CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ

CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 52 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 44 at the Piggin In The Park (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #637 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#637

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1652

peak 1672 · rated over 52 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Nov 1, 2019 · 6.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#233

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

19 podiums

Overall top-10s

38% of 52 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

691.3484 / 720

Master · Piggin In The Park (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

661.45 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 667.23 (-5.78)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Currituck Heritage Festival

Consistency

±11.27

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.05 · weakest Brisket (164.63)

Road miles

4,944

across 52 mapped stops · furthest 272 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Purse competed for

$62K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.23 / 720

52 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Among the elite

#637 of 6,477 rated teams

In the top 10% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1652 puts them #637 of 6,477 rated teams — the top 10% of the field.

rating 1652
peak 1672
52 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

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

Brisket ×1

Happy hunting ground

Top 20% average finish here

Piggin In The Park (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) is their spot: an average finish in the top 20% across 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 20%

They almost always walk

83% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 43 of 52 contests

A top-10 category call in 83% of their 52 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

691.3484 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.3484 at Piggin In The Park (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 2, 2017

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

SMOKE THIS has finished one call ahead of CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

30–7 behind in the head-to-head

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM ahead in 81% of their meetings

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 30 of their 37 shared contests.

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A strong matchup

18–7 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 72% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BAYOU POKER SMOKERS in 18 of their 25 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

26 of 37 shared pork entries lost

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SAUCED! BBQ TEAM has out-cooked them in 26 of 37 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKE THIS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 25% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 25% across 5 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 37% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,944 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,944 miles across 52 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 272 miles to Currituck Heritage Festival.

52 mapped stops
furthest 272 mi

The metronome

±1.57% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.57% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.7% of a perfect score
52 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Hog Happnin' every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 12th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2020 ↗	Master	#639 (125 pts)	#636 (145 pts)	#693 (125 pts)	#807 (95 pts)	#600 (165 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#661 (485 pts)	#737 (460 pts)	#615 (565 pts)	#516 (665 pts)	#649 (525 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1069 (245 pts)	#1432 (160 pts)	#1218 (230 pts)	#999 (310 pts)	#850 (395 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#236 (1,365 pts)	#346 (1,061 pts)	#224 (1,360 pts)	#134 (1,675 pts)	#151 (1,600 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#314 (1,141 pts)	#392 (986 pts)	#333 (1,096 pts)	#270 (1,241 pts)	#431 (931 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#233 (1,365 pts)	#153 (1,590 pts)	#180 (1,502 pts)	#209 (1,367 pts)	#287 (1,190 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#373 (997 pts)	#267 (1,207 pts)	#346 (1,047 pts)	#390 (952 pts)	#499 (752 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#679 (455 pts)	#839 (385 pts)	#631 (530 pts)	#811 (405 pts)	#771 (420 pts)

Overall rank by season

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#635 of the rated field

1653 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 72%
Peak: 1680

Careers of much the same size, 65 contests to 52, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 62 contests
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OWENS BBQ

#636 of the rated field

1653 power rating

Contests: 68
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1677

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 68 contests, alongside a 40% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 65 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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RED EYED SMOKERS

#639 of the rated field

1652 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1722

They've been 1722 at their best, 70 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 67 contests
last seen Jan 16, 2026

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Fire Pig

#638 of the rated field

1652 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1664

They turned up 11 years after CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS

#644 of the rated field

1652 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 55
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1672

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 54 contests
last seen Mar 22, 2019

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BAR-B-Q'S-2GO

#640 of the rated field

1652 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 57
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1655

