K & E's Little Smokers FL
Rating
1443
peak 1443 · rated over 60 contests
Contests
63
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2026-07-09
Best ToY finish
#177
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
4
14 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 63 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
678.86 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 660.77 (+18.08)
Walk rate
48%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±52.09
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.05 · weakest Brisket (159.95)
Road miles
11949
mi across 63 mapped stops · furthest 1057 mi
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Purse competed for
$803K
listed at 55 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 58 state-championship entries
Master avg
660.77 / 720
55 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
616.83 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
COOL HAND QUE has finished one call ahead of K & E's Little Smokers 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
County Line Swine has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Kings BBQ Team has come out ahead in 29 of their 31 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Smokin-N-Pokin in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 45% across 4 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Plant City Pig Jam (2021-11-19).
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mad Dog BBQ | 32 | 7 | 24 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Going Yard BBQ | 31 | 9 | 22 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Kings BBQ Team | 31 | 2 | 29 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 30 | 1 | 29 | 3% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 25 | 1 | 24 | 4% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 24 | 3 | 21 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 24 | 2 | 22 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 23 | 1 | 22 | 4% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Ain't EZ | 22 | 1 | 20 | 5% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 21 | 6 | 15 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 20 | 1 | 19 | 5% | ⚔ compare |
| PeachCoast BBQ | 19 | 7 | 12 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| Bearded Monkeys Twisted Q | 19 | 6 | 13 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 63 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 178.2972 | 146.2516 | 167.16 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 62 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 178.8572 | 143.3144 | 166.97 | top 56% |
| Pork | 59 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 149.1428 | 171.05 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 58 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 131.4400 | 159.95 | top 72% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 29 | 0 | top 59% |
| GA | 15 | 0 | top 71% |
| SC | 6 | 0 | top 62% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
| NC | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
| Medium (20–39) | 33 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 24 | 0 | top 70% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 6 | 22 | 0 | top 68% | 2026-01-22 |
| South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 5 | 40 | 0 | top 65% | 2026-07-09 |
| Plant City Pig Jam | 5 | 12 | 0 | top 71% | 2025-11-21 |
| The Downtown BBQ Showdown | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 61% | 2026-04-17 |
| Torry Island BBQ Showdown | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 33% | 2026-03-20 |
| The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 3 | 20 | 0 | top 77% | 2025-10-03 |
| Ribs on the Ridge | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 70% | 2026-02-20 |
| Grills Gone Wild | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 44% | 2025-02-07 |
| Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 60% | 2023-01-13 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (29 of 63 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (63 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 660.77 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 616.83 / 360
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-12 — First tracked contest · Fire it up Frostproof!
- 📣 2019-04-12 — First call · Fire it up Frostproof!
- 📈 2019-04-12 — Peak power rating (1498) · Fire it up Frostproof!
- 🎖️ 2024-01-26 — 25th tracked contest · Lakeland Pig Festival
- ⭐ 2025-02-07 — Career-best overall score (695.3716) · Grills Gone Wild
- 🎖️ 2025-10-03 — 50th tracked contest · The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
- 🔥 2026-05-08 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.9 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown | 2026-03-20 |
| +12 | Grills Gone Wild | 2025-02-07 |
| +11 | Plant City Pig Jam | 2021-11-19 |
| +10.6 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | 2025-01-09 |
| +9.4 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown | 2025-03-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | Plant City Pig Jam | 2019-11-22 |
