High-water mark
674.8570
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.8570 at Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 10, 2013
SMOKING STACKS
SMOKING STACKS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2013. Their best overall finish is 6th of 27 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They finished #746 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1508
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest Sep 13, 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.09
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.70 · weakest Brisket (158.84)
Road miles
572
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 352 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Master avg
656.09 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #746 (414 pts) | #1145 (254 pts) | #691 (479 pts) | #574 (579 pts) | #1004 (299 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 142.8116 | 160.13 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2858 | 158.8916 | 167.43 | top 35% |
| Pork | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 174.2858 | 166.2400 | 169.70 | top 27% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7142 | 152.5714 | 158.84 | top 61% |
“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 53% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
SC
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
111
finished ahead 71 times, behind 60
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20139 milestones
- First tracked contest Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall top-10 Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.8570 Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score674.8570 Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- First category win (Pork) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2858 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1523) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.7 | Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | May 10, 2013 |
| +10.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 31, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Sep 13, 2013 |
| -6.5 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit | Aug 23, 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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Hendersonville, TN | 25 / 30 (657.5656) | 18 (167.4056) | 14 (169.6800) | 18 (166.2400) | 27 (154.2400) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC | 29 / 41 (628.5260) | 41 (142.8116) | 28 (158.8916) | 10 (167.9772) | 24 (158.8456) |
| May 31, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC | 6 / 27 (663.4284) | 19 (162.2854) | 2 (174.2858) | 1 (174.2858) | 20 (152.5714) |
| May 10, 2013 | Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Waynesboro, GA | 6 / 41 (674.8570) | 17 (168) | 8 (166.8572) | 8 (170.2856) | 9 (169.7142) |