Level with CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 56 contests
last seen Apr 16, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	37	7	30	19%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	34	12	22	35%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	34	10	24	29%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	32	4	28	13%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	30	19	11	63%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	28	10	18	36%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	27	10	17	37%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	26	14	12	54%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	26	5	21	19%	⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	25	18	7	72%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	25	13	12	52%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	25	6	19	24%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED PIG	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	23	7	16	30%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	52	19	0	3	176.5716	149.0168	167.55	top 42%
Pork Ribs	52	21	3	6	177.7144	155.3944	167.00	top 40%
Pork	52	25	1	6	177.7028	156.5256	168.05	top 35%
Brisket	52	18	2	4	180 🔥	143.3028	164.63	top 45%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 60%
Medium (20–39)	27	top 37%
Large (40+)	24	top 36%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NC	39	top 38%
SC	9	top 32%
VA	4	top 37%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	4	11	top 48%	Sep 15, 2017
Hog Happnin'	4	12	top 35%	Nov 4, 2016
Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	3	15	top 57%	Sep 22, 2017
Pigs & Pedals	3	10	top 35%	Aug 4, 2017
Piggin In The Park (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)	3	2	top 20%	Jun 2, 2017
SC Festival of Discovery	2	7	top 30%	Jul 12, 2019
BBQ Capital Cook Off	2	16	top 39%	Apr 26, 2019
Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off	2	2	top 32%	Oct 13, 2017
Covington Cork & Pork Festival	2	8	top 49%	Jun 24, 2016
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	2	12	top 32%	May 8, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 12 contests

Contests a season 7.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 39 of 52 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 35 10 of them more than once

Opponents faced 673 finished ahead 1,448 times, behind 780

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

20192 milestones

Jul 12 50th tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
Nov 1 Most recent contest Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake

20181 milestone

Nov 2 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Currituck Heritage Festival

20172 milestones

Jun 2 Career-best overall score691.3484 Piggin In The Park (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
Oct 6 Peak power rating (1672) Squealin in the Square (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)

20161 milestone

Oct 7 First Reserve Championship Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off

20151 milestone

Nov 6 25th tracked contest Hog Happnin'

20144 milestones

Apr 25 First overall top-10 BBQ Capital Cookoff
Jun 6 First category win (Pork Ribs) Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
Jun 6 First overall podium Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
Aug 1 10th tracked contest Pigs & Pedals

