SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M

SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M is a competition barbecue team with 45 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 4th of 35 at the Ohio Smoke Meat Festival (2013). They are ranked #3197 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,197

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1501

peak 1538 · rated over 42 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 9, 2013

latest Jun 11, 2021 · 7.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#465

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

18% of 45 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

693.0972 / 720

Master · Mid-South Barbecue Festival

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

660.55 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 667.58 (-7.03)

Walk rate

62%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Smoke in the House (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±14.33

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.92 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.95)

Road miles

5,653

across 45 mapped stops · furthest 577 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

Purse competed for

$6,050

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

Master avg

667.58 / 720

42 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

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 pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

They almost always walk

62% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 28 of 45 contests

A top-10 category call in 62% of their 45 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.0972 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.0972 at Mid-South Barbecue Festival — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 17, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Chokin "N" tha Smoke has finished one call ahead of SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 48%.

8 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 48%

A tough matchup

29–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 29 of their 29 shared contests.

A strong matchup

10–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SNORING HOGS BBQ in 10 of their 14 shared contests.

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The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) (Jun 11, 2021).

last seen Jun 7, 2019
back Jun 11, 2021

Pork nemesis

24 of 31 shared pork entries lost

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN ahead 77% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has out-cooked them in 24 of 31 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 43% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 43% across 6 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

6 June contests
top 59% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,653 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,653 miles across 45 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 577 miles to VA BBQ Championships.

45 mapped stops
furthest 577 mi

The metronome

±2.04% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.04% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.6% of a perfect score
45 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked High on the Hog Festival every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 29th

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
2018 ↗	Master	#858 (363 pts)	#822 (413 pts)	#849 (408 pts)	#863 (383 pts)	#942 (338 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#577 (685 pts)	#506 (780 pts)	#394 (970 pts)	#516 (760 pts)	#466 (865 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#465 (859 pts)	#535 (764 pts)	#427 (949 pts)	#336 (1,089 pts)	#331 (1,114 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#484 (795 pts)	#557 (695 pts)	#515 (760 pts)	#347 (1,010 pts)	#271 (1,240 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#515 (742 pts)	#524 (737 pts)	#621 (617 pts)	#330 (1,082 pts)	#512 (732 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#712 (441 pts)	#705 (466 pts)	#744 (446 pts)	#844 (391 pts)	#775 (416 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BAR-BEAM-QUE

#3,188 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1501

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Aug 19, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

Willingham's

#3,199 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 91
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1505

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 91 contests to 45.

rated over 90 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

TIMOTHY T & THE BBQ HI-ROLLERS

#3,180 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

CHARCOAL MAFIA

#3,202 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1519

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M)

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen May 13, 2016

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN GNOME BBQ

#3,187 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1576

They've been 1576 at their best, 75 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Sep 24, 2021

⚔ Compare careers

CLOUD OF SMOKE BBQ

#3,192 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1550

29 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Jan 16, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	31	3	28	10%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	29	0	29	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	28	0	28	0%	⚔ compare
BIG G BBQ	27	16	11	59%	⚔ compare
Big B BBQ Company	25	10	15	40%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	25	1	24	4%	⚔ compare
HOT COLE'S BBQ	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
RT QUE KUSINE	18	9	9	50%	⚔ compare
DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
Chokin "N" tha Smoke	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS	17	9	8	53%	⚔ compare
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	17	7	10	41%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
WILD BOAR SMOKERS	16	10	6	63%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	44	10	0	1	176.0344	152.5260	166.77	top 61%
Pork Ribs	44	10	1	2	180 🔥	145.6460	165.95	top 57%
Pork	44	15	0	2	177.1428	152.5484	167.92	top 50%
Brisket	42	11	0	2	177.1544	141.0512	166.66	top 52%

“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)	3	top 44%
Medium (20–39)	25	top 61%
Large (40+)	16	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	39	top 60%
KY	3	top 66%
OH	2	top 21%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
High on the Hog Festival	5	29	top 72%	Apr 20, 2018
Mid-South BBQ Festival	3	19	top 83%	Oct 19, 2018
Smokin in McMinnville	3	13	top 68%	Aug 11, 2017
The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)	2	6	top 54%	Jun 11, 2021
Smoke in the House	2	5	top 27%	Jun 15, 2018
Smoke on the Shores	2	20	top 61%	Mar 9, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	19	top 76%	May 12, 2017
Smoke in the Valley	2	8	top 60%	Aug 26, 2016
Smokin' In McMinnville	2	11	top 54%	Aug 12, 2016
Mid-South Barbecue Festival	2	7	top 45%	Oct 16, 2015
Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff	2	21	top 64%	Sep 11, 2015
Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff	2	17	top 68%	May 22, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 9 contests

