A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
St. Louis Pit - Que ahead in 100% of their meetings
St. Louis Pit - Que has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SHORT BUS SMOKERS
SHORT BUS SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 19th of 28 at the Squealin' on the Square (2013). They finished #1189 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2013
latest Oct 2, 2015 · 2.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.39 · weakest Brisket (145.52)
Road miles
51
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 40 mi
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)
Master avg
602.45 / 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 | #1189 (224 pts) | #1365 (194 pts) | #1210 (244 pts) | #1175 (249 pts) | #1121 (259 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4284 | 143.9772 | 147.41 | top 93% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 137.7142 | 151.12 | top 80% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8570 | 151.9544 | 158.39 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.7884 | 131.3600 | 145.52 | top 76% |
“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 76% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squealin' on the Square | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 76% | Oct 2, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SC
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
145
finished ahead 23 times, behind 164
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Oct 4, 2013 → Oct 2, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Squealin' on the Square
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)162.8570 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Career-best overall score623.8284 Squealin' on the Square
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit | Aug 23, 2013 |
| -12.4 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 14, 2013 |
| -8.8 | Squealin' on the Square | Oct 2, 2015 |
| -3.7 | Squealin' on the Square | Oct 4, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 86.6% | 83.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2015 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 21 / 25 (603.8168) | 24 (148.5484) | 21 (155.4056) | 21 (159.9312) | 21 (139.9316) |
| Oct 4, 2013 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 19 / 28 (623.8284) | 27 (143.9772) | 15 (162.2400) | 14 (158.8228) | 12 (158.7884) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC | 40 / 41 (578.1376) | 40 (145.6916) | 36 (149.1316) | 37 (151.9544) | 41 (131.3600) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 88 / 97 (603.9996) | 79 (151.4284) | 93 (137.7142) | 46 (162.8570) | 74 (152) |