High-water mark
676.5714
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.5714 at Crossroads BBQ Cook-off — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 5, 2013
IF YOU'VE GOT EM SMOKE EM
IF YOU'VE GOT EM SMOKE EM is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 7th of 40 at the Crossroads BBQ Cook-off (2013). They finished #1377 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 5, 2013
latest May 12, 2017 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.35
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.54 · weakest Chicken (161.98)
Road miles
708
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 224 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)
Master avg
653.04 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2014 (105 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1883 (120 pts) | #1692 (155 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #1425 (205 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1377 (170 pts) | #2538 (65 pts) | #1571 (150 pts) | #1687 (140 pts) | #1267 (215 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 150.8000 | 161.98 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7142 | 153.1088 | 163.40 | top 52% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2858 | 158.8112 | 165.54 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7142 | 151.3600 | 162.12 | top 54% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 54% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
163
finished ahead 71 times, behind 107
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jul 5, 2013 → Jul 22, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ in the Bluffs
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Crossroads BBQ Cook-off
- First call Crossroads BBQ Cook-off
- First overall top-10 Crossroads BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score676.5714 Crossroads BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best overall score676.5714 Crossroads BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7142 Crossroads BBQ Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1513) Crossroads BBQ Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.5 | Crossroads BBQ Cook-off | Jul 5, 2013 |
| +4.4 | Cookin on the Kaw | Oct 7, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash | Jul 22, 2016 |
| -6.1 | BBQ in the Bluffs | May 12, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 73% | 92% | 90.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 18% | 94% | 94% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2017 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 31 / 39 (635.2912) | 16 (170.8456) | 31 (153.1088) | 30 (158.8112) | 36 (152.5256) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS | 29 / 56 (662.7544) | 39 (163.4056) | 39 (161.6572) | 31 (166.8228) | 9 (170.8688) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA | 44 / 47 (637.5316) | 47 (150.8000) | 18 (169.1316) | 27 (166.2400) | 45 (151.3600) |
| Jul 5, 2013 | Crossroads BBQ Cook-off Cameron, MO | 7 / 40 (676.5714) | 27 (162.8572) | 9 (169.7142) | 10 (170.2858) | 4 (173.7142) |