BETHEL SMOKERS

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

Power ranking

#1590

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1558

peak 1558 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-10

latest 2015-05-08

Best ToY finish

#594

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 34%

overall standings

Best overall

701.1316 / 720

Master · Char-Broil Challenge

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

674.87 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 661.65 (+13.22)

Walk rate

90%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · Char-Broil Challenge

Consistency

±42.67

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 171.47 · weakest Pork (156.10)

Road miles

1,384

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.65 / 720

10 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.

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×2

On the rise

+27 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 27 points across 6 contests since 2014-05-09 — from 1531 up to 1558.

6 contests since 2014-05-09
now 1558

Signature meat

30% brisket entries won

3 wins from 10 entries

When brisket is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 30% of their entries (3 of 10).

best 180.0000
average 171.47
6 calls

Happy hunting ground

Top 9% average finish here

Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) is their spot: an average finish in the top 9% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 9%

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 Char-Broil Challenge (2014-11-14).

Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

90% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 90% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

701.1316 career-best overall

97.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.1316 at Char-Broil Challenge — 97.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-11-14

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q has finished one call ahead of BETHEL SMOKERS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 20%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 20%

The weak link

−15.4 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.37 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 60% of the time against 60%.

Pork avg 156.10
Brisket avg 171.47
6 calls in 10 entries

Brisket nemesis

5 of 7 shared brisket entries lost

WICKED QUE ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WICKED QUE has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

RESCUE SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 24% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 24% across 5 contests, versus top 34% the rest of the year.

5 May contests
top 34% the rest of the year

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

STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG

#1596 of the rated field

1558 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1562

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2022-09-23

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BBQmyway

#1586 of the rated field

1559 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1560

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-01-22

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DRY HOLERS BBQ

#1588 of the rated field

1559 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1559

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2014-07-04

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BLUE LINE BBQ OF FLORIDA

#1589 of the rated field

1559 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1564

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-01-25

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Bad Azz BBQ

#1587 of the rated field

1559 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 100%
Peak: 1559

No shared contest yet.

8 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-06-23

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A Guy & A Grill

#1597 of the rated field

1558 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1558

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2026-03-06

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
YES, DEAR BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
RESCUE SMOKERS	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
RIVERSIDE SMOKE	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
PIG WHISPERERS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
HEAVENLY HAWGS GA	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	4	0	2	176.0000	159.3944	168.78	top 41%
Pork Ribs	10	3	0	1	178.2972	156.5372	165.30	top 45%
Pork	10	6	2	3	178.8572	20.0000	156.10	top 29%
Brisket	10	6	3	4	180.0000 🔥	163.9656	171.47	top 26%

“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
GA	8	0	top 38%
FL	2	0	top 17%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 13%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 39%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	2	3	top 9%	2015-05-08
Flames on the Flint	2	42	top 85%	2015-03-13
Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off	2	3	top 17%	2014-08-22

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2 yrs 2013-05-10 → 2015-05-08

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 8 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 171.47 · weakest Pork (156.10)

Walk rate 90% a top-10 call in 9 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 50% 5 of 10 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 661.65 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 2 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 263 278–162 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,384 10 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi

Schedule strength 1531 average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Power rating 1558 peak 1558 · #1590 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 10 First tracked contest Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 10 First call Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8570 Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 24 First overall top-10 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 23 First overall podium Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
2014
May 9 First category win (Pork) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 9 First multi-meat day Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 9 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
Nov 14 Career-best overall score701.1316 Char-Broil Challenge
2015
May 8 10th tracked contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 8 Peak power rating (1558) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 8 Most recent contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	2014-05-09
+14	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off	2013-08-23
+12.7	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	2015-05-08
+11.4	Char-Broil Challenge	2014-11-14
+11.2	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)	2013-05-24

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.4	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)	2014-03-14
-5.9	Flames on the Flint	2015-03-13

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)
2015	2	1	0	50%	top 41%	94.3%	93.6%
2014	5	2	5	100%	top 39%	97.4%	90.2%
2013	3	2	0	100%	top 20%	94.5%	93.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-05-08	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	4 / 39 (679.2796)	14 (166.2284)	5 (170.2628)	5 (169.6800)	5 (173.1084)
2015-03-13	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	52 / 72 (668.4572)	38 (170.2628)	50 (166.2628)	45 (167.3944)	51 (164.5372)
2014-11-14	Char-Broil Challenge Richland, GA	3 / 20 (701.1316)	17 (163.9772)	2 (178.2972)	1 (178.8572)	1 (180.0000)
2014-08-22	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL	11 / 40 (671.8856)	29 (163.9428)	17 (166.2744)	23 (164.5256)	1 (177.1428)
2014-05-23	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA	32 / 65 (653.5772)	54 (159.3944)	43 (158.2400)	5 (171.9772)	30 (163.9656)
2014-05-09	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	3 / 42 (683.3716)	3 (174.8456)	29 (156.5372)	1 (171.9888)	1 (180.0000)
2014-03-14	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) Bainbridge, GA	42 / 43 (538.8800)	4 (171.4400)	8 (171.4400)	43 (20.0000)	3 (176.0000)
2013-08-23	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL	3 / 44 (680.4916)	4 (176.0000)	30 (158.2632)	3 (175.4056)	5 (170.8228)
2013-05-24	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	9 / 47 (676.5714)	3 (174.2856)	12 (168.5716)	12 (169.1428)	24 (164.5714)
2013-05-10	Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Waynesboro, GA	14 / 41 (662.8570)	18 (167.4286)	27 (158.8570)	5 (172.0000)	19 (164.5714)

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	#1090 (270 pts)	#1520 (175 pts)	#1246 (245 pts)	#1270 (245 pts)	#1198 (245 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#900 (363 pts)	#939 (378 pts)	#764 (483 pts)	#705 (538 pts)	#632 (588 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#594 (522 pts)	#573 (567 pts)	#1113 (272 pts)	#581 (572 pts)	#857 (367 pts)