A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
UTAH SMOKE
UTAH SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 14th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2014). They finished #1794 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 5, 2013
latest Apr 11, 2014 · 1 year on the trail
Category wins
1
1 podium
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±1.66
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.81 · weakest Brisket (150.82)
Road miles
228
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 114 mi
Schedule strength
7%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1510)
Master avg
637.07 / 720
3 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 | #1794 (109 pts) | #2044 (79 pts) | #1091 (279 pts) | #1988 (94 pts) | #2551 (64 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4744 | 157.7142 | 161.34 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 173.7144 | 164.5600 | 167.81 | top 18% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 154.2284 | 157.11 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6800 | 149.0628 | 150.82 | 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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 48% | Apr 11, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
UT
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
62
finished ahead 41 times, behind 48
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20141 milestone
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score639.4282 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7144 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1501) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 14 / 29 (635.9200) | 18 (163.4744) | 7 (164.5600) | 15 (158.8228) | 21 (149.0628) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 23 / 34 (635.8740) | 15 (162.8228) | 9 (165.1428) | 30 (154.2284) | 26 (153.6800) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 14 / 29 (639.4282) | 20 (157.7142) | 1 (173.7144) | 17 (158.2856) | 23 (149.7140) |