STOKE & SMOKE BBQ

STOKE & SMOKE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge (2013). They are ranked #2062 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,062

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1536

peak 1543 · rated over 13 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Sep 21, 2018 · 5.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#463

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% of 14 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

683.4284 / 720

Master · Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.14 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 654.67 (+3.47)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2858

Brisket · Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±15.02

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.35 · weakest Brisket (162.99)

Road miles

4,175

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 872 mi

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)

Master avg

654.67 / 720

14 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

Giant slayer

58 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 58-team field at Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge.

May 10, 2013

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 17%

High-water mark

683.4284 career-best overall

94.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.4284 at Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge — 94.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 10, 2013

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has finished one call ahead of STOKE & SMOKE BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead in 90% of their meetings

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The drought

13 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge on May 10, 2013 — 13 contests and 13.4 years ago.

last GC May 10, 2013
13.4 years ago

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smokin' Story BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

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The comeback

3.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.3 years, then back at Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge (Sep 21, 2018).

last seen Jun 19, 2015
back Sep 21, 2018

Pork nemesis

6 of 10 shared pork entries lost

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has out-cooked them in 6 of 10 shared pork entries.

Announced themselves early

1st at their very first contest

Finished 1 of 58 at their very first tracked contest, Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge (May 10, 2013).

May 10, 2013
58-team field

A June team

Top 33% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 33% across 3 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 45% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,175 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,175 miles across 14 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 872 miles to Med City BBQ & Musicfest.

14 mapped stops
furthest 872 mi

The metronome

±2.09% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.09% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.9% of a perfect score
14 contests

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015 ↗	Master	#1354 (185 pts)	#1742 (125 pts)	#1671 (145 pts)	#1148 (285 pts)	#1398 (190 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1986 (93 pts)	#1965 (113 pts)	#1829 (133 pts)	#2525 (73 pts)	#2075 (88 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#463 (666 pts)	#744 (441 pts)	#549 (601 pts)	#592 (561 pts)	#499 (641 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to STOKE & SMOKE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

JOE'S COOKSHACK

#2,063 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1567

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to STOKE & SMOKE BBQ)

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jan 9, 2025

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2-CAN-Q

#2,051 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1552

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Mar 19, 2022

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BOB ROBERTS BBQ

#2,054 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1536

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2023

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Stew's Que

#2,073 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1547

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2019

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BLACK METAL BBQ

#2,060 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1538

Level with STOKE & SMOKE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 18, 2017

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DADDY GRAY'S

#2,067 of the rated field

1536 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1537

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 19, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
RECYCLED SMOKE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
FIRED UP SMOKERS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
TOO SAUCED	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Slapshot BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
EB'S BAR-B-QUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Story BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	0	168.5372	152.5028	163.15	top 56%
Pork Ribs	14	3	173.1316	155.3600	164.18	top 42%
Pork	14	3	172.5600	154.2628	164.35	top 43%
Brisket	14	2	174.2858	153.1084	162.99	top 46%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 40%
Large (40+)	12	1	top 46%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NC	10	1	top 42%
MO	2	0	top 47%
MN	1	0	top 70%
VA	1	0	top 51%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	2	1	1	top 17%	May 8, 2015
Peak City Pig Fest	2	10	0	top 36%	Jun 20, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 6 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 3.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 10 of 14 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 12 2 of them more than once

First title May 10, 2013 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge

Opponents faced 901 finished ahead 834 times, behind 474

Longest layoff 3.3 yrs Jun 19, 2015 → Sep 21, 2018

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

20181 milestone

Sep 21 Most recent contest Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge

20151 milestone

Jun 19 Peak power rating (1543) Peak City Pigfest

20141 milestone

Sep 19 10th tracked contest Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally

20139 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 10 First call Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 10 First overall top-10 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 10 First overall podium Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 10 First Grand Championship Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score683.4284 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 10 Biggest field won (58 teams) Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 10 Career-best overall score683.4284 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 10 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2858 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 10, 2013
+11.3	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
+7.4	Peak City Pig Fest	Jun 21, 2013
+6.2	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 8, 2015
+6.2	Peak City Pigfest	Jun 19, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.8	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	Sep 21, 2018
-6.5	Med City BBQ & Musicfest	Aug 8, 2014
-3.1	Hog Happnin'	Nov 1, 2013
-0.5	Que & Cruz	Jul 19, 2013
-0.5	Pigs & Pedals	Aug 1, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	GCs	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 80%	87.5%	87.5%
2015	3	0	0	33%	top 36%	93.1%	92.6%
2014	4	0	0	50%	top 53%	91.7%	90.1%
2013	6	1	2	33%	top 39%	94.9%	91.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 21, 2018	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	36 / 45 (629.9884)	38 (155.9084)	25 (160.5144)	36 (158.8000)	38 (154.7656)
Jun 19, 2015	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	13 / 45 (666.1944)	24 (164.5372)	22 (162.8460)	5 (170.2856)	11 (168.5256)
May 8, 2015	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	24 / 74 (670.2060)	48 (164.5488)	23 (169.7144)	17 (170.2628)	35 (165.6800)
Apr 10, 2015	Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) Winston-Salem, NC	24 / 51 (663.8972)	21 (168.5372)	41 (157.0744)	22 (166.8228)	11 (171.4628)
Sep 19, 2014	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	29 / 64 (660.4000)	55 (158.8000)	30 (166.2400)	8 (172.5600)	37 (162.8000)
Aug 8, 2014	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	28 / 40 (638.7996)	34 (153.6912)	22 (159.4172)	25 (161.6912)	17 (164)
Aug 1, 2014	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	17 / 32 (645.6000)	16 (166.8344)	10 (164.5600)	15 (161.0972)	23 (153.1084)
Jun 20, 2014	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	21 / 48 (651.2800)	17 (167.9772)	13 (165.6684)	40 (155.9428)	22 (161.6916)
Nov 1, 2013	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	45 / 75 (655.2684)	44 (166.8228)	66 (155.3600)	19 (168.5600)	34 (164.5256)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	137 / 174 (643.3368)	62 (168)	82 (165.1084)	158 (154.2628)	144 (155.9656)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	80 / 535 (662.8116)	178 (165.1428)	27 (173.1316)	88 (168.5944)	307 (155.9428)
Jul 19, 2013	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	23 / 45 (630.1368)	37 (152.5028)	16 (161.7028)	28 (154.8228)	16 (161.1084)
Jun 21, 2013	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	10 / 36 (664)	15 (165.1428)	9 (165.7144)	13 (165.1428)	6 (168)
May 10, 2013	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	1 / 58 (683.4284)	18 (165.7142)	6 (171.4284)	6 (172)	5 (174.2858)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

STOKE & SMOKE BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Announced themselves early

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

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

Overall rank by season

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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 — 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)