The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Smoke On the Trails (Sep 29, 2017).
- last seen Aug 21, 2015
- back Sep 29, 2017
SHOW ME SMOKE
SHOW ME SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 56 at the Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest (2013). They finished #2084 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Show-Me-Smoke”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Sep 29, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±66.79
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.70 · weakest Brisket (155.81)
Road miles
905
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 314 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Master avg
596.91 / 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 | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7256 | 155.3712 | 158.97 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 154.2516 | 161.70 | top 54% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.3200 | 155.4056 | 160.85 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2512 | 151.9312 | 155.81 | top 63% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 71% | Aug 21, 2015 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
228
finished ahead 72 times, behind 189
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Aug 21, 2015 → Sep 29, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20173 milestones
- Career-best overall score646.1372 Smoke On the Trails
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1200 Smoke On the Trails
- Most recent contest Smoke On the Trails
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1503) Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.4 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 23, 2013 |
| +0.7 | Smoke On the Trails | Sep 29, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.7 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 21, 2015 |
| -8.6 | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival | May 24, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 67.1% | 67.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 41% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2017 | Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS | 38 / 64 (646.1372) | 49 (156.5372) | 20 (169.1200) | 35 (165.1200) | 50 (155.3600) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 58 / 58 (482.8340) | 29 (158.2628) | — | 16 (166.3200) | 25 (158.2512) |
| May 24, 2014 | Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS | 74 / 87 (616.9596) | 71 (155.3712) | 72 (154.2516) | 70 (155.4056) | 66 (151.9312) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 23 / 56 (641.7140) | 23 (165.7256) | 27 (161.7372) | 37 (156.5484) | 31 (157.7028) |