smokers)

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 81 contests, alongside a 46% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 78 contests
last seen Oct 31, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM

#677 of the rated field

1645 power rating

Contests: 84
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1674

8–8 in 16 shared contests (50% to JL Smokers)

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before JL Smokers's first contest.

rated over 81 contests
last seen May 1, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Say My Name BBQ

#675 of the rated field

1646 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1666

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to JL Smokers)

Level with JL Smokers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

PORKERSTARS

#671 of the rated field

1646 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1656

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before JL Smokers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 39 contests

⚔ Compare careers

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	49	14	35	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	41	13	28	32%	⚔ compare
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	37	6	31	16%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	33	14	19	42%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	32	14	18	44%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	29	13	16	45%	⚔ compare
SMOKING STUDS BBQ	28	22	6	79%	⚔ compare
Smoke Central BBQ	25	5	20	20%	⚔ compare
BAD ROOSTER BBQ	25	2	23	8%	⚔ compare
Optimus Swine	24	8	15	33%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
Dogpatch Q	23	7	15	30%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	23	2	21	9%	⚔ compare
HOLT BROTHERS BBQ	22	18	4	82%	⚔ compare
TWISTED PAIR BBQ	22	12	10	55%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	58	19	2	5	180 🔥	158.8112	170.59	top 49%
Pork Ribs	58	21	2	6	178.8572	158.2172	169.59	top 48%
Pork	58	26	0	7	178.8572	153.7028	169.62	top 46%
Brisket	58	24	1	4	178.8572	146.7772	169.52	top 42%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	3	0	top 39%
Medium (20–39)	35	1	top 43%
Large (40+)	20	0	top 48%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NC	38	1	top 43%
SC	7	0	top 46%
GA	4	0	top 47%
KS	4	0	top 47%
VA	3	0	top 48%
WV	2	0	top 47%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge	6	1	1	top 37%	Sep 18, 2026
South Carolina Festival of Discovery	4	16	0	top 50%	Jul 9, 2026
Smoke on the Mountain	3	3	0	top 48%	Jul 25, 2025
Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	3	3	0	top 26%	Apr 12, 2024
Atlanta BBQ Store Classic	2	34	0	top 65%	Nov 14, 2025
Mission Farms - King of the Farm	2	12	0	top 54%	Feb 28, 2025
Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2	2	15	0	top 56%	May 4, 2024
Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1	2	11	0	top 29%	May 3, 2024
Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off	2	6	0	top 45%	Oct 13, 2023
Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition	2	9	0	top 38%	Apr 7, 2023
Mission Farm's King of the Farm	2	18	0	top 76%	Feb 24, 2023
Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2)	2	7	0	top 31%	Oct 29, 2022
Jiggy With The Piggy	2	17	0	top 53%	May 13, 2022
Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B)	2	23	0	top 64%	Nov 9, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 13 contests

Contests a season 7.5 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 38 of 60 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 36 14 of them more than once

First title Sep 23, 2022 Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge

Opponents faced 1,194 finished ahead 1,849 times, behind 1,675

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

20262 milestones

Sep 18 Peak power rating (1645) Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
Sep 18 Most recent contest Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge

20251 milestone

Jul 25 50th tracked contest Smoke on the Mountain

20241 milestone

Jul 26 Career-best overall score700.5028 Smoke on the Mountain

20233 milestones

May 6 25th tracked contest Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2
Jul 6 First category win (Chicken) South Carolina Festival of Discovery
Oct 13 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off

20223 milestones

Sep 23 First Grand Championship Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
Sep 23 First state championship Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
Sep 23 Biggest field won (32 teams) Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge

20211 milestone

Jul 16 10th tracked contest Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland

20195 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest Jiggy With The Piggy
Oct 4 First call Hops and Hogs Festival
Oct 4 First overall top-10 Hops and Hogs Festival
Oct 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.3600 Hops and Hogs Festival
Oct 11 First overall podium Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.6	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge	Sep 23, 2022
+15.4	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off	Oct 11, 2019
+15.4	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland	Jul 16, 2021
+13.4	Clayton BBQ Challenge	Sep 13, 2024
+12.9	Smoke on the Mountain	Jul 26, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Mission Farm's King of the Farm	Mar 18, 2022
-11	Smoke on the Mountain	Jul 25, 2025
-10.9	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic	Nov 14, 2025
-8.6	Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival	Sep 1, 2023
-8.6	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge	Sep 11, 2020

