A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Smokey and the Pirate ahead in 100% of their meetings
Smokey and the Pirate has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BBQ BOB & THE SMOKIN' BANDITOS
BBQ BOB & THE SMOKIN' BANDITOS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 15th of 20 at the Smokin' on the Water (2013). They finished #1407 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 12, 2013
latest Jul 8, 2016 · 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 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.89
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 158 · weakest Chicken (148.54)
Road miles
101
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Master avg
616.25 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2209 (70 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2190 (90 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2015 (115 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2530 (69 pts) | #2563 (69 pts) | #2569 (69 pts) | #1838 (134 pts) | #2553 (69 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1407 (164 pts) | #1660 (139 pts) | #1225 (239 pts) | #1623 (149 pts) | #1083 (269 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1316 | 142.2400 | 148.54 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 146.2400 | 154.98 | top 59% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 149.1656 | 154.73 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4744 | 144.5600 | 158 | top 48% |
“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 68% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wine Country Big Q | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 66% | Jul 11, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
98
finished ahead 50 times, behind 92
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jul 11, 2014 → Jul 8, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Wine Country Big Q
- First call Wine Country Big Q
- Peak power rating (1498) Wine Country Big Q
- Career-best overall score627.9884 Smokin' on the Water
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1544 Smokin' on the Water
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.4 | Smokin' on the Water | Aug 23, 2013 |
| -5.6 | Wine Country Big Q | Jul 11, 2014 |
| -1.8 | Wine Country Big Q | Jul 12, 2013 |
| -1.6 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival | Jul 8, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 87.2% | 86.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2016 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA | 23 / 38 (608.4572) | 35 (142.2400) | 19 (156.5372) | 25 (153.1428) | 14 (156.5372) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA | 32 / 44 (609.6572) | 30 (152.5372) | 36 (147.9772) | 12 (164.5828) | 31 (144.5600) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Smokin' on the Water Lakeport, CA | 15 / 20 (627.9884) | 20 (146.2400) | 5 (169.1544) | 18 (149.1656) | 13 (163.4284) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA | 26 / 44 (618.8804) | 32 (153.1316) | 35 (146.2400) | 27 (152.0344) | 8 (167.4744) |