Armstrong Smoke & Co. TN
Rating
1600
peak 1603
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2025-03-21
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#62
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
4
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
515.71 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 423.72 (+91.99)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±121.78
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.60 · weakest Brisket (160.51)
Road miles
878
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 130 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Deviant Smoke has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
PUDDLEDUCK BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Bentley Que in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.6572 | 173.60 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 159.3600 | 171.47 | top 36% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 159.9656 | 168.36 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2284 | 154.7884 | 160.51 | top 91% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 9 | 0 | top 33% |
| AL | 6 | 0 | top 35% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 22% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 49% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (12 of 20 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (18 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 423.72
- 3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 685.6000 | 473.37 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 516.5028 | 366.97 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | BBQ for Bravery Alcoa, TN | 12 / 19 (685.6000) | 5 (176.5600) | 7 (173.1316) | 14 (169.6800) | 16 (166.2284) |
| 2026-06-12 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) Springfield, TN | 8 / 32 (517.6800) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (177.7144) | 28 (159.9656) | — |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 14 / 82 (349.6684) | 24 (173.1084) | 7 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 102 / 117 (673.0284) | 58 (173.1084) | 20 (176.0116) | 74 (169.1200) | 115 (154.7884) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 61 (169.6684) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 4 / 29 (352.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 9 (172.5600) | 7 (171.4172) | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN | 2 / 23 (522.8000) | 1 (176.5600) | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 12 / 43 (345.0972) | 4 (177.7144) | 25 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 59 (165.0972) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 25 / 125 (340.4912) | 33 (169.6684) | 17 (170.8228) | 29 (167.4400) | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 36 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 6 / 30 (345.6800) | 4 (175.4056) | 11 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 5 / 28 (353.1200) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Battle of the Bones" (ONE MEAT RIBS) Guntersville, AL | — | — | 8 (173.1084) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 8 (174.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 10 / 29 (344.5256) | 5 (177.1428) | 17 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 6 / 35 (347.9888) | 18 (171.4172) | 3 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 12 / 32 (343.9656) | 10 (174.2628) | 16 (169.7028) | 9 (172.5600) | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN | 8 / 31 (516.5028) | 6 (173.1200) | 13 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 39 / 43 (317.0172) | 39 (157.6572) | 35 (159.3600) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #62 (504 pts) | #43 (674 pts) | #68 (524 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #522 (169 pts) | #365 (349 pts) | #440 (294 pts) | #570 (159 pts) | #595 (149 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #65 (774 pts) | #51 (933 pts) | #82 (715 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #904 (139 pts) | #964 (135 pts) | — | — |