LATE EMPIRE BBQ
LATE EMPIRE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2013. Their best overall finish is 7th of 26 at the Smokin' on the Track BBQ (2013). They finished #1832 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1512
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 22, 2013
latest Sep 20, 2013
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164 · weakest Chicken (153.15)
Road miles
90
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 90 mi
Master avg
639.14 / 720
2 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 | #1832 (102 pts) | #2501 (67 pts) | #1830 (117 pts) | #1814 (122 pts) | #1726 (127 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4400 | 146.8570 | 153.15 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1430 | 160.5600 | 162.85 | top 37% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4284 | 154.8572 | 159.14 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 169.1428 | 158.8572 | 164 | top 19% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle
- First call Smokin' on the Track BBQ
- First overall top-10 Smokin' on the Track BBQ
- Career-best overall score644 Smokin' on the Track BBQ
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.1428 Smokin' on the Track BBQ
- Most recent contest Smokin' on the Track BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2013 | Smokin' on the Track BBQ Shenandoah, VA | 7 / 26 (644) | 14 (159.4400) | 10 (160.5600) | 18 (154.8572) | 2 (169.1428) |
| Jun 22, 2013 | Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 18 / 42 (634.2856) | 35 (146.8570) | 15 (165.1430) | 14 (163.4284) | 13 (158.8572) |