High-water mark
668.5600
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.5600 at Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 27, 2014
TCA SMOKERS
TCA SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 16th of 34 at the Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness (2014). They finished #1930 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1487
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 28, 2013
latest Jun 27, 2014 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.03
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.29 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.74)
Road miles
163
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 54 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
640.74 / 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 | 174.3200 | 154.8344 | 162.29 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9544 | 152.5716 | 156.74 | top 73% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0112 | 154.2856 | 161.72 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 153.1428 | 159.98 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 66% | Jun 27, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
84
finished ahead 37 times, behind 77
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20145 milestones
- First call Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.5600 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
- Career-best overall score668.5600 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.3200 Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
- Peak power rating (1489) Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2014 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 16 / 34 (668.5600) | 6 (174.3200) | 26 (159.9544) | 14 (168.0112) | 11 (166.2744) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Smokin' On The River Jeffersonville, IN | 37 / 52 (635.9316) | 45 (154.8344) | 38 (157.7028) | 28 (162.8572) | 28 (160.5372) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 27 / 32 (617.7142) | 23 (157.7142) | 22 (152.5716) | 26 (154.2856) | 25 (153.1428) |