High-water mark
669.0744
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.0744 at Carnivores Classic — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 23, 2016
SMOKIN PUP
SMOKIN PUP is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 4th of 20 at the Carnivores Classic (2015). They finished #1113 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1529
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 29, 2015
latest Apr 7, 2017 · 1.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.77
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.41 · weakest Chicken (161.96)
Road miles
2,479
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,023 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Master avg
663.34 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2072 (84 pts) | #1920 (119 pts) | #2137 (89 pts) | #2158 (79 pts) | #2253 (64 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1113 (280 pts) | #1457 (195 pts) | #1167 (285 pts) | #771 (510 pts) | #1396 (215 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1321 (195 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1897 (115 pts) | #1270 (245 pts) | #1129 (270 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 151.3600 | 161.96 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7260 | 159.3828 | 165.13 | top 44% |
| Pork | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 165.1200 | 171.41 | top 23% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 168.5600 | 159.3828 | 164.84 | top 40% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 26% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MT
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
111
finished ahead 84 times, behind 39
Longest layoff
1 yrs
May 29, 2015 → Jun 3, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20163 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Smokin in Steele
- Career-best overall score669.0744 Carnivores Classic
- Peak power rating (1532) Carnivores Classic
20155 milestones
- First tracked contest Carnivores Classic
- First call Carnivores Classic
- First category win (Brisket) Carnivores Classic
- First overall top-10 Carnivores Classic
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7540 Carnivores Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.4 | Carnivores Classic | May 29, 2015 |
| +10.5 | Carnivores Classic | Sep 23, 2016 |
| +10 | Smokin in Steele | Jun 3, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 7, 2017 |
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 66% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 25% | 92.9% | 92.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 20% | 92% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 19 / 29 (654.1828) | 12 (168.5484) | 18 (161.1316) | 20 (165.1200) | 23 (159.3828) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Carnivores Classic Missoula, MT | 6 / 25 (669.0744) | 9 (163.9656) | 11 (166.2744) | 3 (170.2744) | 7 (168.5600) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 14 / 53 (667.3604) | 49 (151.3600) | 7 (173.7260) | 1 (178.8572) | 25 (163.4172) |
| May 29, 2015 | Carnivores Classic Missoula, MT | 4 / 20 (662.7540) | 10 (163.9656) | 11 (159.3828) | 2 (171.4056) | 1 (168) |