| -11.5 | Plant City Pig Jam | 2022-11-18 |
| -11 | Pigs & Peaches | 2025-08-15 |
| -10.6 | Swine At the Shrine | 2022-08-05 |
| -10.5 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show | 2024-01-04 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 55% | top 67% | 95.6% | 93.8% |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 47% | top 57% | 96.6% | 91.2% |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71% | top 65% | 95.5% | 92.6% |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22% | top 75% | 93.8% | 91% |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20% | top 71% | 168.6% | 109.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 16% | 180.8% | 180.8% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 172% | 172% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 64% | 168.7% | 126.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 43 / 75 (679.3028) | 36 (171.9772) | 54 (167.3828) | 6 (177.7028) | 58 (162.2400) |
| 2026-06-19 | BBQ for Bravery 🏅 Alcoa, TN | 16 / 19 (674.1368) | 16 (170.8112) | 11 (171.9772) | 19 (164.5256) | 15 (166.8228) |
| 2026-05-29 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 11 / 19 (685.6228) | 16 (167.9772) | 5 (174.2628) | 5 (177.1544) | 15 (166.2284) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 75 / 117 (681.0400) | 64 (172.5484) | 107 (163.9544) | 17 (177.7028) | 90 (166.8344) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 26 / 42 (674.1828) | 26 (169.6800) | 22 (169.1200) | 1 (180.0000) | 35 (155.3828) |
| 2026-05-01 | Bear-B-Q 🏅 New Bern, NC | 20 / 26 (664.4112) | 23 (163.9656) | 19 (163.3828) | 9 (171.9772) | 18 (165.0856) |
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL | 30 / 41 (680.4340) | 32 (168.5256) | 17 (171.9656) | 11 (175.4172) | 32 (164.5256) |
| 2026-03-20 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 7 / 34 (688.4912) | 18 (169.6800) | 10 (175.4056) | 7 (176.0000) | 17 (167.4056) |
| 2026-02-20 | Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL | 29 / 32 (658.0796) | 25 (167.4056) | 29 (162.8000) | 23 (167.3712) | 28 (160.5028) |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 50 / 63 (667.8512) | 36 (170.8112) | 34 (170.8228) | 43 (167.3828) | 54 (158.8344) |
| 2025-11-21 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 20 / 31 (672.9940) | 16 (169.6800) | 15 (171.9656) | 20 (169.6684) | 23 (161.6800) |
| 2025-10-31 | "Spooky Q" 1792 Monticello, KY | 14 / 23 (675.8512) | 23 (161.6456) | 5 (174.2628) | 5 (175.4172) | 16 (164.5256) |
| 2025-10-03 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 20 / 32 (680.4572) | 12 (171.9772) | 18 (171.9656) | 13 (171.9772) | 22 (164.5372) |
| 2025-09-05 | Uniquely Union Festival 🏅 Union, SC | 12 / 25 (679.8856) | 18 (166.2284) | 9 (170.2628) | 4 (172.5600) | 9 (170.8344) |
| 2025-08-15 | Pigs & Peaches 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 27 / 27 (330.2056) | 11 (171.9656) | 24 (158.2400) | — | — |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 47 / 66 (667.8744) | 52 (162.2400) | 49 (163.9772) | 18 (173.1084) | 40 (168.5488) |
| 2025-05-16 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 23 / 33 (667.8396) | 23 (167.9656) | 4 (174.8456) | 13 (170.8228) | 29 (154.2056) |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 18 / 42 (678.7312) | 21 (170.8228) | 11 (171.9772) | 14 (169.6800) | 23 (166.2512) |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 21 / 32 (672.4228) | 26 (166.2284) | 24 (167.3828) | 23 (166.2400) | 12 (172.5716) |
| 2025-03-21 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 7 / 26 (687.9316) | 9 (169.6800) | 13 (167.3828) | 2 (175.4516) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 36 / 45 (666.6740) | 27 (170.8112) | 35 (165.0972) | 25 (170.2628) | 40 (160.5028) |
| 2025-02-14 | Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL | 8 / 16 (694.8004) | 12 (171.9656) | 1 (177.7144) | 2 (177.7144) | 9 (167.4060) |
| 2025-02-07 | Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Davenport, FL | 6 / 25 (695.3716) | 3 (176.5600) | 7 (174.8572) | 1 (178.8572) | 21 (165.0972) |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 22 / 40 (686.1828) | 19 (173.1084) | 20 (170.8344) | 13 (173.7028) | 25 (168.5372) |
| 2025-01-09 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 Elkton, FL | 11 / 38 (690.2056) | 3 (174.2628) | 2 (178.8572) | 10 (171.9656) | 24 (167.9772) |
| 2024-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 16 / 26 (662.6856) | 10 (170.8228) | 10 (169.6800) | 17 (168.5372) | 21 (153.6456) |
| 2024-11-08 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL | 11 / 26 (681.0172) | 5 (176.5600) | 11 (169.6800) | 5 (173.1200) | 19 (161.6572) |
| 2024-08-16 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 12 / 26 (687.9200) | 11 (170.8228) | 17 (168.5256) | 3 (178.2972) | 17 (170.2744) |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 55 / 76 (670.1828) | 41 (171.4056) | 47 (169.6800) | 26 (172.0000) | 68 (157.0972) |
