SMOKE MONSTER BBQ

SMOKE MONSTER BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 47 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2020. They have won 6 Grand Championships, most recently at the Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge (2020), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #96 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#96

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1811

peak 1811 · rated over 47 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 31, 2015

latest Oct 23, 2020 · 5.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#36

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve · wins it all 13% of the time

Category wins

42 podiums

Overall top-10s

66% of 47 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 25%

overall standings

Best overall

705.0856 / 720

Master · Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

689.05 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 677.95 (+11.11)

Walk rate

94%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±14.11

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 170.92 · weakest Chicken (168.40)

Road miles

5,245

across 47 mapped stops · furthest 254 mi

Schedule strength

83%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1609)

Purse competed for

$168K

listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

3 🏅

won from 16 state-championship entries

Master avg

677.95 / 720

47 Master contests · 6 GCs

Storylines (19 found in their record)

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

Among the elite

#96 of 6,485 rated teams

In the top 1% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1811 puts them #96 of 6,485 rated teams — the top 1% of the field.

rating 1811
peak 1811
47 rated contests

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 brisket.

Brisket ×1

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 Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest (Jun 15, 2018) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, REDNECK SCIENTIFIC.

Giant slayer

45 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 45-team field at Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge.

Sep 21, 2018

Happy hunting ground

2× Grand Championships here

Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 2%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Hops and Hogs Festival (Oct 4, 2019).

Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

94% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 44 of 47 contests

A top-10 category call in 94% of their 47 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

705.0856 career-best overall

97.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 705.0856 at Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge — 97.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 11, 2020

State champions

3 state championships won

They've taken 3 state championships from 16 entries at contests carrying the title.

16 state-championship entries

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE has finished one call ahead of SMOKE MONSTER BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 3 Grand Championships

2019 was the year it came together: 15 contests, 3 Grand Championships and 8 category wins, at an average finish in the top 20%.

15 contests
12 overall top-10s
8 category wins
average top 20%

A tough matchup

7–3 behind in the head-to-head

3N1 Q ahead in 70% of their meetings

3N1 Q has come out ahead in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

24–6 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY in 24 of their 30 shared contests.

They cook the hard rooms

1609 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 83% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1609 power rating — a tougher draw than 83% of every rated contest in the data.

47 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A November team

Top 15% average finish in November

Something about November: average finish in the top 15% across 4 contests, versus top 25% the rest of the year.

4 November contests
top 25% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,245 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,245 miles across 47 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 254 miles to Currituck Heritage Festival.

47 mapped stops
furthest 254 mi

The metronome

±1.96% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.96% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.2% of a perfect score
47 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Pigs & Pedals every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 10th

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
2020 ↗	Master	#251 (449 pts)	#347 (354 pts)	#291 (439 pts)	#267 (474 pts)	#486 (239 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#36 (2,351 pts)	#162 (1,421 pts)	#74 (1,809 pts)	#55 (1,986 pts)	#13 (2,431 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#58 (2,155 pts)	#73 (1,890 pts)	#69 (1,912 pts)	#45 (2,110 pts)	#92 (1,831 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#280 (1,260 pts)	#461 (835 pts)	#323 (1,115 pts)	#225 (1,340 pts)	#144 (1,620 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1215 (240 pts)	#1274 (250 pts)	#1542 (180 pts)	#1305 (245 pts)	#876 (415 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1828 (117 pts)	#1925 (112 pts)	#1661 (147 pts)	#1399 (212 pts)	#1753 (122 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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Sublime BBQ

#98 of the rated field

1810 power rating

Contests: 68
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1813

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 63 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 63 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2024

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FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY

#97 of the rated field

1811 power rating

Contests: 113
GCs: 13
Top-10s: 66%
Peak: 1811

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 113 contests to 47.

rated over 100 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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BIG RAZ BBQ

#99 of the rated field

1810 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 71
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1833

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

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

rated over 68 contests
last seen Oct 8, 2021

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SAUCE THIS BBQ

#94 of the rated field

1812 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 83
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1853

