All Smoked Up

All Smoked Up is a competition barbecue team with 38 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 27 at the Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) (2023), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #4666 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,666

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1470

peak 1470 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 8, 2019

latest Oct 13, 2023 · 4.6 years on the trail

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

5% of 38 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

478.1828 / 540

Backyard · Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY)

Perfect 180s

Current form

336.16 ▲

last 5 Backyard vs avg 314.70 (+21.46)

Walk rate

13%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2744

Pork Ribs · Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)

Consistency

±44.30

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 169.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.05)

Road miles

5,515

across 37 mapped stops · furthest 1,609 mi

Schedule strength

24%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)

Purse competed for

$56K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Backyard avg

314.70 / 360

14 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

478.18 / 540

1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 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.

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

4.0228 points from the title

Came within 4.0228 points of the Grand Championship at Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) (Oct 13, 2023).

On the rise

+27 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 27 points across 3 contests since Jun 9, 2023 — from 1443 up to 1470.

3 contests since Jun 9, 2023
now 1470

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Bonnie Blue BBQ has finished one call ahead of All Smoked Up 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 their best year

2023 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 32%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 32%

A tough matchup

13–1 behind in the head-to-head

Hickory Hangover ahead in 93% of their meetings

Hickory Hangover has come out ahead in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.07 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 0%.

Pork Ribs avg 162.05
Brisket avg 169.12
3 calls in 20 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Boar on the Floor in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Slingin Pig Meat has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±11.89% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±11.89% 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 87.5% of a perfect score
best 96.3%

An October team

Top 47% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 47% across 3 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 68% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,515 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,515 miles across 37 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,609 miles to World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series).

37 mapped stops
furthest 1,609 mi

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The teams rated closest to All Smoked Up, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SWEET & SASSY

#4,645 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1470

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 1, 2021

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THE PORKCHOP MAFIA

#4,675 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before All Smoked Up's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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HOT ROD HOGS

#4,646 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1470

Fewer contests behind them than All Smoked Up has cooked, 13 to 38, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2017

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Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ

#4,643 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1470

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 28, 2016

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Stammtischgriller

#4,678 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1469

Level with All Smoked Up on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen May 2, 2026

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SMOKIN' S'WINE

#4,644 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1515

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before All Smoked Up's first contest.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Aug 18, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Hickory Hangover	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
LEE LA Q	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
HELL ON SQUEALS	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
BUTSY-Q	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
REDBONES BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Bonnie Blue BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
RIBLIFE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Simply Smoked	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
NORALA BBQ TEAM	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
2 Swine Crew	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' HOT ASHES	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Thin Blue Swine	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	2	0	172.5484	145.6456	162.79	top 65%
Pork Ribs	20	3	1	174.2744	151.3484	162.05	top 64%
Pork	7	1	0	168.5716	161.1084	164.87	top 51%
Brisket	1	0	0	169.1200	169.1200	169.12	top 52%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 95%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 63%
Large (40+)	3	top 79%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)	3	2	top 47%	Oct 13, 2023
Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)	3	13	top 76%	Jun 9, 2023
Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2	16	top 77%	Sep 8, 2022
Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	18	top 72%	Mar 6, 2020

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 8 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 30 of 38 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 9 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 357 finished ahead 220 times, behind 425

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs Mar 6, 2020 → Jun 11, 2021

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

20234 milestones

Oct 13 First overall podium Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
Oct 13 First Reserve Championship Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
Oct 13 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2744 Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
Oct 13 Most recent contest Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)

20193 milestones

Mar 8 25th tracked contest Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
Mar 8 Peak power rating (1500) Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 6 Career-best overall score478.1828 Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY)

20141 milestone

Oct 18 10th tracked contest I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)

—4 milestones

First tracked contest Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
First call Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
First overall top-10 Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
First overall past 90% of a perfect score339.3828 Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.8	Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)	Oct 13, 2023
+9.2	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	Sep 8, 2022
+8.1	Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL)	Aug 4, 2023
+5.1	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)	Jun 9, 2023
+3.9	Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)	Oct 8, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	Aug 13, 2021
-12	Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY)	Apr 26, 2019
-10.9	Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY)	Sep 6, 2019
-10.8	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)	Jun 7, 2019
-10	Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)	Mar 6, 2020

