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Tennessee Smoke Show

Tennessee Smoke Show is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2021). They are ranked #2167 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,167
of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1532
peak 1537 · rated over 12 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

15
in the data

First seen

Aug 25, 2017
latest Aug 27, 2021 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#629
Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

1
0 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time

Category wins

5
6 podiums

Overall top-10s

3
20% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 46%
overall standings

Best overall

703.9884 / 720
Competitor Series · The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

664.34 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 669.69 (-5.35)

Walk rate

80%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572
Pork Ribs · The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)

Consistency

±9.73
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 170.49 · weakest Brisket (164.58)

Road miles

1,279
across 15 mapped stops · furthest 201 mi

Schedule strength

71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)

Purse competed for

$33K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

669.69 / 720
12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

80% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 15 contests

A top-10 category call in 80% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has finished one call ahead of Tennessee Smoke Show 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.91 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 47%.

  • Brisket avg 164.58
  • Chicken avg 170.49
  • 4 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG G BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Obion County Barbeque Cook Off (May 14, 2021).

  • last seen Aug 23, 2019
  • back May 14, 2021
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Chicken nemesis

8 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CAMP-BELL BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.82% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.82% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 93.4% of a perfect score
  • 15 contests

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2021 ↗ Master #719 (196 pts) #670 (246 pts) #612 (291 pts) #746 (196 pts) #772 (186 pts)
2019 ↗ Master #629 (519 pts) #551 (629 pts) #674 (504 pts) #446 (769 pts) #695 (484 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #741 (452 pts) #613 (607 pts) #783 (457 pts) #772 (457 pts) #823 (412 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #1691 (125 pts) #2178 (75 pts) #2244 (70 pts) #2038 (100 pts) #1375 (210 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Tennessee Smoke Show, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Big Daddy Dave's BBQ
#2,161 of the rated field
1532 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
30%
Peak
1532
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Tennessee Smoke Show)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Tennessee Smoke Show has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 10 contests
  • last seen Sep 8, 2023
⚔ Head-to-head
SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ
#2,159 of the rated field
1532 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
15%
Peak
1544

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Aug 23, 2019
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Team Smoke Showin'
#2,171 of the rated field
1532 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
18%
Peak
1539

Level with Tennessee Smoke Show on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Apr 25, 2026
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THE PIG EASY!
#2,177 of the rated field
1532 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
18%
Peak
1532

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Aug 13, 2021
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A & W BBQ COMPANY
#2,168 of the rated field
1532 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
0
Top-10s
29%
Peak
1532

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 14 contests
  • last seen Oct 3, 2025
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B' FOR CHICKEN
#2,163 of the rated field
1532 power rating
Contests
15
GCs
0
Top-10s
13%
Peak
1538

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Tennessee Smoke Show's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 15 contests
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN 9 0 9 0% ⚔ compare
Organizer Portal 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare
HOT COLE'S BBQ 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
Under the Radar 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
BIG G BBQ 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK 5 4 1 80% ⚔ compare
HOGTOWN BARBECUE 5 3 2 60% ⚔ compare
TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN 5 2 3 40% ⚔ compare
615 BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 15 7 3 3 178.2972 161.6684 170.49 top 40%
Pork Ribs 15 6 1 1 178.8572 159.3828 168.70 top 46%
Pork 15 8 1 2 175.4172 161.1088 168.85 top 44%
Brisket 12 4 0 0 175.4056 154.2172 164.58 top 54%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)121top 47%
Large (40+)10top 30%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
TN101top 47%
GA20top 40%
KY10top 46%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Great Americana BBQ Festival 2 13 0 top 58% Aug 27, 2021
TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 2 14 0 top 61% Mar 29, 2019
Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) 2 12 0 top 36% Aug 24, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 5 contests
Contests a season 3.8 across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in TN 12 of 15 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited 10 3 of them more than once
First title Jun 11, 2021 The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Opponents faced 287 finished ahead 221 times, behind 215
Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Aug 23, 2019 → May 14, 2021

