A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SON OF SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SON OF SMOKE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
KAT BBQ
KAT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 14th of 26 at the Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show (2014). They finished #1913 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Aug 8, 2014
latest May 3, 2019 · 4.7 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.99
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.06 · weakest Brisket (150.99)
Road miles
36
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$7,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
610.98 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1913 (106 pts) | #2141 (81 pts) | #2073 (91 pts) | #1557 (176 pts) | #1929 (116 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 146.2856 | 155.06 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9544 | 149.7028 | 153.69 | top 69% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.6060 | 136.5828 | 151.24 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 141.0744 | 150.99 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 82% | May 3, 2019 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
65
finished ahead 22 times, behind 58
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Apr 29, 2016 → May 3, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- Career-best overall score640.4688 Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2972 Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show
- First call Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show
- Peak power rating (1500) Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2019 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship 🏅 Elk Grove, CA | 21 / 27 (640.4688) | 9 (170.2972) | 21 (155.9544) | 25 (156.5372) | 20 (157.6800) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 26 / 30 (579.3600) | 24 (146.2856) | 19 (155.4172) | 28 (136.5828) | 25 (141.0744) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show Brentwood, CA | 14 / 26 (613.1204) | 19 (148.5828) | 17 (149.7028) | 5 (160.6060) | 12 (154.2288) |