Smoke Therapy

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4391

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1475

peak 1475 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-05-06

latest 2023-10-27

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 77%

overall standings

Best overall

670.2056 / 720

Master · RiverFest

Perfect 180s

Current form

614.68 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 627.95 (-13.28)

Walk rate

11%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8572

Chicken · RiverFest

Consistency

±52.57

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.35 · weakest Pork (145.43)

Road miles

mi across 9 mapped stops

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Purse competed for

$58K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

627.95 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

High-water mark

670.2056 career-best overall

93.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.2056 at RiverFest — 93.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-09-13

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−15.9 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.92 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork avg 145.43
Chicken avg 161.35
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of American BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2021-08-13).

last seen 2019-09-13
back 2021-08-13

Chicken nemesis

8 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared chicken entries.

Boom or bust

±7.30% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.30% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 87.2% of a perfect score
best 93.1%

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 36th

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.

153 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

All Smoked Up

#4405 of the rated field

1474 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1508

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Smoke Therapy)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smoke Therapy has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2023-10-13

⚔ Head-to-head

BEER & SMOKING IN LAS VEGAS

#4377 of the rated field

1475 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1475

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Smoke Therapy)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2018-05-04

⚔ Head-to-head

Bonnie Blue BBQ

#4389 of the rated field

1475 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1514

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Smoke Therapy)

23 contests to 9: their number has had years to settle where Smoke Therapy's is still finding its level.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2025-10-10

⚔ Head-to-head

Kings of Smoke

#4384 of the rated field

1475 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2023-09-09

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE N' PARADISE

#4400 of the rated field

1475 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 3 years before Smoke Therapy's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BIGBRAD'S BBQ

#4372 of the rated field

1475 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

Level with Smoke Therapy on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2017-07-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Organizer Portal	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
South Pork	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
TEAM HOGWEISER	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Brew-N-Que	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Sheats Smoked Meats	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Slayton's Barbeque Company	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Neighbor's Brewin' & Quein'	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
T&J's Dirty Butts	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
CAMP-BELL BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SWINEFELD	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	0	170.8572	145.6228	161.35	top 72%
Pork Ribs	9	1	169.7028	143.9316	160.41	top 70%
Pork	9	0	166.2400	20.0000	145.43	top 77%
Brisket	9	0	166.8228	151.9084	160.77	top 72%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 93%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 69%
Large (40+)	5	top 79%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	4	36	0	top 74%	2019-05-03
Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2	25	0	top 86%	2022-09-08

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 7.5 yrs 2016-05-06 → 2023-10-27

Busiest season 2019 3 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AL 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 5 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 161.35 · weakest Pork (145.43)

Walk rate 11% a top-10 call in 1 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 9 contests

Master average 627.95 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 396 215–463 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 82 9 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1553 average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests

Purse competed for $57,875 listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 6 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs 2019-09-13 → 2021-08-13

Power rating 1475 peak 1475 · #4391 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2016
May 6 First tracked contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
May 6 Peak power rating (1498) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
2018
May 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.5772 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
2019
Jul 26 First call Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off
Sep 13 Career-best overall score670.2056 RiverFest
Sep 13 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8572 RiverFest
2023
Oct 27 Most recent contest Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.2	RiverFest	2019-09-13
+3.7	Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023	2023-10-27
+1.7	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2022-09-08

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2021-08-13
-9.7	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2017-05-05
-7.6	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off	2019-07-26
-5.5	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2018-05-04
-1.6	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2016-05-06

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0%	top 93%	90.8%	90.8%
2022	1	0%	top 71%	89.8%	89.8%
2021	1	0%	top 100%	67.3%	67.3%
2019	3	33%	top 68%	93.1%	89.7%
2018	1	0%	top 79%	90.8%	90.8%
2017	1	0%	top 88%	87.9%	87.9%
2016	1	0%	top 61%	89.3%	89.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-10-27	Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 🏅 Madison, AL	13 / 14 (654.0800)	13 (166.2400)	12 (162.8000)	13 (161.1088)	13 (163.9312)
2022-09-08	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	25 / 35 (646.6740)	22 (163.9656)	25 (164.5600)	18 (166.2400)	32 (151.9084)
2021-08-13	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	49 / 49 (484.3540)	48 (150.7656)	41 (156.5028)	49 (20.0000)	44 (157.0856)
2019-09-13	RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL	15 / 37 (670.2056)	11 (170.8572)	13 (169.7028)	21 (162.8228)	16 (166.8228)
2019-07-26	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL	26 / 27 (618.0680)	27 (145.6228)	10 (168.0228)	27 (150.2168)	22 (154.2056)
2019-05-03	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	36 / 54 (648.4460)	43 (159.3944)	39 (162.8116)	36 (162.8456)	31 (163.3944)
2018-05-04	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	48 / 61 (653.5772)	51 (161.0972)	32 (166.2744)	48 (162.8228)	45 (163.3828)
2017-05-05	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	61 / 69 (632.9372)	27 (168.5256)	66 (143.9316)	52 (161.0972)	52 (159.3828)
2016-05-06	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	41 / 67 (643.2344)	39 (165.6800)	62 (149.0516)	48 (161.6800)	30 (166.8228)

Smoke Therapy

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in this team's record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Boom or bust

A standing appointment

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By contest size

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)