| 2024-05-10 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 21 / 42 (681.0400) | 33 (163.9544) | 17 (171.4056) | 7 (176.0000) | 22 (169.6800) |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 29 / 35 (679.3488) | 14 (176.5600) | 23 (170.8344) | 9 (175.4172) | 33 (156.5372) |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 34 / 45 (672.4460) | 29 (167.9772) | 40 (161.6572) | 2 (177.7028) | 38 (165.1088) |
| 2024-04-26 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 25 / 34 (671.3032) | 25 (165.6916) | 14 (170.8344) | 17 (171.9656) | 28 (162.8116) |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 24 / 31 (672.9828) | 21 (169.6800) | 25 (163.9544) | 13 (171.9656) | 20 (167.3828) |
| 2024-03-01 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 11 / 21 (687.9316) | 12 (170.8228) | 7 (176.0000) | 5 (175.4288) | 14 (165.6800) |
| 2024-02-16 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ 🏅 Haines City, FL | 15 / 29 (684.4456) | 14 (173.1200) | 26 (165.0856) | 9 (175.4172) | 16 (170.8228) |
| 2024-02-09 | Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Davenport, FL | 18 / 28 (680.4456) | 16 (170.8228) | 21 (170.8228) | 7 (174.2628) | 22 (164.5372) |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 40 / 61 (679.3604) | 4 (178.2972) | 31 (170.2628) | 4 (176.5716) | 58 (154.2288) |
| 2024-01-04 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show 🏅 Elkton, FL | 42 / 43 (518.8000) | 21 (170.2512) | 11 (175.4172) | 16 (173.1316) | — |
| 2023-11-17 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 12 / 25 (662.7316) | 12 (165.0972) | 15 (163.4172) | 3 (174.2628) | 20 (159.9544) |
| 2023-10-06 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 25 / 29 (635.7372) | 28 (152.4800) | 22 (163.9428) | 23 (166.2400) | 28 (153.0744) |
| 2023-09-15 | Smoketember Fest 🏅 Baxley, GA | 20 / 25 (662.6968) | 17 (170.8228) | 22 (163.9428) | 19 (165.1084) | 19 (162.8228) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 40 / 76 (671.8400) | 24 (171.9772) | 39 (168.5372) | 43 (166.2400) | 49 (165.0856) |
| 2023-05-12 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 33 / 40 (652.9256) | 14 (173.1200) | 32 (165.6684) | 36 (160.5028) | 36 (153.6344) |
| 2023-04-14 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL | 22 / 32 (675.3028) | 22 (170.8228) | 11 (171.9772) | 13 (173.7028) | 27 (158.8000) |
| 2023-02-03 | Budweiser Smoke on the Water 🏅 Winter Haven, FL | 44 / 47 (645.6116) | 42 (158.2400) | 43 (159.9772) | 13 (173.1200) | 43 (154.2744) |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 41 / 51 (655.8632) | 43 (164.5372) | 33 (166.8344) | 15 (173.1200) | 46 (151.3716) |
| 2023-01-13 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 🏅 Lake Wales, FL | 22 / 26 (632.9256) | 25 (147.3256) | 20 (162.8228) | 4 (175.4172) | 24 (147.3600) |
| 2022-11-18 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 23 / 25 (647.2572) | 24 (158.7884) | 20 (164.5372) | 7 (171.4172) | 25 (152.5144) |
| 2022-10-07 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 25 / 30 (651.8744) | 16 (170.8572) | 18 (166.2516) | 26 (162.2284) | 27 (152.5372) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 329 / 505 (656.3888) | 403 (160.5028) | 368 (162.8000) | 66 (174.8572) | 393 (158.2288) |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA | 46 / 49 (647.8060) | 44 (161.0972) | 48 (155.9084) | 15 (173.1316) | 46 (157.6688) |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine (One Meat Ribs) Savannah, GA | — | — | 23 (150.2172) | — | — |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 66 / 92 (642.6056) | 60 (164.5256) | 81 (143.3144) | 32 (169.6800) | 51 (165.0856) |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 48 / 72 (666.1604) | 64 (160.5144) | 52 (165.0972) | 25 (169.7144) | 26 (170.8344) |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 36 / 60 (599.8284) | 35 (151.4056) | 27 (155.4056) | 34 (152.5256) | 39 (140.4916) |
| 2022-01-07 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 🏅 Lake Wales, FL | 10 / 29 (606.8572) | 7 (162.2628) | 9 (156.5944) | 9 (156.5600) | 10 (131.4400) |
| 2021-11-19 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 6 / 37 (650.8116) | 6 (166.2628) | 6 (164.5372) | 3 (169.7028) | 15 (150.3088) |
| 2020-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 37 / 53 (619.3488) | 18 (165.1428) | 43 (151.4288) | 8 (168.5484) | 47 (134.2288) |
| 2019-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 34 / 39 (603.9088) | 36 (146.2516) | 20 (165.7028) | 39 (149.1428) | 34 (142.8116) |
| 2019-04-12 | Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL | 10 / 25 (607.2796) | 7 (159.9196) | 7 (160.0000) | 7 (154.2512) | 10 (133.1088) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #183 (824 pts) | #228 (734 pts) | #114 (1184 pts) | #60 (1381 pts) | #210 (739 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #177 (1199 pts) | #166 (1268 pts) | #99 (1685 pts) | #55 (1806 pts) | #200 (1091 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #251 (860 pts) | #184 (1095 pts) | #263 (949 pts) | #39 (1815 pts) | #298 (770 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #360 (567 pts) | #362 (622 pts) | #378 (652 pts) | #214 (967 pts) | #385 (537 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #718 (235 pts) | #675 (280 pts) | #729 (270 pts) | #668 (285 pts) | #745 (235 pts) |