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

Their rating is built on 7 Grand Championships in 83 contests, alongside a 60% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 83 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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#95 of the rated field

1812 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 327
GCs: 48
Top-10s: 73%
Peak: 2007

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SMOKE MONSTER BBQ)

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

rated over 307 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE

#92 of the rated field

1812 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 59%
Peak: 1815

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 50 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 50 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	39	16	23	41%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	35	18	17	51%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	31	13	18	42%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	30	24	6	80%	⚔ compare
OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	30	13	17	43%	⚔ compare
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	28	22	6	79%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	27	15	12	56%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	25	12	13	48%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	25	12	13	48%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	24	11	13	46%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	20	17	3	85%	⚔ compare
TOO SAUCED	20	17	3	85%	⚔ compare
TWISTED PAIR BBQ	20	17	3	85%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	20	12	8	60%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	20	12	8	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	47	23	1	3	178.8572	153.6228	168.40	top 41%
Pork Ribs	47	26	3	8	179.4400	154.2056	168.90	top 34%
Pork	47	25	7	15	179.4400	158.7884	169.73	top 28%
Brisket	47	29	10	16	180 🔥	142.2628	170.92	top 25%

“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)	2	0	top 17%
Medium (20–39)	23	4	top 28%
Large (40+)	22	2	top 23%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NC	38	6	top 23%
VA	6	0	top 35%
SC	3	0	top 35%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Pigs & Pedals	5	10	0	top 30%	Aug 2, 2019
Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	4	1	1	top 26%	Sep 27, 2019
Jiggy With The Piggy	4	3	0	top 23%	May 3, 2019
Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)	3	2	0	top 14%	Nov 9, 2018
Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	2	1	2	top 2%	Jun 14, 2019
Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off	2	1	1	top 8%	Oct 11, 2019
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2	4	0	top 10%	Sep 20, 2019
Chillin & Grillin in the Glades	2	3	0	top 22%	Jul 19, 2019
Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival	2	10	0	top 37%	Oct 19, 2018
Beak Week BBQ Challenge	2	9	0	top 44%	Sep 8, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 15 contests · 3 GCs

Contests a season 7.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 38 of 47 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 29 10 of them more than once

First title Jun 15, 2018 Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest

Opponents faced 464 finished ahead 1,397 times, behind 428

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

20203 milestones

Sep 11 Career-best overall score705.0856 Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
Oct 23 Peak power rating (1811) Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax
Oct 23 Most recent contest Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax

20192 milestones

Jun 14 First state championship Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
Oct 11 5th Grand Championship Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off

20185 milestones

Jun 15 First Grand Championship Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
Sep 14 First multi-meat day Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
Sep 21 Biggest field won (45 teams) Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
Oct 12 25th tracked contest Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
Oct 12 10th category win Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off

20176 milestones

Apr 14 First category win (Brisket) 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 14 First perfect 180 (Brisket) 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
Aug 4 First overall top-10 Pigs & Pedals
Aug 4 10th tracked contest Pigs & Pedals
Sep 22 First overall podium Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
Nov 10 First Reserve Championship Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL)

20153 milestones

Jul 31 First tracked contest Pigs & Pedals
Jul 31 First call Pigs & Pedals
Jul 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2400 Pigs & Pedals

