Cobia Smoke PA
Rating
1368
peak 1368
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2020-06-26
latest 2023-07-29
Best ToY finish
#649
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
620.29
last 5 vs career avg 620.12 (+0.17)
Walk rate
8%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.94
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.36 · weakest Brisket (147.54)
Road miles
407
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Pappy's Q has finished one call ahead of Cobia Smoke 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Pappy's Q in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 142.7772 | 157.85 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 143.9432 | 154.36 | top 86% |
| Pork | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 145.0856 | 160.36 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 123.1884 | 147.54 | top 89% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 94% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (13 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 620.12
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 626.0916 | 614.31 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 652.4344 | 635.27 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 634.1832 | 611.95 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 620.4692 | 614.91 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 40 / 40 (612.4232) | 40 (151.9772) | 36 (159.4400) | 25 (169.1200) | 40 (131.8860) |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 48 / 51 (604.4232) | 51 (144.5372) | 49 (150.7772) | 44 (158.8344) | 49 (150.2744) |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 34 / 37 (626.0916) | 36 (150.8000) | 33 (153.6456) | 12 (167.4172) | 31 (154.2288) |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Spring Grove, PA | 40 / 42 (643.3144) | 32 (167.3828) | 39 (159.9544) | 38 (157.7028) | 37 (158.2744) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA | 51 / 54 (615.2000) | 46 (160.5028) | 52 (150.7888) | 42 (158.8000) | 54 (145.1084) |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 30 / 34 (630.1144) | 6 (173.1428) | 32 (146.8000) | 22 (162.8344) | 31 (147.3372) |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 31 / 39 (652.4344) | 35 (160.5144) | 29 (159.9428) | 22 (165.6800) | 16 (166.2972) |
| 2021-09-24 | Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA | 29 / 31 (616.4688) | 26 (161.1316) | 31 (145.6572) | 30 (149.7028) | 26 (159.9772) |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 49 / 54 (634.1832) | 46 (158.2632) | 48 (155.9772) | 15 (170.8228) | 51 (149.1200) |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 40 / 41 (599.1428) | 41 (142.7772) | 25 (162.7884) | 38 (154.8000) | 40 (138.7772) |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 41 / 46 (597.9880) | 33 (158.7884) | 33 (154.1940) | 43 (145.0856) | 44 (139.9200) |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 54 / 59 (620.4692) | 36 (162.3088) | 57 (143.9432) | 48 (160.5600) | 47 (153.6572) |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 50 / 53 (609.3596) | 42 (159.9656) | 37 (162.8228) | 35 (163.3828) | 53 (123.1884) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #771 (180 pts) | #834 (180 pts) | #913 (180 pts) | #676 (245 pts) | #815 (180 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #711 (239 pts) | #589 (354 pts) | #787 (239 pts) | #690 (269 pts) | #669 (284 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #649 (236 pts) | #696 (236 pts) | #703 (236 pts) | #592 (286 pts) | #691 (236 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #655 (120 pts) | #696 (120 pts) | #701 (120 pts) | #706 (120 pts) | #681 (120 pts) |