They almost always walk
71%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 10 of 14 contests
A top-10 category call in 71% of their 14 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1525
peak 1535 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2013-03-15
latest 2015-05-29
Best ToY finish
#440
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
674.43 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 663.89 (+10.54)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.33
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.72 · weakest Brisket (163.40)
Road miles
1,867
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 154 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
663.89 / 720
14 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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.
High-water mark
694.2288
career-best overall
96.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 694.2288 at Smokin' At The Market — 96.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-10-03
A tough matchup
9–0
behind in the head-to-head
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.31 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 43%.
- Brisket avg 163.40
- Chicken avg 168.72
- 1 calls in 14 entries
A strong matchup
7–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of WILD BOAR SMOKERS in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
6 of 10
shared chicken entries lost
Big B BBQ Company ahead 60% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Big B BBQ Company has out-cooked them in 6 of 10 shared chicken entries.
A September team
Top 35%
average finish in September
Something about September: average finish in the top 35% across 3 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.
- 3 September contests
- top 47% the rest of the year
The metronome
±2.27%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.27% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 92.2% of a perfect score
- 14 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.
74 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2333 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2329 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2334 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1558
No shared contest yet.
18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2323 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Head-to-head#2324 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2325 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1551
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Spice Is Right | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Big B BBQ Company | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWIGGIN PIG | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| WILD BOAR SMOKERS | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Chokin "N" tha Smoke | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HOUSE OF Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| MUSIC CITY PIG PALS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT COLE'S BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Charcoal Cowboys | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HOBBIE BAR-B-Q | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| TENNESSEE DOUBLE D'S BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| JIGGY PIGGY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 176.5716 | 151.4284 | 168.72 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.1430 | 155.4288 | 165.22 | top 51% |
| Pork | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 176.5714 | 157.1426 | 166.56 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 142.2284 | 163.40 | top 53% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 7 | 0 | top 46% |
| KY | 2 | 0 | top 42% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| MS | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 42% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super City Blues & Ques | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 52% | 2014-06-27 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.2 yrs
2013-03-15 → 2015-05-29
Busiest season
2013
7 contests
Contests a season
4.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TN
7 of 14 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
13
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
14 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 168.72 · weakest Brisket (163.40)
Walk rate
71%
a top-10 call in 10 of 14 contests
Overall top-10 rate
21%
3 of 14 contests
Master average
663.89
out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
422
367–312 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,867
14 mapped stops · furthest 154 mi
Schedule strength
1526
average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests
Power rating
1525
peak 1535 · #2328 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- First call Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5712 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- First overall top-10 Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest
- 2014
- 10th tracked contest Smokin' in McMinnville
- Career-best overall score694.2288 Smokin' At The Market
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7144 Smokin' At The Market
- Peak power rating (1535) Smokin' At The Market
- 2015
- First category win (Pork) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.1 | Smokin' in McMinnville | 2014-08-08 |
| +9.9 | Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest | 2013-09-13 |
| +5.3 | Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest | 2013-04-05 |
| +4.8 | Smokin' At The Market | 2014-10-03 |
| +4.6 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship | 2013-08-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | "Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship | 2015-03-06 |
| -8.2 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre | 2014-03-14 |
| -3.5 | High on the Hog Festival | 2013-04-19 |
| -0.3 | Super City Blues & Ques | 2013-06-28 |
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 | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 72% | 94.1% | 91.7% |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80% | top 43% | 96.4% | 92.9% |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71% | top 42% | 93.2% | 91.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-29 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN | 13 / 29 (677.6456) | 14 (171.4056) | 26 (162.8344) | 1 (175.4056) | 15 (168.0000) |
| 2015-03-06 | "Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship Nashville, TN | 25 / 25 (642.1832) | 25 (159.3600) | 23 (159.4288) | 24 (161.7028) | 19 (161.6916) |
| 2014-10-03 | Smokin' At The Market Gallatin, TN | 10 / 29 (694.2288) | 8 (174.2628) | 24 (169.1200) | 13 (173.1316) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2014-09-26 | Grillin N Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 20 / 43 (667.3256) | 6 (174.2628) | 7 (170.2972) | 22 (167.9772) | 32 (154.7884) |
| 2014-08-08 | Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN | 4 / 40 (690.7540) | 4 (174.2628) | 10 (173.1200) | 8 (172.5600) | 15 (170.8112) |
| 2014-06-27 | Super City Blues & Ques Metropolis, IL | 17 / 33 (659.3260) | 10 (169.6800) | 26 (155.4288) | 7 (172.5600) | 25 (161.6572) |
| 2014-03-14 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS | 71 / 95 (634.1024) | 21 (170.2628) | 52 (161.0856) | 71 (160.5256) | 90 (142.2284) |
| 2013-09-27 | Grillin and Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 17 / 45 (666.7656) | 15 (170.8228) | 6 (172.0228) | 31 (159.3944) | 24 (164.5256) |
| 2013-09-13 | Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | 17 / 80 (671.3944) | 2 (176.0000) | 16 (168.5716) | 26 (167.4056) | 46 (159.4172) |
| 2013-08-23 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | 21 / 55 (655.8976) | 29 (162.8344) | 29 (162.2632) | 29 (163.9772) | 17 (166.8228) |
| 2013-06-28 | Super City Blues & Ques Metropolis, IL | 18 / 34 (663.9994) | 16 (166.2856) | 21 (162.2856) | 2 (176.5714) | 26 (158.8568) |
| 2013-04-19 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 37 / 60 (646.2852) | 31 (164.5714) | 38 (159.4286) | 50 (157.1426) | 26 (165.1426) |
| 2013-04-05 | Third Annual Bull Moose BBQ Contest Somerville, TN | 10 / 29 (668.0000) | 3 (176.5716) | 16 (164.0000) | 16 (164.5712) | 16 (162.8572) |
| 2013-03-15 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 46 / 100 (656.5712) | 93 (151.4284) | 6 (173.1430) | 69 (158.8570) | 11 (173.1428) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1484 (164 pts) | #1594 (159 pts) | #1919 (114 pts) | #1020 (334 pts) | #1422 (184 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #609 (610 pts) | #499 (775 pts) | #734 (505 pts) | #643 (595 pts) | #683 (545 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #440 (693 pts) | #313 (953 pts) | #377 (823 pts) | #447 (728 pts) | #497 (643 pts) |