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SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 47 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 30 at The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff (2016). They are ranked #707 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #956 (282 pts) | #1357 (172 pts) | #809 (397 pts) | #910 (332 pts) | #1314 (177 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1223 (195 pts) | #1089 (265 pts) | #1082 (275 pts) | #1273 (200 pts) | #1330 (180 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #366 (1,015 pts) | #506 (780 pts) | #281 (1,205 pts) | #386 (995 pts) | #448 (885 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #272 (1,273 pts) | #342 (1,073 pts) | #158 (1,558 pts) | #217 (1,388 pts) | #308 (1,158 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #472 (821 pts) | #630 (611 pts) | #282 (1,196 pts) | #365 (986 pts) | #660 (566 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #371 (999 pts) | #392 (954 pts) | #391 (964 pts) | #239 (1,284 pts) | #437 (869 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #569 (547 pts) | #549 (592 pts) | #440 (737 pts) | #422 (767 pts) | #827 (382 pts) |
The teams rated closest to SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 47 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersCareers of much the same size, 44 contests to 47, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersTheir rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 37 contests, alongside a 32% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersTheir last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBoth teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careersLevel with SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE ON THIS | 39 | 10 | 29 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 33 | 5 | 28 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of Smoke | 29 | 21 | 8 | 72% | ⚔ compare |
| THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | 29 | 10 | 19 | 34% | ⚔ compare |
| RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | 25 | 16 | 9 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | 25 | 12 | 13 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 24 | 8 | 16 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | 23 | 18 | 5 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | 23 | 12 | 11 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | 21 | 21 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| PARADISE QUE | 21 | 20 | 1 | 95% | ⚔ compare |
| WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | 21 | 3 | 18 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 21 | 1 | 20 | 5% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-Q 101 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Chairman of the Boar | 20 | 12 | 8 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 175.4288 | 153.6456 | 169.24 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 47 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 180 🔥 | 158.2858 | 170.55 | top 31% |
| Pork | 47 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 179.4400 | 157.0972 | 170.16 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 47 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 143.8972 | 165.04 | top 55% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
| Medium (20–39) | 26 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 0 | top 35% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | 4 | 6 | 0 | top 29% | May 17, 2019 |
| Blount County BBQ Bash | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 36% | Jun 22, 2018 |
| Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 48% | Feb 1, 2019 |
| Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In (Day 2) | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 65% | Jul 9, 2017 |
| Bar-B-Cure | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 46% | Nov 18, 2016 |
| WNC BBQ Festival- | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 43% | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 32% | May 20, 2016 |
| Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 21% | Sep 11, 2015 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.9 | Blount County BBQ Bash | Jun 26, 2015 |
| +11.9 | The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff | Sep 9, 2016 |
| +11.1 | Smoke on the Shores | Mar 10, 2017 |
| +10.5 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | May 17, 2019 |
| +10.2 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff | Sep 5, 2014 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.5 | Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival | May 20, 2022 |
| -5.8 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cook-off | Sep 8, 2017 |
| -5.8 | Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL) | Feb 6, 2015 |
| -5.7 | Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival | May 15, 2015 |
| -5.6 | Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) | Feb 7, 2014 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 33% | 95.1% | 94% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 55% | 93.3% | 92.1% |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 42% | 95.5% | 94.2% |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 90% | top 35% | 96.6% | 94.9% |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 88% | top 41% | 96.6% | 94% |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 75% | top 36% | 95.5% | 93.6% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 94% | 91.6% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2022 | Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 20 / 30 (670.7200) | 4 (174.2744) | 15 (170.8228) | 29 (157.0972) | 13 (168.5256) |
| Feb 7, 2020 | Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Young Harris, GA | 13 / 32 (670.7428) | 16 (169.6800) | 3 (173.7144) | 22 (163.3828) | 21 (163.9656) |
| May 17, 2019 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass 🏅 Sevierville, TN | 6 / 43 (684.5256) | 28 (165.1200) | 1 (180) | 4 (173.1200) | 15 (166.2856) |
| Feb 1, 2019 | Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Young Harris, GA | 14 / 27 (669.5428) | 13 (173.1084) | 13 (168.5256) | 11 (167.3944) | 22 (160.5144) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 23 / 36 (658.6512) | 26 (163.9312) | 13 (167.9772) | 21 (165.0972) | 25 (161.6456) |
