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BAYOU POKER SMOKERS NC

Power ranking

#1451
of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1509
peak 1536

Contests

21
in the data

First seen

2019-04-26
latest 2023-10-13

Best ToY finish

#275
Master 2022

Grand champs

1
0 reserve

Category wins

1
4 podiums

Overall top-10s

3
of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 52%
overall standings

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

672.88 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 671.85 (+1.03)

Walk rate

67%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Consistency

±10.29
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket
avg 169.36 · weakest Pork (165.84)

Road miles

2108
mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 159 mi

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Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

THE HOG MAFIA has finished one call ahead of BAYOU POKER SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

Still Workin' On It has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 16 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

🃏 Against the odds

Their Grand Championship at Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off (2021-10-08) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 24-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO..

Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 21 5 0 0 175.4172 157.6456 168.02 top 51%
Pork Ribs 21 5 1 1 180.0000 🔥 160.5028 168.62 top 51%
Pork 21 6 0 2 178.2972 149.6340 165.84 top 59%
Brisket 21 7 0 1 178.8572 161.6912 169.36 top 40%

“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

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
NC131top 48%
SC40top 53%
GA20top 63%
VA10top 65%
WV10top 60%

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)30top 63%
Medium (20–39)91top 53%
Large (40+)90top 47%

The story so far

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

SeasonContestsGCsCategory winsBest overallAvg overall
2023400 681.6000 675.71
2022900 688.4916 672.31
2021311 693.0856 679.14
2019500 675.2912 663.55

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2023-10-13 Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off Waxhaw, NC 13 / 25 (681.6000) 11 (171.9656) 14 (170.8228) 10 (170.8344) 15 (167.9772)
2023-05-05 Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 Kannapolis, NC 23 / 35 (672.9944) 34 (159.3716) 17 (171.9772) 15 (173.1200) 22 (168.5256)
2023-04-14 Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC 14 / 32 (671.8400) 21 (165.0856) 5 (174.2628) 21 (165.0972) 13 (167.3944)
2023-02-24 Mission Farm's King of the Farm Iron Station, NC 21 / 33 (676.4228) 12 (171.9772) 24 (166.2400) 25 (166.2400) 12 (171.9656)
2022-10-29 Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) Shelby, NC 32 / 34 (661.5196) 21 (169.6800) 19 (170.8228) 33 (157.6456) 27 (163.3712)
2022-10-28 Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) Shelby, NC 18 / 35 (678.7660) 27 (165.1316) 23 (167.3944) 5 (174.2628) 11 (171.9772)
2022-10-14 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival Grovetown, GA 44 / 51 (659.2340) 42 (166.2284) 44 (160.5028) 49 (162.2400) 21 (170.2628)
2022-09-30 Vista BBQ Competition Altavista, VA 11 / 17 (669.0052) 11 (168.5256) 12 (167.9656) 17 (157.1084) 5 (175.4056)
2022-09-23 Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Connelly Springs, NC 7 / 32 (688.4916) 11 (173.1316) 25 (161.0856) 2 (177.7144) 4 (176.5600)
2022-07-07 South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC 39 / 92 (677.5656) 63 (163.9428) 53 (166.2400) 44 (168.5256) 2 (178.8572)
2022-06-10 WV Coalfields Cookoff Welch, WV 9 / 15 (665.5656) 10 (163.9544) 8 (167.3828) 12 (161.6800) 4 (172.5484)
2022-05-13 Jiggy With The Piggy Kannapolis, NC 16 / 46 (683.3372) 20 (170.8228) 18 (169.6800) 3 (178.2972) 26 (164.5372)
2022-03-18 Mission Farm's King of the Farm Iron Station, NC 27 / 33 (667.2800) 15 (170.2744) 32 (164.5372) 25 (167.3828) 24 (165.0856)
2021-10-08 Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off Waxhaw, NC 1 / 26 (693.0856) 5 (173.1200) 1 (180.0000) 8 (170.2972) 6 (169.6684)
2021-10-01 Squealin on the Square Laurens, SC 11 / 17 (671.3372) 11 (160.5144) 4 (174.2628) 8 (169.1200) 8 (167.4400)
2021-07-09 SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC 36 / 81 (673.0056) 10 (175.4172) 54 (162.8000) 37 (167.3828) 34 (167.4056)
2019-08-02 Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC 13 / 40 (673.6112) 8 (173.1200) 27 (163.3944) 25 (164.5484) 7 (172.5484)
2019-07-12 SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC 49 / 83 (649.6116) 65 (157.6456) 26 (169.1200) 57 (159.9544) 35 (162.8916)
2019-05-24 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA 29 / 72 (675.2912) 15 (174.2628) 26 (170.8344) 55 (161.6684) 36 (168.5256)
2019-05-03 Jiggy With The Piggy Kannapolis, NC 24 / 60 (662.7656) 6 (173.1200) 18 (168.0344) 58 (149.6340) 11 (171.9772)
2019-04-26 BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC 19 / 43 (656.4568) 28 (161.1200) 4 (173.7028) 26 (159.9428) 23 (161.6912)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2023 ↗ Master #506 (370 pts) #524 (380 pts) #515 (450 pts) #531 (370 pts) #474 (415 pts)
2022 ↗ Master #275 (836 pts) #297 (806 pts) #349 (731 pts) #184 (1101 pts) #157 (1216 pts)
2021 ↗ Master #1012 (112 pts) #1071 (112 pts) #805 (192 pts) #907 (137 pts) #900 (137 pts)
2019 ↗ Master #764 (395 pts) #614 (560 pts) #700 (485 pts) #975 (300 pts) #697 (485 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #305 (1058 pts) #174 (1449 pts) #316 (1028 pts) #221 (1298 pts) #326 (1018 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #799 (470 pts) #750 (530 pts) #808 (495 pts) #854 (460 pts) #652 (605 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #561 (701 pts) #415 (936 pts) #653 (625 pts) #388 (1000 pts) #421 (956 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #789 (438 pts) #741 (498 pts) #731 (523 pts) #900 (403 pts) #738 (498 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #408 (927 pts) #279 (1187 pts) #272 (1247 pts) #406 (923 pts) #408 (928 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #369 (821 pts) #348 (881 pts) #256 (1141 pts) #494 (666 pts) #417 (746 pts)

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