FOR THE LOVE OF SMOKE
FOR THE LOVE OF SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 32nd of 32 at the Sun BBQ Fest (2014). They finished #2761 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 20, 2014
latest Sep 11, 2015 · 1.2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 98%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 154.87 · weakest Pork Ribs (137.09)
Road miles
803
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 803 mi
Master avg
580.14 / 720
2 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 | #2761 (57 pts) | #2758 (57 pts) | #2762 (57 pts) | #2766 (57 pts) | #2757 (57 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9656 | 137.6916 | 146.83 | top 93% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6916 | 124.4800 | 137.09 | top 97% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 147.4400 | 154.87 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142.8116 | 139.9088 | 141.36 | top 96% |
“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
Opponents faced
91
finished ahead 3 times, behind 88
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Jun 20, 2014 → Sep 11, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score607.8632 Windy City BBQ Classic
- Career-best single call (Pork)162.2972 Windy City BBQ Classic
- Most recent contest Windy City BBQ Classic
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Sun BBQ Fest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2015 | Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL | 58 / 61 (607.8632) | 54 (155.9656) | 57 (149.6916) | 38 (162.2972) | 56 (139.9088) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 32 / 32 (552.4232) | 31 (137.6916) | 32 (124.4800) | 31 (147.4400) | 32 (142.8116) |