Smoking Buds BBQ TN
Rating
1485
peak 1485
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2023-05-12
latest 2024-04-19
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.00 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.14)
Road miles
4
mi across 2 mapped stops
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 167.4400 | 168.00 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 160.5828 | 163.14 | top 71% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in TN (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 489.11
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 491.9204 | 491.92 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 486.3084 | 486.31 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-19 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN | 31 / 37 (491.9204) | 17 (168.5600) | 28 (165.6916) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN | 22 / 32 (486.3084) | 8 (167.4400) | 21 (160.5828) | — | — |