RECYCLED SMOKE

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

Power ranking

#1175

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1588

peak 1636 · rated over 36 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2023-04-07

Best ToY finish

#284

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 36 contests

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

696.5600 / 720

Master · Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.44

last 5 Master vs avg 659.01 (+0.43)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7372

Pork · Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±30.50

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.68 · weakest Pork (164.16)

Road miles

3,695

mi across 36 mapped stops · furthest 211 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Purse competed for

$5K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

659.01 / 720

36 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (13 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.

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off (2013-10-11).

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 25 of 36 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 36 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

696.5600 career-best overall

96.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 696.5600 at Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival — 96.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-10-16

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL has finished one call ahead of RECYCLED SMOKE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 11 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 29%.

11 contests
3 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 29%

A tough matchup

24–3 behind in the head-to-head

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead in 89% of their meetings

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has come out ahead in 24 of their 27 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.51 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 25% of the time against 33%.

Pork avg 164.16
Chicken avg 168.68
9 calls in 36 entries

A strong matchup

11–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 73% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BUBBAJACK'S in 11 of their 15 shared contests.

The comeback

4.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.8 years, then back at Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition (2023-04-07).

last seen 2018-06-15
back 2023-04-07

Chicken nemesis

19 of 25 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN SKULLIES ahead 76% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN SKULLIES has out-cooked them in 19 of 25 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

PICKIN' PORKERS has landed one call behind them 4 times.

An October team

Top 22% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 22% across 6 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.

6 October contests
top 39% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,695 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,695 miles across 36 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 211 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour.

36 mapped stops
furthest 211 mi

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

Castleton Q

#1170 of the rated field

1588 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1594

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 39 contests to 36, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 37 contests
last seen 2026-07-25

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LETZQ

#1172 of the rated field

1588 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 49%
Peak: 1592

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before RECYCLED SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 32 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SHOT IN THE DARK COMPETITION BBQ TEAM

#1178 of the rated field

1587 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1587

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2022-09-29

⚔ Head-to-head

REED BOYZ BBQ

#1181 of the rated field

1587 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1605

No shared contest yet.

28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 32% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2018-04-28

⚔ Head-to-head

SKYY FULL OF SMOKE

#1179 of the rated field

1587 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1587

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2021-09-24

⚔ Head-to-head

QSS SMOKIN

#1177 of the rated field

1587 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1595

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2019-04-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	27	3	24	11%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	26	14	12	54%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	26	5	21	19%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	25	4	21	16%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	24	10	14	42%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	21	2	19	10%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED PIG	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	19	11	8	58%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	19	10	9	53%	⚔ compare
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
TOO SAUCED	18	11	7	61%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	17	7	10	41%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	16	10	6	63%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	36	12	2	3	176.0000	156.5712	168.68	top 36%
Pork Ribs	36	10	1	3	176.5600	151.4172	165.34	top 42%
Pork	36	9	1	2	177.7372	145.6800	164.16	top 51%
Brisket	35	11	0	1	177.7028	142.7884	165.43	top 41%

“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	Avg finish
NC	34	top 38%
VA	1	top 82%
SC	1	top 45%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	13	0	top 39%
Large (40+)	23	0	top 40%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Peak City Pig Fest	3	3	top 29%	2017-06-16
* Hog Happnin'	3	13	top 42%	2015-11-06
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	11	top 58%	2017-08-18
Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	2	5	top 36%	2017-05-19
Peak City Pigfest	2	20	top 72%	2016-06-17
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2	25	top 40%	2015-09-18
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	2	19	top 26%	2015-05-08
BBQ Capital Cook-Off	2	10	top 33%	2015-04-24

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 10 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2023-04-07

Busiest season 2015 11 contests

Contests a season 5.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 34 of 36 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 26 8 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 36 entries · 2 wins · 12 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.68 · weakest Pork (164.16)

