High-water mark
665.6232
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.6232 at Atlanta BarB-Que Festival — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 14, 2015
IB SMOKIN' - ATL
IB SMOKIN' - ATL is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 17th of 28 at the Atlanta Bar B Q Festival (2016). They finished #1549 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 5, 2015
latest May 19, 2017 · 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 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.24
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.25 · weakest Brisket (160.24)
Road miles
61
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1525)
Master avg
651.57 / 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 | #2943 (51 pts) | #2283 (61 pts) | #2935 (51 pts) | #2925 (51 pts) | #2003 (106 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2074 (93 pts) | #2053 (113 pts) | #2283 (73 pts) | #2226 (78 pts) | #2131 (98 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1549 (145 pts) | #1341 (215 pts) | #1693 (140 pts) | #1195 (270 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 161.0856 | 167.25 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5488 | 154.7772 | 160.68 | top 75% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 151.9656 | 163.40 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 153.0628 | 160.24 | top 69% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
109
finished ahead 41 times, behind 99
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20156 milestones
- First tracked contest Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Atlanta BarB-Que Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.6232 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival
- Career-best overall score665.6232 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1544 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival
- Peak power rating (1490) Atlanta BarB-Que Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.9 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival | Aug 14, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.5 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) | Jun 5, 2015 |
| -12.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 19, 2017 |
| -2.5 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival | Aug 12, 2016 |
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 96% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 70% | 92.4% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA | 25 / 26 (650.1028) | 23 (165.0972) | 25 (154.7772) | 25 (162.2284) | 14 (168) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival Atlanta, GA | 17 / 28 (663.2912) | 13 (170.8456) | 21 (162.2628) | 20 (166.2400) | 16 (163.9428) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA | 20 / 48 (665.6232) | 8 (171.9656) | 21 (164.5488) | 4 (173.1544) | 34 (155.9544) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA | 41 / 42 (627.2456) | 37 (161.0856) | 35 (161.1316) | 41 (151.9656) | 39 (153.0628) |