A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
AWW HELL ahead in 100% of their meetings
AWW HELL has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SMOKIN' TAILGATORS
SMOKIN' TAILGATORS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 42nd of 42 at the Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) (2016). They finished #1955 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 24, 2014
latest May 25, 2019 · 5 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 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±56.28
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.41 · weakest Pork (119.26)
Road miles
1
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Purse competed for
$8,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
584.43 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2178 (90 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 149.1312 | 159.41 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5028 | 150.2400 | 156.11 | top 79% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4284 | 20 | 119.26 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9544 | 141.0744 | 149.65 | top 84% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 45 | 0 | top 86% | May 23, 2015 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
138
finished ahead 22 times, behind 194
Longest layoff
3 yrs
May 27, 2016 → May 25, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2
20161 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.4516 Red, White & BBQ (Day 1)
20151 milestone
- Career-best overall score634.1828 Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Red, White, And BBQ
- Peak power rating (1487) Red, White, And BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Red, White, And BBQ | May 24, 2014 |
| -11.7 | Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) | May 27, 2016 |
| -7.4 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 | May 25, 2019 |
| -5.6 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) | May 23, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 67.9% | 67.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2019 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL | 43 / 48 (612.3656) | 34 (160.5028) | 41 (155.4172) | 45 (149.6800) | 45 (146.7656) |
| May 27, 2016 | Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL | 42 / 42 (489.0288) | 19 (167.4516) | 29 (160.5028) | 42 (20) | 39 (141.0744) |
| May 23, 2015 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL | 45 / 58 (634.1828) | 42 (160.5372) | 42 (158.2628) | 42 (159.4284) | 44 (155.9544) |
| May 24, 2014 | Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL | 68 / 72 (602.1368) | 68 (149.1312) | 64 (150.2400) | 70 (147.9428) | 52 (154.8228) |