Walk rate 69% a top-10 call in 25 of 36 contests

Overall top-10 rate 25% 9 of 36 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 659.01 out of 720 · 36 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 621 1,099–679 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,695 36 mapped stops · furthest 211 mi

Schedule strength 1548 average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests

Purse competed for $4,500 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 4.8 yrs 2018-06-15 → 2023-04-07

Power rating 1588 peak 1636 · #1175 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Apr 19 First call Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.7136 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Apr 26 First overall top-10 BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Oct 11 First category win (Chicken) Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off
Oct 11 First multi-meat day Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off
2014
Jun 20 First overall podium Peak City Pig Fest
Jun 20 10th tracked contest Peak City Pig Fest
2015
May 8 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7372 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
Oct 16 Career-best overall score696.5600 Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival
2016
May 6 25th tracked contest Jiggy With the Piggy
Jun 3 Peak power rating (1636) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2023
Apr 7 Most recent contest Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.6	Peak City Pig Fest	2014-06-20
+12.5	Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival	2015-10-16
+11.7	BBQ Capital Cook-Off	2013-04-26
+11.4	Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off	2013-10-11
+10.8	Beak Week BBQ Challenge	2015-09-11

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-21	Peak City Pigfest	2016-06-17
-13.4	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition	2023-04-07
-11	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-08-12
-6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-08-18
-5.9	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	2018-06-15