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

20216 milestones
  1. First overall podium The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
  2. First Grand Championship The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
  3. First multi-meat day The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
  4. Career-best overall score703.9884 The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
  5. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
  6. Most recent contest Great Americana BBQ Festival
20192 milestones
  1. 10th tracked contest Honeybee BBQ Competition
  2. Peak power rating (1537) Honeybee BBQ Competition
20182 milestones
  1. First overall top-10 BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
  2. First category win (Chicken) First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL)
20173 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Great American BBQ Festival
  2. First call Great American BBQ Festival
  3. First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.8856 Great American BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+9.2Great American BBQ FestivalAug 25, 2017
+8.6BBQ-Fest Cooking ContestJul 20, 2018
+6.9Honeybee BBQ CompetitionMay 31, 2019
+6.1Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)Aug 24, 2018
+4.3Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke offApr 5, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-4.6Great Americana BBQ FestivalAug 23, 2019
-3Piggin in the ParkJul 19, 2019
-1.5TN River BBQ Battle & Music FestMar 29, 2019

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20213112 100% top 39% 97.8% 93.9%
20195012 80% top 52% 93.7% 92.7%
20185011 60% top 46% 95.4% 93.6%
20172000 100% top 30% 94.4% 94.4%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Aug 27, 2021 Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN 13 / 25 (670.7312) 9 (170.8456) 18 (164.5256) 10 (168.5372) 13 (166.8228)
Jun 11, 2021 The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN 1 / 20 (703.9884) 1 (178.2972) 1 (178.8572) 2 (174.8456) —
May 14, 2021 Obion County Barbeque Cook Off 🏅 Union City, TN 19 / 31 (653.7024) 14 (165.1428) 4 (169.7256) 22 (161.7256) 21 (157.1084)
Aug 23, 2019 Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN 25 / 39 (653.5200) 29 (162.7884) 13 (170.8344) 22 (165.6800) 30 (154.2172)
Jul 19, 2019 Piggin in the Park 🏅 Jasper, GA 13 / 25 (669.0056) 20 (166.2284) 24 (159.3828) 1 (175.4172) 9 (167.9772)
May 31, 2019 Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 LaFayette, GA 6 / 22 (674.7544) 6 (173.1084) 7 (168.5488) 12 (165.6800) 6 (167.4172)
Apr 5, 2019 Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off 🏅 Franklin, KY 13 / 28 (670.1140) 1 (177.7028) 19 (167.3828) 9 (169.6800) 28 (155.3484)
Mar 29, 2019 TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN 21 / 29 (670.1600) 26 (161.6684) 17 (165.6916) 6 (175.4172) 21 (167.3828)
Sep 21, 2018 First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) Columbia, TN — 1 (177.7028) 4 (171.9656) 11 (162.7884) —
Aug 24, 2018 Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Franklin, TN 15 / 36 (677.0172) 4 (176) 21 (166.2400) 8 (169.6800) 22 (165.0972)
Jul 20, 2018 BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN 8 / 25 (686.7884) 6 (172.5484) 6 (173.1544) 6 (174.2628) 8 (166.8228)
Apr 13, 2018 TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest Savannah, TN 14 / 28 (672.4460) 12 (169.1084) 12 (169.7032) 19 (165.0972) 15 (168.5372)
Mar 23, 2018 Dickson County Smokefest Dickson, TN 18 / 29 (658.1488) 13 (166.8456) 17 (167.3828) 25 (161.1088) 18 (162.8116)
Sep 22, 2017 First Tennessee Bank Bluegrass & BBQ (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) Columbia, TN — 12 (170.8228) 10 (170.8344) 9 (173.1200) —
Aug 25, 2017 Great American BBQ Festival Franklin, TN 12 / 40 (679.8856) 22 (168.5256) 23 (166.2744) 17 (169.6800) 4 (175.4056)

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

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