THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!!

THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!! is a competition barbecue team with 35 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 50 at the Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #372 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “The Smoke House Bandits”, “The Smoke House Bandits!!!”, “The Smoke House Bandits!” and “The Smokehouse Bandits!!”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#372

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1707

peak 1710 · rated over 35 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest Oct 12, 2018 · 5.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#209

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve

Category wins

17 podiums

Overall top-10s

49% of 35 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 25%

overall standings

Best overall

695.3484 / 720

Master · Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

677.27 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 669.39 (+7.88)

Walk rate

86%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Jiggy With the Piggy

Consistency

±28.94

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.99 · weakest Brisket (165.10)

Road miles

7,789

across 35 mapped stops · furthest 723 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

Master avg

669.39 / 720

35 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (16 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

2.2628 points from the title

Came within 2.2628 points of the Grand Championship at Hammond BBQ (Mar 21, 2014).

Among the elite

#372 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 6% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1707 puts them #372 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 6% of the field.

rating 1707
peak 1710
35 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×1
Pork ×1

Happy hunting ground

Top 5% average finish here

Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic is their spot: an average finish in the top 5% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 5%

They almost always walk

86% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 30 of 35 contests

A top-10 category call in 86% of their 35 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

695.3484 career-best overall

96.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.3484 at Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down — 96.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 13, 2017

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has finished one call ahead of THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!! 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

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Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 15%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
1 category win
average top 15%

A tough matchup

17–7 behind in the head-to-head

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead in 71% of their meetings

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has come out ahead in 17 of their 24 shared contests.

A strong matchup

18–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PICKIN' PORKERS in 18 of their 21 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

15 of 24 shared chicken entries lost

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has out-cooked them in 15 of 24 shared chicken entries.

Always the bridesmaid

3 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 0 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

0 Grand Championships
35 contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 10% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 10% across 5 contests, versus top 25% the rest of the year.

5 September contests
top 25% the rest of the year

The long haul

7,789 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,789 miles across 35 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 723 miles to Hammond BBQ.

35 mapped stops
furthest 723 mi

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked SC Festival Of Discovery every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 4th

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1456 (135 pts)	#1044 (285 pts)	#1397 (175 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#391 (950 pts)	#836 (470 pts)	#495 (795 pts)	#418 (910 pts)	#397 (965 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#885 (390 pts)	#952 (380 pts)	#992 (365 pts)	#798 (490 pts)	#837 (450 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#713 (497 pts)	#791 (462 pts)	#1096 (302 pts)	#1071 (312 pts)	#810 (452 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#209 (1,474 pts)	#287 (1,174 pts)	#316 (1,114 pts)	#187 (1,444 pts)	#313 (1,129 pts)

Overall rank by season

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GCs: 2
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GCs: 2
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1707 power rating

Contests: 115
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1773

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	26	12	14	46%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	24	7	17	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	23	13	10	57%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	21	18	3	86%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	21	14	7	67%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	21	6	15	29%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	20	11	9	55%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	20	8	12	40%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	16	14	2	88%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	16	11	5	69%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	16	11	5	69%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	14	12	2	86%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
BOBO'S QUE	13	11	2	85%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKE	13	11	2	85%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	35	8	3	4	180 🔥	155.4282	168.99	top 37%
Pork Ribs	35	16	1	3	178.8572	159.9428	167.67	top 32%
Pork	35	10	0	7	180 🔥	156.5028	167.63	top 35%
Brisket	35	15	0	3	178.2972	20	165.10	top 28%

“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)	7	0	top 31%
Large (40+)	28	0	top 24%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NC	21	top 26%
SC	7	top 24%
LA	2	top 25%
FL	2	top 14%
GA	2	top 18%
TN	1	top 54%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
SC Festival Of Discovery	6	4	top 24%	Jul 12, 2018
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	2	2	top 23%	Oct 12, 2018
Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	2	14	top 48%	May 18, 2018
Jiggy With the Piggy	2	10	top 24%	May 4, 2018
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2	3	top 5%	Sep 15, 2017
Beak Week BBQ Challenge	2	2	top 17%	Sep 9, 2016
Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	2	7	top 24%	Aug 8, 2014
Peak City Pig Fest	2	6	top 15%	Jun 20, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 9 contests

Contests a season 5.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 21 of 35 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 23 8 of them more than once

Opponents faced 780 finished ahead 1,514 times, behind 442

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20182 milestones

Jul 12 Peak power rating (1710) SC Festival Of Discovery
Oct 12 Most recent contest Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

20171 milestone

Oct 13 Career-best overall score695.3484 Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

20161 milestone

Nov 4 25th tracked contest Hog Happnin'

20143 milestones

Jan 23 10th tracked contest The Tiger Town Pig Festival
Mar 21 First Reserve Championship Hammond BBQ
Mar 21 First perfect 180 (Pork) Hammond BBQ

