High-water mark
693.6112
career-best overall
96.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 693.6112 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) — 96.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-09-05
Lang BBQ Smokers
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1569
peak 1606 · rated over 35 contests ⓘ
Best runs
5
straight top-10s
Contests
35
in the data
First seen
2013-01-25
latest 2026-05-23
Best ToY finish
#483
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
12
of 35 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
675.21 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 668.36 (+6.84)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.49
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.95)
Road miles
16,541
mi across 35 mapped stops · furthest 2090 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Purse competed for
$161K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 11 state-championship entries
Master avg
668.36 / 720
35 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (10 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 one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
PIG WHISPERERS has finished one call ahead of Lang BBQ Smokers 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2014
their best year
2014 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 13%.
- 6 contests
- 5 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 13%
A tough matchup
10–3
behind in the head-to-head
Bald Hawg BBQ ahead in 77% of their meetings
Bald Hawg BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 13 shared contests.
A strong matchup
7–2
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 78% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of PeachCoast BBQ in 7 of their 9 shared contests.
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest (2024-04-12).
- last seen 2022-05-13
- back 2024-04-12
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
Uncle Kenny's Take-Away has landed one call behind them 2 times.
A June team
Top 30%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 30% across 4 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.
- 4 June contests
- top 44% the rest of the year
The long haul
16,541
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 16,541 miles across 35 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,090 miles to Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship.
- 35 mapped stops
- furthest 2,090 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 92.8% of a perfect score
- 35 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
60 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1438 of the rated field
- Contests
- 37
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1571
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Lang BBQ Smokers)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Lang BBQ Smokers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1441 of the rated field
- Contests
- 50
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1604
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Lang BBQ Smokers)
They've been 1604 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#1435 of the rated field
- Contests
- 52
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1601
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Lang BBQ Smokers)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before Lang BBQ Smokers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1433 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1586
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 35 contests to 35, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1431 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1592
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 33 contests, alongside a 6% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1445 of the rated field
- Contests
- 40
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1605
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| QMEISTERS | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Kenny's Take-Away | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| YES, DEAR BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PeachCoast BBQ | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| ATLANTA BBQ STORE | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Killer B's BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| THE PIT CREW GA | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Backwoods BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 35 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 154.8456 | 167.47 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 174.8456 | 145.0860 | 165.95 | top 49% |
| Pork | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 153.1428 | 167.83 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 35 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 176.0000 | 153.7488 | 167.11 | top 43% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 15 | 0 | top 52% |
| SC | 5 | 0 | top 34% |
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
| KY | 2 | 0 | top 44% |
| FL | 2 | 0 | top 24% |
| AB | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| CT | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 39% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 4% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 18 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 17 | 0 | top 41% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 55% | 2025-07-10 |
| Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 38% | 2022-05-13 |
| The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 67% | 2020-10-09 |
| Fitzgerald Pig Pickin | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 37% | 2016-06-10 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 29% | 2015-05-22 |
| SC Festival of Discovery | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 27% | 2014-07-10 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
13.3 yrs
2013-01-25 → 2026-05-23
Busiest season
2013
8 contests
Contests a season
2.9
across 12 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
15 of 35 contests · 14 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
29
6 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
35 entries · 1 win · 6 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 167.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.95)
Walk rate
57%
a top-10 call in 20 of 35 contests
Overall top-10 rate
34%
12 of 35 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight contests
Master average
668.36
out of 720 · 35 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,050
950–736 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
16,541
35 mapped stops · furthest 2,090 mi
Schedule strength
1566
average field rating faced — tougher than 52% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$161,320
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 11 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2022-05-13 → 2024-04-12
Power rating
1569
peak 1606 · #1430 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call Smoke In The Spring
- First overall top-10 Smoke In The Spring
- First overall podium Smoke In The Spring
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.8568 Smoke In The Spring
- 2014
- 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First Reserve Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
- Career-best overall score693.6112 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
- First category win (Chicken) Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1606) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2019
- 25th tracked contest Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest
- 2026
