Smokin in the Country

Smokin in the Country is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 18 at The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #5635 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,635

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1448

peak 1448 · rated over 7 contests6 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 9, 2016

latest Jun 7, 2024 · 7.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1266

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 20 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

673.6684 / 720

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

Best single call

176.5600

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

Consistency

±50.94

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.08)

Road miles

1,196

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 245 mi

Schedule strength

78%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

626.65 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

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) (Jun 7, 2019).

High-water mark

673.6684 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.6684 at The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Competitor Series
Jun 11, 2021

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-10
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) (Jun 11, 2021).

last seen Jun 7, 2019
back Jun 11, 2021

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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.

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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smokin in the Country, each with one reason worth a look.

97 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

#5,652 of the rated field

1447 power rating

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

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 Jun 26, 2026

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DB Que

#5,628 of the rated field

1448 power rating

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

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

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Red Eye BBQ

#5,656 of the rated field

1447 power rating

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

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 Jul 14, 2023

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QUALITY QUE

#5,651 of the rated field

1447 power rating

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

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 Jul 6, 2023

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BIG ASS Q MASTERS

#5,624 of the rated field

1448 power rating

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

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

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Green Eggs & Ham

#5,639 of the rated field

1448 power rating

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

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

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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	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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
TN	12	0	top 65%
AR	1	0	top 86%

Repeat visits (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%	Jun 10, 2022
Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)	2	12	0	top 58%	Jun 7, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 19 of 20 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 300 finished ahead 128 times, behind 363

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jun 7, 2019 → Jun 11, 2021

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

20241 milestone

Jun 7 Most recent contest Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)

20212 milestones

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)

20193 milestones

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)

20182 milestones

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)

20171 milestone

Sep 22 First call First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL)

20163 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+0.9	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 20, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.2	The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff	Sep 9, 2016
-11.1	Smoke on the Shores	Mar 9, 2018
-9.5	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	Mar 8, 2019
-6.7	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 8, 2018
-6.5	Dickson County Smoke Fest	Oct 28, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 76%	90.9%	90.9%
2023	1	0	0	100%	top 40%	93.6%	93.6%
2022	1	1	0	100%	top 35%	92.1%	92.1%
2021	1	1	1	100%	top 40%	93.6%	93.6%
2019	3	1	0	33%	top 49%	94.7%	91.1%
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
Jun 7, 2024	Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN	25 / 33 (490.8116)	13 (167.3944)	29 (158.2744)	24 (165.1428)	—
Jun 9, 2023	Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN	12 / 30 (673.6228)	8 (172.5600)	22 (159.9656)	12 (167.3828)	—
Jun 10, 2022	The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN	9 / 26 (662.8000)	5 (172)	5 (169.1084)	24 (156.5256)	—
Jun 11, 2021	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)	—
Jun 7, 2019	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)	—
May 11, 2019	Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN	16 / 41 (496.5372)	13 (168.5256)	27 (160.0116)	—	—
Mar 8, 2019	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN	65 / 67 (624.8684)	49 (165.0740)	67 (144.4684)	53 (161.6572)	64 (153.6688)
Oct 19, 2018	Clarksville BBQ Bash (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) Clarksville, TN	—	1 (171.9656)	7 (161.6916)	—	—
Sep 21, 2018	First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) Columbia, TN	—	7 (166.8228)	7 (170.8344)	1 (176)	—
Jun 8, 2018	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	38 / 44 (650.6740)	29 (168.5484)	23 (168.5600)	37 (158.7884)	40 (154.7772)
Apr 20, 2018	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	29 / 42 (665.6228)	17 (170.8228)	29 (165.1200)	21 (168)	33 (161.6800)
Mar 9, 2018	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	87 / 87 (505.0400)	78 (159.9428)	87 (20)	31 (170.8800)	78 (154.2172)
Nov 10, 2017	Brew B Q Nashville, TN	23 / 26 (644.4576)	15 (172)	25 (147.3716)	15 (168.5256)	22 (156.5604)
Sep 22, 2017	First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) Columbia, TN	—	3 (176.5600)	19 (161.6688)	10 (172)	—
Aug 25, 2017	Great American BBQ Festival Franklin, TN	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 8, 2017	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In (DAY 1) Jamestown, TN	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 11, 2016	2nd Annual Brew B-Q Nashville, TN	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 28, 2016	Dickson County Smoke Fest Dickson, TN	32 / 40 (653.0284)	23 (167.4056)	35 (153.6228)	12 (172.5828)	32 (159.4172)
Sep 9, 2016	The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	30 / 30 (642.8572)	27 (161.1428)	25 (159.4172)	27 (161.7028)	27 (160.5944)
Jul 8, 2016	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off and Cruise In Jamestown, TN	—	—	—	—	—

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

Smokin in the Country

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 (9 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

A June team

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 — 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)