20136 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 25 First call Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9992 Lakeland Pig Festival
May 10 First category win (Chicken) Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 10 First overall top-10 Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
Sep 20 First overall podium Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.6	Hammond BBQ	Mar 21, 2014
+13.9	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 20, 2013
+12.9	The Tiger Town Pig Festival	Jan 23, 2014
+12	Beak Week BBQ Challenge	Sep 11, 2015
+11.8	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally	Sep 19, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-17.9	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 11, 2013
-6.6	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	May 19, 2017
-2.8	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 12, 2018
-2.7	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	May 16, 2014
-0.8	Smoking in the Foothills	Oct 14, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	4	2	1	100%	top 24%	96.1%	93.7%
2017	6	3	0	83%	top 21%	96.6%	93.9%
2016	4	0	0	100%	top 35%	94.4%	93.4%
2015	3	1	1	67%	top 15%	94.9%	93.8%
2014	9	6	0	89%	top 21%	96.2%	93.9%
2013	9	5	2	78%	top 31%	95.5%	90.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 12, 2018	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	16 / 39 (654.1256)	14 (164.5372)	19 (162.2516)	30 (158.2284)	8 (169.1084)
Jul 12, 2018	SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC	4 / 89 (691.9884)	12 (173.1772)	6 (176.5600)	35 (166.8456)	7 (175.4056)
May 18, 2018	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	14 / 38 (668.4452)	27 (165.1084)	24 (161.6456)	12 (167.9884)	4 (173.7028)
May 4, 2018	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	10 / 70 (684.5028)	1 (180)	6 (174.2972)	40 (162.8228)	30 (167.3828)
Nov 10, 2017	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC	4 / 47 (687.3024)	15 (170.8112)	4 (171.4056)	3 (174.2628)	11 (170.8228)
Oct 13, 2017	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	2 / 50 (695.3484)	13 (172.5600)	3 (173.1084)	2 (176.5600)	6 (173.1200)
Sep 15, 2017	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	4 / 63 (682.8000)	30 (167.4172)	11 (173.1428)	3 (176.5600)	20 (165.6800)
Jul 6, 2017	SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC	11 / 89 (683.9656)	25 (169.7028)	21 (170.8572)	37 (165.7028)	4 (177.7028)
May 19, 2017	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	21 / 36 (641.5540)	28 (160.5256)	21 (160.5256)	25 (158.2628)	16 (162.2400)
May 5, 2017	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	26 / 75 (664.9712)	54 (160.5028)	30 (167.3828)	49 (160.5256)	2 (176.5600)
Nov 4, 2016	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	14 / 56 (679.8972)	20 (169.6800)	41 (161.0972)	9 (172.5600)	6 (176.5600)
Oct 14, 2016	Smoking in the Foothills Lenoir, NC	19 / 41 (676.4572)	17 (171.4056)	31 (161.1088)	6 (174.2628)	21 (169.6800)
Sep 9, 2016	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	12 / 44 (676.4684)	26 (166.2628)	5 (173.1200)	15 (168.5600)	10 (168.5256)
Jul 7, 2016	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	34 / 82 (655.8632)	10 (171.4172)	35 (163.9544)	59 (157.0744)	34 (163.4172)
Oct 9, 2015	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	12 / 49 (666.7200)	29 (162.8228)	26 (164.5372)	11 (168.5256)	7 (170.8344)
Sep 11, 2015	Beak Week BBQ Challenge Goldsboro, NC	2 / 32 (683.4400)	1 (177.7372)	5 (168.5828)	22 (163.4172)	5 (173.7028)
Jul 9, 2015	SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC	14 / 90 (675.8628)	13 (173.1200)	49 (161.0972)	15 (170.8228)	16 (170.8228)
Oct 10, 2014	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	10 / 53 (662.6624)	9 (170.8228)	29 (161.0972)	24 (163.3712)	17 (167.3712)
Sep 19, 2014	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	4 / 64 (686.7540)	30 (169.6684)	6 (173.7028)	5 (173.7028)	14 (169.6800)
Aug 22, 2014	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	8 / 37 (682.1940)	5 (177.7028)	17 (166.2972)	19 (166.2284)	6 (171.9656)
Aug 8, 2014	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Frankllin, NC	13 / 39 (681.6228)	16 (170.8228)	7 (172.5944)	21 (168.5256)	16 (169.6800)
Jul 10, 2014	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	24 / 86 (664.9828)	23 (169.6800)	8 (171.4172)	62 (156.5028)	20 (167.3828)
Jun 20, 2014	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	6 / 48 (674.2056)	3 (174.2972)	29 (159.9428)	2 (177.1428)	20 (162.8228)
May 16, 2014	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	30 / 56 (665.5428)	29 (167.3828)	38 (162.8000)	22 (169.6800)	28 (165.6800)
Mar 21, 2014	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	2 / 61 (692.5256)	42 (165.6684)	18 (168.5600)	2 (180)	3 (178.2972)
Jan 23, 2014	The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	5 / 69 (677.0396)	9 (170.8228)	10 (171.4056)	2 (174.8456)	34 (159.9656)
Oct 25, 2013	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier) Cleveland, GA	8 / 41 (675.3256)	20 (168.5716)	8 (170.2628)	3 (171.4056)	18 (165.0856)
Oct 11, 2013	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	55 / 55 (517.6340)	21 (165.0740)	7 (170.8572)	26 (161.7028)	55 (20)
Sep 20, 2013	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	3 / 72 (687.9200)	28 (167.3828)	3 (176.5716)	11 (173.1084)	11 (170.8572)
Aug 9, 2013	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	7 / 49 (682.2056)	24 (167.9656)	1 (178.8572)	19 (168.5600)	22 (166.8228)
Jul 11, 2013	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	34 / 78 (650.0796)	27 (166.2400)	41 (159.9428)	30 (163.4056)	36 (160.4912)
Jun 21, 2013	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	6 / 36 (666.8570)	14 (165.7142)	7 (166.8568)	20 (161.7144)	3 (172.5716)
May 10, 2013	Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Waynesboro, GA	7 / 41 (673.7136)	1 (177.7144)	20 (161.1426)	14 (165.7140)	10 (169.1426)
Mar 22, 2013	Hammond Blues and BBQ Hammond, LA	23 / 50 (661.7138)	23 (166.8570)	23 (164)	21 (165.7142)	22 (165.1426)
Jan 25, 2013	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	14 / 70 (655.9992)	51 (155.4282)	9 (167.4284)	24 (162.8570)	6 (170.2856)

THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!!

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (16 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)