High-water mark
497.6116
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 540
Their best day on record: 497.6116 at BBQ Boogie & Blues — 92.2% of a perfect 540.
- Backyard
- Apr 28, 2023
Sunday Smokies
Sunday Smokies is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 9th of 32 at the BBQ Boogie & Blues (2023). They are ranked #2466 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1521
peak 1521 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Nov 20, 2020
latest Nov 17, 2023 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
483.51
last 5 Backyard (3-meat) vs avg 483.96 (-0.44)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.76
spread of their Backyard (3-meat) overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.03)
Road miles
258
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 42 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Purse competed for
$64K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
325.61 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
483.96 / 540
6 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, 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 Sunday Smokies, 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.
#2,467 of the rated field
- Contests
- 73
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1635
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Sunday Smokies)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Sunday Smokies ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,455 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1531
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,460 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1522
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before Sunday Smokies's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,458 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1522
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,465 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1525
Level with Sunday Smokies on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,475 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1521
They were already cooking in 2013, 7 years before Sunday Smokies's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peckerwood Country Club | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| ROLLIN KOLBZ | 7 | 4 | 2 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Geaux 2 bbq | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Wiggle Butts BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Willingham's | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| CHOOCHOO BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| ZIPS BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewbabys BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| YES, DEAR BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Gardenvalley Smokers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 154.7656 | 164.12 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 146.7772 | 156.03 | top 39% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 150.2172 | 162.64 | top 31% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 39% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 3 | 23 | 0 | top 36% | Mar 3, 2023 |
| BBQ Boogie & Blues | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 33% | Apr 28, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
301
finished ahead 309 times, behind 289
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20235 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 BBQ Boogie & Blues
- Career-best overall score497.6116 BBQ Boogie & Blues
- Peak power rating (1521) Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- Most recent contest Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
20203 milestones
- First tracked contest Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown
- First call Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score486.1716 Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.9 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | Apr 28, 2023 |
| +5.2 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 4, 2022 |
| +4.8 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | Nov 17, 2023 |
| +4.6 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 3, 2023 |
| +2.1 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | Apr 29, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.5 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown | Nov 20, 2020 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 92.2% | 91.1% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 88.5% | 87.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 37% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 90% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2023 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 21 / 60 (325.6112) | 10 (169.6800) | 27 (155.9312) | 29 (150.2172) | — |
| Apr 28, 2023 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 9 / 32 (497.6116) | 6 (173.1200) | 12 (155.9544) | 8 (168.5372) | — |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 23 / 65 (490.1600) | 5 (175.4056) | 27 (159.9888) | 38 (154.7656) | — |
| Apr 29, 2022 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 14 / 37 (470.1600) | 13 (155.9428) | 17 (147.3716) | 6 (166.8456) | — |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 25 / 73 (478.1140) | 26 (164.5140) | 36 (146.7772) | 10 (166.8228) | — |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 30 / 81 (481.5200) | 31 (154.7656) | 27 (159.3716) | 14 (167.3828) | — |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 21 / 40 (486.1716) | 23 (155.3944) | 9 (166.8344) | 16 (163.9428) | — |