SMOKIN OFF THE GRID

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

Power ranking

#1696

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1552

peak 1552 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-11-20

latest 2017-09-01

Best ToY finish

#574

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

689.1084 / 720

Master · Downtown BBQ Throwdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.57 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 667.64 (+2.93)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0116

Pork · Flames on the Flint

Consistency

±15.03

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.68 · weakest Brisket (160.65)

Road miles

2,410

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 1259 mi

Schedule strength

71%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.64 / 720

11 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (7 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.

Against the odds

17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Downtown BBQ Throwdown (2017-02-17) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, HOT WACHULA'S.

On the rise

+58 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 58 points across 8 contests since 2016-11-18 — from 1494 up to 1552.

8 contests since 2016-11-18
now 1552

High-water mark

689.1084 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.1084 at Downtown BBQ Throwdown — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-02-17

A tough matchup

6–2 behind in the head-to-head

HOT WACHULA'S ahead in 75% of their meetings

HOT WACHULA'S has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.03 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 55%.

Brisket avg 160.65
Pork Ribs avg 170.68
1 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

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 92.7% of a perfect score
11 contests

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.

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

Last Best BBQ

#1693 of the rated field

1552 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

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 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

LEGION OF QUE

#1694 of the rated field

1552 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1552

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-09-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Big Daddy G's

#1692 of the rated field

1552 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1555

No shared contest yet.

Level with SMOKIN OFF THE GRID on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2020-11-21

⚔ Head-to-head

HOT WIRE BBQ

#1709 of the rated field

1551 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before SMOKIN OFF THE GRID's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Scuttlebutts

#1708 of the rated field

1551 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1567

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 38% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-03-27

⚔ Head-to-head

GETTA QUE

#1691 of the rated field

1552 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1555

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-05-04

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BOOG-A-LOU SMOKE CREW	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	1	1	174.8456	158.2056	166.88	top 54%
Pork Ribs	11	6	0	176.0000	158.2172	170.68	top 24%
Pork	11	3	1	176.0116	154.2172	169.43	top 32%
Brisket	11	1	0	176.0000	144.5372	160.65	top 63%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
GA	3	0	top 44%
FL	3	1	top 46%
KS	2	0	top 44%
NE	2	0	top 50%
SC	1	0	top 52%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	1	top 41%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 47%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	71	0	top 44%	2017-09-01
Flames on the Flint	2	22	0	top 45%	2017-03-10

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.8 yrs 2015-11-20 → 2017-09-01

Busiest season 2017 8 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 3.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 3 of 11 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 170.68 · weakest Brisket (160.65)

Walk rate 55% a top-10 call in 6 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 9% 1 of 11 contests

Wins it all 9% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve

First title 2017-02-17 Downtown BBQ Throwdown

Master average 667.64 out of 720 · 11 contests · 1 GC

Opponents faced 705 646–408 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,410 11 mapped stops · furthest 1,259 mi

Schedule strength 1590 average field rating faced — tougher than 71% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1552 peak 1552 · #1696 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Nov 20 First tracked contest Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest
Nov 20 First call Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest
Nov 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1828 Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest
2017
Feb 17 First overall top-10 Downtown BBQ Throwdown
Feb 17 First overall podium Downtown BBQ Throwdown
Feb 17 First Grand Championship Downtown BBQ Throwdown
Feb 17 Career-best overall score689.1084 Downtown BBQ Throwdown
Mar 10 Career-best single call (Pork)176.0116 Flames on the Flint
Aug 31 10th tracked contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL)
Sep 1 Peak power rating (1552) 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Sep 1 Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.9	Downtown BBQ Throwdown	2017-02-17
+12	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2017-09-01
+10.4	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1	2017-08-04
+9.2	Flames on the Flint	2017-03-10
+6.7	*Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2017-05-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.9	Plant City Pig Jam	2016-11-18
-0.1	Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest	2015-11-20

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	8	1	1	50%	top 40%	95.7%	93.7%
2016	2	0	0	50%	top 68%	91.6%	89.8%
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 55%	90.9%	90.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	71 / 407 (682.3200)	109 (171.4400)	17 (176.0000)	110 (170.2744)	194 (164.6056)
2017-08-31	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	92 / 129 (675.3368)	94 (167.4056)	43 (173.1200)	50 (173.1200)	112 (161.6912)
2017-08-05	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2 Omaha, NE	33 / 50 (666.7656)	27 (170.8228)	4 (176.0000)	4 (175.4056)	48 (144.5372)
2017-08-04	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1 Omaha, NE	18 / 54 (672.0000)	23 (169.1428)	5 (171.4288)	20 (169.1428)	33 (162.2856)
2017-07-06	SC Festival of Discovery(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC	46 / 89 (656.4456)	43 (165.6800)	28 (169.6800)	36 (166.2400)	60 (154.8456)
2017-05-26	*Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	29 / 67 (679.2796)	23 (173.1084)	29 (169.6800)	18 (170.8228)	39 (165.6684)
2017-03-10	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	22 / 67 (675.3372)	59 (158.2056)	9 (173.7028)	4 (176.0116)	32 (167.4172)
2017-02-17	Downtown BBQ Throwdown Boca Raton, FL	1 / 26 (689.1084)	3 (174.8456)	7 (165.1428)	3 (173.1200)	4 (176.0000)
2016-11-18	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	30 / 38 (633.4512)	30 (158.7884)	26 (158.2172)	31 (154.2172)	21 (162.2284)
2016-03-11	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	50 / 89 (659.8284)	60 (164.5256)	10 (173.1200)	39 (166.2400)	70 (155.9428)
2015-11-20	Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Plant City, FL	27 / 49 (654.1828)	32 (161.7028)	7 (171.4172)	15 (169.1084)	36 (151.9544)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#574 (686 pts)	#666 (606 pts)	#423 (916 pts)	#405 (946 pts)	#706 (561 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1475 (195 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1729 (140 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1565 (165 pts)	#1964 (110 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)