A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
Pig Destroyer ahead in 100% of their meetings
Pig Destroyer has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
Smokin Pimp
Smokin Pimp is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 18 at The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2019). They are ranked #5764 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin' Pimp”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1443
peak 1443 · rated over 5 contests9 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
Jul 8, 2016
latest May 1, 2026 · 9.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Best overall
646.7432 / 720
Competitor Series · Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
21%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.37
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.13 · weakest Brisket (139.50)
Road miles
1,031
across 13 mapped stops · furthest 591 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Purse competed for
$44K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
590.24 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
454.22 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin Pimp, each with one reason worth a look.
82 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,772 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Fewer contests behind them than Smokin Pimp has cooked, 6 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#5,776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Compare careers#5,770 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Smokin Pimp's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,757 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1444
Level with Smokin Pimp on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,763 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Fewer contests behind them than Smokin Pimp has cooked, 7 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#5,780 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Fewer contests behind them than Smokin Pimp has cooked, 7 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pig Destroyer | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bigg Wiggs BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BLAZERS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Bandits BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG G BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Serious Hog | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 127.3944 | 158.13 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.7144 | 140.5372 | 153.71 | top 81% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 145.0400 | 154.46 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2056 | 126.1716 | 139.50 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 90% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 3 | 17 | 0 | top 81% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 87% | May 1, 2026 |
| Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 85% | Jun 13, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
11 of 14 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
10
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
321
finished ahead 61 times, behind 448
Longest layoff
3.5 yrs
Oct 25, 2019 → May 12, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20232 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- Career-best overall score646.7432 Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
20162 milestones
- Peak power rating (1488) Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7144 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat
—3 milestones
- First tracked contest Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First call Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score501.0400 Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) | Oct 25, 2019 |
| -12.4 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off | Oct 21, 2016 |
| -12.1 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat | Jul 8, 2016 |
| -11.5 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat | Jul 9, 2016 |
| -8.2 | Brew B Q | Nov 10, 2017 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 87% | 90.5% | 89.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 87% | 87% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 89.8% | 73.2% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 90.6% | 87.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 98% | 81.2% | 80.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 20 / 23 (485.5660) | 23 (154.2172) | 19 (162.8000) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 31 / 36 (488.5028) | 10 (173.1200) | 35 (151.9772) | 30 (163.4056) | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 27 / 31 (476.9600) | 22 (164.5372) | 28 (157.6572) | — | — |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 35 / 37 (469.5772) | 33 (157.1428) | 36 (148.4916) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 25 / 30 (646.7432) | 16 (166.8800) | 26 (154.7888) | 29 (156.5372) | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 32 / 32 (305.6116) | 32 (147.9316) | 25 (157.6800) | — | — |
| Oct 25, 2019 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | 41 / 42 (454.2172) | 37 (158.2744) | 41 (143.9428) | 42 (152) | — |
| Jun 7, 2019 | The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 16 / 18 (471.8284) | 15 (156.5028) | 15 (155.3828) | 13 (159.9428) | — |
| May 11, 2019 | Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 24 / 41 (489.0744) | 17 (166.2628) | 23 (161.6688) | — | — |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Brew B Q Nashville, TN | 25 / 26 (620.9600) | 19 (170.2744) | 26 (143.3828) | 25 (157.0972) | 24 (150.2056) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI | 49 / 51 (582.7200) | 47 (149.6800) | 49 (140.5372) | 40 (154.8456) | 48 (137.6572) |
| Jul 9, 2016 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat Green Bay, WI | 55 / 55 (572.3204) | 55 (127.3944) | 2 (173.7144) | 55 (145.0400) | 55 (126.1716) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI | 65 / 66 (584.9716) | 63 (152.5600) | 64 (141.6572) | 64 (146.7772) | 62 (143.9772) |
| — | Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 17 / 36 (501.0400) | 10 (169.1084) | 23 (158.2288) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.