LEFT HAND SMOKE
LEFT HAND 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 4th of 22 at the Washington State Spring BBQ Championship (2014). They finished #1079 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1504
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 12, 2013
latest Apr 25, 2014 · 1 year on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.55
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.09 · weakest Brisket (151.40)
Road miles
28
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
3%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1504)
Master avg
635.36 / 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)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 159.4286 | 162.09 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 168 | 147.3828 | 160.17 | top 38% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 155.4056 | 161.71 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 130.8566 | 151.40 | top 55% |
“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 | 19 | 0 | top 64% | Apr 4, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
53
finished ahead 39 times, behind 39
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20145 milestones
- First overall top-10 Washington State Spring BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1828 Washington State Spring BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score654.1828 Washington State Spring BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1504) Washington State Spring BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Washington State Spring BBQ Championship
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168 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 25, 2014 | Washington State Spring BBQ Championship Monroe, WA | 4 / 22 (654.1828) | 12 (162.8344) | 3 (165.1200) | 8 (165.1428) | 8 (161.0856) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 19 / 30 (629.0512) | 8 (164) | 25 (147.3828) | 22 (155.4056) | 9 (162.2628) |
| Apr 12, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 19 / 29 (622.8564) | 14 (159.4286) | 5 (168) | 13 (164.5712) | 29 (130.8566) |