A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Babylon Grillbillies ahead in 100% of their meetings
Babylon Grillbillies has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKE LIFE
SMOKE LIFE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 30th of 46 at the Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 (2015). They finished #2084 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2014
latest Oct 8, 2016 · 2 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 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.61
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.46)
Road miles
741
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 739 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Master avg
598.66 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2073 (85 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 149.0856 | 155.39 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.8000 | 134.8000 | 145.46 | top 85% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 147.9428 | 152.32 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5260 | 137.1312 | 145.49 | top 78% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
103
finished ahead 27 times, behind 129
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Oct 8, 2016 → Apr 13, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls
20161 milestone
- Career-best overall score612.8800 Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship
20151 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.4400 Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1488) DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | Oct 3, 2014 |
| -8.9 | Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship | Oct 8, 2016 |
| -2.1 | Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 | Oct 9, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 79.5% | 79.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2018 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 43 / 48 (612.8800) | 44 (153.6456) | 43 (150.7656) | 47 (147.9428) | 30 (160.5260) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 Atlantic City, NJ | 30 / 46 (610.7316) | 20 (163.4400) | 31 (150.8000) | 29 (157.6800) | 39 (138.8116) |
| Oct 3, 2014 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 59 / 65 (572.3652) | 52 (149.0856) | 63 (134.8000) | 54 (151.3484) | 57 (137.1312) |