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.8	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	Sep 22, 2017
+15.3	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 20, 2018
+14.9	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL)	Nov 10, 2017
+14.2	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 4, 2018
+13.8	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 5, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show	Mar 13, 2020
-8.6	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	Sep 25, 2015
-6.5	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1)	Mar 22, 2019
-3.9	Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival	Oct 16, 2015
-2.8	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 6, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2020	3	1	2	1	100%	top 30%	97.9%	95.4%
2019	15	3	12	8	100%	top 20%	96.5%	94.5%
2018	15	2	13	8	100%	top 17%	95.9%	94.9%
2017	8	0	4	4	100%	top 20%	96.3%	94.1%
2016	3	0	0	0	67%	top 54%	93.4%	91.1%
2015	3	0	0	0	33%	top 70%	92%	90.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 23, 2020	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax 🏅 Galax, VA	5 / 25 (687.8856)	7 (171.9656)	6 (173.1200)	2 (175.4172)	16 (167.3828)
Sep 11, 2020	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC	1 / 24 (705.0856)	4 (176.5600)	1 (178.8572)	3 (175.4056)	8 (174.2628)
Mar 13, 2020	Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show 🏅 Darlington, SC	19 / 29 (666.7200)	23 (162.8344)	28 (162.2400)	10 (167.3828)	3 (174.2628)
Oct 11, 2019	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	1 / 27 (694.7768)	8 (170.8228)	2 (173.7028)	1 (177.7028)	4 (172.5484)
Oct 4, 2019	Hops and Hogs Festival Huntersville, NC	2 / 11 (690.7884)	8 (166.8228)	3 (171.9656)	1 (173.7028)	1 (178.2972)
Sep 27, 2019	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge 🏅 Newton, NC	2 / 37 (694.8344)	9 (171.9772)	8 (172.5600)	9 (171.4172)	1 (178.8800)
Sep 20, 2019	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC	4 / 56 (689.0284)	23 (168.5256)	1 (178.8572)	6 (173.1200)	20 (168.5256)
Aug 30, 2019	Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 West Jefferson, NC	5 / 24 (670.7428)	22 (157.0856)	12 (167.3828)	3 (170.8228)	2 (175.4516)
Aug 2, 2019	Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC	10 / 40 (676.4340)	17 (167.3828)	7 (172.5600)	23 (165.0856)	10 (171.4056)
Jul 19, 2019	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	9 / 27 (677.6228)	17 (167.9772)	10 (169.1200)	11 (168.5256)	7 (172)
Jun 28, 2019	Saltwater BBQ Bash 🏅 John's Island, SC	3 / 18 (694.7888)	4 (174.2860)	6 (171.9772)	6 (170.8228)	1 (177.7028)
Jun 21, 2019	8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA	12 / 32 (664.4340)	18 (163.3828)	17 (163.4056)	12 (167.3828)	7 (170.2628)
Jun 14, 2019	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	1 / 38 (685.7028)	4 (176.0116)	17 (166.2400)	5 (170.2856)	1 (173.1656)
May 17, 2019	Stills and Grills Fest North Wilkesboro, NC	1 / 21 (685.1084)	4 (173.1200)	6 (170.8572)	6 (166.2856)	1 (174.8456)
May 3, 2019	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	3 / 60 (688.4800)	14 (170.8344)	6 (173.1200)	15 (169.6684)	3 (174.8572)
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ Capital Cook Off 🏅 Lexington, NC	5 / 43 (678.1712)	21 (163.9656)	13 (167.9772)	3 (173.1200)	4 (173.1084)
Mar 23, 2019	BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	26 / 52 (662.7084)	34 (165.6800)	48 (154.2056)	7 (171.9772)	11 (170.8456)
Mar 22, 2019	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	37 / 63 (650.6628)	57 (153.6228)	20 (165.1088)	52 (158.7884)	7 (173.1428)
Nov 9, 2018	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC	9 / 56 (680.4800)	24 (167.4172)	19 (167.3828)	16 (170.2628)	1 (175.4172)
Nov 9, 2018	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) Concord, NC	10 / 44 (677.5884)	2 (175.4400)	23 (167.3944)	17 (167.3712)	19 (167.3828)