| May 18, 2018 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 24 / 43 (659.2572) | 9 (174.2628) | 22 (167.3944) | 35 (159.3828) | 31 (158.2172) |
| Mar 9, 2018 | Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN | 40 / 87 (671.9200) | 35 (170.2628) | 21 (169.7372) | 40 (169.1200) | 56 (162.8000) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cook-off Cookeville, TN | 21 / 34 (669.0172) | 16 (169.7028) | 20 (165.6800) | 5 (173.1200) | 27 (160.5144) |
| Jul 9, 2017 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In (Day 2) Jamestown, TN | 20 / 30 (679.8856) | 25 (167.3712) | 5 (174.8572) | 27 (164.5372) | 10 (173.1200) |
| Jul 8, 2017 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In (DAY 1) Jamestown, TN | 23 / 36 (675.2796) | 23 (169.6684) | 13 (171.4056) | 12 (172.5600) | 31 (161.6456) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 13 / 35 (679.3028) | 20 (169.6684) | 8 (173.1200) | 30 (162.2516) | 5 (174.2628) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY | 14 / 31 (669.0172) | 13 (170.2512) | 19 (165.0972) | 14 (167.4288) | 14 (166.2400) |
| May 19, 2017 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 6 / 49 (686.7656) | 28 (166.2400) | 9 (172.5600) | 6 (173.7028) | 12 (174.2628) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 13 / 41 (687.9428) | 20 (170.2628) | 14 (170.8572) | 13 (174.2628) | 18 (172.5600) |
| Mar 10, 2017 | Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN | 7 / 62 (684.5028) | 9 (174.8800) | 7 (174.2628) | 38 (165.6800) | 25 (169.6800) |
| Feb 3, 2017 | Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (Teams & Judges Full) Young Harris, GA | 18 / 41 (672.5032) | 30 (166.2400) | 8 (172.5944) | 16 (169.1316) | 25 (164.5372) |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN | 11 / 29 (678.1832) | 19 (169.6800) | 18 (167.3944) | 15 (167.9888) | 7 (173.1200) |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cookoff Munfordville, KY | 14 / 34 (681.6344) | 16 (170.8344) | 17 (168.0116) | 17 (169.6800) | 9 (173.1084) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 3 / 30 (695.3600) | 18 (167.3828) | 4 (175.4172) | 7 (173.7028) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Smokin' In McMinnville McMinnville, TN | 12 / 32 (690.2400) | 18 (170.8344) | 2 (177.1428) | 19 (169.1200) | 13 (173.1428) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | WNC BBQ Festival- Maggie Valley, NC | 22 / 49 (674.7312) | 12 (171.9656) | 13 (170.8228) | 19 (168.5600) | 37 (163.3828) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off and Cruise In Jamestown, TN | 7 / 22 (686.7660) | 9 (171.9656) | 2 (177.7144) | 7 (170.8460) | 10 (166.2400) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 16 / 31 (681.0400) | 26 (162.8344) | 6 (174.2628) | 5 (176.5600) | 16 (167.3828) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ Red Bank(Chattanooga), TN | 11 / 39 (684.5028) | 6 (174.2972) | 11 (172.5600) | 11 (173.1084) | 30 (164.5372) |
| May 20, 2016 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 17 / 46 (684.4688) | 8 (174.2744) | 18 (169.6800) | 12 (171.9772) | 23 (168.5372) |
| Feb 5, 2016 | Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)- TEAMS FULL & JUDGES FULL Young Harris, GA | 12 / 35 (673.6572) | 25 (166.2628) | 9 (168.5600) | 2 (175.4172) | 23 (163.4172) |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN | 19 / 35 (667.8512) | 16 (170.2628) | 17 (166.2400) | 19 (167.9656) | 20 (163.3828) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH | 14 / 45 (679.9776) | 38 (161.6916) | 5 (173.1544) | 1 (179.4400) | 22 (165.6916) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 7 / 31 (695.3484) | 19 (169.1084) | 4 (175.4172) | 7 (176.5600) | 10 (174.2628) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC | 20 / 49 (669.0172) | 26 (167.3828) | 1 (178.8572) | 4 (175.4056) | 47 (147.3716) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 3 / 38 (688.5260) | 13 (172.5716) | 3 (176.5600) | 7 (174.2628) | 24 (165.1316) |
| May 29, 2015 | The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest Knoxville, TN | 11 / 39 (691.4064) | 13 (175.4288) | 6 (175.4288) | 25 (168.5832) | 17 (171.9656) |
| May 15, 2015 | Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN | 30 / 44 (664.9944) | 36 (163.9428) | 36 (161.1088) | 9 (172.5600) | 28 (167.3828) |
| Feb 6, 2015 | Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA | 26 / 35 (655.8628) | 33 (153.6456) | 10 (170.2744) | 8 (170.2628) | 24 (161.6800) |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Fest Greeneville, TN | 7 / 17 (675.3256) | 11 (167.9656) | 7 (168.5372) | 2 (173.7028) | 10 (165.1200) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 8 / 41 (687.9544) | 13 (171.4172) | 28 (163.9772) | 7 (173.7028) | 3 (178.8572) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN | 14 / 49 (678.7084) | 13 (171.9772) | 14 (169.6684) | 15 (169.6800) | 27 (167.3828) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 10 / 39 (680.5484) | 11 (171.9884) | 16 (167.9772) | 9 (171.4400) | 12 (169.1428) |
| May 30, 2014 | The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off Knoxville, TN | 19 / 48 (668.5140) | 18 (170.2628) | 18 (168.6172) | 20 (167.9656) | 33 (161.6684) |
| May 16, 2014 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 19 / 56 (672.4456) | 21 (168.5484) | 7 (173.1200) | 16 (170.8228) | 37 (159.9544) |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival London, KY | 10 / 42 (679.9200) | 10 (171.4056) | 8 (170.8572) | 9 (170.8228) | 17 (166.8344) |
| Feb 7, 2014 | Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) Young Harris, GA | 21 / 28 (648.3656) | 15 (167.9656) | 23 (162.2400) | 3 (174.2628) | 26 (143.8972) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 27 / 42 (663.8860) | 11 (171.9772) | 8 (172.5600) | 7 (175.4172) | 42 (143.9316) |
| May 17, 2013 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 13 / 47 (676.5708) | 11 (171.4284) | 4 (174.2858) | 14 (171.9998) | 31 (158.8568) |
| May 10, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Knoxville, TN | 19 / 29 (641.1428) | 10 (167.4286) | 16 (160) | 17 (161.7142) | 25 (152) |
| May 3, 2013 | West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff Knoxville, TN | 15 / 46 (655.4282) | 15 (169.1428) | 27 (158.2858) | 8 (167.9998) | 22 (159.9998) |
| Feb 8, 2013 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) Young Harris, GA | 9 / 33 (662.2856) | 24 (163.4286) | 5 (168.5714) | 4 (168.5714) | 16 (161.7142) |