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0	0%	top 82%	92.3%	92.3%
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 64%	89.1%	89.1%
2017	4	1	0	100%	top 47%	93.8%	91.5%
2016	6	1	0	50%	top 56%	93.4%	87.5%
2015	11	3	2	64%	top 29%	96.7%	93.3%
2014	7	2	0	100%	top 33%	94.5%	92.3%
2013	6	2	2	67%	top 34%	92.7%	91.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-04-07	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	23 / 28 (664.4916)	16 (170.2628)	20 (167.3944)	27 (162.2628)	24 (164.5716)
2018-06-15	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	28 / 44 (641.5200)	15 (168.5256)	21 (161.6800)	36 (158.2400)	36 (153.0744)
2017-10-13	*Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	6 / 29 (675.3712)	11 (169.1084)	9 (168.5716)	13 (167.4056)	7 (170.2856)
2017-08-18	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	22 / 29 (654.1828)	3 (173.1428)	12 (167.4172)	28 (154.8228)	25 (158.8000)
2017-06-16	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	16 / 47 (661.6340)	11 (169.6684)	12 (168.0572)	36 (155.9428)	10 (167.9656)
2017-05-19	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	20 / 36 (642.7884)	31 (158.8228)	26 (157.7028)	27 (157.6800)	7 (168.5828)
2016-08-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Richmond, VA	23 / 28 (631.2912)	18 (162.2400)	14 (164.5600)	20 (161.7028)	27 (142.7884)
2016-07-07	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	37 / 82 (651.7824)	20 (168.5256)	50 (159.3712)	62 (155.9200)	24 (167.9656)
2016-06-17	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	46 / 46 (495.8512)	18 (167.3712)	30 (159.3716)	11 (169.1084)	—
2016-06-03	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	11 / 27 (672.4340)	11 (167.9656)	2 (176.0000)	9 (169.6800)	24 (158.7884)
2016-05-20	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	5 / 30 (671.9428)	11 (167.4056)	15 (163.9772)	2 (170.8572)	5 (169.7028)
2016-05-06	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	37 / 76 (656.4912)	32 (169.1200)	68 (151.4172)	45 (161.6684)	5 (174.2856)
2015-11-06	* Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	13 / 60 (678.1940)	5 (176.0000)	30 (165.1200)	51 (159.3712)	3 (177.7028)
2015-10-16	Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival Lenoir, NC	3 / 37 (696.5600)	10 (171.9656)	2 (176.5600)	11 (171.4172)	4 (176.6172)
2015-10-09	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n Waxhaw, NC	4 / 28 (684.4684)	1 (174.2628)	14 (164.5372)	7 (170.8228)	4 (174.8456)
2015-09-18	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	25 / 59 (664.5144)	9 (173.7028)	34 (162.8572)	42 (159.9772)	22 (167.9772)
2015-09-11	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	5 / 32 (672.5832)	4 (173.7372)	13 (163.9772)	8 (170.8344)	15 (164.0344)
2015-06-19	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	20 / 45 (653.5196)	27 (163.3712)	20 (163.9772)	37 (158.2056)	15 (167.9656)
2015-06-12	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	20 / 78 (676.4456)	12 (173.1200)	36 (164.5372)	13 (169.6800)	25 (169.1084)
2015-05-08	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	19 / 74 (672.5028)	34 (167.9884)	64 (154.8116)	1 (177.7372)	12 (171.9656)
2015-04-24	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	31 / 60 (657.5996)	37 (163.9540)	27 (165.1200)	28 (166.8228)	36 (161.7028)
2015-04-17	19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	13 / 41 (663.9316)	6 (174.2972)	27 (157.6800)	20 (163.4172)	13 (168.5372)
2015-04-10	Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) Winston-Salem, NC	19 / 51 (670.1828)	17 (170.8344)	26 (165.1544)	26 (164.5256)	15 (169.6684)
2014-10-31	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	30 / 61 (665.0512)	43 (162.8228)	38 (161.7144)	10 (170.8456)	22 (169.6684)
2014-10-10	Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off Waxhaw, NC	7 / 27 (669.0856)	9 (168.5600)	20 (158.2628)	5 (170.8228)	5 (171.4400)
2014-09-19	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	16 / 64 (672.4916)	31 (169.1428)	5 (174.8572)	16 (169.6800)	43 (158.8116)
2014-06-20	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	3 / 48 (680.5828)	5 (172.5484)	7 (169.7372)	8 (170.2972)	6 (168.0000)
2014-05-09	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	21 / 80 (663.3144)	28 (166.8228)	6 (173.7144)	56 (156.5144)	27 (166.2628)
2014-04-25	BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC	37 / 62 (637.6228)	6 (172.5600)	14 (166.3088)	61 (145.6800)	48 (153.0740)
2014-04-18	17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	22 / 55 (661.6800)	26 (166.2744)	4 (173.7028)	18 (166.2856)	42 (155.4172)
2013-11-01	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	42 / 75 (656.4800)	55 (161.0972)	12 (170.3088)	66 (157.0856)	27 (167.9884)
2013-10-11	Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off Waxhaw, NC	4 / 25 (667.3716)	1 (176.0000)	1 (170.8344)	4 (171.4400)	20 (149.0972)
2013-09-20	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	27 / 72 (664.4344)	23 (169.6684)	34 (164.5372)	47 (163.9656)	32 (166.2632)
2013-06-21	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	17 / 36 (650.2852)	19 (163.9998)	6 (169.1430)	25 (157.7142)	19 (159.4282)
2013-04-26	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	10 / 71 (660.0000)	4 (170.8570)	48 (154.8570)	18 (168.5716)	12 (165.7144)
2013-04-19	Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	17 / 55 (665.7136)	44 (156.5712)	4 (174.2856)	31 (162.8568)	9 (172.0000)

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
2023 ↗	Master	#1240 (63 pts)	#1165 (98 pts)	#1358 (78 pts)	#1602 (53 pts)	#1567 (58 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#770 (485 pts)	#797 (490 pts)	#690 (585 pts)	#610 (660 pts)	#796 (475 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#284 (1210 pts)	#229 (1345 pts)	#398 (930 pts)	#277 (1170 pts)	#289 (1180 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#492 (785 pts)	#511 (750 pts)	#368 (1000 pts)	#529 (725 pts)	#556 (665 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#483 (641 pts)	#420 (741 pts)	#343 (891 pts)	#637 (521 pts)	#592 (541 pts)