Contests a season 5.6 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 39 of 45 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 27 12 of them more than once

Opponents faced 544 finished ahead 662 times, behind 901

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jun 7, 2019 → Jun 11, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Jun 11 Most recent contest The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)

20172 milestones

Jun 16 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smoke in the House (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 16 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Smoke in the House (JUDGES FULL)

20162 milestones

Apr 15 25th tracked contest High on the Hog Festival
Jul 8 Peak power rating (1538) Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off and Cruise In

20142 milestones

Oct 3 10th tracked contest Smokin' At The Market
Oct 17 Career-best overall score693.0972 Mid-South Barbecue Festival

20134 milestones

Aug 9 First tracked contest Smokin' in McMinnville
Aug 23 First call Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2172 Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
Oct 18 First overall top-10 Ohio Smoke Meat Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Ohio Smoke Meat Festival	Oct 18, 2013
+13.3	Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival	Jul 3, 2015
+12.2	Mid-South Barbecue Festival	Oct 17, 2014
+10.3	Smoke in the House (JUDGES FULL)	Jun 16, 2017
+9.4	Smokin' in McMinnville	Aug 7, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.3	Piggin' Around	Sep 27, 2013
-10.5	Smokin' in McMinnville	Aug 9, 2013
-9.2	Mid-South BBQ Festival	Oct 20, 2017
-8.4	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 17, 2015
-7.7	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff	Sep 11, 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)
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 75%	88.6%	88.6%
2019	1	1	0	100%	top 33%	93.1%	93.1%
2018	4	1	0	25%	top 70%	95.1%	91.8%
2017	9	1	1	44%	top 69%	95.6%	92.3%
2016	9	3	0	89%	top 54%	95.9%	93.7%
2015	9	0	0	67%	top 59%	95.2%	92.7%
2014	8	1	0	63%	top 48%	96.3%	93.7%
2013	4	1	0	50%	top 57%	95%	90.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 11, 2021	The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN	15 / 20 (637.6684)	9 (166.8916)	11 (167.4056)	17 (152.5484)	—
Jun 7, 2019	The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN	6 / 18 (502.8456)	4 (172)	4 (169.1772)	8 (161.6684)	—
Oct 19, 2018	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	19 / 22 (657.6116)	19 (166.2628)	15 (163.9660)	11 (166.8572)	18 (160.5256)
Jun 15, 2018	Smoke in the House White House, TN	5 / 16 (684.5140)	3 (175.4400)	4 (170.8572)	7 (169.6912)	8 (168.5256)
Apr 20, 2018	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	35 / 42 (650.6628)	34 (165.6684)	33 (162.8116)	32 (161.6800)	37 (160.5028)
Mar 9, 2018	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	70 / 87 (650.6852)	66 (163.3828)	39 (166.2512)	66 (164.5484)	71 (156.5028)
Nov 10, 2017	Brew B Q Nashville, TN	20 / 26 (659.2912)	25 (164.5256)	18 (166.8344)	20 (162.8228)	16 (165.1084)
Oct 20, 2017	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	26 / 28 (653.5884)	21 (169.6912)	26 (159.4172)	12 (170.2628)	27 (154.2172)
Aug 11, 2017	Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	30 / 35 (645.5080)	32 (154.7884)	16 (171.9772)	31 (160.5368)	29 (158.2056)
Jul 8, 2017	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In (DAY 1) Jamestown, TN	26 / 36 (670.1828)	10 (175.4056)	35 (158.8116)	24 (167.4400)	20 (168.5256)
Jun 16, 2017	Smoke in the House (JUDGES FULL) White House, TN	5 / 22 (688.4796)	4 (176)	1 (180)	15 (163.9312)	9 (168.5484)
May 12, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY	25 / 29 (655.8512)	28 (156.5028)	26 (159.9428)	16 (169.1428)	16 (170.2628)
Apr 21, 2017	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	29 / 41 (667.8856)	19 (170.8344)	5 (176)	41 (157.0856)	29 (163.9656)
Apr 7, 2017	First Annual Operation Stand Down KY BBQ Smoke Off (TEAMS FULL) Bowling Green, KY	19 / 40 (677.1080)	33 (161.1312)	18 (170.2512)	12 (173.7256)	12 (172)
Mar 10, 2017	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	39 / 62 (665.0856)	61 (155.4172)	31 (166.8456)	32 (166.8228)	8 (176)