20133 milestones

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 score667.9996 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.5	Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off	Oct 7, 2016
+13.1	Lincolnton Hog Happenin'	Jun 6, 2014
+12.8	Piggin In The Park (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)	Jun 2, 2017
+12.2	BBQ Capital Cookoff	Apr 25, 2014
+11.8	Hog Happnin'	Nov 1, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.8	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 20, 2013
-5.9	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	Sep 23, 2016
-5.6	Covington Cork & Pork Festival	Jun 24, 2016
-5.5	Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off	Oct 13, 2017
-5.4	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	Sep 25, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	5	2	0	80%	top 54%	93.5%	91.9%
2018	2	1	1	100%	top 41%	93.1%	92.4%
2017	12	4	2	92%	top 33%	96%	93.2%
2016	8	4	0	100%	top 33%	95.7%	92.9%
2015	12	6	2	83%	top 37%	94.9%	93.2%
2014	9	3	1	67%	top 38%	94.8%	92%
2013	4	0	0	50%	top 35%	94.5%	91.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 1, 2019	Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake 🏅 Summerville, SC	9 / 15 (673.0516)	7 (171.4056)	9 (169.1316)	14 (163.3944)	5 (169.1200)
Aug 30, 2019	Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 West Jefferson, NC	14 / 24 (657.5196)	16 (163.9312)	13 (166.8228)	11 (166.2400)	15 (160.5256)
Jul 12, 2019	SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	43 / 83 (656.9828)	42 (164.5372)	45 (163.3828)	10 (173.1200)	58 (155.9428)
May 17, 2019	Stills and Grills Fest North Wilkesboro, NC	9 / 21 (667.8508)	14 (161.0856)	5 (172.5484)	5 (167.4056)	8 (166.8112)
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ Capital Cook Off 🏅 Lexington, NC	24 / 43 (651.8628)	30 (158.8000)	17 (165.7144)	9 (169.1200)	29 (158.2284)
Nov 2, 2018	Currituck Heritage Festival Currituck, NC	10 / 25 (670.1716)	21 (158.2172)	16 (161.0972)	7 (170.8572)	1 (180)
Oct 12, 2018	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	11 / 26 (661.0056)	17 (163.9428)	9 (166.2744)	7 (169.1428)	11 (161.6456)
Oct 13, 2017	Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	16 / 29 (659.8740)	24 (155.3828)	20 (158.8228)	3 (173.7028)	5 (171.9656)
Oct 6, 2017	Squealin in the Square (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Laurens, SC	9 / 26 (667.2796)	5 (170.2628)	14 (164.5484)	14 (161.6456)	5 (170.8228)
Sep 22, 2017	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	15 / 41 (675.9084)	15 (171.4056)	19 (166.2400)	14 (169.6684)	15 (168.5944)
Sep 15, 2017	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	28 / 63 (667.2568)	24 (169.6800)	6 (174.2744)	19 (169.6684)	54 (153.6340)
Sep 8, 2017	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	14 / 39 (668.9824)	26 (165.0856)	8 (170.8228)	23 (162.2284)	10 (170.8456)
Sep 1, 2017	Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Myrtle Beach, SC	9 / 25 (673.6228)	9 (171.9772)	1 (173.7028)	2 (173.1428)	20 (154.8000)
Aug 4, 2017	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	17 / 46 (656.4340)	13 (168.5372)	28 (157.1084)	7 (169.1200)	25 (161.6684)
Jul 6, 2017	SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC	7 / 89 (687.3604)	39 (166.2400)	2 (177.7144)	8 (173.1316)	17 (170.2744)
Jun 2, 2017	Piggin In The Park (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Woodruff, SC	2 / 44 (691.3484)	5 (176.5600)	21 (166.2628)	4 (174.2628)	3 (174.2628)
May 5, 2017	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	39 / 75 (652.3884)	43 (162.8228)	62 (157.0744)	54 (159.3828)	8 (173.1084)
Apr 28, 2017	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	11 / 38 (672.4568)	21 (167.9540)	33 (158.2172)	1 (175.4400)	6 (170.8456)
Apr 14, 2017	21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	14 / 49 (678.2172)	23 (167.4172)	21 (166.8344)	27 (165.0856)	2 (178.8800)
Nov 11, 2016	Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off Mt. Pleasant, NC	10 / 25 (665.0172)	22 (155.3600)	2 (174.8572)	12 (163.3828)	8 (171.4172)
Nov 4, 2016	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	12 / 56 (680.5484)	10 (172.0228)	33 (163.3828)	6 (174.2856)	14 (170.8572)
Oct 7, 2016	Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	2 / 25 (689.0972)	4 (173.1200)	14 (165.1544)	2 (177.7028)	6 (173.1200)
