Spencer Mountain Smokers NC
Rating
1474
peak 1474 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2019-05-03
latest 2024-05-04
Best ToY finish
#270
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 152.53 · weakest Brisket (145.11)
Road miles
320
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
Purse competed for
$57K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
591.17 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
298.82 / 360
2 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
⚔️ A tough matchup
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 65% across 3 contests, versus top 74% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3.1 years, then back at Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 (2024-05-03).
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.7884 | 148.4800 | 152.53 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2172 | 144.4800 | 146.37 | top 73% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2056 | 143.9428 | 147.07 | top 99% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2744 | 139.9544 | 145.11 | top 95% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 3 | 0 | top 65% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (3 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 591.17 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 298.82 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-05-03 — First tracked contest · Jiggy With The Piggy
- ⭐ 2019-05-03 — Career-best overall score (599.2228) · Jiggy With The Piggy
- 📈 2019-05-03 — Peak power rating (1485) · Jiggy With The Piggy
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.2 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 2024-05-04 |
| +0.5 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 2024-05-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.6 | Jiggy With The Piggy | 2019-05-03 |
| -13.6 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland | 2021-03-12 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 83% | 83% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81% | 81% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 17 / 35 (298.8228) | 16 (152.5828) | 17 (146.2400) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 22 / 45 (298.8112) | 20 (154.2856) | 24 (144.5256) | — | — |
| 2021-03-12 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC | 39 / 39 (583.1200) | 38 (148.4800) | 38 (144.4800) | 39 (150.2056) | 38 (139.9544) |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 58 / 60 (599.2228) | 56 (154.7884) | 55 (150.2172) | 59 (143.9428) | 56 (150.2744) |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #270 (146 pts) | #258 (161 pts) | #290 (136 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |