PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE

PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Low Country Hog Fest (2014). They are ranked #1036 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,036

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1601

peak 1601 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 23, 2013

latest Nov 14, 2014 · 1.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#202

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 18% of the time

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

73% of 11 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 22%

overall standings

Best overall

690.7884 / 720

Master · Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

676.14 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 674.18 (+1.96)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA)

Consistency

±10.84

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 168.91 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.30)

Road miles

2,047

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 333 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

State championships

1 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

674.18 / 720

11 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

Riding a hot streak

4 straight overall top-10s

Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.

career best 4

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

Against the odds

23-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 77 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) (May 9, 2014) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Killer B's BBQ.

On the rise

+87 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 87 points across 10 contests since Mar 14, 2014 — from 1515 up to 1601.

10 contests since Mar 14, 2014
now 1601

Giant slayer

42 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 42-team field at Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier).

May 9, 2014

They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

690.7884 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.7884 at Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 9, 2014

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State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 1 entry at contests carrying the title.

1 state-championship entry

Their season

2014 2 Grand Championships

2014 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 22%.

10 contests
7 overall top-10s
4 category wins
average top 22%

A tough matchup

6–2 behind in the head-to-head

Killer B's BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings

Killer B's BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of County Line Que in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

6 of 8 shared brisket entries lost

Killer B's BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Killer B's BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared brisket entries.

The metronome

±1.51% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.51% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.6% of a perfect score
11 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
2014 ↗	Master	#202 (1,497 pts)	#283 (1,182 pts)	#254 (1,287 pts)	#174 (1,492 pts)	#250 (1,352 pts)

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1602 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1605

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#1,034 of the rated field

1602 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1604

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rated over 34 contests
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Survivor-Que

#1,035 of the rated field

1602 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1619

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 42 contests, alongside a 29% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

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SMOKEY'S Q

#1,031 of the rated field

1602 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1617

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

rated over 42 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2018

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PLASTERED PORK BBQ

#1,032 of the rated field

1602 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1615

Level with PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Aug 26, 2022

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FIRE FIGHTING BBQ TEAM

#1,044 of the rated field

1600 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1605

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen May 9, 2014

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Killer B's BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
County Line Que	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED PIG	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	4	0	0	173.7028	158.2284	168.49	top 36%
Pork Ribs	11	3	1	1	174.8572	164.5256	168.30	top 33%
Pork	11	7	2	3	180 🔥	157.6456	168.48	top 30%
Brisket	11	5	1	2	175.4172	160.5144	168.91	top 30%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	1	1	top 6%
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 20%
Large (40+)	7	1	top 26%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
SC	4	1	top 17%
GA	4	1	top 30%
NC	2	0	top 25%
TN	1	0	top 8%

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Busiest season 2014 10 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 5.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in SC 4 of 11 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 11 a different one every time

First title May 9, 2014 Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)

Opponents faced 365 finished ahead 400 times, behind 116

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

201410 milestones

Mar 28 First category win (Pork) Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA)
Mar 28 First perfect 180 (Pork) Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA)
May 9 First overall podium Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 9 First Grand Championship Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 9 First state championship Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 9 Biggest field won (42 teams) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 9 Career-best overall score690.7884 Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 24 10th tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
Nov 14 Peak power rating (1601) Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN ON 6/15/2014)
Nov 14 Most recent contest Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN ON 6/15/2014)

20134 milestones

Aug 23 First tracked contest Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit
Aug 23 First call Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit
Aug 23 First overall top-10 Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6456 Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.5	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	Oct 24, 2014
+14.9	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	May 9, 2014
+13.5	Low Country Hog Fest	Aug 29, 2014
+13.2	17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off	Apr 18, 2014
+11.7	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA)	Mar 28, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-1.1	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	May 23, 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2014	10	2	7	4	80%	top 22%	95.9%	93.7%
2013	1	0	1	0	100%	top 22%	93%	93%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 14, 2014	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN ON 6/15/2014) Charleston, SC	6 / 30 (673.0172)	4 (173.1428)	12 (166.2400)	1 (173.1200)	14 (160.5144)
Oct 24, 2014	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	7 / 92 (688.5944)	18 (173.1544)	53 (166.2972)	8 (175.4056)	19 (173.7372)
Sep 19, 2014	Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC	7 / 35 (674.6968)	5 (170.8228)	11 (167.9656)	24 (160.4912)	1 (175.4172)
Aug 29, 2014	Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC	1 / 17 (678.8228)	5 (171.4284)	5 (166.2972)	5 (167.3828)	2 (173.7144)
Jun 13, 2014	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	28 / 73 (665.5764)	27 (168.5140)	15 (170.9144)	49 (162.2284)	39 (163.9196)
May 23, 2014	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA	36 / 65 (651.7940)	35 (165.0856)	22 (166.8228)	50 (157.6456)	38 (162.2400)
May 9, 2014	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	1 / 42 (690.7884)	4 (173.7028)	1 (174.8572)	5 (168.5256)	5 (173.7028)
Apr 18, 2014	17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	6 / 55 (678.2056)	28 (166.2400)	7 (171.4172)	3 (172.5600)	15 (167.9884)
Mar 28, 2014	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) Ashburn, GA	7 / 35 (681.6000)	14 (170.8228)	14 (168.5372)	1 (180)	24 (162.2400)
Mar 14, 2014	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) Bainbridge, GA	19 / 43 (663.2912)	35 (158.2284)	26 (164.5256)	18 (166.8228)	6 (173.7144)
Aug 23, 2013	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	9 / 41 (669.6456)	20 (162.2628)	12 (167.4172)	7 (169.1084)	6 (170.8572)

PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Riding a hot streak

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

On the rise

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

The metronome

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

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)

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)