If You Got it Smoke It

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

Power ranking

#1832

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1545

peak 1545 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-08

latest 2023-06-30

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 35%

overall standings

Best overall

645.0400 / 720

Master · The Ironman

Perfect 180s

Current form

290.71 ▼

last 5 Backyard vs avg 304.96 (-14.25)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

and counting

Best single call

170.8916

Pork Ribs · K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)

Consistency

±54.92

std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.25 · weakest Brisket (151.98)

Road miles

471

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 110 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$49K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

626.46 / 720

2 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

304.96 / 360

8 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.

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Storylines (9 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.

Happy hunting ground

Top 10% average finish here

York County BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 10% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 10%

They almost always walk

80% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 80% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DRILLING & GRILLING has finished one call ahead of If You Got it Smoke It 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

5–1 behind in the head-to-head

Top Gun Barbecue ahead in 83% of their meetings

Top Gun Barbecue has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-06-30).

last seen 2021-05-14
back 2023-06-30

Chicken nemesis

4 of 4 shared chicken entries lost

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 4 shared chicken entries.

Boom or bust

±13.72% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±13.72% 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 85.2% of a perfect score
best 93.8%

A June team

Top 20% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 20% across 3 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 35% the rest of the year

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.

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

LATE NIGHT HOGGERS

#1836 of the rated field

1545 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1551

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before If You Got it Smoke It's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG RED'S BARBECUE

#1830 of the rated field

1546 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1546

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-04-28

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke 44

#1829 of the rated field

1546 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1546

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

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Texas Rebel SmokeHouse

#1837 of the rated field

1545 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1545

No shared contest yet.

Level with If You Got it Smoke It on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-08-18

⚔ Head-to-head

TEAM BALLINGER

#1842 of the rated field

1545 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1545

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 7 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BLACKSTRAP BBQ

#1828 of the rated field

1546 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1546

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before If You Got it Smoke It's first contest.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-06-16
on a 5-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Rogue Hog BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Capt. Blue BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
DIG'N N PIG'N	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	5	1	3	20%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	5	1	2	170.2628	149.1428	162.25	top 38%
Pork Ribs	10	5	0	0	170.8916	150.2628	162.10	top 31%
Pork	2	0	0	0	160.5028	146.8456	153.67	top 78%
Brisket	2	0	0	0	156.5828	147.3828	151.98	top 73%

“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

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	6	top 30%
NJ	3	top 52%
MD	1	top 15%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 38%
Medium (20–39)	1	top 35%
Large (40+)	7	top 34%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
York County BBQ Festival	2	3	0	top 10%	2020-06-26

The story so far (19 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.3 yrs 2019-03-08 → 2023-06-30

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in PA 6 of 10 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 10 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.25 · weakest Brisket (151.98)

Walk rate 80% a top-10 call in 8 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 70% 7 of 10 contests

Best top-10 run 4 straight contests — and still running

Master average 626.46 out of 720 · 2 contests · 0 GCs

Backyard average 304.96 out of 360 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 274 307–170 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 471 8 mapped stops · furthest 110 mi

Schedule strength 1569 average field rating faced — tougher than 54% of rated contests

Purse competed for $48,790 listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 5 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs 2021-05-14 → 2023-06-30

Power rating 1545 peak 1545 · #1832 of 6,413 rated

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

First tracked contest Brandywine Backyard Barbeque Festival(BACKYARDONLY)
First call Brandywine Backyard Barbeque Festival(BACKYARDONLY)
First category win (Chicken) Brandywine Backyard Barbeque Festival(BACKYARDONLY)
First overall top-10 Brandywine Backyard Barbeque Festival(BACKYARDONLY)
2019
Apr 5 Career-best overall score645.0400 The Ironman
Jun 28 First overall podium York County BBQ Festival
Jun 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score331.3944 York County BBQ Festival
2023
Jun 30 10th tracked contest K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
Jun 30 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8916 K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
Jun 30 Peak power rating (1545) K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
Jun 30 Most recent contest K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.3	York County BBQ Festival	2019-06-28
+13.4	Interstate BBQ Festival	2019-04-19
+12.1	York County BBQ Festival	2020-06-26
+5.7	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2021-05-14
+4.2	K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)	2023-06-30

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.4	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo	2019-03-08
-1	The Ironman	2019-04-05

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
—	2	2	1	100%	top 35%	89%	87.5%
2023	1	1	0	100%	top 42%	93.8%	93.8%
2021	2	1	0	100%	top 28%	90.1%	67.5%
2020	1	1	0	100%	top 13%	91.9%	91.9%
2019	4	2	0	50%	top 42%	92.1%	89%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-06-30	K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA	5 / 12 (337.7260)	7 (166.8344)	4 (170.8916)	—	—
2021-05-14	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	10 / 46 (324.5144)	10 (165.1200)	13 (159.3944)	—	—
2021-04-23	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	14 / 40 (161.1432)	—	10 (161.1432)	—	—
2020-06-26	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	7 / 53 (330.8232)	14 (162.8116)	4 (168.0116)	—	—
2019-06-28	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	3 / 48 (331.3944)	2 (169.7144)	7 (161.6800)	—	—
2019-04-19	Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	8 / 54 (323.9088)	10 (163.9428)	13 (159.9660)	—	—
2019-04-05	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	26 / 42 (645.0400)	31 (161.0856)	15 (166.8688)	27 (160.5028)	27 (156.5828)
2019-03-08	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ	56 / 66 (607.8740)	52 (151.3712)	28 (162.2744)	61 (146.8456)	54 (147.3828)
	Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY) Broadway Westville, NJ	8 / 23 (309.6568)	13 (149.1428)	6 (160.5140)	—	—
	Brandywine Backyard Barbeque Festival(BACKYARDONLY) Landenberg, PA	6 / 17 (320.5256)	1 (170.2628)	13 (150.2628)	—	—

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

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
2021 ↗	Backyard	—	#197 (116 pts)	#124 (215 pts)	—	—