High-water mark
669.7142
career-best overall
93.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.7142 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 93.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 31, 2013
UP IN SMOKE BBQ & CATERING
UP IN SMOKE BBQ & CATERING is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 27 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They are ranked #2895 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1508
peak 1516 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2013
latest Sep 28, 2018 · 5.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.40
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.45 · weakest Chicken (161.12)
Road miles
418
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
653.02 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to UP IN SMOKE BBQ & CATERING, each with one reason worth a look.
105 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,896 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1518
Level with UP IN SMOKE BBQ & CATERING on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,898 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,899 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1508
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 5 years before UP IN SMOKE BBQ & CATERING's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,897 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
They turned up 10 years after UP IN SMOKE BBQ & CATERING did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#2,912 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killer B's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 150.8344 | 161.12 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4286 | 157.0972 | 163.74 | top 53% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 155.9200 | 165.45 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 154.2056 | 162.72 | top 49% |
“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
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 51% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SC
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
137
finished ahead 94 times, behind 92
Longest layoff
5.1 yrs
Aug 23, 2013 → Sep 28, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Rock The Grill
20138 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.7142 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score669.7142 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7372 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
- Peak power rating (1516) Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 31, 2013 |
| +2 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit | Aug 23, 2013 |
| +0.8 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | Aug 9, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.8 | Rock The Grill | Sep 28, 2018 |
| -0.5 | WNC Barbeque Festival | Jul 26, 2013 |
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
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 93% | 91.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2018 | Rock The Grill Rock Hill, SC | 24 / 27 (620.8572) | 26 (153.6344) | 22 (157.0972) | 25 (155.9200) | 23 (154.2056) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC | 19 / 41 (650.7428) | 37 (150.8344) | 13 (167.3944) | 21 (164.5256) | 10 (167.9884) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 25 / 49 (666.2288) | 18 (169.7144) | 37 (160.5372) | 34 (162.2400) | 5 (173.7372) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC | 26 / 48 (657.5772) | 38 (162.8228) | 16 (166.2400) | 6 (171.4172) | 38 (157.0972) |
| May 31, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC | 3 / 27 (669.7142) | 10 (168.5712) | 12 (167.4286) | 2 (173.1428) | 12 (160.5716) |