High-water mark
674.7200
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.7200 at Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 2, 2013
SUPERIOR SMOKERS
SUPERIOR SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 7th of 33 at the Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) (2013). They finished #1947 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1526
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Feb 8, 2013
latest Jan 23, 2014 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.79
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.13)
Road miles
554
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 478 mi
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)
Master avg
667.65 / 720
4 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 | #1947 (100 pts) | #1908 (125 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2058 (90 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 167.4282 | 169.99 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 174.2856 | 159.9998 | 165.13 | top 46% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 160.5028 | 165.27 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 163.9428 | 167.26 | top 37% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
165
finished ahead 136 times, behind 59
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20142 milestones
- Peak power rating (1526) The Tiger Town Pig Festival
- Most recent contest The Tiger Town Pig Festival
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall top-10 Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.4280 Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score674.7200 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) | Feb 8, 2013 |
| +7.4 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival | Jan 23, 2014 |
| +6.7 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 2, 2013 |
| +1.9 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) | Apr 19, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 29% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 33% | 93.7% | 93.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2014 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 20 / 69 (658.7200) | 15 (167.9772) | 25 (164.5600) | 38 (160.5028) | 22 (165.6800) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 20 / 61 (674.7200) | 2 (176.5600) | 40 (161.6572) | 15 (172.5600) | 39 (163.9428) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) Cornelia, GA | 16 / 36 (669.7144) | 16 (168.0002) | 29 (159.9998) | 16 (167.4288) | 5 (174.2856) |
| Feb 8, 2013 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) Young Harris, GA | 7 / 33 (667.4280) | 18 (167.4282) | 1 (174.2856) | 18 (160.5714) | 13 (165.1428) |