🏆 Serial winner
SmokeMasters BBQ has taken 6 grand championships from 52 contests — a 12% strike rate.
SmokeMasters BBQ
Competes out of MS
Contests
52
Grand championships
6
11.5% strike rate
Reserve champion
3
Average finish
7.5
best: 1st
Power rating
1675
#3 of 340
Best win streak
2
Career points
1150
⭐ Signature category
Their strongest board is Whole Hog — an average finish of 5.1 across 34 entries.
🎯 Room to make up
Ribs lags behind at 12.1 average — 7.1 places worse than their best category.
📍 Happy hunting ground
31 of their 52 contests came in MS, where they have won 3.
😤 The measuring stick
Poker Porkers has the edge: 29–8 across 37 shared contests.
🔥 On a run
Best consecutive-win streak: 2 contests.
📅 First seen
Their earliest result here is Atoka BBQ Fest on April 1, 2018.
By category
| Category | Entries | Wins | Top 3 | Best | Avg finish | Best finals score | Best prelim score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole Hog | 34 | 3 | 12 | 1st | 5.1 | 450.0000 | 1018.8000 |
| Pulled Pork | 51 | 11 | 19 | 1st | 8.2 | 450.0000 | 1018.8000 |
| Ribs | 49 | 4 | 11 | 1st | 12.1 | 448.7000 | 1016.1000 |
Familiar foes
Head-to-head across shared contests, four meetings or more.
| Team | Meetings | Ahead | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poker Porkers | 37 | 8 | 29 |
| Shotgun House Smokers | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| Moonlight Smokers | 20 | 17 | 3 |
| BLUE COLLAR BBQ | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| Fireside Smokers | 19 | 17 | 2 |
| FATHEAD BBQ | 18 | 14 | 4 |
| Fireman John's BBQ | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| Que-N-Da 662 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Ole Booger Bear's BBQ | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Chief Smokers | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Piggie Smalls | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| Swine Life BBQ | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Grind City Smokers | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| The Great Pig in the Sky | 14 | 3 | 11 |
| The Barbecue Experiment | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| MAVERICK'S BBQ | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Busted Knuckle BBQ | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Hog Addiction | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| Fat Side Up | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 901 Q | 12 | 11 | 1 |
Contest by contest
| Contest | Date | Where | Finish | Finals score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATERMELON CARNIVAL TRAIN TRACK PORK ATTACK | Aug 1, 2026 | Water Valley, MS | 6th | — |
| QUE ON THE YAZOO | May 2, 2026 | Greenwood, MS | 6th | — |
| SOUTHAVEN SPRINGFEST | Apr 25, 2026 | Southaven, MS | 6th | — |
| ATOKA BBQ FEST | Apr 11, 2026 | Atoka, TN | 14th | — |
| SMOKING ON THE RIVER | Mar 28, 2026 | Tylertown, MS | 9th | — |
| Big Pig Jig | Nov 8, 2025 | Vienna, GA | 4th | — |
| MS Delta State Championship/Octoberfest | Oct 11, 2025 | Cleveland, MS | 16th | — |
| Thunder on Water | Jun 14, 2025 | Grenada, MS | 8th | — |
| SmokeSlam BBQ Festival | May 17, 2025 | Memphis, TN | 4th | — |
| Southaven Springfest | Apr 26, 2025 | Southaven, MS | 10th | — |
| Big Pig Jig | Nov 2, 2024 | Vienna, GA | 17th | — |
| Fire on the Water | Oct 26, 2024 | Lake Village, AR | 1st | — |
| Arlington BBQ Burnout | Oct 19, 2024 | Arlington, TN | 9th | — |
| MS Delta Barbecue State Championship/Cleveland Octoberfest | Oct 12, 2024 | Clevelenad, MS | 3rd | — |
| Smokin’ the Coast | Sep 28, 2024 | Biloxi, MS | 1st | — |
| Smoke Slam | May 18, 2024 | Memphis, TN | 1st | — |
| Southaven Springfest | Apr 27, 2024 | Southaven, MS | 15th | — |
| Peavine Festival | Apr 20, 2024 | Boyle, MS | 5th | — |
| Atoka BBQ Fest | Apr 6, 2024 | Atoka, TN | 7th | — |
| Big Pig Jig | Nov 4, 2023 | Vienna, GA | 1st | — |
| Bolivar BBQ Blowout | Oct 28, 2023 | Bolivar, TN | 3rd | — |
| Arlington BBQ Burnout | Oct 21, 2023 | Arlington, TN | 57th | — |
| Mississippi Delta State Championship | Oct 14, 2023 | Cleveland, MS | 8th | — |
| Mississippi Delta State Championship (Patio) | Sep 30, 2023 | Cleveland, MS | 3rd | — |
| Praise the Lard | Sep 23, 2023 | Murphysboro, IL | 10th | — |
| Smoke on the Mountain | Jul 22, 2023 | Galax, VA | 14th | — |
| Peavine Festival | May 6, 2023 | Boyle, MS | 7th | — |
| Que on the Yazoo | Apr 29, 2023 | Greenwood, MS | 12th | — |
| Atoka BBQ Fest | Apr 1, 2023 | Atoka, TN | 7th | — |
| The South MS Boucherie | Mar 25, 2023 | Tylertown, MS | 6th | — |
| Big Pig Jig | Nov 5, 2022 | Vienna, GA | 9th | — |
| When Pigs Fly | Oct 29, 2022 | Grenada, MS | 9th | — |
| Arlington BBQ Blowout | Oct 15, 2022 | Arlington, TN | 3rd | — |
| Cleveland Octoberfest | Oct 8, 2022 | Cleveland, MS | 7th | — |
| DSU Pig Pickin’ | Oct 1, 2022 | Cleveland, MS | 4th | — |
| The Great Ruleville Roast | Sep 24, 2022 | Ruleville, MS | 5th | — |
| Watermelon Festival Train Track Attack | Aug 6, 2022 | Water Valley, MS | 2nd | — |
| Que on the Yazoo | Apr 30, 2022 | Greenwood, MS | 1st | — |
| South MS Boucherie | Mar 26, 2022 | Tylertown, MS | 5th | — |
| Big Pig Jig Results | Nov 6, 2021 | Vienna, GA | 5th | — |
| Southaven Springfest Results | Oct 30, 2021 | Southaven, MS | 9th | — |
| Cleveland Octoberfest | Oct 9, 2021 | Cleveland, MS | 6th | — |
| The South MS Bucherie Results | Sep 11, 2021 | Tylertown, MS | 2nd | — |
| Water Valley Train Track Attack Results | Aug 7, 2021 | Water Valley, MS | 3rd | — |
| Smoke on the Mountain Results | Jul 24, 2021 | Galax, VA | 13th | — |
| Atoka BBQ Fest Results | Apr 10, 2021 | Atoka, TN | 4th | — |
| BIG PIG JIG | Nov 2, 2019 | VIENNA, GA | 2nd | — |
| GREAT RULEVILLE ROAST | Sep 28, 2019 | RULEVILLE, MS | 3rd | — |
| PIG PICKIN’ | Sep 21, 2019 | DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MS | 1st | — |
| SOUTHAVEN SPRINGFEST | Apr 27, 2019 | SOUTHAVEN, MS | 9th | — |
| Pig Pickin’ | Sep 22, 2018 | Cleveland, MS | 7th | — |
| Atoka BBQ Fest | Apr 1, 2018 | Atoka, TN | 10th | — |