Sep 23, 2016	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	21 / 31 (666.1256)	20 (168.5372)	8 (170.8228)	14 (169.1200)	25 (157.6456)
Sep 16, 2016	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	11 / 68 (678.7200)	13 (173.1200)	7 (173.1200)	11 (170.8228)	32 (161.6572)
Aug 26, 2016	Boydton's Big Bad BBQ Boydton, VA	5 / 28 (656.9828)	7 (165.7028)	7 (167.9656)	10 (161.6572)	7 (161.6572)
Jun 24, 2016	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	18 / 27 (647.8056)	18 (162.2400)	22 (157.0856)	18 (163.9428)	10 (164.5372)
May 20, 2016	Piggin In The Park Woodruff, SC	5 / 20 (666.7660)	8 (167.4172)	8 (165.6800)	2 (173.1316)	13 (160.5372)
Nov 6, 2015	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	36 / 60 (660.3540)	57 (149.0168)	14 (170.8344)	12 (171.9656)	26 (168.5372)
Oct 16, 2015	Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival Lenoir, NC	20 / 37 (667.8516)	13 (170.2628)	7 (173.1316)	8 (171.9772)	31 (152.4800)
Oct 9, 2015	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n Waxhaw, NC	5 / 28 (683.3372)	9 (168.5600)	10 (167.3944)	12 (168.5256)	1 (178.8572)
Sep 25, 2015	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	18 / 27 (664.4344)	20 (165.1200)	17 (168.5256)	5 (171.9772)	22 (158.8116)
Sep 18, 2015	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	36 / 59 (657.5428)	7 (174.2744)	18 (166.8228)	8 (173.1428)	57 (143.3028)
Aug 7, 2015	Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA	9 / 27 (679.2912)	4 (174.2628)	7 (173.1316)	10 (169.6684)	17 (162.2284)
Jul 31, 2015	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	11 / 31 (664.4456)	10 (168.5600)	24 (161.6916)	10 (168.5256)	14 (165.6684)
Jun 26, 2015	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	8 / 25 (659.8396)	21 (162.2284)	13 (161.6684)	7 (168.5600)	6 (167.3828)
Jun 5, 2015	Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC	5 / 34 (683.3140)	2 (175.4056)	1 (177.7144)	15 (166.2628)	19 (163.9312)
May 29, 2015	Piggin' in the Park Woodruff, SC	7 / 23 (672.4456)	3 (175.4172)	15 (161.6684)	15 (162.2400)	5 (173.1200)
May 8, 2015	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	12 / 74 (678.2060)	7 (174.2628)	3 (175.4172)	22 (169.1200)	48 (159.4060)
Apr 10, 2015	Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) Winston-Salem, NC	9 / 51 (679.3372)	15 (171.9656)	14 (170.2860)	14 (170.2628)	18 (166.8228)
Oct 31, 2014	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	24 / 61 (669.0288)	2 (176.5716)	50 (158.2172)	28 (165.6800)	26 (168.5600)
Sep 19, 2014	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	37 / 64 (656.3884)	16 (173.1544)	23 (167.3828)	47 (159.9312)	54 (155.9200)
Aug 22, 2014	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	15 / 37 (668.4916)	11 (173.1200)	18 (165.1316)	10 (170.2628)	24 (159.9772)
Aug 1, 2014	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	10 / 32 (656.4916)	19 (161.6572)	5 (167.9888)	8 (166.8456)	16 (160)
Jul 25, 2014	WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC	27 / 46 (655.3484)	28 (163.4056)	26 (162.2860)	22 (166.8456)	28 (162.8112)
Jun 6, 2014	Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC	3 / 38 (682.7772)	4 (174.2628)	1 (176.5716)	17 (165.6800)	14 (166.2628)
May 9, 2014	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	38 / 80 (647.8628)	25 (167.3828)	23 (166.2972)	55 (156.5256)	54 (157.6572)
Apr 25, 2014	BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC	8 / 62 (665.0516)	15 (169.6800)	41 (155.3944)	3 (172.5600)	9 (167.4172)
Apr 11, 2014	Jammin' Pig BBQ Musice Festival Winston-Salem, NC	13 / 30 (657.5656)	5 (170.2628)	7 (169.1428)	19 (159.9428)	20 (158.2172)
Nov 1, 2013	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	13 / 75 (680.4800)	9 (174.8572)	11 (170.8228)	7 (173.7028)	46 (161.0972)
Sep 20, 2013	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	52 / 72 (643.8056)	37 (165.1200)	47 (161.0972)	49 (163.3828)	56 (154.2056)
Apr 26, 2013	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	16 / 71 (653.7140)	48 (157.1428)	12 (168)	37 (162.8572)	13 (165.7140)
Apr 19, 2013	Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	15 / 55 (667.9996)	30 (163.9998)	8 (172.5714)	33 (162.2856)	13 (169.1428)

CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)