- Most recent contest Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | 2014-09-05 |
| +15.1 | Smoke In The Spring | 2013-04-12 |
| +13.3 | SC Festival of Discovery | 2014-07-10 |
| +12.6 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival | 2014-01-23 |
| +12.5 | Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest | 2019-10-04 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | Poosa Q | 2022-05-05 |
| -10.2 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) | 2016-03-11 |
| -10 | The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) | 2015-10-09 |
| -8.7 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 2024-04-12 |
| -7.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | 2013-09-06 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 54% | 93.6% | 93% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 69% | 94.6% | 93.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 95.5% | 93.6% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 52% | 95.5% | 93.4% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 95.2% | 94.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 17% | 94.8% | 94.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 50% | 93.3% | 91.8% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 56% | 94% | 91.7% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 94.1% | 93.1% |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100% | top 13% | 96.3% | 94.6% |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38% | top 40% | 94.8% | 91.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 10 / 23 (665.0400) | 14 (166.2400) | 3 (173.1544) | 19 (157.6684) | 8 (167.9772) |
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 27 / 42 (674.1708) | 33 (164.5484) | 6 (174.8456) | 20 (170.8456) | 29 (163.9312) |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 46 / 66 (667.9424) | 46 (165.6568) | 34 (170.2628) | 36 (168.5944) | 50 (163.4284) |
| 2025-03-21 | Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) 🏅 Waycross, GA | 18 / 26 (680.9940) | 24 (163.9312) | 14 (170.8228) | 15 (170.8344) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 30 / 76 (687.8856) | 37 (171.9656) | 21 (173.1200) | 34 (170.8344) | 34 (171.9656) |
| 2024-04-12 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 21 / 25 (659.2456) | 20 (165.0856) | 25 (156.5144) | 12 (170.8228) | 14 (166.8228) |
| 2022-05-13 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 10 / 42 (687.3828) | 14 (173.1316) | 28 (165.6684) | 12 (172.5828) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 58 / 72 (657.5768) | 35 (168.5484) | 56 (163.9428) | 61 (161.6800) | 54 (163.4056) |
| 2020-10-09 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 23 / 37 (678.7432) | 18 (170.8344) | 17 (168.5488) | 25 (167.3828) | 13 (171.9772) |
| 2020-09-11 | Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA | 21 / 38 (685.0972) | 15 (173.7372) | 26 (169.1200) | 12 (173.1200) | 28 (169.1200) |
| 2019-10-04 | Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest 🏅 Savannah, GA | 4 / 24 (682.7656) | 4 (175.4172) | 1 (174.2628) | 9 (168.0000) | 15 (165.0856) |
| 2018-05-11 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 22 / 42 (659.8284) | 26 (161.6800) | 14 (169.6800) | 23 (163.3828) | 25 (165.0856) |
| 2017-10-13 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA | 21 / 29 (654.1260) | 22 (166.2284) | 18 (166.2860) | 22 (160.5144) | 21 (161.0972) |
| 2017-08-11 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 19 / 34 (656.5140) | 26 (162.8684) | 27 (159.9772) | 18 (165.1084) | 7 (168.5600) |
| 2017-06-03 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 16 / 73 (671.9544) | 46 (158.8228) | 29 (165.1200) | 4 (177.1544) | 14 (170.8572) |
| 2016-06-10 | Fitzgerald Pig Pickin Fitzgerald, GA | 6 / 26 (676.4568) | 14 (166.2284) | 10 (170.2744) | 12 (167.4056) | 3 (172.5484) |
| 2016-05-13 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY | 18 / 29 (662.2288) | 19 (166.2744) | 13 (167.9772) | 19 (164.5600) | 19 (163.4172) |
| 2016-03-11 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA | 73 / 89 (642.7088) | 71 (161.6800) | 87 (145.0860) | 16 (169.7144) | 31 (166.2284) |
| 2015-10-09 | The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA | 21 / 27 (659.2684) | 10 (173.1200) | 24 (158.2284) | 10 (169.1200) | 23 (158.8000) |
| 2015-06-12 | Fitzgerald Pig Pickin' Fitzgerald, GA | 10 / 20 (677.6344) | 18 (163.4172) | 9 (172.5600) | 4 (173.1200) | 10 (168.5372) |
| 2015-05-22 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA | 12 / 29 (673.1432) | 10 (168.5828) | 7 (172.0116) | 18 (164.0000) | 15 (168.5488) |
| 2014-09-26 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR | 14 / 50 (691.9200) | 23 (174.2628) | 32 (169.6800) | 6 (175.4172) | 25 (172.5600) |
| 2014-09-19 | Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC | 3 / 35 (683.3260) | 1 (178.8572) | 19 (161.6688) | 4 (171.9772) | 5 (170.8228) |
| 2014-09-05 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Southaven, MS | 2 / 30 (693.6112) | 8 (174.2628) | 13 (170.8228) | 5 (174.2628) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2014-07-10 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 6 / 86 (675.8628) | 32 (167.3828) | 22 (167.3944) | 9 (171.4056) | 15 (169.6800) |
| 2014-05-30 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA | 5 / 29 (673.6344) | 15 (166.8456) | 14 (165.0972) | 8 (166.2744) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2014-01-23 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 8 / 69 (668.9712) | 46 (159.9428) | 16 (169.6800) | 7 (171.9656) | 17 (167.3828) |
| 2013-12-06 | Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 45 / 65 (660.4116) | 25 (171.4056) | 54 (161.1088) | 17 (170.8344) | 52 (157.0628) |
| 2013-10-31 | Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV | 23 / 85 (667.2568) | 19 (171.9656) | 78 (152.5144) | 7 (173.1084) | 17 (169.6684) |
| 2013-09-06 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Chesapeake, VA | 23 / 30 (641.0856) | 11 (168.5712) | 12 (165.1200) | 26 (153.6456) | 25 (153.7488) |
| 2013-07-11 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 36 / 78 (646.7428) | 62 (154.8456) | 21 (166.8228) | 16 (166.8572) | 42 (158.2172) |
| 2013-06-14 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY | 7 / 27 (646.8566) | 7 (167.9998) | 10 (162.2854) | 17 (153.1428) | 5 (163.4286) |
| 2013-05-24 | Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL | 27 / 70 (655.9998) | 14 (168.5716) | 37 (158.8570) | 21 (167.4284) | 31 (161.1428) |
| 2013-04-12 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 3 / 71 (682.8568) | 18 (167.4282) | 6 (171.4286) | 13 (169.7142) | 3 (174.2858) |
| 2013-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 25 / 70 (643.4284) | 35 (161.1428) | 34 (158.2858) | 25 (161.7140) | 21 (162.2858) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1050 (86 pts) | #1457 (56 pts) | #1134 (106 pts) | #1055 (101 pts) | #728 (201 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1236 (80 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1870 (75 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1746 (115 pts) | #1970 (70 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1530 (163 pts) | #1763 (128 pts) | #1674 (148 pts) | #1597 (163 pts) | #1274 (238 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1025 (315 pts) | #1274 (250 pts) | #1120 (300 pts) | #1130 (305 pts) | #950 (370 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #988 (311 pts) | #997 (336 pts) | #995 (346 pts) | #880 (411 pts) | #1088 (286 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #483 (799 pts) | #618 (624 pts) | #930 (389 pts) | #527 (729 pts) | #577 (639 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #489 (632 pts) | #598 (547 pts) | #620 (542 pts) | #651 (512 pts) | #477 (672 pts) |