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	6	0	4	1	67%	top 28%	97.1%	96%
2025	8	0	2	1	63%	top 51%	96.4%	94.6%
2024	13	0	2	2	69%	top 40%	97.3%	95.1%
2023	13	0	4	1	85%	top 42%	96.3%	94.8%
2022	8	1	4	0	88%	top 39%	97.1%	94.3%
2021	4	0	1	0	100%	top 46%	95.8%	93.4%
2020	1	0	0	0	0%	top 88%	90.8%	90.8%
2019	7	0	2	0	29%	top 61%	95.1%	91.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 18, 2026	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	5 / 29 (694.7540)	8 (174.2628)	4 (177.7028)	17 (170.8228)	12 (171.9656)
Aug 7, 2026	Battle of the Blue Ridge 🏅 Swannanoa, NC	10 / 41 (689.6228)	28 (168.5372)	10 (174.2744)	6 (175.4056)	13 (171.4056)
Jul 9, 2026	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	30 / 75 (686.2172)	52 (168.5484)	35 (170.2744)	16 (175.4172)	32 (171.9772)
May 15, 2026	Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway 🏅 Darlington, SC	4 / 26 (699.3940)	6 (177.7028)	10 (175.4056)	10 (172.5828)	5 (173.7028)
May 1, 2026	Bear-B-Q 🏅 New Bern, NC	6 / 26 (694.7884)	13 (170.8456)	3 (176.5600)	20 (168.5256)	1 (178.8572)
Mar 6, 2026	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	22 / 44 (684.4684)	31 (169.1084)	15 (173.1200)	18 (171.4172)	20 (170.8228)
Nov 14, 2025	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA	40 / 56 (677.6000)	27 (171.9772)	47 (166.2400)	47 (166.2628)	19 (173.1200)
Oct 24, 2025	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	8 / 45 (693.0972)	2 (177.1544)	23 (169.6800)	18 (170.8456)	4 (175.4172)
Sep 19, 2025	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	14 / 36 (682.7428)	16 (170.8228)	3 (176.5716)	24 (166.8228)	19 (168.5256)
Sep 5, 2025	Uniquely Union Festival 🏅 Union, SC	15 / 25 (679.2912)	17 (167.3828)	12 (169.6800)	8 (170.8228)	8 (171.4056)
Jul 25, 2025	Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA	29 / 37 (670.1600)	32 (163.3828)	27 (166.2400)	27 (167.4172)	15 (173.1200)
Jul 10, 2025	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	44 / 66 (673.6000)	27 (171.4056)	28 (171.4172)	64 (155.3716)	14 (175.4056)
May 9, 2025	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	4 / 42 (694.1824)	31 (167.3712)	1 (177.7028)	3 (176.5600)	11 (172.5484)
Feb 28, 2025	Mission Farms - King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	16 / 26 (678.1712)	14 (170.8456)	10 (169.6800)	15 (169.6800)	18 (167.9656)
Nov 15, 2024	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA	34 / 58 (681.5884)	31 (171.4056)	41 (167.3828)	10 (176.5600)	44 (166.2400)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	130 / 444 (685.0284)	203 (170.2628)	96 (174.2628)	168 (170.8228)	162 (169.6800)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	72 / 169 (686.2056)	95 (171.9656)	62 (173.1200)	128 (168.0116)	63 (173.1084)
Sep 20, 2024	Pigmaster BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	16 / 33 (686.7312)	23 (168.5140)	7 (174.2744)	10 (174.2628)	23 (169.6800)
Sep 13, 2024	Clayton BBQ Challenge 🏅 Clayton, NC	4 / 27 (693.0740)	10 (172.5484)	1 (177.7028)	16 (169.7028)	8 (173.1200)
Jul 26, 2024	Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA	3 / 32 (700.5028)	21 (168.5256)	2 (177.7144)	3 (178.8572)	7 (175.4056)
Jul 11, 2024	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	56 / 76 (670.1484)	62 (165.0972)	60 (165.6800)	49 (168.5600)	41 (170.8112)
Jun 14, 2024	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV	14 / 30 (675.9088)	18 (166.8344)	21 (163.9772)	9 (171.9772)	8 (173.1200)
May 4, 2024	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	15 / 35 (690.7772)	33 (166.2284)	28 (169.6800)	3 (178.2972)	2 (176.5716)
May 3, 2024	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	12 / 45 (689.0744)	7 (176)	35 (163.3944)	9 (175.4172)	8 (174.2628)
Apr 12, 2024	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	11 / 25 (676.4228)	1 (177.7144)	24 (158.2172)	15 (168.5256)	8 (171.9656)
Feb 23, 2024	Mission Farms King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	12 / 26 (681.5884)	13 (170.8228)	23 (164.5256)	7 (171.9772)	4 (174.2628)
Oct 13, 2023	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	6 / 25 (693.5996)	2 (180)	19 (166.2284)	6 (174.2628)	8 (173.1084)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	128 / 211 (679.9084)	176 (166.2628)	5 (178.8572)	164 (166.2744)	133 (168.5140)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	271 / 487 (669.5768)	312 (165.6684)	253 (168.5140)	353 (162.2516)	77 (173.1428)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 22, 2023	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	6 / 33 (691.3600)	13 (173.1316)	8 (173.1200)	6 (173.1428)	10 (171.9656)
Sep 1, 2023	Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC	16 / 21 (664.4228)	18 (162.8344)	17 (163.9428)	10 (168.5256)	8 (169.1200)
Jul 21, 2023	Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA	21 / 38 (679.3256)	18 (171.9772)	13 (170.8228)	30 (161.6800)	9 (174.8456)
Jul 6, 2023	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	16 / 76 (690.7772)	1 (178.8572)	44 (166.8228)	37 (167.3944)	5 (177.7028)
May 6, 2023	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	16 / 23 (680.4224)	18 (169.6684)	19 (168.5256)	7 (175.4172)	19 (166.8112)
May 5, 2023	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	11 / 35 (693.6456)	5 (176.5600)	14 (172.5600)	3 (177.7028)	25 (166.8228)
Apr 14, 2023	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	3 / 32 (169.1772)	7 (174.8456)	4 (174.2628)	10 (173.1084)	14 (167.3828)
Apr 7, 2023	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	9 / 28 (690.7884)	10 (174.2628)	11 (171.4056)	3 (176)	16 (169.1200)
Feb 24, 2023	Mission Farm's King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	18 / 33 (679.9316)	30 (161.6800)	23 (166.2628)	3 (176.5600)	4 (175.4288)
Oct 29, 2022	Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) 🏅 Shelby, NC	14 / 34 (685.0052)	30 (166.2284)	22 (169.1084)	4 (177.7028)	10 (171.9656)
Oct 28, 2022	Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) 🏅 Shelby, NC	7 / 35 (685.0512)	17 (170.8228)	7 (172)	12 (171.4056)	14 (170.8228)
Sep 23, 2022	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC	1 / 32 (699.3716)	12 (173.1200)	2 (177.7144)	13 (170.8344)	3 (177.7028)
Jul 22, 2022	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	9 / 35 (685.0400)	11 (174.8572)	7 (171.9772)	18 (166.2400)	7 (171.9656)
Jun 10, 2022	WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV	7 / 15 (669.0168)	7 (170.8228)	10 (163.4056)	9 (166.8112)	6 (167.9772)
May 13, 2022	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	17 / 46 (677.0288)	7 (177.7144)	25 (166.2400)	15 (171.4172)	31 (161.6572)
Apr 8, 2022	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	16 / 36 (674.1252)	7 (174.8456)	21 (166.2400)	22 (166.8112)	14 (166.2284)
Mar 18, 2022	Mission Farm's King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	32 / 33 (655.8400)	16 (169.6800)	26 (166.2972)	33 (155.9084)	26 (163.9544)
Oct 8, 2021	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	17 / 26 (652.9716)	9 (171.9772)	6 (173.1200)	23 (158.8000)	25 (149.0744)
Sep 24, 2021	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	16 / 27 (664.4116)	7 (173.1200)	21 (162.2400)	8 (171.9772)	23 (157.0744)
Jul 16, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland 🏅 Asheboro, NC	3 / 19 (689.6228)	9 (171.9772)	5 (173.1200)	2 (174.2628)	9 (170.2628)
Mar 12, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC	17 / 39 (681.6112)	19 (170.8456)	20 (167.9656)	7 (174.2744)	19 (168.5256)
Sep 11, 2020	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC	21 / 24 (653.5880)	17 (165.1312)	18 (164.5600)	15 (168.5256)	23 (155.3712)
Nov 9, 2019	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) 🏅 Concord, NC	26 / 33 (661.5424)	18 (171.9884)	29 (163.3828)	27 (165.6800)	31 (160.4912)
Nov 8, 2019	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) 🏅 Concord, NC	23 / 47 (669.5652)	14 (172.5600)	36 (161.6684)	15 (169.6684)	27 (165.6684)
Oct 11, 2019	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	3 / 27 (685.0624)	3 (173.1084)	7 (170.2628)	9 (168.5484)	2 (173.1428)
Oct 4, 2019	Hops and Hogs Festival Huntersville, NC	6 / 11 (675.3600)	4 (172.5600)	7 (167.4172)	7 (165.1316)	4 (170.2512)
Sep 20, 2019	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC	42 / 56 (643.2568)	36 (163.3712)	13 (170.2744)	51 (153.7028)	45 (155.9084)
Aug 2, 2019	Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC	35 / 40 (627.8636)	32 (159.4060)	32 (159.9888)	28 (161.6916)	38 (146.7772)
May 3, 2019	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	41 / 60 (646.8112)	48 (158.8112)	32 (163.4744)	53 (155.3600)	13 (169.1656)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

JL Smokers

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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

Storylines (17 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

On the rise

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)