Smokin in the Country

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5599

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1448

peak 1448 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-09-09

latest 2024-06-07

Best ToY finish

#1266

Master 2018

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

673.6684

Competitor Series · The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)

Perfect 180s

Current form

618.13 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 626.65 (-8.52)

Walk rate

35%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

176.5600

Pork · The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)

Consistency

±50.94

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.08)

Road miles

1,196

mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 245 mi

Schedule strength

78%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1600)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

626.65 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The heartbreaker

4.5944 points from the title

Came within 4.5944 points of the Grand Championship at The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2019-06-07).

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Serious Hog has finished one call ahead of Smokin in the Country 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 49%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 49%

The weak link

−16.5 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.47 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 25% of the time against 38%.

Pork Ribs avg 152.08
Chicken avg 168.54
4 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Playground Smokers in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2021-06-11).

last seen 2019-06-07
back 2021-06-11

Chicken nemesis

7 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

Serious Hog ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Serious Hog has out-cooked them in 7 of 10 shared chicken entries.

Boom or bust

±7.07% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.07% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 87.0% of a perfect score
best 92.4%

A June team

Top 48% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 48% across 6 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.

6 June contests
top 66% the rest of the year

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100 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Master Basters

#5610 of the rated field

1447 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than Smokin in the Country has cooked, 7 to 20, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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DB Que

#5589 of the rated field

1448 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after Smokin in the Country did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-10-13

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Red Eye BBQ

#5615 of the rated field

1447 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

No shared contest yet.

Level with Smokin in the Country on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-07-14

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QUALITY QUE

#5608 of the rated field

1447 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1447

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than Smokin in the Country has cooked, 7 to 20, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-07-06

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BIG ASS Q MASTERS

#5584 of the rated field

1448 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Smokin in the Country's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Green Eggs & Ham

#5602 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Smokin in the Country's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Serious Hog	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BIG G BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Pig Destroyer	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Playground Smokers	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	6	1	2	176.5600	159.9428	168.54	top 47%
Pork Ribs	16	4	0	0	170.8344	20.0000	152.08	top 70%
Pork	14	4	2	3	176.5600	156.5256	167.66	top 50%
Brisket	7	0	0	0	161.6800	153.6688	157.27	top 87%

“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
TN	12	0	top 65%
AR	1	0	top 86%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 11%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 63%
Large (40+)	6	top 79%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)	3	2	0	top 29%	2022-06-10
Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)	2	12	0	top 58%	2024-06-07

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 7.7 yrs 2016-09-09 → 2024-06-07

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in TN 19 of 20 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 16 entries · 1 win · 6 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.08)

Walk rate 35% a top-10 call in 7 of 20 contests

Overall top-10 rate 15% 3 of 20 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 626.65 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 302 128–363 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,196 20 mapped stops · furthest 245 mi

Schedule strength 1600 average field rating faced — tougher than 78% of rated contests

Purse competed for $15,850 listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2019-06-07 → 2021-06-11

Power rating 1448 peak 1448 · #5599 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
Jul 8 First tracked contest Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off and Cruise In
Sep 9 Peak power rating (1487) The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff
Oct 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0284 Dickson County Smoke Fest
2017
Sep 22 First call First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)(JUDGES FULL)
2018
Apr 20 10th tracked contest High on the Hog Festival
Sep 21 First category win (Pork) *First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)(JUDGES FULL)
2019
Jun 7 First overall top-10 The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Jun 7 First overall podium The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Jun 7 First Reserve Championship The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
2021
Jun 11 Career-best overall score673.6684 The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Jun 11 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
2024
Jun 7 Most recent contest Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+0.9	High on the Hog Festival	2018-04-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff	2016-09-09
-11.1	Smoke on the Shores	2018-03-09
-9.5	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	2019-03-08
-6.7	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2018-06-08
-6.5	Dickson County Smoke Fest	2016-10-28

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 76%	—	—
2023	1	0	0	100%	top 40%	—	—
2022	1	1	0	100%	top 35%	—	—
2021	1	1	1	100%	top 40%	—	—
2019	3	1	0	33%	top 49%	86.8%	86.8%
2018	5	0	2	40%	top 85%	92.4%	84.3%
2017	4	0	0	25%	top 88%	89.5%	89.5%
2016	4	0	0	0%	top 90%	90.7%	90%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024-06-07	Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN	25 / 33 (490.8116)	13 (167.3944)	29 (158.2744)	24 (165.1428)	—
2023-06-09	Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN	12 / 30 (673.6228)	8 (172.5600)	22 (159.9656)	12 (167.3828)	—
2022-06-10	The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN	9 / 26 (662.8000)	5 (172.0000)	5 (169.1084)	24 (156.5256)	—
2021-06-11	The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN	8 / 20 (673.6684)	11 (163.9884)	12 (165.1428)	1 (176.5600)	—
2019-06-07	The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN	2 / 18 (511.3712)	5 (171.9656)	6 (167.9656)	3 (171.4400)	—
2019-05-11	Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN	16 / 41 (496.5372)	13 (168.5256)	27 (160.0116)	—	—
2019-03-08	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN	65 / 67 (624.8684)	49 (165.0740)	67 (144.4684)	53 (161.6572)	64 (153.6688)
2018-10-19	*Clarksville BBQ Bash (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)(JUDGES FULL) Clarksville, TN	—	1 (171.9656)	7 (161.6916)	—	—
2018-09-21	*First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)(JUDGES FULL) Columbia, TN	—	7 (166.8228)	7 (170.8344)	1 (176.0000)	—
2018-06-08	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	38 / 44 (650.6740)	29 (168.5484)	23 (168.5600)	37 (158.7884)	40 (154.7772)
2018-04-20	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	29 / 42 (665.6228)	17 (170.8228)	29 (165.1200)	21 (168.0000)	33 (161.6800)
2018-03-09	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	87 / 87 (505.0400)	78 (159.9428)	87 (20.0000)	31 (170.8800)	78 (154.2172)
2017-11-10	Brew B Q Nashville, TN	23 / 26 (644.4576)	15 (172.0000)	25 (147.3716)	15 (168.5256)	22 (156.5604)
2017-09-22	First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)(JUDGES FULL) Columbia, TN	—	3 (176.5600)	19 (161.6688)	10 (172.0000)	—
2017-08-25	Great American BBQ Festival Franklin, TN	—	—	—	—	—
2017-07-08	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In (DAY 1) Jamestown, TN	—	—	—	—	—
2016-11-11	2nd Annual Brew B-Q Nashville, TN	—	—	—	—	—
2016-10-28	Dickson County Smoke Fest Dickson, TN	32 / 40 (653.0284)	23 (167.4056)	35 (153.6228)	12 (172.5828)	32 (159.4172)
2016-09-09	The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	30 / 30 (642.8572)	27 (161.1428)	25 (159.4172)	27 (161.7028)	27 (160.5944)
2016-07-08	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off and Cruise In Jamestown, TN	—	—	—	—	—

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1266 (180 pts)	#1219 (220 pts)	#1316 (190 pts)	#1273 (200 pts)	#1330 (180 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2205 (61 pts)	#2039 (101 pts)	#2935 (51 pts)	#2034 (101 pts)	#2227 (66 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1965 (115 pts)	#1846 (125 pts)	#2042 (115 pts)	#1564 (180 pts)	#2015 (115 pts)