Oct 14, 2016	Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	19 / 27 (674.1600)	18 (169.6916)	14 (170.8228)	7 (172.5600)	23 (161.0856)
Aug 26, 2016	Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN	8 / 12 (678.7656)	6 (171.4172)	7 (170.8344)	4 (171.9656)	11 (164.5484)
Aug 12, 2016	Smokin' In McMinnville McMinnville, TN	25 / 32 (662.6968)	27 (163.9540)	10 (173.1200)	23 (167.4172)	31 (158.2056)
Jul 8, 2016	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off and Cruise In Jamestown, TN	9 / 22 (681.6344)	12 (169.6800)	16 (162.2400)	4 (174.2972)	2 (175.4172)
Jun 17, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN	9 / 29 (690.1828)	16 (173.1200)	11 (173.1200)	19 (168.5256)	6 (175.4172)
Apr 15, 2016	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	35 / 56 (669.5656)	46 (163.9312)	24 (169.1200)	39 (163.9544)	19 (172.5600)
Apr 8, 2016	Sixth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	14 / 27 (665.0860)	20 (161.7028)	6 (171.9888)	11 (169.1428)	21 (162.2516)
Apr 1, 2016	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN	24 / 61 (672.5144)	27 (169.1428)	45 (161.6916)	37 (165.6800)	4 (176)
Mar 11, 2016	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	20 / 49 (675.3484)	41 (165.6800)	36 (165.6800)	8 (174.2856)	17 (169.7028)
Oct 16, 2015	Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	22 / 31 (666.7544)	30 (152.5260)	13 (172)	13 (173.1084)	13 (169.1200)
Sep 11, 2015	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	24 / 31 (665.6228)	29 (160)	29 (158.2288)	10 (174.2856)	12 (173.1084)
Aug 28, 2015	Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN	14 / 26 (670.1600)	13 (172)	11 (171.4172)	21 (159.3600)	12 (167.3828)
Aug 7, 2015	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	11 / 37 (685.1316)	29 (165.7028)	23 (169.1316)	9 (173.1428)	4 (177.1544)
Jul 3, 2015	Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival Jackson, TN	11 / 51 (680.4912)	21 (169.1200)	19 (169.6800)	29 (165.1084)	2 (176.5828)
Jun 19, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY	19 / 29 (662.7656)	29 (157.1084)	10 (170.8572)	6 (171.9656)	19 (162.8344)
May 22, 2015	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN	17 / 28 (675.4176)	7 (176.0344)	24 (162.2744)	7 (174.8572)	23 (162.2516)
Apr 17, 2015	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	48 / 59 (654.1256)	31 (169.7028)	55 (156.5144)	40 (166.2284)	48 (161.6800)
Apr 3, 2015	Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	30 / 41 (647.8744)	31 (161.1200)	41 (145.6460)	17 (166.8456)	4 (174.2628)
Oct 17, 2014	Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	7 / 35 (693.0972)	11 (174.8572)	14 (169.1200)	2 (177.1428)	12 (171.9772)
Oct 17, 2014	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	11 / 36 (665.5888)	16 (167.4172)	10 (168.5372)	21 (165.0972)	11 (164.5372)
Oct 3, 2014	Smokin' At The Market Gallatin, TN	17 / 29 (687.3716)	13 (172)	17 (171.9772)	9 (176.5600)	23 (166.8344)
Sep 5, 2014	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	21 / 41 (670.2056)	23 (168)	26 (164.5600)	19 (169.6800)	22 (167.9656)
Aug 22, 2014	VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	13 / 40 (681.6800)	7 (173.1200)	32 (161.1200)	5 (172.5600)	5 (174.8800)
May 24, 2014	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN	31 / 41 (660.9600)	37 (159.9428)	29 (163.9544)	3 (175.4172)	32 (161.6456)
Apr 18, 2014	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	40 / 62 (661.6460)	26 (170.8800)	51 (157.6688)	46 (163.9772)	25 (169.1200)
Oct 18, 2013	Ohio Smoke Meat Festival Nelsonville, OH	4 / 35 (683.9428)	10 (169.7144)	3 (173.7028)	8 (169.1084)	7 (171.4172)
Sep 27, 2013	Piggin' Around Woodbury, TN	24 / 24 (624.9024)	15 (163.9772)	24 (150.2056)	15 (169.6684)	24 (141.0512)
Aug 23, 2013	Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN	17 / 55 (662.2172)	8 (172.5600)	21 (165.1316)	26 (166.2628)	27 (158.2628)
Aug 9, 2013	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	32 / 37 (642.1252)	33 (159.9312)	36 (150.8000)	31 (161.7256)	13 (169.6684)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M

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

Master avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

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)