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
—	1	1	100%	top 35%	94.3%	94.3%
2023	3	1	67%	top 32%	96.3%	94.6%
2022	2	0	50%	top 62%	90.9%	89.8%
2021	3	0	0%	top 84%	91.9%	75.4%
2020	1	0	0%	top 91%	85.5%	85.5%
2019	5	0	0%	top 85%	91.9%	88.6%
2018	1	0	0%	—	—	—
2017	4	0	0%	—	—	—
2016	3	0	33%	—	—	—
2015	4	0	0%	—	—	—
2014	8	0	0%	—	—	—
2013	3	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 13, 2023	Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL	2 / 27 (346.8228)	4 (172.5484)	3 (174.2744)	—	—
Aug 4, 2023	Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL	23 / 58 (340.5028)	31 (167.3828)	16 (173.1200)	—	—
Jun 9, 2023	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	13 / 26 (334.7656)	18 (165.0856)	8 (169.6800)	—	—
Oct 7, 2022	Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL	30 / 38 (319.3488)	15 (167.3944)	31 (151.9544)	—	—
Sep 8, 2022	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	16 / 35 (327.3372)	35 (157.0628)	6 (170.2744)	—	—
Oct 8, 2021	Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL	17 / 31 (330.8000)	17 (166.8456)	16 (163.9544)	—	—
Aug 13, 2021	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	53 / 49 (160.5372)	19 (160.5372)	—	—	—
Jun 11, 2021	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	28 / 31 (323.3368)	18 (168.5600)	27 (154.7768)	—	—
Mar 6, 2020	Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Hartselle, AL	29 / 32 (307.8740)	26 (156.5256)	29 (151.3484)	—	—
Sep 6, 2019	Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY) Arab, AL	18 / 19 (478.1828)	19 (156.5716)	15 (160.5028)	14 (161.1084)	—
Jun 7, 2019	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	22 / 25 (305.6456)	25 (145.6456)	20 (160)	—	—
Apr 26, 2019	Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) Florence, AL	40 / 45 (314.1600)	40 (155.9200)	35 (158.2400)	13 (167.9656)	—
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	30 / 30 (324.5144)	22 (164.5600)	33 (159.9544)	—	—
Mar 8, 2019	Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL	18 / 34 (330.8000)	19 (164.5256)	15 (166.2744)	—	—
Jul 27, 2018	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 27, 2017	Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) Lynchburg, TN	—	35 (159.3828)	33 (161.1200)	19 (165.7144)	—
Jul 28, 2017	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	—	—	—	—	—
May 19, 2017	Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) Birmingham, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 21, 2016	Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) Lynchburg, TN	—	24 (165.6800)	38 (151.9200)	10 (168.5716)	—
Jul 29, 2016	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 23, 2015	Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD - JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	—	32 (162.8344)	11 (170.2628)	22 (165.0856)	—
Sep 11, 2015	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	—	—	—	—	—
May 15, 2015	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 13, 2014	World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV	—	—	39 (160.5372)	29 (162.8228)	22 (169.1200)
Oct 24, 2014	Jack Daniel's World Championship Backyard Contest (BACKYARD) Lynchburg, TN	—	28 (164.5372)	22 (162.8000)	27 (162.8228)	—
Oct 18, 2014	I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) New Hope, AL	—	13 (162.2972)	22 (152.5144)	—	—
Sep 19, 2014	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 22, 2014	Music City BBQ Festival Nashville, TN	—	—	—	—	—
May 16, 2014	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Mar 27, 2014	BBQ Throw Down 2014 @ Windcreek Atmore, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 13, 2013	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 23, 2013	Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 26, 2013	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	—	—	—	—	—
—	Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL	8 / 23 (339.3828)	8 (171.9656)	13 (167.4172)	—	—

All Smoked Up

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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

Backyard avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

On the rise

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

An October team

The long haul

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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)