Nov 2, 2018	Currituck Heritage Festival Currituck, NC	4 / 25 (678.1600)	16 (163.3828)	3 (170.8344)	5 (171.9772)	7 (171.9656)
Oct 19, 2018	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC	10 / 35 (679.8972)	1 (178.8572)	7 (171.9772)	11 (167.4172)	23 (161.6456)
Oct 12, 2018	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	3 / 26 (689.0856)	10 (168.5256)	1 (179.4400)	6 (170.2972)	4 (170.8228)
Sep 28, 2018	Rock The Grill Rock Hill, SC	6 / 27 (682.7544)	10 (167.3944)	13 (169.1200)	1 (175.4056)	13 (170.8344)
Sep 21, 2018	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	1 / 45 (689.5996)	8 (173.7028)	8 (170.8228)	4 (174.2628)	8 (170.8112)
Sep 14, 2018	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	4 / 29 (687.3140)	10 (168.5256)	15 (165.0856)	1 (174.2628)	1 (179.4400)
Aug 10, 2018	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	5 / 51 (687.9200)	3 (175.4172)	6 (176.5716)	15 (167.9656)	22 (167.9656)
Aug 3, 2018	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	12 / 48 (686.2172)	4 (176.5716)	10 (172.5600)	29 (165.1200)	13 (171.9656)
Jul 20, 2018	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (JUDGES FULL) Wise, VA	3 / 29 (685.6340)	6 (172.5600)	4 (173.7028)	1 (173.7028)	15 (165.6684)
Jun 15, 2018	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	1 / 44 (688.5596)	5 (171.4284)	2 (174.2856)	12 (166.2856)	1 (176.5600)
May 18, 2018	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	7 / 38 (681.1084)	12 (169.7144)	9 (170.2856)	3 (173.7256)	13 (167.3828)
May 4, 2018	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	4 / 70 (690.2288)	10 (175.4172)	21 (167.3944)	3 (176.5600)	13 (170.8572)
Apr 20, 2018	22nd Annual Firehouse BBQ Cookoff Kings Mountain, NC	16 / 33 (668.9828)	20 (167.3828)	6 (173.1200)	22 (162.2400)	16 (166.2400)
Nov 10, 2017	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC	2 / 47 (691.3712)	10 (171.9656)	7 (170.2972)	2 (174.2628)	3 (174.8456)
Oct 20, 2017	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC	18 / 39 (664.4568)	24 (166.2628)	30 (161.6800)	29 (159.9540)	3 (176.5600)
Sep 22, 2017	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	3 / 41 (693.7028)	10 (172)	4 (173.7028)	1 (179.4400)	16 (168.5600)
Sep 8, 2017	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	9 / 39 (676.4796)	8 (173.7256)	21 (164.5256)	22 (162.2284)	1 (176)
Aug 4, 2017	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	10 / 46 (669.0628)	38 (154.2512)	16 (165.6916)	1 (174.2628)	2 (174.8572)
Jun 16, 2017	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	11 / 47 (670.1944)	36 (157.6572)	2 (173.1316)	3 (173.7372)	15 (165.6684)
May 5, 2017	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	11 / 75 (675.8744)	28 (168.5372)	6 (172.5600)	28 (166.2400)	16 (168.5372)
Apr 14, 2017	21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	11 / 49 (680.4340)	7 (173.1200)	31 (159.9312)	21 (167.3828)	1 (180)
Sep 9, 2016	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	29 / 44 (651.2344)	30 (163.9544)	32 (159.9428)	35 (158.8000)	9 (168.5372)
Aug 5, 2016	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	13 / 47 (672.4456)	11 (171.9772)	29 (159.9428)	20 (165.1200)	4 (175.4056)
May 6, 2016	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	51 / 76 (644.9940)	38 (166.8112)	36 (165.0972)	17 (170.8228)	74 (142.2628)
Oct 16, 2015	Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival Lenoir, NC	27 / 37 (652.4228)	26 (165.1084)	32 (155.9200)	16 (169.1200)	23 (162.2744)
Sep 25, 2015	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	24 / 27 (641.0172)	26 (155.3944)	18 (166.2972)	14 (166.8228)	25 (152.5028)
Jul 31, 2015	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	15 / 31 (662.2400)	24 (159.3600)	9 (166.2744)	19 (165.1428)	6 (171.4628)

SMOKE MONSTER 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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (19 found in their record)

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

A November team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)